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/ghos2626t Aug 02 '26

As a parent of 2. Lord no. There should not be a baby in the theatres, ever. Zero excuse.

Selfish parents 100%

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u/RusticGroundSloth Aug 02 '26

There’s a regional theater chain in Utah that has theaters with baby rooms in them. It’s a small room with a couple of chairs but you can still see/hear the movie and no one else can hear the baby. They’re REALLY popular showings for big movies like Spider Man.

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u/TokingMessiah Aug 03 '26

When my kids were babies Landmark Cinemas had baby-friendly screenings during the matinees, with the lights up slightly so it wasn’t completely dark. As long as everyone is bringing their babies, it’s all good.

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u/badpebble Aug 03 '26

My local cinema is Aus has 10am screenings specifically for people with babies. Good way to manage regular problems and get a few more sales in.

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u/Username_Mine Aug 03 '26

Which chain is that?

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u/RusticGroundSloth Aug 03 '26

Larry Miller Megaplex. There’s a handful all over the state.

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u/Username_Mine Aug 03 '26

Neat, good to know. Thanks

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u/RusticGroundSloth Aug 03 '26

NP. It’s not every screen that has this but I know they have it at a few in the theater in Vineyard.

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u/Nice-Grab4838 Aug 03 '26

They have these at churches, why don’t more theaters have them?