FILM & CINEMA IN MANCHESTER
FILM & CINEMA IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Film & Cinema in Manchester
Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
Manchester Cathedral
Fri 1 May - Fri 7 Aug 2026
Back To The Future The Musical
Manchester Opera House
Tue 13 Jul - Sat 21 Aug 2027
Matilda The Musical
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Sunday 12 - Saturday 25 April 2026
Matilda The Musical, the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by Roald Dahl, is the winner of over 100 global awards, including 24 for Best Musical, the 'unique and unforgettable' (R...The Railway Children
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Sunday 12 - Sunday 19 April 2026
Altrincham Garrick Playhouse present their Easter holiday production of a beloved children's classic. Capturing all of the angsts and exhilarations of childhood, it promises to be a heart-warming treat for all ages! Mike Kenny's version of...Horizon of Khufu - Journey to Ancient Egypt
Transmission House, Manchester
Sunday 12 April - Sunday 28 June 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...The Corinthians: We Were The Champions (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 12 April - Saturday 23 May 2026
This is the incredible real-life story of the original rebel girls of football - The Corinthians Ladies FC from Manchester - who defied The FA's 50-year ban on women playing to become global champions. Told exclusively by 10 surviving playe...moviEscape - SAWtopsy
Moviescape Stockport, Manchester
Sunday 12 - Thursday 30 April 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...Amélie - 25th Anniversary (15)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 12 - Thursday 16 April 2026
23-year-old Am?lie is lonely. After an isolating childhood, she moves to Paris and becomes a waitress at the Caf? des Deux Moulins, a bar restaurant filled with a colourful cast of diners and employees. One night, Am?lie happens across a bo...California Schemin' (15)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 12 - Thursday 16 April 2026
Based on the outrageous true story, California Schemin? follows two aspiring Scottish MCs who devise an audacious scheme to achieve their dream of a record deal, by posing as Californian hip hop artists. As fame beckons and the lies pile up...Father Mother Sister Brother (15)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 12 - Thursday 16 April 2026
Father Mother Sister Brother is the eagerly-awaited new film from Jim Jarmusch. Funny, tender and astutely observed, this is an intimate exploration of the universal intricacies of family dynamics. Told in the form of a triptych divided int...Orwell: 2+2=5 (15)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 12 - Thursday 16 April 2026
George Orwell was one of the most visionary authors of the 20th Century, whose novels 1984 and Animal Farm foretold a chilling, all-too-believable authoritarian future. ?Acclaimed director Raoul Peck (Academy Award-nominated I Am Not Your N...Screen Cuba/ The Twelve Chairs (18)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 12 April 2026
Before dying, a wealthy woman reveals that she has hidden the family jewels in the lining of one of the family?s old chairs ? part of a dining set of twelve which have been sold off individually after being confiscated by the Cuban Revoluti...The Drama (15)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 12 - Thursday 16 April 2026
A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.?This film contains flickering or flashing lights that may affect those with photosensitive epilepsy....The Magic Faraway Tree (U)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 12 - Thursday 16 April 2026
Based on Enid Blyton?s beloved The Faraway Tree series of novels for children, The Magic Faraway Tree follows Polly and Tim and their children Beth, Joe and Fran ? a modern family who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English...The Stranger (15)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 12 - Tuesday 21 April 2026
Adapting Albert Camus? classic existentialist novel, Fran?ois Ozon delivers an enigmatic portrait of disaffection amid the tensions of 1930s French-colonised Algeria. Algiers, 1938. An unassuming man in his early thirties, Meursault attends...Two Prosecutors (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 12 - Thursday 16 April 2026
Soviet Union, 1937. Thousands of letters from detainees falsely accused by the regime are burned in a prison cell. Against all odds, one of them reaches its destination, upon the desk of the newly appointed local prosecutor, Alexander Korny...The Secret Agent (15)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 13 April 2026
A university professor travels from S?o Paulo to the seaside city of Recife during Carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son. He soon finds out he?s been tailed and spied on by neighbours in his new refuge, leaving him no possible escap...
Everybody to Kenmure Street (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 14 - Saturday 18 April 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...Family Film/ Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 14 April 2026
That?s not all, folks! Porky Pig and Daffy Duck make a hilarious return to the big screen in the first-ever fully animated Looney Tunes feature film created for cinemas. The dynamic duo become Earth's only hope when their antics at the loca...Innocent Sorcerers (18)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 15 April 2026
Following his lauded war trilogy, Andrzej Wajda turned his camera on Poland?s socially modern but politically disengaged post-war generation. When hipster doctor Bazyli meets out-of-towner Pelagia in a nightclub, they spend a night in his f...National Theatre Live - All My Sons (15)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 16 - Saturday 18 April 2026
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller's classic play All My Sons, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge)....The Halle - The Best of John Williams
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 17 April 2026
Legendary film composer, John Williams' music has inspired and captivated audiences worldwide for decades: from the iconic, spine-tingling themes of Star Wars and Jurassic Park to the enchanting melodies of Harry Potter and E.T. the Extra-T...Bluey at the Cinema: Playdates with Friends (U)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 17 - Friday 24 April 2026
Bluey at the Cinema: Playdates with Friends Collection is an hour of fun that features eight episodes from across the three beloved series of Bluey, each celebrating play and imagination with friends and family!The compilation showcases som...Departures (18) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Friday 17 April 2026
It?s instant chemistry when Benji encounters Jake at an airport departures gate. Their on-going relationship unfolds through intimate trips to Amsterdam, revealing a complex power dynamic.?Inspired by true life events, what begins as thrill...Departures (CTBA) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Friday 17 April 2026
It?s instant chemistry when Benji encounters Jake at an airport departures gate. Their on-going relationship unfolds through intimate trips to Amsterdam, revealing a complex power dynamic.?Inspired by true life events, what begins as thrill...Family Film/ Goat (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 18 April - Saturday 2 May 2026
Will, a small goat with big dreams,?gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play?roarball???a high-intensity, full-contact sport?dominated by the fastest,?fiercest animals in the world.?Will?s new teammates aren?t thrilled about...For the Love of Horror
Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester
Sunday 19 April 2026
FOR THE LOVE OF HORROR is part of the Monopoly Events family of pop culture conventions, attracting over ten thousand fans annually to their home venue, Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester. The main attraction every year is of course th...Rose of Nevada (15) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 19 April 2026
In a forgotten fishing village, a boat mysteriously appears in the old harbour. The Rose of Nevada, lost at sea with all hands 30 years ago, has returned. For the few who remember, it?s a sign. The boat must go out to sea again, maybe then ...The Shepherd and the Bear (15)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 20 - Thursday 30 April 2026
Set high in the majestic French Pyrenees, The Shepherd and the Bear explores a conflict provoked by the reintroduction of brown bears in the midst of a traditional shepherding community. The film follows an aging shepherd who struggles to f...The Maids of Wilko (18)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 21 April 2026
After the death of a close friend and on the cusp of entering middle age, Wiktor returns to the family property of his youth. There, he reconnects a group of sisters with whom he spent an idyllic summer 15 years prior, discovering the exten...National Theatre Live - All My Sons (15)
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Wednesday 22 April 2026
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller's classic play All My Sons, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge)....Our Land (12A) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 23 April 2026
Our Land dares to tread where few have trespassed before, asking the timely question of who has the right to roam in the English countryside?The UK is a wild and beautiful place, but the vast majority of it is off limits to the general publ....jpg)
Man of Iron (18)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 25 April 2026
The Palme d?Or-winning follow-up to Man of Marble (1976), Man of Iron sees Winkel, a Communist-friendly radio journalist, charged with finding compromising information about a Solidarity opposition leader. But in witnessing protesting worke...National Theatre Live - All My Sons (15)
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Sunday 26 April 2026
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller's classic play All My Sons, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove (A View from the Bridge)....My Feral Heart (10 Year Anniversary) (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 27 April 2026
Luke, an independent man who has Down?s Syndrome, lives with his mother. When she dies, he loses his independence and moves into a residential home. Determined to take control of his life, Luke begins to foster new relationships within the ...Double Indemnity
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Tuesday 28 April - Saturday 2 May 2026
Hollywood icon Mischa Barton (The O.C.) makes her UK stage debut in Double Indemnity, the gripping adaptation of one of the greatest crime novels of the 20th Century - the story that inspired Billy Wilder's film noir classic. Los Angeles, 1...Aljaz & Janette - Let's Face the Music and Dance!
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Your favourite Strictly Come Dancing couple return in their brand new show: Let's Face The Music and Dance. Celebrating the hit makers of yesterday and today. Join Aljaz and Janette as they dance their way through music history including ...Jim Henson's Labyrinth in Concert
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Experience the 80s Cult Classic on Screen with the Iconic Soundtrack Performed by a Live Band on Stage with David Bowie's Legendary Vocals. An Exciting Fusion of Film and Live Music, audiences are invited to experience an epic evening as Ji...The Good Manners (18) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 29 April 2026
In a village in Valencia during the post-war period, Ana tries to move forward with her family ? but the Civil War has left a deep wound in all of them, especially in her brother-in-law, Antonio. Ana attempts to heal that wound with stews, ...Baby & Carer/ Rebuilding (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 30 April 2026
Rebuilding follows Dusty, a stoic cowboy whose ranch was destroyed in a devastating wildfire. Now based in a trailer community on a government-run campsite, Dusty finds solace with his new neighbours, quietly reassembles his life, and stren...Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Friday 1 May - 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 ...Mystery Ensemble - Interstellar: A Tribute to Hans Zimmer
Bolton Parish Church, Bolton
Saturday 2 May 2026
Following their performances of music from the films of Hayao Miyazaki and The Lord of The Rings franchise, Mystery Ensemble returns to Manchester with a new cinematic programme. They'll be bringing to life the soundtrack of the renowned, C...London Boys (18)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Behind the loud and intimidating motorcycles of the "Bangladeshi Bad Boys" is a group of second-generation Bangladeshi men who find in motorcycles a sense of identity and a way to overcome racism. Co-directed by Arun Nangla and Laura Pavone...Highlander - 40th Anniversary (15)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 7 May 2026
There can be only one! Highlander, an immortal cult favourite, returns to the big screen to celebrate its 40th anniversary. They are an immortal race of warriors. A unique breed of men who can die only by being decapitated with a sword. Fat...D is for Distance (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 10 May 2026
Louis Petit suffers a debilitating form of epilepsy that has shattered his young life and erased his memory of childhood. Louis? parents, filmmakers Christopher Petit and Emma Matthews, tell Louis? ongoing story through an extraordinary arc...The Cars That Ate Paris (15)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 11 May 2026
While travelling Australia in search of work, two brothers collide with an oncoming car. The sole survivor is well looked after by the inhabitants of nearby Paris, but is disturbed by their strange behaviour and the frequency of road accide...The Karate Kid The Musical
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 12 - Saturday 23 May 2026
The Karate Kid - The Musical brings the legendary 1984 film to life on stage. Don't miss the unforgettable theatrical experience of the season as this heartfelt coming-of-age story takes flight with spectacular musical numbers and dazzlingl...
Being Ola (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 13 May 2026
30-year-old Ola lives in the small Norwegian village of Vidar?sen, where the 150 residents are a mix of people with and without disabilities. In the village the residents aim to live life at a slower pace and in harmony with nature. Their c...Wake in Fright (18)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 15 - Tuesday 19 May 2026
Raw and brutal in its depiction of Outback country drinking culture in the 1970s, Wake in Fright is an uncompromising landmark of Australian cinema. John Grant, a bored schoolteacher working in the remote outback, stops overnight in the fro...The Hallé - Family Concert: Film Favourites
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 17 May 2026
Lights, camera, ACTION! Join the Halle and entertaining presenter Tom Redmond for the magic of the movies, with a hand-picked selection of music from all your favourite family films. Performed live by your orchestra, this will be fun for al...Kiefer Sutherland
New Century, Manchester
Monday 18 May 2026
Ol' fashioned denim-and-dusty-boots country rock from the quintessential Brat Packer. Kiefer Sutherland will be instantly recognisable to most as the award-winning star of the hit series 24, as well as the star of countless indellible big s...Kiefer Sutherland
New Century, Manchester
Monday 18 May 2026
Ol' fashioned denim-and-dusty-boots country rock from the quintessential Brat Packer. Kiefer Sutherland will be instantly recognisable to most as the award-winning star of the hit series 24, as well as the star of countless indellible big s...Algorithm Party (CTBA) + Q&A
