Celebrated filmmaker Kelly Reichardt (First Cow, Showing Up) directs an unforgettable Josh O'Connor in THE MASTERMIND, her latest Cannes triumph.

In a sedate Massachusetts suburb circa 1970, unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B Mooney sets out on his first heist. With the museum cased and accomplices recruited, he has an airtight plan. Or so he thinks.....

"A dazzling little caper enlivened by the spirit of the ’70s cinema." Tomris Laffly, Elle

A Yorgos Lanthimos film, starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons.

Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

"Yorgos Lanthimos wants you to care about the planet. If only to save your own skin. Such is the case with his latest feature, Bugonia, an incredibly quirky call to arms about the beauty of our world and how hellbent we are on destroying it." Kristen Lopez, The Film Maven

1916. As war rages on the Western Front, the Choral Society in Ramsden, Yorkshire has lost most of its men to the army. The Choral’s ambitious committee, determined to press ahead, decides to recruit local young males to swell their ranks. They must also engage a new chorus master, and despite their suspicions that he has something to hide, their best bet seems to be Dr. Henry Guthrie (Ralph Fiennes) – driven, uncompromising, and recently returned from a career in Germany. As conscription papers start to arrive, the whole community discovers that the best response to the chaos that is laying waste to their lives is to make music together.

Starring Ralph Fiennes, Roger Allam, Simon Russell Beale, Thomas Howes

Directed by Nicholas Hytner

"A sprawling First World War period comedy drama about a British choir reaching for normalcy through performance, The Choral boasts a humorous approach to a community’s inability to directly speak about the horrors of war." Robert Daniels, Screen International

A hopeful young and loving couple (Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson) move from New York to an inherited house in the country.

Grace tries to find her Identity with a new baby in the isolated environment. Yet as she begins to unravel, it's not in weakness but imagination, strength and a stunning untamed vivacity that she discovers herself anew.

"Ramsay’s extraordinarily vivid filmmaking unlocks a whole new level of fearless, full-body commitment from Jennifer Lawrence." Jessica Kiang, Sight & Sound

Have we become a nation of strangers?

In Dragonfly, neglected pensioner Elsie (Brenda Blethyn) finds an unexpected ally in her younger neighbour Colleen (Andrea Riseborough). Over time, Elsie gains a friend and the troubled Colleen finds a fresh purpose in life as she shops, cleans and cares for her. It brings brighter days for both of them. Elsie’s son John (Jason Watkins) resents the way that Colleen has selflessly fulfilled the responsibilities that he has shirked. Simmering tensions bring shocking consequences in a gripping human story straight from the heart of broken Britain.

A powerful return to the cinema from London to Brighton director Paul Andrew Williams that showcases heartrending, award-winning performances from Brenda Blethyn and Andrea Riseborough.

"A stark, fierce, wonderfully acted film." Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

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.

Come and support emerging filmmakers in the next Short Film Showcase!

WEIRD WORLDS is a programme of shorts exploring and celebrating the eerie, the goth and the disturbing. For this next edition we have prepared for you, 7 wonderful short films from emerging and established filmmakers, each using the cues belonging to the unnatural and uncanny to deliver their own message, but without the downright fright.

Themes of feminism, digital isolation, insecurities and more, you will ultimately witness at the core of the programme a group of films all different from one another, but all made with impeccable craft.

- BARB WIRE FRUIT, dir. Emily Sommerfeld

- FOUR DEVILS SIT DOWN TO TEA, dir. Madison Coyle and Lucy Bell

- MURMUR, dir. Adryan Gerrits

- GRANDMA IS THIRSTY, dir. Kristian Carr

- POPPER, dir. Bonnie Sanderson

- NOSEPICKER, dir. Ian Mantgani

- OUROBOROS, dir. Harry Bayley

The total duration of the event will be 100 minutes, including a 15 minute interval. Stick around after the screenings as we'll move to the café where you can enjoy a drink and chat to the filmmakers!

Please note: Prompt start as no ads/trailers.

Please also note: This event is excluded from membership discounts.

Colder than ice, her kiss pierces the heart…

The 1970s. Runaway Jeanne (Clara Pacini) falls under the spell of Cristina (Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard), enigmatic star of The Snow Queen, a film of the Hans Christian Andersen story being shot in the studio where Jeanne has taken refuge. A mutual but potentially dangerous fascination begins to grow between the actress and the girl.

A richly textured and deeply moving tale of longing and solitude, this dark and mesmerising modern fairy tale will make a highly original and alternative festive release in the run-up to Christmas. The fourth feature by Lucile Hadžihalilović, The Ice Tower premiered in competition at this year’s Berlin Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution.

"Two outstanding lead performances…a mesmeric melodrama, mixing sensuality with a teetering anxiety." Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

France, Germany, 2025

French Language with English Subtitles

A single mother and her two daughters return to Taipei after several years of living in the countryside to open a stand at a buzzing night market. Each in their way will have to adapt to this new environment to make ends meet and maintain the family unity. But when their traditional grandfather forbids his youngest left-handed granddaughter from using her "devil hand," generations of family secrets begin to unravel.

"A modest and entertaining story about three generations of women making their way in contemporary Taipei. The strengths of this slender film, which Tsou co-wrote with Baker, stem from its authentic rendition of daily life in a bustling metropolis." Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter

Taiwan, 2025

Mandarin Language with English Subtitles

Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) returns for his most dangerous case yet in the third and darkest chapter of Rian Johnson’s murder mystery opus.

After a seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, local police chief Geraldine Scott (Mila Kunis) joins forces with Blanc to unravel a mystery that pushes the boundaries of both faith and reason.

Directed by Rian Johnson

Starring Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott

"Smart, stylish, and hauntingly funny, the modern whodunit is alive and very well. Johnson proves that he can evolve the formula without losing the fun. Craig remains the beating heart of the franchise, but this time O’Connor almost steals it clean away." Linda Marric, HeyUGuys

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.

...You know how in marriage they say "for better or for worse"? I think, in terms of my life, I have entered the "for worse" part, and it happened so quietly I didn't even recognise it.

Richard Linklater's Blue Moon tells the story of legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart bravely facing the future as his professional and private life unravel at the opening night party for his former partner's hit show Oklahoma! By the time this night is over, Hart will have confronted both a world that no longer values his talent and the seeming impossibility of love.

Starring Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale and Andrew Scott.

"Linklater knows how to draw the most intimate performances from Hawke – and he’s brilliant here. His pairing with Scott, so devastating in All of Us Strangers, is note-perfect." Stephen A. Russell, Time Out

January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 6-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab.

Oscar–nominated Kaouther Ben Hania’s recreation of this devastating emergency as a powerful narrative work uses real call recordings and scripted re-enactments based on first-hand testimonies and transcripts.

“This masterwork from Kaouther Ben Hania demands we bear witness” Little White Lies

Tunisia-France, 2025

Arabic Language with English subtitles

Please note: This film is based on real events, and contains distressing content including realistic depictions of warfare, violence against civilians, the death of a child and real emergency call audio recorded by the Palestine Red Crescent. The imagery and mature themes of this film may be difficult for some audience members.

Ten short films. One final night to close out the year.

This is our most varied line-up yet. Ten award-winning shorts from around the world, including animation, stop motion, comedy, drama and a few that sit somewhere in between. One stars a dog. Another might be about a dog that never existed. Some are funny. Others take a different turn. All of them were made by filmmakers with something to say.

   Featuring:

– Al Fresco: A surreal flat viewing in a dream apartment

– Departure: An Iranian family weighs up an impossible decision

– Beaupré the Giant: A true story of a towering man and his journey home

– 1 in 5 Sheep: A playful short with a lot of heart (and sheep)

– Lost Dog: A man searches for his missing dog, or maybe just company

– Rescue: A newly adopted dog believes he’s been kidnapped

– Witness: A young girl must find justice on her own terms

– An Eighth of Him: Queer, grounded, and full of detail

– Extras: An actor meets her agent at a sunny café. Expectations rise with the tension

– Deadline: A stop motion short about death, friendship and forms

It’s the last event of the year, and it might just be our favourite yet!

The running time of the event is 2 hours including a 15 minute interval. Following the screenings there will be networking in the cafe/bar.

Please note: Prompt start as no ads/trailers

Please also note: This event is excluded from membership discounts.

Vahid, an unassuming mechanic, has a chance encounter with Eghbal, a man he strongly suspects to be his former sadistic jailhouse captor. Panicked, Vahid gathers several former prisoners, all abused by that same captor, to try and confirm Eghbal's identity. As the bickering group drives around Tehran with the captive, they must confront how far to take matters into their own hands with their presumed tormentor.

From master filmmaker Jafar Panahi comes a searing moral thriller that engages with complex ideas about the uncertainty of the truth and the choice between revenge and mercy, as Panahi turns his personal dissonance into a profound and galvanising work of art.

"There’s a seam of pitch black gallows humour running through the picture, and moments of absurdist hilarity. But mostly, it’s an impassioned and forthright condemnation of the regime and of the men who do its bidding." Wendy Ide, Screen International

Iran, France, Luxembourg 2025

Persian Language with English Subtitles

Wallflower Colin (Harry Melling) leads a humdrum existence until he meets the impossibly handsome Ray (Alexander Skarsgård), a mysterious biker he is soon desperately devoted to. As Colin submits to Ray and enters an exciting new world of desire, he must decide the limits of his devotion.

Hilarious, subversive and sexy, PILLION is the acclaimed and surprisingly tender love story from writer director Harry Lighton, starring Melling and Skarsgård in fearless performances as a mild young man and his leather-clad lover.

"This is a breakthrough role for Melling... Colin is like a fledgling bird, all crazy-eyed intensity and compulsive chatter. It’s a joy to watch him come into his own, figuring out exactly what he wants and how to get it." David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter

Step into the spotlight of Cinema’s Golden Age this December 5th at 8:30pm —and yes, we mean literally step into a cinema. Where better to celebrate the silver screen than surrounded by it?

Join Hersh Dagmarr for his dazzling new show—accompanied by the incomparable Karen Newby on piano—for an intoxicating evening of siren songs performed right where they belong: on the stage of Screen 2 at the Arthouse Cinema itself.

Expect a night of pure glitz, old Hollywood flair and unabashed drama with classics from Gilda, Casablanca, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Cabaret, the Blue Angel and much more.

This is your chance to begin the festivities in proper glamour.

Fabulous dress-up not obligatory but strongly appreciated!

Please note: The Show will consist of two 40 minute sets with a 15 minute interval. Prompt start as no ads/trailers.

Please also note: This show is excluded from membership discounts.

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.