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Yet another classic cinema in SF with that old-school vibe that makes going to watch movies in theaters a real treat of an experience.
Tickets as well as drinks & food are quite reasonably priced. The theaters have quite a flat structure with very minimal slope per row, meaning seats towards the back are definitely advisable for the best viewing angles - seats in the closer rows are a bit hard on the neck after a coupe hours of looking up at the screen.
All in all after seeing a film here I now understand why it's considered by residents of the Richmond District to be a pretty iconic venue. The family that runs the theater is kind and welcoming, the movies that play here are often hard to find elsewhere (like foreign films - for example, I saw the Spanish film "Pain & Glory" here), and the theaters are quite cozy.
Tips: tickets at the door (at the time of writing) cost $12.50, which (again at the time of writing) is the same price they are sold on websites such as Fandango. There is no reserved seating in advance. Also, note that movies start at the EXACT time they are scheduled to start. I learned this the hard way as I came in about 30 seconds after the scheduled start time and missed the opening frames of the movie. Finally, there are only 2 1-person restrooms - one for men and one for women, meaning it is definitely advisable to get there early should you need to use the bathroom...
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Don't miss out on this updated SF classic theater experience! What a wonderful surprise! I went to the 4 Star last month for the 1st time in 20+ years. It re-opened in December 2022 under new ownership and has been beautifully redone with a single screen. They created a Cafe space and are open for coffee and bagels in the morning. I took my SF "grandchild" to see The Incredibles on a Sunday morning. I love that the Sunday morning shows appear to be programmed for kids. I'm going back again tonite to see Fences and with the "grandchild" to see Frozen in March.
The theater and bathrooms were clean. The popcorn was the best I've had in years. They are showing a lot of movies that you might have wished you got the chance to see on the big screen...so now is your chance, cause there's nothing like the big screen🎥🎞️ They also have some classic movies programmed and a late nite horror 👻classic once a month---excited to get my friends together for the next one. They are continuing with some Asian programs, which is a big part of the...
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I never give 5 stars for anything, and neither should anybody else. Doing so shows that the person usually has no standards. But I'm giving it here to make a statement to the other so- called cinemas. As most of us have known, the other cinemas show such clichèd and redundant material, that are also cheesy and tongue in cheek, that they're literally intolerable to watch. Movies were never meant to be that way. The idea and appeal is to go see material that one has never seen before. Whomever is choosing the movies here at 4 Star cinema seem to know what they're doing. Their movies seem to be sincere and to care about the art of the movie. To say that 4 Star is the only true cinema in San Francisco is the best compliment that I can give for them. And people should not just give the 4 stars that their name lives up to,...
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