Mood · Editorial
Cinema & Film Guides
What's on at the cinema, the best open-air summer screens, film festivals and showtimes across Athens, Thessaloniki and Greece - from the Mood team.
Greece has one of the densest open-air cinema cultures in the world, and Mood tracks it - the historic screens, the neighbourhood gardens, the festivals and the double features that run all summer. These guides cover what's on, where to sit, and which screenings are worth crossing the city for, in Athens, Thessaloniki and beyond.
Greek Classic Films at Athens' Open-Air Cinemas This Summer
Athens keeps around 70 open-air, "therina" cinemas running through the summer, and this season Cine Paris in Plaka is showing two Oscar-nominated Greek classics from the 1960s alongside its usual mix of new releases and foreign revivals. The Red Lanterns screens on August 26th and Blood on the Land on September 2nd, both directed by Vasilis Georgiadis. Mood tracks the wider open-air programme too, from Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey - the most-screened film across the city's open-air cinemas this month - to dozens of smaller neighbourhood venues, giving visitors a full picture of what is actually playing before they pick a night out.
Independent and Historic Cinemas in Los Angeles: A Guide to the City's Screens
Los Angeles has the deepest repertory and independent cinema culture in the United States - a network of historic movie palaces, nonprofit arthouses and revival theatres that screen far more than the week's new releases. In Mood's data, more than 3,200 screenings run across 89 LA cinemas, from the Disney-run El Capitan and the single-screen Vista to revival houses like Vidiots and the Academy Museum. The repertory depth is the giveaway: classics such as Terminator 2, Spirited Away and It's a Wonderful Life recur across the calendar alongside tentpoles like Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. Mood pulls every LA cinema and screening into one place.
Outdoor Cinema in Los Angeles: Rooftops, Cemeteries and Summer Screens
Outdoor cinema in Los Angeles is the city's summer tradition of watching films under the sky - on Downtown rooftops, cemetery lawns and open-air lots where the setting is half the point. In Mood's data the two anchors are Rooftop Cinema Club DTLA, the most-programmed open-air screen in the city with more than 80 upcoming screenings, and Cinespia, which projects classics onto a mausoleum wall at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. It is a seasonal, atmosphere-first layer on top of LA's year-round cinema calendar, concentrated in the warm months and prone to selling out. Mood pulls the outdoor screenings into the same calendar as the rest of the city's cinemas.
What's Playing in Los Angeles Cinemas: August 2026
The Los Angeles cinema calendar in August 2026 splits between the season's big tentpoles and a deep bench of revival screenings. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is by far the most-screened film in Mood's data, ahead of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, while the revival houses run everything from the 1995 cult horror Ice Cream Man to a 25th-anniversary The Fast and the Furious.
Best Movies at Athens Open-Air Cinemas: What's Playing in August 2026
Athens's open-air cinemas run a split programme each summer - current releases at the early showing, classics and arthouse revivals at the late one. In Mood's data, 73 films are playing across 66 open-air screens between 6 and 31 August 2026, led by Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey and a revival strand that runs from Certified Copy to Taxi Driver.
Open-Air Cinemas in Thessaloniki 2026: The Complete Summer Guide
Open-air cinemas - the therina sinema - are a fixed part of a Thessaloniki summer: garden and rooftop screens that run films under the night sky from late May to September, often with the Thermaic Gulf or the city lights in the frame. Mood lists more than ten open-air cinemas across Thessaloniki for 2026, from waterfront landmarks like Natali and Ellinis to Cine Avra in Kalamaria and the hillside Panorama screen. The summer programme runs from new releases like Toy Story 5 to later-night revivals. The full list and showtimes are on Mood.
Open-Air Cinemas in Athens 2026: The Complete Summer Guide
Open-air cinemas - the θερινά σινεμά - are Athens's summer ritual: rooftop and garden screens that run films under the night sky from late May to September, often with the Acropolis or the sea in the frame. Mood lists more than 60 open-air cinemas across Athens for 2026, from landmark venues like Cine Paris in Plaka and Thision below the Acropolis to neighbourhood and coastal screens in Vouliagmeni, Nea Smyrni and beyond. The summer programme runs from new releases like Toy Story 5 to revivals of Amélie and Psycho. The full list and showtimes are on Mood.
Where can I watch open-air cinema in Athens?
Athens has one of the densest open-air cinema scenes in the world - more than 100 screens across the city, from historic venues like Cine Paris in Plaka and Cine Thisio under the Acropolis to neighbourhood gardens. Mood tracks what's screening at each across the summer season.
When is the open-air cinema season in Greece?
Greek open-air cinemas (therina) run from late May to early October, peaking in July and August. Screenings usually start around 9 PM and many venues run a double feature on weekends. Indoor cinemas operate year-round.
Does Mood cover film festivals in Greece?
Yes. Mood covers major Greek film events including the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, the Athens Open Air Film Festival, and one-off screenings and retrospectives across the cities it tracks.