FILM & CINEMA IN MANCHESTER
FILM & CINEMA IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Film & Cinema in Manchester
Thu 26 Mar - Sat 25 Apr 2026
Singin' In The Rain
Tuesday 13 - Sunday 25 January 2026
A timeless masterpiece, and perhaps one of the greatest musicals ever made - a must-see show for Christmas 2025. A charismatic, tap-dancing extravaganza SINGIN' IN THE RAIN is the much-loved story of the highs and lows of Hollywood as a rad...
Becoming Victoria Wood (15)
Tuesday 13 - Tuesday 20 January 2026
Bury-born Victoria Wood remains one of Britain's most cherished entertainers - a comic genius whose work reshaped the landscape of British humour. But behind the joyous persona - the singer, the satirist, the sharp-witted writer - lay a you...
Hamnet (12A)
Tuesday 13 - Thursday 15 January 2026
Agnes, the wife of William Shakespeare, struggles to come to terms with the loss of their only son, Hamnet ? the grief driving a wedge between the couple. Shakespeare, meanwhile, channels the tragedy and his sorrow into his work, creating H...
L'Atalante - 4K Restoration (PG)
Tuesday 13 - Thursday 15 January 2026
A timeless masterpiece of love and yearning, L?Atalante was the only full-length film made by Jean Vigo before his tragic early death. The film is now considered to be one of cinema?s very greatest works. Dita Parlo stars as a young bride w...
Marty Supreme (15)
Tuesday 13 January 2026 - Wednesday 6 January 2027
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness. Marty Supreme follows his journey from playing for bets in Manhattan to winning 22 major titles and becoming the oldest to win a national...
Peter Hujar's Day (12A)
Tuesday 13 - Thursday 15 January 2026
Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall star in the stunning new film from Ira Sachs, a richly cinematic rendering of the meeting of acclaimed photographer Peter Hujar and writer and artist Linda Rosenkrantz. Recorded in 1974, Hujar describes the rout...
Sentimental Value (15)
Tuesday 13 January 2026 - Wednesday 6 January 2027
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has...
Song Sung Blue (12A)
Tuesday 13 - Thursday 15 January 2026
Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams. Starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson....
Film Course: French New Wave
Wednesday 14 January 2026
Coinciding with the release of the release of Nouvelle Vague (Richard Linklater 2025) this course will offer an overview of the French New Wave introducing key films and actors who emerged at the end of the 1950s, offering some insights int...
Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
Thursday 15 - Saturday 17 January 2026
The most awe-inspiring music from one of the greatest film composers of all time brought to you by a string quartet in an intimate candlelight setting. No doubt these tracks will sound familiar, as they give life to iconic films such as ...
moviEscape - SAWtopsy
Saturday 17 January - Sunday 15 February 2026
Inspired by the hit SAW movie franchise, SAWtopsy at moviESCAPE, Stockport's leading Escape Room offering, is a gory and ominous room with dim, atmospheric lighting, however it does not feature any jump scares - well none that are delibe...
Next Stop Somewhere (18)
Saturday 17 January 2026
In Next Stop, Somewhere, filmmakers James Lee and Jeremiah Foo explore the personal struggles of emigration in all their intimacy and complexity through two parallel stories of separation and connection. Huang, a Hong Kong actor endures a t...
The Bodyguard - The Musical
Monday 19 - Saturday 31 January 2026
Starring international leading lady Sidonie Smith as Rachel Marron, Olivier Award nominee Adam Garcia as Frank Farmer, Sasha Monique as Nicki Marron and Coronation Street and Hollyoaks star Matt Milburn as Sy Spector. At certain performance...
Queerpanorama (18)
Thursday 22 January 2026
Premiered at Berlinale 2025 and awarded Golden Horse Best Director 2025, Queerpanorama is a tender and introspective exploration into Hong Kong?s queer lives, led by a riveting and revelatory performance by Jayden Cheung in his acting debut...
Bande à part (PG)
Sunday 25 January 2026
Franz and Arthur, a couple of streetwise chancers, team up with the shy Odile to plan a robbery. As the trio of misfits roam the cafes of suburban Paris, do a lightning tour of the Louvre, and play-act shoot-outs, the suspicion grows that t...
Breathless (12A)
Wednesday 28 January 2026
After a car theft goes drastically wrong, small-time crook Michel must go on the run from the police. Arriving in Paris, Michel reconnects with Patricia, an old flame, and the pair plan to escape to Italy. But the police are closing in... J...
Cult/ Who Are You Polly Maggoo (18)
Friday 30 January 2026
Polly Maggoo is the world?s hottest model; an American icon worshipped at the altar of Parisian haute couture at the height of the cultural revolutions of the 1960s. Polly is pursued by everyone. Fanatical men, the love-struck prince of a f...
The Hallé - The Silence of the Lambs: Live in Concert
Saturday 31 January 2026
Chilling and thrilling: experience this cult classic, multi-Oscar-winning film with iconic soundtrack performed live by the Halle orchestra. FBI agent Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) races against time to stop a serial killer nicknamed 'Buf...
Bulk (15) + Q&A
Saturday 31 January 2026
When an over-zealous scientist pushes his experiments with string theory too far - his brane explodes. Thats ?brane? not ?brain? - but that means someone has to sort out the mess he has created. Our hero Corey Harlan is sent in - kicking an...
Spacked Out - 25th Anniversary (18)
Sunday 1 February 2026
On the 25th anniversary of its release, we celebrate Spacked Out ? a rarely-seen landmark of Hong Kong independent cinema and a vivid time capsule of early 2000s fashion and culture. Channelling the punkish energy of 1990s productions like ...
Khartoum (18)
Wednesday 4 February 2026
Five lives, one city, a nation at war.A civil servant, a tea lady, a resistance committee volunteer and two street boys. Five stories from Sudan weave together in search of freedom through animated dreams, street revolutions and a war from ...
My Night with Maud (PG)
Thursday 5 February 2026
The film that propelled Eric Rohmer to international acclaim remains one of the finest achievements of his career. My Night with Maud tells the story of a chaste and conservative thirty-something who sees a woman that he believes will be hi...
Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
Friday 6 February 2026
The most awe-inspiring music from one of the greatest film composers of all time brought to you by a string quartet in an intimate candlelight setting. No doubt these tracks will sound familiar, as they give life to iconic films such as ...
For the Love of Vampire Diaries UK
Saturday 7 - Sunday 8 February 2026
Part of the Monopoly Events family of pop culture conventions, attracting thousands of fans annually, if you love The Vampire Diaries Universe then this is the show for you! This event will see guests from all three franchises across the u...
National Theatre Live - Hamlet (12A)
Sunday 8 February 2026
Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare's famous tragedy. Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultima...
July Rhapsody - 4K Restoration (18)
Sunday 8 February 2026
Brimming with serene beauty, July Rhapsody by Hong Kong director Ann Hui and scriptwriter Ivy Ho is a profound and soothing tale about how one paddles through life?s chaos like the Yangtze river. On the surface, Lam leads a successful life ...
July Rhapsody - 4K Restoration (18) + intro
Sunday 8 February 2026
Brimming with serene beauty, July Rhapsody by Hong Kong director Ann Hui and scriptwriter Ivy Ho is a profound and soothing tale about how one paddles through life?s chaos like the Yangtze river. On the surface, Lam leads a successful life ...
Tim Vine: Rocker 'Brella Fella (U) + Q&A
Monday 9 February 2026
It?s Tim Vine in a brand-new, rocking Plastic Elvis feature film! Featuring 26 original new songs and a silly toe-tapping tale that?ll send your spirits soaring. Sam Salono returns home to Widestairs because the family umbrella business is ...
Jules et Jim (12A)
Tuesday 10 February 2026
Starting just before the Great War and spanning three decades, Fran?ois Truffaut?s hugely popular classic depicts one of cinema?s most captivating love triangles. Two best friends ? the Austrian Jules and the French Jim ? vie for the object...
Blue Boy Trial (18) + Q&A
Thursday 12 February 2026
Tokyo, 1965. Amid growing internationalisation after the Olympics, the government introduces new measures to reinforce public morals, particularly public prostitution by women. However, the so-called ?Blue Boys,? transgender women who work ...
Batman (1989) In Concert
Friday 13 February 2026
Experience Tim Burton's Batman on the big screen with Danny Elfman's iconic score performed live by a full symphony orchestra. Relive Michael Keaton's legendary Batman and Jack Nicholson's unforgettable Joker as Gotham City comes alive thr...
Candlelight - Valentine's Day Special
Saturday 14 February 2026
Discover romantic music from the world of rock, pop and movies played by a string quartet this Valentine's Day in an awe-inspiring location under the gentle glow of candlelight. ...
Pop Princesses
Monday 16 February 2026
This is the children's pop concert with a big difference. A musical spectacular starring four fabulous Fairy tale Princesses who just love to sing! It's the perfect mix. Featuring a soundtrack of top pop hits from artists such as Little Mix...
A Bad Summer (18)
Monday 16 February 2026
Mamoru is a shy, introverted welfare department caseworker, impassively carrying out duties such as sanctioning fraudulent claimants due to pressure from his office superiors. One day, his colleague Yuko discovers that fellow caseworker Yoj...
Priscilla Queen Of The Desert - The Musical
Thursday 19 - Saturday 28 February 2026
The Broadway and West End musical comedy sensation follows three friends on a hilarious and heartwarming road trip across the Australian Outback to stage the show of a lifetime. Priscilla Queen Of The Desert is a joyous celebration of unity...
ANGRY SQUAD: The Civil Servant and the Seven Swindlers (18)
Thursday 19 February 2026
Straight-laced tax office employee Jiro falls victim to the clever scam of genius con artist Makoto, losing a large sum of money. When Jiro confronts Makoto, instead of returning the money, Makoto proposes a deal: if he helps Jiro con a tax...
Disney in Concert - The Sound of Magic
Friday 20 February - Sunday 29 March 2026
Disney in Concert: The Sound of Magic returns to cebrate 100 years of the Disney experience through its music. This symphonic celebration will see renowned Novello Orchestra bring to life the soundtracks and characters from the Walt Disney ...
Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
Saturday 21 February 2026
The most awe-inspiring music from one of the greatest film composers of all time brought to you by a string quartet in an intimate candlelight setting. No doubt these tracks will sound familiar, as they give life to iconic films such as ...
Like Asura (18)
Saturday 21 February 2026
In the winter of 1979, the four Takezawa sisters reunite after discovering their aging father?s secret love affair. Choosing to shield their mother, Fuji, from the truth, each of the quartet?s personal problems and secrets also come to ligh...
Ghost Killer (18)
Wednesday 25 February 2026
University student Fumika drunkenly trips in the street after an unsuccessful date. Pulling herself up, she notices a bullet casing lying on the ground and picks it up. When she returns home, she is shocked to see the ghostly owner of the e...
Candlelight - The Best of Joe Hisaishi
Thursday 26 February 2026
Relive your favourite anime scenes in this unique homage to Joe Hisaishi! The genius composer is responsible for creating Studio Ghibli's iconic soundtracks, in much-loved films such as Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle. An incredible ...
Candlelight - Rings & Dragons
Friday 27 February - Sunday 22 March 2026
Discover the beautiful soundtracks of fantasy films performed by a string quartet under the gentle glow of candlelight at this multi-sensory musical experience in an awe-inspiring location. Expect to hear music from Rings of Power, The Lo...
She Taught Me Serendipity (18)
Saturday 28 February 2026
Toru?s university life is plagued by tedium. Struggling to find his place, his only joys are the antics of his classmate Yamane, his sole friend on campus, and Sacchan, his musically gifted co-worker. Everything changes when Toru meets Hana...
NT Live/ The Audience (CTBA)
Sunday 1 - Tuesday 3 March 2026
Returning to the big screen for the first time in over a decade, Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II in the Olivier and Tony Award-winning hit production, The Audience, directed by Stephen Daldry. For 60 years, Queen Elizabeth II met with...
Missing Child Videotape (18)
Monday 2 March 2026
Keita, a quiet, seemingly ordinary young man, is haunted by the guilt he carries over the mysterious disappearance of his younger brother, Hinata, in the mountains. Now an adult, Keita spends his days volunteering for missing person search ...
Mamma Mia!
Tuesday 3 - Saturday 21 March 2026
Sophie's quest to discover the father she's never known brings her mother face to face with three men from her distant romantic past on the eve of a wedding they'll never forget. Whatever age you are, you can't help but have the time of you...
National Theatre Live - Hamlet (12A)
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare's famous tragedy. Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultima...
Cleo From 5-7 (PG)
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Agn?s Varda?s classic Cleo From 5-7 captures Paris at the height of the 60s. Expertly crafted and intriguingly told, the film unfolds in real time following a singer whose life is in turmoil as she awaits a test result from a biopsy. As Cle...
The Empire Strips Back - A Burlesque Parody
Friday 6 March - Friday 8 May 2026
Dropping classic sci-fi characters into the world of burlesque, the hit parody The Empire Strips Back... is coming at last! Be delivered to the dark side! With comedy and allure, loving detail, and hilarious parody, The Empire Strips Back...
