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NOW SHOWING

A Complete Unknown

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FRI 14TH FEB – WED 5TH MAR

Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025

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NOW SHOWING

A Real Pain

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Kino Kids Cinema Club

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COMING SOON

The Brutalist

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. 

Oxford cinema The Ultimate Picture Palace

What's on

Tomorrow (Saturday 8th February)

15:45

A Real Pain 15
1h 30m
Two cousins travel to Poland to honour their Jewish grandmother but soon recall why they’ve grown apart in the first place. Golden Globe-winning actor Kieran Culkin stars in this moving road-trip comedy, directed by co-star Jesse Eisenberg.

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18:00

Babygirl 18
1h 55m
A high powered CEO risks it all when she becomes embroiled in an illicit affair with an intern. A gripping erotic thriller delving into themes of power and desire, featuring seductive performances from Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson.

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20:30

A Complete Unknown 15
2h 20m
Timothée Chalamet plays a young Bob Dylan as he arrives in New York in the early 1960s, takes the folk scene by storm, and controversially rips up the rulebook, reshaping the trajectory of American rock music.

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Sunday 9th February

12:30

Where the Wild Things Are PG
Kino Kids Cinema Club
1h 41m
Adapted from Maurice Sendak’s beloved book, imaginative nine-year-old Max runs away after a fight at home and discovers a boat that takes him to a land of giant talking creatures. Kino Kids Cinema Club screening (£6 Adults / £4 Children).

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15:00

Inside Llewyn Davis 15
1h 45m
With no winter coat, no steady home, and a shrinking circle of allies, a folk singer in 1960s Greenwich Village finds himself cut adrift and left behind in the Coen Brothers' melancholy exploration of the conflict between artistic idealism and commercial success.

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17:30

A Complete Unknown 15
2h 20m
Timothée Chalamet plays a young Bob Dylan as he arrives in New York in the early 1960s, takes the folk scene by storm, and controversially rips up the rulebook, reshaping the trajectory of American rock music.

Book here

20:30

A Real Pain 15
1h 30m
Two cousins travel to Poland to honour their Jewish grandmother but soon recall why they’ve grown apart in the first place. Golden Globe-winning actor Kieran Culkin stars in this moving road-trip comedy, directed by co-star Jesse Eisenberg.

Book here


Coming soon

Nicholas Cage classic film screening Oxford cinema

Presence

Showing from Friday 14th February
A family of four moves into a new home but soon realises they are not alone. Director Steven Soderbergh reimagines the haunted house genre by telling the story of a family’s domestic trials through the eyes of a ghost.

Mother and Son directed by Léonor Serraille

The Brutalist

Showing from Saturday 15th February
In the aftermath of WWII, a brilliant Hungarian architect flees to the US to rebuild his life. Told with breathtaking grandeur and novelistic depth, this award-winning epic is a powerful exploration of immigration, capitalism, and art.

Neil Harbisson Cyborg Documentary Screening Oxford University

Hard Truths

Showing from Friday 21st February
Legendary British filmmaker Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies, Mr. Turner) delivers a poignant and bittersweet exploration of a working-class family in emotional crisis, anchored by a powerhouse performance from Marianne Jean-Baptiste.

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Our community of UPP members get exclusive discounts including 2 free tickets, a free drink at our cosy bar and £2 off the price of tickets. 

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