Now playing
Today (Wednesday 24th September)
15:30
Young Mothers 12A
1h 46m | French w/ English subtitles18:00
Caught Stealing 15
1h 47m20:30
The Ceremony 15
1h 32m | Arabic, Kurdish, & Romanian with English subtitlesTomorrow (Thursday 25th September)
15:30
Sorry, Baby 15
18:00
Young Mothers 12A
1h 46m | French w/ English subtitles20:30
Caught Stealing 15
1h 47mFriday 26th September
15:30
On Swift Horses 15
18:15
Honey Don't! 15
1h 29m20:30
Legend of the Stardust Brothers 15
1h 41m | Japanese w/ English subtitlesSaturday 27th September
11:00
The Snail and the Whale U
27m12:30
Alice in Wonderland U
1h 15m15:00
The Roses 15
2h 1m17:45
On Swift Horses 15
1h 59m20:30
Honey Don't! 15
1h 29mSunday 28th September
15:15
Put Your Soul on Your Hand 12A
1h 53m | Arabic with English subtitles17:45
The Roses 15
2h 1m20:30
On Swift Horses 15
1h 59mToday (Wednesday 24th September)
15:30
Young Mothers 12A
1h 46m | French w/ English subtitles18:00
Caught Stealing 15
1h 47m20:30
The Ceremony 15
1h 32m | Arabic, Kurdish, & Romanian with English subtitlesTomorrow (Thursday 25th September)
15:30
Sorry, Baby 15
18:00
Young Mothers 12A
1h 46m | French w/ English subtitles20:30
Caught Stealing 15
1h 47mFriday 26th September
15:30
On Swift Horses 15
18:15
Honey Don't! 15
1h 29m20:30
Legend of the Stardust Brothers 15
1h 41m | Japanese w/ English subtitlesSaturday 27th September
11:00
The Snail and the Whale U
27m12:30
Alice in Wonderland U
1h 15m15:00
The Roses 15
2h 1m17:45
On Swift Horses 15
1h 59m20:30
Honey Don't! 15
1h 29mSunday 28th September
15:15
Put Your Soul on Your Hand 12A
1h 53m | Arabic with English subtitles17:45
The Roses 15
2h 1m20:30
On Swift Horses 15
1h 59mMonday 29th September
18:00
NTLive: Inter Alia 15
1h 51m20:30
The Roses 15
2h 1mTuesday 30th September
18:00
Legend of the Stardust Brothers 15
20:30
Put Your Soul on Your Hand 12A
Wednesday 1st October
15:15
On Swift Horses 15
1h 59m18:00
Genius Within: Glenn Gould U
20:30
Honey Don't! 15
1h 29mThursday 2nd October
12:30
The Roses 15
15:30
The Roses 15
2h 1m18:15
Honey Don't! 15
1h 29m20:30
NTLive: Inter Alia 15
1h 51mFriday 3rd October
15:15
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale PG
2h 4m18:00
The Roses 15
2h 1m20:45
Saturday 4th October
15:15
The Roses 15
2h 1m18:00
Ed Wood 15
18:00
Ed Wood Double Feature 15
20:45
Plan 9 from Outer Space PG
1h 20mSunday 5th October
15:00
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale PG
2h 4m17:45
20:00
The Roses 15
2h 1mMonday 6th October
17:45
Sanatorium 15
1h 31m | Ukrainian with English subtitles20:00
Ed Wood 15
2h 7mTuesday 7th October
17:45
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale PG
20:30
Sanatorium 15
Wednesday 8th October
15:00
The Roses 15
17:45
20:00
Battle Royale 18
1h 53m | Japanese with English subtitlesThursday 9th October
15:15
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale PG
2h 4m18:00
Amakki Cert-TBC
20:45
Friday 10th October
15:45
Islands 15
2h | German & Spanish with English subtitles18:30
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues 15
1h 24m20:30
Saturday 11th October
15:45
18:00
The Haunting 12A
20:30
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues 15
1h 24mSunday 12th October
16:45
Islands 15
2h | German & Spanish with English subtitlesMonday 13th October
18:15
20:30
The Haunting 12A
1h 52mTuesday 14th October
18:30
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari U
1h 17m20:45
Happyend 12A
Wednesday 15th October
15:45
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale PG
18:30
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues 15
1h 24m20:30
Islands 15
2h | German & Spanish with English subtitlesThursday 16th October
12:30
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale PG
16:00
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues 15
1h 24m18:00
Happyend 12A
1h 53m | Japanese with English subtitlesFriday 17th October
16:00
Dead of Winter 15
1h 38m18:15
Saturday 18th October
15:00
Ghost Trail 15
1h 47m | Arabic & French with English subtitles17:30
One Battle After Another 15
2h 41m20:45
Sunday 19th October
15:15
Dracula's Daughter PG
17:15
19:30
One Battle After Another 15
2h 41mMonday 20th October
17:30
One Battle After Another 15
2h 41m20:45
Tuesday 21st October
18:30
Dracula's Daughter PG
20:30
Ghost Trail 15
Wednesday 22nd October
15:00
One Battle After Another 15
18:15
Dead of Winter 15
1h 38m20:30
It Doesn’t Get Any Better 12A
1h 23mThursday 23rd October
14:45
21:00
Dead of Winter 15
1h 38mFriday 24th October
17:45
One Battle After Another 15
2h 41m21:00
Scream 18
Saturday 25th October
20:00
One Battle After Another 15
2h 41mSunday 26th October
16:15
One Battle After Another 15
2h 41mMonday 27th October
20:00
One Battle After Another 15
2h 41mTuesday 28th October
20:00
Scream 18
Wednesday 29th October
15:30
Thursday 30th October
12:30
14:45
One Battle After Another 15
2h 41m20:45
Friday 31st October
19:30
Evolution Of Horror Mystery Film 18
Saturday 1st November
Sunday 2nd November
Tuesday 4th November
20:00
One Battle After Another 15
Wednesday 5th November
Thursday 6th November
Saturday 8th November
17:30
The Phantom of the Opera PG
Alice in Wonderland (U)
Alice’s history lesson is interrupted by a frantic white rabbit who's running late! Following him, she tumbles into Wonderland, a whimsical world of curious creatures and delightful nonsense. Part of Tiny Ideas Festival 2025. Tickets: Adults £7, Children £5.
Saturday 27th September 2025 : 12.30pm | Book tickets |
Amakki (Cert-TBC)
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 9th October 2025 : 6.00pm + Director Q&A | Book tickets |
Battle Royale (18)
In dystopian Japan, 42 students are forced into “Battle Royale,” a government death game on a remote island. Armed with random weapons, they must kill or die within three days. Kinji Fukasaku’s cult classic mixes survival horror with sharp social critique.
Wednesday 8th October 2025 : 8.00pm | Book tickets |
Caught Stealing (15)
Austin Butler and Matt Smith star in Darren Aronofsky’s (Black Swan) darkly comic 90s-set crime thriller. A burned-out ex-ballplayer agrees to cat-sit, then plunges into New York’s violent underworld, dodging gangsters in a chaotic fight for survival.
Wednesday 24th September 2025 : 6.00pm | Book tickets |
Thursday 25th September 2025 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
Dead of Winter (15)
Lost in a Minnesota blizzard, a grieving widow finds shelter in a cabin, only to uncover a deadly hostage crisis. Oscar-winner Emma Thompson stars in this snowbound survival thriller where brutality collides with an unexpected love story.
Friday 17th October 2025 : 4.00pm | Book tickets |
Wednesday 22nd October 2025 : 6.15pm | Book tickets |
Thursday 23rd October 2025 : 9.00pm | Book tickets |
Deaf (12A)
A deaf woman in rural Spain prepares for motherhood while confronting fears of isolation and belonging. Eva Libertad’s tender debut, winner of Berlin’s Panorama Audience Award, is a deeply moving story of identity and love.
Friday 10th October 2025 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
Saturday 11th October 2025 : 3.45pm | Book tickets |
Monday 13th October 2025 : 6.15pm | Book tickets |
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (PG)
Scandal and financial ruin threaten the Crawleys at the dawn of the 1930s. With reputations at stake, the family and staff brace for sweeping societal change. Paul Giamatti and Dominic West join this heartfelt farewell to Julian Fellowes’s beloved saga.
Friday 3rd October 2025 : 3.15pm | Book tickets |
Sunday 5th October 2025 : 3.00pm | Book tickets |
Tuesday 7th October 2025 : 5.45pm Subtitles / £6 for Members | Book tickets |
Thursday 9th October 2025 : 3.15pm | Book tickets |
Wednesday 15th October 2025 : 3.45pm Deaf/HOH subtitles | Book tickets |
Thursday 16th October 2025 : 12.30pm Parent + Baby screening | Book tickets |
Dracula's Daughter (PG)
Universal’s stylish sequel to Dracula blends Gothic horror with subversive sensuality. Countess Zaleska, seeking freedom from her father’s curse, exerts a powerful, transgressive erotic gaze, making this a groundbreaking early exploration of queer desire.
Sunday 19th October 2025 : 3.15pm + Intro | Book tickets |
Tuesday 21st October 2025 : 6.30pm £6 for Members | Book tickets |
Ed Wood (15)
Tim Burton’s affectionate biopic celebrates cult film director Ed Wood and 1950s exploitation cinema. Featuring Johnny Depp, Sarah Jessica Parker, and a cast of outsiders, it’s a witty, heartfelt tribute to Hollywood’s misfits.
Saturday 4th October 2025 : 6.00pm + Intro | Book tickets |
Monday 6th October 2025 : 8.00pm | Book tickets |
Ed Wood Double Feature (15)
Celebrate Ed Wood in Fright’s Out! with a double bill of delights: Tim Burton’s affectionate 1994 biopic and the gloriously infamous Plan 9 From Outer Space, introduced by Dr. Michael Goodrum. Don't miss this evening of camp, cult movie magic!
Saturday 4th October 2025 : 6.00pm + Intro | Book tickets |
Evolution Of Horror Mystery Film (18)
This Halloween, Evolution of Horror podcast returns to the Ultimate Picture Palace with a live panel and mystery screening. Spin the Wheel of (Mis)fortune to reveal one of four iconic 1980s horror classics. Join us for an unmissable fright-night event!
Friday 31st October 2025 : 7.30pm | Book tickets |
Genius Within: Glenn Gould (U)
Through rare footage, private diaries, and intimate interviews, this acclaimed documentary explores the brilliance and enigma of pianist Glenn Gould. A fascinating portrait of genius, artistry, and myth, it reveals the man behind the music and his enduring cultural legacy.
Wednesday 1st October 2025 : 6.00pm Ticketed by Music At Oxford | Book tickets |
Ghost Trail (15)
A Syrian torture survivor joins a European network hunting regime war criminals. In Strasbourg, he confronts the man who once imprisoned him. Inspired by true events, this taut, slow-burn thriller blurs the line between justice and vengeance.
Saturday 18th October 2025 : 3.00pm | Book tickets |
Tuesday 21st October 2025 : 8.30pm £6 for Members | Book tickets |
Happyend (12A)
Two rebellious teens in near-future Tokyo spark a surveillance crackdown after a prank. As politics darken and friendships strain, freedom itself hangs in the balance. Neo Sora’s bold fictional debut crackles with youthful resistance.
Tuesday 14th October 2025 : 8.45pm £6 for Members | Book tickets |
Thursday 16th October 2025 : 6.00pm | Book tickets |
Honey Don't! (15)
In conservative California, PI Honey O’Donahue probes mysterious church-linked deaths in Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s second “lesbian B-movie trilogy” entry – a darkly comic thriller with Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, and Chris Evans.
Friday 26th September 2025 : 6.15pm | Book tickets |
Saturday 27th September 2025 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
Wednesday 1st October 2025 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
Thursday 2nd October 2025 : 6.15pm | Book tickets |
Islands (15)
A jaded tennis coach drifts through life at a Canary Islands resort until a guest vanishes and he’s suddenly drawn into a mystery. Starring BAFTA-nominated actor Sam Riley, Jan-Ole Gerster’s moody slow-burn thriller pulses with unease and atmosphere.
Friday 10th October 2025 : 3.45pm | Book tickets |
Sunday 12th October 2025 : 4.45pm | Book tickets |
Wednesday 15th October 2025 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
It Doesn’t Get Any Better (12A)
A horror-obsessed couple films inside their eerie new duplex, discovering satanic graffiti and cursed objects. Soon locals gather outside in trance. This haunting found-footage blend of documentary and nightmare screens in the UK for one night only.
Wednesday 22nd October 2025 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
Legend of the Stardust Brothers (15)
In this outrageously fun Japanese cult musical, a punk rebel and a new-wave crooner are remade as glitter-clad pop idols. Macoto Tezka’s eccentric, star-studded comedy blends Rocky Horror energy with gleeful 1980s absurdity.
Friday 26th September 2025 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
Tuesday 30th September 2025 : 6.00pm £6 for Members | Book tickets |
NTLive: Inter Alia (15)
Oscar-nominee Rosamund Pike stars in Suzie Miller’s gripping new play, directed by Justin Martin. From the creators of Prima Facie, this bold drama follows a brilliant judge whose life unravels in a searing exploration of motherhood and power.
Monday 29th September 2025 : 6.00pm | Book tickets |
Thursday 2nd October 2025 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
On Swift Horses (15)
Jacob Elordi, Daisy Edgar-Jones, and Will Poulter lead this sweeping adaptation of Shannon Pufahl’s acclaimed novel. In 1950s California, a fragile marriage is tested by the arrival of a charming, reckless brother with a secret past.
Friday 26th September 2025 : 3.30pm Deaf/HOH Subtitles | Book tickets |
Saturday 27th September 2025 : 5.45pm | Book tickets |
Sunday 28th September 2025 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
Wednesday 1st October 2025 : 3.15pm | Book tickets |
One Battle After Another (15)
A paranoid ex-revolutionary and his daughter are forced into confrontation when an old nemesis returns. Leonardo DiCaprio stars in Paul Thomas Anderson’s (There Will Be Blood, The Master) sharp satirical adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s ‘Vineland’.
Saturday 18th October 2025 : 5.30pm | Book tickets |
Sunday 19th October 2025 : 7.30pm | Book tickets |
Monday 20th October 2025 : 5.30pm | Book tickets |
Wednesday 22nd October 2025 : 3.00pm Deaf/HOH subtitles | Book tickets |
Friday 24th October 2025 : 5.45pm | Book tickets |
Saturday 25th October 2025 : 8.00pm | Book tickets |
Sunday 26th October 2025 : 4.15pm | Book tickets |
Monday 27th October 2025 : 8.00pm | Book tickets |
Thursday 30th October 2025 : 2.45pm | Book tickets |
Tuesday 4th November 2025 : 8.00pm £6 for Members | Book tickets |
Plan 9 from Outer Space (PG)
Often hailed as the “worst film ever made,” Ed Wood’s sci-fi/horror gem is the ultimate so-bad-it’s-good camp delight. With aliens reanimating corpses and Bela Lugosi returning posthumously, it’s a delirious collision of horror, sci-fi, and cult legend.
Saturday 4th October 2025 : 8.45pm | Book tickets |
Put Your Soul on Your Hand (12A)
An intimate documentary capturing life under siege in Gaza through video calls with Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona, tragically killed in an airstrike. Selected for Cannes, the film blends raw immediacy with humanity in portraying resilience amid devastating conflict.
Sunday 28th September 2025 : 3.15pm | Book tickets |
Tuesday 30th September 2025 : 8.30pm £6 for Members | Book tickets |
Sanatorium (15)
At a crumbling health resort near Odesa, Ukrainians pursue healing amid war. Mud baths and therapies collide with air raids in Gar O’Rourke’s compassionate documentary portrait of resilience and the will to preserve freedom.
Monday 6th October 2025 : 5.45pm | Book tickets |
Tuesday 7th October 2025 : 8.30pm £6 for Members | Book tickets |
Scream (18)
Wes Craven’s modern classic mixes razor-sharp satire with genuine scares. A masked killer terrorises teens obsessed with horror movies. Clever, bloody, and subversive, it redefined the genre, with queer-coded survival themes sharpening its slasher edge.
Friday 24th October 2025 : 9.00pm + Intro | Book tickets |
Tuesday 28th October 2025 : 8.00pm £6 for Members | Book tickets |
Sorry, Baby (15)
Eva Victor writes and stars in this tender, darkly funny debut about healing from trauma. When a friend’s visit highlights her own emotional stasis, Agnes begins confronting the past, inching toward a new future in this heartfelt comedy.
Thursday 25th September 2025 : 3.30pm Deaf/HOH subtitles | Book tickets |
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (15)
The world’s loudest band reunites after 15 years for one last concert. Will it be a triumphant comeback, or another Stonehenge-sized disaster? The original cast returns, joined by music legends Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney, Questlove, and more.
Friday 10th October 2025 : 6.30pm | Book tickets |
Saturday 11th October 2025 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
Wednesday 15th October 2025 : 6.30pm | Book tickets |
Thursday 16th October 2025 : 4.00pm | Book tickets |
Steve (15)
A reform school headteacher fights to save his students, his school, and himself in 1990s Britain. From the director of Small Things Like These, Cillian Murphy stars in this moving adaptation of Max Porter’s Sunday Times bestseller ‘Shy’.
Friday 3rd October 2025 : 8.45pm | Book tickets |
Sunday 5th October 2025 : 5.45pm | Book tickets |
Wednesday 8th October 2025 : 5.45pm | Book tickets |
Thursday 9th October 2025 : 8.45pm | Book tickets |
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (U)
This groundbreaking German silent classic redefined horror cinema with its jagged sets and haunting atmosphere. Experience a one-night-only screening with live musical accompaniment, as Hugo Max performs an original score composed for the film.
Tuesday 14th October 2025 : 6.30pm | Book tickets |
The Ceremony (15)
Two undocumented Romanian workers in rural England face a moral crisis that could destroy their friendship. Jack King’s award-winning debut is a visually arresting, slow-burn drama about survival and finding common ground in desperate circumstances.
Wednesday 24th September 2025 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
The Haunting (12A)
Robert Wise’s chilling adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House is a gothic masterpiece. Haunting visuals and psychological terror drive Eleanor’s unraveling, as desire and dread intertwine in one of cinema’s finest ghost stories.
Saturday 11th October 2025 : 6.00pm + Intro | Book tickets |
Monday 13th October 2025 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
The Phantom of the Opera (PG)
A masked composer haunts the Paris Opera House, obsessed with turning a beautiful singer into a star. Lon Chaney’s iconic performance meets Bristol band Minima’s live, original score in this gripping centenary screening of a classic silent horror.
Saturday 8th November 2025 : 5.30pm + Live Score | Book tickets |
The Roses (15)
Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch star in this razor-sharp comedy-drama about ambition and rivalry. When careers collide and resentments rise, a seemingly perfect couple unravels in a darkly funny, painfully relatable portrait of a marriage on the rocks.
Saturday 27th September 2025 : 3.00pm | Book tickets |
Sunday 28th September 2025 : 5.45pm | Book tickets |
Monday 29th September 2025 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
Thursday 2nd October 2025 : 12.30pm Parent + Baby Screening | Book tickets |
Thursday 2nd October 2025 : 3.30pm | Book tickets |
Friday 3rd October 2025 : 6.00pm | Book tickets |
Saturday 4th October 2025 : 3.15pm | Book tickets |
Sunday 5th October 2025 : 8.00pm | Book tickets |
Wednesday 8th October 2025 : 3.00pm Deaf/HOH Subtitles | Book tickets |

The Smashing Machine
Friday 24th October 2025 : 3.00pm Deaf/HOH subtitles | Book tickets |
Saturday 25th October 2025 : 5.15pm | Book tickets |
Sunday 26th October 2025 : 7.30pm | Book tickets |
Wednesday 29th October 2025 : 8.45pm | Book tickets |
Thursday 30th October 2025 : 6.00pm | Book tickets |
Saturday 1st November 2025 : 2.30pm | Book tickets |
Sunday 2nd November 2025 : 5.30pm | Book tickets |
Wednesday 5th November 2025 : 6.00pm | Book tickets |
Thursday 6th November 2025 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
The Snail and the Whale (U)
Snail longs for adventure beyond her shore. When a humpback whale answers her message in the sand, they journey together across the seas, meeting creatures of every size. Adapted from Julia Donaldson’s classic. Tiny Ideas Festival 2025. Tickets: Adults £7, Children £5.
Saturday 27th September 2025 : 11.00am | Book tickets |
Urchin (15)
Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut follows a homeless Londoner battling addiction. With humour and compassion, this raw portrait explores alienation, resilience, and the struggle to find belonging within unforgiving social structures.
Friday 17th October 2025 : 6.15pm | Book tickets |
Saturday 18th October 2025 : 8.45pm | Book tickets |
Sunday 19th October 2025 : 5.15pm | Book tickets |
Monday 20th October 2025 : 8.45pm Deaf/HOH subtitles | Book tickets |
Thursday 23rd October 2025 : 2.45pm | Book tickets |
Wednesday 29th October 2025 : 3.30pm | Book tickets |
Thursday 30th October 2025 : 12.30pm Parent + Baby screening | Book tickets |
Thursday 30th October 2025 : 8.45pm | Book tickets |
Young Mothers (12A)
Belgian filmmaking duo Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Two Days, One Night) deliver an unflinching, empathetic portrait of teens raising babies in a state shelter. This Cannes-winning drama captures dignity, hardship, and hope in the face of systemic neglect.
Wednesday 24th September 2025 : 3.30pm | Book tickets |
Thursday 25th September 2025 : 6.00pm | Book tickets |
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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!