The World’s Best Movie Theaters: A Global Celebration of Cinema

What if you could watch any movie, anywhere in the world? Time Out magazine posed this question and compiled a list of 100 exceptional cinemas around the globe, celebrating the diverse experiences movie theaters offer—from grand palaces to intimate venues.

Here’s a look at some of the theaters that made the list, with links to their websites where available:

A Global List of Exceptional Cinemas

• The Park Theatre, Manitoba
• Aribau Cinema, Barcelona
• The Kinema in the Woods, Lincoln
• Shankweiler’s drive-in, Pennsylvania
• Sun Pictures, Broome
• Cromarty Community Cinema, Scotland
• The Bellevue Theatre, Modern Jersey
• Cinema dei Piccoli, Rome
• The Byrd Theatre, Virginia
• The Nickel Cinema, London
• Cinema Jack & Betty, Yokohama
• Cine Kamari, Santorini
• Atlas 1948, Istanbul
• The Roxy, Wellington
• Bíó Paradís, Reykjavík
• The Rustic Theatre, California
• Cines Embajadores, Madrid
• The Castle Cinema, Hackney
• Delite Cinema, Delhi
• Cinema São Jorge, Lisbon
• The Little Prince Cinema, Ontario
• Peckhamplex, London
• Le Colisée, Carcassonne
• Cameo Picturehouse, Edinburgh
• Abaton Kino, Hamburg
• Edison Filmhub, Prague
• The Labia Theatre, Cape Town
• Magic Lantern Cinema, Tywyn, Wales
• The Sun Theatre, Melbourne
• The Regal Theatre, Adelaide
• Zumzeig Cinema, Barcelona
• Giunti Odeon, Florence
• Bio Skandia, Stockholm
• Electric Cinema, London
• Hyde Park Picturehouse, Leeds
• Kino Babylon, Berlin
• Lumière Cinemas, Christchurch
• Kadıköy Sineması, Istanbul
• Kino Lucerna, Prague
• The Astor Theatre, Melbourne
• Close-Up Cinema, London
• Glasgow Film Theatre, Scotland
• David Geffen Theater, Los Angeles
• Everyman Bath, UK
• Colosseum Kino, Oslo
• BAM Rose Cinemas, New York
• The Texas Theatre, Dallas
• Raj Mandir, Jaipur
• Shin-Bungeiza, Tokyo
• Egyptian Theatre, Los Angeles
• Rio Cinema, London
• Cinéma Studio 28, Paris
• Cinema Orion, Helsinki
• Cine Gaumont, Buenos Aires
• House Samyan, Bangkok
• Orinda Theatre, California
• Cinémathèque de Tanger, Tangier
• Grand Teatret, Copenhagen
• The Garden Cinema, London
• Stadtkino, Vienna
• Golden Age Cinema & Bar, Sydney
• Angelika Film Center & Cafe, New York
• Le Louxor, Paris
• Cinema Troisi, Rome
• Grand Theatre Cinema, Shanghai
• Irish Film Institute, Dublin
• Cineteca Madrid, Madrid
• Grand Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro, Tokyo
• The Castro, San Francisco
• Curzon Soho, London
• Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace, Sydney
• Cine Paris, Athens
• Watershed, Bristol
• Cinemateca Portuguesa, Lisbon
• Wushang Dream Mall International Cinema, Wuhan
• Le Champo, Paris
• Genesis Cinema, London
• Metrograph, New York
• Queen’s Film Theatre, Belfast
• Puskin Art Cinema, Budapest
• Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, London
• Busan Cinema Center, Busan
• Traumpalast Leonberg, Germany
• Broadway Cinematheque, Hong Kong
• Cinema Modernissimo, Bologna
• Picturehouse Central, London
• Kino International, Berlin
• Village East by Angelika, New York
• Eden Théâtre, La Ciotat
• Grand Rex, Paris
• Cineteca Nacional de México, Mexico City
• Music Box Theatre, Chicago
• Prince Charles Cinema, London
• Cine Doré, Madrid
• Koninklijk Theater Tuschinski, Amsterdam
• New Beverly Cinema, LA
• BFI Southbank, London
• Film Forum, New York
• The Stella Cinema Rathmines, Dublin
• TCL Chinese Theatre, LA

This list is a testament to the enduring power of cinema and the unique experiences these theaters offer film lovers worldwide.