Movie Theaters Screening Films with English Subtitles

Enjoy a movie in Prague and language is no problem! There are many movie theaters and in all of them you can watch films with English subtitles. There are multiplex cinemas in most shopping malls. You will find only one IMAX theater in Prague and in the centre of the city there are smaller cinemas specializing in art films. Visit the website of the shopping centre where the cinema is located for their programmes.

IMAX Flora

The only IMAX theater in Prague with the largest digital screen (25 x 14 m) in the Czech Republic is located on the top floor of Atrium Flora shopping centre in the Vinohrady district. Easy to reach by metro, Flora station on the green line A.

Four multiplex cinemas in Prague

1. Cinema City Letnany is in the shopping centre of the same name. It distinguishes itself from other cinemas by the large auditorium with panoramic screen, an experience in itself.

2. Cinema City in the Novy Smichov shopping centre has twelve screens and is a popular venue in Prague. Here you will find the second largest movie screen in the Czech Republic (after IMAX) and a 4DX cinema, which stimulates the senses with various special effects such as wind, lightning, smell, movement of chairs in all directions, etc.

3. Cinema City Slovanský dům is the only cinema in the centre of Prague and is close to Wenceslas Square. It has 10 cinemas, eight of which show 3D films.

4. Cinema Zlicin in Metropole Zličín Shopping Centre there is a multiplex with ten theaters and is located on the 2nd mezzanine.

Subtitles or dubbing?

AT anglické titulky means English subtitles
ČV or ČD means Czech version or Czech dubbing

Usually only films for children or block buster action films are dubbed.

ČT means Czech subtitles. Some cinemas also show English subtitles at the same time and are marked as ČT/AT.

When Festivals state that all films are English-friendly, this means that they are in English or have subtitles.

VO means original version so for many Hollywood or British films this means they are in English. One catch, however, is that if characters speak a few lines of French, for example, the subtitles are only in Czech.

Cinema websites are very consumer-friendly as they filter by English subtitles and often indicate when a popular film does not have English subtitles.

Art House Movies

Světozor, Aero, Bio Oko, and Přítomnost are cinemas showing Art House films.

Světozor, just off Wenceslas Square, is a ‘real’ cinema, while Aero and Bio Oko are more like local neighborhood cafes where you go for a coffee or a beer and not necessarily to see a movie.

Aero in the Zizkov district shows alternative, contemporary and experimental films and also organizes film festivals, events and programs for children, such as Kid’s Sundays and film workshops.

Bio Oko in the Holešovice district shows contemporary films as well as classic black and white movies and live screenings of musical performances in famous opera houses such as the Royal Opera House in London, La Scala in Milan and the Opera in Paris.

Přítomnost is a boutique cinema in Žižkov where you sit at small tables with a drink or a snack while watching a movie.

Kino Lucerna

The most beautiful classic cinema is Kino Lucerna, whose main hall still retains the original Art Nouveau details that date from 1909 when the cinema opened.

Addresses

* IMAX in Atrium Flora, Vinohradska 151, metro line A station Flora
* Cinema City in shopping centre Letnany, metro line C station * Letnany and bus to Tupolevova
*Cinema City in Novy Smichov shopping centre, Plzenska 8,
* Cinema City Slovanský dům, Na Prikope 22
* Cinema City Zlicin in Metropole shopping centre, metro lijn B station Zlicin
* Kino Svĕtozor, Vodičkova 41
* Kino Aero, Biskupcova 31
* Bio Oko, Františka Křížka 15
* Kino Přítomnost, Siwiecova 1
* Kino Lucerna, Vodičkova 36

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