Coming soon
The Phantom of the Opera + Live Score
Showing from November 8, 2025
A masked composer haunts the Paris Opera House, obsessed with turning a beautiful singer into a star. Lon Chaney’s iconic performance ... Find out more
The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
Showing from September 26, 2025
In this outrageously fun Japanese cult musical, a punk rebel and a new-wave crooner are remade as glitter-clad pop idols. Macoto ... Find out more
The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari + Live Score
Showing from October 14, 2025
This groundbreaking German silent classic redefined horror cinema with its jagged sets and haunting atmosphere. Experience a ... Find out more
Japanese Film Club presents: Battle Royale
Showing from October 8, 2025
In dystopian Japan, 42 students are forced into “Battle Royale,” a government death game on a remote island. Armed with random ... Find out more
The Roses
Showing from September 27, 2025
Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch star in this razor-sharp comedy-drama about ambition and rivalry. When careers collide and ... Find out more
Music At Oxford presents: Genius Within – The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Showing from October 1, 2025
Through rare footage, private diaries, and intimate interviews, this acclaimed documentary explores the brilliance and enigma of ... Find out more
National Theatre Live: Inter Alia
Showing from September 29, 2025
Oscar-nominee Rosamund Pike stars in Suzie Miller’s gripping new play, directed by Justin Martin. From the creators of Prima Facie, ... Find out more
On Swift Horses
Showing from September 26, 2025
Jacob Elordi, Daisy Edgar-Jones, and Will Poulter lead this sweeping adaptation of Shannon Pufahl’s acclaimed novel. In 1950s ... Find out more
Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk
Showing from September 28, 2025
An intimate documentary capturing life under siege in Gaza through video calls with Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona, ... Find out more
Honey Don’t!
Showing from September 26, 2025
In conservative California, PI Honey O’Donahue probes mysterious church-linked deaths in Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s second “lesbian ... Find out more
Evolution of Horror Podcast presents: Halloween Mystery Movie
Showing from October 31, 2025
This Halloween, Evolution of Horror podcast returns to the Ultimate Picture Palace with a live panel and mystery screening. Spin the ... Find out more
Scream
Showing from October 24, 2025
Wes Craven’s modern classic mixes razor-sharp satire with genuine scares. A masked killer terrorises teens obsessed with horror ... Find out more
Dracula’s Daughter
Showing from October 19, 2025
Universal’s stylish sequel to Dracula blends Gothic horror with subversive sensuality. Countess Zaleska, seeking freedom from her ... Find out more
The Haunting
Showing from October 11, 2025
Robert Wise’s chilling adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House is a gothic masterpiece. Haunting visuals and ... Find out more
Plan 9 From Outer Space
Showing from October 4, 2025
Often hailed as the “worst film ever made,” Ed Wood’s sci-fi/horror gem is the ultimate so-bad-it’s-good camp delight. With aliens ... Find out more
Ed Wood
Showing from October 4, 2025
Tim Burton’s affectionate biopic celebrates cult film director Ed Wood and 1950s exploitation cinema. Featuring Johnny Depp, Sarah ... Find out more
Double Feature: Ed Wood / Plan 9 From Outer Space
Showing from October 4, 2025
Celebrate Ed Wood in Fright’s Out! with a double bill of delights: Tim Burton’s affectionate 1994 biopic and the gloriously infamous ... 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
Steve
Showing from October 3, 2025
A reform school headteacher fights to save his students, his school, and himself in 1990s Britain. From the director of Small Things ... Find out more
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Showing from October 3, 2025
Scandal and financial ruin threaten the Crawleys at the dawn of the 1930s. With reputations at stake, the family and staff brace for ... Find out more
Sanatorium
Showing from October 6, 2025
At a crumbling health resort near Odesa, Ukrainians pursue healing amid war. Mud baths and therapies collide with air raids in Gar ... Find out more
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Showing from October 10, 2025
The world’s loudest band reunites after 15 years for one last concert. Will it be a triumphant comeback, or another Stonehenge-sized ... Find out more
Deaf
Showing from October 10, 2025
A deaf woman in rural Spain prepares for motherhood while confronting fears of isolation and belonging. Eva Libertad’s tender debut, ... Find out more
Islands
Showing from October 10, 2025
A jaded tennis coach drifts through life at a Canary Islands resort until a guest vanishes and he’s suddenly drawn into a mystery. ... Find out more
Happyend
Showing from October 14, 2025
Two rebellious teens in near-future Tokyo spark a surveillance crackdown after a prank. As politics darken and friendships strain, ... Find out more
One Battle After Another
Showing from October 18, 2025
A paranoid ex-revolutionary and his daughter are forced into confrontation when an old nemesis returns. Leonardo DiCaprio stars in ... Find out more
Urchin
Showing from October 17, 2025
Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut follows a homeless Londoner battling addiction. With humour and compassion, this raw portrait ... Find out more
Ghost Trail
Showing from October 18, 2025
A Syrian torture survivor joins a European network hunting regime war criminals. In Strasbourg, he confronts the man who once ... Find out more
Dead Of Winter
Showing from October 17, 2025
Lost in a Minnesota blizzard, a grieving widow finds shelter in a cabin, only to uncover a deadly hostage crisis. Oscar-winner Emma ... Find out more
It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This
Showing from October 22, 2025
A horror-obsessed couple films inside their eerie new duplex, discovering satanic graffiti and cursed objects. Soon locals gather ... Find out more
UPP News
News, blog posts, and announcements from The Ultimate Picture Palace
O Coens, Where Art Thee?
It would be fair to say that the Coen brothers made some of the best American films of the 90s and the early part of this Century. And ... Read more
UPP Enters BIFA Cinema of the Year Award
This year, the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) has launched a brand-new category: Cinema of the Year (supported by Kia) and ... Read more
Apocalypse Now: the End of a Golden Age
Almost 50 years after its initial release, Francis Ford Coppola’s epic Vietnam war movie Apocalypse Now has lost none of its power - ... 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 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!