These are the best English cinemas in Budapest if you don’t speak Hungarian
Change language:
Watching films is part of our daily lives. Who wouldn’t like to watch a great film? If you are living in Budapest, it might be tough to find a cinema that plays English pieces as well, as most films are dubbed in Hungary. Here’s our list of English cinemas in Budapest:
English cinemas in Budapest
Művész Cinema
Művész Cinema is in District 6. It has a cosy atmosphere and there is a café right next door as well, if you would like to discuss the film with your friends. The films here are in Hungarian, but some of them have English subtitles. There are both vintage and new films here: surely, everyone can find something that they like.
Puskin Cinema
Very similarly to Művész Cinema, Puskin Cinema offers Hungarian films with English subtitles. The cinema is located in the downtown area, in District 5. The movie hall is astonishing, a historic hall with its original design and sculptural features. This cinema offers art films as well as new Hollywood productions. Sometimes there are kids’ puppet shows on the program. Right next to this great arthouse cinema, there is a bar, where you can enjoy light meals or a refreshing beer with your friends.
Toldi Cinema
English cinemas in Budapest: Toldi Cinema is in the fifth district in Budapest. The cinema is quite modern, it has air-conditioning and WiFi. This modern arthouse cinema is a very popular meeting point for young people. It is cosy, located in the heart of the city and has a great selection of films. What else would you need?
Cinema City
Cinema City is probably one of the biggest cinema chains in Hungary. Fortunately, they have realised that there is a high demand for English films, so they provide pieces with original English sound or English subtitles. Cinema City offers the freshest and greatest films. Cinema City has multiple locations in Budapest, the cinema halls are usually in shopping centres.
Pity not more cinemas throughout the country show the original films. It for sure would help improve language skills. Now people rather watch a film online or I should say have too.
Great tip about the Italian week!
Etele Cinema has introduced to “Monday Originals” program. Every Monday they show most of the dubbed films in their original language for 1490 HUF, but without Hungarian subtitles. (good for expats, not so good for native speakers here) https://etelecinema.hu/post/1318
Urania’s most screenings are on original language with a cheaper ticket compared to ArtMozi and multiplex. https://urania-nf.hu/en
Cinema MOM offers several screenings per week in their original language, however it’s the most expensive cinema in the country. https://cinemamom.hu
Do we know whether the dubbing situation is something dictated by the Hungarian film distribution companies? I personally haven’t met a person here who prefers the dubbed versions, but I wouldn’t know more about it.