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The Summer Book PG

Screening from Fri 7 Aug
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The Odyssey 35mm 15

MORE TIMES ADDED: Screening until Thu 13 Aug
★★★★★ – Telegraph
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople - 10th Anniversary 12A

Screening from Fri 7 Aug
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Folklore for Families

Screening throughout Jul – Aug
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Effi o Blaenau 15

Screening from Fri 7 Aug
★★★★ – Times
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Ish 15

MORE TIMES ADDED: Screening until Thu 13 Aug
“★★★★ – a poignant and poetic urban pastoral about young masculinity” – Guardian
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Lady 15

Screening from Fri 14 Aug
"★★★★ – like Saltburn on shrooms" – Guardian
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Summer Lovin'

Screenings across Jul – Aug
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Tony 15

Screening from Fri 14 Aug
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Sound on Screen

Fri 28 – Sun 30 Aug
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The Misanthrope 15

Thu 24 Sep, 7pm | Sat 26 Sep, 7.30pm | Sun 27 Sep, 3pm (caps)
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The End of Oak Street 12A

Screening from Fri 14 Aug
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Fallen Angels by Noël Coward TBC

Thu 22 Oct, 7pm | Sun 25 Oct, 3.15pm
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GIANT - The Play 15

Thu 19 Nov, 7pm | Sun 22 Nov, 3pm | Sun 29 Nov, 3pm (subs)
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Of Gods and Men

Screenings across Jul – Aug
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Wolfwalkers PG

Fri 7 Aug, 12.30pm

“★★★★★ – dazzling… a total joy” – Observer. A sublime animation set in 17th century Ireland about a mysterious tribe who turn into wolves by night.

Screening today
12.30pm
The Summer Book photo / Film

The Summer Book PG

Screening from Fri 7 Aug

Starring Glenn Close and adapted from Tove Jansson’s beloved novella, this is a delicate and meditative account of family, growing up and growing old.

Screening today
1.00pm 6.00pm
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The Odyssey 15

MORE TIMES ADDED: Screening until Thu 13 Aug

★★★★★ – Guardian. Christopher Nolan’s heroic new vision of Homer’s foundational epic finally makes its way to cinemas this summer.

Screening today
3.30pm 7.45pm
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Ish 15

MORE TIMES ADDED: Screening until Thu 13 Aug

“★★★★ – a poignant and poetic urban pastoral about young masculinity” – Guardian. The lives of two teen friends diverge following a racially profiled police stop-and-search.

Screening today
4.30pm
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Summerween Double Bill – Midsommar & The Wicker Man 18

Fri 7 Aug, 7pm

Get warmed up for Frightarama – our horror all-nighter in October – with this double bill of daylight horror movies.

Screening today
7.00pm
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople – 10th Anniversary 12A

Screening from Fri 7 Aug

Taika Waititi's hilarious and heartfelt manhunt comedy screens to mark its 10th anniversary, all the more poignant following the recent death of its star, Sam Neill

Screening today
7.30pm
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Effi o Blaenau 15

Screening from Fri 7 Aug

★★★★ – Times. A lyrically powerful Welsh working-class reimagining of the Greek tragedy of Iphigenia, based on Gary Owen's one-woman play.

Screening today
8.15pm

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Recovered: Doctor Who Special 18

Sat 15 Aug, 2.30pm | Tickets £20 (+£1.25 admin fee for non-members)

Film is Fabulous! is bringing a special screening of three Doctor Who episodes to Phoenix, offering fans a chance to experience the recently-recovered episodes of The Daleks’ Master Plan – 'The Nightmare Begins', 'Day of Armageddon', and 'Devil’s Planet' – on the big screen.

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Film and Folklore: Song of the Sea PG

Sun 16 Aug, 2pm

Join Tom the Tale Teller for a storytelling session inspired by folklore and legend, followed by a relaxed family screening of the beautiful, animated film Song of the Sea.

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Sound on Screen

Fri 28 – Sun 30 Aug

Join us for a glorious summer celebration of music, film and food across the bank holiday weekend with a full-line up of amazing music films and incredible live acts, plus food and drink specials.

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Alfred Hitchcock Season

Screenings across August – October

Our extended season of Alfred Hitchcock classics begins with some big anniversary screenings, including 90 years of British classic Sabotage, 80 years of espionage thriller Notorious, and 75 years of the perfect murder in Strangers on a Train.

Exhibitions & Talks

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Two Queens Presents: I Push my Fingers into my Phone’s Eyes

Fri 31 Jul – Sun 1 Nov | Gallery, Free

Curated by Two Queens and Phoenix, this new gallery exhibition brings together work by artists responding to themes of technological trust and mistrust, comfort and discomfort, connection and dependency.

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Leicester Computer Art Pioneers II (2026)

Until Fri 28 Aug | Café Bar, free

This all-new exhibition from the Computer Arts Archive features prints by renowned computer- and digital-artists with a connection to Leicester, including Pip Greasley, Susan Tebby, David Everitt, Antonio Roberts and Ashok Mistry, and more.

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FREE Family Workshop: Paper Weaving and Mark-Making with Nets

Mon 10 Aug, 12pm – 4pm | FREE

In this FREE family workshop, using paper strips, you’ll create woven patterns and make rubbings from textile nets, lace and discarded technology.

About Cinema

Phoenix is an independent cinema screening the best films from around the world, from micro-budget foreign pictures to Hollywood blockbusters.

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About Art

Phoenix’s art and digital culture programme presents free exhibitions by artists from across the world, supported by Arts Council England and De Montfort University.

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Learning & Education

Whether for pleasure, professional skills or education, Phoenix's short courses, talks, workshops and screenings make learning rewarding and fun.