Arthouse cinemas in Korea

43 arthouse cinemas · 104 small and local cinemas · 22 arthouse screens in multiplexes

Arthouse cinemas and cinematheques

Seoul

  • Arirang Cine Center Arthouse cinema · 3 screens
    Korea's first public cinema, opened in Seongbuk-gu in 2004. Run by the Seongbuk Cultural…
  • Art Nine Arthouse cinema · 2 screens
    The first dedicated arthouse cinema south of the Han River, opened in January 2013 on the…
  • Arthouse Momo Arthouse cinema · 2 screens
    An arthouse cinema that opened in 2008 under the ECC building at Ewha Womans University:…
  • Cinecube Gwanghwamun Arthouse cinema · 2 screens
    An arthouse cinema that opened in December 2000 in the Heungkuk Life building in Gwanghwa…
  • Cinematheque KOFA Arthouse cinema · 2 screens
    The cinematheque run by the Korean Film Archive at its headquarters in Sangam-dong. It ho…
  • Deosup Art Cinema Arthouse cinema · 2 screens
    An independent and art cinema in the basement of the arts space The Forest near Nowon Sta…
  • Emu Cinema Arthouse cinema · 2 screens
    An independent and art cinema inside the arts space EMU on the hill beside Gyeonghuigung…
  • Film Forum Arthouse cinema · 2 screens
    A two-screen arthouse cinema in the basement of a building on Seongsan-ro, Sinchon. The n…
  • Hollywood Classic Single-screen cinema · 1 screen
    A cinema for older audiences on the 4th floor of the Nakwon Arcade in Jongno. The Hollywo…
  • Indiespace Arthouse cinema · 1 screen
    Korea's first cinema dedicated to independent film, opened in 2007. After several moves i…
  • KT&G Sangsangmadang Cinema Arthouse cinema · 1 screen
    An arthouse cinema inside the KT&G Sangsangmadang building in Hongdae. It closed during C…
  • KU Cinematheque Arthouse cinema · 1 screen
    A 152-seat, single-screen arthouse cinema that opened in 2011 in Konkuk University's arts…
  • Laika Cinema Arthouse cinema · 2 screens
    An arthouse cinema that opened in January 2021 in the basement of Space Dog, an arts spac…
  • Movieland Arthouse cinema · 1 screen
    A 30-seat cinema the branding studio Mobetterworks opened in Seongsu-dong in 2024. Each m…
  • Seoul Art Cinema Arthouse cinema · 1 screen
    Seoul's non-profit, independently run cinematheque, opened in 2002 and run by the Korean…
  • Seoul Film Center Arthouse cinema · 4 screens
    A film centre that the Seoul city government opened in Chungmuro in November 2025. It has…
  • 낭만극장 Single-screen cinema · 1 screen

Gyeonggi

  • Heyri Cinema Arthouse cinema · 1 screen
    A 30-seat arthouse cinema that opened in 2016 on the 3rd floor of a café building in Heyr…
  • Melies Vintage Cinema Arthouse cinema · 1 screen
    A privately run independent cinema in Gwangju, Gyeonggi, styled after European cinemas of…
  • 명화극장 1 screen
    A cinema for older audiences that opened in November 2012 in front of Jungang Station, An…
  • 수원시미디어센터 Arthouse cinema · 1 screen
    The screen of a hanok media centre inside the walls of Suwon Hwaseong Fortress. The Suwon…

Incheon

  • Cinespace Juan Arthouse cinema · 4 screens
    An arthouse cinema founded by Michuhol-gu that opened in April 2007, the first arthouse c…
  • 인천대한극장 Single-screen cinema · 2 screens
    A cinema that opened in 1963 right beside Bupyeong Station and is still run by its founde…
  • 인천미림극장 Single-screen cinema · 1 screen
    A long-running cinema near Dongincheon Station that began in 1957 as a tent theatre in So…

Busan

  • Busan Cinema Center Arthouse cinema · 6 screens
    Busan's film and media complex, opened in 2011 in Centum City, Haeundae. It is the home o…
  • Corner Theater Arthouse cinema · 1 screen
    A 72-seat single screen run by Corner Theater, founded in 2012, on the 3rd floor of the B…
  • West Busan Cinema Center Modu Theater Arthouse cinema · 1 screen
    The screen of the West Busan Media Centre, opened in December 2025 in the Gangseo Open Cu…

Daegu

Gwangju

  • Gwangju Independent Film Theater Arthouse cinema · 1 screen
    Gwangju's independent cinema, opened in 2017 with support from the Korean Film Council's…
  • Gwangju Theater Arthouse cinema · 1 screen
    A single-screen cinema on Chungjang-ro, Gwangju, opened in 1935: the oldest single-screen…

Daejeon

  • Cine Indie U Arthouse cinema · 1 screen
    Daejeon's only independent cinema, on the ground floor of the Christian Service Centre ne…
  • Daejeon Art Cinema Arthouse cinema · 1 screen
    An independent and art cinema that opened in April 2006 near Daejeon Station. It holds se…
  • 소소아트시네마 Arthouse cinema · 1 screen
    A 58-seat arthouse cinema that opened in 2023 in Daedeok-gu, Daejeon, which had no cinema…

Gangwon

Chungnam

Jeonbuk

Jeonnam

  • Cinema MM Arthouse cinema
    An independent and art cinema in Mokpo, the first independent cinema in Jeonnam. It grew…
  • Mokpo Art Cinema Arthouse cinema · 1 screen

Gyeongbuk

  • Indieplus Pohang Arthouse cinema · 1 screen
    An independent cinema that opened in 2017 inside Pohang's Jungang Art Hall. Run by the Po…

Gyeongnam

  • Cineart Rhizome Arthouse cinema · 1 screen
    The only arthouse cinema in Gyeongnam, opened in 2015 in an old-town alley of Changdong,…

Small and local cinemas

Seoul

  • Bestsleep Cinema at RYSE Hotel cinema · 1 screen
    A 12-seat private cinema on the 4th floor of the RYSE hotel in Hongdae. It reopened on 3…
  • CineQ Sindorim 10 screens
    A CineQ multiplex on the 12th floor of Techno Mart by exit 3 of Sindorim Station. Every s…
  • Monoplex by ibis Styles Ambassador Gangnam Hotel cinema · 1 screen
    A 30-seat hotel cinema that opened in early 2026 in the basement of the ibis Styles Ambas…

Gyeonggi

  • 1939 Cinema Cinema in an arts space · 2 screens
    Gapyeong County's first multiplex, opened in March 2019 inside Music Village Station 1939…
  • CineQ Namyangju Dasan 6 screens
    The Namyangju Dasan branch of CineQ, the cinema chain of the NEW group, opened in Decembe…
  • Gloucester Hotel KINTEX × Monoplex Hotel cinema · 1 screen
    A hotel cinema on the 2nd floor of the Gloucester Hotel KINTEX near KINTEX in Ilsan. Its…
  • 동광극장 Single-screen cinema · 1 screen
    A single-screen cinema that opened in 1959 in Saengyeon-dong, Dongducheon. It is the last…
  • 문화극장 2 screens
    A two-screen cinema on Donggwang-ro, Saengyeon-dong, Dongducheon. Much of the feel of a 1…
  • 밀크북 극장 Cinema in an arts space
    A cinema for children inside Milkbook, an arts space in Paju Book City. It shows animatio…
  • 안영채 X 모노플렉스 Cinema in an arts space · 1 screen
    A small cinema styled like a hanok, in the basement of Lac Mong in Dongtan. There are sea…
  • 양평시네마 Single-screen cinema · 1 screen
    A 152-seat single-screen cinema in Yangpyeong-eup, opened in October 1994. It shows natio…
  • 조종시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in January 2022 inside the youth centre of Jojong-myeon, Gapye…
  • 포천클라우드시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    Pocheon's first public cinema, opened in December 2019 in Yeongbuk-myeon, so that residen…
  • 포포시네마 2 screens
    A cinema for children in the basement of Homeplus in Pungmu-dong, Gimpo. Its two screens…
  • 화성시 작은영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema Hwaseong opened in December 2022 in Mado-myeon for residents of the city's…

Incheon

  • Aekwan Theater Single-screen cinema · 5 screens
    The first theatre founded by Koreans, descended from Hyeomnyulsa, which opened in Gyeong-…
  • CineQ Cheongna 7 screens
    A CineQ branch in Maru Hill Plaza, Cheongna International City. Every seat is a recliner;…
  • 강화작은영화관 Small public cinema · 1 screen
    A small cinema that opened in February 2015 on the 2nd floor of the Ganghwa Arts Centre.…
  • 영종시네마 6 screens
    A cinema on the 7th to 9th floors of the Yeongjong Yes Tower near Unseo Station. It opene…

Ulsan

  • HD Arts Center Cinema in an arts space · 3 screens
    A cinema inside an arts complex in Dong-gu, Ulsan, run by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries. It…
  • 알프스시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A cinema run directly by Ulju County inside the Yeongnam Alps Welcome Centre in Sangbuk-m…
  • 울주시네마 Small public cinema · 3 screens
    A small cinema Ulju County opened in July 2025 in the Central Welfare Town in Guyeong-ri,…

Gangwon

  • HAPPY700 평창시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in December 2015 on the 2nd floor of the Yongpyeong Welfare Ce…
  • 고한 시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in June 2019 in Gohan-eup, a former mining town in Jeongseon.…
  • 달홀영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in January 2022 on the 2nd floor of the Dalhol Cultural Centre…
  • 도계 작은영화관 Small public cinema · 1 screen
    An 83-seat small cinema on Dogye-ro in Dogye-eup, Samcheok. It is registered as Screen 3…
  • 삼척 가람영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in 2016 in the converted former cave exploration hall of Samch…
  • 서석시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in May 2025 on the 2nd floor of the Raon Cultural Centre in Se…
  • 아리아리 정선시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in May 2017 on a former KT&G site in front of the Jeongseon Co…
  • 양구 정중앙 시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in February 2018 on part of the car park of Yanggu's sports gr…
  • 양양 작은영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in June 2019 on the 3rd and 4th floors of the Welcome Centre n…
  • 영월시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    Opened in 2015 in the restored town hall, a building that served as a cinema in the 1960s…
  • 철원작은영화관 달빛 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema on the 4th floor of the Wasu community centre in Wasu-ri, Seo-myeon, Cheor…
  • 철원작은영화관 뚜루 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in November 2016 in Cheorwon-eup. Its name echoes the call of…
  • 철원작은영화관 삼부연 Small public cinema · 1 screen
    A small cinema on the 3rd floor of the Cheorwon Cultural Centre in Sincheorwon-ri, Galmal…
  • 태백 작은영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in May 2024 on the 3rd floor of the community centre in Jangse…
  • 홍천시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    Hongcheon's small public cinema, opened in April 2014. It started in the Hongcheon Cultur…
  • 화천 DMZ시네마 Small public cinema · 1 screen
    A county-run small cinema in the multipurpose gymnasium building in Sanyang-ri, Sangseo-m…
  • 화천 산천어시네마 Small public cinema · 1 screen
    Hwacheon County's small cinema in Hwacheon-eup, named after the mountain trout of the cou…
  • 화천 토마토시네마 Small public cinema · 1 screen
    A county-run small cinema in Sachang-ri, Sanae-myeon, Hwacheon. It shows new releases on…
  • 횡성시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema in the Hoengseong Cultural Centre building in Hoengseong-eup, run by the c…

Chungbuk

  • CineQ Boeun Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema inside the Gyeolchoboeun Culture Centre in Boeun-eup, opened in April 2021…
  • 괴산자연드림파크 괴산극장 Cinema in an arts space · 3 screens
    A cinema inside the Natural Dream Park in Chilseong-myeon, Goesan. It shows new releases…
  • 단양작은영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in July 2024 on the 2nd floor of the Danyang Allnurim Centre.…
  • 설성시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    Eumseong County's small cinema, opened in May 2022 on the 3rd floor of a cultural centre…
  • 영동레인보우영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    Chungbuk's first small public cinema, opened in October 2016 in Yeongdong-eup. It shows t…
  • 옥천향수시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in August 2018 in Munjeong-ri, Okcheon-eup, with two screens a…
  • 제천문화극장 Cinema in an arts space · 7 screens
    A cinema that reopened in December 2025 in the former Megabox Jecheon. Run by RnR, it is…
  • 제천시네마 6 screens
    A cinema that reopened under a new name in the former CGV Jecheon. After CGV closed it at…

Chungnam

  • 금산시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    Geumsan County's small cinema, opened in September 2018 near Geumsan market. It closed du…
  • 금성시네마 2 screens
    Buyeo's cinema, in Gua-ri, Buyeo-eup. It shows new releases on two screens with 185 seats.
  • 명보시네마 3 screens
    Boryeong's oldest cinema, which began in 1970 as Munhwa Theatre and became Myeongbo Theat…
  • 서천군 기벌포영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    Chungnam's first small public cinema, in Janghang-eup. It opened in January 2016, about 2…
  • 예산시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in April 2017 next to Yesan's permanent market: the first cine…
  • 청양 시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    Cheongyang County's small cinema, opened in February 2018 on the 3rd floor of the Cheongy…
  • 태안시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in September 2017 between the Taean Central Library and the Ta…

Jeonbuk

  • Joy & Cinema Jeonju 5 screens
    A cinema in Gosa-dong, Jeonju, run directly by Joy & Cinema, part of a film importer and…
  • NH Cinema 3 screens
    Korea's first cinema built by a farmers' cooperative: Namwon Nonghyup opened it on the 4t…
  • 동리시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    Gochang County's small cinema, opened in June 2014 in the basement of the Dongni Gugak Ce…
  • 마이골 작은영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema Jinan County built and opened in July 2015 near the Jinan-eup office. It h…
  • 무주 산골 영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    Muju County's small cinema, opened in June 2014 on the 2nd floor of the Yeche Cultural Ce…
  • 부안 마실영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema Buan County built for its residents. It began in 2014 in the Buan Arts Cen…
  • 완주 휴 시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    The only cinema in Wanju County, on the 2nd floor of the Workers' Welfare Centre in Bongd…
  • 임실한마당 작은별영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    Imsil County's small cinema, opened in September 2013. It stopped after COVID-19 and the…
  • 장수한누리영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    Korea's first small public cinema, opened in November 2010 in a converted exhibition hall…
  • 전주시네마타운 4 screens
    A long-standing local cinema on Jeonjugaeksa 3-gil in Jeonju's old town; the Jeonju Inter…
  • 지평선시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in September 2013 on the ground floor of the Gimje Youth Centr…
  • 천재의 공간 영화산책 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in 2015 in Sunchang-eup. It is part of a Sunchang County arts…

Jeonnam

  • 강진영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A cinema that opened in April 2025 on the 3rd floor of the Eoullim Centre in Gangjin-eup:…
  • 고흥 작은영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in February 2016 in Goheung-eup. It has a large screen that ca…
  • 곡성작은영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema in the county hall of Gokseong-eup, opened in December 2017 and reopened i…
  • 구례자연드림시네마 Cinema in an arts space · 2 screens
    A cinema that opened in April 2014 inside the Gurye Natural Dream Park, funded by members…
  • 담양담빛영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in August 2021 on the ground floor of Damyang County's youth c…
  • 무안작은영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in July 2024 on the 6th floor of the Muan County community art…
  • 보성 작은영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema inside the Boseong local market in Boseong-eup, the green tea town. It sho…
  • 영광 작은영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in March 2021 next to the Yeonggwang Arts Centre: Yeonggwang's…
  • 영암기찬시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    Yeongam County's small cinema, opened in December 2022: the first cinema in some 40 years…
  • 완도 빙그레 시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in September 2017 on the 2nd floor of the Wando Arts Centre: W…
  • 정남진시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    Jeonnam's first small public cinema, opened in October 2015 on the 4th floor of the Jangh…
  • 진도아리랑 시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    Jindo County's small cinema, opened in July 2017. It closed for a while after COVID-19 an…
  • 해남시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    Haenam County's small cinema, opened in July 2021 in Haenam-eup: the first cinema in Haen…
  • 화순시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in 2018 in the Hwasun County Hall in Hwasun-eup, with two scre…

Gyeongbuk

  • CineQ Daegu Gyeongsan 7 screens
    A CineQ branch that opened in July 2026 in Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk. All 561 seats across its…
  • CineQ Gumi Bonggok 5 screens
    The Gumi branch of CineQ, the cinema chain run by the media group NEW. It opened in Decem…
  • CineQ Gyeongju Bomun 6 screens
    CineQ's first cinema, opened in August 2017 in the Bomun tourist resort, Gyeongju. All si…
  • 대가야시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    Gyeongbuk's first small public cinema, opened in December 2015 inside the Daegaya History…
  • 성주별고을시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in December 2022 on the 3rd floor of the Seongju Creative Cult…
  • 안계행복영화관 Small public cinema · 1 screen
    A small cinema run directly by Uiseong County, opened in August 2024 on the 2nd floor of…
  • 영양 작은영화관 Small public cinema · 1 screen
    A one-screen, 96-seat small cinema in Yeongyang-eup, opened in 2016. Run by the Yeongyang…
  • 예주문화예술회관 (씨네Q 영덕예주)
    A part-time cinema run by the Yeongdeok Culture and Tourism Foundation. A couple of times…
  • 울진작은영화관 Small public cinema · 1 screen
    An 87-seat, single-screen small cinema that opened in September 2018 on the ground floor…
  • 의성작은영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in July 2021 on the ground floor of the youth centre in Uiseon…
  • 칠곡호이영화관(씨네Q) Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema inside Chilgok County's youth culture complex. CineQ runs its two 47-seat…

Gyeongnam

  • 남해보물섬시네마 Small public cinema · 1 screen
    Namhae County's small cinema, made in March 2016 from the small theatre of the Namhae Cul…
  • 밀양시네마 2 screens
  • 산청군작은영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in September 2020 on the 2nd floor of the Southern Culture and…
  • 의령도깨비영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    Uiryeong County's small cinema, opened in August 2023: in effect Uiryeong's first cinema…
  • 창녕군작은영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in April 2024 in a complex built together with the Namji Sport…
  • 하동영화관 Small public cinema · 1 screen
    Hadong County's public cinema, on the 4th floor of a building on Sijang 1-gil in Hadong-e…
  • 함안군작은영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    Haman County's small cinema, opened in February 2018 on the site of the old Haman Station…
  • 함양군작은영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema that opened in February 2026 in the converted former native-fish ecology h…
  • 합천시네마 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    A small cinema with two screens and 90 seats, built on the site of the former county gove…

Jeju

  • Cine Lounge Hotel cinema · 2 screens
    A cinema that opened in August 2023 inside the Jeju Shinhwa World resort in Seogwipo. Its…
  • 한림 작은영화관 Small public cinema · 2 screens
    Jeju's first small public cinema, opened in April 2021 in Hallim-eup for residents of the…

Arthouse screens in multiplexes

Seoul

Gyeonggi

Incheon

Busan

Daegu

Gwangju

Daejeon

Gangwon

Chungnam