The Astor cinema is my new favorite cinema in town. From the moment you walk in the door, right up…read moreto heading back out, you are treated as a welcomed guest. After getting your tickets you are offered a free glass of Sekt or orange juice while waiting for your film to commerce. At this time you also have the possibility to check your coat in - free of charge. The leather arm chairs, which you can lean back in, and a slat comes out for your feet, were wonderfully comfortable. There is so much space to the lounge in front that you can completely stretch out without coming close to reaching it. After taking your seat a waiter comes around to take your order (a menu awaits you next to your arm chair). There is a full selection of light meals, drinks and snacks on the menu. We both ordered a beer and a Mediterranean plate (ham, salami, cheese and a warm bread roll). Very fresh and yummy. The movie we watched was in 3D, so we received 3D glasses when entering the cinema. The glasses were high quality, battery operated glasses. Excellent! All technical equipment is brand-new. The sound and picture quality was top-notch. Such 'luxury' does come at a price. In comparison to other cinemas you'll need to pay an extra 3-4 € per person. Calculate in the free welcome drink & free cloakroom and the extra cost per person will decrease. The only slightly down side is that there are 'only' 3 cinemas. So the total number of movies being shown at any one time is limited. I am a fan of this cinema. If the movie I want to watch is not screening there, I would happily wait until it is. I couldn't see myself willing going back to the 'regular' cinemas in town.

Cool movie theatre! You can't get popcorn here, but expect to sit comfortably in a room that first…read moreabout 30 people. Honestly, the movie experience was perfect and the movies are affordable. It's a cozy movie theater that is perfect for a date.

From the owner: Die Filmpalette ist Mitglied der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Kino / Gilde Deutscher Filmkunsttheater und…read morevon "Europa Cinemas". Unser Programm wird regelmäßig ausgezeichnet vom BKM - Beauftragter für Kultur und Medien - und der Filmstiftung NRW.

Especially relevant for Non-German speakers, this cosy backyard-cinema shows a great choice if high…read morequality films. Unfortunately, they don't have popcorn. The cinema is alternative in many ways. It doesn't mainly show the big blogbusters - and if they do, it's in the original language, mostly English. Well, if the film is French, it's French and so on. Sometimes, they are German subbed, sometimes not. I love films with a certain depth - that's a cinema to go to if you like films that make you think more about after you left the cinema than when watching the movie. If not right from the start, you realize that you are not in a usual cinema when you try to buy popcorn. That's because they don't have any. Same with Nachos. Instead, you can buy potato chips and Haribo sweets. I had to get used to it at the beginning, but after some time you get used to it. And it would be stupid not to go there because of the popcorn. After all, as the films are a bit more special, there's fewer people who would potentially go there. I guess not having to clean sticky popcorn and cheese from the floors saves a great deal of money. Considering, the 6 € entry are a very reasonable price for a cinema ticket in Cologne. There are no price reductions for students and so on. But there is a bonus system for people who go there often. Last but not least: They do have spaces to put your drinks in during the film. They do not have double seats.

A nice marriage of art house smallness with American retro. Quite a charming bar, and while not…read morecheap, the joys of being able to see both English and French cinema not far from one's door is a joy. I liked the comfortable seating, good crowd atmosphere, garden seating. A little gem.

The Cinedom is a large multiplex Cinema at the centre of the mediapark in Cologne, a former Railway…read moresiding converted into a futuristic park. The Cinedom itself has three floors of cinemas, as well as a pizza hut and Casablanca, a small open restaurant themed round the Humphrey Bogart classic. As well as this various stands sell the more typical cinema fare, such as popcorn, nachos and drinks, and a Ben & Jerry's ice cream stand. The Cinedom has been chosen for a number of German and international film premieres, with the likes of Tom Cruise attending. The Cinemas themselves are comfortable, and feature the latest technology, including digital projection and hi-fi sound. They're fairly clean as well, which is a nice surprise compared to some multiplexes where, if you pick a late show, you have to wade through a sea of popcorn left by previous inhabitants. Although it is very much a mass-entertainment kino, they also host a number of film and TV festivals, including the Fantasy film fest and the Cologne Comedy Film fest, and limited-run Art-house films are catered for by the Black Box. If you're looking for English-languages films, though, you're best-advised to look elsewhere. Unfortunately, as it has become the main centre for film-going in Cologne, it suffers from its own popularity. Long queues are often common, for both the tickets and for food, and if you're thinking of getting a meal there you best set aside enough time, otherwise you'll have to rush to catch your film. Tickets can also be expensive, and so you best look out for mid-week specials.

Mehr als eine Stunde auf unser Popcorn gewartet, wow…read more Nichtmal alle Kassen auf an einem Sonntagabend.

From the owner: Seit gut 20 Jahren wird das Cinenova bereits betrieben und bietet in Köln mit seinem einzigartigen…read moreGesamtkonzept aus Programmkino, einem angegliederten Restaurant und Biergarten mit kreativer Küche und inspirierendem Ambiente eine tolle Alternative zu den Multiplexen. Zudem findet jedes Jahr im wunderschön angelegten Biergarten im Herzen des Cinenovas das Open-Air-Kino statt, welches ausreichend Platz für unsere Kinoliebhaber bietet. Eine große Leinwand sorgt für eine unbeschreibliche Atmosphäre. Das Cinenova verfügt über drei Säle. Saal 1 ist mit 341 Sitzplätzen der größte Saal und wurde Anfang 2015 mit einer neuen Bestuhlung versehen. Saal 2 mit 199 Sitzplätzen ist seit der Renovierung zu einem echten Hingucker geworden. Der dritte Saal ist mit 142 Stühlen ausgestattet. Saal 1, mit der größten Kapazität wird für große Veranstaltungen, wie Premieren gebucht. In Saal 2 zeigen wir unser Opern- und Ballettvorführungen und Saal 3 wird für kleinere Events gerne gebucht. Eine vierte Leinwand ist in unserem wunderschönen Biergarten vorzufinden. Dort haben unsere Gäste nicht nur die Möglichkeit zu speisen, sondern auch Filme unter freiem Himmel zu genießen.