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12 Jan – 18 Jan

  1. TMDB 73RT 95IMDb 7.3

    National Gallery

    A portrait of the day-to-day operations of the National Gallery of London, that reveals the role of the employees and the experiences of the Gallery's visitors. The film portrays the role of the curators and conservators; the education, scientific, and conservation departments; and the audience of all kinds of people who come to experience it.
    • Documentary

    Historisches Museum Frankfurt

  2. TMDB 73RT 95IMDb 7.3

    National Gallery

    A portrait of the day-to-day operations of the National Gallery of London, that reveals the role of the employees and the experiences of the Gallery's visitors. The film portrays the role of the curators and conservators; the education, scientific, and conservation departments; and the audience of all kinds of people who come to experience it.
    • Documentary

    Historisches Museum Frankfurt

  3. TMDB 65RT 80IMDb 6.6

    Alpha

    R: Julia Ducournau · 2025 · 128 min

    In the prehistoric past, Keda, a young and inexperienced hunter, struggles to return home after being separated from his tribe when bison hunting goes awry. On his way back he will find an unexpected ally.
    • Adventure
    • Drama

    Pupille

  4. TMDB 67

    The Holy Grill

    At a tennis club in rural Germany, preparations for the summer party are led by Heribert. When a separate grill is suggested for Erol, the club's only Muslim member, tensions flare. What begins as a simple discussion quickly turns into a debate about societal and personal conflicts, threatening to tear the club apart.
    • Comedy
    • Drama

    Eschborn K

  5. RT 100IMDb 6.6

    With Hasan in Gaza

    R: Kamal Aljafari · 2025 · 106 min

    Three MiniDV tapes of life in Gaza from 2001 were recently rediscovered. What started as a search for a former prison mate from 1989 led to an unexpected road trip from the north to the south of Gaza with Hasan, a local guide whose fate remains unknown.
    • Documentary
    • War

    Pupille


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Which cinemas are covered?

Currently 24 cinemas and film series in Frankfurt and the surrounding area: Astor Film Lounge MyZeil, DFF — Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum, Filmpalast Hofheim, Cinéma Frankfurt, Filmforum Höchst, Harmonie Theater Frankfurt, Kino Alte Mühle, Mal seh'n Kino, Pupille — Kino in der Uni, Eldorado Arthouse Kino, Eschborn K, Kino Kelkheim, Historisches Museum Frankfurt, Kronberger Lichtspiele, Hafen 2 Offenbach, Jüdisches Museum Frankfurt, naxos.Kino, Deutsch-Französische Gesellschaft Frankfurt, Hugenottenhalle, Institut français Frankfurt, Café Mutz, Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm, Senckenberg Naturmuseum and TAUNALE – Taunus Filmfest Oberursel.

How current is the programme?

Data is scraped multiple times a day directly from cinema websites. Cancellations, sold-out flags and programme changes usually surface within an hour.

Can I buy tickets here?

No — the Tickets button on each screening links directly to the cinema's own booking page. This site doesn't sell tickets and takes no commission.

What do OmU, OmeU, DF, OV, DCP, 35mm mean?

Language version: OmU = original audio with German subtitles, OmeU = original with English subtitles, DF = German-dubbed version, OV = original version with no subtitles, stumm = silent film (often with live accompaniment). Projection format: DCP = Digital Cinema Package, the digital standard in modern cinemas; 35mm / 16mm / 70mm = analogue film prints on physical stock.

What happens to screenings that have already started?

On today's view, screenings are hidden 30 minutes after their start time, so only reachable showtimes remain visible. A small note at the bottom shows how many have already begun.

Why this site?

Frankfurt has an unusually dense cinema scene — the DFF Filmmuseum, Astor, three arthouse houses, Pupille at the university, Programmkino Rex in Darmstadt, the Murnau in Wiesbaden — but no shared programme. This site lays every house onto one searchable day view.

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