Until quite recently, cinema going was an activity limited largely to the Asian and Arab populations of Qatar, as the cinemas almost exclusively showed films from these countries. However, all the public cinemas in Doha have recently taken to providing a bit more of a mixture, and the albeit infrequent English language movies are proving popular. Public cinemas in Qatar are all owned and operated by the Qatar Cinema and Distribution Company. There are three outlets.
Listings are obtainable from the newspapers or by telephoning the cinemas.
This has five showings daily, concentrates on Western movies, and is clean, comfortable and pleasant to visit. One show daily is reserved for families, while the four others are open to the general public. Thankfully, mobile phones and pagers are banned in the cinema, which also boasts full-time video security cameras. For precise timings and prices, contact the Mall Cinema on 678666. Details of films are given in the newspapers.