It’s A Wonderful LifeU

Directed by Frank Capra | USA | 1946 | 2h 10m | Starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, Henry Travers

Beset with personal and professional problems, George Bailey finds his previously happy life falling apart around him on Christmas Eve. Seeing no way out, George considers jumping from the edge of a bridge – but Clarence, his guardian angel, intervenes and shows George what his beloved hometown of Bedford Falls would be like without him. Frank Capra’s heartwarming drama initially received mixed reviews and was unsuccessful at the box office, however, over time, became the ultimate Christmas classic.

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Reviews

‘The film is gripping enough simply with the telling of George’s lifestory. A genuine American classic.’
★★★★★
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

‘Although peppered with colourful, sharply drawn characters, this is Stewart’s movie, instantly loveable as a small-town dreamer who sacrifices everything for others. Enjoy it in a cinema so you can sob among others.’
★★★★★
Ian Freer, Empire Magazine

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The Social Reckoning 15
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1h 52m
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18:00

We the Hated 15
1h 29m
Through the stories of Just Stop Oil activists, this documentary goes behind the headlines of one of the UK’s most polarising protest movements, exploring the climate crisis, civil disobedience, and the meaning of democracy. Followed by a Q&A with the director.

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20:45

Case 137 12A
1h 56m | French w/ English subtitles
Internal Affairs officer Stéphanie investigates a young man badly wounded at a Paris demonstration, and finds institutional resistance at every turn. Dominik Moll (Night of the 12th) directs, with an award-winning Léa Drucker performance.

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Tomorrow (Friday 6th November)
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16:00

By Design 15
1h 31m
Camille envies a showroom chair so much that she swaps places with it, and finds out that everyone likes her better as a chair. Amanda Kramer (Please Baby Please) directs this camp and darkly funny absurdist satire about desire, starring Juliette Lewis.

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18:15

Fatherland 12A
1h 22m | German w/ English subtitles
1949: Erika joins her father, Nobel-winning author Thomas Mann, on a literary tour of East and West Germany. Then tragedy strikes the family. From the director of Ida and Cold War, a post-war drama about guilt, love, and a divided country trying to heal.

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20:30

The Rocky Horror Picture Show 12A
1h 40m
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is back for our annual Halloween extravaganza! Join Brad and Janet on an odyssey of self-awakening with a little help from Dr Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry) and his motley crew of groupies and fantastically freaky Transylvanians.

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