A close-up view of a weathered door with peeling paint, partially ajar, revealing an indistinct figure on the other side.
Image from The Shining showing as part of Christmas Crackers

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It Was Just an Accident

Rated 12A

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Until Thu 18 Dec

It Was Just an Accident

Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, It Was Just an Accident is a fearless tour-de-force from cinematic luminary Jafar Panahi. Both urgently political and deeply humane, this new moral classic confronts truth and uncertainty, revenge and mercy, head-on.

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Today at 13:00

Storytelling for Change

In this Lunchtime Talk we'll hear from multi-disciplinary creative, production manager and researcher Emmanuella Morsi who'll be demystifying her way of working from sharing impact stories of recent work to work-in-progress.

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The Shining

Rated 15

part of Christmas Crackers

Fri 12 - Thu 18 Dec

The Shining

A writer takes a job as a winter caretaker at an isolated (and haunted) hotel. After he and his family move in for the winter, the hotel's spirits slowly drive the writer mad.

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Pillion

Rated 18

Until Thu 18 Dec

Pillion

A shy young man finds his place in the world as the submissive to a handsome biker, in Harry Lighton’s charming, sexy and tender debut.

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Cover-Up

Rated 15

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Fri 12 - Thu 18 Dec

Cover-Up

Cover-Up is a political thriller that traces the explosive career of Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh.

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Wild Foxes

Rated 18 (CTBA)

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part of French Film Festival

Today at 18:00

Wild Foxes

At a boarding school, specialising in sports, talented young boxer Camille is narrowly saved from a fatal accident by his best friend Matteo. But after a swift recovery, an inexplicable pain gradually takes hold of him, threatening his dreams of greatness and his relationship with the team.

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Lurker

Rated 15

Fri 12 - Thu 18 Dec

Lurker

A retail employee infiltrates the inner circle of an artist on the verge of stardom. As he gets closer to the budding music star, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.

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Game

Rated 15

Fri 12 - Sun 21 Dec

Game

A gripping thriller set against the backdrop of the British rave scene, Game stars Marc Bessant and Jason Williamson (Sleaford Mods) in their first leading roles.

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A Private Life

Rated 18 (CTBA)

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part of French Film Festival

Sat 13 Dec 18:00

A Private Life

Jodie Foster’s impeccable French and comedic skills are on full display in this mystery thriller, which sees her character journey down a rabbit hole to investigate a suspicious death.

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Safe

Rated 15

part of All That Melodrama Allows

Sun 14 Dec 14:00

Safe

Marking the 30th anniversary of Todd Haynes’ psychological drama Safe (1995), this screening is an opportunity to explore the representation of disabled women within melodrama.

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A Magnificent Life

Rated 18 (CTBA)

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part of French Film Festival

Sun 14 Dec 14:30

A Magnificent Life

Following the life of Marcel Pagnol, a playwright, novelist, and filmmaker who grew up in a middle-class household in Marseille and became one of the world's most inventive and prolific artists from the 1930s to the 1950s.

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The Stranger

Rated 18 (CTBA)

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part of French Film Festival

Sun 14 Dec 17:00

The Stranger

François Ozon’s sterling adaptation of Albert Camus’ landmark novel is a gripping account of human absurdity in 1930s French-colonised Algeria

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Until Mon 15 Dec

The Fifth Step

Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland.

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Tue 16 - Wed 17 Dec

Far From Heaven

Todd Haynes’ homage to Douglas Sirk’s style of social critique by way of melodrama, masterfully tells the story of a well-to-do suburban couple in 1950s America, straitjacketed by convention, yet desperate to lead lives they are seemingly denied.

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Paris Pick-Up

Rated 12A

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part of Christmas Crackers

Wed 17 Dec 18:00

Paris Pick-Up

Adapted from the novel by celebrated crime writer Frédéric Dard (Back to the Wall), this is a rare chance to see Paris Pick-up on the big screen.

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Wed 17 Dec 19:30

Deaf Conversations About Cinema: Pillion

Join us at the 17:40 screening of Pillion on Wed 17 Dec which will feature an introduction from Bernie Hodges, award winning actor and podcaster, voice artist, audio & film producer and box-office beauty and followed by a post-screening discussion in the Café & Bar. Featuring BSL interpretation.

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Wed 17 - Sun 21 Dec

Christmas, Again

Christmas, Again is a charming, critically-acclaimed cult festive favourite from filmmaker Charles Poekel, painting a perfectly bittersweet picture of holiday season.

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Fiume o Morte!

Rated 15

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Fri 19 - Sun 21 Dec

Fiume o Morte!

Citizens of Rijeka, Croatia - which Italians call Fiume - retell, reconstruct, and reinterpret the bizarre story about the 16-month occupation of their city in 1919 by the Italian poet, a dandy and preacher of war Gabriele D'Annunzio.

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Sunset Boulevard

Rated 12A

Fri 19 - Sun 21 Dec

Sunset Boulevard

Austrian emigre filmmaker Billy Wilder’s takedown of Hollywood and celebrity culture celebrates its 75th anniversary with a new 4K restoration.

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Fri 19 - Tue 23 Dec

The Holdovers

The Holdovers follows a curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school who must remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go.

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Sun 21 Dec 14:00

May December

From the outside, Gracie and Joe are the perfect suburban couple. That is, if you don’t take into account the fact that their relationship was a tabloid sensation 20 years ago.

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Mon 22 Dec 14:00

Festive Creative Tech Family Workshop

This December we are inviting young people aged 8-14 and their guardians for a workshop full of making, tinkering and imaginative problem-solving, you’ll explore joyful creative tech and build your own inventive solutions.

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