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Cinema entertainment in Brussels

  1. A

    Cartoons

    Catch arthouse and quality foreign films on this alternative cinema’s three screens before or after a drink, or snack at the cosy on-site café (open from 5.30pm Monday to Saturday, from 3.30pm Sunday). Tickets are discounted on Mondays.

    reviewed

  2. De Roma

    Residents of the neighbourhood of Borgerhout, east of Centraal Station, volunteered their time, money and love of cinema to restore this 1928 building to its original splendour. Tram 10 and 24 stop out front.

    reviewed

  3. B

    UGC De Brouckère

    This 12-screen multiplex opposite the swish Hôtel Métropole is the capital's grande dame - sip on a beer and relax in armchairs while watching the latest Hollywood offerings.

    reviewed

  4. Cinema Lumière

    Just a couple of blocks back from the Markt, this art-house cinema screens a well-chosen programme of foreign films in their original languages and is home to the Cinema Novo Film Festival.

    reviewed

  5. C

    Styx

    The façade forewarns that it's seen better days but this tiny two-screen Ixelles cinema is still a fab spot to catch repeats, with midnight sessions on Friday and Saturday in summer.

    reviewed

  6. D

    Pathé Palace

    Belgium's best-known movie directors, the Dardenne brothers, plan to reopen this old downtown cinema as a new art-house venue. Brussels International will know if it's up and running.

    reviewed

  7. E

    Kinepolis

    The multiplex that started the multiplexes rolling around the world. Some 24 screens (plus an IMAX theatre) with a capacity to seat 7000. Three auditoriums have wheelchair access.

    reviewed

  8. F

    Studio 5

    Located inside the Flagey building, this stylish new cinema spotlights various themes and directors.

    reviewed

  9. G

    Actor’s Studio

    This intimate three-screen cinema shows arthouse flicks and mainstream reruns, and has a tiny bar.

    reviewed

  10. H

    Arenberg Galeries

    Inside Galeries St-Hubert this Art Deco beauty concentrates on foreign and arthouse films.

    reviewed

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  12. I

    Studio Skoop

    A five-screen cinema with a cosy, old-fashioned atmosphere.

    reviewed

  13. J

    Sphinx

    This cinema specialises in arthouse films.

    reviewed