The movie you've been waiting for a long time has finally arrived in theaters. That day, you immediately go to the cinema to watch the first broadcast. Unfortunately, the film has an age limit and you are still under the legal limit for viewing. However, don't be discouraged because there are still several ways to be able to watch the movie you've been waiting for.
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Method 1 of 4: Asking Others to Buy Tickets for You
Step 1. Inquire about cinema policies
Find out how strict the rules are. Ask if children can still watch age-restricted movies as long as tickets are purchased by adults. If not, ask if children can still watch the related movies as long as they are accompanied by an adult.
Step 2. Ask your parents for help
Invite them to watch together or ask them to buy tickets for you. If both outright ban it because the film has an age limit, try to argue that this limit is very inconsistent. Name a movie that doesn't have an age limit (or, try to find a movie that your parents invited you to watch) and describe how it's as “bad” as the movie you want to see. For example, consider the films “Star Wars” or “Indiana Jones” which are marketed to children even though they have scenes of torture, dismemberment, and many dead people.
Get to know your parents' tastes and your parents' policies beforehand. If you know the film has sex, violence, and other things that they're going to ban, don't bother asking because they'll actually watch you not to watch this film
Step 3. Ask your favorite aunt or uncle
If you have an aunt or uncle who allows you to do things that your parents usually don't allow you to, you should ask them for help. Take them to see the film or ask them to buy tickets for you.
Step 4. Ask your sister for help
If you or your friends have older siblings who are old enough to watch this film, invite them to watch it together. Adjust your invitation to the closeness of your relationship.
- If your relationship is close enough, try to gain sympathy because they are likely to have experienced the problems you are experiencing right now.
- If you two often don't get along, make a deal. Tell him you'll be doing his homework, providing an alibi, or other form of support when he's about to do something your parents shouldn't know about.
Step 5. Ask your older friends
If you have a friend who's age allowed to watch related films, or just looks old, take them to see you. Invite as many as you can because it will be easier for you to mingle with them.
Step 6. Ask an adult outside the theater for help
Look for someone who is young enough to look like they've just grown up. He will be more understanding than old people because recently they have experienced the problems that you are facing now. Ask him to buy a ticket at the counter. If necessary, offer money to buy popcorn or whatever as a thank you.
- If the counter window is in a building, you should hide it so that the cinema staff doesn't find out. However, if you are going to approach a stranger, make sure other people can see you.
- Don't barter anything other than money with other people. Even if it seems very young, don't agree to another request from a stranger, how easy it is.
- Don't be afraid to ask. In contrast to buying alcohol, no one is arrested by the police or fined for buying movie tickets (except for films with an NC-17 rating). At most, they just say "no".
Method 2 of 4: Buying Your Own Tickets
Step 1. Trick the cinema staff so you can watch the movie
If there's no one to turn to for help, buy your own movie tickets with confidence. Remember, you will only be watching movies. Buying your ticket is like ordering food at your favorite restaurant. Act like a bit bored when buying tickets. Don't forget, you won't be in trouble for buying movie tickets. At best, you're just not allowed to buy tickets.
Step 2. Dress like an adult
Don't wear clothes that make you look like a child. Style your hair and choose a teenage outfit. However, don't overdo it and make your appearance look too old. Dress as if your age corresponds to the minimum age limit of the film you want to watch. If a movie is 13+ (meaning that it's only allowed for people aged 13 and over), dress like a 13-year-old. If the limit is 17+, dress like a 17-year-old, and so on.
Step 3. Add a touch to your look
Borrow your sister's varsity jacket that fits you. Choose clothes that fit your size, rather than baggy adult shirts and pants. Wear shoes or sneakers that make you look taller. Try filling your bra with something. Give a touch to your makeup, but don't be too heavy because it will only make you feel like you want to look older.
Step 4. Prepare your speaking style
Specify your fake age and date of birth so you can pronounce it fluently if asked by the counter and studio doorkeeper. If you go to the movies with friends, imitate the way teenagers or teenagers talk when waiting in line. Talk about topics that kids your age imitating usually talk about. For example, if you play soccer, tell us about the game you played, but replace your team name with the name of the middle or high school you pretended to be in.
Method 3 of 4: Using a Credit, Debit or Coupon Card
Step 1. Use a debit or credit card
Take advantage of a debit or credit card, if you already have one. If not, try buying a debit card from a bank or supermarket. Or, try buying a coupon or voucher from the cinema.
To avoid suspicion, don't buy coupons on the same day you watch the movie
Step 2. Avoid contact with other people
Buy movie tickets on the internet or an automated kiosk at the cinema. Thus, the person asking for your age will be reduced by one. Don't forget, you still have to show the ticket to the studio doorman to be able to watch the movie. Wear your fake age-appropriate clothes and accessories.
Step 3. Wait for the queue to get crowded
Once you get your tickets, wait for several people to line up in front of the studio doorman. The busier the line, the more the doorman will focus on the date and seat number on the ticket and ignore everything else. If the line is still quiet, pretend to be busy with your phone and wait until the line gets a bit crowded.
Method 4 of 4: Using Other Methods
Step 1. Use the torn ticket
If your sister wants to buy a movie ticket but the cinema staff still won't let you watch it without adult assistance, buy one ticket for your sister. Ask your sister to enter the studio so that the ticket is ripped off by the cinema staff. After your sister has been sitting in the cinema for a few minutes, ask her to come out of the studio and hand you the ticket stub. You can show this ticket stub as a pass to re-enter the studio, as if you had been in the studio before, but had to leave for some reason.
- Monitor the work of previous cinema employees. See if the staff does check for ticket rips carefully when people re-enter the studio, or if the audience is allowed to re-enter simply by showing the torn ticket. If you just show the ticket stub, you might be able to use another movie ticket stub.
- Use this trick in theaters that have multiple studios and assign multiple ticket collectors to each studio. Avoid theaters that only have one staff guard on the door of a studio because they're likely to remember your face and know who's shown tickets.
- Wait until the line is quite busy because the studio doorman is usually too busy tearing up new tickets and letting the spectators who show the torn tickets pass.
Step 2. Buy another movie ticket
Choose a movie that's appropriate for your age and start time a few minutes before the movie you want to watch. Set the time so you can change studios without having to miss the opening of the movie you want to watch
- If there is a staff guarding the door in front of the studio you want to enter, watch the movie you bought the ticket for first. Wait until the movie you want to watch starts. Exit the studio, and when the doorman is gone, enter the studio of the movie you want to see. If the doorman is still there, go to the toilet as if you really need to use the bathroom, and try again later.
- If your movie ticket is torn up near the counter (not right in front of the studio door), just say thank you and enter the studio you want.
- Use this trick in theaters that have multiple studios. Don't use this method in a small movie theater that only has two studios because your behavior will attract attention more easily.
Step 3. Enter the studio secretly
Wait for the movie to finish. Go to a big movie theater because the studio has an additional exit. Because this door can only be used to exit, wait until the film is over and the audience exits this door in groups. Join this audience, and pretend as if something was left in the studio. After that, go through this exit and pretend to look for the lost item.
- Adjust your timing. Do not wander near the door as it may be watched by surveillance cameras. Check showtimes and completion of movies on the internet. That way, you know exactly when to wait outside the door.
- Don't go in groups. Others would not suspect that only one child entered the studio looking for lost items. However, if a group of children entered through the exit, of course other people would be suspicious. If you come in a group, only one child will enter the studio to pretend to look for leftover items. The rest wait until the crowds subside, and ask the kid in the studio to open the exit so his friends can come in.
- You should know that technically this is theft. If you get caught, you may end up in more trouble than just buying tickets for a movie you shouldn't see.
Step 4. Wait until someone in the studio opens the door for you
Have your insider buy a ticket and enter the studio from the front door. Wait outside the exit, and when the situation is clear, an insider will open the door for you.
- Get to know the studio layout. Watch for surveillance cameras that may be recording while you wait at the exit, or open the door from the inside. Do not use the emergency exit as it may sound an alarm.
- Don't forget, this is technically theft. You could get in big trouble for it.
Step 5. Go to private screening (limited viewing)
Some theaters show special films for staff after the cinema closes on the day before the premiere. Since this show is not official, you can ask anyone you know who works there to invite you to watch it.
Tips
- Film distributors are usually required to provide an age limit as a guide for viewers. However, these restrictions don't have to be enforced by cinemas, which means movie theater staff may not care about your age.
- When buying tickets, check your phone to hide your face and lower your head.
- Act normally. Don't make other people suspicious by acting like you made a mistake.
- Don't forget that almost everyone tries to watch a movie that is too mature for them; no one will blame you for trying. Some employees may even let you through even if you fail to trick them.
- If you get caught, just accept it. Unless you enter the studio without buying a ticket, at most you will be kicked out of the studio. Just accept your fate, and don't make a fuss. If you act like a jerk, the cinema staff will remember you and watch over you in the future
- Take your parents to see a 13+ or Adult movie.
Warning
- Watching a movie at the cinema without buying a ticket is theft. If you get caught, you'll be in more serious trouble than just buying tickets for a movie you're not allowed to see.
- If you want to buy a ticket for the NC-17 movie (not allowed to be watched by anyone who is 17 years old or less), the cinema staff will immediately reject it.
- Don't forget that some films are age-appropriate, which means they do contain scenes and topics that you're not ready to watch. Know the risks when you want to watch a movie that is too mature for you.
