You do not need to check each cinema's website one by one. The English-language screenings from cinemas across Vienna are pulled together on a single page, so finding a film in English is a two minute job instead of a weekly chore. Start with what is showing in English, which is updated daily.
The old way was tab after tab: open one cinema site, hunt for the few undubbed sessions, then repeat for the next. English Cinema Vienna does that collecting for you and keeps it current, so you can see the English options in one view.
What do OV and OmU mean?
Most big international releases in Vienna are dubbed into German. Cinema programmes use these labels for original-language screenings:
- OV (Originalversion): the film is shown in its original language, with no dubbing. For an English-language film, that means you hear the original English soundtrack.
- OmU (Original mit Untertiteln): the original version with subtitles, usually German subtitles. The audio stays in the original language.
OV and OmU mean English audio only when English is the film’s original language. OmeU means original audio with English subtitles, which may accompany a different language; the City of Vienna’s cinema guide explains these labels. English Cinema Vienna only includes screenings with English audio, so English subtitles alone do not qualify. Our listings bring those English screenings together. On a cinema’s own broader booking site, check the audio and subtitle languages for the specific session.
Which cinemas show films in English?
English-language screenings turn up all over the city, from small art houses to the big multiplexes. A few worth knowing:
- Burg Kino sits on the Opernring near the State Opera and specialises in original-version films. It is best known for its long-running screenings of The Third Man, the classic set in postwar Vienna, shown in the original English.
- Artis International, tucked into the first district near Stephansplatz, shows original-version releases.
- English Cinema Haydn on Mariahilfer Straße is a long-standing address for films in English. Its official visitor information places it at number 57, beside U3 Neubaugasse.
- Votiv Kino and De France are well-established houses that regularly programme original-version cinema.
- Actors Studio, Filmcasino and Metro Kinokulturhaus round out the independent and repertory side.
- For current blockbusters in English, the multiplexes deliver, including Cineplexx Apollo & IMAX and Cineplexx Millennium City.
This is a sample, not the full list. See every venue we track on the cinemas page, and check the films page to see which of them actually has something in English on the day you want to go.
The simplest way to find a film in English
Skip the website-by-website hunt. Open today’s English screenings when you want to go out today, or the films page to plan ahead, since it is refreshed daily with the English-language sessions from across Vienna. Prefer to have it come to you? The weekly newsletter rounds up what is playing in English so you can plan ahead without opening a single cinema site.
