The Duke12A

Directed by Roger Michell | UK | 2020 | 1h 35m | Starring Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Matthew Goode, Fionn Whitehead

After pulling off a stunning heist at London’s National Gallery, a 60-year-old taxi driver sends a ransom note to the government promising to return the painting if they commit to funding a cause close to his heart and home. British acting legends Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren star in this heartwarming stranger-than-fiction comedy from the director of Notting Hill (1999).

Reviews

‘What a lovely, rousing, finally moving film this is.’
★★★★★
Xan Brooks, The Guardian

‘Britain hasn’t lost the ability to make films like this after all. We’ve had it stashed in the back of the wardrobe all along.’
★★★★★
Robbie Collin, The Telegraph

Sorry - you missed it!

We showed The Duke between March 18, 2022 and March 24, 2022.

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

What else is on?

Today (Tuesday 17th February)
Find out more

18:00

Teki Cometh 18+
£6 for members
1h 48m | Japanese w/ English subtitles
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026
Retired French literature professor Gisuke lives a quiet, solitary life — until a mysterious email plunges him into haunting dreams and growing dread, forcing him to reckon with his deepest sins as his respectable facade begins to crumble.

Book here

Find out more

21:00

The History of Sound 15
£6 for Members
2h 8m
Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor star as two young musicians who fall in love through American folk music, then reunite after World War I to preserve disappearing songs. From the director of Living, a tender, melancholic romance about the power off music and memory.

Book here


Tomorrow (Wednesday 18th February)
Find out more

15:00

No Other Choice 15
2h 19m | Korean w/ English subtitles
After losing his job of 25 years, a desperate family man turns to murder to eliminate his rivals. Adapted from Donald E. Westlake’s The Ax, Park Chan-wook (Decision to Leave) delivers a wicked, stylish thriller with razor-sharp dark humour.

Book here

Find out more

18:00

The History of Sound 15
2h 8m
Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor star as two young musicians who fall in love through American folk music, then reunite after World War I to preserve disappearing songs. From the director of Living, a tender, melancholic romance about the power off music and memory.

Book here

Find out more

21:00

H Is for Hawk 12A
1h 55m
Grieving her father’s death, Helen finds solace in training a wild goshawk, forcing her to confront her own emotional isolation. Claire Foy gives a career-best performance in this deeply moving adaptation of Helen MacDonald’s acclaimed memoir.

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