Living in London can be expensive, therefore if you want a cheap evening out (assuming you’re not buying code non-compliant snacks, seriously just skip them) what better than a cheap night at the cinema. Below are good under £10 options, most of which don’t require payed membership.
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Under 25’s: £4 all day, every day at BFI Southbank
Just sign up on BFI for free and go to the cinema with your ID and then you can buy any ticket for any film from the cinema for £3. BFI usually do smaller independent films and re-run classic films, so may not be the best for your blockbusters
Under 25’s: £6 all day, every day at the Barbican Cinema.
Near Liverpool Street, this understated cinema doesn’t keep films on for long as it provides lots of live theatre events. Yet, if you can find the film you want at a good time and are under 25, you can sign up for their young person scheme for free and get any cinema ticket for just £5.
Barbican: Pay what you can screenings
Pay what you can at the weekly screenings at the Barbican. It’s your choice, from £3-15.
Genisis: £3 cinema tickets for everyone onWednesday
Based in Stepney Green, Genesis Cinema offer £3 tickets on Wednesdays. I haven’t been to Genesis yet, but this looks like a good offer and they seem to do a good mix of mainstream and independent films.
Rich Mix London: £9 Tickets Every Monday for all;
, this Shoreditch cinema offers £6 cinema tickets for everyone on a Monday
Rio cinema: £8 Tickets for all every monday
Based in Dalston, you can get £8 per person tickets on a monday.
Barbican Cinema: £7 cinema tickets for all every Monday.
Back to the Barbican and if you find a Monday screening of a film you like the look of, then all tickets are £7 regardless of age.
Stratford Picturehouse: £7.50 tickets all day, every day (£5.50 with membership)
While the Westfield Vue may seem cheaper on a Monday, for the rest of the week, the Stratford Picturehouse may be worth going to. At only £7.50, it doesn’t represent bad value when compared to Odeon and Vue and offers some independent films a chance to shine, as well as blockbusters. It’s well worth keeping up with their seasons as they show some brilliant older films to.
Consider a membership?
While all the above are below £10, if you’re going to the cinema at least twice a month, a membership may provide the best value for money. Depending on where you live, you can get a cineworld or odeon unlimited membership for up to £20. If you prefer more independent/foreign movies, a Curzon membership is either £25/month or £285 per year.
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