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April–May 2025 Programme Announcement

April–May 2025 Programme Announcement

Spring is here and so is our brand-new programme for April and May 2025, featuring everything from epic marathon screenings and director Q&As to live music, powerful short films, and a landmark season of anti-fascist classics. Tickets for all screenings are now on...

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Kumba: A Celebration of African Short Films

Kumba: A Celebration of African Short Films

Exploring Identity, Culture, and Home through Cinema We’re excited to partner with Maona Art to bring you Kumba, a dynamic short film programme that celebrates the richness of African cinema. Curated by Tatenda Jamera of Maona Art, this programme brings African and...

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Kino Kids Cinema Club

Kino Kids Cinema Club

Join us for our brand new fortnightly strand of family-friendly classics (old and new), the Kino Kids Cinema Club! Every other Sunday (with extra screenings during the school holidays), we will be screening some of the very best kids films for 5-11 year olds in a...

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Fight Nights At The UPP

Fight Nights At The UPP

The gloves are off this November! Get ready for a knockout season of action movie classics, from Akira Kurosawa's epic rain-soaked samurai battles to the jaw-dropping martial arts of kung-fu king Bruce Lee. "Fight Nights at The UPP" celebrates the powerful influence...

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Kafka On Film Season – October 2024

Kafka On Film Season – October 2024

This October, we have programmed a season of screenings and events linked with Oxford University’s city-wide project 'Kafka’s Transformative Communities' marking the centenary of Franz Kafka’s death. The season includes a rare outing for Hidden director Michael...

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

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

On Saturday 31st August 2024, The Ultimate Picture Palace is celebrating National Cinema Day by offering audiences £4 tickets to all screenings that day. We have scheduled four screenings for Saturday, including: animated adventure Kensuke's Kingdom; Chinese...

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Cinema closed for maintenance (Fri 2 – Thu 8 Aug)

Cinema closed for maintenance (Fri 2 – Thu 8 Aug)

The cinema will be closed for our annual summertime period of maintenance between Friday 2nd and Thursday 8th August. We will be open again as usual from Friday 9th August with a brand new programme of new releases, special events, and seasons including coming-of-age...

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Will Heaven Fall Upon Us? Béla Tarr Retrospective

Will Heaven Fall Upon Us? Béla Tarr Retrospective

The undisputed master of European "slow cinema", and one of the greatest filmmakers of the 21st century. Join us this August as we celebrate the work of renowned Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr with this retrospective of his work, including brand new 4K restorations of...

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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 don’t show adverts, just a couple of trailers, so don't be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!