Cinema

Big cinema at Zoo Palast! The elaborately restored, traditional Berlin cinema shows sophisticated entertainment and family films.

On the old open-air stage in Volkspark Friedrichshain, around 1,500 guests sit on benches with backrests, 300 more at bistro tables, plus a sunbathing lawn. Laser projection, an induction loop, and about 300 free fleece blankets are provided, and the programme ranges from cinema favorites and classics to original versions with subtitles.

The Film Park is located on Großbeerenstraße in Potsdam, right next to the world's oldest large studio, where films have been shot since 1912. It features around twenty attractions and four shows with stunt performers, pyrotechnicians, and animal trainers. In the TV studio, guests can step in front of the camera themselves, and an adult ticket costs 25 Euros online.

In the green area behind the Bethanien Art Quarter, approximately 300 deck chairs are set up under old trees, along with seat cushions and free fleece blankets. Arthouse films, international classics, and award-winning works are continuously shown here in original versions with German or English subtitles, and the access is wheelchair-friendly.

The Astor Film Lounge on Kurfürstendamm pampers its audience with a luxurious ambience, selected films and in-seat service!

A little hidden, in the third backyard of the Höfe am Südstern in Kreuzberg, lies the small, relaxed arthouse cinema, which has since become an institution.

Up to 1,000 deck chairs are available at the Kulturforum between the Gemäldegalerie and the Philharmonie; behind the screen, the skyscraper skyline of Potsdamer Platz rises. Yorck and ARTE show original versions, sneak previews, restored classics, and museum series here; admission costs 12.00 Euros, and access is fully barrier-free.

Since 2026, Kino Arsenal has been located in the silent green cultural quarter in Berlin-Wedding and is one of the Berlinale venues.

In Nikolaikirchplatz during Advent, only one film is shown: “Die Feuerzangenbowle” with Heinz Rühmann from 1943, approximately 90 minutes long. It is screened in a wooden house equipped with armchairs, sofas, and blankets. Among Berlin's winter leisure activities, this has the lowest barrier: admission is free.

Anyone who loves watching English films in their original language will love the cult cinema Odeon in Schöneberg!

The Kino International on Karl-Marx-Allee was the premiere cinema of the DEFA and has been back in operation since February 2026 after a renovation costing around 15 million Euros. The floating foyer bar from 1963, the concrete relief on the side walls, and the panoramic bar have remained. For Ostalgie in Berlin, this is the place with the greatest contrast between concrete and glamour.

Among other cultural-social institutions, Kulturfabrik Moabit houses the Filmrauschpalast as an independent art-house cinema.

Two stages operate in Volkspark Hasenheide: the old main stage for up to 800 guests, and the tent-like New Stage with 180 seats and a daylight-protected screen. This allows children's films, rare arthouse features, and the big evening show to run in the same location, almost all with subtitles, and cashless payments are accepted at the bar.

Up to 300 guests can be accommodated in the courtyard of the City Library in Spandau's Old Town, with sun loungers in the front rows. Blankets, cushions, and even hot water bottles can be rented, the food stall cooks its own open-air soup, and films are generally shown in German, in almost all weather conditions and without a rain canopy.

In the Filmhaus on Potsdamer Platz the Deutsche Kinemathek - Museum for Film and Television presents important collections from the history of film and television.

IL KINO on Nansenstraße in Neukölln opened in 2014 in a vacant bakery and was Berlin's first new independent cinema in twenty-nine years. It shows international arthouse cinema in original versions, and you can bring wine and Italian food into the auditorium. For heartbreak, remember: Crying looks completely normal in the dark.

The open air cinema Freiluftkino Insel at the Cassiopeia Sommergarten in Friedrichshain is a perfect spot in the city to enjoy a good movie under the stars.

Today, the screen is located in the Atelier Gardens on Oberlandstraße, on the former Berliner Union-Film-Ateliers site at the edge of Tempelhofer Feld. Comfortable deck chairs await in front of the studio halls, showing independent cinema, current arthouse highlights, short films, documentaries, and festival specials, including special screenings.

On Rosenthaler Straße, right next to the Hackesche Höfe, a passage leads into an unrestored courtyard full of street art. Haus Schwarzenberg has been an artist house since 1995, featuring a gallery, art-house cinema, bar, Monsterkabinett, and two museums dedicated to the history of the site.

Whether a stunt show in the volcano, a media city tour or autographs from GZSZ-actors - Filmpark Babelsberg is an experience full of action and especially for young people a great attraction.

Hof Windlicht behind the Kulturfabrik on Lehrter Straße accommodates around 100 guests between old brick walls and the tracks of the long-distance railway. For over three decades, the volunteer association Filmrausch Moabit has been showing original versions with subtitles, its own series like Reel Love and Gamerausch, as well as surprise films with free admission.

Kino Intimes - the name of the small cinema in Friedrichshain says it all! With around 80 seats, it is one of the smallest cinemas in Berlin.

Rum-soaked sugar cones and the classic film "Die Feuerzangenbowle" (The Fire-Tongs Punch) are the focus of the atmospheric Winter Film Festival in the Nikolaiviertel in Berlin-Mitte.

The historical Kino International on Alexanderplatz celebrates New Year's on 5 floors. Highlight: a view through the big glass window front and HipHop in the Honecker Lounge.

In the courtyard of the FMP1 at Franz-Mehring-Platz, every guest receives wireless headphones so that neighbors can enjoy their peace, and lies in a deckchair under warm borrowed blankets. No commercials are shown, and a proven focus is on political documentaries followed by a film discussion, many of which offer completely free admission.