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Fandango has a rating of 1.1 stars from 1,228 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Fandango most frequently mention customer service, gift card, and convenience fee problems. Fandango ranks 369th among Movie sites.

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Top Positive Review

“Terrible customer service”

Jennifer S.
7/5/22

We recently visited Applebee's in order to take advantage of the Top Gun movie ticket promotion. For every $25 spent, you would receive a movie ticket. We spent $58, therefore earning 2 tickets. I submitted necessary info and they claimed my receipt was missing info. I submitted a photo and they sent my info to another department for further verification. I kept emailing to find out status of my tickets. Never a response from their customer service until my email today, again asking. I'm now being told that the promotion is over and they don't have to honor my fulfillment. This is poor customer service any way you look at it.

Top Critical Review

“Pathetic”

Chris T.
10/6/24

Sold us tickets to Beetlejuice - Spanish version, but it wasn't labeled that. Then refused to refund them b/c it had already started. (Theater was not full.) No way for us to know it was in Spanish until it started. We support the bilingual offering, but don't speak Spanish!

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Thumbnail of user douglasw34
California
2 reviews
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July 16th, 2017

These people charge you for the "convenience" of using their site to get tickets, yet if you have to change something or if circumstances change, even if you contact them before the show time and with enough time to fix the problem, they refuse to do it and keep your money! This service mainly exists to enrich their pockets and screw customer service because they have none! I will never use them again and I will make sure all of my friends know of the shoddy and scam-like service they are working on people.

Thumbnail of user dennism157
Illinois
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December 15th, 2017

This site is so bad I bet they loose millions in business every day. Their stupid software refused every credit card I have (only 2) and they are both totally good. It is truly crap.
I wish I could award a zero star.

Thumbnail of user marthap176
Illinois
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April 5th, 2019

Please do not by tickets through Fandango go through Movietickets.com. I called their 866 number and was on hold on the line for more than 30 min. I wanted to buy tickets for "The Best of Enemies" and I don't know how the heck the system took me to "Dumbo" when I originally clicked on "The Best of Enemies." I tried to stop the processes when I realized it, but I was charged. I tried do an exchange, but after trying 3 times to reset my password, I decided to buy the tickets I actually wanted before the movie sold out. Fandango refused to give me a full refund. They charged a $3.50 service fee its in their ticket refund policy which is only visible if you go down to the button of their website. I will never purchase through Fandango ever again!

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California
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October 7th, 2019

It's a great app / way to purchase tickets unless you have an issue. They offer rewards but don't honor them. The chat service takes forever to answer even if first in que but once you make a purchase they can't modify it. Beware!

Thumbnail of user sharonr12
Michigan
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April 22nd, 2014

I paid $29 for 2 tickets to see "Noah" at the IMAX theater in Grand Blanc, MI. My companion came down with pneumonia and we were unable to go... I called the day before the showing. Fandango told me they would refund my money the next time I bought tickets from them (within a limited time)... I then spent another $19 for tickets to see 'Draft Day'. I called them about the refund. They then told me they were not going to refund my money, it was not their policy. This is the poorest and dishonest website I have ever dealt with. I am a big internet shopper, but this is the worst site I have ever heard of! Customer beware! Warn you friends and organizations about this rip off.

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Pennsylvania
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May 3rd, 2015

Fandango sucks, worst company ever. Useless website and customer service. I have a $25 gift card that the system tells me has a balance of $25 but the system will not process it. What a joke. On hold for 35 minutes and nobody and when i finally get an operator they accuse me of trying to doctor their website to get free tickets.

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Wisconsin
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January 30th, 2015

Got a $25 gift card from a friend, went to try to use it and no theatres in a 50 mile radius from me use Fandango! After multiple emails with customer service their solution was for me to go to my local theatres and complain that they dont use Fandango. Maybe if they had better business practices, like not selling gift cards in an area you cant redeem them, more theatres would go with them. What a scam!

Tip for consumers:
Dont use it!

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Thumbnail of user nikib2
Tennessee
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August 9th, 2014

Absolute worst service ever. No refunds, no matter what. Completely f*'d up the opportunity for my boyfriend and me to see a movie even though I paid for it. Just because I accidentally ordered tickets to the wrong theater.

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Texas
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January 19th, 2020

We rented a movie it never showed up but it took our money. We called and got the completely runaround! They act like this $5 movie will be coming out of their paycheck. Worst experience ever. We will not be using any of their services in the future. I recommend google play

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Georgia
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February 18th, 2015

I bought 2 gift cards and NEITHER ONE worked! I called customer service because the cards were paid in full and should be able to be redeemed, but I swear they must have 3 customer service reps for the whole company. Waited an incredible amount of time to speak to a real human, and so far nothing. I just feel robbed. Money wasted.

Tip for consumers:
DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON A GIFT CARD.

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Thumbnail of user joans92
Louisiana
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March 10th, 2017

I just wasted over an hour trying to buy a ticket on Fandango (both desktop and mobile app). I got one error code after another and the site kept crashing. It repeatedly told me to enter credit card info when it had been entered correctly. I was trying to redeem a $5.00 promotion code. It was so not worth it.

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Florida
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December 31st, 2015

I purchased tickets to a movie on Fandango, but was stuck in terrible traffic on the way and would have been a half hour late so I called to see if I could get a refund. After 45 minutes on hold, a representative finally told me that they could not do anything because it was less than two hours before the movie. A supervisor also told me they could not issue a refund, even though the tickets were not used. Clearly they have the capacity to issue a refund in some cases, so what kind of company takes your money, but does not give a refund if the service is not used? This is unacceptable, bordering on fraud, & I will never use Fandango again.

Thumbnail of user ericb133
New Jersey
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November 8th, 2016

My wife mistakenly ordered tickets for the wrong day, but did not realize the error until after the movie time/date she mistakenly purchased tickets for. She insists it was glitch in the system, which I see may be a common problem. Anyway, I called Fandango and took my request for an exchange up the ladder to corporate. They refused to give me an exchange and blamed my wife for the error, stating they gave her 2-3 times to confirm her order, the tickets were already sold, blah, blah, blah. In summary, this was one of the worst customer experiences I have had as a consumer. I strongly recommend avoiding Fandango at all costs. And as a tip, I did call the partner theater, AMC, and they agreed to honor my tickets on the day we planned on going. So AMC, you rock! Fandango, you should learn something from AMC.

Thumbnail of user jonathanh52
California
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May 6th, 2015

Successfully applied THREE $10 giftcards to a purchase of three tickets, checkout page showed ~$11 and some change to be charged to my VISA. Authorized the payment, and went to watch the movie with my roommates. Come back to a confirmation email that says I am charged ~$41 and their $#*!ty customer service representative denies that it was their fault, and cannot apply giftcards after the purchase. No $#*! you can't apply giftcards after purchase, they were applied beforehand and were verified during checkout. The scam of a company would not refund me or do anything to mitigate this situation, they don't give a $#*! about customer service and who they scam.

Now I have a debit of $41 dollars in my bank account, and all 3 of the giftcards were thrown away since they were assumed used.

This purchase was made with one of my roommates next to me who can confirm the final price of ~$11 during checkout, this was not my human error.

Tip for consumers:
Don't use Fandango, they also charge you a stupid service fee, just buy your tickets at the theater.

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Thumbnail of user brendat13
Illinois
1 review
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May 2nd, 2015

Took my money but gave no tickets and no refund. Purchased tickets using my phone. Never got the confirmation email. All I had was the Internet screen showing the scan code. When I pulled the screen up it logged me out before I could get it scanned. Was on hold for 35 min and then they told me I had to call 2 hours ahead. They are sorry for my frustration. But not sorry enough to keep a customer.

Thumbnail of user laurien179
Pennsylvania
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August 8th, 2023

WARNING!I purchased tickets thru them and was charged 3 times! Didn't notice until I had checked bank statement & they would NOT refund! Do
Not use or trust their site! Terrible! Paid $93 for two tickets! I was ROBBED!

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Get a response!

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Fandango movie ticket website to purchase movie tickets and was OVERCHARGED three times!

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Thumbnail of user pearls21
California
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August 16th, 2018

As I saw the ratings and other reviews of fandango, I confirmed my thoughts about the business of this place. They steal people's money defining it as a service fee. Horrible and unprofessional customer service. I will never purchase tickets through the fandango website again! When the tickets are cancelled within a minute due to wrong date, they refund only the ticket money and not the "service fee". They don't care whether the customer is satisfied with the ticket purchase. Instead, they only aim for the "service fees" to run their business.

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New Jersey
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January 2nd, 2023
Verified purchase

Fast to take the money, and send confirmation number, BUT phone number not a active number, called the number they referred too, message was having trouble with lines, to call back,. They sent the 2 $25 gift cards via email and directions to print out. Only received the 2 out of $100 order.

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Thumbnail of user toddh24
Montana
1 review
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February 14th, 2015

I got gift cards for Christmas... finally decided to use them today, got some error like bad code or expired then i check the balance using their site and the balance is the value on the front of the card. Called customer service, been on hold for 1 hr exactly. I'm going to hang up and ask my brother to never waste his money on these gift cards. I'm going to grind these up and never look back. I might even look into shorting this company if its publically traded.

Thumbnail of user armina1
California
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April 10th, 2015

I purchased two tickets on regal cinemas app, after confirming the purchase I saw my tickets for few seconds, then the app jumped back to home page. My tickets were gone, no email, no text nothing. My PayPal account was however charged. I contacted regal they said I should contact fandango. I called fandango and they said they can ONLY give refunds 2 HOURS prior to Showtime. I bought the tickets 30 min before Showtime and they just took the money and gone. Terrible customer service. Piece of crap app.

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Ohio
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April 24th, 2023

Fandango used to be a great way to book a movie and seat in advance, but now they want to con us all by syphoning convenience fee charges out of us customers pockets! Useless and pointless Fandango VIP accounts who just want to steal money from us. Completely taboo and scandalous on Fandango. You should be ashamed of yourself for being greedy.

Thumbnail of user juliem146
Arizona
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August 4th, 2016

Wish I had read these reviews before I purchased tickets. The ticket I purchased could not be viewed once I was at the theater. I now believe it was deliberate. Horrible company. I tried emailing, and that was difficult and did not work, then sat through the online queue, just to be given their "policy" speech. I was not offered any sort of credit, did not offer any resolution at all. Customer NO service. Do NOT use them.
Julie M.

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Illinois
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February 15th, 2021

Fandango & fandango now apps never work. It's non stop loading while watching a movie or show. Would not recommend renting a movie or show from them. You will waste your time waiting for it to load all throughout the movie/or show.

Thumbnail of user stanr33
Michigan
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June 19th, 2019

Rented captain marvel online. A week later there was an attempt by the website to by $313 dollars in tickets using my credit card number. Either the site has been hacked or an employee at the company is committing credit card fraud.

Thumbnail of user annel90
Virginia
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November 25th, 2016

My daughter made a mistake when submitting the movie date in her online purchase. I did not notice until it was too late. Since it was $50, I wanted to see if they'd be willing to waive the fee and just charge me an admin fee to change the tickets to another date, so I called them. I waited over 20 minutes on the phone and then gave up and switched to chat, where I also waited over 20 min. They were completely inflexible and said they could not change their policy. So they basically made $50 for doing nothing. I then had to buy new tickets. I would not recommend their services.

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