Film / Sorry We Missed You
Fri 8 – Thu 21 Nov
★★★★★ – The Guardian. Ken Loach returns after 2016’s I, Daniel Blake with another excoriation of modern life in Britain.
Film / Mrs Lowry and Son
Mon 11 – Thu 14 Nov
Starring Timothy Spall and Vanessa Redgrave as L.S. Lowry and his mother, Mrs Lowry and Son brings to life the tumultuous relationship that helped shape one of the 20th century’s most iconic painters.
Film / Monos
Fri 8 – Thu 14 Nov
★★★★★ – Mark Kermode, The Guardian. A group of teenage commandos perform military training exercises while watching over an American hostage for a shadowy force known only as ‘The Organisation’.
Season / My Phoenix Passport
Screenings every month
MyPhoenix Passport is your ticket to great cinema from around the world, with specially selected films every month. Tickets £5 for MyPhoenix Members and Friends.
Season / French Film Festival UK
Screenings throughout November and December
We're delighted to once again join the national tour of the French Film Festival UK, now in its 27th year.
Season / Judy Garland Mini-Season
Screenings in November
We present two of Judy Garland's most beloved films, to mark the start of the BFI Musicals season and to celebrate October's release of Judy, a biopic of this unforgettable Hollywood legend.
Season / Films of Our Lifetime
Fri 15 – Sun 17 Nov
It's 10 years since we opened our doors in Leicester's Cultural Quarter, and we're celebrating our 10th birthday with a special programme of films from Friday 15 to Sunday 17 November, before the actual birthday party on Tuesday 19th November.
Film / Chained for Life
Fri 15 – Sat 16 Nov
Aaron Schimberg’s dextrous, darkly comedic and hugely entertaining film-within-a-film challenges the issue of cinematic representation of disfigurement and disability without offering simple resolutions.
Film / The Artist
Fri 15 Nov, 6pm
How did it happen? Was it all a dream? Huge audiences across the country for a black and white, silent French film?! The Artist was a sensation at Phoenix and remains a huge favourite of our team here.
Film / Whiplash
Fri 15 Nov, 8.10pm
★★★★★ – Empire. On its release in early 2015 Whiplash felt like a major moment at Phoenix, there was such a buzz about in the building as staff and customers couldn’t stop talking about it.
Film / Get Out
Fri 15 Nov, 10.15pm
★★★★ – Guardian. Across the course of our ten years there are probably a handful of films that felt like a true cultural moment... and the scathing and scary Get Out is one of them.
Film / Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse
Sat 16 Nov, 10.20am
We had to acknowledge the Marvel juggernaut for our birthday, so we do just that with perhaps the best superhero film of all – Spider-Verse is heartfelt, exciting, imaginative and brilliant fun.
Film / Easter Parade
Sat 16 Nov, 11am
★★★★ – Empire. Judy Garland stars opposite fellow Hollywood icon and musical legend Fred Astaire in this 1948 classic, with no fewer than 17 songs by the legendary Irving Berlin.
Film / Wadjda
Sat 16 Nov, 1pm
★★★★ – Guardian. A watershed moment for women in film, Wadjda's director Haifaa Al Mansour was the first female Saudi filmmaker. Her debut feature is a moving, quietly defiant film.
Film / Moonlight
Sat 16 Nov, 3.30pm
★★★★★ – Guardian. Gorgeous and heart-breaking, Moonlight scooped the Oscar for Best Picture against the odds and remains a haunting masterpiece.
Film / The Intouchables
Sat 16 Nov, 5.45pm
One of our all-time favourites at Phoenix, this charming film sees an enigmatic young man become the carer for a wealthy quadriplegic and an unlikely friendship develops.
Film / Sorry We Missed You - Pay What You Can
Sat 16 Nov, 6pm | Wed 20 Nov, 1.20pm
★★★★★ – The Guardian. Ken Loach returns after 2016’s I, Daniel Blake with another excoriation of modern life in Britain.
Film / The Grand Budapest Hotel
Sat 16 Nov, 8.15pm
★★★★★ – The Telegraph. As one of our favourite directors, we had to include a Wes Anderson film for our birthday weekend, and Grand Budapest is a star-studded delight.
Film / By the Grace of God
Sat 16 – Thu 21 Nov
Winner of the 2019 Berlinale Jury Grand Prix, Ozon’s new film marks a change of pace for the director with this moving true story of child sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church.
Film / Hunt For The Wilderpeople
Sun 17 Nov, 10.45am
Another of our favourite filmmakers, we could have screened a handful of Taika Waititi’s films – and this wonderful comedy-drama finished in the top 5 of both the staff and public votes.
Film / Blackfish
Sun 17 Nov, 1pm
One of the biggest documentaries to screen at Phoenix over the past decade. Blackfish is as gripping as any thriller, and showed that films have the power to change the world.
Bolshoi Ballet / Le Corsaire
Sun 17 Nov, 3pm
In Andrinopolis's bazaar, the Pacha sets his sights on a beautiful young woman. But then she is kidnapped by a charming pirate and the adventure begins.
Film / Holy Motors
Sun 17 Nov, 3.05pm
Once seen, never forgotten! Carax’s bonkers and brilliant film delighted and disgusted audiences in equal measure on its release in 2012 – watching it on the big screen is an experience not to be missed.
Film / Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Sun 17 Nov, 5.30pm
Martin McDonagh and his brother have made some of the most popular films at Phoenix since 2009, but it was this funny and moving tale of a mother's search for justice that finished second in our staff vote.
More about Phoenix
Phoenix / About Cinema
Phoenix is an independent cinema screening the best films from around the world, from micro-budget foreign pictures to Hollywood blockbusters.
Phoenix / 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.
Phoenix / About Learning
Whether for pleasure, professional skills or education, Phoenix's short courses, talks, workshops and screenings make learning rewarding and fun.
Phoenix Leicester
Phoenix is Leicester’s centre for independent cinema, art and digital culture. We are a charity.
In our two modern cinema screens we show everything from micro-budget independent films to the latest Hollywood blockbusters, and we regularly organise festivals and events.
Our regularly changing art programme presents work by local and international artists, and our education work helps people of all ages to learn about, and create their own, film and art.
At Phoenix, we believe film and art have the power to enhance our lives. Watching a movie or visiting a gallery can entertain and inspire us, offering new perspectives on our lives and those of others.
They deserve to be experienced somewhere special – which is why we work hard to ensure Phoenix is a place everyone can feel welcome and inspired.
If you fancy a drink, dinner or somewhere to meet friends, our Café Bar is open all day serving freshly-cooked food, and drinks you can take into our cinema screen if you wish.
For many customers, our staff make the difference. With a clear passion for our work, you’ll find many are studying film or art locally, or involved in the wider creative community Phoenix attracts.
As a local charity, all our earnings go back into developing our creative programmes, enabling us to reach out to more people.
We hope to see you soon.