Published 2026-09-10
By Meda Andreea Căpîlna · Editor, guides
The cinemas of Cluj: the most-searched cultural place in the city is a film hall
“Cinema Florin Piersic” draws 5,400 searches a month — more than any museum, gallery or theatre in this guide. And not one of the city's four cinemas has opening hours on Google.
We have measured Cluj's cultural institutions three times now, by different methods. Each time something we were not looking at came out in front: the cinemas.
“Cinema Florin Piersic” draws 5,400 monthly searches in Romania and 3,600 in Cluj. “Cinema victoria cluj”: 1,900 and 1,300. “Cinema arta cluj”: 1,300 and 720. And “cinema cluj” and “cinematograf cluj”, 2,900 each.
For comparison, the most-searched gallery in this guide does not clear a few dozen.
The four halls
Cinema Florin Piersic, Piața Mihai Viteazu 11–13. The former Republica cinema, today the Complexul Polivalent: 720 seats, used for films, theatre, concerts, stand-up, conferences and openings. 3,008 Google reviews, rated 4.5.
Cinema Victoria, Bulevardul Eroilor 51. A weekly film programme, season passes, “Cinema Together”, the TIFF Cinematheque. 1,003 reviews, rated 4.6.
Cinema Arta, Strada Universității 3. 404 reviews, rated 4.8 — the best score of the four.
Cinema Mărăști, Strada Aurel Vlaicu 3A, run through the Urban Culture Centre. 532 reviews, rated 4.4.
What is missing, at all four
None of them has opening hours on Google. Zero out of four.
For a cinema that matters less than it sounds, because the real timetable is the film schedule rather than an opening hour. But it means the question “is it open now?” has no answer on the map, and 5,400 people a month ask it exactly there.
The film schedule comes from their own sites: cinemavictoria.ro publishes the week's programme and sells tickets online; Cinema Florin Piersic lists its events on cinemateatruflorinpiersic.com.
What is playing, as an example
At Cinema Victoria on the evening of 10 September 2026: “Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger”, a 2026 British documentary directed by Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern.
The hall also runs categories worth knowing if you are going with children: “Film pentru copii”, “Animation” and “Family” appear as separate filters in its programme.
Why it is in this guide
Because a guide to culture in Cluj that skipped the cinemas would skip the most-searched place in the city.
And because they are, of every space here, the easiest to use with children: fixed times, seats, age categories, and nobody has to be told to whisper.
What this is about
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Cinema Florin Piersic
The largest cinema in central Cluj and the home of TIFF's big screenings.
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Cinema Victoria
The cinema on Bulevardul Eroilor, 1,300 searches a month.
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Cinema Arta
The city's art-house cinema, on Universității street, and one of TIFF's venues.
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Cinema Mărăști
A neighbourhood cinema, on Aurel Vlaicu.
Sources (3)
- www.cinemavictoria.ro · 2026-09-10 Programul, categoriile și filmul din 10 septembrie 2026
- www.cinemateatruflorinpiersic.com · 2026-09-10 Capacitatea sălii, tipurile de evenimente și datele de contact
- www.google.com/maps · 2026-09-10 Adresele, notele și numărul de recenzii pentru cele patru cinematografe