Looking for a film in English tonight? You do not need to open a dozen cinema websites to find one. English Cinema Berlin gathers the English-language screenings from cinemas across the city onto a single page, so the weekly hunt is already done for you. Start with today’s English screenings, or browse all films showing in English.
The old way, and the easier way
For years the advice for expats and visitors was the same: pick a few cinemas, bookmark their sites, and check each one every week for the sessions that were not dubbed into German. It worked, but it was slow, and it was easy to miss a screening.
English Cinema Berlin replaces that routine. The films page pulls together what is playing in English so you can scan one list instead of many. Listings are updated daily. We do not promise every screening in the city, but we bring the English-language ones we track into one place.
What do OV and OmU mean?
German cinemas dub most foreign films, so the labels on a listing matter. Two are worth knowing:
- OV (Originalversion): the original version, in the film's original language and not dubbed. For a Hollywood release that usually means English audio.
- OmU (Original mit Untertiteln): the original version with subtitles, and in Berlin those subtitles are usually in German.
OV and OmU mean English audio only when English is the film’s original language. OmeU / OmenglU means original audio with English subtitles; that audio may be in another language. English subtitles alone do not make a screening eligible for this site: English Cinema Berlin only includes screenings with English audio.
These labels are useful when booking on a cinema’s own site, which may list films in many languages. Check the screening’s audio language there, as well as its subtitle language. The official Berlin cinema guide explains the local abbreviations.
Which cinemas show films in English?
English-language screenings turn up all over Berlin, from big multiplexes to small independent houses. A few you will see often:
- CineStar CUBIX am Alexanderplatz is a large multiplex right on Alexanderplatz in Mitte, handy for mainstream releases.
- CinemaxX Berlin sits at Potsdamer Platz and is another option for mainstream releases.
- b-ware! Ladenkino is a small independent cinema in Friedrichshain.
- Hackesche Höfe Kino is an arthouse tucked inside the Hackesche Höfe courtyards in Mitte.
- Rollberg Kinos is an arthouse cinema in Neukölln.
- Babylon Mitte near Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz leans towards films in their original language.
- Delphi LUX is a modern arthouse in Charlottenburg.
For mainstream releases, start with CUBIX or CinemaxX. For a broader arthouse programme near Zoologischer Garten, see Delphi LUX’s official programme and visitor information. For retrospectives and film series, browse Babylon Mitte’s official programme; check which sessions have English audio on the operator’s site.
That is only a sample. See the full list on our cinemas page, where each cinema has its own page showing what it is playing in English.
How to use English Cinema Berlin
- Open the films page to see what is on in English.
- Prefer a particular place? Browse the cinemas page and open any cinema for its English-language screenings.
- Want it to come to you? Subscribe to the weekly newsletter for a roundup without lifting a finger.
Whether you have just moved to Berlin or you are here for a few days, the shortcut is the same: one page for English-language cinema, updated daily, so you can stop checking cinema websites one by one.
