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The Ultimate Survivor
Length - 59m
Country - UK
Year - 2011
Certificate - U
Documentary about the history of Oxford oldest and only independent cinema, Cowley Road's The Ultimate Picture Palace. Read more
The Velvet Queen
Length - 1h 32m
Country - France
Year - 2021
Subtitle notes - French w/ English subtitles
Certificate - 12A
A breathtakingly beautiful nature documentary set in Nepal and featuring an original score by musicians Warren Ellis and Nick Cave. Read more
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Length - 2h 1m
Country - Japan
Year - 2020
Subtitle notes - Japanese w/ English subtitles
Certificate - 15
Award-winning anthology of short films written and directed by Oscar-nominated Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car). Read more
Drive My Car
Length - 2h 59m
Country - Japan
Year - 2021
Subtitle notes - Japanese w/ English subtitles
Certificate - 15
Award-winning drama about an actor coming to terms with his past, based on a short story by author Haruki Murakami. Read more
Underground
Length - 1h 37m
Country - Canada
Year - 2020
Subtitle notes - French w/ English subtitles
Certificate - 15
A tense and remarkably intimate drama delving deep into the lives of a group of French-Canadian construction engineers during an ... Read more
The Offering
Length - 1h 51m
Country - Spain
Year - 2020
Subtitle notes - Spanish w/ English subtitles
Certificate - 18
A Hitchcockian psychological thriller about a man's perverse plan to try and win back the affections of his lover from 20 years ago. Read more
UPP News
News, blog posts, and announcements from The Ultimate Picture Palace
Blood & Celluloid: Vampire Film Festival (Sat 15 Oct)
Join us on Saturday 15th October 2022, between midday and midnight, for an all-day celebration of classic vampire films. Supported by ... Read more
Celebrate National Cinema Day with £3 tickets (Sat 3rd Sept)
On Saturday 3rd September, we are thrilled to participate in this year's National Cinema Day. Launched by the UK Cinema Association ... Read more
Cronenberg: Something Wicked This Way Comes
It is highly unlikely that many of us, emerging slightly soiled and perturbed from a double bill of Shivers and Rabid, back in 1977, ... Read more
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 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!