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Creatures of the Night: Vampires on Screen 18+

Sat 24 Oct, 11.30am – 5pm

Join us as we lift the coffin lid on one of cinema’s most charismatic characters in this one-day course exploring film representations of vampires.

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The Wild Robot U

Relaxed Environment | Sat 24 Oct, 11.30am

From the team behind How to Train Your Dragon and based on Peter Brown’s beloved novel of the same name, this gorgeous new animation follows the journey of a robot that is shipwrecked on an island.

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Tenzing PG

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Screening until Thu 29 Oct

★★★★ – Little White Lies. This gripping biographical drama is packed with sheer adventure and dizzying stakes, following the story of one of the most important mountain climbers in history.

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Ghosts: The Possession of Button House PG

Screening from Fri 23 Oct

They’re not back, they never left! The action returns to the crumbling mansion where Britain's favourite ragtag bunch of ghosts live.

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Fatherland 12A

Screening from Fri 23 Oct

★★★★★ – Guardian. Winner of the Best Director award at Cannes, Paweł Pawlikowski’s poetic new drama centres on the relationship between Nobel Prize-winning writer Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) and his daughter Erika (Sandra Hüller).

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Wildwood 12A

Screening from Fri 23 Oct

"A spectacular success." – Variety. An exquisite stop-motion animation about a Portland teen who must rescue her baby brother after he is kidnapped by crows!

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Whisper of the Heart – Subtitled U

Fri 23 – Sat 24 Oct 2026

Fate lays a hand when Shizuku discovers every book she takes out from the library has been taken out by someone else before her. A gem in the Studio Ghibli catalogue.

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NAZA 15

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Screening until Thu 29 Oct

★★★★★ – Time Out. Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor (No Other Land) return with the multi award-winning NAZA, examining the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians.

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Winter of the Crow 15

MORE SHOWS ADDED: Screening until Thu 29 Oct

Oscar-nominee Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) stars in this gripping cold-war thriller.

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Palestine Comedy Club + Q&A 12A

Sat 24 Oct, 6pm

"A triumph" – cineuropa. When six Palestinian comedians hit the road to tour a stand-up show across Palestine and Israel, their search for humour amidst the injustice of everyday Palestinian life becomes a plea for humanity.

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Jennifer’s Body 15

Sat 24 Oct, 8.45pm

"★★★★★ – A witty, subversive look at the darker side of teen friendship." – Time Out. A cheerleader becomes possessed after attending a gig at a local dive bar, sending her on a boy-killing spree at her high school.

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QUEER! SCHLOCK! HORROR!

Screenings throughout October

We’ve joined with Screen Queens and Leicester Queer Film Club to present a season of camp, progressive, and subversive queer horror this October – from recent cult favourites to those long beloved for their LGBTQIA subtext.

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.