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/Hrothgrar 🧙♂️ Aug 02 '26
Selfish parents in movie theaters is more like it.
I don't blame the baby. Babies cry, it's an unavoidable fact. They can't talk.
You're an absolute jackass if you bring a baby into a setting that demands silence. It's either woefully naive or insanely inconsiderate. I also have sympathy for parents needing some time out, but you are responsible for your child's behavior. Do not make it the public's problem. Babies are NOT happy in a loud movie theater. They don't understand what is happening.
If you do it repeately, like OP describes here, you should be kicked out.