Coming soon
Japanese Film Club presents: Audition
Showing from October 28, 2023
The Japanese Film Club returns with one of the most infamous Japanese horror films ever made. Acclaimed director Takashi Miike ... Find out more
History of the UPP – Free Talk
Showing from March 17, 2025
When the Oxford Picture Palace (now the Ultimate Picture Palace) opened in 1911 it was Oxford's first purpose-built 'electric ... Find out more
Amakki + Director Q&A
Showing from October 9, 2025
In Ethiopia’s coffee-growing hills, two women share time together across a single day. This lyrical portrait of motherhood reveals ... Find out more
Cleo from 5 to 7
Showing from March 15, 2026
While awaiting life-changing medical results, a pop singer wanders Paris, encountering strangers and herself anew. Agnès Varda’s ... Find out more
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Showing from March 22, 2026
In a sun-drenched seaside town, twin sisters dream of love as artists and sailors drift through a weekend fair of romantic ... Find out more
My Night with Maud
Showing from March 29, 2026
A devout Catholic engineer’s orderly life is unsettled by an intimate, chance encounter with Maud, a confident divorcée. As ... Find out more
Soul To Soul
Showing from March 6, 2026
Documentary about a historic 1971 concert at Black Star Square in Accra, celebrating Ghana’s independence. Over 100,000 people ... Find out more
Burning Man: Art On Fire + Director Q&A
Showing from March 11, 2026
Documentary about the artists behind Burning Man’s iconic installations, capturing the creativity and community of the festival, and ... Find out more
The Lego Movie
Showing from May 31, 2026
Ordinary LEGO figure Emmet is mistaken for a prophesied hero. Reluctantly joining quirky allies, he embarks on a mission to stop an ... Find out more
Robin Hood
Showing from May 17, 2026
Clever fox Robin Hood steals from the greedy Prince John to aid Nottingham’s oppressed creatures. With allies Little John and friends, ... Find out more
How to Train Your Dragon
Showing from May 3, 2026
Shy Viking Hiccup must face a dragon as a rite of passage but instead befriends one. Together, they challenge fear, fight for peace, ... Find out more
Spy Kids
Showing from April 19, 2026
Two children become spies to rescue their captured agent parents from a villainous mastermind. Armed with futuristic gadgets, they ... Find out more
The Prince of Egypt
Showing from April 5, 2026
Moses discovers his Jewish heritage and defies Pharaoh Rameses to free his enslaved people. This animated retelling of the Exodus ... Find out more
The Land Before Time
Showing from March 22, 2026
Young brontosaurus Littlefoot embarks on a perilous journey to find the Great Valley. Along the way, he meets diverse young dinosaurs ... Find out more
Screen Cuba presents: The Last Supper
Showing from March 21, 2026
Set in 1790s Cuba, a devout plantation owner invites 12 enslaved men to Easter dinner to prevent rebellion. Restored in 2020, Tomás ... Find out more
Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival: Best of 2025
Showing from March 24, 2026
From a haunted tollhouse to a high-rise reckoning, from quiet self-discovery to a love song by the sea. Audience favourites and ... Find out more
Another World
Showing from March 16, 2026
A spirit guide tasked with leading souls to reincarnation meets a troubled girl whose anger has unleashed a world-threatening curse. ... Find out more
“Wuthering Heights”
Showing from March 6, 2026
In 18th-century Yorkshire, brooding outsider Heathcliff falls for Catherine, the daughter of his master, igniting a destructive love ... Find out more
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Showing from March 6, 2026
A house filling with water. A child who won’t get better. And a husband who’s never there. Rose Byrne delivers an Oscar-nominated ... Find out more
The Secret Agent
Showing from March 13, 2026
Carnival, communal resistance, political tensions, and a man's missing leg collide in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s slow-burning 1970s ... Find out more
Little Amélie
Showing from March 17, 2026
Animated tale following Belgian toddler Amélie growing up in post-WWII Japan. With companion Nishio-san, she discovers everyday ... Find out more
The Testament Of Ann Lee
Showing from March 20, 2026
From poverty in England to revolutionary America, Ann Lee’s spiritual vision and utopian dreams shape the lives of a newly formed ... Find out more
Sirat
Showing from March 20, 2026
Oliver Laxe’s intense, hallucinatory road movie follows a father and son through Morocco as they try to find a missing relative at ... Find out more
Iron Ladies + Q&A
Showing from March 14, 2026
Inspiring documentary chronicling British women during the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike and how their courage and resilience transformed ... Find out more
Ethics In Film presents: Gattaca
Showing from June 11, 2026
Vincent is an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. He is an “In-Valid” who assumes the ... Find out more
Gentle, Angry Women + Q&A
Showing from May 24, 2026
A new generation of young activists uncovers the overlooked history of the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp. Retracing a 110-mile ... Find out more
UPP News
News, blog posts, and announcements from The Ultimate Picture Palace
The New Wave: a season of French classics of the 1960s
Born from rebellion, the French New Wave changed cinema forever. Inspired by the release of Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague ... Read more
Gene Hackman: Everyman to Every Man and Woman
Like so many things that happened over 50 years ago, it’s hard to believe that someone like Gene Hackman could have ever been a ... Read more
Once Upon a Time in the West – Dreaming of America
As you get older, you learn to love westerns all the more. I know there’s still them that say they can’t stand the genre. But for ... Read more
Plan your visit
Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road.We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We only show a few adverts – less than most cinemas – and we only play a couple of trailers, so please don’t be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!