Harbour Lights Picture House

Nice indie cinema. Definitely an asset to the city and a good moviegoing experience. Only been once, to see Casablanca, and I enjoyed the comfy seats, the ability to bring our drinks in, and the space itself.
One star off for having prices on everything (food, coffee, wines, etc) except the beers for some reason, and for giving a uselessly vague answer when I inquired as to prices. Also could have done with fewer adverts for their membership program during the trailers, c’mon guys, endless ads are one of the things that makes multiplexes so annoying.
Still, these are minor quibbles really, I’ll definitely be back and next time maybe I’ll try a cocktail and a snack as well.

As someone who takes part in NaNoWriMo (Google it), I can only give Harbour Lights top marks. I’ve never gone there for a film, but the NaNo meetings take place in the café/​bar area there. The place is well laid out, the drinks are reasonably priced, the atmosphere is relaxed, and the staff are fantastic (they’re yet to shout at us for moving all the furniture around when we congregate). Added bonus is the coffee’s good, and this is from someone who doesn’t like coffee. I look forward to the next NaNo so I can have a good excuse to go back there, as it’s quite out of my way and I’m not really a movie-​goer.

This is the only cinema I go to in Southampton: if it’s not on here I wait for the DVD. Free parking, lovely café/​bar in the foyer and a great mix of indie/​art house and blockbuster films. And the other customers are film-​lovers too — no-​one that’s going to spoil your evening! Support this cinema!!!

Probably the best cinema in Southampton, and they let you take your beer into the show

This is by far the best cinema in Southampton. The staff are really friendly, the tickets are reasonably priced and the food isn’t a complete rip off. There’s a small bar and nice seating area where you relax with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine before the movie.
I’ve seen some fantastic movies here that wouldn’t have been shown in one of the larger cinema’s in the town.
The main thing I love about Harbour Lights is that is hasn’t yet been discovered by annoying teenagers that spend the whole movie throwing popcorn and talking. The whole set up of this cinema seems more aimed towards adults, and that can only be a good thing!

Simply put I love this place!
First of all the price for each ticket as well as student tickets are more than reasonable and the staff are more often than not very helpful and pleasant and enthusiastic, simply put, the complete opposite to those working at Odeon!
Secondly anything that they sell there is value for money, and this goes from alcohol to sweets. One thing that sets this cinema apart from others is that you can bring in a good glass of wine or beer and enjoy it whilst watching a good film on a screen which is gigantic.
Perhaps the best way of describing this place is how my girlfriend put it: a film lovers playground.
I warmly recommend this cinema to anybody who considers themselves a film buff.

They do the big scream here which is where you can go to watch the latest films with a young child. It’s a great idea as with new babies you can feel detached from the outside world but this gives you the chance to see an up to date film with your child. It’s still loud but the babies tend to sleep through. They keep the lights turned up so you can feed and change in there still.
They also serve alcohol last time I went so nice to meet early with friends for a catch up. It’s not as busy as Odeon or UGC but you have to check the listings before you go. It’s quite small 2 screens do don’t turn up expecting to catch a main stream film without checking the timings first. They also play international films so more varied then you would expect.

Harbour Lights is a great independent cinema. It is quite small with only a couple of screens but has a great selection of films on offer. The great thing about this place is that it offers some of the main blockbusters that you can get in all the larger cinemas in Southampton but it mixes these with some lesser known art films and documentaries. In addition to the cinema screens, there is a bar downstairs overlooking the marina with a comfy indoor area and a terrace outside. The bar is worth a visit on its own as its not usually too busy but has a nice relaxed atmosphere.

Love, love, love this cinema. I’d stopped going to see films as I always ended getting annoyed at someone around me but this cinema is only filled with nice people :) Very small, only two screens, and has bar and café downstairs, as well as art gallery but does show most of the new films as well as quite a few artsy ones. Staff are great too, and although the tickets are a little more pricey than average cinema, the food is a lot cheaper. Shows quite a lot of foreign films if you enjoy that kind of thing.