





The grand old Zoo Palast is back! The elaborately restored, traditional cinema in Berlin shows sophisticated entertainment and family films.
10 Locations
A movie night is an easy pleasure in Berlin, from a grand cinema to a cosy neighbourhood screen. Showing new releases or cult classics, a movie night here can be as relaxed or as special as you like. This overview gathers Berlin locations for a night at the pictures.
Independent cinemas across Kreuzberg, Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg add sofas, bars and themed evenings, while open air screens make summer nights memorable. Original language screenings suit the international crowd, and repertory nights revive the classics. Some venues pair the film with food and drink for a full evening out.
Browse the venues below to plan a movie night across Berlin, from arthouse screens to open air cinema.






The grand old Zoo Palast is back! The elaborately restored, traditional cinema in Berlin shows sophisticated entertainment and family films.






The Astor Film Lounge chases away your blues with an extra helping of luxury and plush as well as selected movies.



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.


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.

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.


In the courtyard of Haus Schwarzenberg, just a few steps from Hackescher Markt in Berlin-Mitte, an old brick-green courtyard transforms every summer into one of the city's most atmospheric open-air cinemas. The Open Air Kino Mitte shows arthouse films and modern classics under the open sky, where street art meets cinematic magic.


Every summer, the Open Air Cinema Spandau transforms the sheltered inner courtyard of the City Library in Spandau's Old Town into one of Berlin's most atmospheric open-air screens. Arthouse meets mainstream cinema here, and if you're chilly, you even get a hot water bottle.


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.


What could be more romantic than a cinematic three-course meal in the beautiful restaurant Duke and a subsequent visit to the Astor Film Lounge? This combo can be booked as a gift set "Cinema & Kitchen" at the Ellington Hotel.





The delphi Lux at Bahnhof Zoo enriches Berlin, the cinema capital, and with its seven cinema halls, it guarantees to cure boredom.