BFI IMAX

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1 Charlie Chaplin Walk London Greater London SE1 8XR United Kingdom

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Samin M

It can be one the best experiences in your life. It's the biggest screen in the UK with stunning resolution. You can't see anything like this. Watch a film here. Just do it.

Nilson Rogério

Great experience. They do try to keep up-to-date with the latest in 3-D films ; but my best ever experience there was watching the classic film 'Lawrence of Arabia' in all its 70mm glory, back in 2003!

Chris P

Get there early and enjoy a cool beer in the circle around the inside of the roundabout, cafe has free WiFi and fairly relaxed buzz. Costa do cakes and coffee (?) there's a bar 4 the usual & ice-creams

Saqib

Great cinema for serious filmgoers, always a decent crowd. If you want something really special, make sure you watch a feature with scenes filmed in native IMAX (70/15) format. Will blow you away!

Maxim Fedotov

If you really want to get blown away by a movie , come here. Screen and sound is amazing. Announcer is really funny as well .

Peter

Eat before you come, because the only options inside are hot dogs , nachos or Costa sandwiches .

Salmontti

Great Experience .. lovely people and comfy Seats and IMAX Nothing Short of Incredible .. it's a must for Nolan Movies .

Jah Rahman

The biggest screen in the UK. If you want premium seats book in advance as they go fast. And get a seat where the screen just about fills your field of vision for that immersive experience.

Lesley Atkins

Absolutely brillianr cinema . I sat in row S and thats the best row.if you really like sitting in the centre seat 8 is the best. Must see films in 3D there its immense

Peter Snow

The best cinema in the country . Worth the extra price due to the whole experience. If your going to see a film do it the IMAX way!

S Walrond

Watching a film here is often the best way to enjoy cinema . The screen is so large that you are rarely distracted and the patrons are other cinephiles who respect the experience.

George Kyriakos

Certainly the best and largest cinema screen in London. If a film is made for Imax, that's the place to see it.

Joe Hughes

At my 9:30pm showing, ads ran until 9:41pm, followed by trailers until 9:54pm, so no need to get to your assigned seat right on time

Steff M

First Time @ IMAX London!! Great Experience! Super huge screen !! And you must see a 3D movie !! ????????????

Alex Bosworth

The screen here is too huge. Sound and seats and everything is fine but for 3D movies in particular you will have a problem of the movie getting out of sync with the 3D effect and it will look broken.

Sam J.

Apart from people eating hotdogs during the early morning sessions, this place is great. Watching Interstellar was a super experience.

kiptrip

Sit in the last 3 rows if you don’t want a headache by the end of the movie . It’s expensive but worth it for the Imax experience

James Gooch

A spectacular way to see a movie - a cold beer , a huge screen and great surroundings. Highly recommended.

Mahdi Hosseini

Huge screen , amazing sound system , suitable seats. Wonderful experience.

Mark Evans

The best place to go for a 3d action film , it's superb. And you can drink cider while you watch it, can't ask for more!

Andrea Lazzarini

The IMAX experience is worth their slogan. You are literally inside the movie . This Cinema is one of the best I've ever attended.

Artur Rodrigues

Great IMAX screen but sound could be louder in a few movies , and the screen sharper. 3D is above average but no space to stretch the legs.

YOUhome

Run by the British Film Institute, it has easily the biggest cinema screen in the country with screens the height of 6 buses and digital surround sound.

Ged Carroll

London's best cinema screen . Staff announcements give it a real personality

Ryan Ross

The biggest screen in Britain, don't you know? Pay extra for a premium seat , or perhaps a double seat for a date? Pic n mix is for sale, and the screen really is all that.

Lindsay Swain

Great cinema , well worth the extra for the right film . Do sit in the middle and as close to the back as possible.

Justin Coll

Huge screen , fantastic sound. Best views in the center towards the back of the auditorium .

Giorgi Merebashvili

The screen is super large probably best to seat in last row otherwise you will have to move the head a lot ;)

Huzaifa Khambalia

Awesome atmosphere. Have been to many Lord of the rings all-nighters. Ultimate place to watch a movie !

Chris Rees

The largest Imax in London, if you have to watch a blockbuster do yourself a favour and watch it here!

Cristiano Betta

Best cinema in London. Expensive but totally worth it. Best 3D as well .

Duncan Birch

You should just go here for any visual blockbuster. Biggest screen in Europe. Sit a little further back than normal

Shaun Tollerton ⚡️

If you're heading to the toilets before your film you might want to play some music to block out spoilers from the people who have just come out of the previous screening. ;-)

Liam Branaghan

Best IMAX cinema in London. Avoid sitting at the front if possible, your neck will be grateful.

Jonny Wright

If you have the confirmation email on your phone that's all they need to scan. Don't bother printing it off or collecting tickets, just walk straight upstairs and show your phone screen to the usher.

Karl Jayasingha

This has to be one of the best places to experience a movie in all it's glory, but book early to avoid the front seats, a pain in the neck!

Arvid Schneider

Best IMAX experience I've ever had. Huge screen , and sound is amazing!

iroje

Best movie experience ever! One of the largest screens in Europe!

Lesley Atkins

Loved it but sit at the back row S was the best views . Of u like sitting in the centre seats 8 is most central

Saad M ™

Best IMAX cinema in London ????

Vikram Mohan

They are not kidding when they call this the biggest screen in Britan... This is by far the best cinema I have been to.

Nabeel Khalid

I loved the ginormous screen size. Just perfect to watch the Deadpool premiere.

Jeffrey-Ryan B.

Great experience and prices are the same as non-IMAX showings of the same shows at other locations xx

Leslie Q

Get Row M premium seats for perfect sight lines and viewing angle.

Aidan Hornsby

The biggest screen in Britain. I've seen many visually spectacular films here and it never disappoints.

Eduardo Castro

One of the most amazing movie theaters in the world. I love it.

Rupert Breheny

Go past the ticket office on the ground floor and take the lift to the upper levels to save yourself a LOT of stairs.

Ben Adelie

Not the largest IMAX screen in the world and plenty non-IMAX films .

Robert

If you book a student ticket, have current student I.D! Otherwise ... awsome theatre!

Thiago Medeiros

Phenomenal! Great cinema experience. Just great!

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