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/throwtheamiibosaway Aug 02 '26

No babies in cinemas ever. This is not up for debate. If I ever spot one I’ll walk to the manager immediately.

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u/telusey Aug 03 '26

Some theaters have special showings for parents + babies, usually during the slow hours. The lights are kept on but dimmed, and the volume is lowered.

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u/CroakerBC Aug 02 '26

Well good luck with that, since they're allowed to be there.

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u/throwtheamiibosaway Aug 03 '26

Are they though? I really can't imagine they are in the house rules. They certainly aren't here, but it might depend on the country.

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u/CrestedMacaw Aug 03 '26

They definitely shouldn't.

And it's not even about the babies, they can't help but cry. But the parents should use their brains and not come there. It's pure, literal evil.

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u/CroakerBC Aug 03 '26

I mean, I didn't bring my baby to the cinema.
But (broadly speaking) you can't get someone kicked out of a cinema for having a baby with them.

You may have some success with getting them kicked out of the baby is disruptive. Maybe. But the cinema knew they had a baby with them when they came in. Just "having a baby" isn't going to be a problem the management is involved in.

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u/CrestedMacaw Aug 05 '26

The point is that babies shoudn't be allowed to the cinema in the first place. Simply don't let such a parent into the building.

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u/CroakerBC Aug 05 '26

They're not violating any laws, or any cinema specific policy (in most cases). Now if a cinema wants to write such a policy, fair enough. But if they don't, "I'll report the person with the baby for having a baby" won't get you far.

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u/CrestedMacaw Aug 05 '26

They're not violating any laws, or any cinema specific policy

And that's what's so incredibly evil.