Tag:amenity=cinema

Used to tag a cinema - a place showing movies (films), generally open to the public for a fee. Commonly referred to as a movie theater in the US.

How to map

Set a node or draw as an area along the cinema outline. Tag it with amenity=cinema and name=*.

For outdoor cinemas, you can map the individual screens with man_made=video_wall.

Tags to use in combination

• operator=* – The organization / brand operating the cinema
• building=cinema – To describe the type of building
• open_air=yes/no / outdoor=yes/no – To describe an Open-air-(Outdoor-)cinema. Operating in the Summer-time. See Outdoor cinema for more information.
• drive_in=yes/no – To indicate if a cinema is a drive-in cinema. See Drive-in theater for more information.
• deaf:description:en=This cinema regularly offers movies with subtitles. – Description / notes relevant to deaf people. Where "en" stands for English.
• cinema:3D=yes/no – Does the cinema do 3D movies (where you wear the special glasses)
• cinema:IMAX=yes/no – To indicate if the cinema have IMAX international film standard. See IMAX for more information.
• screen=* – To indicate the number of screens.
• min_age=* – For cinemas specialized in age-restricted content.
• cinema=erotic – For cinemas showing erotic or pornographic videos only. This probably implies min_age=18 in most countries. This should not be used for private video booths; neither for cinemas which occasionally show an age-restricted restricted move.

Example

Picture/Description	Tags	OSM Carto
Odeon West End London	amenity=cinema name=Odeon West End

References

Related terms: ‹ film theatre › ‹ the flicks › ‹ motion picture theater › ‹ the movies › ‹ theater › ‹ cinema › ‹ pictures ›