Once a year contenders from around the globe descend on a picturesque village in the Scottish Highlands to compete for the title of World Porridge Champion. Amid intense rivalries, steaming bowls of porridge, and the lives of charming locals we see a living legacy unfold.

“As wholesome and nourishing as its oat-stirring subjects.” - ★★★★  THE GUARDIAN

On Monday 15th September, we are delighted to welcome Adam Kiani and James Leach for a post screening Q&A. Adam and James are co-founders of Forridge and Porridge in the Park, and competitors in the 2023 world porridge making championships.

Please note: Prompt start on Monday 15th screening as no ads/trailers. 

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.

THE ROSES is a reimagining of the 1989 classic film The War of the Roses, based on the novel by Warren Adler.

Cast: Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Kate McKinnon, Belinda Bromilow, Hala Finley, Delaney Quinn, Wells Rappaport, Ollie Robinson

Director: Jay Roach

Honey Don't! is a dark comedy about Honey O'Donahue (Margaret Qualley), a small-town private investigator, who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church.

Cast: Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Evans, Gabby Beans, Charlie Day, Billy Eichner, Talia Ryder, Lera Abova, Lena Hall, Don Swayze

Directed by Ethan Coen

“Honey Don’t!” is a deliberate throwaway — a knowingly light and funny mock escapist thriller, one that’s just trying to show you a flaky good time." Owen Gleiberman, Variety

Islands follows Tom (Sam Riley), a former professional tennis player who now works as a coach at an all-inclusive hotel in Fuerteventura, in the Canary Islands. What initially seemed like a dream of endless summers has long since turned into a monotonous routine. Tourists come and go in a constant stream, while Tom fills the emptiness with fleeting affairs and alcohol.

When the mysterious Anne (Stacy Martin) arrives at the hotel with her husband Dave (Jack Farthing) and their young son, the family doesn't fit the typical image of tourists. Tom soon grows close to them — but when Dave vanishes without a trace and Anne’s behaviour becomes increasingly erratic, Tom finds himself entangled in the mystery surrounding Dave’s disappearance.

"Hypnotic from start to finish and unexpectedly hopeful for a movie with so much arsenic in its blood." David Ehrlich, IndieWire

17-year-old Christy (Daniel Power) is at a crossroads. Kicked out of his suburban foster home, he moves in with his estranged older brother Shane (Diarmuid Noyes) and his young family. As far as Shane is concerned this is a temporary arrangement, but Christy begins to feel at home on Cork's working-class Northside. Shane wants something better for Christy at any cost – even if it means he has to push him away. As the brothers look to reconcile their turbulent past, their family and the community around them offer hope for Christy’s future.

"An incredible breakthrough performance from newcomer Power is what really solidifies Christy as a must-see." Bethany Lola, Loud and Clear Reviews

Two years after being released from Syrian jail, Hamid (break out star Adam Bessa) is making ends meet as a construction worker in the French city of Strasbourg, where, haunted by the memory of his imprisonment, the young man searches tirelessly for the man who tortured him, determined to get his revenge--but what's the real price of vengeance for the person seeking it?

Inspired by true events, Jonathan Millet's deeply researched thriller excavates the too-little-examined moral dilemmas and political negligence that migrants must confront amid the struggle to rebuild their lives and take control of their destinies at the margins of contemporary French society, inviting audiences to better empathise with their country's newest residents, and better understand their place in the world--and our own.

"If the best revenge is living well, it is a truism that has not yet taken root for Hamid (a riveting Adam Bessa), the dark, scarred heart of Jonathan Millet‘s brooding, gripping Ghost Trail." Jessica Kiang, Variety

France, 2024

French language with English subtitles

Set in the mid-90s, Steve is a reimagining of Max Porter's Sunday Times bestseller Shy.

The film follows a pivotal day in the life of headteacher Steve (CillIan Murphy) and his students at a last-chance reform school amidst a world that has forsaken them. As Steve fights to protect the school’s integrity and impending closure, we witness him grappling with his own mental health. In parallel to Steve’s struggles, we meet Shy, a troubled teen caught between his past and what lies ahead as he tries to reconcile his inner fragility with his impulse for self-destruction and violence.

"A profoundly moving and superbly acted diamond in the rough, “Steve” is better than anything the streamer has pushed for best picture to date." Peter DeBruge, Variety

Set in a dystopian near-future Tokyo, Neo Sora’s striking feature explores a group of teenagers rebelling against societal expectations.

The film offers a vivid coming-ofage portrait, following best friends Yuta and Kou as they confront a world where AI surveillance is tightening under the yoke of oppressive authoritarianism.

Infused with raw energy and pulsing with a techno soundtrack, HAPPYEND is a hopeful, youthful vision of resistance and joy in the face of control.

Directed by Neo Sora

"Sora’s excellent drama captures this crossroads beautifully, never leaning into melodrama but understanding that the stakes for these people are enormous." Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com

Japan, 2024

Japanese language with English subtitles

Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie.

Jessica Parks is a smart Crown Court Judge at the top of her career. Behind the robe, she is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent. When an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance, can she hold her family upright?

Writer Suzie Miller and director Justin Martin reunite following their global phenomenon Prima Facie, with this searing examination of modern motherhood and masculinity.

Approximate run time is 1 hour 45 mins with no interval.

Please note: Prompt start as no ads/trailers.

Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic.

Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune – but at what cost?

Filmed live from the West End, this new production reunites Staunton with director Dominic Cooke (Follies, Good), exploring the clash between morality and independence, traditions and progress.

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.

After years in the 12-step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous, James becomes a sponsor to newcomer Luka. The pair bond over black coffee, trade stories and build a fragile friendship out of their shared experiences. But as Luka approaches step five – the moment of confession – dangerous truths emerge, threatening the trust on which both of their recoveries depend.

Finn den Hertog directs the provocative and entertaining production filmed live from @sohoplace on London’s West End.

Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.

Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question – you know the one.

National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Operation Mincemeat) directs this sharp, stylish and darkly funny reimagining.