Cinéma Beaubien

Movie theater · Louis-Hebert ·

Cinéma Beaubien

Movie theater · Louis-Hebert ·

Independent cinema featuring art-house, Canadian & international films

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2396 Rue Beaubien E, Montréal, QC H2G 1N2, Canada Get directions

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"Inaugurated in 1937, Cinema Beaubien is now the last local independent movie theater in Montréal. If you want to see the latest Michael Bay flick or the new superhero-action-packed blockbuster, you’re not in the right place. Here, the spotlights are on international and emerging talents. The theater is financed by non-profit organizations that recognize the importance of art and culture. It’s a historic place to take a break." - Alto Design

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Cinéma Beaubien

@onthegrid

18,031 Postcards · 836 Cities

"Cinema Beaubien, Rosemont by Alto Design . Inaugurated in 1937, Cinema Beaubien is now the last local independent movie theater in Montréal. If you want to see the latest Michael Bay flick or the new superhero-action-packed blockbuster, you’re not in the right place. Here, the spotlights are on international and emerging talents. The theater is financed by non-profit organizations that recognize the importance of art and culture. It’s a historic place to take a break."

Montréal

Cinéma Beaubien

Jill W.

Yelp

What a gem of an old-fashioned movie theatre! We need to keep these places alive by supporting local Québec filmmakers.

David R.

Yelp

I'm not a big fan of movies in French, which is mostly what they play here, but I remember watching OG films like La Guerre des Tuques when I was a kid over there & loved the coziness of this cinema. Went a few times with my school, both in elementary and high school.

Johnny F.

Yelp

Most of the movies they offer are local movies, in Quebec French, produced for a local audience, with local actors, local themes, and quite frankly boring like most of Quebec productions. The distribution of the seats is rather awkward, they are placed on a semi-circle rather than completely frontal to the screen, in a straight line, like in most of movie theatres. They could have been a bit smarter and leave some space for people to circulate, particularly those who will be sitting at the end of the rows towards the sides, who by the way, will be watching the movie from a lateral angle. If you are sitting where I was you cannot leave your row without bothering those sitting at the center since there is no way to et up and walk by the wall. The seats are not precisely comfortable, the arm rests are made of plastic so after a while my arms were numb.

Virginia L.

Yelp

Definitely not at the caliber of the American cinemas that are strewn everywhere in Quebec. However the selection is of good quality. I went to a see a movie that I thought would've been of Quebec provenance, but instead was from France. I am aware of the French filmmakers doing good for their country, but wanted to be preparing myself to watch a Quebec movie and was sparky disappointed. Hopefully the next time I come by that will be the type of movie I watch, The popcorn size was normal compared to the supersize me proportions of American movie theatres.

Charles H.

Yelp

This is one of those places that you check if there are no other options. They cater mostly to a Quebec French-speaking audience who prefers local movies with local actors and local stories, so do not expect big mainstream films let alone films in English. The seats are placed in unusual way and the seats are rather uncomfortable. They have a concession with candy bars, coffee, muffins, and popcorn but no place to sit down and enjoy the coffee since they have three halls and the space is somewhat compressed.