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Heretic

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FRI 6TH DEC 8.30PM

Oxford International Film Festival 2024

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Anora

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Kino Kids Cinema Club

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Paddington In Peru

Oxford’s home of independent cinema

The Ultimate Picture Palace is Oxford’s only independent cinema. Founded in 1911 and community-owned since 2022, we show a mix of independent, international, and classic films all in our cosy single-screen auditorium. Find us on the Cowley Road in East Oxford. 

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What's on

Tomorrow (Thursday 5th December)

15:45

No Other Land 15
1h 32m | Arabic & Hebrew w/ English subtitles
Award-winning documentary created by a collective of four young Palestinian-Israeli activists, filmed over five years, examining the displacement and destruction faced by a young Palestinian’s community in the southern West Bank.

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18:00

NT Live: Prima Facie 15
1h 53m
Directed by Justin Martin, this solo tour de force theatre production stars Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) in an Olivier and Tony Award-winning performance. Filmed live during its sold-out 2022 run at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End.

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20:30

Heretic 15
1h 51m
Two young Mormon missionaries get caught in a sinister game of cat-and-mouse in this delightfully twisted and darkly funny chamber horror from writer-directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place), starring Hugh Grant.

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Friday 6th December

18:00

Paddington in Peru PG
1h 46m
Marmalade sandwiches at the ready. Everyone's favourite bear is back on the big screen! Paddington takes the Brown family on an adventure through the rainforest after receiving a letter from his Aunt Lucy in Peru.

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20:30

OXIFF 2024 18
1h 41m
The Oxford International Film Festival returns with a new selection of short films from filmmakers around the globe, featuring fictional shorts, animations, and music videos. One-off screening introduced by Alan Bailey, organiser of this year's festival.

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Coming soon

Nicholas Cage classic film screening Oxford cinema

Paddington In Peru

Showing from Friday 6th December
Marmalade sandwiches at the ready. Everyone’s favourite bear is back on the big screen! Paddington takes the Brown family on an adventure through the rainforest after receiving a letter from his Aunt Lucy in Peru.

Mother and Son directed by Léonor Serraille

Bird

Showing from Sunday 8th December
Directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank) and starring Franz Rogowski and Barry Keoghan, this tender tale of a teenager’s encounter with a strange drifter blends the magical with gritty social realism.

Neil Harbisson Cyborg Documentary Screening Oxford University

Conclave

Showing from Friday 13th December
After the death of the Pope, Cardinal Lawrence is thrust into one of the world’s most secretive and ancient rituals: the selection of a new pontiff. A captivating political drama starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, and Isabella Rossellini.

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