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History of the UPP – Free Talk
Showing from March 17, 2025
When the Oxford Picture Palace (now the Ultimate Picture Palace) opened in 1911 it was Oxford's first purpose-built 'electric ... Find out more
The Fox and the Hound
Showing from September 6, 2026
A fox and lovable hunting dog form an unlikely friendship in the countryside. As they grow older, outside pressures and natural ... Find out more
Enchanted
Showing from August 23, 2026
Fairytale princess Giselle is magically transported from her animated kingdom into modern-day New York. As she navigates city life, ... Find out more
The Incredibles
Showing from August 9, 2026
Living undercover in suburbia, the superhero Parr family longs for action. When Bob Parr is lured into a dangerous mission, the whole ... Find out more
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Showing from August 2, 2026
BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville joins Aidan Turner in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the ... Find out more
Summer Creature Double Feature: The Shape of Water
Showing from August 22, 2026
At a secret research facility in Cold War America, a mute cleaning woman forms a tender bond with a captive amphibious creature. As ... Find out more
Summer Creature Double Feature: Creature from the Black Lagoon
Showing from August 22, 2026
A team of scientists exploring the Amazon discover a prehistoric, gill-man creature lurking in a remote lagoon. As tensions rise over ... Find out more
Camp Miasma Double Feature: Friday the 13th
Showing from September 5, 2026
Decades after a tragic drowning, a group of counsellors reopening Camp Crystal Lake are stalked and killed one by one. This low-budget ... Find out more
Camp Miasma Double Feature: Sunset Boulevard
Showing from September 5, 2026
A struggling writer is drawn into the decaying world of a faded silent-film star convinced she's due for a comeback. Starring Gloria ... Find out more
Bank Robbery Weekend: Bonnie And Clyde
Showing from August 31, 2026
A bored waitress falls for an ex-con, and together they embark on a crime spree that escalates from petty theft to armed robbery. ... Find out more
Bank Robbery Weekend: Rififi
Showing from August 30, 2026
Recently released from prison, an ageing thief is drawn into one last job: a meticulously planned heist on a high-security Parisian ... Find out more
Bank Robbery Weekend: Dog Day Afternoon
Showing from August 29, 2026
When a Brooklyn bank robbery goes wrong, small-time crook Sonny holds hostages as police, crowds and live TV cameras gather outside. ... Find out more
Bank Robbery Weekend: Thief
Showing from August 28, 2026
Professional safecracker Frank wants one last big score before he walks away from crime for good, but the underworld won't let him go ... Find out more
The Odyssey
Showing from August 7, 2026
Odysseus, King of Ithaca, journeys home after the Trojan War, confronting vengeful gods and monstrous trials along the way. ... Find out more
The Straight Story
Showing from August 23, 2026
Alvin Straight learns his estranged brother has suffered a stroke and, unable to drive, sets off on an epic 260-mile journey across ... Find out more
Daughters of the Dust
Showing from August 16, 2026
At the dawn of the 20th century, a Gullah family on South Carolina's Sea Islands faces a difficult choice between preserving their ... Find out more
Dead Man
Showing from August 15, 2026
William Blake barely arrives in the lawless American West before violence forces him into hiding, guided by an outcast named Nobody on ... Find out more
Stand By Me
Showing from August 9, 2026
Four friends set off to find a missing teenager's body, hoping to become hometown heroes in this unforgettable coming-of-age odyssey. ... Find out more
The Wizard of Oz
Showing from December 31, 2022
Swept from Kansas by a tornado, Dorothy and Toto land in the magical world of Oz, gathering the Tin Man, Scarecrow and Cowardly Lion ... Find out more
Boogie Nights
Showing from July 31, 2026
Busboy Eddie Adams is transformed into porn star Dirk Diggler, joining a surrogate family whose communal success unravels into 1980s ... Find out more
Paris, Texas
Showing from August 5, 2022
Travis Henderson emerges from the desert after four years missing, with no memory of who he is, and must slowly reconnect with his ... Find out more
The Invite
Showing from July 24, 2026
Joe and Angela's shaky marriage faces its biggest test yet when dinner with their enigmatic upstairs neighbours takes a wild turn. ... Find out more
A Private Life
Showing from July 24, 2026
A patient's sudden death sends a renowned psychiatrist chasing murder, secrets and lies, with her charming ex-husband along for the ... Find out more
The Furious
Showing from July 24, 2026
When his daughter is kidnapped and police turn their backs, Wang Wei goes rogue, joined by Navin, a journalist whose wife has vanished ... Find out more
The Last One For The Road
Showing from July 31, 2026
Two broke, hard-drinking fifty-somethings, each swearing off their next drink, adopt a shy architecture student for a boozy bender ... Find out more
Birds Of War
Showing from July 31, 2026
London-based BBC reporter Janay and Syrian cameraman Abd Alkader connect over footage from besieged Aleppo, their bond deepening as ... Find out more
Ish
Showing from August 7, 2026
A racially charged police stop-and-search shatters best friends Ish and Maram's bond, forcing them to confront the men they're ... Find out more
Interstellar
Showing from August 8, 2026
As Earth becomes uninhabitable, a NASA physicist sends a former pilot and a team of researchers through a wormhole to find humanity a ... Find out more
Japanese Film Club presents: Shall We Dance?
Showing from August 12, 2026
Successful but restless accountant Shohei Sugiyama spots a wistful woman through a train window and follows her into the world of ... Find out more
Oxford Bad Film Club presents: Blackbird
Showing from August 13, 2026
Oxford Bad Film Club are proud to present Michael Flatley’s Blackbird. In his legendary 2018 vanity project, Michael Flatley plays a ... Find out more
ZonaSur Cinema Club presents: Rains Over Babel + Director Q&A
Showing from July 28, 2026
Enter a trópico-punk universe where life, death, desire, and fantasy come together in Babel, a mysterious bar-purgatory inhabited by ... Find out more
Tiny Ideas Festival presents: Kiki’s Delivery Service
Showing from September 27, 2026
A beloved coming-of-age story from the legendary Studio Ghibli about a resourceful young witch who uses her broom to create a delivery ... Find out more
Moana presents: The Fisherman
Showing from August 15, 2026
A retired Ghanaian fisherman gets an unlikely new partner: a talking fish with big opinions. Together with his three quirky ... Find out more
UPP News
News, blog posts, and announcements from The Ultimate Picture Palace
Financial Times names UPP Among the World’s Most Breathtaking Cinemas
We're delighted to share some exciting news: we've been featured by the Financial Times in its article, World's Most Breathtaking ... Read more
UPP & Il Principe presents The Ultimate Pizza Palace
What do wiseguys, pizza, and a late afternoon at the cinema have in common? Quite a lot, it turns out... We've teamed up with local ... Read more
My UPP: Take over our cinema for free. Pitch us your wildest idea.
In August and September, we’re opening the doors of the UPP to be used for any purpose… except watching films. We’re looking for ... 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 only show a few adverts – less than most cinemas – and we only play a couple of trailers, so please don’t be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!