FILM & CINEMA IN MANCHESTER
FILM & CINEMA IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Film & Cinema in Manchester
A Knight's Tale The Musical
Manchester Opera House
Wed 30 Apr - Sat 10 May 2025
Discounted Cineworld Cinema Tickets
Cineworld Cinemas Manchester
Wed 30 Apr 2025 - Fri 2 Jan 2026
13 Going On 30 - The Musical
Manchester Opera House
Sun 21 Sep - Sun 12 Oct 2025
A Knight's Tale The Musical
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April - Saturday 10 May 2025
Based on Brian Helgeland's iconic 2001 film (originally starring Heath Ledger and Paul Bettany), A Knight's Tale, the brand-new comedy musical, charges into Manchester Opera House for its World Premiere, prior to the West End. From the Prod...Mary Poppins
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April - Saturday 17 May 2025
Cameron Mackintosh and Disney's spectacular production of the classic multi award-winning musical MARY POPPINS will embark on a 2024/2025 UK and Ireland tour from November. Acclaimed Australian stars, Stefanie Jones and Jack Chambers repris...Abigail's Party
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April - Saturday 24 May 2025
Mike Leigh's tragicomic masterpiece ABIGAIL'S PARTY has garnered cult status across the decades. In the Royal Exchange's distinctive space, award-winning Director Natalie Abrahami draws on the unique in-the-round stage to create an intima...North By NorthWest
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April - Saturday 10 May 2025
Theatre legend Emma Rice takes on film legend Alfred Hitchcock in this riotously funny reworking that turns the original thriller on its head. It would be strange, would it not, if, in a city of seven million people, one man were never mist...The 39 Steps
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Wednesday 30 April - Saturday 10 May 2025
Brilliantly bonkers and hilarious adaptation of Hitchcock's iconic thriller. Follow the dashing Richard Hannay as he embarks on a thrilling adventure filled with daring antics, romantic encounters and ghastly murders. Get set for a whirlwin...The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming
Manchester Multiple Venues, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April - Wednesday 31 December 2025
If you are looking for a film to watch, ManchesterTheatres. com have rounded-up the best movies currently showing at Manchester's cinemas, and we are offering discounted tickets at Odeon, Vue, Cineworld and HOME too. We've also compiled...April (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★★★ Shocking violence is tempered by strange, silent sequences in the much-admired Georgian director Dea Kulumbegashvili's sophomore feature about an obstetrician under investigation, which has echoes of The Piano Teacher. ~ The Gu...Cloud (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★ Kiyoshi Kurosawa's bizarre internet action thriller descends into a hail of bullets. ~ The Guardian. --- Ryosuke Yoshii works at a small factory and makes money on the side as a reseller operating under the pseudonym "Ratel." He deal...Flow (U)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★★★★ Mysterious and magical, this Oscar-winning survival adventure is an animation worthy of Studio Ghibli. ~ Time Out --- Winner of the 2025 Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film, Flow is the latest film from the boundless imag...Holy Cow (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★★★ A bittersweet treat. Louise Courvoisier crafts a moving tale about cheese-making and coming of age, set in the rural French region of Jura. ~ Little White Lies. --- 18-year-old Totone spends most of his time drinking beer and p...HOME Film Pass
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April 2025 - Wednesday 1 April 2026
See everything everywhere (almost all at once) with the new HOME Film Pass! Experience new releases at HOME, any time, as many times as you like for one monthly price. For just £18 you'll also get a range of perks to make the most of your ...Julie Keeps Quiet (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★★★ A star player at an elite tennis school decides to stay silent when the head coach is suspended in Leonardo Van Dijl's absorbing tense movie of things unsaid and subjects avoided. ~ The Guardian. --- Chosen as the Belgian entry...La Haine (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★★★★ Mathieu Kassovitz's celebrated story of inequality in a Paris banlieue is an effervescent classic which radiates with rage and comedy. ~ The Guardian. -- Mathieu Kassovitz's provocative, compelling and landmark drama - resto...Pride & Prejudice (U)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★★★ It must have been daunting to bring Jane Austen's period drama to the big screen for the first time in 65 years. Not only is the 1940 Laurence Olivier/Greer Garson version seen as a classic, but it was also followed by a number...Sinners (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★★★ Ryan Coogler's sexy southern gothic horror is a blast; Michael B Jordan stars as twin 1930s mobsters in the Black Panther director's phenomenal-looking, blues-infused supernatural tale. ~ The Observer. --- From Ryan Coogler-...
The Penguin Lessons (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★ Here is a well-meaning, awkward tonal jumble of a movie, based on the bestselling memoir by former teacher Tom Michell; it is a quirky true-story heart warmer, in which an adorable penguin is apparently supposed to redeem not merely ...The Return (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★★✭ Uberto Pasolini's minimalist adaptation of the gory closing chapters of Homer's epic poem eschews witches, monsters and goddesses in favour of PTSD. There are no frills. ~ Irish Times. --- After 20 years away, Odysseus (Ralph F...Treading Water (18)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May 2025
★★★ Not for the faint-hearted, a Mancunian in supported housing uses heroin to manage his intrusive thoughts in this hard-hitting, well-researched but horribly violent examination of mental health issues. ~ The Guardian. --- A raw and...Discounted Cineworld Cinema Tickets
Cineworld Cinemas Manchester, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April 2025 - Friday 2 January 2026
Buy your Cineworld cinema tickets in Manchester at a reduced price: "Group 1 Tickets" from only £5.49 (saving up to £1.50 per ticket): Cineworld Bolton - [click here]--- "Group 2 Tickets" from only £8.99 (saving up to £4 per ticke...Discounted Odeon Cinema Tickets
Odeon Cinemas, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 31 July 2025
A must for film buffs, treat yourself to any movie, on any day, at any time at Odeon Cinemas in Manchester for a fantastically cheap price: From £6.99 Monday to Thursday (saving up to £6 per ticket), or £8.99 any day of the week ...Discounted Vue Cinema Tickets
Vue Cinemas Manchester, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April - Wednesday 9 July 2025
A must for film buffs, treat yourself to any movie, on any day, at any time at Vue Cinemas in Manchester for a fantastically cheap price: "Yellow Tickets" from only £6.50: Vue Manchester Printworks - [click here]Vue Manchester Red Q...moviEscape - SAWtopsy
Moviescape Stockport, Manchester
Wednesday 30 April 2025
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...Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 1 May 2025
★★★★★ One of the best documentaries you'll see in 2025 and it hits the genre's bullseye: leaves you wanting to know more about its subject. There'll be another rake of books to add to that list too. ~ RTE. --- A candid portrait of...Strangers on a Train (PG) + Intro
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 1 May 2025
After a chance meeting on a train, two strangers find themselves locked in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse.?Guy, an aspiring tennis star, wishes to divorce his unfaithful wife; while Bruno, a wealthy but deeply disturbed socialite, wants rid...Blue Velvet (18)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 2 May 2025
David Lynch's 1986 masterpiece of a sleepy small-town caught in the grips of the American Nightmare has lost none of its disquieting power. Colliding sensuality and violence, voyeurism and innocence, its dissection of the American psyche r...The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved (12A)
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Saturday 3 May 2025
Star-studded Exclusive Documentary on the private and public life of Sir Ken Dodd featuring thoughts from his private notebooks - "Happiness is a frame of mind" THE REAL KEN DODD - The Man I Loved is an exclusive feature documentary film wh...Family Film/ Discovery Film Festival - Shorts for Wee Ones (U)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 3 - Saturday 10 May 2025
This collection of six short films will entertain younger children with a variety of stories and styles from around the world.A pufferfish tries to seem as big and strong as possible; Piglet and Cow have a blast ice-skating on a lake until ...The Bollywood Big One
Co-op Live, Manchester
Sunday 4 May 2025
The biggest Bollywood stage show to take place across the globe, The Bollywood Big One will unite the creme of Bollywood superstardom on one stage. Bollywood royalty and silver screen heavyweight, Salman Khan, will join an ensemble of veter...A Night at The Oscars - A Musical Revue
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 6 - Sunday 11 May 2025
Every year Hollywood pats itself on the back and celebrates its best films, best performers and best songs! A Night at the Oscars tells the story of the Golden Age of Hollywood through song, dance and stories! Enjoy the fabulous music of Ge...Psycho (15)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 6 May 2025
Marion Crane, a real estate secretary in Phoenix, goes on the run after stealing $40,000 from her employer. Heading for the safety of her boyfriend?s house in California, Marion?s escape is delayed by a storm that forces her to take refuge ...
Kevin Hart
AO Arena, Manchester
Wednesday 7 May 2025
Emmy and GRAMMY-nominated comedian Kevin Hart has confirmed the next leg of his stand-up comedy tour "Acting My Age." Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he launched his career as a comedian during an amateur night at ...Banff Mountain Film Festival
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Wednesday 7 May 2025
Embark on a thrilling night of adventure with a brand-new collection of short films filled with extreme journeys, untamed characters and captivating cinematography from the world's most prestigious mountain film festival as it heads on a...Björk: Cornucopia (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 7 - Tuesday 13 May 2025
Bj?rk: Cornucopia, the highly anticipated concert film recorded live in Lisbon, captures the celebrated artist?s groundbreaking tour that mesmerised audiences worldwide for five years.?This unique cinematic experience immerses viewers in Bj...Ocean with David Attenborough (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 8 - Thursday 15 May 2025
Ocean with David Attenborough takes viewers on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the?ocean. In Ocean, the celebrated broadcaster and filmmaker reveals h...Gruff Rhys - American Interior Screening + Q&A
Savoy Cinema, Stockport
Friday 9 May 2025
In 1792, John Evans, a farmhand from Snowdonia travelled to America to discover whether there was a Welsh-speaking Native American tribe walking the Great Plains. Over 200 years later, distant relative Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals) retra...Tall Tales (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 9 May 2025
Fabled record producer Mark Pritchard, luminary songwriter Thom Yorke and groundbreaking visual artist Jonathan Zawada present?Tall Tales?? a debut collaborative visual and audio cinema experience a decade in the making. Tall Tales?is a fai...Tummy Monster (15) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 10 May 2025
When a narcissistic tattoo artist gets an unexpected visit from a celebrity client, a seemingly innocent selfie request causes the night to spiral into a bizarre and devastating game of psychological warfare.?Ciaran Lyons? debut feature is ...Q The Music - James Bond Concert Spectacular
Buxton Opera House, Stockport
Sunday 11 May 2025
Celebrating 20+ years as the original pioneering Bond concert, known for stirring emotional and adrenaline-fueled performances, mixed with superb musicianship and flair. Indeed, every fan club around the world recognises them as the finest ...Marnie (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 14 May 2025
Haunted by childhood trauma, Marnie Edgar lives a troubled life marked by moments of criminality, hysteria and a desperate search for safety. After being caught stealing by her latest employer, Marnie embarks on a fraught relationship with ...Mulholland Drive (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 16 May 2025
Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic woman with amnesia who calls herself Rita. The two women discover that Rita?s handbag is crammed with dollar bills and a mysterious blue key.?A...Doc'n Roll Presents/ We Are Fugazi from Washington D.C. (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 17 May 2025
Created to commemorate the 20 years that have passed since DC-based post-hardcore band Fugazi?s last live appearance (4th November 2002, at London's Forum), We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C. is a 96-minute movie comprising crowd-sourced, ...Family Film/ Fantastic Mr. Fox (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 17 May 2025
Based on the classic book by Roald Dahl, Fantastic Mr. Fox tells a story about wild animals, underground tunnels, explosions, flames, burning things, a brilliantly clever fox, and three of the meanest, nastiest, ugliest farmers you?ll ever ...Billy Elliot The Musical Live (15)
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Sunday 18 - Wednesday 21 May 2025
Elton John's Billy Elliot musical - based on Stephen Daldry's 2000 film - will be beamed into cinemas, shot live in HD at Victoria Palace Theatre in London's West End. Based on the Academy Award nominated film, Billy Elliot the Musical has ...The Royal Opera/ Die Walküre (12A as live)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 18 May 2025
On a stormy night, fate brings two strangers together, unleashing a love with the power to end worlds. Meanwhile, in the realm of the gods, an epic battle ensues between their ruler Wotan and his rebellious daughter, Br?nnhilde.?Gods and mo...Satu - Year of the Rabbit (12A) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 20 May 2025
Bo flees the capital of Laos in pursuit of a life in photojournalism. Along the way, she encounters Satu, a Buddhist orphan who might just have the story she?s looking for. ?The duo traverses the rich tropical landscape by motorcycle in sea...
The Darjeeling Limited + Hotel Chevalier (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 21 May 2025
The Whitman brothers haven?t spoken to each other in the year since their father?s funeral. Francis Whitman arranges a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and reconnect as brothers. Unfortunately, Francis?s meticulously...Family Film/ Discovery Film Festival - Shorts for Families (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 24 May - Saturday 7 June 2025
Colourful, imaginative, intriguing, amusing and moving ? a collection of short films for those aged 8+.?Hailing from France, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico and the UK, these films present an eclectic mix of stories and styles - ranging from water...Sexuality Summer School/ Khush and A Place of Rage (CTBA) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 25 May 2025
The groundbreaking films of Pratibha Parmar have been raising issues central to feminism over many decades. Please join us for a screening of two of this award-winning filmmaker and activist?s iconic films: A Place of Rage (1991) and Khush ...Wicked Sing-Along (PG)
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Monday 26 May 2025
You're the one the Wizard has been waiting for! So gather your fellow witches of Oz for a special sing-along screening of Wicked, with lyrics on screen to ensure not a single magical moment is missed. Wicked, the untold story of the witches...Moonrise Kingdom (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 27 May 2025
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two 12-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt th...Come Fall in Love
