Bait15

Directed by Mark Jenkin | UK | 2019 | 1h 29m | Starring Edward Rowe, Giles King, Stacey Guthrie, Simon Shepherd, Mary Woodvine

Fraught family rivalries and an influx of London money leads to simmering tensions between locals and newcomers in a small Cornish fishing village. Shot on monochrome 16mm film, Mark Jenkin’s soulful portrait of a small-town community in economic and social flux returns to our screen to celebrate the release of his new film, Enys Men.

Join us on Friday 27th January (5.45pm) for a special screening of Enys Men followed by an in-person Q&A with the director Mark Jenkin. Click here to book tickets.

Reviews

‘It’s a genuine modern masterpiece, which establishes Jenkin as one of the most arresting and intriguing British film-makers of his generation.’
★★★★★
Mark Kermode, The Observer

‘Strange, spellbinding and timely. One of the most thrillingly original British films in years.’
★★★★
Adam Woodward, Little White Lies

Sorry - you missed it!

We showed Bait between January 17, 2023 and January 18, 2023.

Join our mailing list and we'll make sure you always know what's on and when.

What else is on?

Tomorrow (Sunday 1st March)
Find out more

14:15

Last Year at Marienbad U
1h 33m | French w/ English subtitles
Classic Season: The New Wave
In an opulent hotel suspended outside time, a man insists he once loved a woman who denies knowing him. Alain Resnais’s hypnotic masterpiece blurs memory and reality, becoming one of cinema’s most haunting and influential modernist works.

Book here

Find out more

16:30

The Chronology of Water 18
2h 8m
In the 1980s, a talented swimmer’s dreams are upended, sending her on a journey through love, loss, and self-discovery. Kristen Stewart makes her directorial debut with an intimate, compelling portrait of resilience, creativity, and finding one’s voice through art.

Book here

Find out more

19:30

Hamlet 15
1h 53m
Hamlet (Riz Ahmed) returns home after his father’s death, and is haunted by the ghosts of revenge. Amid political corruption, family loyalty and moral responsibility collide in this gripping, contemporary re-telling of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.

Book here


Monday 2nd March
Find out more

18:15

Last Year at Marienbad U
1h 33m | French w/ English subtitles
Classic Season: The New Wave
In an opulent hotel suspended outside time, a man insists he once loved a woman who denies knowing him. Alain Resnais’s hypnotic masterpiece blurs memory and reality, becoming one of cinema’s most haunting and influential modernist works.

Book here

Find out more

20:30

It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley 15
1h 46m
Rising musician Jeff Buckley had only released one album when he died suddenly in 1997. Now, never-before-seen footage, exclusive voice messages, and accounts from those closest to him offer a portrait of the captivating singer.

Book here


See all upcoming films

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!

Find out more