Looking for a film in English tonight in Madrid? You do not need to open a dozen cinema websites and decode each schedule. Every English-language screening we track, from across the city's cinemas, sits on one page: what's showing in English. The listings are updated daily, so what you see is what is playing now.
For years the only way to find a film in its original English was to check each cinema's site one by one, week after week. That weekly chore is exactly what English Cinema Madrid removes.
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Start with today’s English screenings, or browse all films showing in English and pick a session, or see all the cinemas we cover if you would rather choose by location. Want it in your inbox? Subscribe to the weekly newsletter.
What do VO and VOSE mean?
In Spain, most Hollywood and international films are dubbed into Spanish. To watch a film with its original English soundtrack, look for these labels:
- VO (versión original): the original soundtrack, not dubbed. For an English-language film, this means you hear it in English.
- VOSE (versión original con subtítulos en español): the original soundtrack with Spanish subtitles. This means English audio only for a film whose original language is English.
- versión original: the general Spanish term for a screening that is not dubbed.
A session marked VO or VOSE for an English-language film keeps the original English dialogue. English Cinema Madrid only includes screenings with English audio, and our film listings bring them together across cinemas. English subtitles alone do not qualify. When booking through a cinema’s own broader programme, check the audio and subtitle details: VO and VOSE can also describe films in other original languages.
Where can I watch films in English in Madrid?
Madrid shows films in English right across the city, from historic single-screen cinemas in the centre to large multiplexes on the outskirts. Here is where to look, grouped by area, with a page for each cinema.
Central Madrid: Sol, Cortes and Lavapiés
- Yelmo Cines Ideal sits just off Sol, in a cinema whose history goes back to 1916, and is one of the city centre's best-known spots for subtitled releases.
- Cine Doré, near Antón Martín, is the screening venue of the Filmoteca Española, Spain’s national film archive, and screens classics and restorations.
- Cine Estudio is inside the Círculo de Bellas Artes cultural centre. For film seasons, special screenings and new releases, see its official programme and visitor information, which gives the cinema address as Marqués de Casa Riera, 4. Check the session language on that multilingual programme before booking.
- Artistic Metropol is a small independent cinema in the Embajadores area.
Arganzuela and Legazpi
- Cines Embajadores Río and Cine Embajadores serve the Arganzuela district, south of the centre.
- Cinesa Méndez Álvaro is a multiplex near the Méndez Álvaro transport hub.
Plaza de España, Argüelles and Moncloa
This area is Madrid's traditional home for arthouse and original-version cinema.
- Cines Golem Madrid and Cines Renoir Plaza de España are independent cinemas on and around Calle Martín de los Heros, long the go-to street for films in their original language.
- Cines Princesa is nearby, on Calle de la Princesa.
- Cinesa Príncipe Pío is a multiplex inside the Príncipe Pío centre, a converted former railway station.
Chamberí
- Cine Yelmo Luxury Palafox, Cinesa Proyecciones and Cine Paz cluster around Calle Fuencarral, near Bilbao.
- Cines Verdi Madrid is an independent cinema in Chamberí known for subtitled releases.
Chamartín
- Cines Conde Duque Morasol is on Calle Pradillo 4–6 in Chamartín.
Near Retiro
- Renoir Retiro is an independent cinema close to the Retiro park.
Larger multiplexes around the city
If you are staying outside the centre, compare the English sessions at these larger cinemas and shopping-centre venues:
- Kinépolis Ciudad de la Imagen in Pozuelo de Alarcón is one of the largest cinema complexes in Spain.
- Cinesa Manoteras in Hortaleza and mk2 Palacio de Hielo in the Palacio de Hielo complex.
- Cinesa La Gavia in Villa de Vallecas and Yelmo Cines Plenilunio inside the Plenilunio shopping centre.
- Cinesa Las Rosas, Cine Yelmo Isla Azul, Yelmo Cines La Vaguada and Yelmo Cines Rivas H2O are further options to compare by location on their cinema pages.
You can see them all on our cinemas page.
The easiest way to keep up
English-language programming changes every week. Instead of checking cinema sites one by one, let the listings come to you.
- Check what's showing in English whenever you want a plan. It is updated daily.
- Subscribe to the weekly newsletter for a roundup in your inbox.
