Coming soon
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Showing from October 27, 2023
Get your fishnets out, leather gloves at the ready and “Let's do the time warp again". The Rocky Horror Picture Show is back for our ... Find out more
Eraserhead
Showing from October 26, 2024
A head floating through the cosmos. A lady who lives in a radiator. A baby that won't stop crying. David Lynch’s visionary debut that ... Find out more
After Hours
Showing from April 1, 2023
Legendary American director Martin Scorsese's frantic screwball comedy following an uptight office worker's late-night odyssey on the ... Find out more
Timestalker
Showing from October 25, 2024
A time-hopping heroine keeps falling in love and dying during different periods of history. Can she stop the cycle and break the ... Find out more
A Different Man
Showing from October 26, 2024
An aspiring actor undergoes experimental surgery to dramatically change his appearance. However, the arrival of a charismatic stranger ... Find out more
Yellow Submarine presents: The Greatest Showman (Sing-A-Long) Fundraiser
Showing from November 23, 2024
Shogun Assassin
Showing from November 23, 2024
After his wife is murdered, a vengeful rōnin wanders the countryside with his young son, taking down ninja assassins. With its pulsing ... Find out more
Seven Samurai
Showing from November 7, 2021
Recently voted as the 'The Greatest Foreign Language Film of All-time' (BBC), Akira Kurosawa's stunning samurai epic has since become ... Find out more
Samurai Double-Feature: Seven Samurai & Shogun Assassin
Showing from November 23, 2024
Sharpen your blades and buckle up for an epic night of samurai showdowns with our action-packed double feature: Akira Kurosawa's ... Find out more
Yes, Madam!
Showing from November 16, 2024
Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once) and Cynthia Rothrock play two tough police inspectors leading the fight against a ... Find out more
Police Story
Showing from November 16, 2024
Blending intense cop drama, playful slapstick comedy, and some of the most daring stunts ever captured on film, Jackie Chan directs ... Find out more
Hong Kong Cops Double Feature: Police Story & Yes, Madam!
Showing from November 16, 2024
Get ready for a high-octane, adrenaline-fuelled night of jaw-dropping stunts and nonstop martial arts madness with this killer double ... Find out more
Action Talks Masterclass: Action Filmmaking on a Budget
Showing from November 16, 2024
Join us for a masterclass workshop session with Writer, director and Producer Chee Keong Cheung and CEO of Action Xtreme, as they ... Find out more
The Way of the Dragon
Showing from November 9, 2024
A martial artist travels to Rome to visit his relatives, only to find their restaurant under threat from ruthless gangsters. Bruce ... Find out more
Action Talks: Martial Arts On Screen
Showing from November 9, 2024
What does it take to throw a convincing punch or choreograph a fight scene featuring dozens of actors? Find out at this afternoon talk ... Find out more
The Raid
Showing from November 2, 2024
An elite SWAT team take on a gang of criminals in the depths of Jakarta’s slums. Gareth Edwards elevates the action genre to thrilling ... Find out more
Action Talks: What Fighting Can Teach Us
Showing from November 2, 2024
Join us for the launch of our Fight Nights at the UPP season with a special lunchtime talk on the art of action cinema, exploring the ... Find out more
Cyborg: A Documentary + Q&A
Showing from November 14, 2024
Co-founders the Cyborg Foundation, artists Neil Harbisson and Moon Ribas present their vision for a future in which humanity and ... Find out more
Nic Cage Wheel Of Fortune
Showing from November 21, 2024
Celebrate one of the greatest actors of his generation at our Wheel of Fortune event. Test your knowledge with a Nic Cage quiz, then ... Find out more
UPP News
News, blog posts, and announcements from The Ultimate Picture Palace
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 ... Read more
The “Other” Great Gene: Gene Wilder Re-evaluated
I have already written elsewhere about the work of Gene Hackman, one of the finest actors to emerge from Hollywood in the late 1960s ... Read more
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 ... 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!