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30.September2026

  1. Spaziergang nach Syrakus

    97 min

    Paul Gompitz, a young man from Rostock, dreams of retracing the poet Johann Gottlieb Seume's journey to Syracuse. But as a citizen of the GDR, his only option is to flee.

    • Drama

    Rex Filmtheater Wuppertal

  2. Steckerlfischfiasko

    99 min

    Franz Eberhofer and Rudi Birkenberger's next case takes them to Niederkaltenkirchen's new golf course. The two detectives promptly get caught up in a full-blown family feud between two folk festival clans.
    • Comedy
    • Crime

    Rex Filmtheater Wuppertal

  3. Disunited Nations

    subtitled OV · 79 min

    Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, had already labelled events in Gaza a genocide back in March 2024. Following her lead, this piece takes us deep into the heart of the institution’s crisis, as it struggles with its inability to stop the massacre of civilians.
    • Documentary

    Rex Filmtheater WuppertalOV

  4. IMDb 7.2

    Emil and the Detectives

    91 min

    When a suspicious man bribes Emil with chocolate in return for a bundle of cash, the young lad thinks of a plan to catch him.

    • Family
    • Comedy
    • Crime

    Rex Filmtheater Wuppertal

  5. IMDb 6.3

    Everytime

    123 min

    A tragedy brings a mother, daughter, and teenage boy together. Struggling with blame and forgiveness, the unlikely trio take a trip to Tenerife for a family holiday that never happened. Under the glow of the sun, past and present quietly start to overlap.
    • Drama

    Rex Filmtheater Wuppertal

  6. TMDB 62RT 50IMDb 6.4

    Fatherland

    82 min

    Fictional account of what might have happened if Hitler had won the war. It is now the 1960s and Germany's war crimes have so far been kept a secret. Hitler wants to talk peace with the US president. An American journalist and a German homicide cop stumble into a plot to destroy all evidence of the genocide.
    • Drama
    • Thriller
    • Action
    • TV Movie

    Rex Filmtheater Wuppertal

  7. Bibi Blocksberg - Die total verhexte Zeitreise

    90 min

    Things are about to get bewitched—and pretty chaotic! The students at Neustadt High are about to start their big internship. But of all people, Bibi Blocksberg has once again missed the registration deadline. While Marita gets to investigate a case with the police and Florian is on the hunt for the next big story with cult reporter Karla Kolumna, the only spot left for Bibi is at the museum—which, for her, is probably the most booooring place in the world.
    • Family
    • Fantasy
    • Adventure

    Cinema Wuppertal

  8. RT 94IMDb 5.4

    The Dreamed Adventure

    subtitled OV · 164 min

    The story of a woman living in the border region between Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey, who agrees to partake in a special deal in order to help a friend. However, this will lead her into a dangerous situation, and she will have to confront her desires
    • Drama
    • Romance
    • Mystery

    Cinema WuppertalOV

  9. NAZA

    subtitled OV · 80 min

    In secret conversations on the rooftops of Tel Aviv at night, the systems behind Israel's calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza are revealed by the people who designed and operated them.
    • Documentary

    Rex Filmtheater WuppertalOV

  10. TMDB 62RT 50IMDb 6.4

    Fatherland

    82 min

    Fictional account of what might have happened if Hitler had won the war. It is now the 1960s and Germany's war crimes have so far been kept a secret. Hitler wants to talk peace with the US president. An American journalist and a German homicide cop stumble into a plot to destroy all evidence of the genocide.
    • Drama
    • Thriller
    • Action
    • TV Movie

    Rex Filmtheater Wuppertal

  11. RT 61IMDb 5.5

    Gentle Monster

    112 min

    After relocating with her family to the countryside, a renowned pianist uncovers a life-shattering truth that forces her to confront the complexities of love, trust, and deception.

    • Drama

    Rex Filmtheater Wuppertal

  12. IMDb 7.5

    Heart of the Beast

    101 min

    After a harrowing plane crash, Special Forces officer James Belmont and his combat dog, Odin, find themselves stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Together, they are forced into a brutal fight for survival against the elements.
    • Adventure
    • Thriller
    • Drama

    Cinema Wuppertal

  13. NAZA

    subtitled OV · 80 min

    In secret conversations on the rooftops of Tel Aviv at night, the systems behind Israel's calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza are revealed by the people who designed and operated them.
    • Documentary

    Rex Filmtheater WuppertalOV

  14. Adam’s Eight

    120 min

    Adam's Eight tells the remarkable true story of Karl Adam — a visionary rowing coach who, in 1950s Germany, brought together a group of underdogs and turned them into champions. Within just three years, his team defied all odds and won Olympic gold in Rome in 1960.
    • Drama

    Cinema Wuppertal

  15. NAZA

    subtitled OV · 90 min

    In secret conversations on the rooftops of Tel Aviv at night, the systems behind Israel's calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza are revealed by the people who designed and operated them.
    • Documentary

    Cinema WuppertalOV

  16. The Uprising

    128 min

    As war and plague devastate 14th-century England, a humble peasant ignites a rebellion, uniting an army of commoners to defy the King’s might in a desperate fight for justice and survival.
    • Drama
    • Action
    • History

    Cinema Wuppertal

  17. RT 95IMDb 8.7

    Primetime

    107 min

    In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history.

    • Drama
    • Thriller

    Rex Filmtheater Wuppertal

  18. IMDb 7.1

    Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

    subtitled OV · 112 min

    After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original's star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.
    • Horror
    • Comedy

    Rex Filmtheater WuppertalOV


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Currently 10 cinemas and film series in Wuppertal and the surrounding area: Rex Filmtheater Wuppertal, Cinema Wuppertal, CinemaxX Wuppertal, Alte Feuerwache - Gathedrale, Kubis Musik-Café, Färberei, Machbar Reparaturcafé & Nachhaltigkeit, Medienprojekt Wuppertal, Orangerie im Botanischen Garten and Pina Bausch Zentrum.

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