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Showing: Fri 12 Dec - Fri 19 Dec

Fri 12 Dec

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It Was Just An Accident 12A

Screening from Fri 12 Dec

★★★★★ – Time Out. A muscular thriller following a group of citizens considering revenge against a man they believe was their torturer. Winner of the prestigious Palme d'Or at Cannes.

Screening today
/ Film

Nuremberg 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec (excl. Sun 14 Dec)

In a true story of the war crimes trials held by the Allies, an American psychiatrist finds himself in a complex battle of wits with Hitler's accomplice, Hermann Göring.

Screening today
/ Film

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery 12A

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec

★★★★★ – BBC. Contemporary cinema’s favourite detective Benoit Blanc returns in Rian Johnson’s sharply penned and devilishly fun reinvention of the classic whodunit.

Screening today
/ Film

Wicked: For Good PG

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec

In the eagerly anticipated second and final instalment of the adaptation of the classic Broadway musical, Glinda and Elphaba's relationship is put to the test in a series of events that will change Oz forever.

Screening today
/ Film

Pillion 18

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec

"★★★★★ – a sublime piece of art" – Evening Standard. An enigmatic biker, Ray (Alexander Skarsgård) sweeps timid, directionless Colin (Harry Melling) off his feet. Their meeting is a catalyst for change in Colin's life.

Screening today
/ Film

Blue Moon 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec (excl. Sun 14 Dec)

★★★★ – Guardian. Richard Linklater’s (Boyhood, Before Sunset) superb comedy drama sees legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart (Hawke) confront his shattered self-confidence as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers (Scott) celebrates the opening night of Oklahoma!

Screening today
/ Film

Eternity 15

Screening from Fri 12 Dec

★★★★ - Empire. Elizabeth Olsen stars at the centre of a love triangle in this charming screwball comedy set in a bureaucratic afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity.

Screening today
/ Filmwallahs

Deewaar 15

Fri 12 Dec, 7.15pm

Marking its 50th anniversary, Deewaar remains one of the defining classics of Indian cinema. Starring Amitabh Bachchan in his iconic “angry young man” role as a dockworker who rises through the underworld, at odds with his upright policeman brother.

Screening today
/ Staff Pick

Swingers 15

Fri 12 Dec, 8.30pm | Mon 15 Dec, 7.45pm

Doug Liman’s sublimely enjoyable comedy is December's Staff Pick, chosen by Café Bar Assistant Neil Merryweather.

Screening today
/ Film

The Shining – 45th Anniversary 15

Screening from Fri 12 Dec

Stanley Kubrick's chilling, subversive, and influential staple of the horror genre. Jack Torrence (Jack Nicholson) accepts a job at the Overlook Hotel as an off-season caretaker. Isolated at the hotel with his wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and their son, madness ensues.

Screening today

Sat 13 Dec

/ Cosy Christmas

Home Alone PG

Sat 13 – Sun 14 Dec

John Hughes' classic family comedy is back on the big screen for the festive season. When the McAllister family left on their Christmas vacation they forgot one small thing – Kevin!

Screening today
/ Film

Blue Moon 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec (excl. Sun 14 Dec)

★★★★ – Guardian. Richard Linklater’s (Boyhood, Before Sunset) superb comedy drama sees legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart (Hawke) confront his shattered self-confidence as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers (Scott) celebrates the opening night of Oklahoma!

Screening today
/ Film

Eternity 15

Screening from Fri 12 Dec

★★★★ - Empire. Elizabeth Olsen stars at the centre of a love triangle in this charming screwball comedy set in a bureaucratic afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity.

Screening today
/ Film

Nuremberg 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec (excl. Sun 14 Dec)

In a true story of the war crimes trials held by the Allies, an American psychiatrist finds himself in a complex battle of wits with Hitler's accomplice, Hermann Göring.

Screening today
/ Film

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery 12A

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec

★★★★★ – BBC. Contemporary cinema’s favourite detective Benoit Blanc returns in Rian Johnson’s sharply penned and devilishly fun reinvention of the classic whodunit.

Screening today
/ Film

The Shining – 45th Anniversary 15

Screening from Fri 12 Dec

Stanley Kubrick's chilling, subversive, and influential staple of the horror genre. Jack Torrence (Jack Nicholson) accepts a job at the Overlook Hotel as an off-season caretaker. Isolated at the hotel with his wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and their son, madness ensues.

Screening today
/ Film

It Was Just An Accident 12A

Screening from Fri 12 Dec

★★★★★ – Time Out. A muscular thriller following a group of citizens considering revenge against a man they believe was their torturer. Winner of the prestigious Palme d'Or at Cannes.

Screening today
/ Film

Wicked: For Good PG

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec

In the eagerly anticipated second and final instalment of the adaptation of the classic Broadway musical, Glinda and Elphaba's relationship is put to the test in a series of events that will change Oz forever.

Screening today
/ Film

Pillion 18

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec

"★★★★★ – a sublime piece of art" – Evening Standard. An enigmatic biker, Ray (Alexander Skarsgård) sweeps timid, directionless Colin (Harry Melling) off his feet. Their meeting is a catalyst for change in Colin's life.

Screening today
/ MET Opera

Andrea Chénier 12A

Sat 13 Dec, 6pm

Giordano’s passionate tragedy stars tenor Piotr Beczała as the virtuous poet who falls victim to the intrigue and violence of the French Revolution.

Screening today
/ Stage on Screen

The Cure: The Show of a Lost World 12A

Sat 13 Dec, 8.15pm | Sun 14 Dec, 3pm

On 1st November 2024, The Cure's widely acclaimed Grammy-nominated album Songs of a Lost World was released. The night of the album's unveiling, The Cure performed the record in full for the first and only time at London’s Troxy in front of 3,000 fans.

Screening today
/ Film

Tangerine 15

Sat 13 Dec, 8.30pm

It's Christmas in California and Sin-Dee is on a hunt for her boyfriend and the woman he cheated on her with. Accompanied by her friend Alexandra, the two women trek across Los Angeles on Christmas Eve in Sean Baker's breakout success.

Screening today

Sun 14 Dec

/ Cosy Christmas

Home Alone PG

Sat 13 – Sun 14 Dec

John Hughes' classic family comedy is back on the big screen for the festive season. When the McAllister family left on their Christmas vacation they forgot one small thing – Kevin!

Screening today
/ Film

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery 12A

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec

★★★★★ – BBC. Contemporary cinema’s favourite detective Benoit Blanc returns in Rian Johnson’s sharply penned and devilishly fun reinvention of the classic whodunit.

Screening today
/ Film

It Was Just An Accident 12A

Screening from Fri 12 Dec

★★★★★ – Time Out. A muscular thriller following a group of citizens considering revenge against a man they believe was their torturer. Winner of the prestigious Palme d'Or at Cannes.

Screening today
/ Film

Eternity 15

Screening from Fri 12 Dec

★★★★ - Empire. Elizabeth Olsen stars at the centre of a love triangle in this charming screwball comedy set in a bureaucratic afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity.

Screening today
/ Royal Ballet & Opera

The Nutcracker 12A

Sun 14 Dec, 2pm

Featuring Tchaikovsky’s most familiar melodies and brought to life by Julia Trevelyan Oman’s exquisite designs, The Nutcracker is sure to be a festive firecracker for all ages.

Screening today
/ Film

Wicked: For Good PG

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec

In the eagerly anticipated second and final instalment of the adaptation of the classic Broadway musical, Glinda and Elphaba's relationship is put to the test in a series of events that will change Oz forever.

Screening today
/ Stage on Screen

The Cure: The Show of a Lost World 12A

Sat 13 Dec, 8.15pm | Sun 14 Dec, 3pm

On 1st November 2024, The Cure's widely acclaimed Grammy-nominated album Songs of a Lost World was released. The night of the album's unveiling, The Cure performed the record in full for the first and only time at London’s Troxy in front of 3,000 fans.

Screening today
/ Melodrama on Film

The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant 12A

Sun 14 Dec, 3.15pm | Tue 30 Dec, 7.45pm

A successful fashion designer spirals in isolation as the flighty object of her affections fails to return her devotion in Fassbinder’s autobiographical masterpiece.

Screening today
/ Film

The Shining – 45th Anniversary 15

Screening from Fri 12 Dec

Stanley Kubrick's chilling, subversive, and influential staple of the horror genre. Jack Torrence (Jack Nicholson) accepts a job at the Overlook Hotel as an off-season caretaker. Isolated at the hotel with his wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and their son, madness ensues.

Screening today
/ Film

Pillion 18

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec

"★★★★★ – a sublime piece of art" – Evening Standard. An enigmatic biker, Ray (Alexander Skarsgård) sweeps timid, directionless Colin (Harry Melling) off his feet. Their meeting is a catalyst for change in Colin's life.

Screening today

Mon 15 Dec

/ Film

Blue Moon 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec (excl. Sun 14 Dec)

★★★★ – Guardian. Richard Linklater’s (Boyhood, Before Sunset) superb comedy drama sees legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart (Hawke) confront his shattered self-confidence as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers (Scott) celebrates the opening night of Oklahoma!

Screening today
/ Film

Eternity 15

Screening from Fri 12 Dec

★★★★ - Empire. Elizabeth Olsen stars at the centre of a love triangle in this charming screwball comedy set in a bureaucratic afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity.

Screening today
/ Film

It Was Just An Accident 12A

Screening from Fri 12 Dec

★★★★★ – Time Out. A muscular thriller following a group of citizens considering revenge against a man they believe was their torturer. Winner of the prestigious Palme d'Or at Cannes.

Screening today
/ Film

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery 12A

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec

★★★★★ – BBC. Contemporary cinema’s favourite detective Benoit Blanc returns in Rian Johnson’s sharply penned and devilishly fun reinvention of the classic whodunit.

Screening today
/ Film

Nuremberg 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec (excl. Sun 14 Dec)

In a true story of the war crimes trials held by the Allies, an American psychiatrist finds himself in a complex battle of wits with Hitler's accomplice, Hermann Göring.

Screening today
/ Film

Wicked: For Good PG

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec

In the eagerly anticipated second and final instalment of the adaptation of the classic Broadway musical, Glinda and Elphaba's relationship is put to the test in a series of events that will change Oz forever.

Screening today
/ Film

Pillion 18

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec

"★★★★★ – a sublime piece of art" – Evening Standard. An enigmatic biker, Ray (Alexander Skarsgård) sweeps timid, directionless Colin (Harry Melling) off his feet. Their meeting is a catalyst for change in Colin's life.

Screening today
/ Film

The Shining – 45th Anniversary 15

Screening from Fri 12 Dec

Stanley Kubrick's chilling, subversive, and influential staple of the horror genre. Jack Torrence (Jack Nicholson) accepts a job at the Overlook Hotel as an off-season caretaker. Isolated at the hotel with his wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and their son, madness ensues.

Screening today
/ Staff Pick

Swingers 15

Fri 12 Dec, 8.30pm | Mon 15 Dec, 7.45pm

Doug Liman’s sublimely enjoyable comedy is December's Staff Pick, chosen by Café Bar Assistant Neil Merryweather.

Screening today

Thu 18 Dec

/ Film

Eternity 15

Screening from Fri 12 Dec

★★★★ - Empire. Elizabeth Olsen stars at the centre of a love triangle in this charming screwball comedy set in a bureaucratic afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity.

Screening today
/ Film

It Was Just An Accident 12A

Screening from Fri 12 Dec

★★★★★ – Time Out. A muscular thriller following a group of citizens considering revenge against a man they believe was their torturer. Winner of the prestigious Palme d'Or at Cannes.

Screening today
/ Film

Pillion 18

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec

"★★★★★ – a sublime piece of art" – Evening Standard. An enigmatic biker, Ray (Alexander Skarsgård) sweeps timid, directionless Colin (Harry Melling) off his feet. Their meeting is a catalyst for change in Colin's life.

Screening today
/ Film

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery 12A

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec

★★★★★ – BBC. Contemporary cinema’s favourite detective Benoit Blanc returns in Rian Johnson’s sharply penned and devilishly fun reinvention of the classic whodunit.

Screening today
/ Film

Blue Moon 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec (excl. Sun 14 Dec)

★★★★ – Guardian. Richard Linklater’s (Boyhood, Before Sunset) superb comedy drama sees legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart (Hawke) confront his shattered self-confidence as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers (Scott) celebrates the opening night of Oklahoma!

Screening today
/ Film

Wicked: For Good PG

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec

In the eagerly anticipated second and final instalment of the adaptation of the classic Broadway musical, Glinda and Elphaba's relationship is put to the test in a series of events that will change Oz forever.

Screening today
/ Film

Nuremberg 15

EXTRA SHOWS: Screening until Thu 18 Dec (excl. Sun 14 Dec)

In a true story of the war crimes trials held by the Allies, an American psychiatrist finds himself in a complex battle of wits with Hitler's accomplice, Hermann Göring.

Screening today
/ Platform

PLATFORM: Pitching Session 18

Thu 18 Dec, 6.30pm

Join us for the final PLATFORM event of the year, an evening dedicated to pitching, feedback and building your network.

Screening today
/ Prosecco and Popcorn Screenings

The Holiday 12A

Thu 18 Dec, 7.45pm

This delightful comedy stars Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet as Amanda and Iris, two women who agree to a house swap over the Christmas holidays and find find chaos, solace, and romance waiting for them.

Screening today
/ Film

The Shining – 45th Anniversary 15

Screening from Fri 12 Dec

Stanley Kubrick's chilling, subversive, and influential staple of the horror genre. Jack Torrence (Jack Nicholson) accepts a job at the Overlook Hotel as an off-season caretaker. Isolated at the hotel with his wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and their son, madness ensues.

Screening today

Fri 19 Dec

/ Cosy Christmas

Christmas Karma 12A

Fri 19 – Tue 23 Dec

Gurinder Chadha’s (Bend It Like Beckham) musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol features an all-star cast including Billy Porter, Pixie Lott and Danny Dyer.

Screening today
/ Film

Ella McCay 12A

Screening from Fri 19 Dec

Set in 2008, James L. Brooks (Broadcast News) new political comedy-drama follows a young US politician (Emma Mackey) becoming governor of her home state as she balances her career, family life, and relationship with her mentor.

Screening today
/ Film

Iron Ladies 12A

Screening from Fri 19 Dec

Daniel Draper's documentary sheds light on the working class women who were at the forefront of a battle against the government during the 1984 miners' strike.

Screening today
/ Film

Folktales 12A

Screening from Fri 19 Dec

“Magical and warm, it’s also a bracing interlude of good cheer” – Wall Street Journal. Set in Norway, this moving documentary follows a group of teens learning to dog sled and survive the Arctic wilderness guided by patient teachers and a yard full of Alaskan huskies.

Screening today
/ Film

Mystery Film 18

Fri 19 Dec, 6.30pm | 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
/ Spoken word

Some-Antics Spoken Word N/A

Fri 19 Dec, 7pm

Join us upstairs in The Nest for an evening of poetry and music with Some-Antics Spoken Word.

Screening today
/ Christmas Crackers

It’s a Wonderful Life U

Screening from Fri 19 Dec

Journey back to 1946 with our annual screenings of Frank Capra's classic ode to family, community and the power of redemption; starring James Stewart as troubled businessman George Bailey.

Screening today
/ Christmas Crackers

The Holdovers 15

Screening from Fri 19 Dec

★★★★★ – An old school slice of comfort and joy for the cold season – Eye for Film. A modern Christmas classic, Alexander Payne and Paul Giamatti reunite following Sideways in this delightful, bittersweet comedy set during the festive season at a stuffy New England prep scholl.

Screening today
/ Late Night Fridays

Die Hard 15

Fri 19 Dec, 9.30pm | Tickets £5.50 (+£1.25 admin fee for non-membrs)

★★★★★ – Guardian. As Christmas parties go, few have gone more disastrously than the Nakatomi Corporation's 1988 shindig. NYPD cop John McClane finds his reunion with his estranged wife, Holly, interrupted by a hostage crisis.

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.