19 People Share The Worst Movie Theater Experience They've Ever Had

Even in this age of ultra-personalized entertainment, the communal experience of seeing a movie in a darkened theater with a bunch of strangers is still something special. That is until something goes wrong. From sticky floors and noisy talkers, to power failures and fistfights—whenever you gather a large group of excited people together in a strange environment with no clear set of rules…things can happen. Annoying things. So naturally, we’ve collected some of people’s worst movie theater experiences for you below.

1. The Reader

I went to see The Farewell, which is about 90% subtitled. A woman read every. single. subtitle. out loud.

— heather. (@velocihardy) October 1, 2019

2. The Back Seat Creep

A few years ago when my hair was longer (semi-large fro) the person seated behind me kept playing with my hair. I was so freaked out, didn’t know what to do. So I let be. Got chills every time I felt my hair being touched. Mind you the movie was like 2 hrs

— gen.v.ii (@genamonkey) October 1, 2019

3. The Tuck and Roll

Walked into a horror movie and it was pitch black + full of people. my man fell down the stairs trying to find a seat. Everyone laughed but no face no case ‍♀️

— . (@finessinthru) October 1, 2019

4. The Protective Papa

I was watching a movie with my auntie, we are nice civilians so we turned our phones off. My dad drove around, saw my aunts car, called us to see when we would get home, didn’t answer so he thought we were kidnapped, entered the cinema like he was going nuts until he found us

— Noriega (@mmonsenoriega) October 2, 2019

5. The 3D Dork

Went on a date to some 3D movie and the dude didn’t get the glasses…he insisted we could still see without problems and my eyes teared up right away…he then bought ONE pair for us to SHARE. ‍♀️‍♀️‍♀️

— FirstLadyKatty (@FirstLadyKatty) October 2, 2019

6. The Noisy Neighbors

One time Robin and I went to see a scary movie and walks in right as it started. Had to sit in the front row in between a bunch of teenagers. The kids on my side were texting the entire time and the kids on his side wouldn’t stop talking

Then some bitch farted outta nowhere

— Was He Slow? (@twilloughbitch) October 2, 2019

7. Just Ignore It…

I was at the theatre seeing Incredibles 2, and halfway into the movie someone started banging on the exit door.. everybody ignored it at first, until the banging got really loud and everyone started panicking and running out of the theatre, and this lady even left her kids.. pic.twitter.com/g13Kvt458V

— jayden (@jayden_allure) October 2, 2019

It was pure chaos. Screaming, crying, people getting ran over. I was in so much shock that my friend had to pull me out, I really thought it was the END…. I was literally waiting for a shooter to bust through the door and air the whole theatre out.. pic.twitter.com/mGtH0hH3WM

— jayden (@jayden_allure) October 2, 2019

8. So That’s Why The Floor Is Sticky

went to see a movie last year with a friend and the man next to me was watching me while he was masturbating lmaoo

— lys (@alyssamariekuc) October 2, 2019

9. Ouch

When I was a kid my dad took me to see finding Nemo. We get in the theater and I go to sit in my seat but the bottom was still flipped up. I sat down then the bottom flipped down and I broke my nose when I hit my face on the seat in front of me.

— $unshine (@emmitt_brooks) October 2, 2019

So obviously I started crying but the lights were off so my dad couldn’t see that I was absolutely covered in blood. He said “if you don’t stop crying we won’t watch the movie”. I really wanted to see the movie so I shut up and enjoyed the movie.

— $unshine (@emmitt_brooks) October 2, 2019

When the lights came on he saw my nose was broken and I was dripping with blood. He asked me what happened so I told him. He then asked me why I didn’t say anything and my answer was “I WANTED TO SEE THE FISH!”. The end.

— $unshine (@emmitt_brooks) October 2, 2019

10. The Sleepy Gangster

my date passed out from all the drugs and alcohol he consumed I was scared so I asked for help and while I was trying to hide the evidence I found his gun 🙂 after this he threw a fit bc I didn’t want to let him drive me home

— Denisse (@denissesantanax) October 1, 2019

11. The Baby From Hell

A couple chose to bring their toddler into my showing of It: Chapter Two. When the toddler started crying the parents did nothing about it. Luckily theater management was able to intervene before I stormed out.

— John Rivera (@Thejohnrivera) October 2, 2019

12. Damn. R.I.P.

Snuck into the movies with the gang in middle school like 10 deep got caught and scolded for an hr by the janitor an hr passes dude starts giving us life advice and gets us free tix for next week… we go back next week— dude passed away R.I.P Bob pic.twitter.com/N5Th1w8DxF

— Ro. (@rluke95) October 1, 2019

13. Jesus These Are Getting Dark

Went to see lion king with my cuz and the lady sitting diagonally in front of us overdosed on heroin and died and nobody knew until the movie was over.

— Von (@MrfuckLAPD) October 2, 2019

14. The Careless Lovers

Went cinema with my bff and her boyfriend and while we were waiting to be let in to sit down they went to the disabled toilets and had sex.. leaving me on my own. Great friends or WHAT?

— Amelia (@hannahtbbt) October 1, 2019

15. The Hot Mess

I ate a pot brownie with my friends. My seat fell off and I slid down the theatre stairs like a saucer sled. I carried the seat into the lobby and handed it to the ticket taker. “My set fell off,” I said while as tears streamed down my face.

— Laurenzo (@Laurenzo) October 2, 2019

16. The Party Puker

Went to see toy story 4 and the small child next to me threw up all over the chair. He sat in it for half an hour before telling his parents.

— Cameron (@camthomas143) October 2, 2019

17. The Professor

Some guy decided to give his girlfriend a history lesson during half of Dunkirk. I called him Dumbkirk.

— Colby Pryor (@colb92) October 2, 2019

18. The Spoiler

The only “weird” film experience I had was during my second time watching The Force Awakens
Some memelord ran in and screamed “HAN SOLO DIES”, then two guys dressed in stormtrooper costumes went down to where he was and proceeded to beat the crap out of him
It was glorious

— P u g h e t t i (@pughetti17) October 2, 2019

19. Then of course there’s Abe Lincoln.

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