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NOW SHOWING

Sing Sing

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SUN 8 AUG – WED 2 OCT

Classic Season: 1940s Noir

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NOW SHOWING

Kneecap

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SAT 21ST SEPT 3.30PM

Maona presents: Beneath The Tides

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COMING SOON

Blink Twice

Welcome to the Ultimate Picture Palace

The UPP is a community-owned cinema and Oxford’s only independent cinema. We show an eclectic mix of independent, mainstream, international, and classic films all in our cosy single-screen auditorium. Find us on the Cowley Road in East Oxford. 

What's on

Tomorrow (Thursday 19th September)

12:30

Sing Sing 15
Parent + Baby Screening
1h 46m
In one of the world’s most notorious maximum-security prisons, a group of inmates find meaning through participation in a theatre group. A moving tribute to the transformative power of art featuring starring Colman Domingo (Rustin).

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15:45

Sing Sing 15
HOH Subtitles
1h 46m
In one of the world’s most notorious maximum-security prisons, a group of inmates find meaning through participation in a theatre group. A moving tribute to the transformative power of art featuring starring Colman Domingo (Rustin).

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18:15

Kneecap 18
1h 45m | Irish Gaelic w/ English subtitles
An unapologetically raucous and unconventional musical biopic telling the true story of how an anarchic hip hop trio from Belfast became the unlikely leaders of a civil rights movement to revive their mother tongue.

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20:45

Between the Temples 15
1h 51m
Jason Schwartzman plays a Jewish cantor who is losing his faith when a former teacher re-enters his life as a Bat Mitzvah student in this bittersweet odd-couple comedy from American independent filmmaker Nathan Silver.

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Friday 20th September

15:45

Sing Sing 15
1h 46m
In one of the world’s most notorious maximum-security prisons, a group of inmates find meaning through participation in a theatre group. A moving tribute to the transformative power of art featuring starring Colman Domingo (Rustin).

Book here

18:15

Paradise Is Burning 15
1h 49m | Swedish w/ English subtitles
In a working class Swedish town, three sisters devise a plan to stop them from being separated by social services. Mika Gustafson’s vibrant coming-of-age drama expertly balances the tension between teenage rebellion and vulnerability.

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20:45

Blink Twice 15
1h 43m
When a cocktail waitress is invited to a lavish party on a billionaire’s private island, the high life soon becomes a fight for survival. A sharp-witted psychological thriller featuring a star-studded cast led by Naomi Ackie and Channing Tatum.

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Coming soon

Small, Slow But Steady directed by Shô Miyake

Blink Twice

Showing from Friday 20th September
When a waitress is invited to a billionaire’s party, the high life soon becomes a fight for survival in this sharp-witted psychological thriller, starring Naomi Ackie and Channing Tatum.

Mother and Son directed by Léonor Serraille

Firebrand

Showing from Sunday 22nd September
Alicia Vikander and Jude Law star in this opulent historical drama which brings to light the often overlooked story of Henry’s VIII’s final wife, Katherine Parr.

The Super 8 Years directed by Annie Ernaux & David Ernaux-Briot

The Critic

Showing from Friday 27th September
A powerful theatre critic draws a struggling actress into a blackmail scheme that spirals into a web of lies and murder. A compelling thriller set in 1930s London, starring Sir Ian McKellen. 

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UPP News

Find out the latest news and updates from the UPP and our community

Down in the Sewer: The Third Man at 75

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National Cinema Day at the UPP (Sat 31st Aug)

National Cinema Day at the UPP (Sat 31st Aug)

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Lone Star: Dead in the Heart of Texas

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“Lefty” filmmaker John Sayles wrote and directed an extraordinary run of intelligent, small-scale independent American movies in the ... Read more

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