CineLux Almaden Cinema

Small venue theater, Tuesday nights is $ 5.50 for a movie, they have kettle corn and regular popcorn, they serve beer and wine and my understanding is that you can find coupons for a large popcorn somewhere but I’l have to do some more searching on that ti bit. The seats are comfy as they lean back just enough and they do rock some. I used to come here ages ago when it was the $ 1 shows all the time. Times sure have gone up in price but I have to say it was/​is a good deal.

This theater is the knees of bee! Clean, friendly and beast of all: they have DISHCOUNT on tuesday! Seats are comfy as saddle on Elephant!

If you like smaller theaters and a more local feel, than this is the theater for you. If you’re going to see a popular movie or even a recent movie, i’d try to get there early because seats will fill up.

Like every other theatre goodies are pricey but you cant go wrong with this location. Its at a good location and Terrific Tuesdays make it awesome because its so cheap and they have Plenty show rooms
They also sell beer… crazy right.

I love coming to this theater. Before the renovation hardly anyone came here which was a plus because you could get a good seat. Now since the renovation everyone knows about this location. I love the new seats, lighting and new lobby layout. Expect popular movies to sell out since it still only has only a handful of theaters. Also parking can be a challenge if you don’t come early enough.

Was able to get our tickets a day early which was nice. Smaller lines for the popular movies. Aside theater is clean and love that the prices are so much cheaper than other locations like Eastridge, Oakridge, and AMCs other locations.

I LOVE this theater! I live close by and take my little boy for matinees on weekdays when I’m home and Dad is at work. The new leather (not sure if they’re real leather or not, ethical vegans) chairs are lovely. The sound and visuals are good, the service is friendly. My son adores that theater. I love that theater. It’s great!

Cheap tickets, comfy seats — what could be better? This has become somewhat of a go-​to cinema. It’s incredibly cheap if you go before 5:00 PM on any day of the week. There’s also plenty of parking and they even have kettle corn popcorn for sale at the snack shop (decently priced, too)!
There are some downsides to this cinema. For one, the individual theaters are very small. There are some bigger ones, which fit at least 100+ people (although not too much more). Then there are some that will fit maybe 25 people. Regardless of the theater, they are still much smaller than what you would ever get seated in at an AMC, for example.
As a result, 90% of the time we go to this location, we’re usually in a room with AT LEAST one person who likes to talk during the movie and who is VERY AUDIBLE due to the small size of the theater. It’d be great if the no-​talking rule was better enforced by the staff since it can make for an incredibly frustrating movie-​watching experience.
Another drawback is that the movie selection is limited since they have so little theaters. Fortunately, they do play the big name movies and they stay current with movie releases.
Overall, I still would highly recommend this theater.

Wow what a disappointment, everything about this theater sucks except for price. It is cheaper because it is ¹⁄₃ the size of everything else. The seating position sucks and the screen sucks just as much. I chose this because of the good review, but try it at your own risk. If you are like me, you will hate it

Theater is relatively small but not overly crowded. The prices are cheaper than most other theaters which is nice. The seats are very comfortable with a nice recline function. Their website says they serve beer but they don’t — it would be awesome if they did. However, you can grab a drink at The Office which is in the same shopping center.

I love the prices of the movies. Thank you. The renovations here are nice too. I haven’t been here in awhile.

Went in 09÷25÷15 around 9:00 pm
To watch the the perfect man. When i arrived parking had many options. I like that its a big lot so you never go with out parking. While we were walking in i noticed the staff seen us coming so they got ready. Once i opened the door they greeted us. It was pretty nice since you really dont get welcomed when you go to see a movie at any walk ins. So that made me feel right at home. But this is actually my home lol. I tried other places and i just hate them all. Sorry to say but there to pack and you have teens with out there mom and dads so there for there behavior and respect has gone right out the window. Here you have all the right ppl and i love that. I also love When i went to get pop corn i looked around and i am happy with how clean it was. Even the bathrooms smell and looked very clean. And also when i went back to watch my movie it was very clean in there. Most of the time you see pop corn all over or it smells yucky inside. But no the seat floor was all clean BIG BIG PLUS. i felt bad for the manager but man is he one great guy. I forgot his name and its killing me. But he put up with me big time and he did it with a smile. I was cold and told him to please turn off the ac. He did it but i was still cold. So i went back to him and told him im still cold in there. So he actually put the heat up. He came in and checked on us. And he didnt come in because we are two girl no i was actually with my boyfriend. My bf felt bad for him but also said that he is a good guy. And i agree 100%. Ppl is you want to really relax and enjoy your self and get your money worth then yes this is the place to go. Perfect for dates of all ages and the staff are just perfect. There the heart of the place.

Back in the day, I remember this theater only had 2 screens and they played movies that no longer played at bigger theaters. Since they remodeled this theater I’ve been liking it more and it very close to home. They now have like 7 screens and it’s a lot nicer. Tuesday’s is the best day to go since Movies (that are not special engagement) are 5 dollars. Everyday before 5:00pm, movies will be 5.50 which is a deal.
For those who usually get a large popcorn or a drink, if u sign up for their weekly newsletter they send a coupon by email for a free large drink with a purchase of a large popcorn. you can really save money at this location. The hard part is that only 3 theaters are bigger, the rest of them are pretty small and can get overcrowded especially if the movie is popular and brings a lot of people. But overall, I highly recommend this place.

We were kicked out of our seat by an usher because they oversold the tickets and didn’t have space for handicap patrons. We were not sitting in the handicap seats. This all happened after the movie started!!!

Best theater in town! I wouldn’t go anywhere else and now that it’s been renovated I’m not even tempted to. At this price and quality, it doesn’t get better than this. Thank you for providing such a value.
PS: Sign up for the newsletter and get a great coupon every week!

My childhood theatre! Back in the day you can get 2 movies for $ 5.00! (Sigh) Now and days this is still my favorite theatre. It is clean, comfortable seating and shows all the new popular movies. Has your typical concession stands.
It’s small but just the right size to enjoy a movie on the big screen. Came to see San Andreas, and the surround sound is always and A+.
***Movies tickets***
$ 5.50 for matinée, anytime before 5:00 PM
$ 9.00 regular admission after 5:00 PM
Terrific Tuesday prices: $ 4.00 for any showtime

I’m a huge fan of these smaller movie theaters. The matinée price is an amazing deal, (less than $ 6). I will admit the screen is a bit small, which means some of the top and sides get slightly cut off, but for the most part it isn’t a problem at all.
They recently renovated the place so it’s really nice. New décor, new seats, new concession section, and restrooms). All told, there are 6 theaters. They’re small, but the renovations make them very nice and comfortable.
The only downside is that the concessions area can get very crowded.

I love this theater! I started going here about 4 years ago when I found it online. I had no idea it was 5 minutes from my house before then. Back then it was very small, small theaters, small snack sections, small prices (yay!) and it was great, just small.
It’s had remodeling and is much bigger now though there are still a few theaters with about 5 rows of seats. They save the big theaters for more popular movies. Prices are very decent, I find it a lot more affordable than the theaters at the malls, I refuse to go to the malls lol. Usually there is plenty of seating though lately it does get packed on Friday or Saturday nights when there is anticipated new releases. I’ve gone on Sunday nights and have been the only one there with my bf, totally fun.
They offer free refills when you buy a large popcorn or soda, which are not too pricey to begin with. When you sign up for their newsletter you will receive a coupon for a free small popcorn, I’ve also received a coupon for a free large soda when you buy a large popcorn, but I think that is now discontinued.
They have a great surround sound system, comfortable seating, good customer service, pretty good selection in movies (hard to find the older movies here), could have better parking so show up early, and all in all I love this theater. I rarely visit any other theater!

I understand why others are raving about this place, but this theater was just not for me.
Pros: It’s CHEAP! $ 5.50 until 5PM, $ 9 after that AND $ 4.50 on Tuesdays all day! Comfy seats, clean, less crowded, and they refill your popcorn & drinks.
Con (s): It’s small. I don’t know if they are going for more intimate kind of setting, but I don’t wanna be intimate to a stranger sitting like 10 hairs away from me. The movie I watched had been out for a couple of weeks already and I was not expecting the theater to be packed, but it was not because there were a lot of people it just seemed that way because for the 10^th and last time, the theater is small.
I guess I am more of a big movie theater chain type of girl :))

Huge fan of CineLux Almaden Cinema because of the SUPER CHEAP TICKET PRICES for matinée showings and all-​day Tuesday deals.
When we moved to San Jose, we were looking for a place to catch some movies, and we found out that CineLux Almaden was less than 2 miles away from our house, conveniently located in the complex on the corner of Curtner and Almaden Expressway. It’s not located in the best of complexes — the complex itself actually looks a little run down and old. There is a 24-​Hour Fitness, a Starbucks, and a couple other restaurants, but at first look, you would probably never watch a movie here.
Anyway, we decided to give it a shot and we found that matinée movies (any showing before 5pm) are $ 5.50, any day of the week, and on Tuesdays, movies are $ 4.50 all day! What a ridiculously good deal! We have been to Century Oakridge, as well as AMC Mercado in Santa Clara, and evening movies cost anywhere from $ 11-​$ 13 depending on where you go… what happened to the days of $ 6 movies??? Those days are gone, gone, gone…
So yeah, I recommend that if you live in San Jose or somewhere close enough in the South Bay, go to CineLux Almaden and watch movies there. The only other problem is that the theaters themselves aren’t as big as normal theaters, especially if you are watching a movie that’s been out for a while. But, if you are catching a recently released movie (i.e. one that opened within the last 2 – 3 weeks) then it will definitely be in one of their 2 larger theaters.
Basically… I encourage everyone to go to CineLux because we have to keep them in business. If they close down, there won’t be anywhere else to go to catch a flick without breaking the bank. You’ll thank me later.