Looking for a film in English in Lucerne? You no longer have to open a different cinema website each week to find the few undubbed sessions. English Cinema Lucerne pulls the English-language screenings from across the area onto a single page, so you can see what is on and book without the weekly hunt.
Where do I find English movies in Lucerne?
Start on the films page. It shows what is screening in its original English right now across the cinemas we track, with showtimes and links to each film. The listings are updated daily, so what you see reflects the current week rather than an article that was written months ago.
Prefer to browse by venue? The cinemas page lists the cinemas we cover and where they are.
What do OV and E/d/f mean?
Swiss cinema schedules use short labels to tell you which language a screening is in. The two you will see around Lucerne are:
- OV stands for original version, meaning the film runs in its original language rather than a German dub. For a Hollywood release, that original language is English.
- E/d/f means the film is in English with German and French subtitles.
When a screening carries one of these labels for an English-language film, you are watching it in English. English Cinema Lucerne reads these labels for you and surfaces the sessions that are actually in English, so you do not have to decode each cinema's programme yourself.
Which cinemas show films in English?
Lucerne and its surrounding towns have a small number of cinemas that screen films in English. Here are the ones we track:
- blue Cinema Capitol Luzern on Zentralstrasse, in the centre of Lucerne.
- Pathé Mall of Switzerland at the Mall of Switzerland in nearby Ebikon, a short trip from the city.
- blue Cinema Maxx Luzern at Seetalplatz in Emmenbrücke, just outside Lucerne.
Each cinema page shows the English-language films currently listed there, so you can head straight to the venue that suits you.
Stay up to date
The programme changes every week. Rather than checking back yourself, you can subscribe to the weekly newsletter and get the English-language films screening in Lucerne sent to your inbox. Between issues, the films page is refreshed daily.
