The King of ComedyPG
A thirty-four-year-old aspiring comic still living at home, Rupert Pupkin studies obsessively to be a talk show guest, despite having no discernible talent other than a desperate need for attention. When he finally meets his talk show host idol, he spots an opportunity for him to reach his dream of stardom. Both grounded and elevated by one of Robert De Niro’s finest performances, Scorsese’s dark comedy is an unnerving satire of dead-end celebrity culture and the American late-night comedy circuit.
Reviews
‘This film about the cult of celebrity in America strikes me as a uniquely intelligent ironic masterpiece – though, witty as it is, it isn’t a comedy, despite what the title and the casting of Jerry Lewis might lead you to expect.’
★★★★★
Philip Horne, The Telegraph
‘It’s very funny, and it ends on a high note that was, for me, both a total surprise and completely satisfying. Yet it’s also bristly, sometimes manic to the edge of lunacy and, along the way, terrifying.’
Vincent Canby, The New York Times
Book tickets
Monday 24 April | 6.15pm | Book tickets |
Wednesday 26 April | 8.30pm | Book tickets |
What else is on?
Today (Sunday 2nd April)
15:30
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On PG
1h 30m17:45
20:00
Rye Lane 15
1h 22mTomorrow (Monday 3rd April)
18:15
After Hours 15
1h 37m20:30
The Middle Man 15
1h 35mPlan 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!