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20 Aug – 26 Aug

  1. IMDb 4.6

    No. 1 of the Secret Service

    No. 1 is fearless, irrestible, and licensed to kill. No. 1 is assigned to capture a madman killing international financiers. Before getting the bad guy, No. 1 encounters mercenaries from the evil organization K.R.A.S.H. (Killing, Rape, Arson, Slaughter, and Hit).

    • Action
    • Comedy

    Freiluftkino FrankfurtOmU

  2. TMDB 75RT 100IMDb 7.7

    Au Hasard Balthazar

    The story of a donkey Balthazar as he is passed from owner to owner, some kind and some cruel but all with motivations beyond his understanding. Balthazar, whose life parallels that of his first keeper, Marie, is truly a beast of burden, suffering the sins of humankind. But despite his powerlessness, he accepts his fate nobly.

    • Drama

    DFF Filmmuseum

    Wim Wenders

  3. Cotton Queen

    In a cotton-farming village in Sudan, teenage Nafisa is raised on heroic tales of battling British colonizers told by her grandmother, the village matriarch Al-Sit. But when a young businessman arrives from abroad with a new development plan and genetically engineered cotton, Nafisa becomes the center of a power play to determine the future of the village. Awakening to her own strength, Nafisa sets out to save the cotton fields – and herself. Neither she nor her community will ever be the same again.

    • Drama

    Hafen 2 Offenbach

  4. TMDB 73RT 75IMDb 7.1

    Blood and Black Lace

    Isabella, a young model, is murdered by a mysterious masked figure at a fashion house in Rome. When her diary, which details the house employees' many vices, disappears, the masked killer begins killing off all the models in and around the house to find it.

    • Horror
    • Thriller
    • Mystery

    DFF Filmmuseum

    Terza Visione

  5. IMDb 6.5

    My Giraffe

    Dikkertje Dap was born on the same day as Raf the giraffe. Dikkertje can often be found at the zoo, because Raf is his best friend. They are inseparable, until Dikkertje goes to school for the first time and finds out giraffes can’t go to school. Dikkertje dearly misses Raf, but also experiences exciting new things. He even makes a new friend: Yous. Raf misses Dikkertje too. So Dikkertje devises a plan to bring the giraffe to school and introduce his two friends to each other.

    • Drama
    • Family

    DFF Filmmuseum

    Kinderkino

  6. Cinéma & Diner à la Surprise mit BBQ

    Orfeo's Erben

  7. TMDB 75RT 95IMDb 7.7

    Sentimental Value

    Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.

    • Drama

    Filmpalast Hofheim

  8. TMDB 62RT 43IMDb 5.8

    Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

    Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece.

    • Horror
    • Thriller

    Freiluftkino FrankfurtOmU

  9. TMDB 61RT 62IMDb 6.4

    The Electric Horseman

    A former champion rodeo rider is reduced to using his saddle skills to promote a breakfast cereal in a gaudy Las Vegas show. When he's asked to perform with a $12 million horse, he discovers it is being doped to remain docile. He flees into the desert astride the beast in an act of defiance. A story-hungry female reporter gives chase.

    • Drama
    • Romance
    • Comedy
    • Western

    DFF Filmmuseum

    Robert Redford

  10. TMDB 65IMDb 7.0

    Romería

    With her mother's diary in hand, Marina's search for official documents for university leads her to her biological family on the Atlantic coast. What starts as an administrative quest reveals long-buried family secrets.

    • Drama

    Hafen 2 Offenbach

  11. TMDB 59RT 50IMDb 5.8

    Zardoz

    In the far future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.

    • Fantasy
    • Action
    • Thriller
    • Science Fiction

    DFF Filmmuseum

    Filmclub Treppe 41

  12. TMDB 77

    Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke

    Twenty-year-old Joachim is unexpectedly accepted at drama school in Munich and moves into his grandparents' upper-class villa. From then on, he tries to find his identity as a young man between the world of theater and the everyday life of his eccentric grandparents.

    • Comedy
    • Drama

    Freiluftkino Frankfurt

  13. TMDB 70RT 80IMDb 7.2

    A River Runs Through It

    The Maclean brothers, Paul and Norman, live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending much of their time fly fishing. The sons of a minister, the boys eventually part company when Norman moves east to attend college, leaving his rebellious brother to find trouble back home. When Norman finally returns, the siblings resume their fishing outings, and assess where they've been and where they're going.

    • Drama

    DFF Filmmuseum

    Robert Redford

  14. 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

    Hafen 2 Offenbach

  15. PINA - TANZT, TANZT SONST SIND WIR VERLOREN (3D)

    Regie: Wim Wenders | Darsteller: Ales Cucek, Anna Wehsarg, Pina Bausch, Regina Advento, Malou Airoudo, Ruth Amarante | 106 Min. | Dokumentarfilm Pina – Tanzt, Tanzt sonst sind wir verloren Deutschland/Frankreich 2011. R: Wim Wenders. Dokumentarfilm. 106 Min. DCP. 3D Filmreihe: Wim Wenders Schon lange wollte Wim Wenders einen Film über die Choreographin Pina Bausch drehen, doch erst 2008 konnte er mit den Vorarbeiten beginnen; gemeinsam mit der Protagonistin wählte er die Stücke für den Film aus: „Café Müller“, „Le Sacre du Printemps“, „Vollmond“ und „Kontakthof“. Nach dem Tod der Choreographin im Sommer 2009 hat Wim Wenders sein Projekt nicht beendet, sondern änderte seine Konzeption. Er drehte mit dem Ensemble des Tanztheaters Wuppertal auf der Bühne und in der Stadt Wuppertal PINA…

    DFF FilmmuseumDCP

    Wim Wenders

  16. TMDB 82RT 97IMDb 8.4

    I Swear

    Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 15, John Davidson navigates his way against the odds through troubled teenage years and into adulthood, finding inspiration in the kindness of others to discover his true purpose in life.

    • Drama
    • History

    Eldorado

  17. IMDb 6.5

    My Giraffe

    Dikkertje Dap was born on the same day as Raf the giraffe. Dikkertje can often be found at the zoo, because Raf is his best friend. They are inseparable, until Dikkertje goes to school for the first time and finds out giraffes can’t go to school. Dikkertje dearly misses Raf, but also experiences exciting new things. He even makes a new friend: Yous. Raf misses Dikkertje too. So Dikkertje devises a plan to bring the giraffe to school and introduce his two friends to each other.

    • Drama
    • Family

    DFF Filmmuseum

    Kinderkino

  18. TMDB 69RT 73IMDb 6.7

    The Horse Whisperer

    The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.

    • Adventure
    • Drama
    • Romance

    DFF Filmmuseum

    Robert Redford

  19. TMDB 74RT 81IMDb 7.4

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    After getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter the eerie mansion of the flamboyant, seductive Dr Frank-N-Furter and a variety of eccentric characters. Through elaborate dance and rock music, the mad scientist unveils his latest creation: a perfect, muscular man.

    • Comedy
    • Science Fiction
    • Horror

    Freiluftkino FrankfurtOmU

  20. TMDB 75RT 96IMDb 7.7

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.

    • Fantasy
    • Animation
    • Comedy
    • Crime

    DFF Filmmuseum

    Kultkino

  21. 80 Plus

    95 min

    Helene (86) and Toni (70) are completely different. One is planned and well-timed, the other impulsive and spontaneous. As an unlikely team, they embark on a journey to Switzerland for euthanasia. But their road trip through the mountains turns out differently than planned.

    • Comedy

    Kronberger Lichtspiele

  22. Open Air Kino „Das Kanu des Manitu“

    D 2025 | 88 Min. | FSK ab 6 Mit Michael Bully Herbig, Christian Tramitz, Rick Kavanian Film Inhalt Apachen-Häuptling Abahachi und sein weißer Blutsbruder Ranger sehen sich mit einer Bande konfrontiert, die das legendäre „Kanu des Manitu“ an sich bringen will. Nachdem der Grieche Dimitri und seine Kollegin Mary die beiden vom Galgen befreit…

    Eschborn K

  23. IMDb 5.6

    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. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?

    • Drama
    • Comedy

    Harmonie

  24. IMDb 6.5

    Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway

    OmU · 2026 · 109 min

    When a string of deadly highway incidents begin, Conan Edogawa's investigations point towards an orchestrated plot rather than mere accidents. As he uncovers a conspiracy involving hidden identities and advanced technology, the case escalates into a high-speed race against time to stop a calculating mastermind before more lives are lost.

    • Animation
    • Action
    • Mystery
    • Crime

    Astor Film LoungeOmU

  25. TMDB 66RT 95IMDb 6.9

    All Is Lost

    During a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, a veteran mariner awakes to find his vessel taking on water after a collision with a stray shipping container. With his radio and navigation equipment disabled, he sails unknowingly into a violent storm and barely escapes with his life. With any luck, the ocean currents may carry him into a shipping lane -- but, with supplies dwindling and the sharks circling, the sailor is forced to face his own mortality.

    • Action
    • Adventure
    • Drama

    DFF Filmmuseum

    Robert Redford

  26. IMDb 6.5

    Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway

    2026 · 109 min

    When a string of deadly highway incidents begin, Conan Edogawa's investigations point towards an orchestrated plot rather than mere accidents. As he uncovers a conspiracy involving hidden identities and advanced technology, the case escalates into a high-speed race against time to stop a calculating mastermind before more lives are lost.

    • Animation
    • Action
    • Mystery
    • Crime

    Astor Film Lounge

  27. RT 100

    Drunken Noodles

    Over two summers, between city streets and forest paths, young art student Adnan has a series of unexpected intimate encounters.

    • Drama
    • Romance

    Harmonie

  28. 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

    DFF Filmmuseum

    Was tut sich – im deutschen Film?

  29. TMDB 73RT 77IMDb 7.3

    Cape Fear

    Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.

    • Drama
    • Crime
    • Thriller

    Cinéma

  30. One Night Only

    Two love-starved strangers crash into each other on the one night of the year when single people are allowed to have sex.

    • Comedy
    • Romance

    Filmpalast Hofheim

  31. IMDb 7.0

    The Day the Rains Came

    A motorcycle gang in post-war Germany wreaks havok on a town, until one of their members begins to have second thoughts after a run-in with the police.

    • Crime
    • Drama

    DFF Filmmuseum

    In Memoriam: Mario Adorf

  32. IMDb 6.2

    Becoming Animal

    A palpably rendered audiovisual essay draws together the distinct sensibilities of filmmakers Peter Mettler (The End of Time) and Emma Davie (I am Breathing) and philosopher David Abram (The Spell of the Sensuous) to forge a path into the places where humans and animals meet.

    • Documentary

    MGGU – Museum Giersch der Goethe-Universität

  33. IMDb 6.2

    Becoming Animal

    A palpably rendered audiovisual essay draws together the distinct sensibilities of filmmakers Peter Mettler (The End of Time) and Emma Davie (I am Breathing) and philosopher David Abram (The Spell of the Sensuous) to forge a path into the places where humans and animals meet.

    • Documentary

    DFF FilmmuseumOmUDCP


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Which cinemas are covered?

Currently 27 cinemas and film series in Frankfurt and the surrounding area: Astor Film Lounge MyZeil, DFF — Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum, Cinéma Frankfurt, Filmpalast Hofheim, Harmonie Theater Frankfurt, Kino Kelkheim, Eschborn K, Freiluftkino Frankfurt, Mal seh'n Kino, Hafen 2 Offenbach, Kino Alte Mühle, Lichtblick Mörfelden, Orfeo's Erben, Eldorado Arthouse Kino, Kronberger Lichtspiele, Haus am Dom – Kath. Akademie Rabanus Maurus, naxos.Kino, Deutsch-Französische Gesellschaft Frankfurt, MGGU – Museum Giersch der Goethe-Universität, Pupille — Kino in der Uni, Senckenberg Naturmuseum, Alte Schmelze, Deutsches Ledermuseum Offenbach am Main, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Hessen, Historisches Museum Frankfurt, Museum für Kommunikation Frankfurt and TAUNALE – Taunus Filmfest Oberursel.

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