Pickford Film Center Reviews

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Great local cinema with international and American films of value and interest. Good beer, too. Oh, and terrific popcorn.

Love the Pickford. Lovely theatre, comfy seats, good movies

Great films in the heart of downtown, with wine, beer and snacks at reasonable prices. A local favorite!

Love this independent theater! It's so nice to be able to see small films in a very Nice and comfy theater.

Art house worthy of a big city, gracing our small city.

Independent films you won't find at the major cinemas. Locally owned and operated. Intimate setting.

Still best art house movie place in downtown Bellingham.

A small theatre that obviously has a true love of film. Reasonable prices and classic films.

One of the best places in town to attend and support. Always showing pertinent and relevant and really great past movies and shows.

What a great place, where can you go watch a great movie, have an adult beverage and killer popcorn. It's the Pickford.

Had a great experience here seeing "The Florida Project". Cute little theater that shows lots of classics and new indie films.

I can't say enough good things about this theater. The people were so amazingly nice. I loved the whole experience!

Good Indy theater and vibe,my problems with them are,film's could start before 12 noon during the week and also adding more food to the menu.on a whole they are top tier

I only wish their films were shared better! I always miss out.

Great movies, great people behind the counter, cheap candy. Support local and have fun doing it!

I love a venue that focuses on quality film verses what's popular. Mainstream movies have lacked originality for some time now.

Great place for a beer and the best indie films. Good staff. Great popcorn bar!

I have been a fierce supporter of the PFC for over a decade. The staff and volunteers, some who I consider among my best friends, are simply terrific. They know Film! In the past there wasn't a film coming through the PFC or their other theater, The Limelight (on Cornwall down from Rite-Aid) that I didn't catch. Illness briefly curtailed my participation but I recently secured a year-long single Membership for a ridiculously low price of $45 which cuts more than 3 bucks from the cost of every general admission ticket plus everything else is greatly discounted. I know their upcoming Oscar Ball is much cheaper with a membership. FoodDrinkOscars! The night of the big show! Get gussied up in your Flapper finest and return to Pre-code Hollywood where the booze is bootlegged and the Ladies are all hot-to-trot! Not actually as all the drinks are legal but we can pretend.

Great staff! Fun atmosphere. They serve beer and wine that you can take into the movie!!

I love this theater. Indie and small distribution films. The only complaint i have of these types of theaters is that the patrons tend to think they are in their living rooms and talk through the films. The only time i have these issues is when i attend these cinemas. Perhaps its the alcohol that is served that turns people into social clods... who knows. I had hoped that a more considerate clientele would be attracted to these films. Same thing happened often at the Tropic Cinema in Key West, FL when I lived there. Too bad. STILL! It is the only theater I attend. Great staff. Great location.

Very nice seating, clean, quiet audience, not too loud.

Nice theater with independent films. Has booze and food too.

Great little place. Tremendous customer service and perks

Great theater! We went early and had a glass of wine & cheese before a movie.

Consistently excellent films, reasonably priced and tasty consessions, and a pleasing atmosphere.

Cozy atmosphere, yummy popcorn with several choices of flavor sprinkles, Independent, classic, and other high quality movies, Wine and beer available.

We bought a membership there but we had so much trouble getting into events and movies. Worse thing is the two times we were able to get in people would be drinking and get intoxicated and disruptive.

Lovely theater with a great & diverse selection of films.

Awesome theater experience. Intmate theater with excellent acoustics.

The atmosphere is cozy, comfortable and feels like home.

Love our local theater where you can watch the latest Indy flicks, enjoy great local coffee, beer and wine.

Great movie theater. Shows art house and other sorts of off the beaten path movies.

I live this sweet little theater where you can purchase wine and chocolate and settle in for a good movie.

The Pickford is a classic example of how a theatre should be operated. Small intimate spaces create an ambiance of close family events. I live this theatre, Bellingham is privileged to have her here

The Pickford Film Center is one of the most important cultural institutions in Bellingham. We're so lucky to have a legit art house theater in our city that'll show material other than the mainstream Hollywood releases.

We ve seen films at the Pickford we couldn t see outside of a major film festival. As transplanted New Yorkers, it s the closest thing you can get to art theaters on the upper west side. And today, we became members.

Wonderful place to catch an independent movie. It is a nice bonus feature to be able to have a beer or wine while you watch. It has comfortable seating and good sightlines to make your movie watching experience worthwhile. They have a continuing rotation of interesting films to discover. It is right in downtown Bellingham so that you can easily stroll somewhere for a post-movie drink or dinner. We will definitely be back!

Great independent theater, Great seats,great service,and wonderful movies.

Great independent films, nice sound system, friendly staff, clean bathrooms and theater, and they have wine!

The Pickford does what it does well. Excellent films that the "big box" theaters don't see as big box office draws. It is a small venue but we'll put together. The clientele seems to be more the oddball Bellingham type (who me?). Ya gotta put up with them in order to see some of the more thought provoking films.

Staff is great. Seats are comfy. They've got great films showing daily.

Great local theater. By far the best concession stand I've been to. Seating and facilities are modern and well kept.

I lived in town a year or so before I went to a movie here, and I was really missing out! This is a fabulous little theatre, they feature a lot of food indie or niche films and also offer a great selection of snacks (AND WINE!). This is a true staple of Bellingham, love them!

Love the Atmosphere , but the seats are so close that you can't stretch your legs at all. By the time the movie was over my husband and I were VERY uncomfortable.

Super small, maybe 150 seats at most. I'm not fond of crowds, so that was nice. I think only 2 screens.

We love it here because it is huge with great movies.

Thought provoking, enjoyable films. Good prices, nice concessions, also serves beer and has comfy seats. Really everything you want in a theater.

I love this theater and the Lime light as well. Intimate, wonderful selection of shows, and the popcorn and drink selections are so grown up

Great Bellingham locale. Always really interesting stuff for any film fans popping up here.

We saw Nosferatu with live music. It was amazing. The seating is very comfy as well

Small theatres but pretty cool place you cant really talk to your friends since its so small though still a nice place

Beautiful historic theater. Indie films and documentaries shown in addition to first run movies. Wonderful volunteer staff. Delicious food options. Only challenge...not wheelchair accessible

Small local theatre showing independent films and hosting events.

I really enjoyed the ads for community events and more offbeat flicks and actual verbal announcements before the movie started. Such a quirky and fun theater.

A bona fide community asset with great taste in films and adult beverages.

Great place to see indie, local, and obscure films. Beautiful lobby and I love the variety of seasonings for popcorn! (Garlic salt, brewer s yeast, Parmesan, etc.)

Great selection of films that don't make it to the big theaters but should, specifically documentaries and foreign films. I'm never disappointed by the film selection, food/drink and overall atmosphere. The Pickford offers a unique and quality experience compared to today's theater standard.

Great place to find short run theatrical releases , indie and foreign film. AND real butter on the popcorn!

I love the Pickford's eclectic, diverse, choices in films. The Pickford reaches out to the community by offering volunteer opportunities for free movie tickets, offering themselves as a local sponsor for community events, and by inviting educational speakers to educate all ages during their low-cost Science on Screen productions. The Pickford contributes to the local film crowd as well. It's nice that the Pickford provides popcorn with a diverse amount of seasonings to choose from (plus, real butter! Not the fake stuff). It's relaxing to watch a film at the Pickford with a locally brewed beer in my hand. Staff are friendly. The Pickford is Bellingham's community theater where I have seen some of the best films ever made.

Films offered are a refreshing change from main stream theaters and the staff are the best

"The Hero". Excellent film in a very clean, tasteful, volunteer staffed Indie Art House Theater in Bellingham, WA.

Pickford Film Center is independent cinema at its finest. They offer current indie movie showings, as well as specialty offerings like Doctober (their month long celebration of documentaries in the Fall), the popular kid-friendly Outdoor Summer movies (with contemporary favorites as well as kids classics) shown for free, and they also cater to more obscure tastes with like Japanese Classics & 1950's Sci-Fi films series. They host Film Festivals like the International Women's Film Festival and the Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival.
Yes-- they have great snacks and drinks-- yes their seats are super comfortable! The Pickford is also fully ADA compliant and offers Open Captioning and other accessibility services for patrons. Check them out!

The PFC is a fabulous independent film venue and cultural contributor to Bellingham. The concessions include beer and wine, and real butter for the popcorn. It's a beautiful theater for date night, or slipping in solo.

Unique and fun! Definitely going to attend more often.

Doctober is the best time to check this place out, as it has a well balanced and intriguing schedule of documentaries that span various subjects, with fun events sprinkled throughout.

Love the Pickford. Always interesting selection of film. Comfortable stadium seating. Near good restaurants. Parking is a bit of a challenge for the arts district.

We love our local film theater. I've been a member with the Pickford for a few years now, always go for their well priced films that have real substance, just recently saw Manchester by the Sea which was amazing. Would recommend both the movie and the theater itself!