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Lincoln Grand 8
225 S Kickapoo St, Lincoln, IL 62656, United States
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ca
Review №1

CLOSED since 3/2020. Has a for sale sign in the window.

Hu
Review №2

Comfortable. Not the rocker recliners found at some theaters- but those theaters also charge $3 more. Plus here you get a little history and charm which is rare.

Ke
Review №3

Love going to the Lincoln theater. Its a family tradition when a new Starwars movie comes out. There was fourteen people in our group and staff accommodated us wonderfully to make sure we were able to sit together. The theater is clean. The snacks were good. I always stuff myself on their popcorn. Watching the movie itself was great the quality and sound were excellent. I would definitely recommend this theater to other people. May the force be with you.

Da
Review №4

Newly renovated and privately owned, the prices are far better than the corporate mega-cinemas. The staff are friendly and helpful. Give Lincoln Grand 8 a chance - youll be back!

So
Review №5

Took my daughter to see frozen II! we both loved the movie but this theater has very nice staff and is so beautiful inside that it is enough to start conversations with. also the popcorn is always so delicious!!

Ja
Review №6

Its a great theater! Very beautiful facility and welcoming staff. Highly recommended.

Ci
Review №7

I was very impressed with the renovation of our movie theater. It is beautiful inside, and the chairs are wonderful of course the staff is is the best and the friendliest and very customer oriented. I really enjoyed the seating can you publish a picture of Marilyn the owner as I don’t believe I’ve ever seen her or met her, but she deserves lots of thanks for what she’s done for our community!

Da
Review №8

Best Theater in LIncoln. Friendly Service and clean bathrooms. Seats are good compared to the high end theaters these days, but above average.

He
Review №9

Great time. Great movie 1917. Love Marilyn and her workers. They are great.

Lo
Review №10

The chairs I hate. They tip back no matter how you try not to. I am short and my legs go to sleep because they dont touch the floor. Its a little loud. Blared you out sometimes. Otherwise they are clean. Workers are pleasant.

Ti
Review №11

I love watchin movies here. Seats are comfortable. Cost about $25 for 2 people that includes drinks and popcorn. They also have $5 Tuesdays

Sh
Review №12

Good seats. Theatre not packed. However, the butter is $0.50 (had to come back for extra) and not very flavorful. Popcorn tasted old.

La
Review №13

Love the place as a whole, but new manager and yes maam get the new movies, would love to see us together as a community

Ke
Review №14

Beautiful decor inside. The seats were so comfortable loved the high backs.

Ke
Review №15

A lot of movie times to pick from so we went early wasnt so crowded.

El
Review №16

They spilled my popcorn and didnt give me my money back. Other than that the movie was...fine

An
Review №17

The staff was friendly and amicable when hosting an event. They were transparent regarding various circumstances and were open to suggestions and feed back. The theatre itself has a beautiful interior with modern touches that most theatre wouldnt be able to dream of having and the staff not directly involved with the event was also fantastically helpful! Really a great place.

J.
Review №18

Very nice seating, comfortable armrests. A great place to,see a movie.

an
Review №19

Comfortable and close...and free refills.

Ju
Review №20

Love this theater! Three updates from the remodel are quite elegant makes you feel like youre in a real classy place. I enjoy coming here with my husband and kids. Staff is very friendly I always feel welcome here. I love that you get a .50 cent piece when they give you change theyre done that since I was a kid and my daughter loves it. She collects coins her eyes light up every time I give her one

Ra
Review №21

Love it. Great choice of movies. Great service.

Me
Review №22

Always a friendly environment and always clean the staff is amazing to gets expensive going but its nice when we can go and enjoy ourselves. They dont tolerate people disrupting others during a movie either and dont hesitate to kick people out there cause problems.

da
Review №23

Nice place for small town movie theater

Ju
Review №24

Seats are very comfy and the prices are reasonable.

Al
Review №25

Very cool little movie theatre!

Al
Review №26

Its an older theater, but still comfortable, and the employees are great. They are patient with newcomers, and helpful when we were trying to see two movies back to back.

Cl
Review №27

The new management has made the theater experience awkward and less opening to people that aren’t in the Christian belief creating an alienating presence for the non Christian community. We are all there to see a movie, which is what we paid for, not to hear a sermon mid opening credits. That and the lack of large blockbuster films opening weekend, but somehow screen room and time for free films and films released decades ago leave me wondering why I go to this theater, and not drive 30 minutes to a more updated one. It’s sad to see the theater of my childhood turn out like this

Jo
Review №28

A nice local theater with good people working at the front. Im not crazy about all of their policies though and prefer to go to other theaters.

Br
Review №29

Nice seating if in new area old is still good but not as nice. Decently priced

Ja
Review №30

It is great. Architecture is beautiful, and seats are comfortable. 100% recommend.

Ma
Review №31

Emma loved the Movie theater. Great popcorn and Friendly Staff!

Al
Review №32

Modern and comfortable setting for movie viewing

Ge
Review №33

I love the popcorn, and the new seats, and the old seats! Even though the old part creeps me out a little bit, its still nice. The look of it is also really beautiful, especially when you walk in, and everything is just pretty. Dont judge me-

CP
Review №34

A total surprise is this wonderful small town movie house....It was huge and amazing! The interior is very well designed. The bathrooms sparkled and the floors perfectly clean. The staff was the sweetest and the price....$20 and my wife and I shared a movie, large popcorn and soda all with free refills...We kidded each other that the theater was going to be small but we we wrong! The theater had stadium seating with high backed leather rocking chair seating and a huge beautiful screen. It seated about 111. I will drive from Springfield just to enjoy this facility and the sweetest staff you will ever meet. Although it is 50 cents more for Real butter on your popcorn and its worth it...Dont forget to click like if the review helps

Wi
Review №35

It was a fantastic Movie. Love the Tuesday Special. $5.00 Movie Ticket. Also brought my Popcorn Bucket. Now only if they had there Pop for Sale too. Make a xxx Special Day.

Co
Review №36

This is an amazing theater with an amazing staff! Definitely my favorite place to go watch a movie

Qu
Review №37

Great movie theater however if your movie is in screen 7 or 8 just leave! They are the 2 screens that were there before the renovations. The seats hurt, theirs a glare on the screen from the lights, the screens are the smallest in the theater and the owner creeps me out. He has a habit of sitting outside or standing behind the concession stand and just staring at people. He never says anything he just stares like hes expecting you to steal something or he wants to eat your face... I cant tell which. Prices are decent for a theater and screens 1-6 are great and new. Just AVOID screen 7 and 8! They smell like old urine and cigarettes. Its a musty type smell like moldy carpet.

Ja
Review №38

This place looks amazing. I know when your at the movies, you dont usually notice the bathrooms. I felt like I was at the Ritz. The seating in the theater could be contrived a little better but they are comfortable and easily accessible. The pricing is much lower than what you would expect from a place that looks this good. One thing that stands out is that the pre-show is made up of local business commercials. This is great for the community. Definitely my home theater. See you at the movies

Lj
Review №39

Great theater for the community.

St
Review №40

The theater is lovely and the actual theaters are handicap accesible. The accessible seats are in a great position. The staff are courteous. The bathrooms are very wheelchair friendly. The only reason I dont give 5 stars is because the ramp going up to the bathrooms is covered in carpet. Just makes pushing my chair up the ramp more difficult. And the door to the family accessible bathroom is very heavy. But I rarely go to the movies alone so this is nothing that cant be overcome with a little help from my friends :-)

Ba
Review №41

Beautiful fr/ start to finish: huge screen, excellent acoustics, comfortable seating & easy access to them. Friendly staff from moment walk thru the doors. Overall - wonderfully pleasant experience! All that & the movie was FREE *I Can Only Imagine* ...oh...thats the name of the movie! GO!

Gr
Review №42

Very nice inside and nice people.

tr
Review №43

Just an awesome looking place. Grand. Makes you feel like your not in Lincoln the second you walk in. The screens and sound are superb. Very nice attentive staff. Zero complaints. Near perfect.

Ki
Review №44

Clean. Enjoyable family time. Good prices . Popular movies

Ke
Review №45

So clean and well cared for...great value for your $$

Su
Review №46

My husband and I enjoyed the movie we saw but the older half of the building is just that, old. You walk into your theater and you immediately feel like your going to fall forward but when you sit down, you feel like your leaning forward and have to use you muscles and legs to hold you back in your chair bc the whole entire seating is slanted. We will not be back and we will not recommend this place to anyone.

ch
Review №47

Not much selection on snacks and sometimes they dont have certain movies but tye staff are always nice

Jo
Review №48

Great atmosphere and great prices! Love the stadium seating and chairs that rock! We have a great time every time we come! Also thank you for free movies during the summer! :-)

De
Review №49

I love this theater and we drive from Springfield to see a movie here. Its clean, comfortable seats, friendly staff, and we love the restored theater.

M
Review №50

Great theatre, newest shows, clean, affordable and free refills

ul
Review №51

Good seats and no bugs and cheap prices

An
Review №52

Amazing theatre for a town the size of Lincoln. The lobby is gorgeous. Ticket prices are reasonable, the staff is friendly, the popcorn is delicious (and they offer reusable buckets for cheap refills all year long!) and the newly-renovated stadium-style theatres are comfortable and very much up-to-date. I would much rather go here than to the overpriced theatres in Bloomington or Springfield - Plus there are cute places to shop on the square in Lincoln.

Mi
Review №53

Just went there for the first time in new building to watch endgame very very nice seats where comfy popcorn was good soda was good sound was amazing picture was amazing Ill def be visiting again when the next good movie I like comes out 5 stars from me for the great movie too

Cy
Review №54

Roomy seats, terrific sound & screen. Loved the time with our kids and grandkids. Looking forward to going again soon.

He
Review №55

Great service ! Courteous and good selection of movies!

Ke
Review №56

Two paid staff on Christmas night! We viewed the 645 show. Theatre was not cleaned at all. Not pleased, management can do better!!! Long lines!

Pa
Review №57

The updated new part of the theater is very nice. Reclining chairs, nice clean big bathrooms. They really need to update the old part of the theater not sure why they didnt.

Ti
Review №58

No long lines!! Comfy seating and great movies. We go there often.

Ch
Review №59

Another great experience

am
Review №60

1st time I have been since they remodeled and expanded! They did a great job! Plus in love how they have free Christmas movies!

Pa
Review №61

WOW ..... what a gut punch .... who ever gutted out the marquee and trashed THAT BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL ART DECO NEON MADE A HUGE MISTAKE .... and put the sterile unremarkable one in its place just took the personality away from a grand dame ..... What a shame .... Very Sad it would have been a great attraction for those traveling the Mother Road And preserve that slice off the history of Lincoln .....

Ma
Review №62

Every single time I have gone to this theater, I have always had a great time. The staff is amazing, the food can not get more tastier. Its just amazing

Ma
Review №63

Under new GREAT management. Ready and eager to serve the public

An
Review №64

Comfortable seating and newly renovated.

Lo
Review №65

Wonderful theater! Clean, comfortable and very friendly staff!

Sc
Review №66

Very clean. Comfortable seats. Courteous and professional employees.

An
Review №67

I really like what they did with the place. The old theatre was cramped and very old, but this new one is spacious and looks great. The only problem is that the aisle location in the theatres is very strange. There is only one aisle and it is on the far side from the exit, so if someone leaves during the movie they end up marching in front of everyone.

Ru
Review №68

Its always amazing time there workers are all very nice and it is so beautiful inside.... the only thing I would change is maybe have some shows while kids r at school so adults can go in thier days off so we can enjoy a movie by our self or day time dates

Ry
Review №69

Great place great service I have only ever seen one of the theater rooms trashed with popcorn and havent since usually really clean I gave it a 5 star because its only happened once and never again things happen.

ad
Review №70

My favorite theater. Most comfortable seats. Reasonable prices. Retro-ish lobby. Drive from Springfield to come here.

Sh
Review №71

Beautiful theater. Loved my experience here. The workers were friendly and I loved the decor.

Br
Review №72

I see all my movies at the local theater. It has all the blockbuster movies. Plus, they are showing Indiana Jones for $3, and Gone with the Wind for $5. Great fun for all or anyone in the family!

Lo
Review №73

Lovely movie theater with seats that rock.

Br
Review №74

Great family place, excellent staff, and management

Ma
Review №75

Great clean atmosphere. Nice employees comfortable seating. Cheaper than springfield. A must for movie goers.

Ja
Review №76

Great place to see a movie!

Wa
Review №77

Great ticket prices and atmosphere. Popcorn is tasty and the new addition to the theater is amazing. Plenty of space in the rows and comfy seats! Also, the new bathrooms are a HUGE improvement!

Ro
Review №78

Priced Right..... great experience

St
Review №79

Very nice and prices are great for a couple

Kr
Review №80

Love watching movies here pretzel n cheese is my favorite with a slushie

Ti
Review №81

Good theater with friendly staff

Jo
Review №82

Great hometown movie theater, comfortable seats. Nice bathrooms.

Lu
Review №83

Nice place. Enjoyed the show too

Ri
Review №84

Always a great place to see a movie. Very comfortable chairs and the owner was great when our grandson spilled a coke in the lobby.

Je
Review №85

Superior Theater all around excelent experience

la
Review №86

Gorgeous, Amazing Selection, Comfortable Seats perfect for sitting for hours

Ra
Review №87

A wonderful place to enjoy a movie . Beautifully decorated, very comfortable seating . Pricing is very reasonable compared to other theaters in this area

Ch
Review №88

Amazing place...loved it!

Ro
Review №89

This Theater is a God send to the comunity. Extremely comfortable and designed top in its class. Very roomy. Cleaned to perfection. The restrooms are better and roomier than you will find in the finest hotel. The young man working the cash register tonight 1-18-18 at 7:00 pm was about as friendly and helpful as a zombie but hay, maybe he was having a bad day. Definitely not a meet a greet person for the job. It didnt stop us from enjoing a great movie or to keep us from coming back. I love the place. Cant say enough good about it. Rodney Rogers Clinton Illinois...

An
Review №90

Enjoy the comfy seats, movie selections and employees.

Rh
Review №91

Travel from Springfiekd for the all around good experience! Great prices, great theater, friendly staff!

Er
Review №92

Newly renovated while keeping the historic charm. Great theater will pick this over any other theater hands down!

Lo
Review №93

It was a really cool movie theater you could see the history of the old was incorporated well with the new I really enjoyed my experience

Ta
Review №94

5 star if you go see a new movie and are able to get into one of the new theaters, small theater but the seats arent bad at all. The older side does tend to be on the colder side if you go in the winter.

J
Review №95

Only theater in Lincoln. Its nice, be prepared to pay. ..especially for refreshments

E
Review №96

Aside from the people behind us who didnt know how to be quiet during the movie, we had a great time and always do!

Lo
Review №97

Its like going back in time with all new modern amenities. Fresh popcorn too.

Ni
Review №98

Nice hometown feel.dont always get the newest movies though

Ro
Review №99

The place looks like a 5 star restaurant inside.

Ed
Review №100

Great tender popcorn with real melted butter! New theater addition opening in time for Star Wars this year! Best in the area

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  • Address:225 S Kickapoo St, Lincoln, IL 62656, United States
  • Site:http://lincolngrand8.com/
  • Phone:+1 217-732-9600
Categories
  • Movie theater
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park:Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible seating:Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible toilet:Yes
Offerings
  • Food:Yes
Amenities
  • Good for kids:Yes
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