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Showing: Fri 18 Sep - Fri 25 Sep

Fri 18 Sep

/ Family

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom U

Screening from Fri 18 Sep

Everyone’s favourite on-screen sheep is back! And a wild beast is on the loose ahead of Halloween in Mossy Bottom.

/ Film

The Incomer 12A

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Screening until Thu 24 Sep

A strange and hilariously daft British comedy swept up in Celtic folklore about two siblings who have grown up isolated from modern society.

Screening today
/ Film

Pressure 12A

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Screening until Thu 24 Sep

★★★★ – Empire. Based on David Haig’s critically acclaimed 2014 play, Pressure tells the dramatic true story of professional rivalry and jeopardy behind the execution of the D-Day landings.

/ Documentary

The Cycle of Love 12A

Screening from Fri 18 Sep

This extraordinary film tells a real-life love story like no other. 23-year-old street artist PK sets off on a 6,000 mile journey to India on a second-hand bicycle to reunite with the love of his life, Lotta.

Screening today
/ Film

Late Fame 15

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Screening until Thu 24 Sep

★★★★ – Guardian. Willem Dafoe is on superb form in Kent Jones’ drama playing ageing New York poet Ed Saxberger who finds fame late when a group of young artists welcome him into their circle.

Screening today
/ Film

Resident Evil 15

Screening from Fri 18 Sep

Filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) thrillingly reinvents the Resident Evil franchise with a terrifying tale set over one horrific night.

Screening today
/ Film

Bad Apples 15

Screening from Fri 18 Sep

Four-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan (The Outrun, Little Women) stars in this biting satire as a primary school teacher who does something drastic with a problem student.

Screening today
/ Film

PULP: What Do You Do For An Encore? is a celebration of one of Britain's most unusual bands, captured during their triumphant 2025 tour.

Screening today
/ Spoken word

Some-Antics Spoken Word N/A

Fri 18 Sep, 7pm | Tickets £4

We're back after our summer break for more poetry and music!

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Sat 19 Sep

/ Family

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom U

Screening from Fri 18 Sep

Everyone’s favourite on-screen sheep is back! And a wild beast is on the loose ahead of Halloween in Mossy Bottom.

/ Film

Coyote Vs. Acme PG

Sat 19 & Sun 20 Sep

A hotly-anticipated film for all the family, Coyote vs Acme is a fun, hilarious, inventive movie chock-full of slapstick physical comedy with a warm heart.

Screening today
/ Film

Pressure 12A

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Screening until Thu 24 Sep

★★★★ – Empire. Based on David Haig’s critically acclaimed 2014 play, Pressure tells the dramatic true story of professional rivalry and jeopardy behind the execution of the D-Day landings.

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Westwood & The Big Swap 15

Sat 19 Sep, 2pm

“Buy less. Choose well. Make it last.” Join us for a screening of intimate Vivienne Westwood documentary Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist followed by a clothes swap with The Big Swap CIC.

Screening today
/ Film

Late Fame 15

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Screening until Thu 24 Sep

★★★★ – Guardian. Willem Dafoe is on superb form in Kent Jones’ drama playing ageing New York poet Ed Saxberger who finds fame late when a group of young artists welcome him into their circle.

Screening today
/ Film

The Incomer 12A

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Screening until Thu 24 Sep

A strange and hilariously daft British comedy swept up in Celtic folklore about two siblings who have grown up isolated from modern society.

Screening today
/ Film

Resident Evil 15

Screening from Fri 18 Sep

Filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) thrillingly reinvents the Resident Evil franchise with a terrifying tale set over one horrific night.

Screening today
/ MET Opera

A celebration of the Met’s two decades of onstage glory as experienced in cinemas showcasing unforgettable on stage moments.

Screening today
/ Documentary

The Cycle of Love 12A

Screening from Fri 18 Sep

This extraordinary film tells a real-life love story like no other. 23-year-old street artist PK sets off on a 6,000 mile journey to India on a second-hand bicycle to reunite with the love of his life, Lotta.

Screening today
/ Film

Bad Apples 15

Screening from Fri 18 Sep

Four-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan (The Outrun, Little Women) stars in this biting satire as a primary school teacher who does something drastic with a problem student.

Screening today

Sun 20 Sep

/ Film

Coyote Vs. Acme PG

Sat 19 & Sun 20 Sep

A hotly-anticipated film for all the family, Coyote vs Acme is a fun, hilarious, inventive movie chock-full of slapstick physical comedy with a warm heart.

Screening today
/ Film

Pressure 12A

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Screening until Thu 24 Sep

★★★★ – Empire. Based on David Haig’s critically acclaimed 2014 play, Pressure tells the dramatic true story of professional rivalry and jeopardy behind the execution of the D-Day landings.

/ Documentary

The Cycle of Love 12A

Screening from Fri 18 Sep

This extraordinary film tells a real-life love story like no other. 23-year-old street artist PK sets off on a 6,000 mile journey to India on a second-hand bicycle to reunite with the love of his life, Lotta.

Screening today
/ Family

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom U

Screening from Fri 18 Sep

Everyone’s favourite on-screen sheep is back! And a wild beast is on the loose ahead of Halloween in Mossy Bottom.

/ Jacques Becker Season

Edouard et Caroline 12A

Sun 20 Sep, 2pm

Becker’s 1951 screwball-esque comedy-drama follows husband and wife Edward and Caroline as they get ready for an evening that threatens to spiral into petty arguments and threats of divorce.

Screening today
/ Exhibition on Screen

James McNeill Whistler PG

Sun 20 Sep, 3pm

Unveiling the bold, innovative artist behind one of the most famous paintings in history, this exhibition on screen reawakens the world to James McNeill Whistler's work and legacy.

Screening today
/ Film

Resident Evil 15

Screening from Fri 18 Sep

Filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) thrillingly reinvents the Resident Evil franchise with a terrifying tale set over one horrific night.

Screening today
/ Film

The Incomer 12A

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Screening until Thu 24 Sep

A strange and hilariously daft British comedy swept up in Celtic folklore about two siblings who have grown up isolated from modern society.

Screening today
/ Film

Bad Apples 15

Screening from Fri 18 Sep

Four-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan (The Outrun, Little Women) stars in this biting satire as a primary school teacher who does something drastic with a problem student.

Screening today

Thu 24 Sep

/ Film

Late Fame 15

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Screening until Thu 24 Sep

★★★★ – Guardian. Willem Dafoe is on superb form in Kent Jones’ drama playing ageing New York poet Ed Saxberger who finds fame late when a group of young artists welcome him into their circle.

Screening today
/ Family

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom U

Screening from Fri 18 Sep

Everyone’s favourite on-screen sheep is back! And a wild beast is on the loose ahead of Halloween in Mossy Bottom.

/ Film

Bad Apples 15

Screening from Fri 18 Sep

Four-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan (The Outrun, Little Women) stars in this biting satire as a primary school teacher who does something drastic with a problem student.

Screening today
/ Film

Pressure 12A

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Screening until Thu 24 Sep

★★★★ – Empire. Based on David Haig’s critically acclaimed 2014 play, Pressure tells the dramatic true story of professional rivalry and jeopardy behind the execution of the D-Day landings.

/ Film

The Incomer 12A

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Screening until Thu 24 Sep

A strange and hilariously daft British comedy swept up in Celtic folklore about two siblings who have grown up isolated from modern society.

Screening today
/ Film

Resident Evil 15

Screening from Fri 18 Sep

Filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) thrillingly reinvents the Resident Evil franchise with a terrifying tale set over one horrific night.

Screening today
/ Documentary

The Cycle of Love 12A

Screening from Fri 18 Sep

This extraordinary film tells a real-life love story like no other. 23-year-old street artist PK sets off on a 6,000 mile journey to India on a second-hand bicycle to reunite with the love of his life, Lotta.

Screening today
/ PLATFORM

PLATFORM: The Slate Q&A 18+

Thu 24 Sep, 7pm

Join us to hear about the three projects in development with The Slate and to learn more about the process of assembling the crew for these productions.

Screening today
/ NT Live

The Misanthrope 15

Thu 24 Sep, 7pm | Sat 26 Sep, 7.30pm | Sun 27 Sep, 3pm (caps)

Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy.

Screening today
/ Alfred Hitchcock Season

North by Northwest (1959) PG

Thu 24 Sep, 7.45pm

A case of mistaken identity leads to an advertising exec going on the run in Hitchcock's classic spy thriller, starring Cary Grant.

Screening today

Mon 21 Sep

/ Film

Bad Apples 15

Screening from Fri 18 Sep

Four-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan (The Outrun, Little Women) stars in this biting satire as a primary school teacher who does something drastic with a problem student.

Screening today
/ Family

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom U

Screening from Fri 18 Sep

Everyone’s favourite on-screen sheep is back! And a wild beast is on the loose ahead of Halloween in Mossy Bottom.

/ Documentary

The Cycle of Love 12A

Screening from Fri 18 Sep

This extraordinary film tells a real-life love story like no other. 23-year-old street artist PK sets off on a 6,000 mile journey to India on a second-hand bicycle to reunite with the love of his life, Lotta.

Screening today
/ Film

Pressure 12A

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Screening until Thu 24 Sep

★★★★ – Empire. Based on David Haig’s critically acclaimed 2014 play, Pressure tells the dramatic true story of professional rivalry and jeopardy behind the execution of the D-Day landings.

/ Film

Late Fame 15

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Screening until Thu 24 Sep

★★★★ – Guardian. Willem Dafoe is on superb form in Kent Jones’ drama playing ageing New York poet Ed Saxberger who finds fame late when a group of young artists welcome him into their circle.

Screening today
/ Film

Resident Evil 15

Screening from Fri 18 Sep

Filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) thrillingly reinvents the Resident Evil franchise with a terrifying tale set over one horrific night.

Screening today
/ Film + Director Q&A

“★★★★ – painfully funny and a punch to the gut" – Guardian. Earning comparisons Lady Bird and Booksmart, Molly Manners' delightful feature debut focuses on the friendship between two friends at boarding school, and their summer project to fall in love.

Screening today
/ Early Mann

The Keep 18

Mon 21 Sep, 8.30pm

A fascinating cult-horror oddity in Mann’s filmography, The Keep feels like a mix of John Carpenter and Ken Russell with moody soundscapes provided by Tangerine Dream.

Screening today

Fri 25 Sep

/ Film

Queen at Sea 15

Screening from Fri 25 Sep

“★★★★★” – Guardian.As dementia erodes a woman’s ability to communicate her inner life, her husband (Courtenay) and daughter (Binoche) struggle to act in her best interest.

Screening today
/ Film

Sense and Sensibility U

Screening from Fri 25 Sep

An irresistible new adaptation of Jane Austen's beloved classic from director Georgia Oakley (Blue Jean) starring Daisy Edgar-Jones.

/ Film

Mystery Film 18

Fri 25 Sep, 6.15pm | Tickets £6.25 (+£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
/ Film

Michael Mann’s genre-defining thriller returns in a 4K director’s cut for its 40th anniversary.

Screening today
/ Film

Hope 15

Screening from Fri 25 Sep

An epic sci-fi thriller from Na Hong-jin (The Yellow Sea, The Wailing) that went down a storm at the Cannes Film Festival.

Screening today
/ Late Night Fridays

Tetsuo: The Iron Man 18

Fri 25 Sep, 9.30pm | Tickets £6.25 (+£1.25 admin fee for non-members)

Experimental body horror at its finest. Following a hit and run, an ordinary man is hunted by the Metal Fetishist and finds himself under a curse which transforms his body into a mutilated iron monstrosity.

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.

Descriptive Subtitled

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.