FILM & CINEMA IN MANCHESTER
FILM & CINEMA IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Film & Cinema in Manchester
The MGM Story - The Magic of the Musical
Hope Mill Theatre
Fri 29 May - Sun 7 Jun 2026
Back To The Future The Musical
Manchester Opera House
Tue 13 Jul - Sat 21 Aug 2027
The MGM Story - The Magic of the Musical
Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Friday 29 May - Sunday 7 June 2026
A Musical Celebration of the Hollywood Hit Factory. Transporting audiences through the history of musical theatre's golden age, The MGM Story dives into the tale of how the Hollywood studio nurtured the talent of stars that were to include ...NARUTO - The Symphonic Experience
Aviva Studios, Manchester
Friday 29 May 2026
NARUTO: The Symphonic Experience is a live concert that brings the beloved anime to life on a grand scale. This two-hour event features a film montage of iconic scenes from over 220 episodes, synchronized to a live orchestra performing Tos...Horizon of Khufu - Journey to Ancient Egypt
Transmission House, Manchester
Friday 29 May - Friday 31 July 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 Bas...moviEscape - SAWtopsy
Moviescape Stockport, Manchester
Friday 29 May - Tuesday 14 July 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...Backrooms (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 29 May - Thursday 4 June 2026
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom. Young cinematic upstart and YouTuber Kane Parsons adapts his viral internet sensation for the big screen; adding new scope to the legendary online world of ?The Backrooms?. ...Cult/ Cronos (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 29 May 2026
Guillermo del Toro?s Cannes prize-winning directorial debut offers a unique take on the classic vampire story. When antiques dealer Jes?s Gris discovers an ancient artefact in the form of a golden mechanical scarab, he is unaware of the pow...Eagles of the Republic (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 29 May - Thursday 4 June 2026
Egypt?s most adored actor George Fahmy is pressured to star in a film commissioned by the highest authorities. Fahmy reluctantly accepts the role and finds himself thrown into the inner circle of power. Like a moth drawn to the flame, he be...Fairyland (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 29 May - Thursday 4 June 2026
Following the sudden death of her mother, young Alysia is uprooted by her father, Steve, in the search of a fresh start.?Landing in 1970s San Francisco, Steve flourishes with the freedom to develop his writing and date other men. However, h...Family Film/ Monsters Inc. (U)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 29 May 2026
There's a reason why there are monsters in children's closets - it's their job. Monsters, Inc. is the most successful scream-processing factory in the monster world, and there is no better Scarer than James P. Sullivan ? or Sulley to his fr...Finding Emily (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 29 May - Thursday 4 June 2026
When a lovesick musician is given the wrong number for his dream girl, he teams up with a driven psychology student to find her. Together, they spark a hilarious campus-wide frenzy that tests their own hearts and ambitions along the way.??T...Hen (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 29 May - Thursday 4 June 2026
Told entirely from the perspective of its avian protagonist, Hen follows a chicken who escapes an industrial farm only to find herself navigating the pecking order of a crumbling seaside restaurant in Greece. As she fights to protect her eg...The Christophers (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 29 May - Thursday 4 June 2026
Lori divides her time between freelance art restoration and work in a food truck. Her lacklustre fortunes change when she?s approached by the estranged heirs of brilliant painter Julian Sklar with an exciting proposition: Lori will steal a ...Tuner (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 29 May - Thursday 4 June 2026
Leo Woodall stars as a gifted young piano tuner whose heightened sense of hearing draws the attention of criminals, who see his talents as useful for opening safes as well as for tuning Steinways.?With his once-promising musical career over...National Theatre Live - Playboy of the Western World (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 30 May 2026
Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Eanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhan McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge's riveting play of youth and self-discovery. Pegeen Flaherty's life is turned upside down when a young m...Kokuho (15)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 30 May 2026
Nagasaki, 1964. After the death of his father, the leader of a yakuza gang, 14-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wing of a famous Kabuki actor. Alongside Shunsuke, the actor?s only son, Kikuo decides to dedicate himself to this traditional ...
Don't Bother to Knock (18)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 31 May 2026
More than the bombshell next door - Marilyn Monroe's first starring role comes in this unconventional 1952 film noir. Reeling from a recent break-up, Jed Towers checks into a New York hotel and is immediately drawn to one of his fellow gues...Shrek - 25th Anniversary Screening (U)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 31 May 2026
Once upon a time - well, 25 years ago (2001) - in a faraway swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek. The ogre's precious solitude is shattered by the arrival of an assortment of annoying fairytale characters - all banished from their kingdom...The Misfits (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 1 - Sunday 14 June 2026
Marilyn Monroe delivers her final performance in this haunting, elegiac piece of Hollywood history. Nevada, the "leave it" state: a gathering ground for misfits, burnouts, empty bottles and spare atom bombs. It's home to a host of interesti...Punku (18) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Deep in the Peruvian Amazon lowlands, Meshia, a Matsigenka Indigenous teenager, discovers Ivan, a young boy who vanished two years ago and was presumed dead. Determined to save him, she embarks on a journey upriver into the mountains, headi...Dirty Dancing In Concert
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 3 June 2026
You fell in love with their first dance, now it's your turn to relive it. Dirty Dancing in Concert is a cinematic live-to-film concert event that brings the iconic love story back to the big screen, with a twist. Watch the digitally remaste...The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 4 - Friday 5 June 2026
The viral internet sensation The Amazing Digital Circus comes to its highly anticipated conclusion in a feature-length theatrical release. This special cinema release combines episode 8 with the all-new, hour-long episode 9 for fans to expe...Family Film/ Zog + Zog and the Flying Doctors (U)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 7 - Friday 26 June 2026
With the arrival of a new series showcasing more of Zog?s adventures, revisit the first big screen outings for Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler?s loveable dragon. Screening in this programme:?Zog?Zog wants to learn how to fly, roar, and b...Niagara (18)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 7 June 2026
Ray and Polly Cutler arrive in Niagara Falls on their honeymoon ? only to find that their cabin is occupied by another couple. George and Rose Loomis have returned to the Falls, the site of their own honeymoon, in the hope of saving their s...Madfabulous (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 8 June 2026
When the flamboyant Henry Paget arrives in 1890's North Wales to claim his aristocratic inheritance, his theatrical flair and defiant eccentricities send shockwaves through the upper-class elite, much to the amusement of the local townspeop...Annie
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 9 - Saturday 20 June 2026
Set in 1930s New York during The Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery at Miss Hannigan's orphanage. Her luck soon changes when she's chosen to spend a fairytale Christmas with famous billionaire, Oliver War...Some Like It Hot (U)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 10 - Sunday 21 June 2026
Joe and Jerry are down on their luck jazz musicians who find themselves out of a job when the police raid the speakeasy they perform in. Things go from bad to worse when they inadvertently stumble upon a gang war and must go on the run afte...Dreamers (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 12 June 2026
After fleeing persecution at home, Nigerian migrant Isio is sent to Hatchworth Removal Centre, where she hopes her asylum plea will receive a fair hearing. Isio believes the only way out is to play by the rules, even when her charismatic ne...Horizons Short Film Showcase (18)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 12 June 2026
Everyone is welcome for a captivating evening of innovative, enlightening short films poignantly exploring migration, belonging and community. With styles ranging from experimental to documentary to artist film and beyond, the showcase will...Limbo (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 12 June 2026
Ben Sharrock?s critically adored Limbo is a wry, funny and poignant cross-cultural satire that subtly sews together the hardship and hope of the refugee experience. Set on a fictional remote Scottish island, it follows a group of new arriva...State of Statelessness (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 12 June 2026
State of Statelessness is the first-ever Tibetan-language anthology feature film, and an exploration of the profound themes of statelessness and migration through four poignant stories of Tibetans living in exile. ?Directed by Tibetan filmm...
Coup 53 (15)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 13 June 2026
In 1953, a military coup led by British MI6 and backed by the CIA overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister, Mohammad Mossadegh. His crime: nationalising the country's oil. The truth behind that original regime change was burie...Elemental (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 13 June 2026
In a city where fire, water, land, and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy are about to discover something elemental: How much they actually have in common. Content guidance?Elemental is rated PG. The...Palestine Comedy Club (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 13 June 2026
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 in the face of brutal war. Palestine Come...The Golden Dream (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 13 June 2026
Three teenagers jump 'The Beast' - the infamous train that illegal immigrants board to take them from Guatemala, through Mexico, to the American border.?The journey to a better life is fraught with danger. Facing exploitation at every turn,...National Theatre Live - Playboy of the Western World (12A)
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Sunday 14 June 2026
Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Eanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhan McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge's riveting play of youth and self-discovery. Pegeen Flaherty's life is turned upside down when a young m...Lesbian Space Princess (15)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 16 June 2026
Introverted space princess Saira is devastated when she is unexpectedly dumped by her girlfriend Kiki for being needy. Deep in the depths of despair, Saira is thrown a lifeline when Kiki abruptly calls for help. Kiki has been kidnapped by f...Rozpad (18) + discussion
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Rozpad, which translates to English as Decay, is the first feature film about the disaster at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine ? an incident often referred to by the Russian spelling of the town?s name, Chernobyl. It is A...Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Thursday 18 June 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 ...Everybody to Kenmure Street (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 18 June 2026
In May 2021, a UK Home Office dawn raid triggers one of the most spontaneous and successful acts of civil resistance in recent memory. In Pollokshields, Scotland?s most diverse neighbourhood, hundreds of residents rush to the streets to sto...Wallace & Gromit with Live Brass Band
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Sunday 21 June 2026
One of the UK's finest ensembles, The WFEL Band of Stockport have teamed up with Aardman to bring you Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers - but as you've never heard it before. To mark 30 years since the film premiered, the WFEL Fairey ...Family Film/ Missing Link (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 21 June - Saturday 4 July 2026
Meet Mr. Link: 8 feet tall, 630 lbs, and covered in fur, but don?t let his appearance fool you? he is funny, sweet, and adorably literal, making him the world?s most lovable legend. Tired of living a solitary life in the Pacific Northwest, ...Effi o Blaenau (15) + discussion
HOME, Manchester
Monday 22 June 2026
Based on Gary Owen's much lauded and widely performed monodrama, Iphigenia in Splott, Effi o Blaenau is director Marc Evans' cinematic interpretation set against the wide open landscapes of North Wales. ?The film follows Effi, a young woman...Cactus Pears (15) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 23 June 2026
Set in rural Maharashtra, Cactus Pears follows Anand, a Mumbai call-centre worker who returns to his ancestral village to observe the ten-day mourning ritual following his father?s death. While navigating the pressures of family expectation...High School (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 24 June 2026
In his second film, documentarian Frederick Wiseman ventures inside a large city high school ? the most everyday of American institutions ? where lessons range from debates on existentialism to a simulated space flight. Assembled with dry h...National Theatre Live - Les Liaisons Dangereuses
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 25 - Saturday 27 June 2026
Marianne Elliott directs Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner in a striking new adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos' classic novel. A thrilling game of love, lies and social warfare. Among the glittering salons of the super-rich, patriarchy equal...
City on Fire - 4K Restoration (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 26 June 2026
After the success of John Woo's A Better Tomorrow ? screening at HOME on Sat 27 Jun and Wed 1 Jul - lead actor Chow Yun-fat cemented his reputation as Hong Kong's hottest new action film megastar with his electrifying performance in Ringo L...City on Fire - 4K Restoration (15) + intro
HOME, Manchester
Friday 26 June 2026
After the success of John Woo's A Better Tomorrow ? screening at HOME on Sat 27 Jun and Wed 1 Jul - lead actor Chow Yun-fat cemented his reputation as Hong Kong's hottest new action film megastar with his electrifying performance in Ringo L...A Better Tomorrow - 4K Restoration (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 27 June - Wednesday 1 July 2026
The film that laid the blueprint for the ?heroic bloodshed? genre, A Better Tomorrow is the movie that launched a thousand bullets. A heady collision of brotherhood between anti-heroes, honour among thieves, brutal, balletic violence and ? ...The Killer - 4K Restoration (15)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 27 June 2026
Fresh from the success of the first two A Better Tomorrow films, in 1989 action maestro John Woo would unleash The Killer, a spectacular blend of explosive gunfights and dramatic performances, including the magnetic Chow Yun-fat in one of h...Bullet in the Head - 4K Restoration (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 28 June 2026
After re-inventing the action film with The Killer, John Woo would turn inward and deliver the semi-autobiographical Bullet in the Head, complementing the stylistic flourishes that made his name with an unflinching and nihilistic brutality ...Bullet in the Head - 4K Restoration (CTBA) + intro
