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Past Lives

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NOW ON SALE – SHOWING FROM FRI 13 OCT

Stop Making Sense

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SAT 16 SEPT – MON 9 OCT

Look Who's Back: Hollywood Renaissance & the Blacklist

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COMING SOON

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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

Today (Thursday 28th September)

16:00

And Then Come the Nightjars 15
1h 21m
Adapted from Bea Roberts’ award-winning stage play, this moving drama tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a Devon farmer and the vet assigned to cull his herd.

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20:30

Past Lives 12A
1h 46m | Korean w/ English subtitles
Celine Song's critically-acclaimed and deeply romantic feature debut about two childhood friends from South Korea who reunite for one week in New York after two decades spent apart.

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Tomorrow (Friday 29th September)

15:45

Past Lives 12A
1h 46m | Korean w/ English subtitles
Celine Song's critically-acclaimed and deeply romantic feature debut about two childhood friends from South Korea who reunite for one week in New York after two decades spent apart.

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18:15

Once Upon a Time in Uganda 15
1h 34m
Playful documentary looking at the world of “Wakaliwood”, Uganda's own DIY action movie industry, and the creative endeavours of bricklayer-turned-filmmaker, Isaac Nabwana.

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20:30

Love Life 12A
2h 3m | Japanese & Korean w/ English subtitles
An intricately plotted domestic drama following a Japanese couple whose marriage is thrown into question following a sequence of fateful events. Directed by the award-winning filmmaker Kôji Fukada.

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Coming soon

Small, Slow But Steady directed by Shô Miyake

Love Life

Showing from Friday 29th September
Intricately plotted drama following a Japanese couple whose marriage is thrown into question following a sequence of events. Directed by the award-winning filmmaker Kôji Fukada.

Mother and Son directed by Léonor Serraille

Once Upon a Time in Uganda

Showing from Friday 29th September
Playful documentary looking at the world of “Wakaliwood”, Uganda’s own DIY action movie industry, and the creative endeavours of bricklayer-turned-filmmaker, Isaac Nabwana.

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

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Showing from Friday 6th October

Award-winning director Cristian Mungiu (4 Months 3 Weeks 2 Days) returns with a gripping portrait of modern Romania, where tensions simmer in a Transylvanian mountain village.

Become a member

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. 

UPP News

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

Serpico: Adult Entertainment

Serpico: Adult Entertainment

Whilst Hollywood’s second Golden Age (the 1970s) may well be rightfully derided for its politics (especially its attitude towards ... Read more

Vertigo: Pure Cinema

Vertigo: Pure Cinema

Regular readers will know that I took umbrage when the most recent BFI list of the greatest films proclaimed that Chantal Akerman’s ... Read more

On the Road…again!

On the Road…again!

With its memorable tagline “A man went looking for America...and couldn’t find it anywhere,” Dennis Hopper’s 1969’s “head classic” ... Read more

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Our unique art-deco venue is the perfect place for private screenings, children and adult birthday parties, fundraisers, premieres, presentations, community events, film festivals and more.

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