Cinemas in Melbourne
Melbourne is a cinema city with a huge range of silver screens to choose from catering to all tastes. In summer, outdoor cinemas take over the city, screening everything from cult classics to new releases. Melbourne also boasts a large number of art house cinemas and atmospheric drive-ins reminiscent of another era. Mainstream picture houses are scattered throughout the city and suburbs while the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in Federation Square is definitely worth a visit for all film buffs.
Check out this selection of Melbourne's cinemas and use the link at the bottom of the page to help you out with session times.
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Discover the wonders of more than a century of movies in Australia's best digital cinemas and watch hundreds of Australian short films.
Federation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne
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Screening documentaries, wonderful stories and awesome 3D movies with crystal clear images ten times larger than traditional cinema format.
Melbourne Museum Complex, Rathdowne Street, Carlton
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Moonlight Cinema
From mid-December to early March catch the latest releases and some cinema classics under the stars in the Royal Botanical Gardens.
Royal Botanic Gardens Central Lawn, Birdwood Avenue, South Yarra
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Rooftop Cinema
Kick back with a cocktail and a deckchair on the roof of Curtin House and watch as cult classics light up the screen. Season runs from December to April.
Level 6, Curtin House
252 Swanston Street, Melbourne
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Village Drive-In
Drive in to enjoy the movies from the comfort of your own car and FM stereo. Free entry for children under 12
155 Newlands Road, Coburg
Lunar Drive-in Theatre Dandenong
Australia's largest drive-in cinema screens the latest blockbuster films and also holds special events.
115 South Gippsland Highway, Dandenong
The Astor Theatre
Soft lights and jazz greet you as you enter the beautiful art deco auditorium where classic cinema and modern films meet.
1 Chapel Street (corner Chapel and Dandenong roads), St Kilda
Cinema Nova
Offering a wonderful assortment of art house films from all over the world in a stylish and comfortable setting.
380 Lygon Street, Carlton
Kino Dendy Cinemas
Melbourne's home of quality independent and world cinema offers an exciting and eclectic selection of quality international and local films.
45 Collins Street, Melbourne
The George Cinemas
Contemporary cinema with an innovative programming policy and an alternative edge. Home to the St Kilda Film Festival.
135 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda
Cinema Como
One of Australia's premier venues for quality international, arthouse, foreign language and cutting-edge cinema. Cinemas are fully Licensed.
Corner Toorak Road and Chapel Street, South Yarra
Greater Union Russell
Mainstream cinema in the centre of town.
131 Russell Street, Melbourne
Hoyts Cinema Centre
Melbourne's newest mainstream cinema, conveniently located at Melbourne Central hopping centre
Melbourne Central, Corner Swanston and Latrobe streets, Melbourne
Village at Crown
Mainstream cinema in Melbourne's largest entertainment complex.
Crown Entertainment Complex, 8 Whiteman Street, Southbank
Cinema Europa, Village Cinemas
Films include arthouse, foreign language and Australian titles that will appeal to the true movie connoisseur.
Cinema Europa Jam Factory
1st Floor, 500 Chapel St, South Yarra
Rivoli Cinemas
200 Camberwell Road, East Hawthorn