FILM & CINEMA IN MANCHESTER
FILM & CINEMA IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Film & Cinema in Manchester
Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
St Philip's Church Salford
Sat 21 Feb - Fri 20 Mar 2026
Back To The Future The Musical
Manchester Opera House
Tue 13 Jul - Sat 21 Aug 2027
Priscilla Queen Of The Desert - The Musical
Palace Theatre
Sat 21 - Sat 28 Feb 2026
Priscilla Queen Of The Desert - The Musical
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Saturday 21 - 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...Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
Abc Dome, Manchester
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 ...moviEscape - SAWtopsy
Moviescape Stockport, Manchester
Saturday 21 - Saturday 28 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...Hamnet (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 - Thursday 26 February 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...If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (15)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 - Thursday 26 February 2026
With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist. Sharply funny and deeply resonant, If I Ha...Like Asura (18)
HOME, Manchester
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...Little Amélie (PG) Dubbed
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 February 2026
Based on the novel M?taphysique des tubes by Am?lie Nothomb, this film centres around a toddler born to her Belgian parents in Japan. After over two years in a vegetative state, little Amelie suddenly awakens to the world around her - trigg...My Father's Shadow (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 - Thursday 26 February 2026
Fola (a magnetic ??p?? D?r?s?) is an enigmatic figure in his sons? lives. As they traverse Lagos, Remi and Akin (real-life brothers Chibuike Marvellous and Godwin Egbo) begin to understand him as a person, and the sacrifices he has made for...No Other Choice (15)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 - Thursday 26 February 2026
When paper company employee Yoo Man-su is abruptly laid off, he loses the perfect life he?s worked hard for. When a new job comes along, he realises a perfect plan - getting rid of his competition via any available means. Director Park?s de...The President's Cake (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 - Thursday 26 February 2026
While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, Saddam Hussein requires each school in the country to prepare a cake to celebrate his birthday. Despite her efforts to avoid getting picked, 9 year-old Lamia is ...The Secret Agent (15)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 - Thursday 26 February 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...Wuthering Heights (15)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 21 - Thursday 26 February 2026
A bold and original imagining of one of the greatest love stories of all time, Emerald Fennell?s Wuthering Heights stars Margot Robbie as Cathy and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff, whose forbidden passion for one another turns from romantic to i...Hamlet (15)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 22 February 2026
Two-time Academy Award nominee and Shakespearian titan, Ian McKellen, stars in this thrilling and uniquely modern take on The Bard's classic tragedy. A tale of revenge that has stood the test of time, Shakespeare's classic tragedy is reimag...Little Amélie (PG) Subtitled
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 22 - Thursday 26 February 2026
Based on the novel M?taphysique des tubes by Am?lie Nothomb, this film centres around a toddler born to her Belgian parents in Japan. After over two years in a vegetative state, little Amelie suddenly awakens to the world around her - trigg...Ghost Killer (18)
HOME, Manchester
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
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
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 ...Baby & Carer/ Little Amélie (PG) Dubbed
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 26 February 2026
Based on the novel M?taphysique des tubes by Am?lie Nothomb, this film centres around a toddler born to her Belgian parents in Japan. After over two years in a vegetative state, little Amelie suddenly awakens to the world around her - trigg...Nouvelle Vague (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 26 February 2026
Nouvelle Vague is Richard Linklater?s love letter to the spellbinding magic of French cinema, reimagining the making of Jean-Luc Godard?s revolutionary Breathless, which ultimately cemented Godard as a pioneer of the French New Wave. ?As cr...Candlelight - Rings & Dragons
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
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)
HOME, Manchester
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...National Theatre Live - The Audience (12A)
HOME, Manchester
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)
HOME, Manchester
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!
Palace Theatre, Manchester
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 - The Audience (12A)
Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
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...National Theatre Live - Hamlet (12A)
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
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...National Theatre Live - Hamlet (12A)
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
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)
HOME, Manchester
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 Corinthians: We Were The Champions (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 5 March - Sunday 12 April 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...The Corinthians: We Were The Champions (PG) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 5 March 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...The Empire Strips Back - A Burlesque Parody
Depot Mayfield, Manchester
Friday 6 March - Sunday 3 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...
The Last Blossom (18)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 7 March 2026
Minoru, serving a life sentence, awaits a lonely death in his prison cell. The only real sign of life in the cell is a potted balsam flower - hosenka in Japanese. One night, Minoru begins sharing his life story with the flower that, improba...We Are Parable presents: Set It Off (18)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 9 March 2026
After being fired from her job as a bank teller, Frankie begins working at a janitorial service with her friends Tisean, a single mother; Cleo, a boisterous lesbian; and Stoney, who is dealing with the recent death of her brother. The women...Teki Cometh (18)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Gisuke is a retired French literature professor. Since his wife?s death, he has lived quietly alone in a traditional Japanese house. He leads a regular life and enjoys occasional company from former students, all the while considering endin...Othello (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 11 - Sunday 15 March 2026
Shakespeare?s Othello rages to life like never before in a compelling new production starring David Harewood OBE, Toby Jones OBE and Caitlin FitzGerald. Directed by Tony Award-winner Tom Morris OBE with music by PJ Harvey, this epic story o...The Marbles (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 12 March 2026
The Marbles is a compelling new documentary examining one of history's most controversial cultural disputes - the removal of the Parthenon Marbles, and the ongoing campaign to return them to Greece. From imperial acquisition to modern-day a...Mystery Ensemble - Hayao Miyazaki's Dreams
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Saturday 14 - Saturday 28 March 2026
The Miyazaki Dreams concert is an immersion in the fabulous atmosphere of the films of the world-famous Japanese director and Oscar winner Hayao Miyazaki. Mystery Ensemble has collected magical music from his cartoons and compositions inspi...Resurrection (15)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 14 March 2026
With his senses-ravishing third feature, visionary director Bi Gan takes his deepest plunge yet into the realm of pure cinematic dreamscape. In a world where humans have forsaken dreams in exchange for immortality, a dreaming monster embark...Another World (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 18 March 2026
After death and before reincarnation, the souls of the deceased pass through a fantastical realm known as Another World. Gudo is a spirit tasked with guiding these transient souls to their next life. ?While helping a young girl named Yuri, ...Soul To Soul (U)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 19 March 2026
In 1971, a group of leading African American soul, jazz, and gospel artists embarked on a journey that would change the lives of everyone involved. Artists such as Ike & Tina Turner, Wilson Pickett and the Staples Singers travelled from New...Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
St Philip's Church Salford, Manchester
Friday 20 March 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 ...Adventure Film Night
Spring Bank Arts Centre, New Mills
Friday 20 March 2026
In association with the London Mountain film festival we bring you an evening jam packed with seven international adventure documentaries and films focused on climbing, running, cycling, friendship, environment, health and mountain culture....Long Day's Journey Into Night (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 22 March 2026
Oozing atmosphere with its noirish neon glow, Long Day?s Journey Into Night chronicles the return of Luo Hongwu to Kaili, the hometown he fled many years before. Back for his father's funeral, Luo recalls the death of an old friend, Wildcat...National Theatre Live - The Audience (12A)
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Tuesday 24 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...Guardian Documentaries present: Legacies of Enslavement (18)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 25 March 2026
Join HOME and Guardian Documentaries for a special screening of two short films and a panel discussion exploring legacies of enslavement in the US, the UK and the small South Atlantic island of St Helena.?Through compelling personal perspec...Matilda The Musical
Palace Theatre, Manchester
Thursday 26 March - 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...
BFI Flare presents: Pink Narcissus (18)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 27 March 2026
The work of artist and photographer James Bidgood, Pink Narcissus is a breathtaking and outrageous erotic visual poem focusing on the daydreams of a beautiful male sex-worker who, from the seclusion of his ultra-kitsch apartment, conceives ...Disney in Concert - The Sound of Magic
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
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 ...Oska Bright 2026: Best of the Fest (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 29 March 2026
Oska Bright Film Festival is the world?s leading festival for films made by or featuring learning disabled or autistic people. Supported by the BFI and Arts Council England, they produce the BAFTA and BIFA-qualifying festival, deliver acces...Spider-Man: No Way Home - Live in Concert
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 30 March 2026
Spider-Man™: No Way Home, one of the most successful Super Hero films of all time, will be presented live in concert, in what will be the ultimate experience for Spider-Man™ fans. The box office smash hit will have its incredibl...We Are Parable presents: The Watermelon Woman (15)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 30 March 2026
Cheryl, an aspiring Black lesbian filmmaker working in a video store, is making a documentary about a black actress from the 1930s who was typecast, credited only as ?the watermelon woman?. While uncovering the true story of the actress? li...Top Hat - The Musical
