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2026· 1h 47m

A Dinner Party Where the Sparks Fly

Olivia Wilde directs and stars alongside Seth Rogen, Edward Norton, and Penélope Cruz in this comedy of a marriage on thin ice, where an evening with the enigmatic upstairs neighbors spins somewhere no one saw coming. It is exactly the kind of romance and drama that leaves you both talking on the walk home, wondering what you would have done at that table. Sitting at 7.8 on IMDb, it is playful, charged, and delicious to watch as a pair.

Flirty, tense, and warm all at once
A knockout cast to argue about after
Easy to find on screens this week

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Tonight 16:00 · Rex am Ring

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One Night Only

Twelve Hours to Fall for a Stranger

Two love-starved strangers collide on the one wild night of the year in this breezy romantic comedy from Will Gluck, with Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner leading the chase. As the tagline promises, twelve hours can change everything, and it is the perfect light, hopeful lift for a night out together. Let it sweep you up and enjoy the giddy what-if of it all.

Bright, flirtatious, feel-good
A meet-cute with real spark
Widely screening around the city

Tonight 18:15 · Metropolis

Call Me by Your Name

One Italian Summer That Rewrites Everything

Luca Guadagnino's sun-soaked romance follows 17-year-old Elio and the visiting Oliver, played by Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer, through a 1983 summer in Italy that alters them both forever. It is aching, tender, and gorgeous, the sort of film that makes you reach for each other's hand in the dark, and it earns its 95% on Rotten Tomatoes. Do note that screenings are thin on the ground this week, so you will want to plan around the few chances to catch it.

Yearning, luminous, unforgettable
Achingly romantic atmosphere
Only a handful of screenings available

Not currently screening