13 Oct

Free Movies at All Cineplex Theatres in Vancouver, Oct 18

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Movie tickets at Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver are regularly priced at $12.99. But on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 18, they’re absolutely free.

Scotiabank Theatre, along with nearly a dozen other Cineplex theatres in the Lower Mainland, will be showing free movies that morning as part of the annual Cineplex Community Day. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. and movie start times range from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

Apart from a free flick, you can also get cheap snacks: Regular popcorn, regular fountain drinks and selected candies are all $2. (Now that’s a “breakfast of champions.”) All proceeds are donated to the Free the Children Foundation.

So what’s showing?

Movies and times from theatre to theatre, but most offerings are geared at the younger audience. Here are some of the free films showing:

Walking with Dinosaurs (3D): In this immersive, 3D spectacle, Patchi, an underdog dinosaur, must struggle against all odds to triumph over his rivals.
Escape from Planet Earth: After going on a risky mission, astronaut Scorch Supernova must be rescued by his nerdy by-the-rules brother in this animated family comedy.
ParaNorman (3D): In this animated, kid-friendly hit, a small town is besieged by zombies. The only hope is Norman, a misunderstood local boy who’s able to speak with the dead.
Divergent: Starring Tom Cruise and Kate Winslet, this action adventure is set in a world where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues.
Ender’s Game: Based on the young adult novel, this movie is set in the near future, when a hostile alien race has attacked earth and humanity’s only hope is a young boy.
Free Birds: In this animated buddy comedy, two turkeys team up in an effort to get turkey off the holiday menu.

Participating theatres in the Lower Mainland include Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver, Cineplex Odeon International Village, Fifth Avenue Cinemas, Cineplex Odeon Park Tilford, SilverCity Metropolis, Silvercity Riverport, SilverCity Coquitlam and VIP, Cineplex Odeon Strawberry Hill and Cineplex Odeon Meadowtown.