Denver offers so many places to dine. There’s an Applebee’s, Ruby Tuesdays or a McDonald’s on every major street. What you might not know about Denver is its numbers of movie theaters. For those people travelling through Denver, here is a list of places in alphabetical order in which to stop and enjoy a good movie.
Elvis Cinemas Arvada 8 (http://movies.aol.com/theater/elvis-cinemas-arvada-8/4520/showtimes) is located at 5157 W. 64th Ave, Arvada, CO 80003. This “dollar theatre” is an old, homely, and friendly place to enjoy a film that you never got to see for the standard $7 – 10 admission. Obviously within its limited funding, this movie theatre may not offer the best in picture or sound quality. But overall, if you’re strapped of cash and you always wanted to but haven’t gotten the chance to see the new Tom Cruise or Ving Rhames or Adam Sandler film, this is the place to go. Prices are approximately $2 – $3. For the top movie theatres in Denver, you can’t find any more affordable or enjoyable than this.
Century 16 Belmar (http://movies.aol.com/theater/century-16-belmar/4531/showtimes), located at 440 S. Teller St., Lakewood, CO 80226 in the Belmar town center just east of Wadsworth and south of Alameda offers a great self-serve atmosphere with friendly people, great services, and amazing picture and sound auditoriums. While self-serve concessions are in the lobby, regular concession stands are located in the auditorium hallways. It offers comfortable stadium seating. Prices may be a little steep but the theater makes for a great moviegoing experience overall.
United Artists Denver Pavillions Stadium 15 (http://movies.aol.com/theater/united-artists-denver-pavillions-stadium-15/4534/showtimes) is located downtown at 500 16th Street, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80202. This friendly theater in the 15th Street Mall offers a kind and warm atmosphere. It has stadium seating, auditoriums with great picture and sound quality. To look at it – with it’s doors located upstairs, its dainty lobby, one might not think this would have very spacious auditorium but the truth is these are just as big as any other in the city.
United Artists Denver West Village 12 (http://movies.aol.com/theater/united-artists-denver-west-village-stadium-12/4501/showtimes), located at 14225 West Colfax, Golden, CO 80401 offers a great time at the movies. Its stadium seating auditoriums are huge. They hardly ever have any problems with picture or sound quality. Their prices may be a little steep but for what you’re getting in your moviegoing experience, you won’t be asking for a refund. For one of the top movie theatres in Denver, this is by far one of the best.
Landmark Esquire (http://movies.aol.com/theater/landmark-esquire/4508/showtimes), located at 590 Downing Street, Denver, CO 80218 is the place to go to see those Indie films that Hollywood refuses to unleash upon the general public. Its lobby and two auditoriums resemble that of an old-fashion theatre. Its down-to-earth atmosphere, friendly people and services makes Landmark Esquire a place to go for a great moviegoing experience.
Colorado Cinemas Olde Town Theatre (http://movies.aol.com/theater/colorado-cinemas-olde-town-theatre/4557/showtimes), located at 5550 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO 80002 offers a friendly atmosphere and people, great services, and an overall fun moviegoing experience. The decor of an old-fashion theater with all of the old movie premier photos on the walls propels you back to a time when movies were gold, pure and fun. If that’s not enough to convince you take the time and talk to Dave, a friendly guy with an extremely friendly greeting who’s been working at the theatre for much longer than anyone else. For all Colorado Cinemas theatres, prices for showings between 4 and 6 o’clock have been cut down to $5.00. This is definitely one of the top movie theatres in Denver.
For the biggest movie theatre in the state of Colorado, the new Harkins Northfield 18, located off I-70 and Quebec features the Cine-Capri making this big, friendly movie theatre top dog. But then again, there is United Artists Continental 6, located off Hampden and I-25, featuring one – if not the oldest giant screen. United Artists Colorado Center Stadium 9 located off I-25 and Colorado Blvd. features an IMAX theatre that will blow your socks, making Colorado Center Stadium 9 most definitely one of the top theatres in the city and the state.
Now don’t get me wrong, Denver offers all kinds of different options where it comes to entertainment. Denver’s nightlife is amazing. Its many clubs and saloons are top-notch. But the real entertainment found in Denver is its movie theatres. Owners and managers take pride in keeping their theatres clean, and comfortable. When you’re visiting Denver, you can’t go wrong choosing from one of the theatres listed above – or one of the many others not listed for that matter – to have a fulfilling moviegoing experience.
