Save up to $995 on all Oct-Dec guaranteed trips.
Trip destinations

Where to Watch Foreign Films in London

ICA Cinema
ICA Cinema | Courtesy of ICA
Nicholas Atkins

If you love to indulge in the romance and exoticness of foreign film, there are plenty of places to scratch the itch in London. Here are a few of the best spots for watching foreign films in London.

View All Trips

Curzon Cinemas

Cinema

Curzon Soho, Shaftesbury Ave
Courtesy of Curzon Bloomsbury
With locations across London, Curzon cinemas show a broad range of art-house and independent films and shorts in plush, comfortable surroundings. The Soho branch has three well equipped screens and boasts a great café. This is how cinema should be enjoyed, and the punters know it. You’d be hard pressed to hear a crinkled sweet packet or a beeping phone in one of these screens.

Horse Hospital

Art Gallery

Horse Hospital cinema
© Horse Hospital
The quirkily named Horse Hospital (so-called because, you guessed it, it used to be a glue factory… just kidding) is a space devoted to showcasing underground and avant garde media. This is the spot to find rare films as well as music and art. It also has a mind blowing fashion collection. Saddle up and get down there.

Institute of Contemporary Arts

Art Gallery

The Institute of Contemporary Arts was established in 1947
© UrbanImages / Alamy Stock Photo
The ICA is the place to go for more off-the-wall films and art. It’s serious about moving images, and hosts exhibitions, film seasons, lectures and seminars as well as performances of all kinds. The experimental visual art, performance and film is presented across galleries, a theatre and two cinemas. Does exactly what it says on the tin.

Rich Mix

Cinema

This Shoreditch arts and media centre is housed in a huge former garment factory, and displays independent films from around the world. With a three-screen cinema; exhibition and event spaces, café and a broadcasting centre for BBC London, it’s a cultural hub and a very reasonably priced destination for international and independent film.

Rio Cinema

Cinema

Rio_Cinema_(Dalston)
© WikiCommons
Rio Cinema looks almost absurdly grand on Dalston’s otherwise ragtag and colourful Kingsland High Street. The Grade II listed Art Deco building with its 1930s auditorium is a sight to behold even before the projector is switched on. Sink into plush velvet seats and admire the sweeping curves and vintage details of the room as you wait – often serenaded by a classic jazz soundtrack – for the thick red curtain to sweep back to reveal its cinematic delights. A single-screen cinema, which shows a mixture of mainstream and independent films, the Rio never disappoints in its broad variety and sometimes daring and offbeat choices.

BFI Southbank

Cinema, Theater

BFI Southbank
© BFI
BFI Southbank is another heavy hitter in the UK film industry. Showing the widest range of films anywhere in the UK, you can expect to see international films, as well as independent, historical, art-house and experimental film. With film festivals throughout the year, it’s well worth getting a membership to get generous discounts. Mecca for all film lovers.
culture trip left arrow
culture trip brand logo

Volcanic Iceland Epic Trip

meet our Local Insider

Hanna

women sitting on iceberg

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE?

2 years.

WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB?

It's the personal contact, the personal experiences. I love meeting people from all over the world... I really like getting to know everyone and feeling like I'm traveling with a group of friends.

WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST?

I have so many places on my list, but I would really lobe to go to Africa. I consider myself an “adventure girl” and Africa feels like the ULTIMATE adventure!

culture trip logo letter c
group posing for picture on iceberg
group posing for picture on iceberg

Every CULTURE TRIP Small-group adventure is led by a Local Insider just like Hanna.

map of volcanic iceland trip destination points
culture trip brand logo
culture trip right arrow

See Our Culture Trips
landscape with balloons floating in the air

KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?

Connect with like-minded people on our premium trips curated by local insiders and with care for the world

Since you are here, we would like to share our vision for the future of travel - and the direction Culture Trip is moving in.

Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful — and this is still in our DNA today. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special.

Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Culture Trips, Rail Trips and Private Trips. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travelers, couples and friends who want to explore the world together.

Culture Trips are deeply immersive 5 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and 4-5* accommodation to look forward to at the end of each day. Our Rail Trips are our most planet-friendly itineraries that invite you to take the scenic route, relax whilst getting under the skin of a destination. Our Private Trips are fully tailored itineraries, curated by our Travel Experts specifically for you, your friends or your family.

We know that many of you worry about the environmental impact of travel and are looking for ways of expanding horizons in ways that do minimal harm - and may even bring benefits. We are committed to go as far as possible in curating our trips with care for the planet. That is why all of our trips are flightless in destination, fully carbon offset - and we have ambitious plans to be net zero in the very near future.