Cinema

Watching movies is much more popular now than it was about five years ago, still cinema halls are not always filled with people. Some people, mostly students, prefer to go to a cinema on a weekday in the morning, as it is cheaper. There are student's discounts, so ISIC cards can be useful. Sometimes there is a chance to buy cheap tickets and then take seats in the middle (that are expensive), if they are free.


CINEMA CENTER (Kinotsenter - Киноцентр). One of the most popular Moscow cinemas where there are many different movies daily. All the new famous ones are showed here. Often movies are in original languages with subtitles. There's a big hall with a large screen and a small hall that is also comfortable.
Address: Дружинниковская ул. (Druginnikovskaya str)#15, tel. 255-9057, 255-9095,
Area: Tverskaya, metro Баррикадная (Barrikadnaya) a large white building behind the metro.
Prices: 50-200 roubles (2-7$).

Big Hall

21.10 (Mon)
22.10 (Tue)
23.10 (Wed)
Minority Report 16:15
My big fat greek wedding 12:10; 19:00
The Bourne Identity 10:00; 14:00; 20:45
24.10 (Thr)
25.10 (Fri)
Minority Report 16:15
My big fat greek wedding 12:10; 19:00
The Bourne Identity 14:00
26.10 Saturday Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatre 13:00
My big fat greek wedding 19:00
Road to Perdition 20:50
Swimfan 09:40
The Bourne Identity 16:40; 23:00
27.10 Sunday Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatre 13:00
My big fat greek wedding 19:00
Road to Perdition 16:40
Swimfan 09:40
The Bourne Identity 20:50

Small Hall

21.10 Monday Kukushka 10:30
Minority Report 21:15
Moulin Rouge 17:10
Swimfan 12:20
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 14:00
The Travelling Birds 19:25
22.10 Tuesday Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatre 15:20
Gosford park 19:00
Minority Report 21:30
Miranda 17:15
Swimfan 13:45
Talk to her 10:00
The Travelling Birds 12:00
23.10 Wednesday Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatre 17:15
Eight women 10:15
Ice age 12:20
Minority Report 21:30
Swimfan 15:40
The Travelling Birds 13:50
24.10 Thursday Kukushka 12:10
Miranda 17:40
Swimfan 14:00
Talk to her 19:25
25.10 Friday Ice age 15:30
Minority Report 23:10
Swimfan 13:50
The Travelling Birds 10:00; 19:15
26.10 Saturday Amelie from Montmartre 19:15
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatre 17:15
Eight women 21:30
Ice age 11:20; 15:00
The Travelling Birds 15:30
27.10 Sunday Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatre 17:15
Ice age 11:20; 15:00
Men in black 2 14:00
Minority Report 21:20
Talk to her 19:15
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 09:15
The Travelling Birds 12:20; 15:30


MUSEUM OF CINEMA (Музей Кино - Mu`sey Kino). It is placed right near the Cinema Center. There are four small halls where old movies or alternative new ones are shown. Sometimes there are special week programs: Japanese movies, Finnish movies and so on. Many movies are shown in the original language. Tickets are always cheap. Moscow's intellectuals and students love this cinema. As there isn't always enough room, it can be difficult to get tickets for some good movies and you'd better buy the tickets beforehand. Museum of Cinema is closed in August.
Address: Дружинниковская ул. (Druginnikovskaya str)#15, Баррикадная 255-9057, 255-9095,
Area: Tverskaya, metro Баррикадная (Barrikadnaya), the building of Cinema Center, go in the arch just in front of the metro.
Prices: 20-50 R ($0,7 - $1.7 US).

21.10 Monday Ghost World 21:00
Gion Festival Music (in japanese with russian subtitles) 19:30
Sansho the Bailiff 19:00
22.10 Tuesday Ghost World 20:30
Man of Aran 19:15
Night Mail 19:15
Sansho the Bailiff 19:30
The woman of rumour 19:00
23.10 Wednesday A story from Chikamatsu 19:00
Ghost World 21:00
Keroseneman's wife 19:15
The woman of rumour (in japanese with english subtitles) 19:30
24.10 Thursday A story from Chikamatsu (in japanese with english subtitles) 19:30
Alcina 18:00
Disco Pigs 21:00
My Sister My Love 19:15
Program "Love and other cruelty demonstrations" 18:45
The Empress Yang Kwei Fei 19:00
25.10 Friday A sly vagabond 18:45
At the october holiday 18:45
Disco Pigs 21:00
In the drug store 18:45
Long family age 16:00
New Tales of the Taira Clan 19:00
New writing-table 18:45
The Mysteries of a Hairdresser's Shop 18:45
The two 19:30
Violin and roller 19:30
Violin virtuoso 18:45
26.10 Saturday Diary of a Chambermaid 16:00
Disco Pigs 20:45
Les dames du bois de Boulogne 19:15
New Tales of the Taira Clan 19:00
Street of Shame 18:30
The Band Wagon 16:15
Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh 18:45
27.10 Sunday A Night at the Opera 16:30
Disco Pigs 21:15
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director 18:30
S.V.D. ("The union of great cause") 16:45
School of vision. Alen Jaubert's palletes 16:15
Strange letters 19:15
Strangers on a Train 18:45
Street of Shame 19:00
This obscure object of desire 16:00


AMERICA-CINEMA. A large cinema with 550-seat hall and DTS sound it is located in the Radisson-Slavyanskaya hotel. Movies are always in original language.
Address: Berezhkovskaya nab. #2 "Radisson-Slavyanskaya" hotel, 2nd floor. tel. 941-8747, 941-8875 (answering), 941-8641 (tickets)
Area: Kievskaya metro. After leaving the metro walk behind Kievskaya railway station towards Moscow-river and you will see a large hotel building - that's it.
Prices: 200-250R (8-10$) Discount ticket 100 R. Discount available from Monday to Thursday.

21.10 Monday K-19: Widowmaker 17:00
The 51st state 19:30
The Bourne Identity 21:15
22.10 Tuesday K-19: Widowmaker 21:10
The Bourne Identity 19:00
23.10 Wednesday The 51st state 21:10
24.10 Thursday K-19: Widowmaker 17:00; 21:15
The 51st state 19:30
25.10 Friday K-19: Widowmaker 17:00
Road to Perdition 19:30; 21:45
26.10 Saturday K-19: Widowmaker 13:00; 17:15
Road to Perdition 19:45; 22:00
The 51st state 15:30
27.10 Sunday K-19: Widowmaker 15:15
Road to Perdition 13:00; 19:30; 21:45
The 51st state 17:45


DOME CINEMA. The building is a sphere shape where there is not only cinema but also the "Penta Renaissance" hotel. The design of the hall is as interesting as the exterior. Movies are always shown in original language. The Russian translation is available through headphones. The sound quality is not good sometimes.
Address: Olimpiski prospekt, #18/1 "Renaissance in Moscow" hotel, tel. 931-9873 (answering)
Area: North Center of Moscow, Prospekt Mira metro (circle). It's better to take a car from the metro for 20 R, say you need "Penta Renaissance" hotel.

22.10 (Tue)
23.10 (Wed)
My big fat greek wedding 19:00
Signs 21:00
26.10 (Sat)
27.10 (Sun)
Ice age 12:00; 13:30
My big fat greek wedding 15:00; 17:00
Road to Perdition 19:00; 23:00
Signs 21:30


35 MM CINEMA (35 миллиметров). This cinema is located in a picturesque Moscow area, and it is not very large. It has 11-meter long fancy hall and Dolby Digital sound. Movies there usually are shown in original language with Russian subtitles. The choice of movies is always interesting. There are good European, Asian, American, sometimes alternative movies. At night they run two movies non-stop.
Address: Покровская улица (Pokrovskaya ulitca) #47/24, Phone: 917-1883, 917-5492 (answering machine).
Area: Kitai Gorod, metro Krasnye Vorota (red), Kurskaya (blue), Kitai-Gorod (orange). When you walk out of Kurskaya, go to Sadovoe Koltso (Garden Ring) on the same side, take any trolley and after there's a big street (Pokrovka) to the right, stop (2 mins ride - 8 mins walk). Cross the Ring and there's the cinema in a white building. You can also take a nice walk, as it is a nice area (the direction is from the metro station towards the centre).
Prices: 200-300 R ($10).

21.10(Mon)
22.10 (Tue)
23.10 (Wed)
Bad Guy 13:00; 15:00; 17:00; 19:00; 21:00; 23:00; 01:00
The Travelling Birds 09:00; 11:00; 01:00
24.10 Thursday Bad Guy 13:00; 15:00; 17:00
Nearest to Heaven 22:00; 00:00
The Travelling Birds 09:00; 11:00; 01:00
25.10 Friday Nearest to Heaven 15:00; 17:00; 19:00; 20:45; 22:30; 00:30
The Travelling Birds 09:00; 00:30
26.10 (Sat)
27.10 (Sun)
Nearest to Heaven 15:00; 17:00; 19:00; 20:45; 22:30; 00:30
The Travelling Birds 09:00; 11:00; 13:00; 00:30


ZARYADIE (Зарядье) This cinema is located in the hotel Rossiya, in the heart of the city. It hasn't been redecorated since the 1970's, so it's interesting just to see it inside. There are sometimes really nice alternative European movies. Sometimes there are also special programs, for example, a week of French movies in Moscow.
Address: Moskvoreckaya embankment, #1 (In the building of the Hotel Russia), tel. 298-2691, 298-5686,
Area: Kitai Gorod, Ohothiy ryad (red), Kitai Gorod (orange, violet) - Hotel Rossiya.

21.10 (Mon)
22.10 (Tue)
23.10 (Wed)
New Russian 15:00; 21:00
Swimfan 10:30; 12:30; 14:30; 16:30; 18:30; 20:30
The 51st state 11:00; 17:00
The Bourne Identity 13:00; 19:00
24.10 (Thr)
25.10 (Fri)
26.10 (Sat)
27.10 (Sun)
Road to Perdition 13:00; 15:00; 19:00; 21:00
Swimfan 10:30; 12:30; 14:30; 16:30; 18:30; 20:30
The 51st state 11:00; 17:00


ROLAN The cinema is located in the residential office of Rolan Bykov foundation, which explains the name. The design is rich and a bit freaky. In the comfortable hall for 200 people there are cozy chairs, modern projection and sound systems Dolby Digital Surround EX. There are also a huge bar and gallery "Paradiz". Tickets are usually available before shows, as well as advanced booking. They show intellectual modern movies, the hottest Hollywood and Russian hits, children's programs and private screenings Usually dubbed.
Address: Chistoprudny Bulvar, 12 a, tel. 095-916-9190(answering machine), 094-916-9412 (advanced booking),
Area: Chistyie Prudy (red), Turgenevskaya (orange). As you've leave the metro, go down the Chistoprudny Bulvar, on its right side, and you will reach the cinema in 5-10 minutes.
Prices: 50-300 R. 50% Discounts for pensioners, invalids, children till 18:00 on Monday - Friday.

21.10 (Mon)
22.10 (Tue)
23.10 (Wed)
K-19: Widowmaker 11:00; 13:30; 16:15; 19:00; 21:45; 00:30
Moving 12:00; 18:30; 00:45
The Bourne Identity 14:00; 20:30
The Importance of Being Earnest 16:30; 22:45
24.10 Thursday K-19: Widowmaker 13:30; 16:15; 19:00; 21:45; 00:30
25.10 (Fri)
26.10 (Sat)
27.10 (Sun)
K-19: Widowmaker 11:00; 13:30; 16:15; 19:00; 21:45; 00:30

STRELA (Стрела). This is a cinema with a small hall, a small screen and comfy low chairs (so that you are half-lying). In the back rows there are seats for two. If you call, a waiter can bring you a drink (be ready - it's not cheap). There are non-stop night shows. There is also a bar where you can watch movies on a big TV - different from those in the hall. Movies in the original language are not very frequent, you should check.
Address: Смоленская-Сенная площадь (Smolenskaya-Sennaya ploshad)#23/25, tel. 244-0553,
Area: Arbat, metro Smolenskaya (blue), Park Kultury (circle).

21.10 (Mon) -
27.10 (Sun)
Signs 10:00; 12:10; 14:20; 16:30; 18:40; 20:50


Here you will find the link for the list of addresses of other Moscow cinema.