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8 Jul – 14 Jul

  1. Six Weeks On

    While the world is in lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lore has to cope with a painful loss: her mother has died. Back in the small town of Erkelenz in North Rhine-Westphalia, she struggles against entrenched family structures and a paralyzing bureaucracy. Above all, she has to find a way to come to terms with the death and say goodbye to her mother.

    • Drama

    Koralle Lichtspiele

  2. Ingeborg Bachmann – Jemand, der einmal ich war

    Sandra Hüller portrays Ingeborg Bachmann on an imaginary day in Rome. Regina Schilling’s hybrid film weaves together reenactments, archival footage, and Bachmann’s own writings into a portrait that offers a refreshing new perspective on the author and positions her writings as a reference point in current debates on gender relations and power.

    • Documentary

    Koralle Lichtspiele

  3. Minions & Monsters

    This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created.

    • Adventure
    • Animation
    • Comedy
    • Family
    • Fantasy

    Koralle Lichtspiele

  4. IMDb 6.5

    The Three from the Filling Station

    Willy, Kurt and Hans are broke, so they sell their car and open a filling station. Then, they all fall in love with the same girl.

    • Comedy
    • Drama

    Koralle Lichtspiele

  5. TMDB 72RT 87IMDb 7.4

    2046

    Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love.

    • Drama
    • Science Fiction
    • Romance

    Blankeneser Kino

  6. TMDB 69RT 94IMDb 7.3

    Tuner

    A talented piano tuner's life is turned upside down when he discovers that his meticulous skills for tuning pianos can equally be applied to cracking safes.

    • Crime
    • Thriller

    Koralle Lichtspiele

  7. Saltwater Surf Movie Night 2026

    OV · OmU

    Zeise KinosOmU

  8. TMDB 76RT 93IMDb 8.0

    Amores Perros

    OmU · 2000 · 154 min

    A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless man.

    • Drama
    • Thriller

    Savoy FilmtheaterOmU

  9. OmeU: Amores Perros (re 2026)

    OV · OmU

    Savoy FilmtheaterOmeU

  10. TMDB 67IMDb 7.0

    The Devil Wears Prada 2

    Andy Sachs returns to Runway as Miranda Priestly navigates a new media landscape and Runway's position within. The duo reconnect with former assistant Emily Charlton, now the head of a luxury brand that possesses funding which could ensure Runway's survival.

    • Comedy
    • Drama

    Zeise Kinos

  11. Was haben wir gelacht

    Director Eva Müller turns her attention to the entertainment scene in Germany during the 1990s and 2000s, which was dominated by male performers and producers. The film centers on a perspective that was scarcely visible in the formats of that era. The retrospective is complemented by the voices of women who share their experiences with these shows and analyze the industry’s structures from their point of view.

    Zeise Kinos

  12. TMDB 69

    Disclosure Day

    If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you?

    • Action
    • Science Fiction
    • Thriller

    Zeise Kinos

  13. All In Sneak Preview

    OV · OmU

    Cheng Jialang and Wei Yifu are the contemporary poker twin stars, and they are about to have their first face-to-face confrontation. However, at this moment, Cheng Jialang accidentally transferred his poker talent to a small-time crook named Huang Xiaoqi, who had no previous experience. The two of them went through a wonderful journey and decided to join forces to challenge Wei Yifu.

    Zeise KinosOmU

  14. Siri Hustvedt – Dance Around the Self

    OV · OmU

    Sabine Lidl presents Siri Hustvedt’s journey from her first novel to being a leading voice in contemporary literature – a film about feminist perspectives, Hustvedt’s soulmate Paul Auster, and the power of thought.

    • Documentary

    Zeise KinosOmU

  15. TMDB 86RT 94IMDb 8.4

    Project Hail Mary

    Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction.

    • Science Fiction
    • Adventure

    Zeise Kinos

  16. Ach diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke

    Zeise Kinos

  17. TMDB 71

    Ride Away

    OV · OmU

    From the Atlantic to the Black Sea, Mathias and Philippe, two old friends, embark on a bicycle journey that Mathias’s son made before his tragic death. The two men ride through the ordeals with tenderness, humor and emotion.

    • Comedy
    • Drama

    Zeise KinosOmU

  18. TMDB 76RT 97IMDb 7.9

    A Streetcar Named Desire

    A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.

    • Drama
    • Thriller

    Astor Film Lounge HafenCity

  19. GET UP Comedy Open Air

    Zeise Kinos

  20. TMDB 76IMDb 7.7

    Michael

    The story of Michael Jackson, one of the most influential artists the world has ever known, and his life beyond the music. His journey from the discovery of his extraordinary talent as the lead of the Jackson Five, to the visionary artist whose creative ambition fueled a relentless pursuit to become the biggest entertainer in the world, highlighting both his life off-stage and some of the most iconic performances from his early solo career.

    • Music
    • Drama

    Zeise Kinos

  21. IMDb 7.4

    The Playboy of the Western World

    OV · 150 min

    A man comes into a pub and boasts that he has just killed his father. Instead of condemning him for the crime, the locals revel in his story and praise him for his deed, with the daughter of the landlord falling for this "dashing hero". Things take an even more surprising turn, when the father enters the pub. Based on John Millington Synge's play The Playboy of the Western World.

    • TV Movie

    Savoy FilmtheaterOV

  22. IMDb 7.4

    The Playboy of the Western World

    OV

    A man comes into a pub and boasts that he has just killed his father. Instead of condemning him for the crime, the locals revel in his story and praise him for his deed, with the daughter of the landlord falling for this "dashing hero". Things take an even more surprising turn, when the father enters the pub. Based on John Millington Synge's play The Playboy of the Western World.

    • TV Movie

    Savoy FilmtheaterOV

  23. TMDB 84RT 87IMDb 8.8

    Inception

    OV · OmU

    Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.

    • Action
    • Science Fiction
    • Adventure

    Zeise KinosOmU

  24. SNEAK Extreme

    OV · OmU

    Zeise KinosOmU

  25. TMDB 78RT 83IMDb 8.0

    Into the Wild

    OV · 2007 · 148 min

    After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.

    • Adventure
    • Drama

    Savoy FilmtheaterOV

  26. OV: Into the Wild (Best of Cinema)

    OV

    Savoy FilmtheaterOV

  27. Insects – Hidden Heroes

    How did our world come into being? Beneath our feet lies a class of animals far more numerous than any other. Let us embark on a journey through time dating back 400 million years, and witness how scattered pieces fit together to form a complete whole. Insects – Hidden Heroes takes us into the microcosm with stunning visuals. Narrated by screen icon Katharina Thalbach, the film poses a question: Must it be humanity or nature?

    • Documentary

    Zeise Kinos

  28. All In Sneak Preview

    OV · OmU

    Cheng Jialang and Wei Yifu are the contemporary poker twin stars, and they are about to have their first face-to-face confrontation. However, at this moment, Cheng Jialang accidentally transferred his poker talent to a small-time crook named Huang Xiaoqi, who had no previous experience. The two of them went through a wonderful journey and decided to join forces to challenge Wei Yifu.

    Zeise KinosOmU

  29. All In Sneak Preview

    OV · OmU

    Cheng Jialang and Wei Yifu are the contemporary poker twin stars, and they are about to have their first face-to-face confrontation. However, at this moment, Cheng Jialang accidentally transferred his poker talent to a small-time crook named Huang Xiaoqi, who had no previous experience. The two of them went through a wonderful journey and decided to join forces to challenge Wei Yifu.

    Zeise KinosOmU


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Which cinemas are covered?

Currently 40 cinemas and film series in Frankfurt and the surrounding area: Astor Film Lounge HafenCity, Zeise Kinos, Astor Film Lounge MyZeil, Koralle Lichtspiele, Savoy Filmtheater, Abaton, Cinéma Frankfurt, Filmpalast Hofheim, Murnau-Filmtheater, Passage Kino Hamburg, Hansa-Filmstudio, Capitol Arthouse Kino Mainz, Studio Kino, Harmonie Theater Frankfurt, Metropolis Kino, Blankeneser Kino, 3001 Kino, Filmforum Höchst, Kino Kelkheim, DFF — Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum, Magazin Filmkunsttheater, Filmraum, Mal seh'n Kino, Hafen 2 Offenbach, Alabama Kino, Kronberger Lichtspiele, Elbe Filmtheater, Eldorado Arthouse Kino, Orfeo's Erben, Pupille — Kino in der Uni, Caligari FilmBühne, SchanzenKino 73, MGGU – Museum Giersch der Goethe-Universität, Lichtblick Mörfelden, naxos.Kino, Eschborn K, Senckenberg Naturmuseum, Deutsch-Französische Gesellschaft Frankfurt, Historisches Museum Frankfurt and Kino Köppern.

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