Museum Lichtspiele

Really nice cinema. It has those old school vibes. Each projection is like a private one since there is capacity of aorund 60 people. It's also a great place if you wanna connect with some foreigners, since its hard to find english version of movies in Munich, but here you have movies in english. And the crowd is majority foreigners. Staff is great and communicative. Only "down side" would be that there is only one cash register for popcorns and drinks so you will have to wait for (+/-) 15-20 minutes; but we didn't mind since place is just nice and unique and it adds to experience. All in all I do recommend this place :)

Lovely cinema. Does cinema the way it used to be done. Bonus, Rocky Horror Picture Show shown daily. Long may it live & prosper in a time when most other cinemas are anonymous boxes with no atmosphere.

Small rooms, 25+ degrees inside, no seat reservations, counter closed after 9 pm. I wanted to buy a drink, no allowed. I asked for a simple glass of water instead, the answer was: “we are not legally allowed to give you a glass of water, only if you pay cash”. Great place to enjoy your free time. Let me know where the donation box for an air conditioning is, I will happily contribute.

This cinema was the best! Even though I speak German and English, it's very easy to communicate if you can't. The prices weren't too bad either. Before the movie there weren't many ads at all. It's also pretty nice, because it isn't very popular. That's why I had the whole cinema to myself!!

There is no seat at the main area. The movie is supposed to start 18:15. However they did not open the the room till the last minute. I had to stand for a very long time. Would not recommend to go there, if you had a long day or be prepared to be waited for a very long time without any seat.

Vintage, small but very good cinema Amazing screen and sound quality. Snacks were pretty cheap too.

Amazing old movie theatre, in the business since 1910, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show is on the play since 1977. Really. The interior is really cool, the chairs are comfortable. It is a very good idea to book your tickets in advance because it can be full very easily, the place is very popular. They are playing movies in the original language, which is really unique in Germany.

Nice movie theatre!! I enjoyed my time there except for one thing. I did not like the free seating plan as I had expected that I would be able to buy tickets for specific seats.

This place reminds me of another cinema we used to live close to and love, the Orpheum in Cremorne, Sydney :-)) The cinema is a bit dated, small and some renovations have been carried out recently. They play a variety of original language films as well as German films. Prices are not bad here and whilst the place is slightly disorganized I quite like coming here. Happily come back here for a movie anytime.

A no-frills cinema playing mostly original versions of English-speaking films. The ticket reservation process is very simple: reserve online and pick up tickets 30 minutes before showtime. Reasonably priced tickets (9 € in most cases) but no seat reservation available...just like in the US. All 3 cinemas are very small but cozy and charming (e.g. one cinema is painted with a Renaissance-inspired backdrop). If you are looking for wide-screen, surround-sound movie experience, then this place is NOT for you. Also, if it is a warm summer evening, then going there might not be the most enjoyable cinema experience as there is no air conditioning or fan inside the cinema. This cinema has a milestone (in cinema history perhaps?) of playing "Rocky Horror Picture Show" every Friday and Saturday night since 1977!

I've caught Aliens: Revenant here. Nice small English kino along the Isar. Smaller that Cinema München.

It's a small theater that shows English language films in English. Is that as redundant a statement as it sounds? The staff are really nice. The theater is cute and interesting. Their claim to fame is that they have the a long running showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show with all the trimmings. I really like all the snack options! I would gladly visit again.

"Different strokes for different folks" is definitely the phrase that applies for this Kino. When it comes to watching movies in Munich (in the original version of course), you basically have two options: Cinema or Museum Lichtspiele. Both are great and I honestly don't have a preference of one over the other, but I do typically choose Museum Lichtspiele....and this is why: 1) Options! Lichtspiele has 4 theatres, so there are more movie choices at any given time. I'm quite the cinophile, so more options is an absolute must for me. 2) Gemütlichkeit! You better be ready to get cozy with the people around you because the theatres are small. When I saw Thor 2, I counted the number of seats (yea I know....cool right?) and there were about 50. It always makes me feel like I'm watching the film in someone's house hahah 3) More "indie" options! Yes, both Kinos show major high-budget releases, but Museum Lichtspiele is much more likely to show that new, low-budget Ryan Gosling film you're just dying to see ;) 4)Decor! I love the themed theatres. Who doesn't want to be surrounded by dolphins when they're watching a movie?! Also, they recently renovated the front entrance and concession/ticket area. Not only does it look better, but it opened up a ton of space in the waiting area. This was previously a huge problem. The only negative thing I can say about this Kino is that it is almost unbearable to go to in summer. There is no air flow, so it becomes insanely hot inside even if it's not that hot outside. Seriously...I have found myself saying "I wonder if anyone can smell me right now?" more than once. Definitely go with Cinema on those dreadfully hot summer days : )

Quirky, silly, funny, cool - this place has character in spades! After paying for your ticket (CASH only!) and grabbing your tasty treats, spend some time before your film starts browsing the goofy posters on the walls and soaking in your surroundings. You'll feel more like you're in a hipster Mission bar in SF instead of a Munich cinema that plays films in their original language. Oh ja, original language! If you are in Munich and would like to see an English language film, this is a good place to start. They play most popular films that come out. Also, they regularly host Rocky Horror Picture Show events, so make sure before your film to ask the staff when the next one is coming up! When you get into the cinema itself, you might find yourself swimming with the dolphins painted on the walls in Theatre 3, or maybe commanding the Starship Enterprise (Theatre 4) on an intergalactic voyage. Even if the movie you see is a bomb, you'll have enjoyed just being in this theatre. It's got style :)

I had the best time here watching Dr. Strange. The place was easy to find and the seats were comfy. It was very crowded but we enjoyed the staggered seats on the side of the theatre which gave the illusion of sitting by yourself. The bathroom is tiny with only one stall so I suggest planning ahead! :)

GASP! Why such a poor rating? My rating doesn't reflect the quality of the cinema, as much as the experience I had going. I'm not a big cinema fan, I just love to pause my movies to go fetch something to eat and what not. But once a year comes a very special occasion that DEMANDS that I go to the Kino. That is the Rocky Horror Picture show. I have been going religiously every year for Halloween and decided that the tradition should go on, even on the other side of the Atlantic. Museum Lichtspiele likes to drum up its reputation: it is after all the only cinema which has been showing the RHPS for something like 30 years, without interruption, making it where the film is the longest running in the world. It is such an institution that a special room has been created just to project the movie, the decor matches Frank Furter's lab! Knowing all of this, I braced myself for an evening of debauchery. You see in North America, a RHPS screening gives you license to dress garishly, and be as loud, vulgar and overjoyed as you please. You shout at the screen, throw a lifetime supply of toilet paper and rice and cards, and inundate the whole room. The first suprise was how cramped the cinema in itself if and how much people would squeeze themselves in, in the middle of the week. Sadly, it turns out the place attracts maybe a more intellectual crowd, and everyone rushed in to see Meryl Streep. I found myself practically alone in Frank's lab, feeling very...vulnerable. One or two people showed up in costumes, and that was it. Surely not enough to rival the traditional RHPS costume competition. More surprising was that most came with a sheet, of detailled instruction as to what to yell at the screen and when to throw rice. Blasphemy!!! My fellow cinema-goers proceeded to throw the bare minimum of rice, at the very precise moment indicated and ...that was that. I'm used to beeing swamped here!! Same with toilet paper rolls! I was also disappointed in discovering that, as it turns out, this German audience was very polite, and none of the usual swearwords were used to refer to the characters. And this comes from a polite Canadian! The nail on the coffin was the Time Wrap. Tradition dictates that one should dance the whole way through the song, but perhaps that wasn't orderly enough, and most people just stoop up for the first chorus line. Lame. I am not impressed.

First off, everything is old and that creates somewhat of a charm of its own. it feel liberatingly franchise free. however, the quality of the movie experience does suffer a bit. the screen is outdated, the sound quality is very dated and the elevation difference between the seat rows it too small. no air con which makes it very hot when a movie is full. i think this place could do with some investment without killing it's charm.

This cinema may have the charm and character of an old theatre. The staff may be nice enough, too. However, the conditions are agonisingly out of date. I went to see a movie in theatre room # 2 last Saturday. Apart from the outdated screen and sound quality, the seats are a serious problem. A seat row is slightly elevated from the one before it, but not enough by far. Also, the seats are fixed in a rather straight line behind each another. Even if you have two small persons sitting in front of you, you'll have to sit bent over to one side in order to look between the chairs. And still you'd be looking at 2 heads in both the right and the left part of the screen. If you have 2 tall persons sitting before you forget it. The big advantage of this theatre are the films they have on offer. Classics and OFmU (original versions with subtitles). Otherwise I would definitely skip this.

Das kino ist cool...I love unique theaters like this but they usually are very limited in their movie selection, but Museum Lichtspiele has a wide selection and the quality of the film perfect. The friendly staff and comfy seats make this a really great place!