FILM & CINEMA IN MANCHESTER
FILM & CINEMA IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Film & Cinema in Manchester
Back To The Future The Musical
Manchester Opera House
Tue 13 Jul - Sat 21 Aug 2027
Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
Manchester Cathedral
Thu 1 Oct 2026 - Fri 19 Feb 2027
East is East
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Saturday 26 September - Saturday 3 October 2026
The 30th anniversary production of Ayub Khan Din's modern classic, a story about identity, generational conflict, and the messy, unbreakable bonds of family. Salford, 1971. The Khan family are living above a chip shop and on the fault line...National Theatre Live - The Misanthrope (15)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 26 September 2026
Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Moliere's classic dark comedy. Telling the truth isn't always that simple. Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the carefully constructed lie...Horizon of Khufu - Journey to Ancient Egypt
Transmission House, Manchester
Saturday 26 - Sunday 27 September 2026
The Pyramids of Egypt have arrived in the UK for the first time! This immersive and groundbreaking expedition takes you back to the golden age of ancient Egypt, allowing you to explore the depths of the iconic pyramids, meet the goddess Ba...The Son (15)
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Saturday 26 - Sunday 27 September 2026
Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen McGrath, and Anthony Hopkins star in this drama from Florian Zeller (The Father), who revisits the intricacies of family dynamics as it falls apart and tries to come back together again. A cou...moviEscape - SAWtopsy
Moviescape Stockport, Manchester
Saturday 26 September - Saturday 31 October 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 delib...Dog-friendly Screening/ Sense and Sensibility (U)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 27 September 2026
Please ensure you have read the Terms and Conditions and House Rules before your visit, ?to ensure everyone has a good time. Please contact info@homemcr. org with any questions.??Sense and Sensibility follows Elinor and Marianne Dashwood a...Le Boucher (15)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 27 September 2026
A schoolteacher and a butcher strike up a tender, tentative friendship in a small P?rigord village, just as a series of murders unsettle the local community.A work of extraordinary restraint, in which the landscape itself seems to harbour ...Extra Geography (CTBA) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Monday 28 September 2026
Flic and Minna are best friends and high achievers at a girls? boarding school, fiercely focused on their futures and making it into the best possible university. But their friendship and universe are challenged when they decide to become ...Juste avant la nuit (18)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 29 September 2026
A man accidentally kills his mistress and returns to his ordinary life, waiting, with mounting dread, to be found out. But nobody seems to be looking ? and his wife has good reason for wanting him to remain quiet. Claude Chabrol?s most pit...Bel (15) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 30 September 2026
In the summer of 2021, Kenyan-Scottish, singer and songwriter Beldina Odenyo is on the cusp of stardom. Hailed as a fierce, uncompromising artist with a voice that can silence a room, she is working on her eagerly awaited debut album. In O...Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Thursday 1 October 2026 - Friday 19 February 2027
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...Rondallas (18)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 1 October 2026
Two years after a tragic shipwreck that devastated their small fishing community, a village on the Galician coast of Spain decides to revive their traditional music ensemble and compete in the annual regional music contest. Following in th...Queer Up North presents: The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 2 October 2026
Celebrate the launch of the Queer Up North digital archive with this one-off screening of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and the premiere of a new documentary short It?s Queer Up North: Saving the Show. The Adventures of ...The Secret Agent
Lucem House, St Helens
Friday 2 October 2026
Set during the Brazilian military dictatorship,?The Secret Agent?follows Armando (Wagner Moura), a widowed university professor fleeing political persecution. He is sheltered in Recife alongside other refugees ??meanwhile, in the same city...The Chicago Blues Brothers
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Saturday 3 October 2026
The Chicago Blues Brothers are back - and they're tearing the roof off the Country Bunker!Celebrating 45 years of the legendary Blues Brothers legacy, this live concert delivers a high-energy night of electrifying blues, foot-stomping coun...
Cotton Queen (15)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 3 October 2026
In a cotton-farming village in Sudan, teenage Nafisa is raised on heroic tales of battling British colonisers told by her grandmother, the village matriarch Al-Sit. But when a young businessman arrives from abroad with a new development pl...Cotton Queen (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 3 October 2026
In a cotton-farming village in Sudan, teenage Nafisa is raised on heroic tales of battling British colonisers told by her grandmother, the village matriarch Al-Sit. But when a young businessman arrives from abroad with a new development pl...Family Film/ Stitch Head (U)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 3 - Saturday 17 October 2026
It?s monster time! In a castle laboratory high above a little town, a Mad Professor brings monstrous creations to (almost)-life? then promptly forgets all about them. So who looks after the castle? Who takes care of the monsters? Who teach...Quadrophenia (15)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 4 October 2026
By day, Jimmy Cooper is a disaffected teenager trudging through the working week at a dead-end job in 1960s London. By night, he dons a sharp suit, pops pills and seeks thrills on his scooter alongside a gang of fellow Mods. With the bank ...Quadrophenia (15) + Living for Kicks
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 4 October 2026
By day, Jimmy Cooper is a disaffected teenager trudging through the working week at a dead-end job in 1960s London. By night, he dons a sharp suit, pops pills and seeks thrills on his scooter alongside a gang of fellow Mods. With the bank ...Avatar - The Last Airbender in Concert
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 5 October 2026
Celebrate 20 years of Avatar: The Last Airbender with this unforgettable concert experience. The 20th Anniversary Tour of Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert combines a breathtaking live orchestral performance with a two-hour visual j...The Silence of the Lambs
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 6 - Saturday 10 October 2026
Dr Hannibal Lecter will see you now... Come face to face with the chilling cultural phenomenon THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS as it makes its world stage premiere in 2026. Based on Thomas Harris's gripping literary masterpiece, and starring ...Masterclass with Simon Cornwell + Networking
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 6 October 2026
How does a major British story travel from the UK to audiences across the world - and particularly to Asia?As part of Odyssey 2026, we are delighted to welcome Simon Cornwell, Co-CEO of The Ink Factory and Executive Producer of The Night M...UK Premiere/ Generation Trust (CTBA) + discussion
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 6 October 2026
What happens when young people are trusted to lead?Generation Trust is an inspirational documentary that follows five Youth4Climate awardees, from Liberia, Uganda, Pakistan, Colombia, and Bolivia, as they tackle the climate crisis in their...The World of Hans Zimmer - A New Dimension
Co-op Live, Manchester
Wednesday 7 October 2026
The World of Hans Zimmer: A New DimensionPowerful. Beautiful. Dramatic. Breathtaking. Strong. Touching. This is the music of two-time Academy Award® winner Hans Zimmer. In 2024, his successful show The World of Hans Zimmer will receive a ...LFF: Opening Night Film/ Elsinore (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Simon Stone?s film, written by Stephen Beresford (Pride), details Ian Charleson?s decision to step into the National Theatre?s production of Hamlet following Daniel Day-Lewis? departure. Scott, who so movingly portrayed a man wracked by gr...M (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Peter Lorre?s first major screen role was also his greatest, as the compulsive child murderer on the run from both a desperate, frustrated police force and Berlin?s far more ruthless criminal underworld. Made two years before Hitler came t...Calendar Girls The Musical
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Thursday 8 - Saturday 31 October 2026
Based on the play Calendar Girls, written by Tim Firth and on the motion picture written by Tim Firth and Juliette Towhidi, Paul Robinson directs Tim Firth and Gary Barlow's musical in a new production. The death of a much loved husband p...Babylon (18)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 8 October 2026
Directed by Damien Chazelle, Babylon is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles led by Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva, and with an ensemble cast including Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li and Jean Smart. A tale of outsized ambition and...LFF: Wild Horse Nine (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 9 October 2026
On the cusp of dictator Augusto Pinochet taking power in Chile, a trio of CIA agents snipe and bicker as they await the ?go? date on their part in yet another military coup. However, against the stunning natural beauty and mysterious ancie...
LFF: I Love Boosters (18)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 10 October 2026
Corvette is an aspiring fashion designer and leader of The Velvet Gang, a group of ?boosters? who rob clothes from fashion entrepreneur Christie Smith?s boutiques. But when Smith steals one of Corvette?s designs, The Velvet Gang are pushed...LFF: Ray Gunn (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 10 October 2026
In an alternate 1939, in the giant futuristic city of Metropia ? a corrupt world where aliens are the dominant species ? down-trodden PI Ray Gunn investigates a murder. But all is not what it seems.?Brad Bird (The Incredibles, The Iron Gia...LFF: La Bola Negra (15)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 11 October 2026
Spain, 1932. A young man awaits to see if he has secured membership of the local casino. In 1937, a young nationalist soldier guards a republican prisoner. Jump to 2017 and an unexpected document is inherited by an historian from his grand...LFF: Possible Love (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 11 October 2026
A chance meeting introduces filmmaker Ye-ji to Mi-ok?s family, whose lives have been affected by her husband?s unemployment. They?re perfect subjects for her documentary on workers who have been made redundant, leading them to spend more t...MLF presents Gruffalo Granny Celebration (U)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 11 October 2026
Enjoy a magical big screen adventure as we celebrate the first new Gruffalo story in over 20 years, and the return of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's much-loved characters. Start your afternoon with a screening of The Gruffalo and The...The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun Ra (18)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 12 October 2026
On May 22, 1914, Herman Poole Blount arrived on Earth in Birmingham, Alabama - known as The Magic City - a segregated industrial town in the rural South. After leaving for Chicago at the age of 32, he would become Sun Ra, one of the most e...Green for Danger
Lucem House, St Helens
Monday 12 October 2026
Green for Danger?is a 1946 British mystery thriller film, based on the 1944?detective novel of the same name?by?Christianna Brand. One of six humorous whodunits featuring Inspector Cockrill of the Kent County Police?directed by?Sidney Gill...All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea (12A) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 13 October 2026
The North-East of England: fisherman Stan Rennie and generations before him have worked the same stretch of coastline, where the river meets the sea, for centuries. So when a vast tide of poisoned crabs and lobsters washes ashore like a bi...All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea (CTBA) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 13 October 2026
The North-East of England: fisherman Stan Rennie and generations before him have worked the same stretch of coastline, where the river meets the sea, for centuries. So when a vast tide of poisoned crabs and lobsters washes ashore like a bi...LFF: Fatherland (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 14 October 2026
In 1949, Erika (a superb Sandra H?ller) is accompanying her father, Nobel laureate author Thomas Mann, on a literary tour through West and East Germany. As family tragedy strikes, it becomes apparent that the spiritual healing Mann deems e...LFF: Josephine (18)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 15 October 2026
Eight-year-old Josephine (an astounding performance by newcomer Mason Reeves) knows that she saw something bad, but struggles to find answers. Her parents (a brilliant Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan) grapple with how to comfort her.?Weaving...Danny Boyle
HOME, Manchester
Friday 16 October 2026
During this discussion, the director of films such as Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire, and upcoming feature Ink will discuss a career that has placed him among the most successful British filmmakers. Following a successfu...LFF: Ink (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 16 October 2026
In 1969, Rupert Murdoch acquired British tabloid The Sun, hiring gifted editor Larry Lamb to change the paper?s fortunes. Out of this devil?s pact, British journalism and society was forever changed. Boyle?s kinetic cinematic energy is mat...Nirvanna: The Band - The Show - The Movie
Lucem House, St Helens
Friday 16 October 2026
When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008. As every interaction threatens to impact their future selves, the pair's only hope of getting back to the future lie...Gareth Malone - Sing-along-a-Gareth
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 17 October 2026
It's time to lift our voices once more as Gareth Malone, together with his band and a group of stellar singers, guides us through an evening of song. Featuring the tunes he's performed over the last 15 years on television, this feel-go...
Irish Film Morning/ Báite (CTBA) + discussion
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 17 October 2026
Peggy Casey is preparing for a big weekend of fishing and her pub, Tigh Chasey, will be full to the door. She desperately needs the business. Summer is coming to an end and it has been a few months since it rained. As a result, the water l...LFF: Fjord (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 17 October 2026
An evangelical family move to a small Norwegian town.?Their seemingly placid adjustment is shattered when suspicions around their children?s wellbeing place the parents under severe scrutiny.?Cristian Mungiu (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) ...LFF: Club Kid (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 18 October 2026
A decade of drinking, drugs and clubs is finally starting to take its toll on Peter. The unexpected arrival of an infant son means it?s finally time for him to get his life together. How hard can it be??The perfect skewering of millennial ...LFF: Minotaur (18)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 18 October 2026
At the onset of Russia?s invasion of Ukraine, Gleb, a powerful CEO, is preoccupied with feeding the war machine with workers, when he learns of his wife?s infidelity. Faced with this discovery and a complex professional decision, his scrup...Kyle MacLachlan
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Monday 19 October 2026
From Dune to Desperate Housewives, from Twin Peaks to Sex and the City, Fallout and TikTok, Kyle MacLachlan is a cultural constant who's charmingly quirky persona makes him one of the most distinctive actors of his generation. Now, live on...LFF: Closing Night Film/ The Debut (15)
