Page 7 | People who go to the cinema and sit on their phones for the whole film, why?

Willowkins · 26/08/2025 01:38

I saw this on Friday afternoon (Thursday Murder Club). I thought maybe he wasn't enjoying the film but couldn't leave because he was with people. Anyway, someone from further along the row came and stood over him and told him to turn his phone off in no uncertain terms and that was that.

imisscashmere · 26/08/2025 01:36

It’s because people are addicted to their phones.

Planesmistakenforstars · 26/08/2025 01:31

There's a small group of cinemas in the US (Alamo Draft House) who have a strict no phone use policy during films, and remove people who use them. And because everyone knows about it, it doesn't attract knob heads in general, because the kind of knob head who uses a phone at the cinema, is also the knob head who talks in the film, doesn't take their crying baby out etc so it's a nicer experience all round.

Magpie50 · 26/08/2025 01:27

I did this recently. It was an animated film and I went on IMDB because I wanted to know who was doing the voices.
That's probably the only reason I'd do it though, to look up something film related.

Netcurtainnelly · 26/08/2025 00:37

Cinemas should ban them for some stupid people.

bruffin · 26/08/2025 00:16

StillCreatingAName · 25/08/2025 23:26

Deserve to be dating those that sit on phones in restaurants when they’re with another person. I have no tolerance for them at the theatre either- especially during the interval, instead of chatting to another human being, perhaps discussing the first half of the production, they’re usually just having a scroll in their seat, nothing urgent, just getting a hit. A nation of screen addicts 😞

You seem to be making a lot of assumptions about strangers. If i go on my phone at half time at the theatre, i am usually looking up more information about the play.the cast etc I go to the theatre a lot, twice this week, really cant see a problem with googling the play/theatre/characters etc at half time.

Denim4ever · 25/08/2025 23:53

I've never seen anyone do this after the ads end

MiloMinderbinder925 · 25/08/2025 23:51

Some people live their lives through social media and have to include it in their experience. Someone I know went to a gig and wrote about it all the way through instead of enjoying it.

StillCreatingAName · 25/08/2025 23:26

Deserve to be dating those that sit on phones in restaurants when they’re with another person. I have no tolerance for them at the theatre either- especially during the interval, instead of chatting to another human being, perhaps discussing the first half of the production, they’re usually just having a scroll in their seat, nothing urgent, just getting a hit. A nation of screen addicts 😞

Thingyfanding · 25/08/2025 23:23

I’ve noticed it during children’s films when the parent is obviously not interested, so they have their screens on really bright so they can scroll - it’s very distracting. Incredibly rude imo.

MissBattleaxe · 25/08/2025 23:23

It makes me seethe. If you can't get through a film without your phone, bloody watch at home.

landlordhell · 25/08/2025 23:22

Have never seen this. I only go to a small independent cinema though.

SriouslyWhutNow · 25/08/2025 23:21

Recording for piracy sites? Can't think of another reason why anyone would pull their phone out during a film and it's the main reason you're not supposed to have them out in the cinema so if the shoe fits...

NuffSaidSam · 25/08/2025 23:20

Complete inability to focus.

lotsofpatience · 25/08/2025 23:17

Bad manners.