1 / 3Cinema Paradiso
📍 Wānaka, Otago
Cinema Paradiso at 72 Brownston Street, Wānaka is a quirky independent cinema — pre-order food and have it waiting at your named placard, plus 30-minute intervals where you can order in. Couches, vintage car seats, and a relaxed atmosphere.
What a friendly fun experience watching a movie. You can pre-order food either before the movie then arrive to your movie star placard and there is your meal waiting OR order food for the 30min intermission. They have a funking cinema with couches and various seats including a car. We watched AVATAR 3hours long and the intermission was really great !
🏆 Family Action Verdict
Best for older kids and teens, and adults who'll appreciate the character. Reviewers consistently call out the pre-ordered meal-at-your-seat format and the friendly staff. A reliable Wānaka rainy-day or evening option.
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life
2 months ago
“What a friendly fun experience watching a movie. You can pre-order food either before the movie then arrive to your movie star placard and there is your meal waiting OR order food for the 30min intermission. They have a funking cinema with couches and various seats including a car. We watched AVATAR 3hours long and the intermission was really great !”
Therese Killen
2 months ago
“Weather wasn't looking too great today and after having been travelling 3.5 months, I felt like doing something a bit different. I booked the cinema. What a gorgeous little cinema. Very quirky. Friendly staff and an interval where they serve freshly baked cookies that you pre order before the movie. Nice touch.”
billy bosco
2 months ago
“A very cool experience. I paid 21 NZD for a ticket. The theater is unique. Has couches and random chairs as well as typical theater seats. They do an intermission halfway through the movie that lasts 5 min so you can get a drink, cookies, or use the bathroom. Overall a cute theater in a cute town.”
keaton banyard
2 months ago
“Such a lovely cinema with very friendly staff. The pizzas that we had were also delicious. We did have a half time cookie which my wife enjoyed I didn't as much. However I will definitely be back here to watch a film, highly recommended cinema if you are a movie buff.”
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Overview
Cinema Paradiso is an independent cinema at 72 Brownston Street, Wānaka. The format is unique — couches, repurposed vintage car seats, and pre-ordered food and drinks waiting at your named placard when you arrive. A 30-minute interval part-way through every screening lets you order more. Strong local character. Open 7 days; classics and current releases on rotation.
