Curzon does not sell student tickets any more. It gives under-25s a free membership instead, and it is better.
“We no longer sell student tickets in our cinemas, but we do offer an Under 25 membership that is free to join.”
That single sentence is the most valuable thing on their site and it sits at the bottom of an FAQ accordion. Anyone searching for a Curzon student discount finds nothing, because the thing they want is not called that and is not a student scheme at all.
The Under 25 membership costs nothing and carries discounted tickets all week, not off-peak, not selected showings, all week. It also carries discounts on food and drink in the cinemas and on Curzon Home Cinema rentals.
Note what it does not require: you do not have to be a student. Being 25 or under is the whole qualification, so an apprentice, a school leaver or someone who finished university last year gets it on the same terms as an undergraduate.
Cult is £285 a year for seven films a week
The paid tiers are unusual enough to be worth the arithmetic.
Classic: from £55 annually. Five tickets a year to use in cinemas or on Curzon Home Cinema, access to ticket bundles, discounts on additional tickets for you and a guest, and on food, drink and Home Cinema rentals.
Cult: £25 monthly or £285 annually. Seven free tickets a week, in cinemas or on Home Cinema, plus the same discounts.
Two things fall out of that.
Paying annually saves £15. £25 a month is £300 over a year against £285 up front.
Cult breaks even at roughly two films a month. At a central London ticket price, £285 a year is around £5.50 a week, which one cinema ticket covers. Anyone going weekly is well ahead, and the seven-a-week allowance is not a realistic target so much as a guarantee you will never run out.
Classic’s five tickets a year against £55 works out differently: that is £11 a ticket before any of the discounts, so Classic is bought for the bundles and the discounts rather than for the five.
The feature starts 20 minutes late, except in one screen
Curzon publishes the number, which almost no chain does.
“The feature film starts approximately 20 minutes after the advertised programme time, with the exception of films showing at BERTHA DocHouse (5 minutes of trailers only).”
So an advertised 7pm film begins at 7.20pm. And Bertha DocHouse, the documentary screen at Curzon Bloomsbury, runs five minutes of trailers instead of twenty. That is a fifteen minute difference inside the same building, and it is the shortest advertised trailer reel of any London cinema we have checked, against Everyman’s thirty minutes.
Certain live special events carry no trailers at all.
One warning attached to it: “Curzon reserves the right to refuse admission to latecomers.” Less absolute than the Prince Charles and its 25 minute cut-off, but not a guarantee either.
You cannot book on a VPN
A genuinely odd one, and it will stop a booking dead with no useful error.
“Our website and app only allow bookings to be made from certain countries. If you’re connected to a VPN, your location may appear as outside these regions, which can prevent bookings from going through.”
Curzon’s own advice is to exclude their site in your VPN settings if it supports that, or simply turn the VPN off before booking.
Worth knowing because the symptom looks like a payment failure rather than a geography problem, and people retry their card three times before giving up.
Babies are barred from every regular screening
Stricter than most, and the reason is stated.
“Children under 12 months are only allowed in our Baby Club screenings, where the sound is turned down to half.”
Curzon gives two reasons: the risk of potential hearing loss, and disruption to other customers.
That is a meaningful difference from Everyman, which admits babies under 12 months free to any U or PG before 5pm. At Curzon there is no afternoon exception. Baby Club or nothing.
On older children the position is equally flat. A 12 to 14 year old cannot watch a 15 rated film with a parent present: “the BBFC requirements apply at all times.”
Accepted ID is a passport or a student or validate card, provided it clearly shows the date of birth.
Thirty minutes before the first film, twenty minutes after the last starts
Both ends of the day are published, which is rare.
“Cinemas open 30 minutes before the first show, regional variations may apply. Cinemas close for entry 20 minutes after the last screening begins.”
The second half is the one to note. If the last film starts at 9pm, the doors shut to new entry at 9.20pm, which matters if you were meeting someone there.
Seats are allocated for the majority of performances, chosen on the third page of the booking process. The rest are unreserved, and Curzon advises arriving at least 20 minutes early at peak periods for those.
Pullman seats are wider with more legroom, in the prime viewing position in most venues, and are selected as a ticket type at booking.
Two pounds, non-refundable, and no group discount
The money rules are tighter than Everyman’s in every direction.
Booking fees are £2 per transaction online and £2 per transaction through the support centre. Members pay none.
“Once purchased, cinema tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.” Not just non-refundable: you cannot move them to another showing either, which Everyman will do with 24 hours notice.
“Currently we do not offer group-booking discounts.”
One point in the other direction: Curzon accepts cash as well as card at its venues, which puts it ahead of most of the London competitive socials and plenty of cinemas.
No Meerkat Movies. Selected Curzon cinemas participate in MUBI Go.
Bundles are members only and die with the membership
A trap worth seeing before you buy.
Bundles are only available to Classic and Classic Local members. Non-members cannot buy them at all.
“Bundles don’t expire, but your member account must remain active. If you cancel your membership after buying a bundle, you won’t be able to use the tickets.”
So a bundle is not a stock of tickets you own. It is a benefit attached to a live membership, and letting the membership lapse strands whatever is left in it.
Refunds are available provided no ticket in the bundle has been used. Bundles can be gifted, but only to someone who is already a Classic or Classic Local member.
Relaxed screenings run weekly
More thorough than most chains publish.
Weekly Relaxed screenings for people on the autism spectrum, with reduced volume, increased lighting, extra signage, relaxed seating arrangements, sensory-friendly amenities and designated quiet spaces.
Note the designated quiet spaces, which is a step beyond the adjustments other chains list.
Closed captioned screenings are marked with a Captioned attribute and can be filtered in the Now Showing and Coming Soon listings. Films not in English are subtitled unless stated otherwise.
CEA cards can be used in venue, online, through the Curzon app, by phone or through the contact form.
Ten cinemas in London
Mayfair, 38 Curzon Street W1J 7TY. Hyde Park Corner or Green Park. The original, and the street the company is named after.
Soho, 99 Shaftesbury Avenue W1D 5DY. Leicester Square.
Bloomsbury, The Brunswick Centre WC1N 1AW. Russell Square. Home of Bertha DocHouse and a Dolby Atmos screen.
Plus Aldgate, Camden, Hoxton, Kingston, Richmond, Victoria and Wimbledon. Outside London there are Canterbury, Colchester, Knutsford and Oxford.
How to plan it
Under 25: join free. Discounted tickets all week, and you do not need to be a student.
Going weekly: Cult at £285 annually, which is £15 less than paying £25 a month.
Hate trailers: Bertha DocHouse at Bloomsbury, five minutes instead of twenty.
Booking fails: turn off your VPN. It looks like a card problem and is not.
Bringing a baby: Baby Club only. Under-12-months are barred from every regular screening.
Buying a bundle: keep the membership alive, or the tickets stop working.
Booked the wrong night: you are stuck. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.
Meeting someone late: entry closes 20 minutes after the last film starts.
Curzon Mayfair
- Address
- 38 Curzon Street, London W1J 7TY
- Nearest
- Hyde Park Corner or Green Park
- Hours
- Opens 30 minutes before the first show. Closes for entry 20 minutes after the last screening begins
- Booking
- Online, by phone, through the Curzon app or at the venue. Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. No group booking discounts. Cash and card accepted
- Price
- Booking fee 2 pounds per transaction online or by phone, waived for members. Under 25 membership free, Classic from 55 pounds annually, Cult 25 monthly or 285 annually
- Standing
- The original Curzon, on the street the company takes its name from, with Pullman seating in the prime viewing position
How to get in
The feature film starts approximately 20 minutes after the advertised time. Student tickets have been discontinued and replaced by a free Under 25 membership giving discounted tickets all week. Children under 12 months are only admitted to Baby Club screenings, never to a regular one, and a 12 to 14 year old cannot see a 15 rated film even with a parent. Bookings fail on a VPN, because the site only permits them from certain countries.
Curzon Soho
- Address
- 99 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 5DY
- Nearest
- Leicester Square
- Hours
- Opens 30 minutes before the first show. Closes for entry 20 minutes after the last screening begins
- Booking
- Online, by phone, through the Curzon app or at the venue. Tickets non-refundable and non-exchangeable. Cash and card accepted
- Price
- Booking fee 2 pounds per transaction, waived for members. Under 25 membership free, Classic from 55 pounds annually, Cult 25 monthly or 285 annually
- Standing
- A three screen Shaftesbury Avenue cinema with a ground floor bar, one of the busiest independent cinemas in the country
How to get in
Seats are allocated for most performances and chosen on the third page of booking. For unreserved performances Curzon advises arriving at least 20 minutes early at peak times. The feature starts around 20 minutes after the advertised programme time. The nearest car park is Q-Park Chinatown.
Curzon Bloomsbury
- Address
- The Brunswick Centre, London WC1N 1AW
- Nearest
- Russell Square
- Hours
- Opens 30 minutes before the first show. Closes for entry 20 minutes after the last screening begins
- Booking
- Online, by phone, through the Curzon app or at the venue. Tickets non-refundable and non-exchangeable
- Price
- Booking fee 2 pounds per transaction, waived for members. Under 25 membership free, Classic from 55 pounds annually, Cult 25 monthly or 285 annually
- Standing
- Home of Bertha DocHouse, the dedicated documentary strand, and a Dolby Atmos screen, in the Brunswick Centre
How to get in
Bertha DocHouse screenings carry five minutes of trailers where the rest of the group runs twenty, which is the shortest advertised reel of any London cinema checked. Only limited on-street pay and display parking nearby, run independently of Curzon. Weekly relaxed screenings include designated quiet spaces.
Where to go next
Everyman runs 30 minutes of trailers against Curzon’s 20, and the Prince Charles shuts the door 25 minutes in.
BFI IMAX is the fourth membership worth the maths, and Soho and Mayfair cover the areas around the two central branches.
Questions we get asked
Does Curzon do student tickets?
No, not any more. Curzon states it no longer sells student tickets in its cinemas and offers a free Under 25 membership instead, which carries discounted tickets all week plus discounts on food, drink and Curzon Home Cinema rentals. You do not need to be a student to qualify, only 25 or under.
How much is Curzon membership?
Under 25 is free. Classic is from £55 annually and includes five tickets a year plus access to ticket bundles and discounts. Cult is £25 monthly or £285 annually and includes seven free tickets a week. Paying for Cult annually saves £15 over twelve monthly payments.
How long are the trailers at Curzon?
The feature film starts approximately 20 minutes after the advertised programme time, except at Bertha DocHouse in Curzon Bloomsbury, which runs five minutes of trailers only. Certain live special events carry no trailers at all. Curzon reserves the right to refuse admission to latecomers.
Why can't I book Curzon tickets?
If you are on a VPN, that is likely the cause. Curzon's website and app only allow bookings from certain countries, and a VPN can make your location appear outside them, which blocks the booking. Curzon advises excluding their site in your VPN settings or turning the VPN off before booking.
Can you take a baby to Curzon?
Only to Baby Club screenings, where the sound is turned down to half. Children under 12 months are not allowed in any regular screening, which Curzon attributes to the risk of hearing damage and disruption to other customers. There is no afternoon exception.
Can you get a refund on a Curzon ticket?
No. Once purchased, Curzon tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable, so they cannot be moved to a different showing either. Ticket bundles are refundable, but only if none of the tickets in them has been used.
Do Curzon ticket bundles expire?
The bundle itself does not expire, but your membership must stay active. If you cancel your membership after buying a bundle, the remaining tickets stop working. Bundles are only sold to Classic and Classic Local members and can only be gifted to someone who is already one.
What are Pullman seats at Curzon?
Wider seats with more legroom, located in the prime viewing position in most venues. They are chosen as a ticket type during booking rather than as a seat selection.
Written by Robert J Wills, no. 329 in the guide.
Last checked 6 October 2026 against the venues' own published information. Nobody pays to appear here and we take no bookings.
