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Sundance Kabuki Cinemas

(Now Closed)

Movie Theater and Indie Movie Theater

Japantown, San Francisco

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Jussi HäyhäJanuary 7, 2016
Great seats and friendly staff.
Jonathan WellsNovember 26, 2016
Theater 3 is next to a karaoke lounge. We could hear sound bleed several times during our evening screening. Asked manager for refund. Sundance you can do better for $16.50/ticket.
SF WeeklyJune 13, 2012
SF Weekly's Best of Winner 2012 - Reader's Poll - BEST MOVIE THEATER
Nichole MayerJuly 12, 2012
Been here 10+ times
Shows sell out quick! Get tixs early & grab a glass of wine at the balcony bar.
timoni westDecember 5, 2012
Been here 10+ times
Make sure you're in the over-21 theaters if you plan on drinking, or be prepared for a sad sober time.
meganJanuary 27, 2014
Been here 25+ times
Come for the movies, stay for the tater tots
Rich ReaderSeptember 28, 2009
The San Francisco International Film Festival employs the Kabuki as one of its' principal screens, and shows some of the most exotic, unusual films that you could ever hope to find.
Jacob GyllenstiernaDecember 30, 2014
Been here 5+ times
There is a stamp machine for parking validation near the entrance.
Jarrod BallouJune 21, 2013
Been here 50+ times
If the main bathrooms are crowded, there's a secret lesser used one. Somewhere.
Jeff WangNovember 26, 2011
Great friday night date place with great Korean and Japanese restaurants nearby
Charles AxelbaumOctober 11, 2015
Really good stuff.rooms not too big.
Neil BuckmanJune 26, 2015
Use the digital kiosk for tickets to skip the line.
DaveOctober 7, 2015
Seats are assigned, but don't delay getting to the theater. Very few coming attractions, if any.
scott ...August 7, 2014
Order ahead online and get reserved seats!
Veronica LujanOctober 20, 2009
Been here 10+ times
Sit in the balcony at a table to enjoy dinner and a cocktail with your movie. You can also bring your cocktail into the upstairs theater.
Annette HunterMay 7, 2011
If you see a movie in theater 4, make sure you sit toward the center, as the screen is offsset to the right!
Amy MacKinnonJune 12, 2012
Their 3D glasses made me miserable the whole movie 'cause I couldn't see anything well. Don't see 3D here!
Gustaf AlstromerNovember 16, 2015
Been here 5+ times
Best cinema in town
Mai LeMay 1, 2013
Been here 25+ times
If you're in House 1, consider going upstairs to the balcony.
Amy BJuly 28, 2013
Been here 25+ times
Only wish they had a bar IN the movie. Don't want to miss the movie for round two.
John DohertyAugust 20, 2014
Get beer and go to your movie. You're welcome.
Alessandro GagliardiMay 30, 2013
Been here 10+ times
Arrive early and enjoy a thematically appropriate cocktail
Dan CarewMay 3, 2013
If you pay and sit in a theater here you may see a movie.
Caitlin GarlowNovember 29, 2014
Go to a movie in the balcony. Great seating and drinks.
MazdaOctober 30, 2010
Pick your seats online and enjoy a cocktail in the balcony. The ultimate movie watching experience.
Rosa MorriseauDecember 15, 2012
Ladies, pee before you come. The kabuki women's bathroom line is always at least 5 people deep.
Sean MeansJune 20, 2010
Dinner with friends.followed by drinks and a 21+ showing of a G movie -- there was something profoundly comforting about the adult laughter that filled the place.
KjellDecember 27, 2012
Been here 10+ times
Great place to drink. Also they have movies.
Hiroshi TanakaNovember 18, 2012
Been here 5+ times
Love that you can bring alcohol into the theater!!!
Kimberly HowardMarch 8, 2013
Been here 5+ times
Pick your seats in advance online - often sells out.
Aaron LutzeJune 18, 2012
Been here 10+ times
The guy checking IDs for the bar/balcony will name a movie from your birth year! Whoever hired him should get a gold star..
antuan goodwinApril 2, 2011
This is totally a date theater, especially the upper level cafe area. Don't even think about coming here alone.
Jeff MelnykOctober 21, 2015
Yay for real butter!
Jenny WanNovember 3, 2013
Been here 10+ times
Get here early and relax with food and drinks pre-show
heathr goldJanuary 23, 2012
Phenomenal popcorn. And popcorn is my main food group.
Matt LewMay 23, 2015
Reserved Seating! Book tickets early.
IFCJuly 6, 2010
SF: Reserved seating, cocktails, popcorn with REAL butter. That's how movies should be watched. -IFC Viewer
Paul SuwayAugust 25, 2010
Been here 5+ times
Bars are closed during the day? Sad times. An iced latte and popcorn with real butter can accompany me into this screening of Animal Kingdom
Andrey KlenDecember 20, 2014
Been here 5+ times
They don't really shut the lights off completely during a movie. Not sure it's a good thing. Hot dogs are disastrous.
Phil HavlicekJuly 4, 2011
Bring in some vegetarian burritos and buy some drinks at the bar. Try the themes ones.
Dennis DonovanMay 16, 2012
We love the SF Opera cinemacasts they've been doing at the Kabuki.
Jordan CrookFebruary 7, 2015
A rather luxurious theater in SF
Jess LMarch 11, 2016
Get a bottle of wine and enjoy a movie
Mabel ChungMarch 11, 2012
SF International Asian American Film Festival!! It's the 30th anniversary of the largest AsAm film fest in the world
NanaJune 30, 2016
Fun place but $33 for 2 tickets? What?????
Jina AnneApril 4, 2014
Been here 10+ times
Double check you got 21&up seats if you wanna drink.
Claudine CoAugust 30, 2014
Been here 10+ times
Now serving Humphrey Slocombe ice cream!
Brad DayJune 11, 2011
In Aud. 1 balcony, go to the cash bar at the back. The line is usually much shorter!
Mimi ZJune 1, 2014
You won't be disappointed!
Harley AlanizFebruary 10, 2013
Been here 10+ times
Balcony seating requires bottle of wine not a glass!

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