The Tuttleman IMAX Theater at The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia PA

Love IMAX but was disappointed in the Apollo 11 film. Not a good I MAX selection. Everything looked distorted.

The dome offers a unique viewing experience, but the theater is showing its age and is in need of some refurbishment.

The seats are very uncomfortable, worn, very close together, and IMO, as someone who is not very tall to begin with, sit too close to the ground. The screen is also probably in need of some maintenance, a couple pannels are noticeably discolored, and the seams/gaps between them are very noticeable at certain times during movies. Also a couple speakers sound like they might be rattling slightly. Their projection system may also need a little updating since I don't feel that the picture quality is as crisp as I would normally expect from an IMAX theater.

But ticket and concession prices are very reasonable, and the dome experience can really elevate certain movie experiences to something special. I recently had the opportunity to watch a restored 70mm print of 2001: A Space Odyssey here, and although the edges of the image were a little warped (an unavoidable consequence of projecting a traditional movie onto a curved screen) it was an amazing opportunity- the sound system really did the amazing score and sound design justice and the screen allowed the "Star Gate" sequence to fill nearly my entire field of view for a truly out-of-this-world experience.

I wouldn't hesitate to go back for special film events, but the needed updates to the theater make it so that I would probably skip it on my next regular museum visit.

We've seen qiute a few things here and the picture and sound quality are great! Plenty of seating and leg room.

The dome shaped movie is a nice features but they charge you $7/person for a short infomercial on Vikings. Not worth it. If it were free, I would give it a try.

The lines between the tiles could be seen during the movie.the tiles make up the screen.lots of distortion.

Saw a 70mm print of 2001 A Space Odyssey here. The seats are in need of refurbishment and they're set too low to the ground, a specific tile is so in need of cleaning that it was distracting, a speaker or sub had come looses at rattled conspicuously, and an announcement from the projection room came as soon as the credits began to roll so the audience could be ushered out to make room for the next show. That said, the experience of seeing one of Kubrick's masterpieces on a four story 'screen' is not something I'm going to forget. Worth the price of admission and then some.

Aside from the actual experience, the $15 was a welcome surprise and parking in the Franklin Institute's garage is convenient and easy to get in and out of; back to I-95 in ten minutes.

Great place, but the seats and screen is showing its age. Would like it updated, with the same dome shape. The audio is still super good. Great quality overall still.

Great museum, can spend all day here! Usually gets crowded in the afternoon with school trips. Best to get there right as it opens.

The Tuttleman IMAX is located at The Franklin Institute. Exhibits are very educational and the theater is phomenominal. If you join.the first visit, I assure you.you and family will be hooked!

I love this IMAX screen and just about anything shown on it. The theater seats more than 300 people. Hint: the best place to sit is above the square console in the center top of the seats. If you sit more than 2-3 rows below that point, you may get a stiff neck from looking up.

Honestly, it's one of the worst theaters you can go to. The seats are the worst, I mean they are awfully uncomfortable, and they don't recline at all so you have to crook your neck upwards for the entire duration of the film. Also the film projector they use is woefully out of date, meaning it isn't as sharp as newer laser projectors which are brighter and sharper. Plus the white back screens they use are discolored and mismatched meaning you'll notice weird patches during some scenes. Don't waste your money here.

Lots of folks here have some valid complaints about seeing a blockbuster type film here, the key to having a good experience watching a movie here is SIT UP HIGH IN THE THEATER! The best seats for a blockbuster film are just above the projector in the center of the seats. This gives phenomenal experience in a unique theater. In addition concessions are reasonably priced and the movies have no previews!

Not near as good as during its Heyday in the nineties there was schmootzs the lens for most of the show, and the movie was cut in half literally 45 minutes instead of an hour and a half.

Don't watch a regular movie there, unless you want to stare straight up hunched over in uncomfotable seats while the edges of the screen get distorted into mush or cut off. Ruined Dunkirk.

Not enough seats, very small, expensive parking, and they don't give full refunds for tickets. Worst/smallest dome theater I've been too. Better off watching a movie on your phone than in this dome. Doesn't feel like true Omnimax.

Saw dunkirk from here and found out the reviews here are 100% true. What they does is project a normal imax movie onto a dome! Poor lighting and feable sound make the movie experience more worse. I would suggest everyone to go watch the movie in an imax theatre, let us comeback to dome theatres once they start making movies specifically for domes!

It might be big but it's terrible! Me and my friends went and one of them had to have a bag because she thought she might throw up and we weren't aloud to leave the theater. Anthor one got a headache. And I had to close my eyes the WHOLE time! Why to much money for that experience.

Great for educational films that were specifically filmed for a dome theater but it will distort regular movies. The seats were not originally designed for long pictures so if you go for a full-length movie it gets uncomfortable.

The dome will make action scenes really cool. For example, the quidditch match during HP was awesome as they flew around.

This place is pricey! But then again, which movie theater isn't? I don't go to movie theaters often, but when I do, I like the chairs to be clean and comfy, and I like the floors to be clean also. All the workers I have come into contact with in this theater have been very polite. What else can you ask for? Maybe cheaper food? Haha, that's never going to happen.anywhere.

OK for movies, the stretching of the screen is a bit weird and isn't as good as normal imax for regular movies. The seats are pretty bad but good enough to make it through a couple hours.