Mokena Video

Just good people. Huge movie selection with blu Ray and normal def.
Beyond usual customer service!

This place has everything and looks about the size of a basketball court. They use pen and paper for rentals!!! Love that old school approach.
They have every movie I’ve ever heard of and still carry some VHS copies. Cool. New and classic, movie or video game, the place is always buzzing. No drop box but hey, nobody’s perfect. Cost is great too.

They switched to a 3−2−2 deal ($ 7 for any three movies) which is still a great deal since On-​Demand for new movies can be $ 4.99, or more for HD. You can pick any movie, DVD or Blu-​Ray and it is still the same price. The employee let me keep one of the movies for an extra day when I told him I probably wouldn’t have time to watch three movies in three days. What a nice guy. The place takes you back in time. There IS an organization to the movies. I had a delightful time browsing and there is also a cat that wanders the place.

Favorite place to go!!! Been living in Mokena most of my life, has the best selection, friendliest people, great prices. I recently moved away and I have yet to find a store like it. Every time I go home its my first trip in! It’s the best, so happy to see its survived all these years! Definitely a staple of Mokena!

I can’t picture Mokena without it’s awesome movie store: Mokena Video. I can remember going there ever since I was a little kid, my parents having me pick out some movies for the weekend. Even in high school I would go there to visit my friend Danielle while she was working and pick out some rentals. The renting price is excellent and the selection there is HUGE. They have both the newest movies as well as the older classics, any movie you can think of, it’ll probably be at Mokena Video! They also have a pretty good video game selection.
I have lived in Mokena my whole life and Mokena Video has ways been around and it is a great place to go if you’re looking to rent some great movies. Way better selection than Netflix in my opinion.

Greatest movie place ever! Any movie you want to find is here from old classics like Oklahoma to new releases. It has an old timey feel to it here but they are completely up to date with the new movies and the owner is the coolest! The owner is there every time I’m in there and is always very kind to us, helping whenever with no problem. I’ve been coming here for the last 10 years and I’ll continue to go!

I love this place!!! They have literally EVERYTHING. I took a film class and they had every single movie I needed from a Charlie Chaplin film to present day stuff. Keep your money where your house is, BUY AND SHOP LOCAL

We love this place so much. Walking in here is like going into a time machine and coming out in 1986. There is NOTHING you cannot find here. They have everything. This is old time video store, family business. the owner knows where everything is and is super friendly and helpful. He can tell you off the top of his head which movies he has and knows exactly where they are (and that’s a feat… that place is a maze). I really love it. I homeschool and he has a TON of educational videos… just everything. The selection can’t be beat! Redbox is crap. That stupid box only has new movies and let’s face it, they’re mostly terrible. Mokena Video has every classic you can think of from Cary Grant to Brat Pack favorites. You can’t go wrong here. Check it out! It’s an experience

I have been going to Mokena Video since I was a little girl, I have always loved browsing the seemingly endless selection here. The man who owns Mokena video always gives me amazing suggestions for movies, he has great taste. I would be extremely upset if Mokena Video ever went out of business like we’ve seen other video stores do.

Simply put, the best place for movies, especially for horror. They have many hard to find, and even include some local productions. I go there as often as possible.

Still going strong even in the days of Netflix. Bob and Ken are awesome owners. Tell them Chuck sent you.

Wow, on one of my trips out to the burbs I saw this place was still in business. Talk about memory lane. I don’t think they’ve ever gotten rid of a movie. If you want some obscure movie you saw 30 years ago, like a movie about granny turning into a zombie and trying to eat the family, they have it. Heck, they probably have it on VHS too! LOL
While it’s funny to think VHS, teachers need VHS format charlie brown great pumpkin movies, or what would kids watch in school for the holidays?
The owner is great, and does everything the old fashioned way. He’s very friendly and will talk movies with you, and makes amazing recommendations! Give them your phone number, and they’ll ask if you want to pay now or when you bring it back!
Just walk up to the desk and tell them what you want. I think at some point they had a system of arrangement, but it’s been lost to the ages.
If there was a place like this in the city I probably wouldn’t use Netflix.

I have to come clean, I have been checking out mature films under the name of fellow Unilocaler Ryan W. from Chicago and never returning them. You see, since the dawn of time, Mokena Video has used the old «round tag on the movie and just write your name on this card and bring it back later» trick.
It’s basically a free for all. Take whatever you want, it’s all free…

BEST VIDEO STORE, EVAH!!!
Yeah, it’s friggin’ crazy in this place. Nobody knows their «system», at times I thought I figured it out, but then the next aisle or section screws my theory up, but who cares.
Prices are great, don’t think I’ve ever walked out of there without 3 flicks.
And what business anymore actually trusts their customers? Answer: Mokena Video. See, they KNOW they got the best thing in town, and you’ll be back.

As much as I love my Netflix, it doesn’t get better than Mokena Video. Many speculated the fall of Mokena Video with the opening of nearby Blockbusters, but we’ve all seen how that’s gone.
This local videostore doesn’t have an advertising budget, big flashing signs, nor 10,000 copies of each new release. What they do have is cheap prices, an interesting cataloging system, and the biggest selection I have ever seen. You can find nearly anything in this store. They can even dig up VHS copies of movies long since forgotten by the general public.
This store was a huge part of my childhood. But, even as an adult, when out-​of-​town friends come to visit they always want to check out Mokena Video. Places like this just don’t exist anymore.

I’ve been going to Mokena Video ever since I was in third grade. I remember standing there waiting for the guy at the counter to come out and put the tiny yellow tags up on the little hooks under the boxes of the newest VHS releases then watching as everyone pounced to be the first to grab them. Times have changed, though. I’m older and live in the city. And VHS has been replaced with DVDs, Blurays and illegal downloads (shh…). Mokena Video, however, hasn’t changed. And that is a glorious thing. Ok, enough with the nostalgia. Let’s get down to business.
At some point in my youth, the store got an extension or was remodeled. You’d never know when looking at it now, however. Especially from the inside. Everything there is various shades of brown, but brown nonetheless. The store consists of one thing — shelves. Many, many floor-​to-​ceiling shelves, all filled with DVD/​VHS boxes and little plastic tags. This is the most comprehensive video store I have ever been to. They have almost anything you could ever want, and if they don’t have it, chances are that they will sometime in the near future. Until then, help yourself to one of the other hundreds of movies there. I’ve spent countless hours wandering around this store’s movie corridors
After you are done perusing and have chosen a movie (warning: this may take hours), walk up to the desk where you will be often greeted by the owner. He asks for your name, phone number and if you’ll be paying then or upon return. That’s it. Then you walk out and enjoy. Honestly, I’m not even sure if anything but cash is accepted here, but as long as your movie isn’t late when you return it, cash is all you should need. Rentals are very cheap. Unlike a Blockbuster, Mokena Video lets you borrow the film or game for a fraction of the time but for a fraction of the cost (and honestly, who needs a movie for 7 straight days?). Due to its payment system, Mokena Video’s biggest flaw is that it doesn’t have a drop box. You must return your rental during business hours.
Bottom line is that if you are looking for a movie and you are anywhere near here, go. Especially if you are looking for something a bit older or more obscure. They’ll have it. Promise.

Nice place, but no drop box.