VIVA Cinemas Ikeja

4.3(2.1k Google reviews)

Open Sundays

Sources and dates

Listing source: Google Places; record fetched 28 September 2026.
9 Google rating/review records held, 9 with written text; newest published 13 July 2026.
Review records fetched 20 September 2026.
Stored review analysis updated 3 June 2026.
Ranking computed 24 September 2026.

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What our review analysis found

Multiple reviews report rats and dead rats in Screen 1.

rats
poor maintenance
smelly
ac noise
delays
dead rat

Stored review sentiment: Strongly negative.

Analysis updated 3 June 2026. This summarises Google review text, not a recent visit or confirmation of services. The excerpts below may differ from the reviews used for that analysis.

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Why this is ranked #11 in Cinemas in Lagos

These are the six stored score components for this business. The current list also checks category and location evidence; nearby entries are labelled separately. Paid placement is not a score component.

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Composite score 75.6 of 100

Google rating83
Review volume100
Review recency82
Profile completeness67
Review sentiment26
Verification0

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About

VIVA Cinemas Ikeja is one of the cinemas in Lagos, located at 22 Simbiat Abiola Way, Ikeja, Lagos 101233, Lagos, Nigeria. Its recorded Google rating is 4.3 stars from 2110 reviews.

On Google, VIVA Cinemas Ikeja is listed under Movie theater.

Google ratings and review excerpts

Oluwadamilola O.3 months ago
1.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely shocking experience. Rats were running around the cinema during the movie, making us feel unsafe. When we used our phone lights and started recording the situation, a cinema attendant had the audacity to tell us to stop recording instead of addressing the serious…
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Chukwuamaka O.3 months ago
1.0 out of 5 stars
This cinema is the worse please. The whole place was so stinky, the sharwarma tasted spoilt and there were RATS! HUGE RATS running around. Not 1 or 2 or 3. They were quite a number of them. I really couldn’t believe ts. They climbed your legs and jumped on the chairs. I had to…
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Queen N.4 months ago
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best cinemas in Lagos right now. Tickets are fairly priced, you can book your ticket online which makes the process easier. Will recommend.
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Emaidiong E.4 months ago
4.0 out of 5 stars
I couldn't have enjoyed watching about Micheal Jackson's biography elsewhere. The sound system was good. You can feel the effects and everything. I really loved the experience and their snacks are big too even Pop Corns. If you book online, it's cheaper than physically, you can…
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Xstinme H.7 months ago
3.0 out of 5 stars
Second room in 3 days and still complains , this room is better than yesterdays own but the AC noise is hiritating to say the least , tv as has 2 football channel witch are clear the rest is not working , old tv no youtube ... At least the bathroom is correct and has hit water…
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okafor J.7 months ago
1.0 out of 5 stars
I’ve never experienced anything like this before — a poorly maintained, smelly cinema where I actually saw rats running on the seats 😩 This is unacceptable. We need to do better. Screen 1😡
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Asomugha L.7 months ago
1.0 out of 5 stars
The quality in this cinema has declined drastically, poor maintenance culture has the place in tatters. Today on my seat there was a dead rat smelling at the back in screen 1. The other day the gen went off in the middle of my movie and it was that way for over 45 minutes, it…
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Alli K.9 months ago
1.0 out of 5 stars
I am a very loyal customer of Viva Cinemas. I go there regularly and have introduced my family and friends to the cinema. Whenever anyone asks me to recommend a cinema, Viva is always my first choice. Unfortunately, I had a very serious emergency yesterday which made it…
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