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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 Sun 24 Aug
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Jazz on a Summer’s Day U

Sun 24 Aug, 12pm

Bert Stern's immaculate film of the 1958 Newport Jazz festival is an intoxicating blend of incredible jazz and hazy Americana featuring intimate performances from Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Chuck Berry and many more.

Screening Sun 24 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 Sun 24 Aug
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A Hard Day’s Night PG

Sun 24 Aug, 2.15pm

Meet the Beatles! Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, John, Paul, George, and Ringo began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen.

Screening Sun 24 Aug
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Amazing Grace U

Sun 24 Aug, 2.30pm

"★★★★★ – The ultimate tribute to the Queen of Soul" – NME. This sensational, spine-tingling concert film showcases an awe-inspiring Aretha Franklin at her dizziest gospel heights.

Screening Sun 24 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 Sun 24 Aug
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Slade In Flame PG

Sun 24 Aug, 5pm

"The Citizen Kane of British pop movies!" - Mark Kermode.

Screening Sun 24 Aug
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Monterey Pop PG

Sun 24 Aug, 5.15pm

Journey back to The Summer of Love in D.A. Pennebaker's legendary 1967 concert film, including iconic raw perfomances by Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Otis Redding and Janis Joplin.

Screening Sun 24 Aug
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This Is Spinal Tap 15

Sun 24 Aug, 7.30pm

Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.

Screening Sun 24 Aug
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Purple Rain 15

Sun 24 Aug, 7.45pm

★★★★ – Eye For Film. Prince's sensational rock'n'roll musical explodes back onto the cinema screen!

Screening Sun 24 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.

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Kaiju Summer

Films screening throughout August

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

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.