Cinemas in Melbourne

Some cinemas provide access and hearing assistance, while Crown Entertainment Complex and Hoyts Melbourne Central offer accessible luxury movie experiences.

Greater Union Cinema
Ph 03 9654 8133
131 Russell Street, Melbourne

Access to the ticket office is available where the gradient on the street eliminates the steps. Cinemas 2 and 3 are accessed via the laneway at the side of the theatre by entering through fire access doors. You need to telephone ahead and arrange for staff to assist. Cinema 2 has graded isles, but Cinema 3 is stepped so you may have to sit at the front, near the screen.

Hoyts
Ph 03 8662 3555
Melbourne Central, Level 3

This is a new cinema complex consisting of 11 cinemas plus new movie watching concepts: Directors Suite, thehalfpipe and Lounge 9.

All cinemas offer wheelchair seating, hearing loops and lift access. Accessible toilets are available throughout Melbourne Central.

Dendy Kino Cinema
Ph 03 9650 2100
Collins Place, 5 Collins Street, Melbourne

This cinema is well regarded for screening arthouse and alternative movies. Access from Collins Street is via the driveway for the hotel and down the lift to the lower ground. The Kino ticket office is then down a long, steep ramp (approximately 1:6), to a cafe/bar area, then another ramp (approximately 1:7) to the cinema and booking office.

Village Cinemas, Crown
Crown Entertainment Complex
Ph 1300 555 400 (within Australia)

As well as hosting Melbourne’s casino, the Crown Entertainment Complex also includes a Village Cinema complex, which includes 14 boutique cinemas and two Gold Class cinemas.

The Village booking office is located on level 2 with lift access up a level to the theatre. All theatres provide accessible seating with induction hearing loops. The Gold Class cinemas are accessed via a stair lift and a hearing induction covers the whole cinema. Gold Class is a luxury cinema with large comfortable seating, and the option of ordering food and drinks from your seat.

IMAX© Theatre
Rathdowne Street, Carlton,
Ph 03 9663 5454

The IMAX© screen is about ten times the size of a conventional cinema screen and movies are shown in two and three dimensions (2D and 3D), complete with a high wattage sound and light system. The IMAX© theatre forms part of the Melbourne Museum development at Carlton Gardens. 

The main theatre entry is via escalators, however a lift (with electronic voice cue) is located past the entry and takes you directly to the main foyer. Off the foyer is a gift shop and ticket office, both with appropriate height counters. There is an accessible toilet (past the escalators) and a licensed bistro, called Cafe IMAX©.

Access to the theatre is easy through wide opening doors. Up to 12 seats can be removed from two sections of the rear row, making way for wheelchairs. This row has the best view in the house.