Dir. Vladimir de Fontenay, 2026
Runtime: 114 mins
Language: English

A haunted young man travels to a remote island to reconnect with his father and confront the traumatic experience they shared ten years prior that transformed their relationship.

Screening
Saturday 1 August, 2.00pm
Tuesday 4 August, 7.20pm
Wednesday 5 August, 3.00pm

Dir. Pierre Coffin, 2026
Runtime: 90 mins
Language: English

Fresh off the worldwide blockbuster success of summer 2024’s funniest comedy, Despicable Me 4, Illumination expands its joyful animated universe with a riotous new chapter, featuring all-new characters, in the biggest global animated franchise in history: Minions & Monsters. This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created. Minions & Monsters is directed by Academy Award® nominee Pierre Coffin, a director of the first three Despicable Me films and the first Minions film. Coffin has also provided the voice for the Minions since their film debut in 2010.

Screening
Saturday 1 August, 10.30am
Sunday 2 August, 10.30am (Relaxed Viewing)
Tuesday 4 August, 10.30am (Captioned Screening)
Wednesday 5 August, 12.50pm

Dir. Matt Johnson, 2026
Runtime: 100 mins
Language: English

When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008. A film by Matt Johnson (Blackberry) and Jay McCarrol. Based on the duo’s cult web and TV series, Nirvanna the Band the Show.

Screenings
Friday 7 August, 7.40pm
Sunday 9 August, 3.20pm
Tuesday 11 August, 7.00pm
Wednesday 12 August, 3.20pm

Dir. Christopher Nolan, 2026
Runtime: 172 mins
Language: English

Christopher Nolan’s next film, The Odyssey, is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX® film technology. The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to IMAX® film screens for the first time. The Odyssey stars Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson and Lupita Nyong’o, with Zendaya and Charlize Theron. The Odyssey is produced by Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan for their company, Syncopy. The executive producer is Thomas Hayslip. 

Screenings
Friday 7 August, 10.30am
Friday 7 August, 4.20pm
Saturday 8 August, 12.50pm
Saturday 8 August, 6.30pm
Tuesday 11 August, 3.10pm
Thursday 13 August, 2.00pm
Tuesday 18 August, 3.20pm
Wednesday 19 August, 2.00pm
Tuesday 25 August, 3.10pm
Wednesday 26 August, 2.00pm
Tuesday 1 September, 12.40pm
Tuesday 1 September, 6.20pm

Dir. Thomas Kail, 2026
Runtime: 115 mins
Language: English

In Disney’s live-action adaptation of the beloved Oscar®-nominated animated adventure, Moana (Catherine Lagaʻaia) answers the Ocean’s call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with the infamous demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson) on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people. The film is directed by Emmy® and Tony Award® winner Thomas Kail (“Hamilton”); produced by Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Beau Flynn, Hiram Garcia and Lin-Manuel Miranda; and executive produced by Thomas Kail, Scott Sheldon, Charles Newirth and Auliʻi Cravalho, who voiced Moana in the animated features “Moana” and “Moana 2.” 

Screenings
Saturday 8 August, 10.20am
Tuesday 11 August, 10.20am
Wednesday 12 August, 12.50pm
Sunday 30 August, 10.30am (Captioned Screening)

Dir. Ben Gregor, 2026
Runtime: 110 mins
Language: English

Part of Summer Replay 2026 – great family films from this last year.

The Magic Faraway Tree follows Polly (Claire Foy), Tim (Andrew Garfield) and their three children – a modern family forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. As they adapt to their new lives, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents including treasured characters Moonface (Nonso Anozie), Silky (Nicola Coughlan), Dame Washalot (Jessica Gunning) and Saucepan Man (Dustin Demri-Burns). At the top of the tree, they are transported to spectacular and fantastical lands and, through the joys and challenges of their adventures, the family learn to reconnect and value each other for the first time in years.

Screenings
Tuesday 11 August, 12.50pm
Wednesday 12 August, 10.30am
Tuesday 18 August, 10.30am
Wednesday 26 August, 10.30am

Dir. Liane Cho Han, Mailys Vallade, 2026
Runtime: 77 mins
Language:

Part of Summer Replay 2026 – great family films from this last year.

The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family’s housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family’s idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan. 

Screenings
Thursday 13 August, 10.30am
Friday 28 August, 2.00pm

Dir. Kyle Balda, 2026
Runtime: 110 mins
Language: English

Part of Summer Replay 2026 – great family films from this last year.

In this witty, new breed of mystery, George (Hugh Jackman) is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can’t possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realise they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers.

Screenings
Friday 14 August, 10.20am
Tuesday 18 August, 12.50pm
Thursday 27 August, 10.30am
Friday 28 August, 10.30am

Dir. Guiseppe Tornatore, 2026
Runtime: 120 mins
Language: Italian, w/ English Subtitles

A farmer’s son transforms into a fashion mogul, building a billion-dollar luxury empire while staying true to his humanistic values and commitment to ethical business practices and fine craftsmanship.

Screenings
Sunday 16 August, 3.00pm
Tuesday 18 August, 7.00pm
Wednesday 19 August, 10.30am
Thursday 20 August, 2.00pm

Dir. Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, 2026
Runtime: 98 mins
Language: English

Part of Summer Replay 2026 – great family films from this last year.

Following on from The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Nintendo famed plumbers, Mario and Luigi, face new adventures and find new friends in this fun filled return to the Mushroom Kingdom. The brothers will explore uncharted realms as they lift-off into space to thwart Bowser Jr. 40 years on since the release of Super Mario Bros. in Japan, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie invites devoted enthusiasts and new fans alike to step into a new adventure from Illumination (Despicable Me).

Screenings
Thursday 20 August, 10.30am
Tuesday 25 August, 12.40pm

Dir. Spike Lee, 2026
Runtime: 105 mins
Language: English

‘Do we get stupider as we grow up?’ In his wildly popular Broadway show American Utopia, David Byrne reflects on human connections, life and how on earth we work through it. He joins the dots with his music and it all starts making sense. Spike Lee here transforms the production into immersive, dynamic cinema that radiates with astounding performances, inventive contemporary dance and political urgency. American Utopia flows like an iridescent dream vision. Work by James Baldwin, Janelle Monáe and Kurt Schwitters is highlighted among exhilarating renditions of Byrne’s solo work, as well as Talking Heads classics. According to the multi-hyphenate, we love looking at humans more than anything else. Anti-fascist and anti-racist, Byrne illuminates our responsibility to care for one another as he and his co-performers burn down the house. 

Screenings
Tuesday 25 August, 7.00pm (+ Intro by David Byrne)
Thursday 27 August, 2.00pm
Saturday 29 August, 1.30pm
Sunday 30 August, 1.10pm
Tuesday 1 September, 4.00pm
Wednesday 2 September, 10.30am

Dir. Imran Perretta, 2026
Runtime: 87 mins
Language: English

Twelve-year-old best friends, Ish and Maram wrestle to hold onto their friendship, in the wake of a traumatic police stop & search. As the ripples take hold, the boys try to make sense of the men they are becoming – and how ‘letting go’ can be the hardest part of growing up. 

Screenings
Friday 28 August, 4.30pm
Saturday 29 August, 7.20pm
Sunday 30 August, 3.30pm
Tuesday 1 September, 10.30am
Wednesday 2 September, 2.00pm

Runtime: 90 mins

In an era of great change and great beauty emerged the character of James McNeill Whistler. Considered by some to be one of the great innovators of 19th century art, he was a contemporary of the Impressionists, much admired by Van Gogh and Manet.

Boldly experimental and famously witty, Whistler disrupted the strict conventions of Victorian society in pursuit of a new cult of beauty, creating “art for art’s sake” and earning himself a place in the history of great art. He found a parallel between painting and music, and entitled many of his paintings “arrangements”, “harmonies” and “nocturnes”, emphasizing the importance of tonal harmony in his work. His most famous painting, Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (1871), commonly known as Whistler’s Mother, is a revered and often parodied portrait of motherhood. It is arguably one of the most famous paintings in history and this film will unveil the artist behind the art.

Tate Britain is now holding the first major retrospective of Whistler in three decades. This blockbuster exhibition promises to reawaken the world to just how important Whistler is to art history, uniting world-famous masterpieces with rarely seen works. Exhibition on Screen will bring these stunning works and the incredible story behind them to cinemas around the world while the exhibition is still running, bringing this truly global artist to a global audience. This will be an unmissable chance to get to know this visually spectacular artist and the influence he has had on those who followed.

Screening
Tuesday 15 September, 7.00pm
Thursday 17 September, 2.00pm
Saturday 19 September, 7.00pm

Dir. Indhu Rubasingham
Runtime: 120min

Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy. Telling the truth isn’t always that simple. Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the carefully constructed lies of modern society. But the more she challenges those around her, the fiercer the backlash becomes. Soon, she must confront the price of speaking her truth in a world that would rather silence her.

Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Indhu Rubasingham directs Martin Crimp’s (Cyrano de Bergerac) highly anticipated play.

Screening
Saturday 26 September, 7.00pm
Wednesday 30 September, 2.00pm
Tuesday 20 October, 7.00pm

Runtime: 190mins

In the seedy underbelly of 18th-century Paris, money is king. Nothing is sacred – even love itself can be bought for the right price. A native of this hedonistic underworld, Manon is caught between twin desires when she falls in love with the student Des Grieux. Steadfast and devoted, he offers the possibility of an honourable life. Yet, the riches promised by the world of Parisian society remain tempting…

Manon’s inner turmoil and struggle for survival lie at the devastating heart of Kenneth MacMillan’s 1974 adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s novel. In this signature work of The Royal Ballet, MacMillan’s nuanced understanding of human psychology makes for an unflinching look into the moral degradation of Manon’s Paris, while all its decadence and decay are brought to life through Jules Massenet’s score and Nicholas Georgiadis’s designs.

Screening
Sunday 1 November, 2.00pm

Runtime: 215mins
Language: French

Under the oppressive heat of the Spanish sun, the fiercely independent Carmen attracts the attention of Don José. She warns him not to fall in love with her, but his obsession knows no bounds. Damiano Michieletto’s searing production returns, casting scorching light on the lust, violence and destructive desire of Bizet’s ever-popular opera.

An all-star cast brings this white-hot drama to life, with Ginger Costa-Jackson in the fiery title role, alongside Russell Thomas as the jealous and despairing Don José. Following his 2023 Royal Opera debut, Sesto Quatrini returns to conduct Bizet’s electrifying and sensual score.

Screening
Sunday 15 November, 2.00pm

Runtime: 170mins

At a cosy Christmas party, young Clara meets the mysterious magician Drosselmeyer, who gives her a nutcracker doll. When the guests have departed and the house is asleep, Clara sneaks downstairs in search of the doll. Instead, she finds Drosselmeyer, who whisks her away on a journey into a whole world of enchantment: fantastical landscapes of flurried snow and glittering confection where toys come alive and the magic never stops.
Peter Wright’s production of this festive family favourite sparkles to the wondrous swell of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral score, alongside the glow and grandeur of Julia Trevelyan Oman’s period designs.

Screening
Sunday 13 December, 2.00pm

Dir: Barrie Kosky
Runtime: 350mins
Language: German

An earth in ruin. The twilight of the Gods.
Deception leads to treachery, then devastation, when Siegfried is tricked into betraying Brünnhilde. Learning the truth of her beloved’s innocence, Brünnhilde at last returns the ring to the Rhinemaidens, before ordering that Valhalla be swallowed in flames.

For the long-awaited finale of Wagner’s epic saga, director Barrie Kosky situates the rich apocalyptic drama in a contemporary world of dream-like turmoil. Antonio Pappano, Conductor Laureate of The Royal Opera, returns to take on the impassioned, otherworldly music – including Siegfried’s transporting Funeral March and Brünnhilde’s electrifying Immolation Scene. The brilliant cast is led by Elisabet Strid, Andreas Schager and Mika Kares, who together with the full forces of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and the Royal Opera Chorus bring opera’s greatest journey to its shattering end.

Screening
Sunday 7 February, 2.00pm

Dir. Netia Jones
Runtime: 210 mins
Language: Italian

Spurred on by a bet, two young men hatch a plan to test the fidelity of their girlfriends. What follows is a slippery game of seduction and power, the four lovers plunging into a dizzying world of shifting reality, where truth becomes increasingly unstable.

Così fan tutte has lost none of its sting since it first scandalised audiences in 1790. In her Main Stage debut, Netia Jones, Associate Director of The Royal Opera, reimagines Mozart’s comedy of manners through a sharp contemporary lens, where 18th-century romantic trickery meets deeply satirical high-tech deceit. Taking on the roles of the lovers is an exciting young cast led by Louise Alder, Simone McIntosh, Mingjie Lei and Huw Montague Rendall, with Gerald Finley as their manipulative game-master Don Alfonso and Emily Pogorelc as Despina. Thomas Hengelbrock conducts, bringing out the exquisite melodies that underpin the provocative, and resolutely modern, themes at the heart of the opera.

Screening
Sunday 28 February, 2.00pm

Runtime: 170mins

At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents’ friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit. When she follows him down a rabbit hole, events become curiouser and curiouser…As Alice journeys through Wonderland, she encounters countless strange creatures. She’s swept off her feet by the charming Knave of Hearts, who’s on the run for stealing the tarts. Confusion piles upon confusion. Then Alice wakes with a start. Was it all a daydream?

Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland burst onto the stage in 2011 in an explosion of colour, stage magic and inventive, sophisticated choreography. Joby Talbot’s score combines contemporary soundworlds with sweeping melodies that gesture to ballet scores of the 19th century. Bob Crowley’s wildly imaginative, eye-popping designs draw on everything from puppetry to projections to make Wonderland wonderfully real. The result shows The Royal Ballet at its best, bringing together world-class dance with enchanting family entertainment and ingenious music and design.

Screening
Sunday 28 March, 2.00pm

Runtime: 205mins

Princess Odette is bound by a curse, turned into a swan by the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart. The spell can only be broken by a pledge of eternal love. When she meets Prince Siegfried, he is immediately enamoured by her fragile beauty and pledges to free her. But freedom is not promised for Odette as Von Rothbart conspires to thwart the lovers’ plans.
Liam Scarlett’s production for The Royal Ballet brings together Tchaikovsky’s towering score and John Macfarlane’s picturesque designs to create an enduring ballet spectacle of love, treachery and forgiveness.

Screening:
Sunday 25 April, 2.00pm

Runtime: 170mins

Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star-crossed lovers is transformed in Kenneth MacMillan’s mesmerising ballet. The flourishing of young love is just as present in Romeo and Juliet’s meeting on the balcony as in their final moments when they desperately cling to life in the tomb. Prokofiev’s evocative music sets the scene for stolen romantic moments and deadly feuds and sweeps the ballet towards its inevitable and tragic conclusion.

Screening
Sunday 30 May, 2.00pm