AMC Southpoint 17
Phone: (919) 313-6627
Located conveniently at The Streets at Southpoint, AMC Southpoint 17 Movie Theater is a great place to see a movie on the big screen with your kids. Wrap up a day of shopping with a film, or catch the latest flick your kids have been talking about before eating dinner at one of Southpoint’s awesome restaurants.
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To be honest, I LOVE ❤️ to go to the movies, and, I also Love to take tripod remote selfies with my mirrorless 📷 Canon RP out on the “lawn” area at AMC Theater in Southpoint. I think both the IMAX, the 3-D, as well as the just Dolby Digital or whatever, with the reclining seats, pretty much still hits for me. Going to the movies is my way as a photographer, and video director, of receiving input for creating things. 💡
I’m also an AMC Stubbs A-List member, so I can pretty much see unlimited movies as part of the subscription. It’s very worth it, and I like the fact that it forces me to see movies I normally probably wouldn’t. It takes out the mathematical equation of evaluating whether or not a movie was worth it, especially since ticket prices are so high. 💵
Anyways, the theater is all the way in the back of Southpoint Mall and it’s technically faster if you turn *right* at entrance. Suggest parking in the far back right, or in between Barnes and Nobles and AMC if you can find a spot. 🅿️
Today I saw Spider-Man Brand New Day in 3-D and it was probably the best 3-D movie I’ve seen 🕷️🕸️
UPDATE: They’ve had extensive renovations in the weeks before Halloween 2026 replacing/upgrading/updating many of the theaters with “AMC Laser”. -
This is my partner's and my favorite place to watch movies! We recently saw Toy Story here, and it was such a great experience. The IMAX theater is absolutely worth it—the picture quality and sound make you feel like you're part of the movie.
One of the things we love most is the location. It's right by the mall, so it's easy to shop, grab something to eat, and then enjoy a movie all in one trip.
The theater is clean, comfortable, and always provides a fun movie-going experience. We always have a great time here, and we can't wait for our next movie night. Highly recommend! -
As a Durham native, this movie theatre has ALWAYS been my bread and butter. I still remember being able to come to the mall with $20 in high school & still being able to see a movie! Good times
Cons: EXPENSIVE, Parking, long trailers/ads, I don’t like how the seats recline.
Pros: Convenience after a shopping day, bar (drinks are good too!), heated seats, 50% off days.
I would come much more if the trailers + ads before the movie weren’t so long (a joke I have with a friend is it’s trailers, coke, Nicole Kidman, coke, PSA… another PSA… movie). It’s a bit much for me but at the same time, I just try to avoid it where I can.
Worth a visit if you haven’t been but can be pricey. -
Nice cinema! Clean and comfortable reclining seats (some are heated). Nice sound system and good screens. Plenty of parking around the building. Clean restrooms
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Not a great experience. We got two buckets of popcorn, both were burnt. They have a great drink selection, however several of them were out of several options.
Trying to get refreshments, if there is a vip line, they will serve EVERYONE in that line, even if they are just walking up, before they serve anyone in the regular line. I understand having a vip line, but it should be staggered, that was just rude.
The seats and the movie however were great. The seats reclined and were heated which was a nice touch.
We won't be back to tbis theater, however if you go for just the movie and no refreshments everything should be great!
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