Came here for a rare showing of a small film, and was genuinely surprised at the quality of the business. Its humble - nothing fancy - but its everything I could want in a theatre. Tickets and popcorn are cheap (by industry standards), the staff are friendly, and the seats are clean and well cared for.

In this era of cineplexes, its nice to visit a small theater that has comfortable seating and excellent sound. Its almost like being in a larger version of your own home theater.

Great theater. Best deals in the area. Great selection of films every week. The whole theater is keep clean and safe.

Love the movie theater popcorn. Very friendly and informative employees. Go have a private showing of your favorite movie. So fun!

Great theater and comfy seats! Take your Dad!

This place is a hidden gem. Its an independent theater and the owner seems to be guided by the philosophy that movies should be accessible to all and independent movies matter.

So awesome. We rented the whole theatre and it was the coolest thing ever

Absolutely Recommend This Theater! Love it

They play great films. The seats are comfy and even tho I’m small I never have trouble with sight lines The student and senior discounts are fantastic!If the facility was just a little more shiny and fresh I would give it 4 stars.

Wonderful old theater with new seating; one of the few showing independent and art films. Snack bar is reasonably priced. We LOVE this place!

No big crowds. Good popcorn. Comfortable seats. Reasonable prices. Close by parking.

Nice hole-in-the-wall theater that goes for quality over quantity. I love the indie films they show because its hard to find other theaters in the area showing them. It has a throwback feel to the days where movie tickets werent averaging $13. The style is certainly older (your seats arent going to recline back), but thats part of the appeal for me. The staff are also very friendly and are a massive part of why this theater is still kicking. I really like this place and Im looking forward to my next visit.

Cool little retro family-run theater. Reasonable concession prices. Felt like going back in time, in a good way.

Great privately owned theater. Good concession prices and all he recent movies! Favorite theater in the area!

Really nice theater, with good film selections and friendly staff. The Seniors Wednesday price brings in a lot of people ; good idea!

One of the art house film theaters in the DC area and Im very thankful that they perform that service for the cognoscenti. Keep up the good work

Sweet hidden spot. Big comfy chairs. Lots of room. You have to know this place is here to come here. Totally hidden. Nice staff - all teenagers and post-teens. Solid choice for watching a movie without mad crowds.

On Nov 6, 2019 I ordered a cafe-latte from the concessions. I was looking forward to a good cup of coffee to keep me awake as was invited by group of friends and I was a bit tired. The very young man who prepared me the coffee initially mentioned that he was not too good at it. When I tasted it I noticed there was no coffee added to it. It was all milk. I brought it back to the guy and again he said he will try it again but that he always had problems with it. The movie was starting when he served me the new cup of coffee. Inside the theater I noticed it was still awful and decided to leave it after the movie to bring it back to him but I forgot. I wish I had gotten my money back. Awful! This young man needs better training.

I love this little theater, but today I encountered the rudest employees. It was so odd the way they were operating the theater and no one in our party of 6.adults was out of line or disorderly.Ill think twice before returning.

An independent movie complex showing indie and foreign films you might not get to see anywhere else in the area. Instead of just upgrading the seats, patrons were given a chance to sit on different options and management chose the one voted the favorite. Points add up for free drinks, popcorn, or free movies. Senior day is Wednesday and all movies are $5.50 all day. Lots of good restaurants nearby.

This theater just reminds me of what theaters used to be, a place to see a movie at a reasonable price. This is my #1 choice of theaters to see a movie in as often as I can.

Always great film selection and feels like a small town theater. Comfy chairs. My favorite thing is when the owner comes in during the trailers and tops off everybodys popcorn. What a guy!

Great place to come for an interesting movie. Sr. prices reasonable, popcorn cheap, owner great guy who shows what audiences want, comfortable new seating! Go anytime!

Wonderful arts theatre. New seats and engaged owner who enlists customer feedback provides a pleasant movie experience.

Great place to see indie and foreign films. Upgraded seating is very nice. For seniors go on Wednesday for reduced ticket prices. Refreshment stand has loads of choices.

Classic charming and has a wonderful early 90s aesthetic. Cool young crew that reminds me of the movie clerks. Cool place to watch an independent film. We need more places like this.

Small and quite. I love the selection of the movies.Men bathroom has been built for 7 feet tall men. Im 5.5 feet tall. Difficult to reach it.

We enjoy this theater with a neighborhood feel for its Indie movies and 1st run mainstream films. The owner/manager does a good job of engaging customers, notifying people which films will be showing next, and has been known to walk in the theater replenishing peoples popcorn. Concessions are about half the cost at chain theaters.

This little place brings art house movies to us folks in Northern Virginia to include myself from the Haymarket area and I am so grateful! It was a time of mourning when the great movie houses like the Key Theatre in Georgetown shuttered its doors. Cinema Arts helps fill that sad void. We need more cultural films from other countries as a vehicle for art and entertainment for those of us who enjoy foreign films. I am very grateful this theatre is still going strong with a mix of American films documentaries, mainstream fair and foreign films. A gem in the heart of suburbia!

A wonderful asset to the community, the theater brings in art house and foreign films as well as studio blockbusters. Great snacks and a warm, homey atmsphere.

Good service and very nice staff.

Great artsy neighborhood theater. The owner was viewing the preview trailers with us and taking a voice vote Should we get that one? while walking around refilling everyones popcorn.

Some of the problems in my experience were in the responsibility of the theater and some werent.Its a minimum standard quality theater, quality sound but nothing outstanding. lots of noise from the audience, loud talking, moving around, standing with phone lights on. The audience ruined the expected experience, discourteous and plebeian.The owner came in before the show refilling the rest of the popcorn to those who bought some. There was a lot of trash on the floor, and cupholders and candy in the seats. There was also a foul smell. I dont expect this business to do well in the future unless some changes are made. Its not worth the 10$/12$ to see the film. I dont plan to return to this venue. The owner is trying hard, but its not enough for what matters.

Comfortable and inexpensive with quality films and decent snacks, and just down the stairs is a delicious family run Italian shop thats been at Fair City Mall since its inception.

Cinema Arts Theatre has a quiet old world charm about it. Its not a flashy place, has a lot of history as part of Fairfax city, feels like I have stepped back in time; and it goes on bravely defying trends and screening art as well as popular movies.

Friendly service all around. Excellent popcorn with real butter you can add yourself. New more comfortable seats. There is a senior citizen discount.

Very good theater. Went to see Tolkien. The theatre are very clean, and the food is good. The films are very good also. A great place for a time out, or a date night.

The only place in town where one can see a real movie with intelligent literary content. The audio tends to be BETTER here than it is at some of the newer theatres, because it is balanced better for the human voice. This theatre is a gem. It reminds me of the famous old Circle Theatre in D.C. near GW university where, back in the day, you could see intelligent films with an educated audience. It is the only place that I know of where you could see the Academy Award winning short subject films in Virginia. Id love to see repetory theatre come back.

Clean; comfortable seats. Always have interesting films. Owner likes to receive opinions from customers on current and future films.

It is very nice, the fact they have early bird specials and confortable seats. Nice and classy place.

Great value! While it is not fancy it has fair prices, terrific popcorn, and comfortable seats that are well spaced. The movies they show are high quality art and documentaries.

The seats lean but they dont recline. I dont think they do 3D showings ever but their ticket prices are never above $12 and they have senior discount days. They also have more than just popcorn and Candy to take into the theater, like sandwiches, different kinds of beer and smoothies. They also make it a point to show more of the indie / less than blockbuster movies there. So thats a plus for the true moviegoer fans.

Great local spot owned and staffed by community members. Its nice to see how many high school kids are supported through work here. The owner is a kind soul and interacts with patrons regularly, enhancing the movie-going experience.

I love this theater. Very nice owner. Saw The Chaperone and it was very good. Written by Julian Fellows of Downton Abbey fame.

Comfy rocking chairs and tasty popcorn.

Much cleaner than it had previously been. Very nice staff, good prices.

Old mall cinema theatre. With a good installations. However the sitting lacks steps to ensure better view.

I love the seats! Great location!!

Like the fact that this place shows films not playing most other places in Fairfax County. Plus theres almost half price senior tickets all day Wednesday. The seats are comfortable, and the snack bar sells alcoholic beverages. Whats more to ask?

Love this little, independent theatre! Great selection of films, comfortable seats. I may even love it most for what it is not: seeing a movie there isnt the nerve-wracking, over-crowded, over-amplified assault on your senses and pocketbook that the mainstream theatre chain experience has become.

Great little neighborhood theatre.

My husband and I enjoy going to the movies every Wednesday and sometimes Saturdays too, they have a good selection of that are appealing to us. I recommended!

Nice, intimate, good n friendly staff. Wednesday is senior day. Half price tickets. Great deal.

Dated and in need of a bit of love, but a good place for indie films not showing at bigger theaters.

This is a great independent movie theater. Best movie popcorn in Northern Virginia.

My favorite Cinema! Good movies and good prices on popcorn and sodas.

Just loved it, watched 1917.

Although an older theater, Cinema Arts has an ambience about it that locals just love. An easy to get to theater with a relaxed atmosphere makes it always an enjoyable experience. A wide variety of movies to choose from and plenty of snack choices keeps me returning regularly. Senior Day on Wednesdays is enjoyed by the older crowd who greatly appreciate the reduced rate. Thank you for our local charm.

Very comfortable seats, great price for seniors

Good seats... Comfortable, great leg room. Good fresh popcorn!

I drive past 3 other bigger, newer theaters to go to Cinema Arts. They show the kinds of movies I like to see. Their prices for both movies and refreshments are low compared to other theatres. They have real butter for their popcorn, and you put it on yourself!

The movies are great and often hard-to-find stuff. The theatre itself is very tired.

Love, love, love the staff and the feeling of community they share. The prices are great and they work hard to deliver a wonderful experience to all who enter!

Very comfortable seating.

Unique movie selection. Great popcorn

Small independent theater. Knows its audience and shows good films that you might have missed. Lots of seniors. Few teenagers.

Good selection of movies, spacious seats, lots of parking, nice restaurants close by. An excellent option for everybody

A little treasure, particularly for film connoisseurs, with plush, roomy seating, a nice selection of snacks, and beer and wine!

I love seeing movies here on the weekends! They have mainstream movies as well as smaller, independent films. Seats are basic, but comfy.

Has a pretty good selection of movies, with maybe an occasional popular movie not being shown for some reason. The screens and sound are good, and the staff is very helpful. Its nice that they offer discounts to students and that food and tickets are a lot cheaper than at surrounding theaters. Easy to grab a bite to eat before or after at one of the nearby restaurants.

This is a great movie theater. All movie tickets are only $6.00 for the first morning show, usually around 10am. If you like interesting, independent films, including the occasional foreign film, this is the place to go. But, they also have first run, big studio movies, as well.They even have a movie club. The refreshments are more diverse (great smoothies) than the chain theaters and more reasonably priced, by far. Also, there is the added feature of a very good pizza place right next door, for a quick bite after the movie. Try this theater, youll like it!

Great artys theatre, refurbished seats, sound system, senior night. good snacks, beer, coffee, check it out!

Wonderful family experience. Clean amenities, and friendly service.

Good energy great movie.

Locally owned by a great guy, Mark O’Meara, who aims to please! He’ll fill up your popcorn and ask you your opinion of the coming attractions. Try getting that kind of service at the big chains!!!

Movie theater is filthy on inside (bathrooms, common area).

Nice place, a bit dated. The seats rock, they dont recline, but are comfortable none the less. We are regular customers.

The theater is re done and prices aren’t bad, locally owned business

Located at fair city mall, this wonderful theatre sits. A nice spacious theatre packed with numerous screens and halls. The cinema is fairly above average. What I admire most about this specific theatre is its modernised facilities and spacious nature

This independent theater screens an excellent range of popular and art-house films. It also used to have the most uncomfortable seats around. Now theyre the BEST. Five stars!

My husband and I have been coming here with our friends for years because they always have the most interesting movies, and because the owner greets you and makes you feel welcome. It is a wonderful local friendly movie house; and the new seats are really comfy! Beer and wine is available now too which is a nice addition to your popcorn!

Senior Wednesday - $8 for 65+. Great movie selection. Six screens.

Great theatre..shows top movies. I like that they hire so many young people.Wed shows have special prices for snrs.

Great seats. Good price. Hard to find in a strip mall

Sitting here waiting for Rogue One and I realize I havent been in a theatre like this in a while. It reminds me of simpler movie going experiences when I was a smaller boy.This theater is amazing and deserves your patronage over the monstrosities. The smoothie I bought my son quickly disappeared as well :)

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Great international, or independent movies, that other theater won’t ever show . I loved the place .

Good spot for cheap indie movies. seats are extremely uncomfortable. toilets are dirty. people who work there clearlyyyyy do not care.

Excellent films which is why I go. However, It could use an upgrade throughout - new carpet, paint and just a new ‘face’ and even more people would flood the gates! As stated, I go to see the films.

Best little cinema around. Not a chain. Family run and owned. They have done some recent upgrades and seating is now on par with any of the big theaters. Food options are amazing and they really care about their customers.

Great little theater!

Great little hole-in-the-wall feel theatre. smells like that cheap popcorn with way too much butter. Currently transitioning all the seats in theatre #1 (and maybe in the others as well into very comfortable, new seating. Ill be back

Great place for a matinee. Ticket prices are very reasonable.

Great theater that shows great films.

Nice art house theatre with usually more diverse choices

Great price for around here! Concessions priced good too!

Comfortable chairs. Great popcorn

The customers are routinely ask for their preference in the screenings during the previews. The concessions are reasonably priced in the movies include some flicks and I cannot be seen elsewhere. This is one mom and Pop I can support because the product is good

Good parking, comfortable seats, senior pricing on Wednesdays.

New seats are very comfortable.