These 51 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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Every day at 7pm
Teatro Español · Centro • 6-22 €
Berlanga and Azcona's biting political satire still stings half a century later. A farcical hunting trip with the Francoist elite traps a Catalan businessman in a web of corruption, appearances, and backroom deals that feels unsettlingly familiar.
October 25 at 8pm (This weekend)
Cineteca · Arganzuela
Two indigenous mycologists lead a sensory trek through Mexico's forests, where ancestral wisdom and science meet in the strange, magical world of fungi. Spain premiere, closing the festival.
October 28 at 7pm
Casa de América · Salamanca • Free
Olimpia Coral Melo turned her own violation into Mexico's landmark law against digital sexual violence. This award-winning documentary follows her fight, and she'll be there to present it herself.
October 24 at 7pm (This weekend) +4
Casa de América · Salamanca • 7 €
Bill Nighy plays a washed-up literary legend with one impossible secret in Pablo Trapero's English-language debut. Family wounds meet pitch-black humor as a dying author summons his estranged sons.
Oct. 31 & Nov. 1 at 5pm
Real Teatro de Retiro · Retiro • 20 €
Silent cinema gets gloriously spooky: the 1920 German Expressionist classic screens with a live score by Elisa Caliza, all jagged sets and creeping dread. An all-ages Halloween treat, clocking in at a tidy hour.
Oct. 31 & Nov. 1 at 5pm
Teatro Real · Centro • 20 €
A twisted carnival dream comes alive this Halloween. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, the 1920 German Expressionist masterpiece, screens with a live score by Elisa Caliza in an elegant opera house. Stark shadows, painted sets, and haunting music make this silent classic feel thrillingly modern.
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Sun, Oct 25 · 12:00 PM
Cineteca · Arganzuela
Sun, Oct 25 · 8:30 PM
Cineteca · Arganzuela
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:00 PM
Casa de América · Salamanca
Free
Wed, Nov 11 · 6:00 PM
Casa de América · Salamanca
Free
Wed, Nov 18 · 6:00 PM
Casa de América · Salamanca
Free
Sun, Nov 22 · 5:00 PM
Real Teatro de Retiro · Retiro
3 €
Wed, Nov 25 · 6:00 PM
Casa de América · Salamanca
Free
Wed, Dec 2 · 6:00 PM
Casa de América · Salamanca
Free
Sun, Jan 31 · 5:00 PM
Real Teatro de Retiro · Retiro
3 €
Sun, Feb 14 · 5:00 PM
Real Teatro de Retiro · Retiro
3 €
Sat, Mar 13 · 12:00 PM
Real Teatro de Retiro · Retiro
20 €
Sat, Mar 13 · 12:00 PM
Real Teatro de Retiro · Retiro
20 €
Sun, Apr 25 · 5:00 PM
Real Teatro de Retiro · Retiro
3 €
Sun, May 16 · 5:00 PM
Real Teatro de Retiro · Retiro
3 €
Matadero Madrid · Arganzuela
Matadero Madrid · Arganzuela
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía · Centro
Cineteca · Arganzuela
Casa del Lector · Arganzuela
Cineteca · Arganzuela
Cineteca · Arganzuela
Alquiler Plató Madrid · Salamanca
Cineteca · Arganzuela
Cineteca · Arganzuela
C. de Silvano, 77 · Hortaleza
14,40 €
Cineteca · Arganzuela
Cupra City Garage Madrid · Salamanca
Cineteca · Arganzuela
Matadero Madrid · Arganzuela
Cineteca · Arganzuela
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía · Centro
Cineteca · Arganzuela
Cineteca · Arganzuela
Alquiler Plató Madrid · Salamanca
Real Jardín Botánico · Retiro
3 €
La Bombilla Park · Moncloa - Aravaca
Cineteca · Arganzuela
Cineteca · Arganzuela
CaixaForum Madrid · Centro
Matadero Madrid · Arganzuela
Casa de América · Salamanca
Cineteca · Arganzuela
Cineteca · Arganzuela
Matadero Madrid · Arganzuela
Claustro Jerónimos (ampliación Museo del Prado) · Retiro
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