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Oxford Pride presents: Maisie
Showing from June 2, 2025
At 85, Britain’s oldest drag queen Maisie Trollette is still stealing the show! But what happens when she meets Darcelle XV, the ... Find out more
The Conformist
Showing from June 8, 2025
In 1930s Italy, a repressed man joins the fascist party and is ordered to kill his former professor. Bertolucci’s stylish ... Find out more
Come And See
Showing from June 1, 2025
A young boy joins the Soviet fight against the Nazis, witnessing war’s unspeakable horrors. Elem Klimov’s harrowing masterpiece is an ... Find out more
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Showing from May 27, 2025
A young bride loses her soldier husband to war but rises through postwar Germany’s ranks with fierce ambition. Fassbinder’s ... Find out more
The Journey Of A Lifetime: The 2nd Coming – Charity Fundraiser
Showing from July 26, 2025
Local filmmaker and hip-hop artist George “Gorygang” Najeme presents a charity fundraiser screening of his latest work – a multimedia ... Find out more
Time Travel is Dangerous + Q&A
Showing from June 5, 2025
Best friends Ruth and Megan discover a time machine and use it to stock their vintage shop – with risky consequences. Join us for this ... Find out more
Ethics In Film presents: The Sea Inside
Showing from July 3, 2025
Paralyzed after a diving accident, Ramón Sampedro fights a decades-long legal battle for the right to die. The Sea Inside, starring ... Find out more
Dreams
Showing from June 15, 2025
Akira Kurosawa presents eight stunning, surreal tales drawn from his own dreams and folklore. A visual feast that journeys from ... Find out more
Mulholland Drive
Showing from June 6, 2025
David Lynch’s mind-bending mystery where dreams and reality blur. As an aspiring actress and an amnesiac search for answers, ... Find out more
Cemetery of Splendour
Showing from May 31, 2025
A mysterious sleeping illness affects Thai soldiers in a former school turned clinic. As a volunteer forms bonds with the comatose and ... Find out more
Mirror
Showing from May 25, 2025
Tarkovsky’s dreamlike, deeply personal masterpiece exploring memory, identity, and Soviet life. Through poetic imagery and nonlinear ... Find out more
Film In Focus: Fire of Wind + Marta Mateus Q&A
Showing from June 11, 2025
After a bull charges through a vineyard, grape harvesters take refuge in trees overnight, sharing memories shaped by Portugal’s ... Find out more
Kino Kids Cinema Club: The Red Turtle
Showing from July 13, 2025
Shipwrecked on a deserted island, a man tries to escape, but a mysterious red turtle stops him. What follows is a moving journey about ... Find out more
Kino Kids Cinema Club: The Giant Pear
Showing from June 29, 2025
When Sunnytown’s mayor disappears, Mitcho the cat and Sebastian the elephant discover a clue and a magic seed. It grows into a giant ... Find out more
Kino Kids Cinema Club: Zarafa
Showing from June 15, 2025
A brave Sudanese boy befriends an orphaned giraffe. Together, they journey across deserts and seas to visit the King of France. This ... Find out more
Kino Kids Cinema Club: The Illusionist
Showing from June 1, 2025
A struggling magician and a curious girl form a touching bond in this beautifully animated tale of friendship and wonder. Set in ... Find out more
Young Women’s Music Project presents: Teaches Of Peaches
Showing from May 27, 2025
An electrifying portrait of subversive icon of modern pop culture Peaches, blending tour footage with rare archival footage. This ... Find out more
The Surfer
Showing from May 23, 2025
A father-son surfing trip spirals into paranoia and humiliation when a local conflict escalates dangerously. Nicolas Cage stars in ... Find out more
Two To One
Showing from May 24, 2025
A hilarious race against time begins when a family finds old East German cash just as it’s losing value. Sandra Hüller stars in this ... Find out more
The Wedding Banquet
Showing from May 23, 2025
A gay man’s green-card marriage plan goes off the rails when his grandmother unexpectedly arrives expecting a traditional Korean ... Find out more
Riefenstahl
Showing from May 23, 2025
A complex portrait of pioneering filmmaker and Nazi propagandist, Leni Riefenstahl. This critical documentary interrogates her legacy, ... Find out more
Good One
Showing from May 30, 2025
On a three-day backpacking trip, 17-year-old Sam navigates the tense dynamics between her father and his oldest friend. When ... Find out more
Hallow Road
Showing from May 30, 2025
A frantic late-night call sets a family on a collision course with truth, guilt, and unraveling loyalty. Rosamund Pike and Matthew ... Find out more
Motel Destino
Showing from May 30, 2025
At a neon-lit sex motel, a young fugitive’s arrival sparks a dangerous spiral of seduction, violence, and power. Award-winning ... Find out more
Ocean With David Attenborough
Showing from June 1, 2025
Join celebrated broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough on a personal journey through ocean discovery. Stunning footage reveals ... Find out more
The Phoenician Scheme
Showing from June 6, 2025
When a billionaire bequeaths his empire to his nun daughter, chaos follows. Assassins, tycoons, and wild international twists abound ... Find out more
When the Light Breaks
Showing from June 7, 2025
Student Una wakes with her heart full of love, but by sunset, her world has shattered completely. Shot on luminous 16mm film, ... Find out more
The Marching Band
Showing from June 10, 2025
When a famous conductor learns he was adopted, he meets his long-lost brother – a factory worker and trombonist in a marching band. ... Find out more
SAFAR Film Festival 2025: Sudan, Remember Us
Showing from June 28, 2025
Through the eyes of four young activists, this powerful documentary traces Sudan’s 2019 revolution to its 2023 civil war – capturing a ... Find out more
SAFAR Film Festival 2025: A State of Passion + Q&A
Showing from June 25, 2025
After 43 harrowing days in Gaza’s hospitals, surgeon Ghassan Abu Sittah becomes a symbol of Palestinian resistance. This documentary ... Find out more
SAFAR Film Festival 2025: Seeking Haven for Mr Rambo
Showing from June 17, 2025
Facing eviction in Cairo, Hassan and his dog Rambo are thrust into danger after a violent incident. Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo is a ... Find out more
SAFAR Film Festival 2025: The Village Next to Paradise
Showing from June 15, 2025
In a Somali coastal village, a father makes desperate choices to support his family, while his sister seeks freedom and his son is ... Find out more
Best of Iris Prize 2024
Showing from June 24, 2025
Discover award-winning LGBTQ+ short films from the 2024 Iris Prize, presented in partnership with Oxford Pride. This special showcase ... Find out more
Hyper: The Stevie Hyper D Story + Director Q&A
Showing from June 19, 2025
A musical pioneer and UK rave icon, MC Stevie Hyper D shaped a global movement. His nephew Darrell Austin traces his powerful legacy ... Find out more
UPP News
News, blog posts, and announcements from The Ultimate Picture Palace
Picnic at Hanging Rock: Where it All Began
In 1976, at the tender age of 13, “me and a few mates” decided to go to “the pictures” one Saturday afternoon. This was in the days ... Read more
Classic Season Announcement: “Antifa On Screen” Putting Fascism in the Frame
This spring, The Ultimate Picture Palace presents ‘Antifa On Screen: Anti-Fascist Cinema Classics’, a new film season running ... Read more
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 ... 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!