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Palace IMAX Cinema (IAPM)

IAPM Mall, 6/F, 999 Huaihai Zhong Lu, near Shanxi Nan Lu, Xuhui District

淮海中路999号6楼, 近陕西南路

5109 3988
As of 2016, this is one of the nicest and most futuristic places to see a movie in Shanghai. It's big: 6 halls and 1046 seats total. Facilities are great,...
Cinemas
Xuhui
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Hengshan Cinema

838 Hengshan Lu, near Tianping Lu, Xuhui District

衡山路838号, 近宛平路

6437 7418
Just across from Xujiahui park, this one has more of an independent cinema vibe. Built back in 1951, it doesn't feel corporate (despite being owned by SFC)...
Cinemas
Xuhui
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Grand Cinema (Da Guangming)

216 Nanjing Xi Lu near Xizang Lu, Huangpu District

南京西路216号, 近西藏路

6327 4260
Huge, super old-school stand alone gem with lots of marble flooring and a grand staircase, built in 1928 by Hungarian architect Laszlo Hudec who designed a...
Cinemas
Huangpu
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Cathay Theatre

870 Huaihai Zhong Lu, near Maoming Lu, Huangpu District

淮海中路870号， 近茂名路

5404 0415
Old-school cinema built back in 1930 right on Huaihai Lu, then renovated in 2003. Screens are 3D and 4K. Nice staff, some English speakers. Ticket prices...
Cinemas
Huangpu
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Film Art Center

160 Xinhua Lu, near Panyu Lu, Changning District

新华路160号， 近番禺路

6280 4088
The cinema for the Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF). This place has a '90s kinda vibe, with lots of marble flooring, massive screens, and...
Cinemas
Changning
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Premiere Cinemas (Jing'an Kerry Center)

4/F, North Block, Jing'an Kerry Center, 1515 Nanjing Xi Lu, near Tongren Lu, Jing'an District

静安嘉里中心北区4层, 南京西路1515号, 近铜仁路

3100 6207
Modern, clean, new (opened in 2015) cinema in the Jing'an Kerry Center. Comfy seats. Five screens and 726 seats total. No IMAX, which is sad. One of the...
Cinemas
Jing'an District
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Palace Cinema (IFC)

Shanghai IFC, LG1/F, 8 Shiji Da Dao, near Lujiazui Huan Lu, Pudong District

世纪大道8号D座LG1楼, 近陆家嘴环路

3126 7833
Definitely a nice place to catch a flick in Lujiazui, the IFC branch of Palace is even nicer than the one in IAPM, as of 2016, anyway. However, unlike the...
Cinemas
Pudong
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Peace Cinema

290 Xizang Zhong Lu, near Hankou Lu, Huangpu District

西藏中路290号， 近汉口路

6361 2898
Awkwardly designed but popular cinema, with a total of 1069 seats in six rooms. Very crowded, but they've got IMAX and Dolby and it's in People's Square so...
Cinemas
Huangpu
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SFC (Metro City)

5F, 1111 Zhaojiabang Lu, near Tianyaoqiao Lu, Xuhui District

肇家浜路1111号5楼, 近天钥桥路

6426 8181
Xujiahui cinema with four theaters, the largest of which has 268 seats. All have stadium seating, massive screens and good surround sound. The seats are...
Cinemas
Xuhui
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Broadband International Cineplex

6/F, 99 Huaihai Zhong Lu, near Liulin Lu, Huangpu District

淮海中路99号大上海时代广场6楼, 近柳林路

6391 0701
Cheap modern cinema on the sixth floor of Times Square Plaza, with four halls and 714 seats. The best part about this place is that the gap between the seats...
Cinemas
Huangpu
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Xinguang Cinema

586 Ningbo Lu, near Guangxi Bei Lu,,

宁波路586号， 近广西北路

6351 5866
Cute old cinema with local community vibes, built in 1930. Limited English language films. 380 seats, no VIP, no IMAX. They do a lot of Chinese-language live...
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UME International Cineplex

5/F, South Block, Xintiandi, 123 Xingye Lu, near Madang Lu, Huangpu District

兴业路123号5楼, 近马当路

6373 3333
This cinema in a Xintiandi mall is where stars often come to walk the red carpet for Hollywood premieres. George Clooney was here in 2015. They show English...
Cinemas
Huangpu
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SFC (Grand Gateway)

6/F, Grand Gateway, 1 Hongqiao Lu, near Huashan Lu, Xuhui District

港汇广场6楼, 虹桥路1号, 近华山路

6407 6622
This SFC cinema in the Grand Gateway mall offers a mixed experience. On the one hand, they're the only cinema in Shanghai with IMAX 3D, 4K and 4D. Seating...
Arts & Stage
Cinemas
Xuhui

Lyceum Theatre

57 Maoming Nan Lu, near Changle Lu, Huangpu District

茂名南路57号, 近长乐路

6217 8530
Lyceum theater is just steeped in history. Built in the 1930s Shanghai boom days, it was once an amateur dramatics society. In more recent, calmer times...
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Huangpu
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Shanghai Film Park

4915 Beisong Gong Lu, near Yingcheng Lu, Minhang District

北松公路4915号, 近影城路

5760 1166
The Shanghai Film Park, located in the Minhang District, is an amusement park that captures a piece of the First Golden Age of Chinese Cinema and faithfully...
Cinemas
Museums
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Wanda Cinema (Wujiaochang)

3/F, 77 Songhu Lu, near Handan Lu, Yangpu District

淞沪路77号3楼, 近邯郸路

5566 0926
Wanda. It’s the world’s largest cinema operator, and the specs of its cinema chains reflect its identity. This Wanda cinema is the first in China to launch...
Cinemas
Yangpu

Stellar International Cineplex

8/F, 168 Lujiazui Xi Lu, near Lujiazui Huan Lu, Pudong District

陆家嘴西路168号正大广场8楼, 近陆家嘴环路

5047 8026
Huge, 2000-capacity mildly Egyptian-themed cinema in Super Brand Mall. They've got IMAX and VIP. Tickets are like 90-160rmb without an app and 30-50% less...
Cinemas
Pudong

Cloud Nine Cinema

Cloud Nine, 9/F, 1018 Changning Lu, near Kaixuan Lu, Changning District

长宁路1018号9楼， 近凯旋路

5237 8275
The cinema itself if hard to find, hidden behind a top floor anything&everything market. Six small screening rooms. Relatively small screens with ok sound....
Cinemas
Changning
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Shanghai Studio City Cinema

10/F, 1038 Nanjing Xi Lu, near Nanhui Lu, Jing'an District

南京西路1038号10楼, 近南汇路

6218 2173
A little hard to find, this cinema is two floors above the US Consulate's US Citizen Services office in WestGate Mall. In a stroke of genius, the ticket...
Cinemas
Jing'an
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Cinema China Film

3/F, Bldg 1, 1239 Zucong Zhi Lu, near Jinke Lu, Pudong District

祖冲之路1239弄2号长泰广场1号楼3层, 近金科路

5019 9299
If you live or work out near the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, you're in luck. Kind of. This theater near the Jinke Lu metro station on Line 2 has DMAX equipped...
Cinemas
Pudong

Wanda International Cinema

58 Guobin Lu, near Zhonghuan Lu,

国宾路58号, 近中环路

5566 0926
Biggest draw for this cinema is the massive 400 seat IMAX screening room. They have ten rooms total, including a small VIP theater with luxury seats. Very...
Cinemas

OSGH Cinema (LuOne)

6/F, 268 Xujiahui Lu, near Madang Lu, Huangpu District

徐家汇路268号凯德晶萃广场6楼, 近马当路

6313 3331
OSGH is the only cinema in Shanghai that has a Star MAX theater, which uses a hybrid of technologies from Dolby Laboratories, Sony, Klipsch, Tsinghua...
Cinemas
Huangpu

Hongxing Cinema (Aegean Place)

7/F, Aegean Place, 1588 Wuzhong Lu, near Baizhang Lu, Minhang District

爱琴海购物公园7楼, 吴中路1588号, 近白樟路

3178 0868
Shanghai’s first Dolby cinema, located on the top floor of Aegean Place in Minhang. Hongxing provides a great listening experience. Aside from its Dolby...
Cinemas
Minhang
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Changjiang Theatre

35 Huanghe Lu, near Fengyang Lu, Huangpu District

黄河路35号, 近凤阳路

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Built in 1923, this theater was designed by Shanghai's architectural granddaddy Laszlo Hudec. Back then, it was called Ka'erdeng Da Xi Yuan. It changed its...
Arts & Stage
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Science & Tech Museum IMAX 3D Cinema

2000 Century Avenue, near Jinxiu Lu, Pudong District

世纪大道2000号, 近锦绣路

6862 2000
Showing educational films and documentaries, the cinema is inside the Science and Technology Museum. Tickets run from 20-40rmb.
Cinemas
Pudong

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