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Showing: Sun 3 Dec - Sun 10 Dec

Sun 3 Dec

CBeebies Panto 2023: Robin Hood U

Sat 2 – Sun 3 Dec

The CBeebies Panto returns to cinemas for another Christmassy adventure, this time with Robin Hood at the helm!

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11.30am

Napoleon 15

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Now screening until Thu 7 Dec

★★★★★ – Guardian. Academy Award winner Joaquin Phoenix stars as Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in Ridley Scott’s latest spectacular historical epic.

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11.45am 7.15pm

Maestro 15

Screening from Fri 1 Dec

★★★★★ – The Times. Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born) directs and stars in Maestro, a rousing biopic of Leonard Bernstein, one of musical theatre’s great composers.

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12.15pm 3.15pm 6.45pm

Fallen Leaves 12A

Screening from Fri 1 Dec

Aki Kaurismäki’s bittersweet and gentle comedy follows lonely singletons Ansa, fired from her job at a supermarket for trying to take home an out of date sandwich, and Holappa, a construction worker who struggles to stay sober long enough to finish a shift.

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1.15pm 5.50pm

/ Festive Family Favourites

Santa Claus: The Movie PG

Sat 2 – Sun 3 Dec

When one of Santa's top elves gets led astray by an evil businessman, Mr. Claus must venture in to the modern world to save him, and Christmas itself! An uplifting piece of Christmas magic, restored in 4K.

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3.15pm

/ The Creative Worlds of Powell & Pressburger

A Matter of Life and Death U

Sun 3 Dec, 3.30pm | Sat 16 Dec, 5.15pm | Sat 23 Dec, 5.30pm

★★★★★ – The Times. Set in a gorgeously photographed Technicolor England and a monochrome heaven, their World War II set drama took the imaginative daring of the Powell and Pressburger partnership to new heights.

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3.30pm

Saltburn 15

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Now screening until Thu 7 Dec

★★★★★ – Telegraph. BAFTA winner Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin) leads an impressive ensemble cast in Oscar-winning director Emerald Fennell’s (Promising Young Woman) stylish sophomore feature.

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Scarface 18

Fri 1 – Sun 3 Dec

★★★★★ – The Times. Re-released in glorious 4K to celebrate its 40th anniversary, Brian De Palma’s heady, enthralling gangster pic has lost none of its power to shock.

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6.30pm

Femme 18

Screening from Fri 1 Dec

Based on the BAFTA winning short film of the same name, Femme explores queer power dynamics and identities in a deliciously neo-noir guise.

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8.00pm

Mon 4 Dec

Napoleon 15

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Now screening until Thu 7 Dec

★★★★★ – Guardian. Academy Award winner Joaquin Phoenix stars as Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in Ridley Scott’s latest spectacular historical epic.

Select showtime

1.00pm 7.15pm

Mami Wata 12A

Mon 4 – Thu 7 Dec

Winner of the Jury Prize for Cinematography at Sundance 2023, Mami Wata infuses West African folklore with mesmerising monochrome visuals and crime thriller vibes.

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1.00pm 6.00pm

Fallen Leaves 12A

Screening from Fri 1 Dec

Aki Kaurismäki’s bittersweet and gentle comedy follows lonely singletons Ansa, fired from her job at a supermarket for trying to take home an out of date sandwich, and Holappa, a construction worker who struggles to stay sober long enough to finish a shift.

Select showtime

1.15pm 4.45pm 7.45pm

Maestro 15

Screening from Fri 1 Dec

★★★★★ – The Times. Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born) directs and stars in Maestro, a rousing biopic of Leonard Bernstein, one of musical theatre’s great composers.

Select showtime

1.30pm 4.30pm 7.30pm

Femme 18

Screening from Fri 1 Dec

Based on the BAFTA winning short film of the same name, Femme explores queer power dynamics and identities in a deliciously neo-noir guise.

Select showtime

3.30pm 8.30pm

Saltburn 15

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Now screening until Thu 7 Dec

★★★★★ – Telegraph. BAFTA winner Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin) leads an impressive ensemble cast in Oscar-winning director Emerald Fennell’s (Promising Young Woman) stylish sophomore feature.

Select showtime

4.30pm

Tue 5 Dec

Napoleon 15

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Now screening until Thu 7 Dec

★★★★★ – Guardian. Academy Award winner Joaquin Phoenix stars as Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in Ridley Scott’s latest spectacular historical epic.

Select showtime

Fallen Leaves 12A

Screening from Fri 1 Dec

Aki Kaurismäki’s bittersweet and gentle comedy follows lonely singletons Ansa, fired from her job at a supermarket for trying to take home an out of date sandwich, and Holappa, a construction worker who struggles to stay sober long enough to finish a shift.

Select showtime

1.15pm 8.30pm

Maestro 15

Screening from Fri 1 Dec

★★★★★ – The Times. Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born) directs and stars in Maestro, a rousing biopic of Leonard Bernstein, one of musical theatre’s great composers.

Select showtime

1.30pm 4.30pm 7.30pm

Mami Wata 12A

Mon 4 – Thu 7 Dec

Winner of the Jury Prize for Cinematography at Sundance 2023, Mami Wata infuses West African folklore with mesmerising monochrome visuals and crime thriller vibes.

Select showtime

1.45pm 5.00pm

Femme 18

Screening from Fri 1 Dec

Based on the BAFTA winning short film of the same name, Femme explores queer power dynamics and identities in a deliciously neo-noir guise.

Select showtime

3.30pm 6.00pm

/ French Film Festival UK

The Taste of Things 12A

Tue 5 Dec, 7.30pm

Starring Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel, France’s entry for the 2024 Oscars is a mouthwatering and sensual romance set almost exclusively in the kitchen of chateau in 1885.

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7.30pm

Saltburn 15

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Now screening until Thu 7 Dec

★★★★★ – Telegraph. BAFTA winner Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin) leads an impressive ensemble cast in Oscar-winning director Emerald Fennell’s (Promising Young Woman) stylish sophomore feature.

Select showtime

8.45pm

Wed 6 Dec

Napoleon 15

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Now screening until Thu 7 Dec

★★★★★ – Guardian. Academy Award winner Joaquin Phoenix stars as Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in Ridley Scott’s latest spectacular historical epic.

Select showtime

Maestro 15

Screening from Fri 1 Dec

★★★★★ – The Times. Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born) directs and stars in Maestro, a rousing biopic of Leonard Bernstein, one of musical theatre’s great composers.

Select showtime

11.30am 2.30pm 5.30pm 8.30pm

Fallen Leaves 12A

Screening from Fri 1 Dec

Aki Kaurismäki’s bittersweet and gentle comedy follows lonely singletons Ansa, fired from her job at a supermarket for trying to take home an out of date sandwich, and Holappa, a construction worker who struggles to stay sober long enough to finish a shift.

Select showtime

11.30am 4.00pm 6.00pm

Mami Wata 12A

Mon 4 – Thu 7 Dec

Winner of the Jury Prize for Cinematography at Sundance 2023, Mami Wata infuses West African folklore with mesmerising monochrome visuals and crime thriller vibes.

Select showtime

1.15pm 8.15pm

/ Christmas Classics

Scrooge U

Wed 6 Dec, 1.45pm & 6.15pm | Fri 22 Dec, 1.15pm & 6pm

Curmudgeonly businessman Ebenezer Scrooge (Alastair Sim) has no time for the whimsy and sentimentality of Christmas. But Scrooge’s ways are forever changed when on Christmas Eve he is visited by three spirits - the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.

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1.45pm 6.15pm

Femme 18

Screening from Fri 1 Dec

Based on the BAFTA winning short film of the same name, Femme explores queer power dynamics and identities in a deliciously neo-noir guise.

Select showtime

3.15pm 8.30pm

Saltburn 15

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Now screening until Thu 7 Dec

★★★★★ – Telegraph. BAFTA winner Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin) leads an impressive ensemble cast in Oscar-winning director Emerald Fennell’s (Promising Young Woman) stylish sophomore feature.

Select showtime

Thu 7 Dec

/ Christmas Classics

It’s a Wonderful Life U

Thu 7 Dec, 11.30am (Cinema Bambino) | Sat 16 – Sun 24 Dec

Journey back to 1946 with our annual screenings of Frank Capra's classic ode to family, community and the power of redemption.

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11.30am

Maestro 15

Screening from Fri 1 Dec

★★★★★ – The Times. Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born) directs and stars in Maestro, a rousing biopic of Leonard Bernstein, one of musical theatre’s great composers.

Select showtime

1.00pm 5.15pm 8.15pm

Napoleon 15

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Now screening until Thu 7 Dec

★★★★★ – Guardian. Academy Award winner Joaquin Phoenix stars as Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in Ridley Scott’s latest spectacular historical epic.

Select showtime

Femme 18

Screening from Fri 1 Dec

Based on the BAFTA winning short film of the same name, Femme explores queer power dynamics and identities in a deliciously neo-noir guise.

Select showtime

1.30pm 5.15pm

Fallen Leaves 12A

Screening from Fri 1 Dec

Aki Kaurismäki’s bittersweet and gentle comedy follows lonely singletons Ansa, fired from her job at a supermarket for trying to take home an out of date sandwich, and Holappa, a construction worker who struggles to stay sober long enough to finish a shift.

Select showtime

2.45pm 7.45pm

Mami Wata 12A

Mon 4 – Thu 7 Dec

Winner of the Jury Prize for Cinematography at Sundance 2023, Mami Wata infuses West African folklore with mesmerising monochrome visuals and crime thriller vibes.

Select showtime

4.15pm 7.15pm

Saltburn 15

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Now screening until Thu 7 Dec

★★★★★ – Telegraph. BAFTA winner Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin) leads an impressive ensemble cast in Oscar-winning director Emerald Fennell’s (Promising Young Woman) stylish sophomore feature.

Select showtime

5.15pm

Fri 8 Dec

Eileen 15

Screening from Fri 8 Dec

Based on the eponymous 2015 novel by Ottessa Moshfegh, Eileen translates on to the big screen as a dark and stylish noir thriller.

Select showtime

Maestro 15

Screening from Fri 1 Dec

★★★★★ – The Times. Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born) directs and stars in Maestro, a rousing biopic of Leonard Bernstein, one of musical theatre’s great composers.

Select showtime

1.30pm 5.15pm 8.15pm

Anselm PG

Screening from Fri 8 Dec

Wim Wenders presents another spectacular documentary offering, this time delving into the world of German painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer.

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1.40pm 6.00pm

The Eternal Daughter 12A

Screening from Fri 8 Dec

Joanna Hogg’s (The Souvenir pt I & II) simultaneous musing on loss, regret, celebration and affection, cloaked in a haunting ghost story is filled with duality, both warm and emotional yet chillingly ethereal.

Select showtime

3.30pm

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget PG

Screening from Fri 8 Dec

Picking up weeks after the end of Chicken Run, Dawn of the Nugget sees Ginger and Rocky free from Mrs. Tweedy’s evil clutches and living on an island paradise with the rest of the flock. A warm, nostalgic film that’s a treat for all the family, here for a limited time only!

Select showtime

4.15pm

/ The Creative Worlds of Powell & Pressburger

The Red Shoes PG

Fri 8 Dec, 6.45pm | Sun 10 Dec, 2.30pm | Thu 14 Dec, 1pm & 7pm

"★★★★★ – a luminous masterpiece" – Empire. A young dancer is torn between the demands of love and art in Powell and Pressburger’s visually ravishing masterpiece, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s gruesome fairytale.

Select showtime

6.45pm

Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party 15

Fri 8 – Sun 10 Dec

Narrated by the original band members, this new documentary delves deep into the band's psyche, featuring never-before-seen footage, dynamic animation sequences and jaw-dropping concert clips.

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8.45pm

/ Late Night Fridays

Gremlins 12A

Fri 8 Dec, 10pm | Tickets £4 (+£1 admin fee for non-members)

Escape the usual saccharine yuletide fare with this alternative Christmas classic from the ‘80s. Struggling inventor Randall Peltzer purchases a cute “mogwai” and gives it to his son Billy.

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10.00pm

Sat 9 Dec

Maestro 15

Screening from Fri 1 Dec

★★★★★ – The Times. Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born) directs and stars in Maestro, a rousing biopic of Leonard Bernstein, one of musical theatre’s great composers.

Select showtime

11.30am 2.30pm 5.30pm 8.30pm

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget PG

Screening from Fri 8 Dec

Picking up weeks after the end of Chicken Run, Dawn of the Nugget sees Ginger and Rocky free from Mrs. Tweedy’s evil clutches and living on an island paradise with the rest of the flock. A warm, nostalgic film that’s a treat for all the family, here for a limited time only!

Select showtime

11.30am 2.15pm

/ Festive Family Favourites

How the Grinch Stole Christmas PG

Sat 9 – Sun 10 Dec

Whether you relate to the Grinch’s distaste for seasonal joy, or can’t wait to release your inner Who as December rolls around, How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a film well worth cancelling dinner with yourself for!

Select showtime

11.45am

Eileen 15

Screening from Fri 8 Dec

Based on the eponymous 2015 novel by Ottessa Moshfegh, Eileen translates on to the big screen as a dark and stylish noir thriller.

Select showtime

Anselm PG

Screening from Fri 8 Dec

Wim Wenders presents another spectacular documentary offering, this time delving into the world of German painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer.

Select showtime

2.30pm 5.15pm

/ Christmas Classics

The Bishop’s Wife U

Sat 9 Dec, 3.15pm | Wed 20 Dec, 5.45pm

★★★★ – Guardian. Struggling to raise funds for a new cathedral, a troubled bishop prays for guidance and is swiftly presented with a charming man named Dudley, who professes to be an angel.

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3.15pm

The Eternal Daughter 12A

Screening from Fri 8 Dec

Joanna Hogg’s (The Souvenir pt I & II) simultaneous musing on loss, regret, celebration and affection, cloaked in a haunting ghost story is filled with duality, both warm and emotional yet chillingly ethereal.

Select showtime

7.45pm

Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party 15

Fri 8 – Sun 10 Dec

Narrated by the original band members, this new documentary delves deep into the band's psyche, featuring never-before-seen footage, dynamic animation sequences and jaw-dropping concert clips.

Select showtime

8.30pm

Sun 10 Dec

/ Festive Family Favourites

How the Grinch Stole Christmas PG

Sat 9 – Sun 10 Dec

Whether you relate to the Grinch’s distaste for seasonal joy, or can’t wait to release your inner Who as December rolls around, How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a film well worth cancelling dinner with yourself for!

Select showtime

11.30am

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget PG

Screening from Fri 8 Dec

Picking up weeks after the end of Chicken Run, Dawn of the Nugget sees Ginger and Rocky free from Mrs. Tweedy’s evil clutches and living on an island paradise with the rest of the flock. A warm, nostalgic film that’s a treat for all the family, here for a limited time only!

Select showtime

11.45am

Eileen 15

Screening from Fri 8 Dec

Based on the eponymous 2015 novel by Ottessa Moshfegh, Eileen translates on to the big screen as a dark and stylish noir thriller.

Select showtime

12.00pm 5.30pm

Maestro 15

Screening from Fri 1 Dec

★★★★★ – The Times. Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born) directs and stars in Maestro, a rousing biopic of Leonard Bernstein, one of musical theatre’s great composers.

Select showtime

12.30pm 4.30pm 7.15pm

Anselm PG

Screening from Fri 8 Dec

Wim Wenders presents another spectacular documentary offering, this time delving into the world of German painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer.

Select showtime

2.00pm 7.30pm

The Eternal Daughter 12A

Screening from Fri 8 Dec

Joanna Hogg’s (The Souvenir pt I & II) simultaneous musing on loss, regret, celebration and affection, cloaked in a haunting ghost story is filled with duality, both warm and emotional yet chillingly ethereal.

Select showtime

2.15pm

/ The Creative Worlds of Powell & Pressburger

The Red Shoes PG

Fri 8 Dec, 6.45pm | Sun 10 Dec, 2.30pm | Thu 14 Dec, 1pm & 7pm

"★★★★★ – a luminous masterpiece" – Empire. A young dancer is torn between the demands of love and art in Powell and Pressburger’s visually ravishing masterpiece, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s gruesome fairytale.

Select showtime

Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party 15

Fri 8 – Sun 10 Dec

Narrated by the original band members, this new documentary delves deep into the band's psyche, featuring never-before-seen footage, dynamic animation sequences and jaw-dropping concert clips.

Select showtime

8.00pm

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 now come with audio description, where a recorded narrator describes the on-screen action during gaps in the dialogue.

Autism friendly

For children and adults on the autistics / Asperger’s spectrum, these screenings have reduced sound levels, partially raised lighting, no trailers and freedom to move around.

Descriptive subtitles

For anyone who is deaf or has hearing loss, we show subtitled versions of the latest English language movies in our main cinema screens.

About Cinema

Phoenix is an independent cinema screening the best films from around the world, from micro-budget foreign pictures to Hollywood blockbusters.

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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.

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Learning & Education

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. 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.

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