Tropicana Cinemas

Good prices for movies that you may have missed in theaters. Very good to take kids to, as they are often empty during the day, so they can get the theater experience when they are a bit young. Food too pricey for low quality.

I love this theater! It’s a second-​chance movie theatre where they show movies that have been out for some time already. It’s way cheap and cash only. I went in to watch The Martian and expected it to be super gross and uncomfortable but I was greatly mistaken. The chairs aren’t uncomfortable and the theater is kinda small so if you have to use the restroom during the movie, it isn’t too far away and you don’t miss much of the movie. I will definitely be coming back here.

This place is borderline being a dump. Ok it is a dump.
It’s old, rundown, cash only, shady parking lot, and it’s just simply not clean.
Husband and I came here for The Stanford Prison Experiment months ago because it’s the only place in Vegas that it was playing. When we arrived we had no idea it was cash only, I think that’s really odd but anyway…
We saw the movie and we were the only ones in the theater which we went on a weekday and during the week so no surprise it was empty.
We didn’t get food nor drinks we had just eaten and we were going to Dutch Bros after. Not sure I would trust the snack bar here anyway.
One star for having the indie movie that we saw, zero stars for the place itself.

Place has definitely improved i am upgrading my review from 1star to 5 stars because the staff and the theater has been great everytime.
Oh and Antoine the boy blunder hasn’t been around so maybe he found a job as a security guard somewhere. Man that guy was the pits! Worst supervisor ever!
The place is always clean and the movies are farely new oh and i hope they keep putting some of that concession stand money back into the theater.

Cash only!
On Tuesdays all movies are $ 1 off so we paid $ 5 total for two tickets to a 3D movie. Popcorn, soda and candy were as expensive as you would expect at a movie theater. The theaters are pitch black once the movie starts so don’t be late or you will have a hard time finding a seat safely. They have an excellent selection of children’s movies. We went to a noon matinée and there were only a handful of people in the theater. The seats were comfy and the theater was clean. Since it is a small theater, you are never far from the restrooms. The staff was really friendly, too.
I was expecting a subpar experience but it was a perfect place to take my three year old to her first movie. I was very pleasantly surprised.

«In the villa of Ormen, in the villa of Ormen
«Stands a solitary candle, ah-​ah, ah-​ah»
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In A Sentence™
Cheaper than a Redbox®, a Netflix® subscription, or a taco: what more can one ask for?
Quick Review™
+ One dollar Tuesdays!
+ Limited, exclusive engagements of moving pictures not screening anywhere else in the state (Stanford Prison Experiment) or having been shown for a very abridged run (Amy).
+ Added entertainment from the other patrons who frequent this gem.
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You’ve got the «I knew it!» lady who can’t ever seem to shut the fuck up, although she seems like a nice enough middle-​aged Caucasian. In any case, she will let you know that she knew it! (Because she knew it, goddammit!)
You’ve got the nanny who brings all the children she is supposed to be watching at her home business … or is a low income Mormon mother of six (lower than average for that demographic). (Is it necessary to have that many kids? It’s 2016.)
Finally, you’ve got that candleholder. They bring that modern candle with them everywhere. It’s in their pocket or purse. They pull it out because they are afraid of the dark. Fucking fucks. They must be day stockbrokers or something to find it requisite to check their handheld computer device so often. Maybe they constantly have eBay® auctions that they are trying to snipe from other competitors. (Or, maybe they are just assholes.)
So many characters. And all included for the amazing low price of admission of merely 2 $, 1 $ on Tuesdays!
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Perhaps you’re jaded and feel that those type of characters are at every theatre these days. Oh yeah? You run into those at «Luxury» theatres. Okay. Ok.
You’ve got the photographer. Photographing the proverbial silver screen (with flash!) for no apparent reason besides … I don’t know … let’s hypothesize here. Maybe they hail from a region in the globe with no theatres and they want to record the memory of this extraordinary giant screen forever. Maybe they love Amy Schumer that much! (Who doesn’t?) (Doug Stanhope [
doesn’t, that’s who.)
You’ve got the landlord with his hundred keys … which he rattles, naturally, during quiet moments in the moving picture. He must be falling asleep and shifting every so often to create such a racket with his fucking keys. (Or, it is all a ploy to draw a fight in the vein of Chuck P.‘s Fight Club.)
You’ve got me. I sit through every last line of credit. Yeah. It is me that does that, young Tropicana Cinemas employee. I don’t care. One doesn’t get up and just leave in the theatre during the curtain call of a stageplay! Oh, what’s that … ‘but this is not the same; it’s a recording, dumbass?’ Well, it isn’t the same. But it is still art and I want to know who created it. It’s called showing respect!
I suppose we are all guilty of being characters.
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‘Get to reviewing the actual theatre, you long-​winded fuck!‘
Relax bruv.
Pro Tip:
Bring cash. Cash only. No one cares about your black card or points so you can fly to Honolulu and be painfully tacky with your ugly shirt. YMMV.
Auditorium #1: new seats, bizarre platform at entrance.
Auditorium #2: ibid.
Auditorium #3: never been in there.
Pro Tip:
They might be running a Sociology study in the male restroom. There is always a broken urinal which changes according to where they (researchers) want to direct pissers. Highly unlikely scenario but one has to somehow explain the broken urinals.
Auditorium #4: new seats.
Auditorium #5: old, original (possibly c.1922) seats, perplexing custodial/​firefighting tools — garbage receptacles, tall aluminum ladder, et. cetera — stored in empty open area between sets of double doors.
Auditorium #6: ibid.
Pro Tip:
There is a Regency® Rewards Program but I don’t think it works and the cashier has to type out the seemingly sixty-​five tiny numbers each time. YMMV.
Tourists
No tourists here. None. Zero.
Kids
Not good for kids; however, parents/​nannies/​kidnappers still bring them.
Dogs
Not allowed, unless service animals.
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Rating: Three-​stars, «A-​OK.»

$ 2.00 a movie? No complaints here!!! Security guard checks your purse to make sure you dont have outside food, what a nazi!!! Anyways, its cheap so I like it!

I’ve been going here for two years now and it’s never disappointed on delivering what I expect from it: very reasonably priced movies ($ 3.50/3D movies, $ 2/​general admission, $ 1/​Tuesdays).
This is economical movie going, folks. The film experience is on point for this kind of place. This place is great for seeing previously released films that came out a couple to few months earlier. I cannot ask for more from a place that does not purport to be shee-​shee poo-​poo fancy theater with all the fixings. If you came for a very popular movie like an Avatar, Star Wars, Avengers, and Jurassic World type, there will be a little bit of wait in the weather. There is no shade until you get to the ticket counter. So that means you’ll wait in the heat and sunlight of summer and the cold of winter.
Everything is cash only.
Restrooms are clean. Seating is a bit old and worn but not distasteful.
Staff can be a bit goofy and even a bit unhelpful but its employ rotates because it’s basically run by UNLV and CSN students getting their feet wet in the business world. Most of the time, their pretty good about service. Cut them a little slack for their neophyte and sophomoric ways as they endeavor toward your expected level of customer service. Remember, you paid at least $ 10 less per ticket than you would going to any of the other theater houses so something had to give, right?
Expect the same old overpriced concessions here. Make it worth your while by getting a large popcorn and large coke and get a refill on each when you exit the theater to make it a better investment.
What’s my bottom line? If you want to see a movie that’s been out for a while that’s probably on the way to Blu-​ray/​on demand, come here when you’re in Vegas and get the best priced movie experience here in the valley. The drawbacks are minor and the price more than makes up for it. My actual rating is a solid 4.1 stars…

We usually go to the $ 1 Tuesday showings. Of course the concession prices are through the roof! The staff is nice but the bathrooms are a different story… can we say FILTHY! mannn. Oh, make sure you have CASH! They DO NOT accept debit or credit cards AT ALL! CASH ONLY. When I went there the 1^st time, found that out the hard way. I wanted to see a movie!!! Oh well, just make sure you do your research before going anywhere.

Theater was ok. Got to see a show for $ 1. The seats are a little small, so if you have a little extra padding, it might be hard for you to sit in. My only gripe is the theater looked dirty dusty and the bathrooms weren’t very clean.

Always sold out of the $ 1 hot dogs but offer cheap movies and $ 1 Tuesday’s! It’s a cash-​only theatre, however they have an ATM which is a little expensive. Hence my 3 star review.
This theatre offers just out of movie theatre releases for cheap prices! Tickets are very cheap and on Tuesday’s you can see a movie for only $ 1
The food, however, is where they make their money. You will need to put down a second mortgage and seek financial advice on getting one of those combo meals. They do offer $ 1 hot dogs though, but 95% of the time they are ‘sold out’.
In the waiting area there are some retro arcade games from pinball hall of fame, they also have a cotton candy machine and a water fountain.
I give this location 2.5 stars out of 5.

Their website:
Today I saw the 12:40 pm Max Max: Fury Road in 3D:
— $ 3.50 was a steal. I was considering seeing Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation for $ 18 Imax or $ 9 regular cinema at Sunset Station, but I figured I’d try Trop Cinemas out.
— Only cash payments. Free to sign up for their Regency membership program.
— Now I want to see a $ 7 double-​feature film at West Wind Drive-​In just to compare which place is the best movie deal around.
— Look forward to coming back to Trop Cinemas to see other films playing in 3-​D.

I come here more then any other theatre, if you don’t go to many movies you might as well see them for $ 2.

Love this place! It’s cheaper than renting a movie on Amazon! And I get the whole experience of seeing a movie on the big screen. It’s $ 2 to see a movie and $ 1 on Tuesdays! That’s awesome!
Somedays I’m just not feeling like I’m a high-​roller dropping $ 15.00 to see a movie. And even if I was, I can always go see, for the same price, seven movies here! I can’t believe these silly Unilocalers are complaining.

I love this place. It’s cheap, and easy going. For $ 1.50 you get to see a current movie! They also have $ 1 hot dogs! I enjoy being able to go see a movie, with a bunch of friends, and get a snack all for under $ 10. It is classy? NO! Its not supposed to be. Its a $ 1 movie!

For the money, you can’t beat this low cost no frills movie theater. The staff is friendly, and there is ample parking. They show second run movies for $ 2. Great place to take the kids for movies without blowing $ 50.

One star for $ 2 per movie ticket.
One star for relatively not a lot of people coming to this theater.
I would have given this theater one more star, but the restroom here is below average on cleanliness, and I think that’s important. Also, I know we shouldn’t rate a merchant based on its clientele, but due to the concept of economical movie ticket at Tropicana Cinemas, the people who come here can be a bit obnoxious. There were three guests who arrived late during the movie we were watching and talked excessively and loudly throughout the movie, which was very rude. Like I said, I don’t like judging a business based on its customers’ behaviors, but in this case, you get what you paid for, which isn’t much.

I can count the number of times I’ve been to this bargain discount theater on one hand but I returned for the first time in over 2 years last week because they were showing «The Interview.» The owners have really updated this theater for the better! I was impressed with the new screen, great projection and sound, and the new, comfortable reclining seats. It was much nicer than the last time I saw a movie here.
The theater itself is just fine, especially for the $ 2 ticket price. HOWEVER, that low ticket price tends to attract the not-​so-​nice moviegoing crowds. That means: rambunctious teenagers, kids running in the aisles /​kicking seats, and yep, the WORST kind of talkers and texters. Let me give you an example — during my Saturday night 6:00 pm screening of the R-​rated comedy ‘The Interview,’ we observed the following: at least 7 very small children who babbled, squirmed and ran around the theater during the movie; one screaming infant who was never removed to the lobby; countless talking, texting and giggling teenagers; several guys who would talk back to the screen and repeat lines; and — wait for it – a full blown DOMESTIC DISPUTE between one (very vocal) couple (his girlfriend was loudly cussing him out in the back during the movie). So there you go!
Don’t go here if you want to concentrate on the movie. I wouldn’t choose this theater over a first-​run, but if you want to see a specialty movie that’s not playing anywhere else, this is the place to go. I HAD to go to this theater if I wanted to see the movie I saw.
The area isn’t in the nicest part of town either, and the parking lot is very dark. I would not feel comfortable going here alone or even with some girlfriends, especially at night. It’s not that sketchy, just a little «rough.» The theater has big, burly security guards taking tickets and they ask to search your bags. I don’t know what they are looking for, but it made me uncomfortable. There’s also a big sign at the box office that lists things that aren’t allowed inside, and one of them is «trash bags.» That tells you the typical clientele here.
The concession stand looked good and the prices seemed reasonable (less than $ 5 for a large soda). They take cash only for snacks and tickets.

They check your bags after you buy your ticket. So, yay for safety :) (shout out to the guy who let my man and I keep our energy drink and candy). You get what you pay for here, so the seats aren’t as comfortable as other theaters, but it’s not terrible. UA Showcase 8 on the strip has the same chairs and they charge more than triple the price.
Whenever I go here, I’ve noticed that about half of the time, it feels like I’m watching a movie with lots of family and friends. Some people are on their phones, a baby cries here and there, etc. When there’s crazy stuff that happens in a suspense movie, everyone is like OOOOOOH MY GOD! Rooting for the good guy, boo-​ing the villian.
I’ve been coming here on and off for 15 years, so clearly I’m into it :)

We missed when Malificent was in the main theaters and my MIL wanted to watch it so off we went as a family.
Movies were only $ 2. Concessions are a bit more like usual theaters as the popcorn was $ 5, but I didn’t mind as it was fresh popped as we were in line. Keep in mind though, this is a CASH ONLY business so be prepared with some paper.
It looks a bit tired of a lobby in that it reminds me of small town theaters growing up in the 90’s. There’s various video games and prize type games and even a cotton candy making machine. The actual theater had comfy leather seats but had tall back rest. It looks like the seats that are meant for step level theaters but this was a flat floor so I assume that they got these seats from a theater that closed. If you are a small child or short-​ish like me, it’s a bit harder to see. The picture and sound quality was just OK, the sound definitely could be much better.
The thing that sucks is while there were few people at the showing, there were a bunch of annoying kids whose parents allowed them to talk through the entire thing and kick our seats. It’s so damn ghetto and while it’s not exactly super late, little kids probably shouldn’t be out on a Monday for a 9pm evening show. I see now looking at reviews, this is a common complaint instead of bad luck on my part with the shitty family behind us. There was also a homeless dude sleeping in there snoring away.
So the movies are really cheap and that’s a big pro when some movie theaters are charging $ 10 a piece, you can take the whole family on that $ 10 here. On Tues, they even run a special $ 1 movie night.
BUT for me, it’s across town and not some place I would see myself running back to deal with the unpleasant children. I rarely watch movies, I would rather go to a late showing in a nicer place and have a good experience.