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23.September2026

  1. TMDB 80RT 80IMDb 6.9

    David

    From the songs of his mother’s heart to the whispers of a faithful God, David’s story begins in quiet devotion. When the giant Goliath rises to terrorize a nation, a young shepherd armed with only a sling, a few stones, and unshakable faith steps forward. Pursued by power and driven by purpose, his journey tests the limits of loyalty, love, and courage—culminating in a battle not just for a crown, but for the soul of a kingdom.
    • Animation
    • Family
    • Drama
    • History
    • Adventure

    Citydome Darmstadt

  2. IMDb 6.4

    One Night Only

    Two love-starved strangers crash into each other on the one night of the year when single people are allowed to have sex.

    • Comedy
    • Romance
    • Science Fiction

    Citydome Darmstadt

  3. Steckerlfischfiasko

    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

    Citydome Darmstadt

  4. TMDB 73IMDb 7.0

    Shepherds

    A young Montreal advertising executive, converted to a Provençal shepherd, has various misadventures with a civil servant who has cavalierly quit her job.

    • Drama

    Citydome Darmstadt

  5. Adam’s Eight

    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

    Rex Darmstadt

  6. TMDB 76IMDb 7.8

    The Invite

    Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places.

    • Drama
    • Comedy

    Citydome Darmstadt

  7. TMDB 78IMDb 7.3

    Pressure

    In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, and the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg face an impossible choice—launch the largest and most dangerous seaborne invasion in history or risk losing the war altogether.
    • Thriller
    • History
    • War

    Citydome Darmstadt

  8. RT 83

    Bad Apples

    A struggling primary school teacher begins to make some questionable decisions after one of her students is injured.

    • Comedy
    • Thriller

    Rex Darmstadt

  9. IMDb 7.3

    Fatherland

    In 1949, German writer Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika embark on a road trip across a Germany in ruins, from US-dominated Frankfurt to Soviet-controlled Weimar.

    • Drama
    • History

    Rex Darmstadt

  10. IMDb 8.3

    The Odyssey

    Odysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to confront the whims of gods, mythological monsters, and trials that stretch both his cunning and his humanity to the breaking point.
    • Adventure
    • Action
    • Fantasy

    Citydome Darmstadt

  11. IMDb 8.2

    Spider-Man: Brand New Day

    Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn't remember him—and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him—sparks a change in Peter Parker he may not have the power to control. But that transformation might also be the only thing that can stop a shocking new threat to the city and those he loves - a powerful villain no one can even see.
    • Science Fiction
    • Action
    • Adventure

    Citydome Darmstadt

  12. RT 61IMDb 5.5

    Gentle Monster

    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 Darmstadt

  13. The Uprising

    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

    Citydome Darmstadt

  14. Adam’s Eight

    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

    Rex Darmstadt

  15. RT 83

    Bad Apples

    A struggling primary school teacher begins to make some questionable decisions after one of her students is injured.

    • Comedy
    • Thriller

    Rex Darmstadt

  16. IMDb 7.3

    Fatherland

    In 1949, German writer Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika embark on a road trip across a Germany in ruins, from US-dominated Frankfurt to Soviet-controlled Weimar.

    • Drama
    • History

    Rex Darmstadt


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