Crash18

Directed by David Cronenberg | Canada | 1996 | 1h 40m | Starring James Spader, Holly Hunter, Rosanna Arquette, Elias Koteas

After surviving a brutal car wreck, a film producer finds himself descending into a death-obsessed underworld of car-crash fetishists. Technology and sexuality meet in a head-on collision in David Cronenberg’s adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s transgressive 1973 novel. Awarded the Special Jury Prize at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival for originality, daring and audacity, it remains a wholly subversive and confrontational piece of cinema.

Join us on Saturday 3rd September for National Cinema Day, with tickets available at the discounted rate of £3 each (purchase tickets as normal through our website, and the discount will be automatically applied at the checkout).

Reviews

‘Cronenberg approaches a touchy concept with a mixture of icy tact and cinematic daring, always informing the wilfully perverse material with a penetrating intelligence and (almost subliminally) very black wit.’
★★★★★
Kim Newman, Empire Magazine

‘[A] necessarily disturbing and equally profound inquiry into human desire, however self-destructive.’
★★★★★
Rob Humanick, Slant Magazine

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Today (Wednesday 11th September)

15:15

Radical 12A
2h 6m | Spanish w/ English subtitles
In a neglected Mexican border town, a determined teacher introduces a new approach to unlock the potential of his students. Based on an inspiring true story, this heartwarming drama won the Festival Favourite Award at Sundance.

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18:00

Shadow of a Doubt PG
1h 48m
Evil lurks in the most unexpected places in Alfred Hitchcock’s (Psycho, Vertigo) suspenseful psychological noir, starring Teresa Wright as a young girl who discovers a sinister secret about her seemingly charming Uncle Charlie.

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20:30

Sky Peals 12A
HOH Subtitles
1h 31m
When his father dies unexpectedly, a lonely middle-aged motorway service worker tries to understand the man he barely knew. Moin Hussain’s debut feature is an unconventional, sci-fi-tinged character study exploring alienation in modern Britain.

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Tomorrow (Thursday 12th September)

15:30

The Lady from Shanghai PG
1h 27m
Celebrated for its groundbreaking camerawork, dreamlike atmosphere, and Rita Hayworth’s unforgettable performance, Orson Welles' (Citizen Kane) stunning noir follows an Irish sailor lured into a murderous trap.

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17:45

Radical 12A
2h 6m | Spanish w/ English subtitles
In a neglected Mexican border town, a determined teacher introduces a new approach to unlock the potential of his students. Based on an inspiring true story, this heartwarming drama won the Festival Favourite Award at Sundance.

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20:30

Cuckoo 15
1h 43m
A 17-year-old is sent to live with her father at a resort in the German Alps. But beneath the surface of this peaceful vacation spot, she uncovers a shocking secret. Hunter Schafer (Euphoria) gives a mesmerising performance in this chilling horror.

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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!