Cineworld Cinemas – Fulham Road

I like this cinema for its location, its not the closest to me, but its on Fulham Road and when I am at Royal Brompton, its down the road, so when I have been admitted as an inpatient and I have had enough, I tend to sneak down here and escape the medical staff for a bit. The architecture is so good and it is a historic building which I absolutely love. There is a good number of staff working and they are so friendly and helpful. I know I will come here often simply due to its location.

Killing time in a movie house like without not much people gives you a relaxing feeling…

Let me start with the pros: they had a bar and their bar had wine for the same price (if not cheaper) than some bars in London! We got two large glasses for £11. I was bracing myself for some exorbitant price but that was a pleasant surprise. You can’t bring the drinks into the movie, but they have a nice bar area with couches and other comfortable seating. Also, I liked the architecture of the building — that old school feel and charm that you don’t get with the big megaplexes these days.
Now onto the cons. It’s a pretty small theater with only 5 screens. Maybe I’m just used to the mega ones in the US but this translated to each movie screening room feeling quite small. This also resulted in the size of the screens feeling really small as well. The reason to go to the movies is to almost feel like you’re in the movie… I definitely didn’t feel that way here. We had reserved great seats (middle and in the middle of the theater — L13 and 14 at screen 2) but our seats seemed to be right in line with a bright light overhead. We stayed in our seats because we thought they were just on for the previews and they did go out for a bit as the movie began… but then they came back on and it was on during the whole movie. Huh? Look, totally understand that for fire safety reasons they need to keep pathways lit but it was so odd to have such bright lights. We were watching Hunger Games in 3D and during some of the tunnel scenes (that were dark) we couldn’t really tell what was going on due to the light. Also, we thought the glasses weren’t working but it was because the lights were turned on quite high! Lastly, the sound quality didn’t seem that great and at times I felt like I couldn’t hear what was going on (I’m not THAT old).
Maybe this is a one-​off but I’m not going to spend £15+ for a ticket to come back. I’ve been to the Vue in London and had a MUCH better experience (more comfortable seats, bigger screen, better surround sound, dimmer lights, etc.).

Not my favourite cinema. I was late for my movie, trying to avoid all the ads, so I was unable to buy from the machine. Lining up with all the kids who just wanted popcorn put me into a very uncomfortable corner … and thats not at all a metaphor. The tills are squeezed in the pack of the foyer together with the food. Very strange and crowded. The actual screens are alright.

I’ve been waiting for the movie to start for 20 minutes past the showing time now…

Art deco building containing 5 screen cinema, it also has a bar area downstairs and a private function room upstairs, the larger screens are upstairs. But there is no lift at this location, so no good if you have walking difficulties or a buggy even the screens downstairs there are stairs to access them.
The entrance way is big with concessions area and then stairs that lead to the bar area and then two stairways that lead up to the next floor where there is another concessions area and some tables with seating.
Unlike Alex I always find Cineworld too cold, there is definitely air con so it must have been broken when Alex wrote his review. The other issue with this branch is that it isn’t next to any tube station so you need to allow at least 15 minutes to walk from South Kensington or hope on a bus, so it’s frustrating to be charged extra to visit this branch when it’s not as convenient as other central London cinemas.

Ah Cineworld Fulham, you are a mystery to me.
I love your outside façade and old school architecture. You feel like a movie theatre when they were once called picture houses. It’s a beautiful building.
And your staff is friendly. A worker to direct you to the right spot working in the middle of the room as people walk in. A worker at the ticket booth. Many behind the multiple snack counters (upstairs and downstairs). They know their stuff and do it well.
However, your theaters leave a little to be desired. There are so many things that make me go, «Wait, what?» Like all the doors to get to a movie. Or the fact that the main door is right next the screen in some of the cinemas (as opposed to being in the back like most places), so you constantly disrupt people as you walk in or out. And the screens are tiny, even in the ones with rows and rows of stadium style seating. Very strange.
Or the fact that it is so damn hot. Hot. Yes hot. Not on all days, in fact, most days in London it doesn’t matter. But on those hot days, when you want to escape to a cold theatre, this is not the place. No AC in the hallways and little in the theatre so you will sweat. Awful.
I love you for who you are on the outside, Cineworld in Fulham. It may make me shallow but I must tell the truth.

A Cineworld it may be, but I’ve got a soft spot for this one on Fulham Road, and I’m not just saying that because it’s now my closest cinema.
The location, tucked away on the corner of a small crossroads, and as Alexander P says, the architectural façade gives this cinema nice feel to it. It’s also got various practical conveniences nearby, such as the bike racks, Boris bike station and a Sainsbury and M&S across the road. Despite its Fulham base, it’s never hugely busy too which I like.
The screens are nice, with screen 1 in particular being pretty big. I saw Oblivion here and was pleasantly surprised by the size of the screen. And — recent discovery — the front row seats are not too close to the screen, making them perfectly viable seating options.
Overall? I am definitely a fan, preferring it to Cineworld Chelsea.

I happen to really like this cinema! It’s quite a nice architectural façade and has a good selection on. I like how it’s set up — and it’s cool with the café at the second floor. Good pick and mix selection.
I happen to really like this cinema! It’s quite a nice architectural façade and has a good selection on. I like how it’s set up — and it’s cool with the café at the second floor. Good pick and mix selection.

This is my local cinema, so I come here a lot.
There is always a good selections of movies.
They have quite small rooms, that’s the only down side.

Oh my, this was a ridiculously expensive visit to see a movie. We even had to pay extra for the 3D glasses! 3D is very overrated, I’d much rather have seen the movie (Thor) in 2D but unfortunately the theater didn’t offer that option.
Don’t even think about buying food, you won’t get any below 8 – 10 pounds.
The floor of the theater was very sticky (this seems to be a British phenomenon, we usually don’t have sticky floors in Germany) and the screen was somewhat smaller than I’m used to from German cinemas as well.
The picture quality was good though and the employees all seemed very nice.

Decent place to see a movie. The best aspect is the selection of films. They usually have about 6 major releases at any given time. However, the seats and screens leave a lot to be desired. And, by the way, the bathroom seems to have been imported from the time of the plague. Horrendous.

This certainly is the bare minimum you expect to see in a cinema, but nevertheless it is acceptable, especially with the cineworld membership.

Was there last night to watch Public Enemies, which is a really good film but the screens were very little.
Anyway it s one of the cheapest cinemas in London

I recommend going to cineworld to watch the Movies 4 Juniors on saturday mornings. Every Saturday any film shown at 10.00am is only £1 per ticket. Bargain
The films are of a high standard but tend to be ones that may have just been released on DVD rather than ones still showing normally in cinemas but its a great excuse to be able to take the kids to the cinema without having to spend about £20 for the whole family to go!

Cineworld is a cinema in Fulham Road in Fulham. It has a dozen screens and places to buy popcorn in the entrance and once you are inside past the entrance. The screens are quite big, average size for London. They have a deal often where you pay a fixed price for as many films as you want to watch each month. Although, the price for a single film if you don’t use this service is £5 only. The atmosphere is good though.