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Maona presents: Mapantsula
Showing from May 21, 2024
A petty gangster is caught up in Township riots in this cult classic crime drama, the first anti-Apartheid film shot guerrilla style ... Find out more
Maona presents: Omen
Showing from April 30, 2024
Award-winning directorial debut by Belgian rapper-turned-filmmaker Baloji following a young Congolese man's fraught return to his ... Find out more
Driving Mum
Showing from April 29, 2024
Hilmar Oddsson's quirky dark comedy goes on a cross-country road trip across the rugged Icelandic scenery, as a middle-aged man drives ... Find out more
Evil Does Not Exist
Showing from April 19, 2024
Captivating eco-drama by Oscar-winning director Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car) following residents of a small rural village nestled ... Find out more
Still The Enemy Within
Showing from May 1, 2024
A unique insight into one of British history’s most dramatic events: the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike. Forty years on, this is the raw ... Find out more
The Flop House presents: Spice World
Showing from May 23, 2024
A low-point of Britpop’s bloated commercial extravagance? Or a deranged, postmodern masterpiece of 1990s UK pop culture? The Flop ... Find out more
Disco Boy
Showing from April 26, 2024
A Belarusian migrant arrives in Paris and joins the Foreign Legion in order to attain French citizenship in this dreamlike debut by ... Find out more
Late Night With the Devil
Showing from April 26, 2024
A late night talk show descends into bloody chaos as an evil force is unleashed on an unsuspecting TV audience. A devilishly ... Find out more
Monkey Man
Showing from May 3, 2024
In an underground boxing club, a young fighter unleashes furious rage on the city’s corrupt elite who destroyed his family. A ... Find out more
The Teachers’ Lounge
Showing from May 3, 2024
When one of her students becomes a suspect in a theft, a teacher resolves to uncover the truth. German director lker Çatak explores ... Find out more
Close Your Eyes
Showing from May 4, 2024
A filmmaker is invited to be interviewed for a true-crime documentary about an actor who mysteriously disappeared decades ago. A ... Find out more
The Sweet East
Showing from May 3, 2024
Jacob Elordi and Ayo Edebiri star in this hazy road-movie about a teenager on a cross-country trip across America where she encounters ... Find out more
Civil War
Showing from May 10, 2024
With the US torn apart by civil war, a group of journalists cover the madness of the raging conflict. Kirsten Dunst stars in this ... Find out more
Opponent
Showing from May 10, 2024
After a rumour forces a family to flee their home in Iran, the husband, joins a Swedish wrestling team, where the past comes back to ... Find out more
Sometimes I Think About Dying
Showing from May 10, 2024
An introverted office worker feels as if she’s sleepwalking through life, until one day a colleague makes an unexpected connection in ... Find out more
Stephen + Director Q&A
Showing from May 15, 2024
Fact and fiction blur as a recovery group in Liverpool collaborates on a film project that aims to explore addiction and mental health ... Find out more
Challengers
Showing from May 17, 2024
A tough tennis coach (Zendaya) arranges a ‘challenger’ match between her husband, a former champion on a losing streak, and her ... Find out more
Kidnapped
Showing from May 17, 2024
In 19th-century Italy, the Catholic Church kidnaps a young Jewish boy claiming that he was secretly baptised at birth. A gripping ... Find out more
Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
Showing from May 17, 2024
In a Georgian village, a middle-aged woman vows never to marry, causing intrigue amongst the locals. But when she unexpectedly begins ... Find out more
Big Night
Showing from May 19, 2024
Stanley Tucci stars and directs this heartwarming and insightful comedy about two Italian brothers living in 1950s New Jersey hosting ... Find out more
Tampopo
Showing from May 12, 2024
Jûzô Itami's humorous and tantalising ‘Ramen Western’ about two Japanese truck drivers who stumble upon a run-down fast food noodle ... Find out more
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Showing from May 5, 2024
Revenge is the dish of the day in Peter Greenaway's stylish and provocative gastronomical crime-drama satirising the social, moral, ... Find out more
Ratatouille
Showing from April 28, 2024
Brad Bird's five-star animated family classic (with a zero-star hygiene rating) following the highs and lows of Linguini, a clumsy ... Find out more
UPP News
News, blog posts, and announcements from The Ultimate Picture Palace
Magic Hour: Days of Heaven Returns
My students are often surprised to hear me say that there are a number of films I have seen well over 10 times at the cinema, in a ... Read more
New and Improved Annual Membership
We're revamping our Annual Membership to offer you an array of brand new perks to choose from. Starting this Friday (22nd March) ... Read more
Maona presents African Cinema at the UPP
Maona is an organization founded by Tatenda Jamera, a filmmaker and curator, in response to the lack of authentic African stories ... 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!