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Tomorrow (Thursday 7th July)
16:15
18:30
All My Friends Hate Me 15
20:45
Between Two Worlds 12A
1h 47m | French w/ English subtitlesFriday 8th July
16:15
Everything Went Fine 15
1h 53m | French w/ English subtitles18:45
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande 15
1h 37m21:00
Airplane! 12A
1h 28mSaturday 9th July
13:00
Life Is Beautiful PG
1h 56m | Italian w/ English subtitles16:00
18:00
Everything Went Fine 15
1h 53m | French w/ English subtitles20:30
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande 15
1h 37mSunday 10th July
14:00
Child Migrant Stories Rating-TBC
16:00
The Singing Revolution Rating-TBC
1h 35m18:30
Hostile 12A
1h 37m21:15
Monday 11th July
18:30
Airplane! 12A
1h 28m20:45
Everything Went Fine 15
Tomorrow (Thursday 7th July)
16:15
18:30
All My Friends Hate Me 15
20:45
Between Two Worlds 12A
1h 47m | French w/ English subtitlesFriday 8th July
16:15
Everything Went Fine 15
1h 53m | French w/ English subtitles18:45
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande 15
1h 37m21:00
Airplane! 12A
1h 28mSaturday 9th July
13:00
Life Is Beautiful PG
1h 56m | Italian w/ English subtitles16:00
18:00
Everything Went Fine 15
1h 53m | French w/ English subtitles20:30
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande 15
1h 37mSunday 10th July
14:00
Child Migrant Stories Rating-TBC
16:00
The Singing Revolution Rating-TBC
1h 35m18:30
Hostile 12A
1h 37m21:15
Monday 11th July
18:30
Airplane! 12A
1h 28m20:45
Everything Went Fine 15
Tuesday 12th July
18:30
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande 15
20:45
The Long Good Friday (1981) 18
1h 55mWednesday 13th July
15:30
20:00
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande 15
Thursday 14th July
12:30
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande 15
16:00
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande 15
1h 37m18:15
The Long Good Friday (1981) 18
1h 55m20:45
Everything Went Fine 15
1h 53m | French w/ English subtitlesFriday 15th July
16:15
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande 15
18:30
21:00
The Big Lebowski 18
1h 57mSaturday 16th July
15:30
18:00
Wings of Desire 12A
2h 7m | German w/ English subtitles20:45
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande 15
1h 37mSunday 17th July
15:30
Diary of a Country Priest PG
1h 55m | French w/ English subtitles18:00
20:30
Wings of Desire 12A
2h 7m | German w/ English subtitlesMonday 18th July
18:15
The Big Lebowski 18
1h 57m21:00
Tuesday 19th July
18:15
20:45
Diary of a Country Priest PG
1h 55m | French w/ English subtitlesWednesday 20th July
16:00
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande 15
1h 37m18:15
Diary of a Country Priest PG
20:45
Thursday 21st July
16:00
18:30
Only the Ocean Between Us PG
20:45
Wings of Desire 12A
Friday 22nd July
15:30
Robust Cert-TBC
1h 35m | French w/ English subtitles17:45
21:00
Hairspray PG
1h 32mSaturday 23rd July
15:15
The American Friend 12A
2h 6m | German w/ English subtitles17:45
Robust Cert-TBC
1h 35m | French w/ English subtitles20:00
Sunday 24th July
15:00
A Man Escaped U
1h 41m | French w/ English subtitles17:15
20:30
Robust Cert-TBC
1h 35m | French w/ English subtitlesMonday 25th July
18:30
Hairspray PG
1h 32m20:45
A Man Escaped U
1h 41m | French w/ English subtitlesTuesday 26th July
17:30
20:45
Robust Cert-TBC
Wednesday 27th July
15:00
18:15
Eric Ravilious: Draw to War PG
1h 28m20:45
The American Friend 12A
2h 6m | German w/ English subtitlesThursday 28th July
12:30
15:45
Eric Ravilious: Draw to War PG
1h 28m18:00
A Man Escaped U
20:15
Friday 29th July
14:45
18:00
A Chiara 15
2h 1m | Italian w/ English subtitles20:45
Brian and Charles PG
1h 30mSaturday 30th July
15:00
Kings of the Road 18
2h 56m | German w/ English subtitles18:30
Brian and Charles PG
1h 30m20:45
A Chiara 15
2h 1m | Italian w/ English subtitlesSunday 31st July
15:45
Pickpocket PG
1h 16m | French w/ English subtitles17:45
A Chiara 15
2h 1m | Italian w/ English subtitles20:30
Brian and Charles PG
1h 30mMonday 1st August
16:00
19:30
Kings of the Road 18
2h 56m | German w/ English subtitlesTuesday 2nd August
18:30
Pickpocket PG
20:30
Brian and Charles PG
Wednesday 3rd August
15:30
A Chiara 15
2h 1m | Italian w/ English subtitles18:15
Brian and Charles PG
20:30
Pickpocket PG
1h 16m | French w/ English subtitlesThursday 4th August
14:30
17:45
A Chiara 15
20:30
Brian and Charles PG
1h 30mFriday 5th August
15:15
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time Cert-TBC
2h 7m18:00
The Good Boss 15
1h 56m | Spanish w/ English subtitles20:30
Paris, Texas 15
2h 30mSaturday 6th August
15:45
The Railway Children Return PG
1h 38m18:00
Paris, Texas 15
2h 30m21:00
The Good Boss 15
1h 56m | Spanish w/ English subtitlesSunday 7th August
16:15
L'Argent 12A
1h 25m | French w/ English subtitles18:15
The Railway Children Return PG
20:30
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time Cert-TBC
2h 7mMonday 8th August
18:30
L'Argent 12A
20:30
The Good Boss 15
1h 56m | Spanish w/ English subtitlesTuesday 9th August
18:15
The Railway Children Return PG
20:30
The Good Boss 15
Wednesday 10th August
15:30
The Good Boss 15
1h 56m | Spanish w/ English subtitles18:00
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time Cert-TBC
20:45
L'Argent 12A
1h 25m | French w/ English subtitlesThursday 11th August
12:30
The Good Boss 15
15:45
The Railway Children Return PG
1h 38m18:00
The Good Boss 15
1h 56m | Spanish w/ English subtitles20:30
Paris, Texas 15
A Chiara( 15)
Compelling coming-of-age crime-drama about a young Italian girl confronting the darker side of her family following the sudden disappearance of her father.
Friday 29th July 2022 : 6.00pm | Book tickets |
Saturday 30th July 2022 : 8.45pm | Book tickets |
Sunday 31st July 2022 : 5.45pm | Book tickets |
Wednesday 3rd August 2022 : 3.30pm | Book tickets |
Thursday 4th August 2022 : 5.45pm Socially Distanced | Book tickets |
A Man Escaped( U)
Robert Bresson’s riveting and humane drama based on the true story of a daring prison break by a member of the French Resistance during Nazi occupation of France.
Sunday 24th July 2022 : 3.00pm | Book tickets |
Monday 25th July 2022 : 8.45pm | Book tickets |
Thursday 28th July 2022 : 6.00pm Socially Distanced | Book tickets |
Airplane!( 12A)
Crammed with slapstick, one-liners, and surrealist humour, this side-splitting spoof of 1970s disaster movies has become a much-loved comedy classic.
Friday 8th July 2022 : 9.00pm | Book tickets |
Monday 11th July 2022 : 6.30pm | Book tickets |
All My Friends Hate Me( 15)
A school reunion in the countryside turns sour in Andrew Gaynord’s superb black comedy exploring the modern horrors of social anxiety and paranoia.
Thursday 7th July 2022 : 6.30pm Socially distanced | Book tickets |
Between Two Worlds( 12A)
Juliet Binoche (Three Colours Blue, Cache) stars as an author going undercover as a cross-Channel ferry cleaner to research an upcoming book.
Thursday 7th July 2022 : 8.45pm | Book tickets |
Brian and Charles( PG)
Quirky yet heart-warming British odd-couple comedy about an eccentric inventor who befriends the 7-foot-tall robot he made out of scrap and junk.
Friday 29th July 2022 : 8.45pm | Book tickets |
Saturday 30th July 2022 : 6.30pm | Book tickets |
Sunday 31st July 2022 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
Tuesday 2nd August 2022 : 8.30pm Deaf/HOH Subtitles | Book tickets |
Wednesday 3rd August 2022 : 6.15pm Socially Distanced | Book tickets |
Thursday 4th August 2022 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
Child Migrant Stories( Rating-TBC)
A FREE screening of films documenting the experiences of young refugees arriving in the UK throughout the 20th-century. Part of the Oxford Festival of the Arts.
Sunday 10th July 2022 : 2.00pm Q&A Screening | Book tickets |
Diary of a Country Priest( PG)
French master Robert Bresson's contemplative drama about a young priest facing illness, hostile locals, and a crippling crisis of faith in his new parish.
Sunday 17th July 2022 : 3.30pm | Book tickets |
Tuesday 19th July 2022 : 8.45pm | Book tickets |
Wednesday 20th July 2022 : 6.15pm Socially Distanced | Book tickets |
Elvis( 12A)
Baz Luhrmann’s dazzling biopic charting rock ’n’ rock icon Elvis Presley's rise to unprecedented stardom, starring Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker.
Friday 22nd July 2022 : 5.45pm | Book tickets |
Saturday 23rd July 2022 : 8.00pm | Book tickets |
Sunday 24th July 2022 : 5.15pm | Book tickets |
Tuesday 26th July 2022 : 5.30pm Deaf/HOH Subtitles | Book tickets |
Wednesday 27th July 2022 : 3.00pm Socially Distanced | Book tickets |
Thursday 28th July 2022 : 12.30pm Baby Club | Book tickets |
Thursday 28th July 2022 : 8.15pm | Book tickets |
Friday 29th July 2022 : 2.45pm Socially Distanced | Book tickets |
Monday 1st August 2022 : 4.00pm | Book tickets |
Thursday 4th August 2022 : 2.30pm | Book tickets |
Eric Ravilious: Draw to War( PG)
Documentary about one of Britain’s greatest landscape artists, Eric Ravilious, who was killed in a plane crash while on commission as Official War Artist in 1942.
Wednesday 27th July 2022 : 6.15pm | Book tickets |
Thursday 28th July 2022 : 3.45pm | Book tickets |
Everything Went Fine( 15)
A moving and deeply personal drama by acclaimed filmmaker François Ozon (8 Women) about a father asking his daughter to help him end his life.
Friday 8th July 2022 : 4.15pm | Book tickets |
Saturday 9th July 2022 : 6.00pm | Book tickets |
Monday 11th July 2022 : 8.45pm Socially distanced | Book tickets |
Thursday 14th July 2022 : 8.45pm | Book tickets |
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande( 15)
Two-time Oscar-winner Emma Thompson stars in this humorous story of sexual awakening and self-discovery, written by British comic Katy Brand.
Friday 8th July 2022 : 6.45pm | Book tickets |
Saturday 9th July 2022 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
Tuesday 12th July 2022 : 6.30pm Deaf/HOH subtitles | Book tickets |
Wednesday 13th July 2022 : 8.00pm Socially distanced | Book tickets |
Thursday 14th July 2022 : 12.30pm Baby Club | Book tickets |
Thursday 14th July 2022 : 4.00pm | Book tickets |
Friday 15th July 2022 : 4.15pm Socially Distanced | Book tickets |
Saturday 16th July 2022 : 8.45pm | Book tickets |
Wednesday 20th July 2022 : 4.00pm | Book tickets |
Hairspray( PG)
John Waters' charming and accessible musical comedy starring Ricki Lake as a 1960s teenager vying to be the star of a popular dance TV show.
Friday 22nd July 2022 : 9.00pm | Book tickets |
Monday 25th July 2022 : 6.30pm | Book tickets |
Hostile( 12A)
One-off screening of Sonita Gale's powerful documentary about the British government's hostile immigration policies. Part of the Oxford Festival of the Arts.
Sunday 10th July 2022 : 6.30pm | Book tickets |
Il Buco( U)
Michelangelo Frammartino returns with another work of mystical beauty somewhere between drama and documentary set in the mountains of Southern Italy.
Thursday 7th July 2022 : 4.15pm | Book tickets |
Kings of the Road( 18)
Wim Wenders’ hypnotic road movie following the travels of a roving film projector repairman and a psychologist whose life he saved. Winner of the Critics Prize at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival.
Saturday 30th July 2022 : 3.00pm | Book tickets |
Monday 1st August 2022 : 7.30pm | Book tickets |
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time( Cert-TBC)
A compelling documentary recounting the extraordinary life of renowned American writer Kurt Vonnegut, author of celebrated anti-war novel Slaughterhouse-Five.
Friday 5th August 2022 : 3.15pm | Book tickets |
Sunday 7th August 2022 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
Wednesday 10th August 2022 : 6.00pm Socially Distanced | Book tickets |
L'Argent( 12A)
A forged 500-franc note is passed from person to person in French master Robert Bresson's and haunting drama about money’s destructive power.
Sunday 7th August 2022 : 4.15pm | Book tickets |
Monday 8th August 2022 : 6.30pm Socially Distanced | Book tickets |
Wednesday 10th August 2022 : 8.45pm | Book tickets |
Life Is Beautiful( PG)
A one-off screening of Roberto Benigni's Oscar-winning drama about a father and son living through the Holocaust. Part of the Oxford Festival of the Arts.
Saturday 9th July 2022 : 1.00pm | Book tickets |
Listen( 15)
A Portuguese couple, living on the outskirts of London, fight to reclaim custody of their children. Winner of the Best Debut Film award at the 2020 Venice Film Festival.
Saturday 9th July 2022 : 4.00pm | Book tickets |
Sunday 10th July 2022 : 9.15pm Socially Distanced | Book tickets |
Wednesday 13th July 2022 : 3.30pm | Book tickets |
Nitram( 15)
Based on the true events leading up to the Port Arthur massacre of 1996, a stark and atmospheric psychological portrait of a killer.
Friday 15th July 2022 : 6.30pm | Book tickets |
Saturday 16th July 2022 : 3.30pm | Book tickets |
Sunday 17th July 2022 : 6.00pm | Book tickets |
Monday 18th July 2022 : 9.00pm Socially Distanced | Book tickets |
Tuesday 19th July 2022 : 6.15pm Deaf/HOH Subtitles | Book tickets |
Wednesday 20th July 2022 : 8.45pm | Book tickets |
Thursday 21st July 2022 : 4.00pm | Book tickets |
Only the Ocean Between Us( PG)
Documentary telling four personal stories from four female filmmakers based in Jordan and Peru, followed by a Q&A with the film's producer and editor.
Thursday 21st July 2022 : 6.30pm Q&A Screening | Book tickets |
Paris, Texas( 15)
Wim Wenders' Americana masterpiece starring Harry Dean Stanton as a man who emerges from the desert not knowing who he is. Winner of the Palme d'Or in 1984.
Friday 5th August 2022 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
Saturday 6th August 2022 : 6.00pm | Book tickets |
Thursday 11th August 2022 : 8.30pm Socially Distanced | Book tickets |
Pickpocket( PG)
A resolute drifter spends his days learning the art of pickpocketing in one of Robert Bresson’s most admired and influential films, recently re-released by the BFI.
Sunday 31st July 2022 : 3.45pm | Book tickets |
Tuesday 2nd August 2022 : 6.30pm Socially Distanced | Book tickets |
Wednesday 3rd August 2022 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
Robust( Cert-TBC)
Gérard Depardieu stars as an ageing actor who hires a female security guard as his new assistant in this charming odd-couple drama from French filmmaker Constance Meyer.
Friday 22nd July 2022 : 3.30pm | Book tickets |
Saturday 23rd July 2022 : 5.45pm | Book tickets |
Sunday 24th July 2022 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
Tuesday 26th July 2022 : 8.45pm Socially Distanced | Book tickets |
The American Friend( 12A)
Dennis Hooper and Bruno Gantz star in Wim Wenders’ slow-burning existential neo-noir based on Patricia Highsmith’s 1974 novel Ripley's Game.
Saturday 23rd July 2022 : 3.15pm | Book tickets |
Wednesday 27th July 2022 : 8.45pm | Book tickets |
The Big Lebowski( 18)
The Coen Brothers cult classic comedy following a stoner getting mixed up with millionaires, nihilists, petty thugs, and artists. The Dude abides!
Friday 15th July 2022 : 9.00pm | Book tickets |
Monday 18th July 2022 : 6.15pm | Book tickets |
The Good Boss( 15)
Oscar-winner Javier Bardem stars as a duplicitous factory boss striving for recognition in this ruthlessly funny satire of the modern corporate world.
Friday 5th August 2022 : 6.00pm | Book tickets |
Saturday 6th August 2022 : 9.00pm | Book tickets |
Monday 8th August 2022 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
Tuesday 9th August 2022 : 8.30pm Socially Distanced | Book tickets |
Wednesday 10th August 2022 : 3.30pm | Book tickets |
Thursday 11th August 2022 : 12.30pm Baby Club | Book tickets |
Thursday 11th August 2022 : 6.00pm | Book tickets |
The Long Good Friday (1981)( 18)
Bob Hoskins stars as a cockney crime boss trying to become a legitimate property mogul in John Mackenzie’s searing British crime thriller.
Tuesday 12th July 2022 : 8.45pm | Book tickets |
Thursday 14th July 2022 : 6.15pm | Book tickets |
The Railway Children Return( PG)
The much-anticipated follow up to the beloved original, starring Sheridan Smith and Jenny Agutter reprising her iconic role of Bobbie from over fifty years ago.
Saturday 6th August 2022 : 3.45pm | Book tickets |
Sunday 7th August 2022 : 6.15pm Socially Distanced | Book tickets |
Tuesday 9th August 2022 : 6.15pm Deaf/HOH Subtitles | Book tickets |
Thursday 11th August 2022 : 3.45pm | Book tickets |
The Singing Revolution( Rating-TBC)
One-off screening of a documentary about the thousands of Estonians who campaigned for independence during the late 1980s. Part of the Oxford Festival of the Arts.
Sunday 10th July 2022 : 4.00pm | Book tickets |
Wings of Desire( 12A)
Winner of the Best Director prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival, Wim Wenders’ ravishing Berlin-set city symphony has been restored for a brand new cinema re-release.
Saturday 16th July 2022 : 6.00pm | Book tickets |
Sunday 17th July 2022 : 8.30pm | Book tickets |
Thursday 21st July 2022 : 8.45pm Socially Distanced | Book tickets |
UPP News
News, blog posts, and announcements from The Ultimate Picture Palace

Job Vacancy: Cleaner (P/T Morning)
We are now accepting applications for a part-time morning Cleaner at Oxford’s oldest and only independent cinema. The successful ... Read more

Lights, Community, Action! Campaign Is A Success
Everyone who’s had a part in securing the future for The Ultimate Picture Palace – including its new community owners – can celebrate ... Read more

Seven Days Left to #OwnTheUPP
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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!