Animated scene of two characters, one human and one elf-like, excitedly looking over the edge of a red sleigh at night.

Arthur Christmas

Name: Arthur Christmas
Start: 2026-08-28T11:10
End: 2026-08-28T13:02
Location: Watershed

part of Cracking Films, Gromit!: 50 Years of Aardman

Film

Thu 30 July - Fri 28 Aug

Director: Barry Cook, Sarah Smith
Cast: James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy
Details: 97 mins, 2011, UK
Primary language: English

Additional booking info below

Book Tickets

Ever wonder how 2 Billion presents get delivered all in 1 night?

For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title “Santa” to a chosen few of its members, which can be passed down upon retirement. Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in a one-night high-tech operation.

However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable’ to all but one—Arthur Claus, the current Santa’s misfit son deemed ineligible for the title, who executes an unauthorised rookie mission to get the last present halfway around the globe before dawn on Christmas morning.

PS: Cracking Exhibition, Gromit! 50 Years of Aardman in Bristol is on at M Shed until Sun 13 Sept. Get 15% off the exhibition by showing your Watershed tickets from a screening as part of our Cracking Films, Gromit! season at the M Shed Box Office.

Exhibition ticket holders also get 15% off any of the Cracking Films, Gromit! season here at Watershed - just show your ticket at Watershed Box Office.

Wheelchair User Spaces

Thu 30 July

11:00 (ends 12:52)

Mon 10 Aug

14:30 (ends 16:22)

Fri 28 Aug

11:10 (ends 13:02)

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Pricing

£6.50 full (plus 12% booking fee*) / £6.00 concessions (plus 12% booking fee*) / £5.50 Under 18 (plus 12% booking fee*) / £5.00 12 and Under (plus 12% booking fee*)

Family Tickets

£15.50 two Adults + one Under 18 (plus 12% booking fee*) / £15.00 two Adults + one 12 and Under (plus 12% booking fee*) / £10.50 one Adult + one Under 18 (plus 12% booking fee*) / £10.00 one Adult + one 12 and Under (plus 12% booking fee*)

*Booking fee applies to online and phone booking only.

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Access

Cinema seat widths

Our cinema seats are 46cm wide, with wooden armrests on either side of each seat that can’t be moved.

We can provide seats without armrests or bean bags as alternatives at the front of the cinema if that is more comfortable for you. Please just call our Box Office on (0117) 927 5100 or book in-person to arrange.

Access Register

Join our Access Register to help us deliver the best possible experience for you. You can sign up to our Access Register online, or in person at Box Office or by calling (0117) 927 5100.

Further info

Our building is accessible, our staff are trained in basic BSL and Deaf awareness, we have toilets for everyone and we run an accessible programme of screenings, events and exhibitions. Find out more on our Access page.

Concessions

Concessions apply to Full Time Students, Job Seekers Allowance and Employment Support Allowance, 66+ who have retired, Equity and BECTU members and disabled people.

Where applicable please produce proof of eligibility when collecting a ticket or showing your ticket at the entrance to the cinema.