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Showing: Sat 18 Oct - Fri 24 Oct

Sat 18 Oct

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A House of Dynamite 15

Screening from Fri 17 Oct

★★★★★ – Guardian. The new film from Kathryn Bigelow (Point Break, The Hurt Locker) is a breathless thriller taking place in real time, following White House staffers as they respond to a missile attack.

Screening today
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After the Hunt 15

Screening from Fri 17 Oct

College professor Alma (Roberts) finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when her star student Maggie (Edebiri) levels an accusation against one of Alma's male colleages (Garfield) in this gripping psychological drama from Luca Guadagnino.

Screening today
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I Swear 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 23 Oct

★★★★ – Empire. Robert Aramayo (Game of Thrones) leads a superb supporting cast in this funny, heartfelt film based on the life of disability spokesman and campaigner, John Davidson.

Screening today
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Princess Mononoke – 4K restoration 12A

Screening from Fri 17 Oct

★★★★★ – Time Out. Newly restored in 4K, Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece returns to the big screen.

Screening today
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Islands 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 23 Oct

★★★★★ – Evening Standard. Islands is a contemporary intelligent thriller with echoes of Alfred Hitchcock and Patricia Highsmith, following a washed-up tennis pro who gets involved with a mysterious couple on the sun-drenched volcanic landscapes of the Canary Islands.

Screening today
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One Battle After Another 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 23 Oct

★★★★★ – Guardian. The new film from Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will be Blood, Phantom Thread) is a sprawling, free-wheeling black-comedy tale following a group of ex-revolutionaries reuniting after 16 years.

Screening today
/ MET Opera

La Sonnambula TBC

Sat 18 Oct, 6pm

Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences’ hearts in Bellini’s poignant tale of love lost and found.

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/ Pyjama Party

Death Becomes Her – Pyjama Party 12A

Sat 18 Oct, 7.30pm SOLD OUT

“The morgue! She’ll be furious!” Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn have a mother off in this camp body horror-comedy from director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Back to the Future).

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/ Love Architecture

Parasite 15

Sat 18 Oct, 8.15pm

★★★★★ – Independent. Bong Joon-ho's (Snowpiercer, Okja) superb black comedy about wealth, greed and class discrimination made history at the 2020 Academy Awards as the first foreign language film to win the Oscar for Best Picture.

Screening today

Sun 19 Oct

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A House of Dynamite 15

Screening from Fri 17 Oct

★★★★★ – Guardian. The new film from Kathryn Bigelow (Point Break, The Hurt Locker) is a breathless thriller taking place in real time, following White House staffers as they respond to a missile attack.

Screening today
/ Film

After the Hunt 15

Screening from Fri 17 Oct

College professor Alma (Roberts) finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when her star student Maggie (Edebiri) levels an accusation against one of Alma's male colleages (Garfield) in this gripping psychological drama from Luca Guadagnino.

Screening today
/ Film

Princess Mononoke – 4K restoration 12A

Screening from Fri 17 Oct

★★★★★ – Time Out. Newly restored in 4K, Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece returns to the big screen.

Screening today
/ Film

I Swear 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 23 Oct

★★★★ – Empire. Robert Aramayo (Game of Thrones) leads a superb supporting cast in this funny, heartfelt film based on the life of disability spokesman and campaigner, John Davidson.

Screening today
/ Film

Islands 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 23 Oct

★★★★★ – Evening Standard. Islands is a contemporary intelligent thriller with echoes of Alfred Hitchcock and Patricia Highsmith, following a washed-up tennis pro who gets involved with a mysterious couple on the sun-drenched volcanic landscapes of the Canary Islands.

Screening today
/ Film; DMU Presents; Austen

Northanger Abbey PG

Sun 19 Oct, 3.30pm

Catherine Morland, a young woman who escapes into her imagination by reading Gothic novels, is invited to Bath by a friend. There she meets, and falls for, Henry Tilney in this BBC adaptation of Austen's classic.

Screening today
/ Film

We're honoured to host the UK premiere of Milestone: Streets Paved with Gold – a powerful new film honouring the Windrush generation and the Caribbean migration experience in Britain, adapted from Victor Richards’ acclaimed one-man play.

Screening today
/ Film

One Battle After Another 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 23 Oct

★★★★★ – Guardian. The new film from Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will be Blood, Phantom Thread) is a sprawling, free-wheeling black-comedy tale following a group of ex-revolutionaries reuniting after 16 years.

Screening today

Mon 20 Oct

/ Film

A House of Dynamite 15

Screening from Fri 17 Oct

★★★★★ – Guardian. The new film from Kathryn Bigelow (Point Break, The Hurt Locker) is a breathless thriller taking place in real time, following White House staffers as they respond to a missile attack.

Screening today
/ Film

After the Hunt 15

Screening from Fri 17 Oct

College professor Alma (Roberts) finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when her star student Maggie (Edebiri) levels an accusation against one of Alma's male colleages (Garfield) in this gripping psychological drama from Luca Guadagnino.

Screening today
/ Film

I Swear 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 23 Oct

★★★★ – Empire. Robert Aramayo (Game of Thrones) leads a superb supporting cast in this funny, heartfelt film based on the life of disability spokesman and campaigner, John Davidson.

Screening today
/ Film

Princess Mononoke – 4K restoration 12A

Screening from Fri 17 Oct

★★★★★ – Time Out. Newly restored in 4K, Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece returns to the big screen.

Screening today
/ Film

One Battle After Another 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 23 Oct

★★★★★ – Guardian. The new film from Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will be Blood, Phantom Thread) is a sprawling, free-wheeling black-comedy tale following a group of ex-revolutionaries reuniting after 16 years.

Screening today
/ Film

Islands 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 23 Oct

★★★★★ – Evening Standard. Islands is a contemporary intelligent thriller with echoes of Alfred Hitchcock and Patricia Highsmith, following a washed-up tennis pro who gets involved with a mysterious couple on the sun-drenched volcanic landscapes of the Canary Islands.

Screening today
/ Love Architecture

A love triangle of jealousy in the 1920s Paris art scene is brought to life in this stylish drama documentary about iconic Irish architect and designer, Eileen Gray.

Screening today

Thu 23 Oct

/ Film

A House of Dynamite 15

Screening from Fri 17 Oct

★★★★★ – Guardian. The new film from Kathryn Bigelow (Point Break, The Hurt Locker) is a breathless thriller taking place in real time, following White House staffers as they respond to a missile attack.

Screening today
/ Film

After the Hunt 15

Screening from Fri 17 Oct

College professor Alma (Roberts) finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when her star student Maggie (Edebiri) levels an accusation against one of Alma's male colleages (Garfield) in this gripping psychological drama from Luca Guadagnino.

Screening today
/ Film

I Swear 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 23 Oct

★★★★ – Empire. Robert Aramayo (Game of Thrones) leads a superb supporting cast in this funny, heartfelt film based on the life of disability spokesman and campaigner, John Davidson.

Screening today
/ Film

Islands 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 23 Oct

★★★★★ – Evening Standard. Islands is a contemporary intelligent thriller with echoes of Alfred Hitchcock and Patricia Highsmith, following a washed-up tennis pro who gets involved with a mysterious couple on the sun-drenched volcanic landscapes of the Canary Islands.

Screening today
/ Film

One Battle After Another 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 23 Oct

★★★★★ – Guardian. The new film from Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will be Blood, Phantom Thread) is a sprawling, free-wheeling black-comedy tale following a group of ex-revolutionaries reuniting after 16 years.

Screening today
/ Film

Princess Mononoke – 4K restoration 12A

Screening from Fri 17 Oct

★★★★★ – Time Out. Newly restored in 4K, Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece returns to the big screen.

Screening today
/ Course

Editing for Indie Filmmakers 18+

Thursdays, 23 Oct – 11 Dec, 7pm – 8.30pm

Learn how to get the most out of your film in the edit suite with this guide to the art of film editing, led by tutor Keith Allott.

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/ NT Live

NT Live: Mrs. Warren’s Profession 12A

Thu 23 Oct, 7pm | Sat 25 Oct, 5pm (captions) | Sat 25 Oct, 7.45pm | Sun 26 Oct, 3.30pm | Sun 23 Nov, 6pm

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.

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/ Stage on Screen

Mitski: The Land 12A

Thu 23 Oct, 8.15pm | Fri 24 Oct, 8.15pm

Mitski: The Land converts the magic and majesty of witnessing Mitski live onto screen. Filmed over three nights at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre in 2024, this is a thrilling portrayal of what kept hundreds of thousands of fans rapt at venues across the globe.

Screening today
/ Love Architecture

Rear Window PG

Thu 23 Oct, 8.15pm

★★★★★ – Empire. Confined to a wheelchair during a heat-wave, photographer L. B. Jefferies spends his time watching his neighbours. Becoming convinced he's witnessed a murder, he enlists his socialite friend Lisa to prove it.

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Sat 25 Oct

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Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere 12A

Screening from Fri 24 Oct

Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart, Hostiles) has assembled a superb cast including Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) and Jeremy Strong (Succession) for this new biopic, chronicling the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 album Nebraska.

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The Mastermind 12A

Screening from Fri 24 Oct

★★★★ – Guardian. Art school drop out and amateur thief James (O’Connor) plots a half-baked heist on a local municipal museum in 1970s suburban Massachusetts.

Screening today
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Ballad of a Small Player 15

Screening from Fri 24 Oct

From award-winning director Edward Berger (Conclave), this thriller follows a gambler (Colin Farrell) and a con artist (Tilda Swinton) who flee Britain for the casinos of Macau.

Screening today
/ NT Live

NT Live: Mrs. Warren’s Profession 12A

Thu 23 Oct, 7pm | Sat 25 Oct, 5pm (captions) | Sat 25 Oct, 7.45pm | Sun 26 Oct, 3.30pm | Sun 23 Nov, 6pm

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.

Screening today
/ Black History Month

Blacula 15

Sat 25 Oct, 8pm

Blacula, Dracula's soul brother! William Marshall stars as a vampire on the loose in 1970s Los Angeles in this campy blaxploitation horror classic.

Screening today

Fri 24 Oct

/ Film

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere 12A

Screening from Fri 24 Oct

Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart, Hostiles) has assembled a superb cast including Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) and Jeremy Strong (Succession) for this new biopic, chronicling the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 album Nebraska.

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The Mastermind 12A

Screening from Fri 24 Oct

★★★★ – Guardian. Art school drop out and amateur thief James (O’Connor) plots a half-baked heist on a local municipal museum in 1970s suburban Massachusetts.

Screening today
/ Film

Ballad of a Small Player 15

Screening from Fri 24 Oct

From award-winning director Edward Berger (Conclave), this thriller follows a gambler (Colin Farrell) and a con artist (Tilda Swinton) who flee Britain for the casinos of Macau.

Screening today
/ Film

Mystery Film 18

Fri 24 Oct, 6pm | Tickets £5.50 (+£1.25 admin fee for non-members)

Come with us on a journey through the weird, the wonderful, the cult and the long forgotten... into the world of mystery film. Nobody knows what the film will be until the lights drop and the opening titles roll.

Screening today
/ Food & Drink

Wine Tasting 18

Fri 24 Oct, 7pm | Fri 7 Nov, 7pm | Fri 5 Dec, 7pm

Join us for an evening of wine tasting with our supplier Woodthorpe Wines. Certified Sommelier Matthew Whitaker will guide you through a bespoke menu of hand-picked wines.

Screening today
/ Stage on Screen

Mitski: The Land 12A

Thu 23 Oct, 8.15pm | Fri 24 Oct, 8.15pm

Mitski: The Land converts the magic and majesty of witnessing Mitski live onto screen. Filmed over three nights at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre in 2024, this is a thrilling portrayal of what kept hundreds of thousands of fans rapt at venues across the globe.

Screening today

Access Cinema

Regular screenings for people with differing access needs, to give all our customers the chance to enjoy a great cinema experience.

Audio described screenings

For our customers who are blind or have slight loss, many films come with audio description, where a recorded narrator describes the on-screen action during gaps in the dialogue. This is broadcast through wireless headsets so only the wearer can hear.

Relaxed environment screenings

Our relaxed environment screening have reduced sound levels, partially raised lighting, no trailers, and freedom to move around and use sensory aids. They are particularly suited to to people with neuro-diversities including autism, ADHD or other sensory processing disorders.

Captioned screenings

For anyone who is deaf or has hearing loss, we show descriptive subtitled versions of the latest English language movies in our main cinema screens.

Phoenix Leicester

Phoenix is Leicester’s centre for independent cinema, art and digital culture. Films and art deserve to be experienced somewhere special – which is why the whole Phoenix team works hard to make Phoenix a place where everyone can feel welcome and inspired.

Following a multi-million pound expansion, Phoenix now boast four state-of-the-art cinema screens, and shows everything from micro-budget independent films to the latest Hollywood blockbusters, plus film festivals and special events. And as an independent venue, the team handpicks Phoenix’s cinema programme specifically for Leicester audiences, so you’ll see things at Phoenix that aren’t screening in any other local cinemas.

With two superb galleries, Phoenix’s digital art programme presents exciting and innovative work by local and international artists; and short courses, workshops and activities provide opportunities for people of all ages to learn about and create their own film and art.

Our newly opened Café Bar offers a stylish and comfortable place to see friends and relax over a meal and drinks, or meet with clients and catch up on some work.

Phoenix believes that film and art have the power to enhance lives, and for many customers Phoenix staff make the difference. With a clear passion for their work, you’ll find many are studying film or art locally, or are involved in the wider creative community Phoenix attracts.

And as a local charity, all earnings go back into developing Phoenix’s creative programmes, enabling them to reach out to more people.

We hope to see you soon.