Movies and Cinemas

The Grand Cinecentre:

Tel: +974 483 9064
Location: The cinema is located by the food court in the City Center several floors above Carrefour.

We’ve given the number here, but we can’t be sure it is correct as this cinema has never answered its phone to us. In fact they seem positively adverse to any form of contact with people from Qatar, as at the time of writing all the phone numbers provided on their website are for Bahrain.

However, this is currently the largest cinema in Qatar, with a total of 14 screens, and usually has a good selection of films playing.

Some viewers have also complained about the screen being dark.

Cinema Palace

Tel: +974 4320938
Location: Top floor of Royal Plaza, located on Al Sadd Street close to HSBC.

Although not everyone likes their screens, this is one of Qatar Visitor's favourite websites. If you like a small cinema with a small audience, this is the one for you.

The Royal Plaza have a website with a cinema section - but be prepared for loud annoying music. (Potentially very embarrassing if you are in the office pretending to do work!) In the past they have displayed cinema times on their website (some of which were incorrect.) They occasionally answer the telephone.

Villagio Cinema

We are waiting with baited breath for the delivery of the cinema at Villagio, which will apparently be a sophisticated thirteen screen 3D cinema. This will also be a BCC cinema.

The Mall Cineplex

Contact: +974 467 8666
Location: The Mall, D Ring Road, close to the airport.

Three screen cinema, located in the imaginatively named The Mall, Doha's oldest shopping center.

Cinema Land

Contact: +974 488 1674
Location: Landmark Shopping Mall on Al Shamal Road.

Three screen cinema located by the food court and Circus Land in Landmark.

Gulf Cinema/ Doha Cinema

Tel: +974 467 1811
Location: By the junction between C Ring Road and Al Sadd Street

Don't be confused - these are one cinema (two screens). In the past they showed English films but now it is mostly Indian films. We are told it is rather run down.