Babylon

I watched Charlie Chaplin movie with the orchestra. It was a phenomenal experience. Without any lines in the movie, you can easily connect to the movie through music. It was just beautiful. It's a bit old theater and the size of the screen is small but it's totally worth visiting.

A theater with character, showing international films, cult classics and hosting music shows. My favorite are the movie marathon of fantasy films, like LOTR marathon 😍

The cinema is located in a nice location and is a part of Berlin's history. However, sadly i need to mention there are Rude people in the customer service: I bought two tickets for the Noir Marathon days before the main session, arrived earlier for one of the movies from yesterday and said "hallo", as usual, to be friendly with 2 of the people working there: they do respond, in a rude way, "what do I need?". One of the persons working there came to understand what happened, the lady that was firstly rude was laughing and even suggesting that i should be answering her, not the opposite - not cool at all, not even educated as she suggested she's, i wonder if she didn't had education and also the other guy. Germans "have an incredible" reputation in the customer service and depending of the way that you look, your experience will be really bad. Thanks a lot destroying my experience in the cinema, I'm not returning on it and they even didn't gave me the refund - let people stressed and thinking it's ok to watch the movie. If you think to ask someone with Grobheit what the person needs instead of saying morgen, or other thing that sounds polite, don't work in customer service. Being direct has nothing to do with lack of education.

The historical value of this theater is undeniable. However, the price and the seating arrangements did not match. For a 15 euro ticket, they should have more comfortable seats. The heating arrangement also needs improvement at hall 2. The sound system was good. The staff could be more friendly.

I recently visited your cinema and, overall, I enjoyed the movie and the atmosphere. However, I was disappointed with the quality of the popcorn. It tasted stale and lacked the fresh, buttery flavor that makes movie popcorn enjoyable. For many people, popcorn is a big part of the cinema experience, so it was a letdown.

Babylon theater or Kino Babylon, is almost a 100 years old cinema which is still a functioning cinema today, we were so lucky that during our short visit in Berlin, it happens that “Metropolis” with live orchestra is on the program. Although originally it was a silent movie, but teaming up with live orchestra gives a new level of entertainment. So good. A three hours long with a short 20 minutes break after 2 hours, was indeed mesmerizing. What an experience. Oh, don’t forget to take a selfie or a photo with the sculpture of film director Ernst Lubitsch.

This historic cinema has a really nice atmosphere. The small theater where we watched a film was clean, and I liked their selection of movies. We saw No Other Land, which won Best Documentary at the 2025 Academy Awards. I only gave four stars because the popcorn was so salty it was impossible to eat. I gave them feedback, but they didn’t offer a refund. Avoid their salty popcorn!

Nestled in the heart of Berlin's Mitte neighbourhood, the Babylon Cinema is a true gem - a striking, listed building with charm and character. In October 2023, I enjoyed attending the Way Up North international wedding photography convention in Berlin, a gathering of over 500+ attendees. With its warm personality, the Babylon Cinema provided the perfect venue where everyone felt comfortable and cared for. With its beautiful lighting, the crisp, cool October days allowed me to capture some truly magical photographs of this remarkable venue. I was awed by how seamlessly 500+ people could move in and out of the venue, almost like a well-choreographed dance. And as if the day couldn't get any better, we bid farewell with a little party with colourful floating balloons. Surrounded by various hotels and restaurants, this location is the perfect choice for hosting a grand-scale convention. Thank you, Babylon Cinema, for making our experience truly unforgettable. My only regret is not capturing a nighttime photograph of this magnificent venue, but that just gives me one more reason to return. A special thank you to Berlin, whose undeniable charm and vibrancy, combined with the great hospitality of the Babylon Cinema, made for a memorable gathering of 500+ wedding photographers from every corner of the globe. Thank you, Babylon Cinema and Thank you, Berlin!

Back to the good ol´d days, Buster! Yes, this place can give you the feeling that time stopped. Babylon is not only a historical eye candy it has also a great history. And with its original organ, I love going to the silent movie nights on Saturday at midnight. The bonus of those Saturday midnight movies are that they are free! I have only been there for the Saturday night movies, but would like to try to see other alternative movies there. Make sure you visit their website before you go and read about the history of the Babylon that will give you a better understanding of the privilege one has to be sitting in such an old movie theater.

I attended a screening of metropolis with a live orchestra, and it was magical! The historic theatre environment has been retained, and is well maintained. The seating is comfortable and well spaced with plenty of room between rows, and the ventilation system is perfectly comfortable. Honestly, folks complaining about the line ups for the toilets are missing the point of viewing film in such a setting! As for contemporary advantages, the online ticket purchase system worked flawlessly with a phone (no need to print a ticket), and the concession stand is very well stocked. Ty for posting signage that the popcorn is vegan -- it's nice to not have to ask

Visited the null Uhr null Euro silent film viewing. These take place every Saturday night at 12am for 0 Euros! You can check online for the film schedules. An organist performs live alongside the silent film. I was there for a Buster Keaton film, and there was a lot of laughing and clapping. The room was pretty packed, so if you want a good seat, I would recommend going a bit early. A great time! Would recommend!

Babylon Kino is a disgrace. Why ? Let me explain: Yesterday, July 1st 2016, we went with a few people of the crew to present our film at the Berlin Short Film Festival. Halfway through our film, which was being shown for the first time on a big screen, the projection pauses, literally just pauses. Yet twenty seconds later, the projectionist storms out of the projection room from the back and starts shouting, complaining, in German (which took me a while to understand what was happening), about two people not having bought tickets. Ok it is not cool to not buy tickets - and sorry for the all caps but this totally deserves it - but WHO THE HELL INTERRUPTS A MOVIE IN A MOVIE THEATER DURING A SHORT FILM FESTIVAL WHEN THE ROOM IS PACKED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT 2 PEOPLE ????? This has nothing to do with the rest of the audience, about 100 people, who had all paid for their seats and were quietly enjoying the movie. If anything, it is the cinema's responsibility to check tickets BEFORE letting people in, and certainly NOT to interrupt a screening by PAUSING the movie halfway, then complaining by shouting to an audience in shock and awe in front of such disrespect, ill conduct and general - pardon my term - assholery. You may think I am writing this terrible review simply because such shameful mishap happened during the projection of a film I happened to have worked on but no, I would've wrote this, if not worse, had it happened to anyone else. Oh and let me skip - (not) - the story about the short film that screened a few films after ours (once Mr. asshole had agreed to resume screening, probably due to a whole audience of people calling him appropriately deserved names and displaying rightful signs of impatience and frustration - if not anger - facing this unbelievable incident) where the sound was so loud that half the people were covering their ears 5 seconds into the film, until someone from the audience a few rows behind me had to get up and tell the projectionist to turn down the volume. Which is a clear sign of: A) another dick move from mr. asshole; or B) a lack of professionalism, which implies checking sound levels prior to blasting over 120 dBs (pain threshold) into an audience with children, which, by the way, only takes a few clicks and a few seconds on certain software to determine appropriate loudness levels to set (ie. you don't even have to watch the whole movie to do so....). So yeah, I do not recommend Babylon Kino in any shape or form, other than the free saturday night screenings with the fantastic organ player, which is the only reason I would ever set foot at Babylon Kino again. I hope this review gets recommended, pinned, whatever, but at least read, because it deserves to be read and hopefully some changes in management will be done for such a historical place should not be governed by unprofessional ... wait what's that term I've been using ? assholes, yes. Sincerely, Jonathan.

Visiting this cinema gives you a pang of nostalgia. Old hall, standing in the line before getting inside... Line even to go to the bathroom (old and shabby bathroom of course). You need to look up all the time even from the back row, so be prepared for a neck pain. Great thing about this cinema is that the prices are quite reasonable and you can watch a good movie in original. The cinema itself is located in one of the most... hipster districts of Berlin, so you might not want to go home alone after the film.

Great old but big screen room (kino1) and 1? smaller room. Enjoyed there some movies of the great festival "Around the world in 14 movies"

Had a great time here, saw The Legend of Paul and Paula. Not too pricey. The lobby has some great (weird) art on the walls.