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26.August2026

  1. Sunny Dancer

    Ivy is a teenager in remission from cancer, whose mum and dad insist she attend Children Run Free Camp, a summer retreat for young adults affected by cancer. However, as Ivy is reluctantly dragged through camp experience, she discovers new feelings with new friends.

    • Drama
    • Comedy

    Koralle Lichtspiele

  2. IMDb 7.3

    North Sea – Nature Untamed

    In the feature film North Sea Untamed, the viewer is taken beneath the waves through the eyes of Peter van Rodijnen. He is an experienced diver and underwater cameraman. From the wild blue waters around the Scottish islands to the shallow delta of the Low Countries and up along the dramatic coastline of the Norwegian fjords. North Sea Untamed is a cinematic adventure and a voyage of discovery that will show the North Sea in all its glory.

    • Documentary

    Metropolis Kino

  3. Was haben wir gelacht

    An entire generation of Germans was raised on male comedians. But what about their female counterparts? Maren Kroymann, Hella von Sinnen, Bettina Böttinger, Esther Schweins, and Gaby Köster look back at the way women were portrayed on TV in the 1990s and early 2000s, when jokes at women’s expense were the order of the day.

    • Documentary

    Koralle Lichtspiele

  4. TMDB 76IMDb 7.8

    The Invite

    Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places.

    • Drama
    • Comedy

    Koralle Lichtspiele

  5. TMDB 61

    Good Vibes Only

    Based on the true story of a married couple who invented a groundbreaking sex toy heralded as forever changing the way women experience pleasure.

    • Comedy

    Magazin Filmkunsttheater

  6. Funeral Casino Blues

    OV · OmU

    Jen lives in Bangkok – between the reception desk of an apartment building and the hotel rooms of strange men. What she sells is time, intimacy, sometimes just a moment. When a meeting escalates, Wason intervenes – a bartender who has lost more than he lets on.

    • Drama
    • Mystery

    SchanzenKino 73OmU

  7. The Last Common Hamsters

    For almost three years, nature filmmaker and ecologist David Cebulla has been observing wild Common hamsters. He not only tries to learn more about the species, but also documents why hamsters are globally threatened with extinction. David travels from the western border of the distribution area in France via Germany, Poland, Austria and Hungary to the eastern border of the distribution area in the Kazakh steppe. In the process, he manages to capture some unique and fantastic images. But during the project, it becomes increasingly difficult to find animals living in the wild.

    • Documentary

    Botschaft der Wildtiere

  8. TMDB 85RT 96IMDb 8.6

    Spirited Away

    OV · OmU

    A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.

    • Animation
    • Family
    • Fantasy

    SchanzenKino 73OmU

  9. TMDB 78RT 94IMDb 8.0

    Dog Day Afternoon

    Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.

    • Crime
    • Drama
    • Thriller

    Metropolis Kino

  10. 2 Big to Rig

    OV

    Captured live over the course of GHOST’s two sold-out shows in Mexico City last year, 2 BIG TO RIG is the definitive document of the band's unforgettable SKELETOUR WORLD TOUR, presented in IMAX® in select locations. Featuring the only pro-shot footage of Papa V Perpetua and his band of Nameless Ghouls from the phone-free SKELETOUR, 2 BIG TO RIG immerses the audience in the GHOST live ritual, including exclusive behind-the-scenes and backstage access. 2 BIG TO RIG was created to share the SKELETOUR experience with the faithful in the territories where staging the show was not logistically feasible — and is a love letter to all those who have shared the GHOST ritual. Shot on 16mm film, GHOST has never looked or sounded better, ripping through material from the band's six albums — including 2025’s global #1 SKELETÁ as well as non-LP favorites including “Mary On A Cross,” “Kiss the Go-Goat,” and “The Future is a Foreign Land.”

    • Music
    • Documentary

    Studio KinoOV

  11. TMDB 74

    Band Together

    Two years after the tragic sinking of a fishing boat that shook a small seaside town, members of the rondalla, a traditional Galician music band, decide to get back together in the endeavour to recover their enthusiasm and leave the grieving behind.

    • Drama
    • Music

    Koralle Lichtspiele

  12. Prosecution

    After surviving a racist attack, state prosecutor Seyo Kim takes her own case to court – confronting both the perpetrators and a justice system that turns a blind eye to right-wing extremism.

    • Drama

    Abaton

  13. In My Mother's Mirror

    When successful archaeologist Ursula Scheuer makes a sensational discovery of a body during a bog excavation, her demented mother suddenly dies. Unexpectedly, a childhood trauma breaks out for Ursula. The appearance of her new assistant Mel is also puzzling: she seems to know Ursula’s past very well. Ursula is increasingly drawn into a mysterious web of fantasies and deceptions and must finally free herself from it.

    • Drama

    Koralle Lichtspiele

  14. Steckerlfischfiasko

    Franz Eberhofer and Rudi Birkenberger's next case takes them to Niederkaltenkirchen's new golf course. The two detectives promptly get caught up in a full-blown family feud between two folk festival clans.

    • Comedy
    • Crime

    Zeise Kinos

  15. Der Spaziergang nach Syrakus

    Koralle Lichtspiele

  16. TMDB 71

    Ride Away

    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

    Magazin Filmkunsttheater

  17. Steckerlfischfiasko

    Franz Eberhofer and Rudi Birkenberger's next case takes them to Niederkaltenkirchen's new golf course. The two detectives promptly get caught up in a full-blown family feud between two folk festival clans.

    • Comedy
    • Crime

    Zeise Kinos

  18. IMDb 6.3

    Everytime

    A tragedy brings a mother, daughter, and teenage boy together. Struggling with blame and forgiveness, the unlikely trio take a trip to Tenerife for a family holiday that never happened. Under the glow of the sun, past and present quietly start to overlap.

    • Drama

    SchanzenKino 73

  19. Openairkino: Der Astronaut - Project Hail Mary am 26.08.2026 mit Blankeneser Kino "Hamburger Kinos zu Gast"

    OV · OmU

    FilmraumOmU

  20. Hiddensee

    Hiddensee in the Baltic Sea has always been a place where people have sought freedom. This film takes us on a journey through an entire century, starting in the golden 1920s, as it assembles the island’s scenery, history, and personal stories into a fascinating portrait. Then as now, the political upheavals that have swept across Germany have left their mark.

    • Documentary

    SchanzenKino 73

  21. Cinema Lives – Arthouse Theatres in Germany

    After the last film played at the legendary Arsenal arthouse cinema in Tübingen, director Goggo Gensch accompanies founder Stefan Paul – filmmaker, distributor, and tireless cineast – on a journey to the screens that shaped Germany’s arthouse cinema movement. Paul and companions tell of the beginnings of arthouse cinemas in the 1970s and their daily struggle for survival. Icons like John Waters and Wim Wenders contribute personal memories, while the Hof International Film Festival celebrates underground films.

    • Documentary

    Metropolis Kino


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Currently 19 cinemas and film series in Hamburg and the surrounding area: Zeise Kinos, Magazin Filmkunsttheater, SchanzenKino 73, Abaton, ASTOR Film Lounge HafenCity, Metropolis Kino, Koralle Lichtspiele, Savoy Filmtheater, Studio Kino, Hansa-Filmstudio, Passage Kino Hamburg, Alabama Kino, Filmraum, 3001 Kino, Blankeneser Kino, Zeise Open Air, Elbe Filmtheater, Botschaft der Wildtiere and Sommerkino Alsterdorf.

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