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Photo of Cineworld Leicester Square (formerly Empire Leicester Square)

Cineworld Leicester Square (formerly Empire Leicester Square)

 (10 Ratings)

The bigger picture

Along with its competitive neighbour the Odeon Leicester Square, the Cineworld experience offers big-budget movies...

Central London · 5–6 Leicester Square, London


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BFI Southbank

 (10 Ratings)

World-class institution devoted to international film culture

A beloved riverside hot spot situated between the National Theatre and the Southbank Centre art-and-music complex,...

Central London · Belvedere Rd, Waterloo, London


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BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival

 (3 Ratings)

Springtime for gays on screen

The British Film Institute's annual gift (thank you?) to the LGBT community and its followers since 1986 ranks as one...

Central London · BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road, Waterloo, London


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Odeon Luxe Leicester Square (formerly Odeon Leicester Square)

 (3 Ratings)

The UK's biggest movie screen.

Perhaps the defining landmark of Leicester Square, this cinema — the biggest of the three that overlook (or...

Central London · 24—26 Leicester Square, London


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Curzon Mayfair

 (3 Ratings)

Queen of London cinemas

Luxurious and arty cinema built in 1966 (now a Grade II Listed building) following the destruction of a cinema on...

Central London · 38 Curzon St, Mayfair, London


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Vue Piccadilly

 (4 Ratings)

Modern West End movie theatre

London cinemas are pricey by most standards, but this comfortable and sleek five-screen first-run establishment will...

Central London · 19 Lower Regent St, London


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Institute of Contemporary Arts

 (3 Ratings)

Established home to contemporary culture's leaders and experimenters

Sitting oddly and uncomfortably within spitting distance of Buckingham Palace on London's red road, the Mall...

Central London · 12 Carlton House Terrace, London


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Vue West End (Leicester Square)

 (1 Rating)

Comfy West End movie multiplex

This nine-theatre cinema in the northeast corner of Leicester Square pales in comparison with the neighbouring Odeon...

Central London · 3 Cranbourn St, Leicester Square, London


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Prince Charles Cinema

 (2 Ratings)

Central London's last independent cinema

Sharing little in common with its massive-screen Leicester Square neighbours, the former single-screen/now-duplex...

Central London · 7 Leicester Place, London


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Picturehouse Central

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Indie-spirited and comfy mainstream cinema

An excellent but rather pricey seven-screen complex that opened in June 2015 inside what used to be the tacky London...

Central London · 20–24 Shaftesbury Ave, London


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