IMC Screen Cinema

I love the old school charm this Cinema has — something that’s distinctly missing from you typical Odeon or Cineworld. They have lovely popcorn and screen movies that you typically don’t find in other cinemas (I watch Indian movies from time to time and IMC always screens them).
I’ll definitely be coming back.

As much as I love small cinemas and the Screen’s atmosphere, I have to lower the rating because of the price-​quality. They should lower the prices for two main reasons: the image gets cropped on every movie and it’s freezing inside the rooms.

What a Great little movie theatre near Trinity College. I wanted to see an independent movie in a small neighborhood theatre with old world charm, not a big box movie chain like the ones back home. I picked this one because it’s relatively near my hotel and walking distance from most restaurants /​pubs.
Not too many movies were playing so We saw Babadook, an independent Aussie film. It was a good movie.

The original Screen cinema is no more :(
What was once a nostalgic, retro cinema which retained it’s original charms and had a niche of programming, has now been taken over by ‘The Man’. Classics, independent films, anniversary screenings are marathon were a staple of the old days. Now all we get is the standard IMC program. This is a major disappointment, but at the same time, it was probably the only viable option to keep the cinema open at all.
Noise pollution from the other screens is a very big problem that I hope will be addressed soon.

This is probably my favourite cinema in the whole of Dublin. There’s a great atmospheric, old school air about it. When I first enter, I amn’t greeted with the usual done up cyber space entrances most cinemas have nowadays.
I’m instead greeted with pretty much the same site I was greeted with when I was taken by my sister 15 years ago. Nothing flashy, just a ticket booth and some pop corn, and maybe a few cinema posters.
You seat yourself, no usher or big grand stairs. It’s small and personable, there are very few screens and the seats are arranged in a classic fashion.
For 4 euro student deal you get the movie and the real experience of going to the movies. It’s very relaxed, and just focused on the movie. I really hope this continues to never change, I am genuinely devastated that they got rid of the iconic screen sign outside :(

Refreshments may not be as plentiful, and counters may not be as shiny, but this cinema is a gem and one of the few movie theatres that still provide that little bit of magic on your trip to the pictures.
Ushered through the doors by a friendly bronze man, the greeting of four euro student tickets was well received. The theatre itself is what you would’ve expected years ago. No real tiering of seats and a huge screen with no assigned seating plans, how I had not been here before, I don’t know.
I don’t think I could go back to dundrum or any others similar after being here; I felt more excited about the cinema than I have since I was little.

Old school, relaxed, no stress, just about the film! Good stuff that they show loads of alternative movies, not too mainstream just different.
Nice cinema and decent prices, a movie for 8.60 quit is a good deal compared to cineworld. So if you don’t have the unlimited card at cineworld, go to screen cinema!

I absolutely adore the Screen Cinema. I used to have a Cineworld Unlimited card, which on the surface, is a great deal but the place has zero charm and seems to often attract the type of people who talk and text during the film, no thanks. I chucked them after the first year and haven’t looked back (literally, I will never go there again if I can help it).
I love the Screen because it’s tiny and it’s old and it smells a little bit funny and it reminds me of going into town with my mam and sister in the early 90s to the pictures because we didn’t have a cinema in Blanchardstown at the time, a huge event for us. It was also a favourite destination for my group of friends in college when we decided to skip class «we’ll see whatever is showing in screen 1!». These days they will usually show a range of films on the eclectic side of current releases along with old favourites from time to time which they advertise on Facebook and their website. Just before Christmas I went to see It’s a Wonderful Life and the place was packed to the rafters. They even put up a Christmas tree in screen 1 over the holidays! The prices are better value then those of their competition and the staff is pretty small so you always see the same faces in there.
In a time when lots of Irish businesses are closing down I’ve probably been a bit more apathetic than I should be but if this place were to close I’d be heartbroken. I deducted a star because when I tried to go see Headhunters last week there was a problem with the digital print but they were totally grand about giving us our money back so we could try again in a few days.

This is what I love about my new hobby — Midweek Movie Mania — as it’s taking me to places I’ve surprisingly never been (we round off each night in whatever old man’s pub lurks nearby).
I decided to challenge myself by driving up to the big smoke from Newbridge town. I took a wrong turn, drove aimlessly for a while, hunched over the steering wheel like a half-​blind elderly woman, wailing «I have no idea where I am», before determinedly switching off the radio (I mustn’t be a real female as I cannot multitask when I’m stressed). And then, somehow, I was driving past Screen Cinema. «That’s where I want to go,» I shouted to the windscreen. But I couldn’t drive into the building so, in my panicked state, I turned down a one-​way street before realising that the arrows were pointing accusingly towards me. I pulled a quick U-​ie and, finally, found somewhere (free) to park.
As I entered the building (which looks more like a run-​down swimming pool than a cinema), I knew my wrinkle-​inducing journey had been worthwhile. This cinema made me happy on every level. It was relaxed and retro-​cool, with old posters lining the walls and tables. And it was cheaper than most cinemas, even the ones back in the sticks. My friend got a student ticket for just over € 4! This made me seriously consider tracking down the 16-​year-​old who’d been a whizz at making fake IDs back in 1996. But she was probably doing more legal stuff by now (paying taxes, getting married, making babies) so I handed over the € 8.60 and settled back in my comfy seat to watch «Carnage», which had me laughing all the way to the pub.

I like this cinema, sometimes they show odd stuff which is good. Generally you don’t get teens or tweenies, so no playing on their phones!
Entrance is a bit run down though!!!

Ahhh the Screen.
I had not been here in the longest time and then went to see L.A. Zombie as part of the GAZE Film Festival on Sunday night.
It was just as I remembered it. Atmospheric. No scobeys. Just a nice cinema experience. Even though the movie was an utterly terrible awful load of sh1te.
I had a large popcorn. Your usual overpriced cinema food. € 5 for a popcorn. Seriously?!? But no different to anywhere else and actually nicer than the buckets of styrofoam they insist on feeding you in that awful Ryanair style cineplex Cineworld…
I shall be back!!! Already looking forward to it too!!!
(By the way Chaplin’s Pub across the road is a nice boozer to have a pint aprés cinema)

I love this little cinema in the heart of Dublin city centre.
Nowhere else will you find an 80s Sci-​Fi season play alongside the latest independent and foreign language films.
They do a lot with their three screens and recent themed seasons such as 90s classics (Terminator 2 anyone?) and Classic comedy (Withnail & I, Life of Brian) goes a long way to make it the best little cinema in Dublin.
The popcorn is usually of a pretty high standard and any cinema that serves wine can’t be bad! Although it is pretty frustrating that the ticket queue is the same as the queue for the food/​drinks.
The main downside is it’s pretty hard to keep up to date on what is actually showing. A re-​jigged website has helped and following them on Facebook is recommended — but I have missed a few classics because I didn’t know they were screening. There’s also a pretty bad pong from the loos –so fingers crossed they’ll read this and grab a can of Air Wick!
Highly recommended!

My favourite Dublin cinema, shows good non-​mainstream films, my only negative point is that they have gone all digital and don’t project lovely old 35 mm anymore. Having read other reviews on it here, I agree it is a bit «smelly» outside (I seen a drunk oul fella peeing on the bronze usher outside one night, Bergman would not have been amused) but at least it has character inside unlike those soulless identikit multiplexes.

Like many other small independent cinemas, the Screen incorporates one or two bigger Hollywood productions in its programme to attract visitors who are not that much into Arthouse. On the other hand it is one of the nicest cinemas in Dublin, and does show movies that you would not see on the big screen otherwise. World cinema, independent and Irish films are all shown here, and it is also one of the venues of the yearly Dublin Flim Festival:
You will find some more info, especially on special events (like last year’s Halloween horror special), at their blog at:

The Screen cinema looks a bit grubby and old from the outside and every time I walk past I keep thinking ‘how come they never show any of the big movies’? But I recently found out that that’s actually part of the Screen’s charm and once you look past the fact that the Screen isn’t the most modern cinema you can enjoy seeing a movie here. There is a different atmosphere about the Screen and you feel transported back a few decades because the interior of the Screen doesn’t seem to have changed since it opened. So, if you like slightly unusual movies– they don’t show big blockbusters– and don’t mind not as much legroom as in Cineworld for example, the Screen is a nice place to spend a few hours.

The Screen is the landmark 1960’s cinema in Dublin, beside trinity College and is the sister cinema to the much more glamorous Savoy up the road on O’Connell Street.
Blockbuster movies usually run here much longer than other cinemas in the city and longer than in the big chains of cinemas like the UCI’s. so if you think you have missed the latest and greatest Hollywood money maker don’t worry, check the listings here as it will probably still be playing.
The Screen also plays some really good favourite alternative movies that rarely get shown in other cinemas. It is a really cool understated place where does in the know go to watch a good movie in peace with out the commercial bullshit that goes with cinema going nowadays.

This cinema really is a rarity in Dublin — it’s a ‘no frills, opens when it wants and serves whatever is in stock’ kind of cinema. I get the feeling that if the guy who rolls the film is late, then the movie will be late too. And nobody will really care!
And I don’t mean that as a bad thing — it’s just really laid back and casual. It hasn’t been done up since about 1960, and shoes about 4 films at any one time — not your new release/​blockbuster kind of stuff. More like art house or Irish films. The last one I went to see was Lars and the real girl. Not exactly Hollywood, but not too obscure either.
I like The Screen. It’s different.

While a three screen cinema would be considered luxury in say, Leitrim. In Dublin’s fair city its as rare as chewing gum free pavement. The screen, part of the Omniplex group that owns the Savoy, has been keeping the limited run and art house cinema crowd happy for years.
I’m surprised at myself for forgetting to review it sooner and that no one’s picked up on it. Its a wonderful little place. It looks a bit run down and is very, very old school, they still have ushers working there, great stuff!
Film wise its mostly world cinema and art house, independent film. Its not as cool as the IFI or as cutting age as the Lighthouse but well worth a look as it has bags of charm.

So rare to find a cinema with a bit of charm in this day and age. The Screen tends to show more left-​field films than its counterpart across the river, the Savoy.
The statue of an usher outside looks like Joseph Stalin.
Highly recommended, both cinema and statue…

The Screen Cinema is a three screen cinema in D’Olier Street and is a favourite of mine. The cinema is very cosy and is a bit old-​fashioned but in a good way. They have many of the latest films and the staff are very friendly and helpful. If you have not been here I would reccomend it as a place to unwind for a few hours in it’s cosy atmosphere.