
Steinstraße 44, 44147 Dortmund
On the Steinstraße in the centre of Dortmund, the CineStar commands a flagship position in the Ruhr region's largest city and houses one of Germany's most impressive IMAX screens. Screen 8 unfolds across twenty metres of width and ten metres of height, immersing audiences in a format that transforms even familiar blockbusters into genuinely physical experiences. Dortmund itself has long since shed its image as a coal-and-steel town, reinventing itself around football, technology, and a cultural scene that punches well above its weight. The cinema sits within a short walk of the Dortmunder U — the former Union brewery turned arts centre whose rooftop video installation has become an icon of the new Ruhr. With multiple screens beyond the IMAX offering, the CineStar caters equally to families, date nights, and dedicated cinephiles seeking the largest possible canvas. It is a house where scale and spectacle converge with an unmistakably Westphalian directness.