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DazedandConfusedinOR wrote:I could be wrong, but it was my understanding that while the movies are shown in English, there are still Dutch subtitles? Can anyone confirm this?

yeah, most Hollywood/mainstream movies are shown in English with Dutch subs.

Movies from other countries can be either Dutch or English subtitles. for example I saw an Italian movie with English subtitles. But a French film was shown with Dutch subtitles (so I couldn't watch it haha), It think it depends on the cinema/movie.

I noticed The Movies on Harlemmerstraat is playing both the 'NL version' of Alice in Wonderland (dubbed I assume) as well as the original.

So if I was you I'd check it before you buy the ticket, I just look for "Taal" which means language.

Has as already been said, films are always shown in their original language in the Netherlands with Dutch subtitles. Non-English language films will sometimes have English subtitles but nine times out of ten will be shown with Dutch subtitles. The exception is animated and children's films. Daytime showings of these films are often dubbed into Dutch for younger children, evening shows are usually in the original language. If you check the cinema listings, films dubbed into Dutch will have NL after the title and OV after the title for films in the original language.
You must visit the Pathé Tuschinski on Reguliersbreestraat even if you're not going to see a film. It's the most unique cinema in the whole of Europe with its blend of Art Nouveau and Art Deco decoration. The only way I can describe it is that it looks more like Dracula's castle than a cinema. The interior is so unique they do guided tours. As I said even if you're not seeing a film, have a look around in the foyer.
Amsterdam is a great city for film buffs like myself. With dozens of cinema screens for a city with quite a small population. Most of the cinemas in Amsterdam are what you would call 'art house'. Only the Tuschinski and the Pathé de Munt really show hollywood blockbusters. Other cinemas that I like are The Movies on Haarlemmerdijk and Filmtheater Cinecenter on Lijnbaansgracht opposite the Melkweg. I'm also looking forward to the Pathé City on Kleine Gartmanplantsoen by Leidseplein reopening after its restoration.
I visit the cinema at least once every Amsterdam trip. For me, you can't beat watching a good film mashed off your noodle. Dutch cinema audiences are very respectful as far as making noise goes too, unlike the chavs who seem to ruin every film I watch at the cinema back home.

bleak wrote:But a French film was shown with Dutch subtitles (so I couldn't watch it haha), It think it depends on the cinema/movie.

I'm French, and I can say that seeing a french movie is a loss of time. You didn't miss a big thing