Police Story15

Directed by Jackie Chan | Hong Kong | 1985 | 1h 36m | Cantonese w/ English subtitles | Starring Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Yuen Chor, Bill Tung

After single-handedly bringing down a notorious drug lord, a Hong Kong police officer must not only protect the key witness for the prosecution but also clear his name after being framed for murder. Blending intense cop drama, playful slapstick comedy, and some of the most daring stunts ever captured on film, Police Story introduced Jackie Chan to the world and cemented his status as an international superstar.

See Police Story alongside 1980s martial arts classic Yes, Madam! – buy a ticket to our Hong Kong Cops Double Feature showing at 6pm on Saturday 16th November. Click here.

This screening is part of the BFI’s national Art Of Action tour. For more information go to: https://www.bfiartofaction.co.uk/home

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We showed Police Story between November 16, 2024 and November 16, 2024.

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Today (Saturday 1st August)

11:00

History of the UPP Talk U
When the Oxford Picture Palace (now the Ultimate Picture Palace) opened in 1911 it was Oxford's first purpose-built 'electric theatre'. Join local historian Liz Woolley for this talk about Oxford's cinema history. Tickets cost £5 each via the Oxford Civic Society.

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17:30

Boogie Nights 18
2h 35m
Busboy Eddie Adams is transformed into porn star Dirk Diggler, joining a surrogate family whose communal success unravels into 1980s excess and exploitation. Paul Thomas Anderson's swaggering rise-and-fall epic turns the porn boom into a sour American Dream.

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20:30

The Last One for the Road 15
1h 41m | Italian w/ English subtitles
Two broke, hard-drinking fifty-somethings, each swearing off their next drink, adopt a shy architecture student for a boozy bender through the Italian countryside chasing buried treasure. Francesco Sossai's award-winning film delivers bad advice, brutal hangovers and unlikely friendship along Northern Italy's back roads.

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Tomorrow (Sunday 2nd August)

14:45

The Last One for the Road 15
1h 41m | Italian w/ English subtitles
Two broke, hard-drinking fifty-somethings, each swearing off their next drink, adopt a shy architecture student for a boozy bender through the Italian countryside chasing buried treasure. Francesco Sossai's award-winning film delivers bad advice, brutal hangovers and unlikely friendship along Northern Italy's back roads.

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17:00

NTLive: Les Liaisons Dangereuses 15
3h (including 15min interval)
BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville joins Aidan Turner in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel. Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Marianne Elliott directs this thrilling game of love, lies, and social warfare.

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20:30

Birds of War 15
1h 25m
London-based BBC reporter Janay and Syrian cameraman Abd Alkader connect over footage from besieged Aleppo, their bond deepening as conflict reshapes the world around them. Built from intimate personal archive, this humane documentary asks what it means to build a life amid war.

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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 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!