11 of the best · Belgrade, Serbia
11 of the Best Cinemas in Belgrade
From IMAX at the Waterfront to the Yugoslav Film Archive, the national film archive, plus festival halls and free open-air films by the Sava in summer. Films are shown in the original language with Serbian subtitles.
Our 11 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
Insiders' picks
Three of our favourites from this list, vetted by people who know and love Belgrade.
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Classics and retrospectives
Yugoslav Film Archive (Kinoteka)
The Yugoslav Film Archive, Serbia's national audiovisual archive and a member of FIAF, describes itself as one of the most significant film archives in the world. Its main cinema, the Makavejev hall, is on Uzun Mirkova, with a second hall and a museum of cinema history at Kosovska 11, and it runs its own festival of nitrate film.
Uzun Mirkova 1Explore View on map
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IMAX at the Waterfront
Cineplexx Galerija
The Cineplexx multiplex inside Galerija Belgrade, with nine screens and an IMAX auditorium, on the Sava Promenade at Belgrade Waterfront.
Bulevar Vudroa Vilsona 14Explore View on map
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Europa Cinemas award
Dvorana Kulturnog centra (DKC)
The cinema of the Cultural Centre of Belgrade, near Republic Square, is one of the oldest working cinemas in the city and has won the Europa Cinemas award for best programme. It shows new European and arthouse films, with talks and concerts.
Kolarčeva 6Explore View on map
The full list: Cinema, A–Z
Indoor cinemas & IMAX 6
Cineplexx with IMAX at Galerija, the big multiplexes in the malls and CineStar at Ada Mall.
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Eight screens
Cineplexx BEO Shopping Center
An eight-screen Cineplexx with about 1,200 seats in the BEO Shopping Center in Zvezdara.
Vojislava Ilića 141Explore View on map
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4K and VIP seats
Cineplexx BIG Fashion
An eight-screen Cineplexx on the second floor of the BIG Fashion shopping centre in Karaburma, with 4K projection and VIP seats.
Višnjička 84Explore View on map
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In Delta City mall
Cineplexx Delta City
A modern multiplex in the Delta City shopping centre in New Belgrade, showing the latest international releases.
Jurija Gagarina 16Explore View on map
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IMAX at the Waterfront
Cineplexx Galerija
The Cineplexx multiplex inside Galerija Belgrade, with nine screens and an IMAX auditorium, on the Sava Promenade at Belgrade Waterfront.
Bulevar Vudroa Vilsona 14Explore View on map
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Eleven screens
Cineplexx Ušće
One of Belgrade's biggest multiplexes, in the Ušće Shopping Center, with eleven auditoriums seating more than 3,000 people, some with VIP leather seats.
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Concept Cinema
CineStar Concept Cinema, Ada Mall
CineStar's Belgrade cinema, the Concept Cinema in Ada Mall beside the Sava and Ada Bridge.
Radnička 9Explore View on map
Arthouse cinemas & festivals 4
Classics, European films and festival venues in the old town.
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Europa Cinemas award
Dvorana Kulturnog centra (DKC)
The cinema of the Cultural Centre of Belgrade, near Republic Square, is one of the oldest working cinemas in the city and has won the Europa Cinemas award for best programme. It shows new European and arthouse films, with talks and concerts.
Kolarčeva 6Explore View on map
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Museum of cinema
Kinoteka hall at Kosovska 11
The Yugoslav Film Archive's second address, near the National Assembly, with a screening hall and the Kinoteka museum of film history and early cinema equipment.
Kosovska 11Explore View on map
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Home of FEST
mts Dvorana
The former Kombank Dvorana, a historic hall in the centre that hosts the FEST international film festival, the Free Zone and Auteur film festivals, film premieres, concerts and shows.
Dečanska 14Explore View on map
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Classics and retrospectives
Yugoslav Film Archive (Kinoteka)
The Yugoslav Film Archive, Serbia's national audiovisual archive and a member of FIAF, describes itself as one of the most significant film archives in the world. Its main cinema, the Makavejev hall, is on Uzun Mirkova, with a second hall and a museum of cinema history at Kosovska 11, and it runs its own festival of nitrate film.
Uzun Mirkova 1Explore View on map
Open-air cinema 1
Free summer screenings by the river. Closed for the winter; back in summer 2027.
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Free films by the river
Open Air Cinema at Sava Promenade
Every summer Belgrade Waterfront sets up a free open-air cinema on the Sava Promenade, with evening screenings from June to August. It is closed for the winter; the programme for each season is posted on the Galerija website.
Most films are shown in the original language with Serbian subtitles; children's films are often dubbed. The open-air cinema runs in summer only. Check programmes and times before you go.
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