Budapest's most elegant art cinema opened as the Fórum Filmszínház in 1926, with chandeliers, marble and statues, and it showed Hungary's first sound film in 1929. Locals come for European and Hungarian films in the original language, a world away from the multiplexes.
- Address
- Kossuth Lajos utca 18, 1053 Budapest
- Hours
- Depends on the screening programme (see the cinema's website); not verified
- Best time to go
- Evening · About 2.5 h
- Price
- Full ticket HUF 3,200; Monday discount day HUF 2,350 (Budapest art cinema price list, puskinmozi.hu, checked 2026-10)
- Price level
- Ft
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Monday is the discount day at the Budapest Film art cinemas: HUF 2,350 instead of HUF 3,200, except for premieres and holidays (official price list).
- Foreign films usually run in the original language with Hungarian subtitles, so check the listing for English-language titles.
- Every May the Artmozik Éjszakája (Night of the Art Cinemas) runs films until dawn on one wristband (Funzine, 2026).