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5.0
Filmpark Babelsberg transports film fans into the world of film and television just outside Berlin - with great technical effort and fantastic shows.
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Film Fans
9 Locations
Film fans are well served in Berlin, a city with more cinemas per head than almost anywhere. From arthouse gems to open air screens, film fans here find plenty to love beyond the multiplex. This overview gathers Berlin locations for people who love the big screen.
Independent cinemas across Kreuzberg, Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg show originals with subtitles, retrospectives and cult classics, while the Berlinale each winter turns the whole city into a festival. Film museums and archives preserve the history, and summer open air screenings add a seasonal treat. Discussion evenings and premieres bring the community together.
Browse the venues below to find spots for film fans across Berlin, from arthouse cinemas to festivals.
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5.0
The grand old Zoo Palast is back! The elaborately restored, traditional cinema in Berlin shows sophisticated entertainment and family films.
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4.8
A little hidden, actually in the third backyard of Höfe am Südstern in Kreuzberg, you will find the small, relaxed arthouse-cinema which has long turned into an institution. In 2013 the Sputnik Kino celebrated its 25th anniversary.
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4.7
The Arsenal is the repertory cinema located in the Film Museum on Potsdamer Platz and one of the movie theatres of the Berlin International Film Festival Berlinale.
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4.6
If you like to watch movies in their original version, you will love the Odeon!
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4.6
The Kino International on Karl-Marx-Allee is finally back and, after comprehensive renovation, shines brighter than ever in February 2026. As a former premiere cinema of the GDR, it combines authentic Eastern architecture with state-of-the-art technology and remains a prime destination for film fans with a sense of history.
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4.3
The name of the little cinema in the heart of Friedrichshain says it all! With round about 80 seats it’s one of the smallest cinemas in Berlin.
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4.2
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.
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3.9
Located in the heart of Friedrichshain, on the legendary RAW grounds, the Open-Air Cinema Insel im Cassiopeia transforms warm summer nights into a true open-air cinema experience. Arthouse meets documentary film here, Jamaican BBQ meets beer garden atmosphere – all with the raw charm this neighborhood is known for.
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