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Savages PG

Screening from Fri 22 Aug

★★★★ – Time Out. Two cousins and a baby orangutan fight back against Borneo’s logging companies in this beautiful stop-motion animation from the makers of My Life As A Courgette.

Screening Mon 25 Aug
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Battleship Potemkin: Music By Pet Shop Boys PG

Mon 25 Aug, 1pm & 7.45pm | Thu 28 Aug, 1pm & 6.15pm

Eisenstein’s film about a 1905 naval mutiny has been a fixture in the critical canon almost since its premiere, and now returns to cinemas for its 100th anniversary with the celebrated score by Pet Shop Boys.

Screening Mon 25 Aug
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Motherboard 15

Screening from Fri 22 Aug

BAFTA winner Victoria Mapplebeck’s documentary Motherboard has been 20 years in the making. This remarkable film charts the joy, pain and comedy of Victoria raising her son Jim alone.

Screening Mon 25 Aug
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The Life of Chuck 15

Screening from Fri 22 Aug

★★★★★ – Den of Geek. The extraordinary life story of an ordinary man told in reverse, genre-bending, life-affirming fantasy based on the Stephen King novella.

Screening Mon 25 Aug
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The Kingdom 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 28 Aug

"★★★★ – haunting" – The Times. In this gripping crime thriller, a Corsican mob boss and his teenage daughter go on the run, slowly drawing her into the violent criminal underworld.

Screening Mon 25 Aug
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Materialists 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 28 Aug

A New York dating consultant must choose between her perfect match and her emotionally entangled ex. A razor-sharp romantic comedy-drama about the messy truths of modern love, from the director of Past Lives.

Screening Mon 25 Aug
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Weapons 18

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 28 Aug

One night at 2.17am, 17 children get out of their beds, leave their homes and mysteriously disappear into the night. The nightmarish events and revelations that follow will shake the small town to its foundations.

Screening Mon 25 Aug
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The Ballad of Wallis Island 12A

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 28 Aug

On a secluded island, an eccentric lottery winner dreams of getting his favourite musical duo back together for one last gig. The fantasy becomes real as the bandmates and former lovers agree to play a private show on the island, not knowing it is for an audience of one!

Screening Mon 25 Aug
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Big Screen Heroes

Throughout July and August

Movies are made to be seen at the cinema, so just like Superman, Hiccup, Elio and the Bad Guys you can be a 'Big Screen Hero' this summer when you enjoy the best family films at Phoenix.

/ VR Experiences

Digital Spaces: VR Tour

Fri 22 – Sat 23 Aug, 1pm – 4pm | Fri 29 – Sat 30 Aug, 1pm – 4pm | FREE, drop-in sessions

Enjoy a thrilling collection of free VR experiences for all ages at Phoenix this month, as part of the national Digital Spaces programme.

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Kaiju continues…

Films screening Aug - Nov

A season of four classic kaiju (literally translated as “strange beast”) movies across August, from the legendary director Ishiro Honda.

/ Food & Drink

Lazy Sunday

Every Sunday morning, before the 12.30pm film

Lazy Sundays are back! Enjoy a film and brunch for £14.95 when attending our Sunday, 12.30pm film screening.

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.