Reviews of AMC Courthouse Plaza 8 (Movie Theater)

Hannah Degn

The best bang for your buck! Plus reclining seats!! Even from the front row, it’s totally great!

Melissa Najeedah Lemon

Clean and great service. Good concession choices

Jason Pitts

It's a small theater but super nice. Enjoyed the theater!

Mailman 9

The helpful staff were quick to help me with my ticket issue. The theatre was comfortable, air conditioned, and the movie quality was great. Will go again.

nicole smith

Nice location! Clean bathroom too-

David Stewart

Clean and comfy. Smaller theaters. Get tickets early.

Obada Tabbaa

Wish the icy machine was working and popcorn was more fresh. I know it's a 10 pm show but I'm paying the same for ticket and food.

Jameelah Lewis

Great theater with not too many folk so that's it's overbearing... IT WAS JUST RIGHT!!!

Raakin ROll

All the theaters have the premium recliner seats. The concession stand is a bit Limited in choices but it appears this location may have been old location and AMC decided to reinvest in the theater part of the experience but not in the other aspects of the theater itself. Staff is great though.

Adam Faruqi

Buy your tickets in advance as the cinemas are quite small. But that makes them so cozy and intimate. The chairs are large and have retractable handles for maximum cuddle potential. And they recline almost 180°

luvely me

Great food, comfortable seats, kid friendly environment. In a really good safe area. Near starbucks and nail salon.

Grant Patty

The projection was so dim that I could barely see anyone's face and left with a headache. Apparently this happens when they don't swap out 3d lenses for 2d films. I won't be going back.

antonio adams

Love this movie theater small quaint very comfortable seating all time favorite

amir soliman

My two friends and I went here last Thursday on 2/7/19 to watch a 10:00pm showtime of a movie. We got there a bit late considering previews take about 15 minutes or so, but regardless, we still went. So it’s abour 10:20pm and we try going inside, only to find out the doors are locked. We see 2 employees and a female, Caucasian manager with glasses and blonde hair. They made eye contact with us but did not acknowledge us whatsoever. So a customer exits the building and my friend enters to ask if we can still buy our tickets. To go along with that, the ticket machines outside were still capable of selling that specific showtime. So once he goes inside and asks about buying a ticket, the manager told him “you need to leave, you need to leave now.” So he came back outside and told us what happened. There are no store hours on google so we did not know that this would occur. Needless to say, if we were to buy our tickets either from the ticket machine or from an online service, I doubt we’d get our money back. Pretty upset

Peace Jah

I have frequent your movie theaters for some years now. I very much enjoy the experience. However recently I have received some complaints from elderly and students. People live with a fixed income or students who are financially Unable to pay regular movie theater prices. Rely on matinee movies so they can enjoy Box off its hits. This particular movie theater Does not cater to those particular needs as by showing at least 1 or 2 Box office hits with in matinee hours. The last few days I have been looking at your company. This for taking the movie theater only shows movies that are not rating high during those hours. So how can the elderly or students take avantage of matinee prices for big hits if they're not available..

Cathy Greenberg

Went to see Mission Impossible, but it was so hot in there I had to leave several times. I thought I should tell them in case they didn't know. He said " O yeah ac broken"! Now if they had told us before we blew 40$ plus on tickets and snacks I would have had a choice, but no not a word. Knowing it would be miserable in there! All the other theaters I checked out around the one we were in were all cool, lobby cool? No apology, no money back, no anything! It was a great movie, at least what I saw of it? Very unhappy when I left there! That wasn't right in any situ that I know of at least! :(

Michael Spriggs

I've been seeing films at Courthouse AMC for almost 30 years, and what started as an older theater wedged in between government buildings has been renovated and fitted with the most comfortable assigned seating I've ever seen in a theater. Pair that with the 12 minute walk over and I've got a winner!

İlkay Mimaroğlu

great location and great time with your kids

Lianne Romahi

This is my go-to theatre with the kids. Comfy seats, great temperature control, staff are nice and helpful, and the theaters are small enough where you don’t feel like you’re breathing other people’s germs. My only advise is to try to book your seats a couple of days in advance because they are a smaller size, they run out of seats quickly. The price you pay for more space and less people cramped into a closed space! Totally worth it!

Kris Cua

Food court prices were a bit high but the quality made it worth it!

Lisa Johnson

Awesome theater. They even got my popcorn right.

Andrew Stevens

I love this theater as I can always get a seat and it's so convenient in its location.

Patricia Vasquez

This is my neighborhood movie theater. I probably go here 2-3 times a month - I love movies. The employees always look happy here and actually interact with you. Clean theaters, reclining seats, bathrooms were always clean and smelled nice. I will continues going back to this theater.

Robin Stewart

Best movie house for its small size. Refreshments take too long so come early

Umair Ansari

Great recliners! Hard not to fall asleep

Bruce Wayne

Very convenient location near Metro Station. Comfortable seating. Good eats nearby.

Andrew ONeil

Easily accessible thanks to the metro, and one of the best places to see a movie

Sam Whately

Clean theaters. Clean bathrooms. Quick automated kiosks to buy tickets. Red leather recliners for seats you can select where you sit.

E Hay

Good movie viewing experience overall. Reserved seats reduce the stress of getting to theatre on time to get a good seat. The seats here recline very far and are very comfy. Have had a broken seat though, and with reserved seats, you can't always switch.

caroline trussell

Super convenient location, really cute inside and has movies that a lot of other places don’t offer

Stephanie Taylor

Excellent location (literally on top of Court House Metro) and super comfy seats

Agustin Blanco

I love this movie theater easy to get to free parking

Chris Conaty

grate staff/theatre, show more variety of movies please!

Ty_06

Good place to see a movie. Seats worked well and theater was clean

Hillary Clinton

Terrible service. Watching endgame and bulb goes out in projector Midway. No one gives updates about technical service. We were left in the dark. Litteraly.

Tarek El-Ghazaly

Took the operator a good 5 minutes into the movie before remembering to turn off the lights. Many patrons had to exit the movie and physically notify them outside. Happened at Lion King, Auditorium 8, 5pm show on Sunday July 28th.

alshrea 12

Its very Nice and comfrtable

Mungungadas Batkhuu

AMC it was very cold. we're freezing. and did not start at the time of the film. very long wait. we are sick. I'm still cold. no more

Julie Brown

Tickets cost $35 for 2 people. We went to dinner before our movie and had leftover pizza. They made us throw it away. When we tried to buy popcorn, the girl was playing on her cell phone until a customer called her out. Awful customer service. Will not be going again.

T Banner

This is my favorite place to go and see a movie. I can always find parking for little or no money. The lots or structure is not far from the entrance. There are not large crowds, and if you go during the week you will definitely get the assigned seats that you want. The only other theater that is a close second is the AMC at Shirlington. I really enjoy the sound quality, the patrons and the professional staff. I have never found stick floors or dirty seats to be an issue. The place has been open for years but still seems new. Kudos to the crew for running a tight ship.

Melissa Barron

I saw a 3D movie here and the experience was great. The screen size and volume were good. The chairs were the most comfortable and lounge as far back as possible. There is lots of space in between the rows so it's easy to get up during long movies without bothering anyone. The line was very long for food and beverages but that is to be expected when the movie you are seeing is sold out.

Ela

The seats reclined which was super nice. The sound isn't as good as Tysons 16, but for the size and age of this theater was more than adequate. It was a bit dirty though with popcorn on floors in various places. I also believe that they dont have a self kiosk, but that was okay as I had mobile tickets. However, I dont think there is enough room at the entrance to purchase tickets.

L Ort-Echev

New bag policy makes me like the experience less. If you want to make more money figure it out.

Luke Keller

All seats are recliners which is very nice. Movie options and showtimes are fairly limited due to only having the 8 screens

Sean Dublin

I saw a mouse enjoying the movie with me and I'm only upset because I don't think he had a ticket

Michael Ferebee

Great theater, reclining seats, right off metro.

Emily Perrottet

Love the reserved seating and reclining seats. The seats are nicely spaced so you aren’t on top of your neighbor. Lots of showtimes offered for top new movies. Popcorn was good, typical delicious buttery popcorn. The only reason for 4 stars is the parking situation in Courthouse plaza area. An issue for all locals businesses I’m sure but still frustrating. Will be coming back now that we know we know where to park.

Benjamin Tran

I've got one complaint that breaks the entire experience of movie-going. When we watched Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 it wasn't until the movie was nearly a third of the way through and they make it to the Celestial planet Ego's surface and Quill starts to play ball is when a stupid bunch of employees didn't think to turn off/dim the lights. So everyone is looking around confused the whole movie but are we getting up to not see the movie just to get someone to do their job? Nope. Otherwise, it's location is great due to accessibility to metro and across the street from CVS

Cooper Cunningham

Love this movie theater! Perfect size and the staff is very kind. They also do a good job of keeping the theaters clean!

BLU CHRUSH

Clean place, awesome food and the seating was second to none. I was soooo comfortable and the family too. Expensive but ya gotta pay ta play. We enjoyed ourselves to the max, friendly staff and an overall great experience Thank you Kathrine and crew

Viktoria Korobeinyk

The best AMC!

Joe Martinez-Williams

I love the feeling chairs. During this visit, I ordered a #1 combo and got a free bag of Gummy Bears. Nice perk.

Holley Ariell

AMC Courthouse Plaza 8, this place is a little bit expensive. No problem with the parking lot, the service is not that bad, and the place is not the super clean also. Comforting seat, that is the reason why this place loves by most of the people coming here. It's a nice experience, not regret at all.

Ted Peterkin

This location is better than the Waldorf Md location and Bowie, they have gourmet popcorn available and good quantities for their patrons. Not so in the two Maryland locations I mentioned.

Constance Bryant

Theater was a little small, but the seats were great!

Ellen Williams

Great location with lots of parking and a metro entrance outside the theatres.

cueva93

I've been going to this theater for years. they have the best reclining seats and they have had them longer than most other theaters, early adopters. The theater is right outside the Courthouse metro stop and there is a parking lot and street parking nearby so pretty accessible. Typically have all the good movies at this location.

Gregory Haynes

I saw the Avengers Endgame at 7pm on a Tuesday. The only seating available was front row A. But, thanks to the reclining seating I was quite comfortable looking up at the big screen. I also liked being able to make my own mixed Coke because I am by nature a mixologist, always doctoring my soda fountain drinks.

Jessica Padilla

This is one of my favorite AMC locations. It's close to my house, always has parking and is always clean. Only reason for 4 stars is there's no ATM machine inside. Otherwise, perfect!

saud alrawaf

One of My favorite theater in Virginia because of the recliner. But also because of the recliner, I have to subtract two stars. The view is obscured if the one in the front choose not to recline.

Nizar Farsakh

Lions are processed quickly, popcorn is not too salted, and the seats recline all the way back 180 degrees almost. They also have seven or eight theaters so you have a very wide selection of movies to choose from. Some of them even or 3-D or IMAX.

Zachary Smith

Like most AMCs nowadays, Courthouse has been converted to the reclining seats. I'm here quite frequently and have always had a great time. The only issue is the limited number of screens here. The theater often skews toward more showings of bigger films. This makes sense financially but usually means having to find another theater to see smaller movies.

willku9000

Not the Best Local theater but it’s clean, quiet, convenient and usually has reliable staff. Also it has Comfy seating. The problem is that it doesn’t have stadium style seating so if someone tall or with a big head sits in front of you It’s game Over, you are blocked. Still a decent theater that thankfully is usually empty when I go.

Cristian Rubio

The lobby is small, so plan ahead and get there early if you want concessions. Other than that, the theaters were nice and roomy. Got to love the reclining seats and ability to reserve your seats.

Tamiko Shatteen

Very helpful staff and the theater was clean.

Ivana Rudolph

Amazing place to watch movies. Not overly packed and the seats are really nice. Just put your feet up and enjoy the movie ❤️

Tyler James Larsen

Only place I go to see movies. Always clean. Drink machines are best in Arlington. Diet Coke! Tuesdays, matinees and discounts available. It's worth joining the AMC club for food discounts.

Rene Torry

Cozy and comfortable. Friendly staff.

Eric Medina

Loved the recliners. We saw our movie in 3-D.

Ryan Davis

Convenient metro access after your show, friendly staff, and in a great location to grab a bite to eat nearby after for conversation about your film.

Megan Joyner

Great theater. Reclining seats change the movie game!

Nerd withadd214

Super comfy seats bring a jacket tho it's chilly

Mihir Yerande

Small theater, a bit tucked away, but good

Jordan Higgins

Small theater but super comfortable reserved seats

Kathleen Womack

Great staff and wonderful atmosphere. I love $6 Tuesdays!

Charlene P

Overall, the theater could use some updates here or there. The staff is always friendly. We prefer this location over Georgetown mostly for that reason as a lot of the Georgetown staff members are not kind/helpful (mostly at concessions). Bathrooms are typically clean as well which is a plus :) ... Definitely recommend, just know that this is an older theater with updated seats :)

Marita Duran Rivera

Comfortable seats. Friendly and fast service at concession stand.

Tracey Winzor

movie was great!!! The seating was Soooooooo Comfortable

Chocolate Goddess

Great experience and great customer service. Enjoyed the food and movie.

Sainbayar Beejin

It's a lovely place for a family date with kids.

aaron daughtrey

Lazy boy type seats

Amanda Lawall

Excellent theaters. Wonderful. Comfortable seating.

Clinton T.

The tickets were a bit pricey (but isn't everything in Arlington?) That aside, the seats were awesome! We were in some that were big electric recliners. We enjoyed our movie as well.

Darien Ford

Great little theater with comfy recliner seats and plenty of space. Walking distant from Ragtime and Courthaus Social to grab a quick bite and stroll over to end a night with a good movie and right in front of the metro for easy ride home. My only gripe is not all movies are shown here but still a comfy close favorite

Trader Walt

A really comfortable theater with reclining seats! As comfy as home w/o your favorite pillow.

rcsabotage

This theater is run by movie buffs.

Stephen Euell

A great place to watch a movie

saurabh rajwade

Good seats. Love the location.

Justin Hopkins

Great little laid back theater that's super close to the metro.

Dondré S

One of my favorite theaters, the red reclining chairs. More like couches are very comfortable. The staff here is great. I like that you can pick your seats out.

Semawit Gebrehiwot

Selective bag policy. Wasted time and money coming down here only to be turned away with no apology. Very disappointed and can no longer go to this theater as I usually have a bag on me after work. No issues at other theaters or at other times that I have come to the same theater??

Will Beatty

Don't act like it's a burden to get us popcorn. I've never seen someone so irritated to do their job.

Brenda Middleton

Caught the Downton Abbey movie. Excellent!

George Kirschbaum

Comfy reconning seats, but even matinee prices are high for weeks old movies.

M Cole

Big comfy Director Chairs in theater 6.Great popcorn. But you're stuck at front door and cannot go into lobby without your ticket if your ticket is prepaid by someone else, and you're waiting for them!

Chris Bellanca

Great theater squeezed into a commercial building. The seats are reserved and extremely comfortable.

Kevin Cunningham

Excellent Theater !!!

Lowell Fitzgerald

One of my favorite theaters in the area! Right on the Court House Metro stop, lots of bars and restaurants nearby for after the show, and those big, red, AMC recliners for ultimate comfort while watching the bad guy get his butt whooped in the third act. Or, you know, a movie without a bunch of explosions...

Flo Lavaran

Fave AMC, next to Shirlington - smaller and cozier.

Minilik Tesfaye

Great sounds, high quality pictures, clean and comfortable! Best cinema.

Ebote Silvia

This is my to go movie theatre since it's of close proximity. Very comfortable seats. Recliners. Neat. Friendly staff.

Kat Doucette

If you visit here make sure to get the recliner reserved. The larger theaters are the traditional style. It’s a large theatre and sometimes they don’t have the right people in the right places and are understaffed.

Catrice Barnes

Love this theater!! Always peaceful and quiet!! I recommend to anyone. Fine know what happened to the cheese sticks, but it wasn't on the menu when we went two weeks ago.

deadbits _

Only grips are the lack of parking when it gets busy and how incredibly long it takes the concessions staff to cook *anything*. There’s literally nowhere to wait for food except in front of the drink machines, the exit of the concessions line, or in front of the stairs that bring people to the theaters. Regardless of where you wait, you’re in someone’s way. It’s truly a very poor design with limited space for the amount of people that come here. On the other hand , the theaters themselves are great; good sound and video quality, clean, very nice reclining seats. Being an AMC Stubs member helps relieve some stress at the concessions line, at least.

Elizabeth Fields

Good seating. Not an overly huge theater but the seats were the reclining kind with enough room to not distrurb the people behind us. I would have given it 5 stars if there was a bar like at other AMC locations.

tony petro

I haven't been here for a couple years. Today my wife and I came in and found nail clippings all over her seat and floor around it. went from 5 stars to 1 for lack of cleanliness. on the plus side, most comfy movie seats around...

R G

DURING A RECENT VISIT TO COURTHOUSE PLAZA 8, ARLINGTON, VA LOCATION TO SEE "GOOD BOYS" FILMS. APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR INTO THE FILM, A SMALL RODENT RAN ACROSS MY FEET AND CONTINUED TO RUN DOWN THE STAIRS TOWARD THE SCREEN. I'M NOT SURE IF ANYONE ELSE NOTICED THE SMALL RODENT TONIGHT, HOWEVER I DID LEAVE THE THEATER IMMEDIATELY AND UNFORTUNATELY DID NOT NOTIFY THE THEATER MANAGER AT THE TIME DUE TO MY DESIRE TO LEAVE. I'VE ENJOYED THIS THEATER FOR YEARS AND GENERALLY ALWAYS CLEAN. THIS IS AN UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCE THAT COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE; HOWEVER, I THINK THE MATTER SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AT THIS LOCATION.

Veronica Ferris

Very comfortable deluxe seats. Good food options. Good movie selection, clean and spacious.

Karen Freeman

Love this theater not only because it's close to home but since they have the reclinable seats I have gone here so much more. I am also an a-lister which means that I pay 20 bucks a month to be able to watch 3 movies a week. Not bad at all. I may watch 3 to 5 movies a month so it definitely works for me. Love it for date night.

Todd Allgier

Really good movie theater. We go there a lot. They have reserved seats which we like. Of course everything costs a fortune and you need a mortgage to get a bucket of popcorn,... but I think most places in Arlington are like that. Especially the nice theaters with a comfortable reserved seating.

Tim Presley

Reclining seats are amazing. Bathrooms are clean and friendly staff.

Edward Parsons

The chairs recline and folks are respectful in the theater. The atmosphere in the theater allows you to thoroughly enjoy the movie as though you were at home. The cup holders are at the right arm length and there is just the perfect …

James J

Employees are rude and don’t care about customers. I would never go again to this awful theater

Lorna F

Great place to watch movies. Friendly staff. Clean bathrooms.

Ty Williams

This is one of my favorite theaters in the DMV. The reclining, leather chairs are quite comfortable. The lobby is small and there’s no bar, but I always love it here. It’s quite convenient to the metro, as well; just a couple of feet from the front door.

David Allardyce

Is there a better place to see a movie? Maybe but only marginally. Big red recliners for everyone. You have your own space between you and your neighbor. The popcorn isn't always the tastiest but I think that's because they don't salt it heavily.

Zachary Flaus

Amazing Seats, fully recline and comfortable. Great popcorn.

Zhengyi Qin

The rules change without notification. We are told that backpacks are not permitted in the theater which is fine before. And they don’t have a storage place to solve the problems

Victor Rolling Jr

Amazing movie theater. My only complaint is that they don't always have the movies we want yo see. However, this movie theater is the reason I became a AMC premium member. It's always clean, the staff is always so polite, it's an all around amazing experience.

Ying Owens

Great seat and comfy to watch the movie

Llewella Gibbs

The seats are very plush ,

Sharon Byrd

Seats dirty, wer armrest

James Cox

Nice...big spacious seating and walkways...clean....good movie crowd! My new movie spot.

Chris Abraham

Fancy comfy chairs and adult beverages and even reserved seating. That's not even as good as Broadway! It's even nicer than my comfy couch and my big screen TV at home. And there are nice restaurants and bars in the area for before and after. You can really make a night of it. Lots of premium and lovely choices even outside of the movie theater cinema.

John Copley

Nice cinema with comfortable lounge seats.

Kelsey Rogers

Nice theatre, reserved reclining seats. No bad seats in most theatres, even the front row. Good concessions but no beer/wine.

Michelle Yaqoobi

Small theater with super comfy reclining couches. There is a parking lot right by the theater entrance which is nice as well.

Marcia

Clean and convenient location with reclining seats. Parking close by and train station at the door.