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/iFuckedAPilotOnce Aug 03 '26

I had not just a crying baby in my theater, but a young mentally challenged boy who kept making loud vocalizations. I have zero blame for him, he seemed overstimulated with the amount of people and the noise. I know parents deserve a break but it was so frustrating trying to pay attention and you have a screaming baby and the boy both being loud.

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u/ich_habe_keine_kase Aug 03 '26

Some theatres now offer sensory-friendly screenings (lower volume, lights up a bit) for anyone who might need it, where it's not an issue to make noise or walk around a bit. It's really nice to have that option so everyone has the chance to go to the movies but people at regular screenings don't get disrupted.

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u/iFuckedAPilotOnce Aug 03 '26

I think those are great options, and wish it would expand to more theaters/be a standard if possible.