Bette Davis shines as a woman breaking free from her tyrannical mother, discovering love and self-worth on a life-changing voyage. Blending sweeping romance with deep psychological drama, Irving Rapper’s classic remains one of Hollywood’s most moving tales of transformation.
A widow defies suburban conformity by loving her younger gardener, forcing a heartbreaking choice between respectability and happiness. Douglas Sirk’s radiant Technicolor classic remains Hollywood melodrama at its most poignant, romantic, and enduring.
Cathy’s perfect suburban life unravels when secrets and desires collide with small-town prejudice. Todd Haynes’ visually stunning homage to Douglas Sirk reveals the hidden struggles of 1950s America in a moving, socially conscious melodrama of love and loss.
Richard falls for dazzling Ellen, only to discover her love is fatally obsessive. Gene Tierney chills as a femme fatale unlike any other in John M. Stahl’s Technicolor noir melodrama – an elegant, poisonous tale of passion pushed to the extreme.
When Amy disappears on her anniversary, suspicion falls on her husband Nick, exposing fractures in their picture-perfect marriage. David Fincher’s gripping adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s bestseller is a razor-sharp thriller, balancing suspense with a dark portrait of modern relationships.
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton ignite in Joseph Losey’s surreal Tennessee Williams adaptation. A dying heiress faces a predatory poet in a sun-drenched villa, as flamboyant camp, theatrical passion, and notorious “disaster-piece” excess collide in a uniquely decadent spectacle.
Francine’s suburban life collapses under cheating husbands, delinquent children, and scandalous neighbours—until a dreamy stranger promises escape. John Waters’ delirious melodrama brims with outrageous satire and comic madness in glorious Technicolor excess.
Saloon owner Vienna faces a lynch mob after being framed for robbery, fighting for her life and freedom on the town’s edge. Misunderstood in its time, Nicholas Ray’s feminist western now burns with passion, subtext, and unforgettable intensity.
Pepa’s frantic search for her vanished lover spirals into a whirlwind of jealous fiancées, hostage-taking terrorists, and absurd chaos. Almodóvar’s breakthrough comedy dazzles with surreal humour, bold melodrama, and a riot of colour, energy, and eccentricity.
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!