AMC Theaters Offering Open Captions

For movie lovers that are deaf, have hearing loss, or  who may not use English as their first language, AMC is proudly leading the industry for a better viewing experience.

As of November 5, 2021, AMC offered open-caption in 240 of it’s theaters across the country.  Open caption is available in any area where there are at least two AMC-owned theaters.  Open caption showings are available at a variety of times that include matinees, evenings, weekdays, and weekends.

Open caption showings have the words on the screen similar to subtitles and cannot be turned off.  This is an improvement from the challenges experienced with an individual special closed-captioning device.  Many reported the devices in many instances did not work correctly.

Christian Vogler, a professor and director of The Technology Access Program at Gallaudet University stated that deaf and hard of hearing advocates “have been asking for expanded access to open captions since forever.”  He said that expanding accessibility could improve the experience of the movie goers, noting that captions are useful in many scenarios and are being used in more and more places as technology expands.

Guests of AMC theaters can find clearly marked caption showtimes on AMCtheatres.com.