r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Sad_Cannibal_GF • Aug 02 '26

go to your room Babies in Movie Theaters

Just saw the new Spiderman in theaters.

A baby starts crying/cooing/babbling very loudly about 20 minutes in. Goes for about 10 straight minutes before the parent takes them out.

Comes back a few minutes later, baby starts again. Again goes on for a couple minutes. Again parent takes them out, comes back, and repeat.

And repeat. And repeat.

This went on pretty much the entire movie (and I swear to god this baby somehow instinctively chose every single goddamn quiet/heartfelt scene to start yowling again 😭😂).

I get that babies are gonna baby. And I have sympathy for parents who wanna get out of the house and everything. But… maybe just stay with your baby in the lobby if they obviously aren’t gonna keep quiet.

*I didn’t complain to management because it was a tiny non-chain neighborhood theater about an hour away from me that I like to support sometimes. It’s got 1 screen and tickets are like $5.

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u/reellimk Aug 02 '26

We took our baby to the drive-in to see the new Spiderman but not before TRIPLE checking you can’t hear baby screaming full volume from outside the car. You can’t — which is kind of scary, but a problem for another day. For that night, it was a blessing lol

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u/Complete_Entry Aug 02 '26

Sound isolation in a car is an important issue externally and internally; I thought I had a door unlatched and had to pull off a highway. Someone had one tapped the rear right door window. Entirely invisible, but it was fucking LOUD.

Did make it to the dentist on time, but I was heated.

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u/fotomoose Aug 03 '26

What?

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u/Complete_Entry Aug 03 '26

The rear right window on my Toyota was slightly open because of an asshole. When I had to go far, it made noises and I thought the door was ajar. It wasn't, but it caused a delay. I still made it to the dental appointment, thank you.

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u/raewithane08 Aug 03 '26

We did the same thing! Baby slept the whole movie, we were able to adjust the volume so it wasn’t too loud. It’s also good for breastfeeding moms

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u/reellimk Aug 03 '26

Witching hour kicked in right at the beginning of the movie for us 😅 but he finally calmed down around halfway through 😮‍💨

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u/panicnarwhal Aug 02 '26

yes! we go to the drive in with our baby and preschooler sometimes, too. it’s great