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Now playing

Today (Thursday 28th September)

16:00

And Then Come the Nightjars 15
1h 21m
Adapted from Bea Roberts’ award-winning stage play, this moving drama tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a Devon farmer and the vet assigned to cull his herd.

Book here

20:30

Past Lives 12A
1h 46m | Korean w/ English subtitles
Celine Song's critically-acclaimed and deeply romantic feature debut about two childhood friends from South Korea who reunite for one week in New York after two decades spent apart.

Book here


Tomorrow (Friday 29th September)

15:45

Past Lives 12A
1h 46m | Korean w/ English subtitles
Celine Song's critically-acclaimed and deeply romantic feature debut about two childhood friends from South Korea who reunite for one week in New York after two decades spent apart.

Book here

18:15

Once Upon a Time in Uganda 15
1h 34m
Playful documentary looking at the world of “Wakaliwood”, Uganda's own DIY action movie industry, and the creative endeavours of bricklayer-turned-filmmaker, Isaac Nabwana.

Book here

20:30

Love Life 12A
2h 3m | Japanese & Korean w/ English subtitles
An intricately plotted domestic drama following a Japanese couple whose marriage is thrown into question following a sequence of fateful events. Directed by the award-winning filmmaker Kôji Fukada.

Book here


Saturday 30th September

15:00

Love Life 12A
2h 3m | Japanese & Korean w/ English subtitles
An intricately plotted domestic drama following a Japanese couple whose marriage is thrown into question following a sequence of fateful events. Directed by the award-winning filmmaker Kôji Fukada.

Book here

18:00

Cli-Fi: Everything is Connected 12A
The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities presents a screening of two films from the Experimental Film and Media and Art school at Berlin University of the Arts. Followed by post-screening conversation.

Book here

21:00

Serpico 15
2h 10m
Al Pacino stars in this gripping crime drama based on the true story of Frank Serpico, the NYPD police officer who risked his life to expose corruption within the police department.

Book here


Sunday 1st October

11:00

Tiny Ideas Festival:The Gruffalo U
Bring the family along for a relaxed Sunday morning screening of animation The Gruffalo with an accompanying themed craft activity to take away or do during the screening.

Book here

12:30

Tiny Ideas Festival: Zog U
Bring the family along for a relaxed Sunday morning screening of animation Zog with an accompanying themed craft activity to take away or do during the screening.

Book here

14:30

Serpico 15
2h 10m
Al Pacino stars in this gripping crime drama based on the true story of Frank Serpico, the NYPD police officer who risked his life to expose corruption within the police department.

Book here

17:15

Love Life 12A
2h 3m | Japanese & Korean w/ English subtitles
An intricately plotted domestic drama following a Japanese couple whose marriage is thrown into question following a sequence of fateful events. Directed by the award-winning filmmaker Kôji Fukada.

Book here

20:00

Once Upon a Time in Uganda 15
1h 34m
Playful documentary looking at the world of “Wakaliwood”, Uganda's own DIY action movie industry, and the creative endeavours of bricklayer-turned-filmmaker, Isaac Nabwana.

Book here


Monday 2nd October

18:00

Serpico 15
2h 10m
Al Pacino stars in this gripping crime drama based on the true story of Frank Serpico, the NYPD police officer who risked his life to expose corruption within the police department.

Book here

20:45

Love Life 12A
2h 3m | Japanese & Korean w/ English subtitles
An intricately plotted domestic drama following a Japanese couple whose marriage is thrown into question following a sequence of fateful events. Directed by the award-winning filmmaker Kôji Fukada.

Book here


See the full schedule
Today (Thursday 28th September)

16:00

And Then Come the Nightjars 15
1h 21m
Adapted from Bea Roberts’ award-winning stage play, this moving drama tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a Devon farmer and the vet assigned to cull his herd.

Book here

20:30

Past Lives 12A
1h 46m | Korean w/ English subtitles
Celine Song's critically-acclaimed and deeply romantic feature debut about two childhood friends from South Korea who reunite for one week in New York after two decades spent apart.

Book here


Tomorrow (Friday 29th September)

15:45

Past Lives 12A
1h 46m | Korean w/ English subtitles
Celine Song's critically-acclaimed and deeply romantic feature debut about two childhood friends from South Korea who reunite for one week in New York after two decades spent apart.

Book here

18:15

Once Upon a Time in Uganda 15
1h 34m
Playful documentary looking at the world of “Wakaliwood”, Uganda's own DIY action movie industry, and the creative endeavours of bricklayer-turned-filmmaker, Isaac Nabwana.

Book here

20:30

Love Life 12A
2h 3m | Japanese & Korean w/ English subtitles
An intricately plotted domestic drama following a Japanese couple whose marriage is thrown into question following a sequence of fateful events. Directed by the award-winning filmmaker Kôji Fukada.

Book here


Saturday 30th September

15:00

Love Life 12A
2h 3m | Japanese & Korean w/ English subtitles
An intricately plotted domestic drama following a Japanese couple whose marriage is thrown into question following a sequence of fateful events. Directed by the award-winning filmmaker Kôji Fukada.

Book here

18:00

Cli-Fi: Everything is Connected 12A
The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities presents a screening of two films from the Experimental Film and Media and Art school at Berlin University of the Arts. Followed by post-screening conversation.

Book here

21:00

Serpico 15
2h 10m
Al Pacino stars in this gripping crime drama based on the true story of Frank Serpico, the NYPD police officer who risked his life to expose corruption within the police department.

Book here


Sunday 1st October

11:00

Tiny Ideas Festival:The Gruffalo U
Bring the family along for a relaxed Sunday morning screening of animation The Gruffalo with an accompanying themed craft activity to take away or do during the screening.

Book here

12:30

Tiny Ideas Festival: Zog U
Bring the family along for a relaxed Sunday morning screening of animation Zog with an accompanying themed craft activity to take away or do during the screening.

Book here

14:30

Serpico 15
2h 10m
Al Pacino stars in this gripping crime drama based on the true story of Frank Serpico, the NYPD police officer who risked his life to expose corruption within the police department.

Book here

17:15

Love Life 12A
2h 3m | Japanese & Korean w/ English subtitles
An intricately plotted domestic drama following a Japanese couple whose marriage is thrown into question following a sequence of fateful events. Directed by the award-winning filmmaker Kôji Fukada.

Book here

20:00

Once Upon a Time in Uganda 15
1h 34m
Playful documentary looking at the world of “Wakaliwood”, Uganda's own DIY action movie industry, and the creative endeavours of bricklayer-turned-filmmaker, Isaac Nabwana.

Book here


Monday 2nd October

18:00

Serpico 15
2h 10m
Al Pacino stars in this gripping crime drama based on the true story of Frank Serpico, the NYPD police officer who risked his life to expose corruption within the police department.

Book here

20:45

Love Life 12A
2h 3m | Japanese & Korean w/ English subtitles
An intricately plotted domestic drama following a Japanese couple whose marriage is thrown into question following a sequence of fateful events. Directed by the award-winning filmmaker Kôji Fukada.

Book here


Tuesday 3rd October

18:15

Once Upon a Time in Uganda 15
1h 34m
Playful documentary looking at the world of “Wakaliwood”, Uganda's own DIY action movie industry, and the creative endeavours of bricklayer-turned-filmmaker, Isaac Nabwana.

Book here

20:30

Past Lives 12A
1h 46m | Korean w/ English subtitles
Celine Song's critically-acclaimed and deeply romantic feature debut about two childhood friends from South Korea who reunite for one week in New York after two decades spent apart.

Book here


Wednesday 4th October

15:00

Love Life 12A
2h 3m | Japanese & Korean w/ English subtitles
An intricately plotted domestic drama following a Japanese couple whose marriage is thrown into question following a sequence of fateful events. Directed by the award-winning filmmaker Kôji Fukada.

Book here


Thursday 5th October

12:30

Past Lives 12A
Parent + Baby Screening
1h 46m | Korean w/ English subtitles
Celine Song's critically-acclaimed and deeply romantic feature debut about two childhood friends from South Korea who reunite for one week in New York after two decades spent apart.

Book here

15:45

Once Upon a Time in Uganda 15
1h 34m
Playful documentary looking at the world of “Wakaliwood”, Uganda's own DIY action movie industry, and the creative endeavours of bricklayer-turned-filmmaker, Isaac Nabwana.

Book here

18:00

Past Lives 12A
1h 46m | Korean w/ English subtitles
Celine Song's critically-acclaimed and deeply romantic feature debut about two childhood friends from South Korea who reunite for one week in New York after two decades spent apart.

Book here

20:30

Love Life 12A
2h 3m | Japanese & Korean w/ English subtitles
An intricately plotted domestic drama following a Japanese couple whose marriage is thrown into question following a sequence of fateful events. Directed by the award-winning filmmaker Kôji Fukada.

Book here


Friday 6th October

15:15

R.M.N. 15
2h 7m | Romanian w/ English subtitles
Award-winning director Cristian Mungiu (4 Months 3 Weeks 2 Days) returns with a gripping portrait of modern Romania, where tensions simmer in a remote Transylvanian mountain village.

Book here

18:15

Fremont 12A
1h 32m
Heartfelt monochrome indie drama about an Afghan refugee who is torn between the desire to rebuild her life in America and the guilt she carries within.

Book here


Saturday 7th October

14:45

The First Slam Dunk 12A
2h 5m | Japanese w/ English & Chinese subtitles
Thrilling Japanese anime, adapted from a best-selling manga series, following the highs and lows of a group of basketball underdogs. Winner of the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year.

Book here

17:30

R.M.N. 15
2h 7m | Romanian w/ English subtitles
Award-winning director Cristian Mungiu (4 Months 3 Weeks 2 Days) returns with a gripping portrait of modern Romania, where tensions simmer in a remote Transylvanian mountain village.

Book here

20:30

Uptight 18
1h 44m
Socially charged drama set during the civil rights era, depicting the tumultuous journey of an African American activist who becomes entangled in a web of political and personal conflicts.

Book here


Sunday 8th October

17:45

Fremont 12A
1h 32m
Heartfelt monochrome indie drama about an Afghan refugee who is torn between the desire to rebuild her life in America and the guilt she carries within.

Book here

20:00

R.M.N. 15
2h 7m | Romanian w/ English subtitles
Award-winning director Cristian Mungiu (4 Months 3 Weeks 2 Days) returns with a gripping portrait of modern Romania, where tensions simmer in a remote Transylvanian mountain village.

Book here


Monday 9th October

18:00

Uptight 18
1h 44m
Socially charged drama set during the civil rights era, depicting the tumultuous journey of an African American activist who becomes entangled in a web of political and personal conflicts.

Book here

20:30

R.M.N. 15
2h 7m | Romanian w/ English subtitles
Award-winning director Cristian Mungiu (4 Months 3 Weeks 2 Days) returns with a gripping portrait of modern Romania, where tensions simmer in a remote Transylvanian mountain village.

Book here


Tuesday 10th October

18:00

R.M.N. 15
2h 7m | Romanian w/ English subtitles
Award-winning director Cristian Mungiu (4 Months 3 Weeks 2 Days) returns with a gripping portrait of modern Romania, where tensions simmer in a remote Transylvanian mountain village.

Book here

21:00

Fremont 12A
Deaf/HOH Subtitles
1h 32m
Heartfelt monochrome indie drama about an Afghan refugee who is torn between the desire to rebuild her life in America and the guilt she carries within.

Book here


Wednesday 11th October

18:05

The First Slam Dunk 12A
2h 5m | Japanese w/ English & Chinese subtitles
Thrilling Japanese anime, adapted from a best-selling manga series, following the highs and lows of a group of basketball underdogs. Winner of the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year.

Book here

20:45

R.M.N. 15
2h 7m | Romanian w/ English subtitles
Award-winning director Cristian Mungiu (4 Months 3 Weeks 2 Days) returns with a gripping portrait of modern Romania, where tensions simmer in a remote Transylvanian mountain village.

Book here


Thursday 12th October

15:15

R.M.N. 15
2h 7m | Romanian w/ English subtitles
Award-winning director Cristian Mungiu (4 Months 3 Weeks 2 Days) returns with a gripping portrait of modern Romania, where tensions simmer in a remote Transylvanian mountain village.

Book here

18:15

Birth 15
1h 40m
Kicking the Bucket Festival presents a screening of Jonathan Glazer’s under-appreciated metaphysical masterpiece starring Nicola Kidman as a widow whose dead husband returns reincarnated as a young boy.

Book here

20:30

Fremont 12A
1h 32m
Heartfelt monochrome indie drama about an Afghan refugee who is torn between the desire to rebuild her life in America and the guilt she carries within.

Book here


Friday 13th October

20:45

Stop Making Sense PG
1h 28m
Big songs. Even bigger suit. Filmmaker Jonathan Demme captures the intoxicating experience of New York art-rockers Talking Heads performing live at the peak of their powers in 1983.

Book here


Saturday 14th October

18:30

Stop Making Sense PG
1h 28m
Big songs. Even bigger suit. Filmmaker Jonathan Demme captures the intoxicating experience of New York art-rockers Talking Heads performing live at the peak of their powers in 1983.

Book here


Sunday 15th October

14:30

Ikiru PG
2h 23m | Japanese w/ English subtitles
The life of a middle-aged bureaucrat is turned upside down when he discovers that he has a terminal illness in Akira Kurosawa's compassionate portrayal of one man's quest for meaning.

Book here


Monday 16th October

18:00

Ikiru PG
2h 23m | Japanese w/ English subtitles
The life of a middle-aged bureaucrat is turned upside down when he discovers that he has a terminal illness in Akira Kurosawa's compassionate portrayal of one man's quest for meaning.

Book here

21:00

Stop Making Sense PG
1h 28m
Big songs. Even bigger suit. Filmmaker Jonathan Demme captures the intoxicating experience of New York art-rockers Talking Heads performing live at the peak of their powers in 1983.

Book here


Wednesday 18th October

20:45

Stop Making Sense PG
1h 28m
Big songs. Even bigger suit. Filmmaker Jonathan Demme captures the intoxicating experience of New York art-rockers Talking Heads performing live at the peak of their powers in 1983.

Book here


Sunday 22nd October

14:15

Tokyo Story U
2h 16m | Japanese/English subs
The greatest film by one of Japan's greatest ever filmmakers, Yasujirō Ozu's timeless and emotional masterpiece about an ageing couple who travel to Tokyo to visit their grown-up children.

Book here


Monday 23rd October

18:00

Tokyo Story U
2h 16m | Japanese/English subs
The greatest film by one of Japan's greatest ever filmmakers, Yasujirō Ozu's timeless and emotional masterpiece about an ageing couple who travel to Tokyo to visit their grown-up children.

Book here


Sunday 29th October

15:00

Sansho the Bailiff PG
1h 57m | Japanese w/ English subtitles
A brother and sister sold into slavery in medieval Japan seek to escape from their controlling master and reunite with their long-lost mother in Kenji Mizoguchi's heartrending exploration of empathy.

Book here


Monday 30th October

20:30

Sansho the Bailiff PG
1h 57m | Japanese w/ English subtitles
A brother and sister sold into slavery in medieval Japan seek to escape from their controlling master and reunite with their long-lost mother in Kenji Mizoguchi's heartrending exploration of empathy.

Book here


Sunday 5th November

14:45

Floating Clouds 12A
2h 4m | Japanese w/ English subtitles
Two lovers who meet in Indochina during World War Two return to Tokyo and strive to keep their affair alive in Mikio Naruse's poignant drama exploring love and resilience in post-war Japan.

Book here


Monday 6th November

18:00

Floating Clouds 12A
2h 4m | Japanese w/ English subtitles
Two lovers who meet in Indochina during World War Two return to Tokyo and strive to keep their affair alive in Mikio Naruse's poignant drama exploring love and resilience in post-war Japan.

Book here


Tuesday 7th November

18:15

Twice Colonized 18
1h 31m | Danish & Inuktitut w/ English subtitles

Book here


And Then Come the Nightjars( 15)

1h 21m

Adapted from Bea Roberts’ award-winning stage play, this moving drama tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a Devon farmer and the vet assigned to cull his herd.

Thursday 28th September 2023 : 4.00pm
Book tickets

Birth( 15)

1h 40m

Kicking the Bucket Festival presents a screening of Jonathan Glazer’s under-appreciated metaphysical masterpiece starring Nicola Kidman as a widow whose dead husband returns reincarnated as a young boy.

Thursday 12th October 2023 : 6.15pm
Book tickets

Cli-Fi: Everything is Connected( 12A)

The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities presents a screening of two films from the Experimental Film and Media and Art school at Berlin University of the Arts. Followed by post-screening conversation.

Saturday 30th September 2023 : 6.00pm
Book tickets

Floating Clouds( 12A)

2h 4m Japanese w/ English subtitles

Two lovers who meet in Indochina during World War Two return to Tokyo and strive to keep their affair alive in Mikio Naruse's poignant drama exploring love and resilience in post-war Japan.

Classic Season: 1950s Japan
Sunday 5th November 2023 : 2.45pm
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Monday 6th November 2023 : 6.00pm
Book tickets

Fremont( 12A)

1h 32m

Heartfelt monochrome indie drama about an Afghan refugee who is torn between the desire to rebuild her life in America and the guilt she carries within.

Friday 6th October 2023 : 6.15pm
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Sunday 8th October 2023 : 5.45pm
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Tuesday 10th October 2023 : 9.00pm
Deaf/HOH Subtitles
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Thursday 12th October 2023 : 8.30pm
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Ikiru( PG)

2h 23m Japanese w/ English subtitles

The life of a middle-aged bureaucrat is turned upside down when he discovers that he has a terminal illness in Akira Kurosawa's compassionate portrayal of one man's quest for meaning.

Classic Season: 1950s Japan
Sunday 15th October 2023 : 2.30pm
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Monday 16th October 2023 : 6.00pm
Book tickets

Love Life( 12A)

2h 3m Japanese & Korean w/ English subtitles

An intricately plotted domestic drama following a Japanese couple whose marriage is thrown into question following a sequence of fateful events. Directed by the award-winning filmmaker Kôji Fukada.

Friday 29th September 2023 : 8.30pm
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Saturday 30th September 2023 : 3.00pm
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Sunday 1st October 2023 : 5.15pm
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Monday 2nd October 2023 : 8.45pm
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Wednesday 4th October 2023 : 3.00pm
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Thursday 5th October 2023 : 8.30pm
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Once Upon a Time in Uganda( 15)

1h 34m

Playful documentary looking at the world of “Wakaliwood”, Uganda's own DIY action movie industry, and the creative endeavours of bricklayer-turned-filmmaker, Isaac Nabwana.

Friday 29th September 2023 : 6.15pm
Book tickets
Sunday 1st October 2023 : 8.00pm
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Tuesday 3rd October 2023 : 6.15pm
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Thursday 5th October 2023 : 3.45pm
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Past Lives( 12A)

1h 46m Korean w/ English subtitles

Celine Song's critically-acclaimed and deeply romantic feature debut about two childhood friends from South Korea who reunite for one week in New York after two decades spent apart.

Thursday 28th September 2023 : 8.30pm
Book tickets
Friday 29th September 2023 : 3.45pm
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Tuesday 3rd October 2023 : 8.30pm
Book tickets
Thursday 5th October 2023 : 12.30pm
Parent + Baby Screening
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Thursday 5th October 2023 : 6.00pm
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R.M.N.( 15)

2h 7m Romanian w/ English subtitles

Award-winning director Cristian Mungiu (4 Months 3 Weeks 2 Days) returns with a gripping portrait of modern Romania, where tensions simmer in a remote Transylvanian mountain village.

Friday 6th October 2023 : 3.15pm
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Saturday 7th October 2023 : 5.30pm
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Sunday 8th October 2023 : 8.00pm
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Monday 9th October 2023 : 8.30pm
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Tuesday 10th October 2023 : 6.00pm
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Wednesday 11th October 2023 : 8.45pm
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Thursday 12th October 2023 : 3.15pm
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Sansho the Bailiff( PG)

1h 57m Japanese w/ English subtitles

A brother and sister sold into slavery in medieval Japan seek to escape from their controlling master and reunite with their long-lost mother in Kenji Mizoguchi's heartrending exploration of empathy.

Classic Season: 1950s Japan
Sunday 29th October 2023 : 3.00pm
Book tickets
Monday 30th October 2023 : 8.30pm
Book tickets

Serpico( 15)

2h 10m

Al Pacino stars in this gripping crime drama based on the true story of Frank Serpico, the NYPD police officer who risked his life to expose corruption within the police department.

Look Who's Back: The Hollywood Renaissance & the Blacklist
Saturday 30th September 2023 : 9.00pm
Book tickets
Sunday 1st October 2023 : 2.30pm
Book tickets
Monday 2nd October 2023 : 6.00pm
Book tickets

Stop Making Sense( PG)

1h 28m

Big songs. Even bigger suit. Filmmaker Jonathan Demme captures the intoxicating experience of New York art-rockers Talking Heads performing live at the peak of their powers in 1983.

Friday 13th October 2023 : 8.45pm
Book tickets
Saturday 14th October 2023 : 6.30pm
Book tickets
Monday 16th October 2023 : 9.00pm
Book tickets
Wednesday 18th October 2023 : 8.45pm
Book tickets

The First Slam Dunk( 12A)

2h 5m Japanese w/ English & Chinese subtitles

Thrilling Japanese anime, adapted from a best-selling manga series, following the highs and lows of a group of basketball underdogs. Winner of the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year.

Saturday 7th October 2023 : 2.45pm
Book tickets
Wednesday 11th October 2023 : 6.05pm
Book tickets

Tiny Ideas Festival: Zog( U)

Bring the family along for a relaxed Sunday morning screening of animation Zog with an accompanying themed craft activity to take away or do during the screening.

Sunday 1st October 2023 : 12.30pm
Book tickets

Tiny Ideas Festival:The Gruffalo( U)

Bring the family along for a relaxed Sunday morning screening of animation The Gruffalo with an accompanying themed craft activity to take away or do during the screening.

Sunday 1st October 2023 : 11.00am
Book tickets

Tokyo Story( U)

2h 16m Japanese/English subs

The greatest film by one of Japan's greatest ever filmmakers, Yasujirō Ozu's timeless and emotional masterpiece about an ageing couple who travel to Tokyo to visit their grown-up children.

Classic Season: 1950s Japan
Sunday 22nd October 2023 : 2.15pm
Book tickets
Monday 23rd October 2023 : 6.00pm
Book tickets

Twice Colonized( 18)

1h 31m Danish & Inuktitut w/ English subtitles

Tuesday 7th November 2023 : 6.15pm
Book tickets

Uptight( 18)

1h 44m

Socially charged drama set during the civil rights era, depicting the tumultuous journey of an African American activist who becomes entangled in a web of political and personal conflicts.

Look Who's Back: The Hollywood Renaissance & the Blacklist
Saturday 7th October 2023 : 8.30pm
Book tickets
Monday 9th October 2023 : 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!