BerlinEntertainment

Cinema entertainment in Berlin

  1. A

    Moviemento

    Berlin’s oldest cinema, this three-screen independent place (with a maximum capacity of just over 100) shows a good range of nonblockbuster mainstream foreign and German movies.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Neue Kant

    Originally built in 1912, the original Kant-Kino was rescued from closure by a group of industry professionals, including director Wim Wenders, and now screens a mix of popular and art-house fare, plus a kid’s programme. The same body also runs the Filmtheater in the Hackesche Höfe.

    reviewed

  3. C

    Cinemaxx Potsdamer Platz

    This state-of-the-art megacomplex, part of a national chain, is the primary venue of the Berlinale international film festival. There are up to 20 movies on the programme at any given time here, and the big releases are often shown in their original language.

    reviewed

  4. D

    Intimes

    You wouldn’t expect Berlin’s alternative district to be without an alternative cinema, and this delightfully shabby art-house cinema is just the ticket for offbeat releases and cult classics. Mondays to Wednesdays are discount days.

    reviewed

  5. E

    FSK

    Just off Oranienplatz, this high-calibre, two-screen art-house theatre shows plenty of European cinema. Unusually, the auditoriums have small fountains at the front, perhaps to encourage you to go to the toilet before the trailers end.

    reviewed

  6. F

    Babylon

    The popular Babylon is one of 12 Berlin cinemas making up the Yorcker family of broad-appeal, art-house screens, which also includes the enormous Delphi-Filmpalast (Kantstrasse 12a, Charlottenburg).

    reviewed

  7. G

    Central Kino

    Tucked away in the Hackesche Höfe, this handy little cinema features well-picked art-house fare, with films in their original language and German subtitles.

    reviewed

  8. H

    Delphi-Filmpalast

    The enormous Delphi-Filmpalast is one of 12 Berlin cinemas making up the Yorcker family of broad-appeal, art-house screens.

    reviewed

  9. I

    Babylon Mitte

    Modern art-house fare, silent films, themed screenings and literary readings.

    reviewed

  10. J

    Filmkunst 66

    Indie house known for offbeat flicks and annual film festival.

    reviewed

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  12. K

    Cinestar Original

    Hollywood blockbusters, all in English, all the time.

    reviewed

  13. L

    Eiszeit

    Obscure, alternative and experimental films.

    reviewed

  14. M

    Arsenal

    Nonmainstream fare from around the world.

    reviewed