Can a 2year old kid can watch cartoon movie in cinema/theater?

I think there is no hard policy on age for movies. Movie houses could always discourage people from bringing their 2-year old kids by charging them (children) ticket prices. Now it is up to the parents to gauge their own children if they would be able to appreciate the movie. Or if they wouldn't get disturbed by wanting to go out half-way through.

i guess many kids dont appreciate movies yet, or movie houses. maybe the best place for cartoons for two years old is home first. you can open a cd player and just watch there with the kid. and, you will not have to worry of dark places with "you dont know what is lurking in" like the movie houses. ann

I think the manager is concerned that he might get fidgety and disturb the other patrons. You also have to see what the cinema;s policy is. They might have special days when toddlers can see the movie, but for now, I would suggest you either rent the movie on DVD and watch it at home.

This is hard because whilst not a parent I can understand your point that surely a 2 year old is old enough to be allowed in to watch cartoons. But then you have the issue that young children in a cinema can be noisy, they can cry, scream and play up, not that I am saying yours would, but they then disturb the cartoon for other people in the cinema. I would imagine that was the reason why you and your 2 year old were not allowed in as they were protecting the viewing pleasure for other patrons.

Those cinemas doesn't allow young kids like 2 yrs old for safety measures. We have to respect their rules and also it is for our own safety as well. It's good to know that there are cinemas who looks after their customer's safety than what they earned. Maybe you can wait till your kid grows a little bigger. have a great weekend jaiho®

i don't think they can, i think they are still to young. i remember bringing an ex's two young nieces to the cinema. the 4 and a half year old was quiet and interested throughout and the 2 year old ran riot.. and even now, my current partners seven year old nephew loves the cinema, where as her other nephew whos just turned 3, throws a wobbler!

I took my daughter to see the Smurfs movie this week and I saw kids of all ages. Even toddlers. At first I thought this was gonna be a ruff movie with all these kids in here, but to my surprise I didn't hear them during the movie at all. They didn't disturb me at all and maybe I disturbed them laughing so hard at that cat in the movie!! lol But I do think the attention span at two is still a little short and at age two some type of cartoon entertainment may do well but not on such a big screen for that long at a time. When I used to babysit this little boy I would pull up Sesame Street on YouTube and put him on my knee. He liked it and it kept him still for a few minutes, but then he just wanted the keyboard and mouse to play with after that. Thanks for the good topic!

Honestly, I think that 2 years old is a little young to be bringing them to the theaters/cinema. It just seems as though a child of that age may have a difficult time sitting through the movie, and it might be a little loud for this child as well.

Wow... I have taken children younger than two to the movie theaters and aside from a few dirty looks I have not been told that they are not allowed. Now, allow me to say that my oldest daughter is VERY mature for her age and always has been every since she could sit through a cartoon at home I have taken her to the theater to watch cartoons there for a special treat. She is quite and respectful of others in the movies and behaves herself very well. I'd get dirty looks for bringing her in, but when it was over people would come up with a smile and say how impressed they were with her for being so good. My second daughter was never so well behaved! Lol. She is loud and rowdy and it was hard for me to take her to the movies when I didn't think it was fair to not take the girls at all because Patsy could not sit through a movie without jumping up and down crying and laughing and being a little stinker doo. However I did figure out that if you wait for the movie to have been out for awhile and go during the day during the week to see the movie not only do you get cheaper tickets but there is hardly anyone there and the people that are there don't usually mind a young child jumping the seats and climbing and standing up and yelling. Lol

Most theaters don't want to allow young children in because they tend to cry, and make noise. Most children that age don't know how to sit still and it's disruptive to other people who are trying to enjoy the film. Keep in mind, most films are a Minium of two hours long (not counting waiting and adds). So, I can see that theater refusing you enterence with a young child. I'm not sure if there is an age range or limit here. I just know not very many little kids go to the movies. And, when my parents started taking me I was about five or six. So it's possible children younger may not be permited inside and this rueling varies from place to place. Different states and even countries are free to create their own rules.

I worked at a movie theater for a summer after I graduated from high school. The theater allowed children of all ages, and children 2 and under were admitted for free with their parents. That said, I don't think it's really appropriate to bring a 2-year-old to a movie in a theater. My daughter is 17 months old. She has a very short attention span, and she's not very interested in cartoons. Sometimes I play episodes of Rugrats on Netflix for her. She'll watch for maybe 5 minutes, then she gets bored and runs off to do something else. I can't imagine trying to get her to stay still during a full-length movie. I think she'd be way too noisy and disturb everyone else in the theater, and I feel that's way too disrespectful to those other people. They shouldn't have their good times ruined by my unruly toddler.

I dont think a 2 year old kid will watch movies as my daughter dont do it. But some how she manages to sit in the theatre singing songs, or murmering or dancing to the music. But really its very hard time to see films with small children

When I was a theater manager a child under 5 was allowed til the 7pm performances. My daughter and I took Trinity my 17 month old grandbaby girl to the early show. We got her the kids snack pack. She sat in her stroller and we sat in the handicap seats so we had a place to put the stroller and let her be comfortable. She got to see Rio. Her eyes widened when she saw the brillance of the screen. She sat there eating her little snack pack of popcorn, fruit punch, and gummie bears. I think a lot depends on the child and how they respond and how active they are. Trinity was mesmerized by the huge screen she did not hardly cause any problem at all. We watched the movie but we got a bigger kick out of watching her watch it.

For your own sake and convenience, I suggest not to bring toddlers or younger ones in the movie house. The problem with children at that age is they have a short attention span and will squirm and wobble. At that age, they are happiest when they are outdoors or playing in a space with things that will pick on their fancy and roaming around. For the question at hand, I haven't seen anyone bringing very young kids in the movie house. I take it that they also consider the cinema audiences who might be disturbed when children get bored of the movie and resort to talking and making unnecessary movements and noises. I'm sure your son will understand that he'll have to wait a little later to watch cartoons in the wide screen.

Unfortunately, movie watching is still limited to kids at least a pre-schooler. Toddlers are advised not to be brought inside movie houses or theaters. They wouldn't appreciate the place and they tend to lose focus wathcing a full length film. As a parent, we should be responsible to the things we give to our children. TV and film has a huge impact in our kids development especially on those early years. Toddlers minds are like sponges and they tnd to absorb everything that you give to them. Here in the Philippines, there may be some small theaters who allow to bring kids inside yet as far as I know only if the movie is good for their age and if your kid is old enough to understand what he will be watching.