Munich Kids

I know of one video store that has a large collection of video titles in English, The Missing Image.  Titles in other languages, including German, French, Japanese, etc. are also available.  The store is small. They tend to carry more “art films” than blockbusters, although they do have a few blockbusters.  They typically have only one copy of each film, so sometimes you have to be patient if you want a really popular one.  I had to wait 3 weeks to get a copy of “Sideways”.  They also have several English language TV series available, such as ”Friends”, “Desperate Housewives”, “Freaks & Geeks”.  There is an excellent website, in English, that lists all of the available movies and offers commentary on many of the titles.

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Address:  Adalbert Strasse 32, 80799 Munich

Phone:  089-89059152

Website:  http://missingimage.com/

Nearest Public Transportation:  U3/U6 Universitat

In addition to the theaters reviewed in this section, there are several theaters that occasionally show English language movies.  A list of these theaters and their addresses can be found on the Munich Found website.  Search under “English cinema”.

http://www.munichfound.com

Most of the movies at the Forum are screened in German.  However, it offers a giant screen, 3D movies, digital projection, and Dolby surround sound.  Also, every second Friday, they reserve one of the theaters for parents with young babies, ages 0-8 months.  This is called “Bebidabei Kino”. Because every adult in theater has brought a young baby, you don’t have to worry if yours starts crying in the middle of the movie.  No one is going to shush you. They’ll be empathizing with you.  The drawback, of course, is that you’re going to be watching a movie in a theater full of babies. The movies start at 10:30. There is a 15-minute break in the middle of the movie to allow time for nursing the baby or changing a diaper.

Address:  Museuminsel 1, 80538 Munich

Ticket reservation:  089 211 25 200

Website:  http://www.forumamdeutschenmuseum.de/

Nearest Public Transportation:  S1-S8, Isartor; Tram 18, Deutsches Museum

Museum Lichtspiele is not a museum, but a movie theater. It offers several original-version, English-language movies, as well German-language movies, and movies dubbed into German.  A few cult classics, including The Rocky Horror Picture Show have been shown regularly for years.  Museum Lichtspiele has 4 small theaters, with seating for 54-95 moviegoers, depending on the theater.  The theaters are small, and the sound system is not the most modern available. However, it is a quaint, enjoyable theater with an artsy feel to it.  There is almost always at least one children’s film showing on the weekly program.   The have a very useful website, but it is all in German, including the movie summaries of English-language movies.  You can frequently see original-version movies here that have long since stopped playing at some of the major theaters.

Address:  Liliennstrasse 2, 81669 Munich

Phone:  089 48 24 03

Website:  http://www.museum-lichtspiele.de/cms/

Nearest Public Transportation:  S1-S8, Isartor or Rosenheimer Platz; Tram 17 & 18 

Cinema is the largest English-language movie theater in Munich.  It has all the amenities of a good, modern movie theater, including digital projection, THX sound system with Dolby surround sound and air conditioning.  There is only one theater, with 427 seats.  For very popular movies, you may want to reserve your tickets ahead of time.  Tickets can be purchased up to one week in advance. They offer sneak previews on Fridays and double features on Saturday.  They frequently offer Kinder Kino on the weekends, when they have an animated film or other kid’s film on offer.  They have an excellent website that is meticulously maintained and updated on a weekly basis.  For movie descriptions and showtimes, visit the web site.

Address:  Nymphenburger Strasse 31, Munich

Phone:  089 55 52 55

Website:  http://www.cinema-muenchen.com/englisch/default.htm

 Nearest Public Transportation:  U1, Stiglmaierplatz, exit Nymphenburger Strasse