AMC Showplace Cicero 14

I used to go to other theaters. There was a dinner and movie theater I used to love to go to until they changed managers and everything fell apart. I have to say that at every other theater I’ve been to there’s always been some kind of issue– Rude employees, arrogant managers, disgusting bathrooms, etc. This isn’t the case with AMC theaters. Every AMC I’ve been to I’ve been happy with. There’s no issues in prices, the popcorn is good, the theaters are clean, and the seats are comfortable. Plus being a STUBS reward member definitely has it’s perks. In my opinion, AMC theaters are definitely one of the better theaters.

Inside Hawthorne Works Shopping Center. Misleading address as it takes you 1 – 2 blocks away from entrance.
Like the neighborhood, the movie theater is set up like a mall — arcade, photo booth.
RESTROOM — plenty of room and availability. Outdated hand dryers. Clean.
THEATER — ordinary stadium seating with equal seating space between the front and back. Spread out compared to steep angle in the City.
A/​C — plentiful but not chilly. Comfortable.

Not my favorite but they do have late showings which appeals to insomniacs like myself. The arm rests do raise up in case u wanna get close & personal with your date but the seats are not of the upgraded kind. U can also snag tix on Fandango & pickup at the window or kiosk for a small fee.

I havent been in this area since I was a child. They have changed alot in this little plaza and the theatre is by far the newest addition. It’s a pretty basic theater. We went to see Mad Max and it was a surprisingly small theater. It was clean, the staff was nice, and they have free refills for large popcorn or drinks. Did i mention that the movies in general are pretty expensive? That’s my other two cents.

This place is by my house its clean and if you go before 3 on a weekday its cheeper. Family friendly with some games in the inside.

Im rating this friggin piece of crap theater one star because I cant give it a negative 100 … The hubby and I went to cathc a movie yesterday for V Day and maaaaan did we regret it. This place has no security a bunch of disrespecful ghetto black kids what looked like ages 12 – 18 cutting in line when people had been waiting paciently to buy their tickets. Loud as hell and were shoving and pushing people left and right. Where the hell are these kids parents!!! The lobby was horrible … I went to the bathroom and got pushed by a 14 yr black girl and I said Excuse You so she responded by calling me a bitch and the up and down looks her friends were giving me … in the theater room kids kept running in laughing throwing food … swearing and insulting people in the theater room … and to top it all off during the movie we were told by a police officer we had to evacuate the building because of something that these kids did in the theater I think he said they got out of hand. Why is it that everytime there is incidents like this its young black kids (Ford City Incident ect.) And then they wonder why society does not really like them … they give black people a bad name and I know some great people who are black… We will never come back to this place … well just to get my refund

This our families choice the last 10 years. Great location, clean, comfortable, good crowds and movie selections.

On October 4, 2014, our movie got ruined because there was a riot. The 2^nd Ford City for sure. There were kids as young as 9 and 10 years old in packs with no parent supervision, Bay Bay kids. The riot was in and out of the theater. Also, the theater had no control and crowds were coming in through the side doors. I have no idea why the theater does not come up with tough measures. The one’s that paid asked for their money back. They are clearly losing money.

Extremely overpriced food and tickets. Nowadays it seems like they don’t even have a regular viewing of a movie anymore, everything is 3D and of course twice the price of a regular ticket. Because of the food prices that result in $ 10 – 20 per person you see people sneak in whole meals from home (I’m talking foil wrapped BBQ, spaghetti, etc.) or from the various, infinitely cheaper restaurants in the area like Burger King or White Castle. Hearing someone fiddling with aluminum foil or wrappers during a movie is pretty darn distracting if you didn’t know.
Cleanliness isn’t so great either. Pretty much every time we go here the floor in the theater is sticky and sometimes cluttered with popcorn. At times even the arm rest has been sticky, forcing us to move (nowadays I just put the arm rest up every time.) One of the last times I went to the theater in the men’s bathroom someone had managed to completely fill up 2 out of the 8 or so sinks with dense, chili-​esque vomit (honestly it was amazing). The floors in the stalls are usually wet because the toilets leak.
The seats in the theater aren’t that comfortable and the sound in some is off-​putting. I always have to check the seats for gum or any other gunk in this disgusting place.
Customer service is alright. I remember ordering a hot dog and the girl told me they weren’t ready so I just paid and decided to come back later. It took 3 trips, 2 before the movie started which were 15 minutes apart. Once the movie started I was like forget it and came back afterwards. Of course the girl had gone home so I had to see if I could get someone else to give me the hot dog I paid for. It was painless, but 3 hours to get a hot dog is kinda ridiculous.
If you want to pay ridiculous prices for everything, eat inside a disgusting theater, then afterwards enjoy the chic wet floors & vomit in the bathroom this is the place for you.

This theater was a great place to watch a movie has great food fast service and people were nice.

If you like to be around ghetto teens, wanna be gang bangers and ignorant loud people then this is your spot! I live about 5 minutes from there and I don’t go there anymore. Ratchet ass place

One of the smaller AMC theaters I’ve ever been to. Guess that can be a good thing or bad thing depending on how you look at it.
Went there recently for a Gofobo screening of Godzilla. Not quite sure if this is a reflection of Gofobo or the theater but the staff (one gentlemen in particular) was a little rude and unprofessional. While I understand the need for all people to put their phones away due to piracy issues, no one really wants to feel threatened if they don’t turn it off completely. Its 2014. I’m quite sure you can tell the difference if someone is filming the movie or simply reading a text. And all this happened BEFORE the movie even started.
That said, it’s pretty much the same as any other AMC except a little bit smaller. One good thing about it is it’s in a shopping mall so parking is free.

Omg! I won’t be going here for a while because there was a mouse in the theater! I had to let management know because no one wants to sit back and watch a movie and a mice runs across there feet! I couldn’t believe this! I have been going here for years with no problems so that’s why I rated it with four stars.

I’m a frequent moviegoer, attending the cinemas at least once a week, but this was my first time out here. I usually go to AMC River East downtown, but thought it’d be a nice idea to watch «Instructions Not Included» in more of a Latino atmosphere than the usual downtown crowd.
This AMC is well run and I had a lovely experience. The box office staff were friendly and the cinema was clean.
The only negative is that there weren’t any mirrors in the men’s restroom. This was surprising and gave the bathroom a slight rundown feel or at the very least made it resemble a public bathroom. Still it was clean, so that’s the main thing.
I did notice a definite difference in audience behaviour (ie a Latino audience). There seemed to be a lot more talking and general child antics than usual. One lady even had the audacity to answer her phone in the middle of the movie. This was the only theater I’ve been to where they broadcasted the ‘Please turn off your cellphones’ message for a good three minutes straight. It didn’t seem to have any effect though.
All in all an enjoyable experience. I definitely recommend this theater, there’s nothing wrong with it.

Aside from the theatres downtown, this is one of the best movie theatres I have been to. This is one of the nicer/​remodeled theatres, with big bathrooms, and a fancy concession stand. The theatres themselves are HUGE and can probably seat a couple hundred people. The seats are incredibly comfortable and movie tickets are only $ 10.75. Close to shopping and fast food as well. As other reviewers have mentioned, the free parking is another huge incentive of visiting this theatre. I will definitely be back.

I absolutely LOVE this theatre! The parking is FREE, the food (even though I haven’t purchased anything) looks good and the seats are extremely comfy! Just recently saw «The Conjuring» there this past Friday after last being at the theatre here two years ago and it was great. A full theatre (which I strangely enjoy) and a great film make it even more memorable. I recommend this theatre to anyone that wants to enjoy a good experience and best of all… FREE PARKING.

Since I work at this theater my opinion about it will be a little be different than others. I’ve only been here for about a month and a half and there is so much that I can tell you.
Box Office: there’s a big thing with selling «Stubs Cards» right now and we can talk your ears off with the perks that come with it, and I do think that it is a good deal for the price, but that’s only if you visit AMC theaters often.
Concession: Food is really expensive for what you’re getting but people still buy it. There are combos and promotions that they have going on but you’re better off eating before you get here because when you leave you’ll probably have spent $ 50 on concession items alone
Bathrooms: long and behold this is where we get the most complaints from guests but it is them who causes the bathroom to be disgusting. We try our best to continuously clean the restroom, I myself have had to clean it numerous times. There could be anything from diapers in the toilets, tissue all over the floor, to food and drinks, in the bathroom. And as you can see these are all problems that the guests cause. If they just clean up after themselves it wouldn’t be a problem. But they fail to see their own faults.
Theaters: yet again anther problem caused by the guests. After every show we go and clean the theaters and there has been very few instances where the guests threw their trash Away. Maybe they think that the employees are their maids and it’s an obligation that we clean up after them but it’s not. They need to be more considerate of our job and clean up after themselves. Most of the people are adults btw.
That’s all I have for now. If I have comments or reviews on anything else ill be back to let you all know

Decent theater that is groomed by staff nicely. Since the theater is located within a strip mall, they have an ample amount of parking. The theater is still in a «new car smell» new kind of way. My only gripe is with some of the folks that choose to watch here. Dude. coming in late to an already late show making noise, carrying tons of food and making a ton of noise. I don’t care much about the food, it’s some particular folks that smoke a ton of ganja and then binge eat and fall asleep not even halfway through the movie and snore. You think I’m lying right? This has happened more than once unfortunately. The worst was during the most recent Bourne movie when three couples entered, ate and snored before the mid point of the film.

I love AMC theaters
From the staff to the clean theaters!
I agree with most people the food is way over priced and unfortunately that is becoming a trend at most places.
That why I just come for the show and eat some place!
I’m not spending an arm and leg for a bucket of popcorn, soda and jujubes just to be hungry when I leave. I mean really after you done buying the food you could have had a real meal!
I will be back!

They charge way too much for their disgusting food, which makes no sense because they are heinously understaffed. The system for buying food from the concession is convoluted, bureaucratic and confusing.
First, I had to go to the «cashier». who takes my order, rings me up, and gives me a receipt that says $ 0.00. I’m like, yes, the food is free! But no, you have to walk to a hidden area with your «receipt», where you really pay for the food. At this point, I did not have my food yet. So I walked back to see if it was ready, but in walking back, there was a «do not enter» sign. I needed to get my food so I went in anyway.
When I walked back to get my food, the first cashier (poor exploited teenage boy) was running around like a headless chicken, trying to do the job of 3 people. He was responsible for ringing up all of the food AND making all of the food. I guess that’s why they started the movie 15 minutes after the scheduled time.
The most twisted thing of all was that they wanted $ 5 for a bottle of Dasani water. I’m trying to imagine a situation in which I would pay $ 5 for a small bottle of Dasani water. (Tangent) Maybe if I was trapped on a dessert island surrounded by nothing but seawater, eating nothing but coconuts and sand crabs for like 6 weeks, and I knew I’d never see civilization ever again, and a person came along, and I had $ 500 bucks in my pocket, and they had a bottle of dasani water but they wanted $ 5, I’d be like, ok, I’ll give you $ 2 for it. Dasani water tastes like a fever; that’s not worth $ 5 to me.