# The best cinemas in Madrid

Charming screens, original-language films and good programming according to Time Out, the Madrid press and film lovers. From the national film archive to the multiplexes with the best screens.

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- Sep 20, 2026 · Rodrigo
- https://even.best/en/l/70/the-best-cinemas-in-madrid

## Top 10

1. **Cine Doré (Filmoteca Española)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1923 modernista cinema in Lavapiés, home of the national film archive, with classics in original version at token prices and a summer rooftop screen.
2. **Golem Madrid** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Multi-screen cinema on Martín de los Heros specialising in arthouse and independent films with subtitles. <https://www.golem.es/>
3. **Cines Verdi Madrid** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Cinema on Bravo Murillo showing international releases in original version with subtitles. <https://www.cines-verdi.com/>
4. **Cineteca Madrid** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Non-fiction film centre at Matadero, host of festivals such as Documenta Madrid. <https://www.cinetecamadrid.com/>
5. **Renoir Plaza de España** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Long-standing original-version cinema on Martín de los Heros, near Princesa.
6. **mk2 Cine Paz** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Historic cinema on Calle Fuencarral (1943), now part of mk2, showing arthouse releases with subtitles.
7. **Cines Embajadores** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Neighbourhood cinema opened in 2016 on Glorieta de Embajadores, with independent programming in original version. <https://www.cinesembajadores.es/>
8. **Yelmo Cines Ideal** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — On Calle Doctor Cortezo since 1916, with nine screens devoted to original-version films.
9. **Cine Estudio, Círculo de Bellas Artes** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The Círculo's screen on Calle Alcalá, with retrospectives and arthouse cinema at low prices. <https://www.circulobellasartes.com/>
10. **Kinépolis Ciudad de la Imagen** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — In Pozuelo de Alarcón, one of Europe's largest cinema complexes, with 25 screens and a giant screen. <https://kinepolis.es/>
11. **Cine Capitol** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Cinema in the landmark Carrión building on Gran Vía, by Callao.
12. **Sala Berlanga** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — SGAE Foundation cinema on Calle Andrés Mellado with previews and Spanish films. <https://salaberlanga.com/>
13. **Renoir Retiro** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Original-version cinema on Calle Narváez in the Retiro district.

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