Now playing
Today (Friday 13th March)
14:30
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You 15
1h 53m17:30
The Secret Agent 15
2h 41m | Portuguese w/ English subtitles21:00
“Wuthering Heights” 15
2h 16mTomorrow (Saturday 14th March)
14:30
Iron Ladies 12A
1h 38m17:15
“Wuthering Heights” 15
2h 16m20:15
The Secret Agent 15
2h 41m | Portuguese w/ English subtitlesSunday 15th March
14:30
Cléo from 5 to 7 PG
1h 31m | French w/ English subtitles16:45
The Secret Agent 15
2h 41m | Portuguese w/ English subtitles20:15
“Wuthering Heights” 15
2h 16mMonday 16th March
17:45
Cléo from 5 to 7 PG
1h 31m | French w/ English subtitles20:00
Another World 15
1h 51m | Cantonese w/ English subtitlesTuesday 17th March
17:45
Little Amélie PG
19:45
The Secret Agent 15
Today (Friday 13th March)
14:30
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You 15
1h 53m17:30
The Secret Agent 15
2h 41m | Portuguese w/ English subtitles21:00
“Wuthering Heights” 15
2h 16mTomorrow (Saturday 14th March)
14:30
Iron Ladies 12A
1h 38m17:15
“Wuthering Heights” 15
2h 16m20:15
The Secret Agent 15
2h 41m | Portuguese w/ English subtitlesSunday 15th March
14:30
Cléo from 5 to 7 PG
1h 31m | French w/ English subtitles16:45
The Secret Agent 15
2h 41m | Portuguese w/ English subtitles20:15
“Wuthering Heights” 15
2h 16mMonday 16th March
17:45
Cléo from 5 to 7 PG
1h 31m | French w/ English subtitles20:00
Another World 15
1h 51m | Cantonese w/ English subtitlesTuesday 17th March
17:45
Little Amélie PG
19:45
The Secret Agent 15
Wednesday 18th March
16:30
Little Amélie PG
1h 18m21:00
“Wuthering Heights” 15
2h 16mThursday 19th March
11:30
“Wuthering Heights” 15
14:30
The Secret Agent 15
2h 41m | Portuguese w/ English subtitles18:00
Amakki 12A
20:45
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You 15
1h 53mFriday 20th March
14:15
The Secret Agent 15
2h 41m | Portuguese w/ English subtitles17:45
The Testament of Ann Lee 15
2h 17m20:45
Saturday 21st March
14:00
The Last Supper Cert-TBC
2h | Spanish w/ English subtitles16:45
The Secret Agent 15
2h 41m | Portuguese w/ English subtitlesSunday 22nd March
12:00
The Land Before Time U
14:00
The Young Girls of Rochefort U
2h 5m | French w/ English subtitles20:15
The Testament of Ann Lee 15
2h 17mMonday 23rd March
18:00
The Young Girls of Rochefort U
2h 5m | French w/ English subtitles20:45
Tuesday 24th March
18:15
Iris Prize Film Festival Shorts 15
1h 3m20:00
The Secret Agent 15
Wednesday 25th March
17:45
The Testament of Ann Lee 15
2h 17m20:45
Thursday 26th March
14:45
The Testament of Ann Lee 15
17:45
Sunday 29th March
14:00
My Night at Maud's PG
1h 50m | French w/ English subtitlesMonday 30th March
18:00
My Night at Maud's PG
1h 50m | French w/ English subtitlesWednesday 1st April
18:00
Sunday 5th April
12:15
The Prince of Egypt U
Saturday 11th April
13:00
The Rwenzori Rainmakers Cert-TBC
2h 59mSunday 12th April
15:00
Ashes and Diamonds 12A
Monday 13th April
18:00
Ashes and Diamonds 12A
1h 50m | Polish w/ English subtitlesSunday 19th April
12:45
Spy Kids U
15:00
Caravaggio 15
17:30
NTLive: All My Sons 12A
2h 31mTuesday 21st April
18:00
Innocent Sorcerers 12A
Wednesday 22nd April
20:15
Innocent Sorcerers 12A
1h 26m | Polish w/ English subtitlesThursday 23rd April
20:15
NTLive: All My Sons 12A
2h 31mSaturday 25th April
10:00
The Lord of the Rings: Trilogy 12A
11h 30m + BreaksSunday 26th April
14:00
Man of Marble U
2h 41m | Polish w/ English subtitlesSunday 3rd May
12:45
How to Train Your Dragon PG
15:00
Man of Iron 12A
2h 32m | Polish w/ English subtitlesSunday 10th May
17:30
The Magnificent Ambersons U
Sunday 17th May
11:00
Robin Hood U
Sunday 24th May
17:00
Gentle, Angry Women 12A
Sunday 31st May
12:30
The Lego Movie U
Thursday 11th June
17:30
Gattaca 15
1h 46mAmakki (12A)
In Ethiopia’s coffee-growing hills, two women share time together across a single day. This lyrical portrait of motherhood reveals hardship and the enduring bonds of love. Screening presented by Maona Art, followed by an in-person Q&A with the director.
| Thursday 19th March 2026 : 6.00pm + Director Q&A | Book tickets |
Another World (15)
A spirit guide tasked with leading souls to reincarnation meets a troubled girl whose anger has unleashed a world-threatening curse. As he helps her confront her pain, they embark on a perilous journey in this award-winning Hong Kong animated fantasy.
| Monday 16th March 2026 : 8.00pm | Book tickets |
Ashes and Diamonds (12A)
A Polish resistance fighter questions his deadly mission in post-war Poland. Andrzej Wajda’s classic drama features Zbigniew Cybulski’s iconic performance, exploring love, duty, and a nation’s uncertain future. Part of Kinoteka On Tour – Polish Film Festival.
| Sunday 12th April 2026 : 3.00pm + Introduction | Book tickets |
| Monday 13th April 2026 : 6.00pm | Book tickets |
Caravaggio (15)
Rebellious painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio comes vividly to life in Derek Jarman’s bold, sensuous portrait. Love, violence and artistic inspiration collide in striking tableaux that blend Renaissance beauty with daring modern touches. Presented on 35mm film.
| Sunday 19th April 2026 : 3.00pm 35mm Presentation | Book tickets |
Cléo from 5 to 7 (PG)
While awaiting life-changing medical results, a pop singer wanders Paris, encountering strangers and herself anew. Agnès Varda’s intimate New Wave classic captures fleeting moments, female subjectivity, and 1960s Paris, lifted by Michel Legrand’s unforgettable music.
| Sunday 15th March 2026 : 2.30pm | Book tickets |
| Monday 16th March 2026 : 5.45pm | Book tickets |
Gattaca (15)
Vincent is an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. He is an “In-Valid” who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation.
| Thursday 11th June 2026 : 5.30pm | Book tickets |
Gentle, Angry Women (12A)
A new generation of young activists uncovers the overlooked history of the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp. Retracing a 110-mile protest march, they connect past and present, exploring feminist activism and intergenerational resistance.
| Sunday 24th May 2026 : 5.00pm + Q&A | Book tickets |
How to Train Your Dragon (PG)
Shy Viking Hiccup must face a dragon as a rite of passage but instead befriends one. Together, they challenge fear, fight for peace, and unite humans and dragons in this heartfelt, humorous, and action-packed computer-animated adventure.
| Sunday 3rd May 2026 : 12.45pm Kino Kids Cinema Club | Book tickets |
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (15)
A house filling with water. A child who won’t get better. And a husband who’s never there. Rose Byrne delivers an Oscar-nominated performance as a mother whose world is unravelling in Mary Bronstein’s darkly comic portrait of modern womanhood.
| Friday 13th March 2026 : 2.30pm | Book tickets |
| Thursday 19th March 2026 : 8.45pm | Book tickets |
Innocent Sorcerers (12A)
A jazz-filled night of flirtation captures Poland’s modern, disillusioned youth in Andrzej Wajda’s French New Wave-inspired social portrait. Part of Kinoteka On Tour – Polish Film Festival.
| Tuesday 21st April 2026 : 6.00pm £6 for Members | Book tickets |
| Wednesday 22nd April 2026 : 8.15pm | Book tickets |
Iris Prize Film Festival Shorts (15)
From a haunted tollhouse to a high-rise reckoning, from quiet self-discovery to a love song by the sea. Audience favourites and award-winning short films from the opening night of the 2025 Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival.
| Tuesday 24th March 2026 : 6.15pm | Book tickets |
Iron Ladies (12A)
Inspiring documentary chronicling British women during the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike and how their courage and resilience transformed family life, labour politics, and working-class women’s roles. Screening presented by the Oxford International Women’s Festival.
| Saturday 14th March 2026 : 2.30pm | Book tickets |
Little Amélie (PG)
Animated tale following Belgian toddler Amélie growing up in post-WWII Japan. With companion Nishio-san, she discovers everyday wonders as her third birthday marks a pivotal change. Nominated for Best Animation at this year’s Academy Awards.
| Tuesday 17th March 2026 : 5.45pm £6 for Members | Book tickets |
| Wednesday 18th March 2026 : 4.30pm | Book tickets |
Man of Iron (12A)
Blurring fact and fiction, Andrzej Wajda depicts workers’ protests and political awakening in 1980s Poland, as a journalist confronts propaganda, ethics, and social change. Part of Kinoteka On Tour – Polish Film Festival.
| Sunday 3rd May 2026 : 3.00pm | Book tickets |
Man of Marble (U)
A young filmmaker uncovers the hidden truth behind a worker’s heroic story, challenging censorship, ideology, and moral responsibility in this landmark Polish film. Part of Kinoteka On Tour – Polish Film Festival.
| Sunday 26th April 2026 : 2.00pm | Book tickets |
My Night at Maud's (PG)
A devout Catholic engineer’s orderly life is unsettled by an intimate, chance encounter with Maud, a confident divorcée. As philosophy, desire, and morality collide, Jean-Louis Trintignant shines in Éric Rohmer’s most celebrated Six Moral Tales film.
| Sunday 29th March 2026 : 2.00pm | Book tickets |
| Monday 30th March 2026 : 6.00pm | Book tickets |
NTLive: All My Sons (12A)
A family faces the cost of ambition as wartime profits, criminal charges, and a missing son test them. Bryan Cranston and Marianne Jean-Baptiste lead this live West End filming of Arthur Miller’s classic, directed by Ivo Van Hove.
| Sunday 19th April 2026 : 5.30pm | Book tickets |
| Thursday 23rd April 2026 : 8.15pm | Book tickets |
Robin Hood (U)
Clever fox Robin Hood steals from the greedy Prince John to aid Nottingham’s oppressed creatures. With allies Little John and friends, he battles corruption and outsmarts his enemies, blending adventure, humour, and heart in this woodland retelling of the legend.
| Sunday 17th May 2026 : 11.00am Kino Kids Cinema Club | Book tickets |
Safe (15)
In 1980s Los Angeles, a suburban housewife develops a mysterious illness that doctors cannot explain. As she becomes convinced she has severe environmental allergies, Todd Haynes’s Safe unfolds as a chilling meditation on illness, isolation, and invisible threats.
| Wednesday 1st April 2026 : 6.00pm | Book tickets |
Sirāt (15)
Oliver Laxe’s intense, hallucinatory road movie follows a father and son through Morocco as they try to find a missing relative at various sprawling, illegal raves. Winner of the Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival 2025.
| Friday 20th March 2026 : 8.45pm | Book tickets |
| Monday 23rd March 2026 : 8.45pm | Book tickets |
| Wednesday 25th March 2026 : 8.45pm | Book tickets |
| Thursday 26th March 2026 : 5.45pm | Book tickets |
Spy Kids (U)
Two children become spies to rescue their captured agent parents from a villainous mastermind. Armed with futuristic gadgets, they traverse skies, seas, and cities, facing danger while protecting their family, and possibly saving the world, in this thrilling family adventure.
| Sunday 19th April 2026 : 12.45pm Kino Kids Cinema Club | Book tickets |
The Land Before Time (U)
Young brontosaurus Littlefoot embarks on a perilous journey to find the Great Valley. Along the way, he meets diverse young dinosaurs and, facing dangers together, learns courage and survival in this heartwarming prehistoric adventure.
| Sunday 22nd March 2026 : 12.00pm Kino Kids Cinema Club | Book tickets |
The Last Supper (Cert-TBC)
Set in 1790s Cuba, a devout plantation owner invites 12 enslaved men to Easter dinner to prevent rebellion. Restored in 2020, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea’s bold, sometimes surreal drama examines slavery as an economic system and centres Black resistance.
| Saturday 21st March 2026 : 2.00pm | Book tickets |
The Lego Movie (U)
Ordinary LEGO figure Emmet is mistaken for a prophesied hero. Reluctantly joining quirky allies, he embarks on a mission to stop an evil tyrant, discovering courage, creativity, and humour along the way in this colourful, action-packed animated adventure.
| Sunday 31st May 2026 : 12.30pm Kino Kids Cinema Club | Book tickets |
The Lord of the Rings: Trilogy (12A)
Join us for an adventure of epic proportions with for back-to-back screenings of the extended editions of Peter Jackson's monumental, multiple award-winning The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Check the schedule for info on intermissions/breaks.
| Saturday 25th April 2026 : 10.00am | Book tickets |
The Magnificent Ambersons (U)
In a prosperous Midwestern town at the turn of the century, the powerful Amberson family faces decline as the modern world closes in. Orson Welles crafts a moving - and tantalisingly incomplete - story of pride, love, and missed chances. Presented on 35mm film.
| Sunday 10th May 2026 : 5.30pm 35mm Presentation | Book tickets |
The Prince of Egypt (U)
Moses discovers his Jewish heritage and defies Pharaoh Rameses to free his enslaved people. This animated retelling of the Exodus combines epic storytelling, stunning visuals, and an Academy Award–winning soundtrack, featuring voices from Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, and Sandra Bullock.
| Sunday 5th April 2026 : 12.15pm Kino Kids Cinema Club | Book tickets |
The Rwenzori Rainmakers (Cert-TBC)
A three-part documentary and Q&A with director Zuleika Kingdon. Artists in Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains use art to inspire conservation, restore degraded land, and protect their community’s environment, snow, and water resources. Profits support local workshops.
| Saturday 11th April 2026 : 1.00pm | Book tickets |
The Secret Agent (15)
Carnival, communal resistance, political tensions, and a man's missing leg collide in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s slow-burning 1970s political thriller. The Oscar-nominated Wagner Moura stars in this gripping examination of Brazil’s turbulent past.
| Friday 13th March 2026 : 5.30pm | Book tickets |
| Saturday 14th March 2026 : 8.15pm | Book tickets |
| Sunday 15th March 2026 : 4.45pm | Book tickets |
| Tuesday 17th March 2026 : 7.45pm £6 for Members | Book tickets |
| Thursday 19th March 2026 : 2.30pm | Book tickets |
| Friday 20th March 2026 : 2.15pm | Book tickets |
| Saturday 21st March 2026 : 4.45pm | Book tickets |
| Tuesday 24th March 2026 : 8.00pm £6 for Members | Book tickets |
The Testament of Ann Lee (15)
From poverty in England to revolutionary America, Ann Lee’s spiritual vision and utopian dreams shape the lives of a newly formed religious community. Mona Fastvold’s sweeping historical epic stars Amanda Seyfried as the founder of the Shaker Movement.
| Friday 20th March 2026 : 5.45pm | Book tickets |
| Sunday 22nd March 2026 : 8.15pm | Book tickets |
| Wednesday 25th March 2026 : 5.45pm | Book tickets |
| Thursday 26th March 2026 : 2.45pm Descriptive subtitles | Book tickets |
The Young Girls of Rochefort (U)
In a sun-drenched seaside town, twin sisters dream of love as artists and sailors drift through a weekend fair of romantic near-misses. Jacques Demy’s joyous musical, with Michel Legrand’s score, is a pastel-hued celebration of optimism.
| Sunday 22nd March 2026 : 2.00pm | Book tickets |
| Monday 23rd March 2026 : 6.00pm | Book tickets |
“Wuthering Heights” (15)
In 18th-century Yorkshire, brooding outsider Heathcliff falls for Catherine, the daughter of his master, igniting a destructive love story of obsession. Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie star in Emerald Fennell’s (Saltburn) sensual adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic novel.
| Friday 13th March 2026 : 9.00pm | Book tickets |
| Saturday 14th March 2026 : 5.15pm | Book tickets |
| Sunday 15th March 2026 : 8.15pm | Book tickets |
| Wednesday 18th March 2026 : 9.00pm | Book tickets |
| Thursday 19th March 2026 : 11.30am Parent + Baby screening | Book tickets |
UPP News
News, blog posts, and announcements from The Ultimate Picture Palace

Save the UPP
We're sorry to bring you the difficult news that the future of the UPP is at great risk. Today, we're launching a campaign to save ... Read more

Donate to help save the UPP
The future of the Ultimate Picture Palace is at risk. To secure the cinema’s future, we must persuade our landlord, Oriel College, ... Read more

The New Wave: a season of French classics of the 1960s
Born from rebellion, the French New Wave changed cinema forever. Inspired by the release of Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague ... 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 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!































