FILM & CINEMA IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Film & Cinema in Manchester
The Holiday In Concert - The Film with Live Orchestra
The Bridgewater Hall
Tue 16 - Wed 17 Dec 2025
13 Going On 30 - The Musical
Manchester Opera House
Sun 21 Sep - Sun 12 Oct 2025
The Bodyguard - The Musical
Manchester Opera House
Mon 19 - Sat 31 Jan 2026
The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming

Manchester Multiple Venues, Manchester
Wednesday 2 July - 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...Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (15)

HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 2 - Thursday 3 July 2025
Starring Camille Rutherford (Anatomy of a Fall), Pablo Pauly (The French Dispatch) and Charlie Anson (Death on the Nile), Jane Austen Wrecked My Life is an uplifting and heart-warming throwback to classic romance, with a modern sensibili...Mars Express (15)

HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 2 - Thursday 3 July 2025
Sci-fi and film noir blend together in 'Mars Express,' the highly anticipated French animated feature from director Jeremie Perin. In 2200, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessma...moviEscape - SAWtopsy

Moviescape Stockport, Manchester
Wednesday 2 - Monday 28 July 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...Clueless - 30th Anniversary (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Clueless is 30? As if!Celebrate one of the 90s greatest teen movies, and a pitch perfect satire of Beverly Hills yuppies, as the iconic Cher Horowitz returns to the big screen in a catalogue of the finest outfits known to cinema history. Ch...From Hilde with Love (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 2 - Thursday 3 July 2025
From Hilde, With Love follows Hilde Coppi, a member of an anti-Nazi organisation who is imprisoned by the Gestapo for anti-regime activity who must fight for her freedom from her prison cell, all while taking care of her newborn child. ?Ber...Hidden (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 2 - Thursday 3 July 2025
Michael Haneke was awarded the Best Director prize at Cannes for his stunning exploration of a past that haunts the present.?This utterly compelling psychological thriller from Michael Haneke - one of cinema?s most daring, original and cont...Red Path (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 2 - Thursday 3 July 2025
Mghila Mountain, Tunisia, November 2015. When a jihadist group attacks two very young shepherds, 14-year-old Ashraf is forced to take a macabre message back to his family. Traumatised and trying not to lose his mind, Ashraf finds himself co...The Phoenician Scheme (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 2 - Thursday 3 July 2025
The story of a family and a family business.?A new espionage caper from the inimitable Wes Anderson. Starring Benicio del Toro as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe; Mia Threapleton as Liesl, his daughter/a nun; Michael Cera as...The Piano Teacher (18)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 2 - Thursday 3 July 2025
Isabelle Huppert gives a performance of astounding emotional intensity as Erika Kohut, a repressed middle-aged woman who teaches piano at the Vienna Conservatory. When one of Erika?s students, the handsome and assured Walter Klemmer, attemp...The Salt Path (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 2 - Thursday 3 July 2025
The Salt Path is the profound true story of husband and wife, Raynor and Moth Winn?s 630-mile trek along the beautiful but rugged Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline. After being forcibly removed from their home, they make the desperate dec...The Way We Talk (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 2 - Thursday 3 July 2025
A soul-searching story about three deaf friends in Hong Kong, Wolf, Alan and Sophie. When Sophie graduates from university and starts a new job, she realises she has been struggling to be seen as normal. ?Tensions grow between the three fri...Tornado (15)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 3 July 2025
Set in the rugged landscape of 1790?s Britain, Tornado finds herself caught in a perilous situation when she and her father?s travelling puppet show crosses paths with a ruthless criminal gang led by Sugarman and his ambitious son Little Su...As the Tide Comes In (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 4 July 2025
The 27 residents of the tiny island of Mand? are used to severe weather and flooding, but climate change is making things worse and serious catastrophe looms. Yet the island's last farmer, Gregers, whose family has lived there for eight gen...The White Ribbon (15)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 6 July 2025
In a village in Protestant northern Germany on the eve of World War I, a series of unsettling and distressing incidents take place. But the identity of the perpetrators remains a mystery.A schoolteacher who has observed the unfolding incide...Mary Poppins (PG)

Waterside, Manchester
Wednesday 9 July 2025
★★★★ The stage version is packing them in down the West End, Mary Poppins is finally dusting off its heritage as TV schedule filler and reminding audiences why it's one of Disney's greats. ~ Empire. --- The classic 1964 Disney film...The Seventh Continent (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 9 July 2025
A middle-class Austrian family lead seemingly happy lives together. But, over the course of three years, their mundane day-to-day routines slowly unravel. As they become alienated from the world around them and each other, the family stands...Love & Trouble (15)
HOME, Manchester
Thursday 10 July 2025
A young couple get married with high ideals and hidden pasts. Love & Trouble is an intimate documentary exploration of traumas and how to negotiate shame, anger and love. Kenny and Kerry get married, but hold secrets that threaten to blow t...Candlelight - Rings & Dragons

Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Friday 11 July - Saturday 29 November 2025
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...The Castle (CTBA)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 12 July 2025
A land surveyor is summoned to a remote village by the local government, housed in ?the castle?. But when he arrives he is unable to persuade the locals of his legitimacy and finds himself sucked into a bizarre spiral of provincial bureaucr...Apocalypse Now: Final Cut (15)
HOME, Manchester
Sunday 13 - Sunday 20 July 2025
Francis Ford Coppola?s reimagines Joseph Conrad?s classic novella Heart of Darkness - transferring the action to the chaos of the Vietnam War, and producing an epic work that occupies a significant, and sometimes controversial, space in cin...Quatermass 2 (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Monday 14 July 2025
Uncover a gripping tale of alien infiltration and Cold War paranoia in Hammer?s chilling follow-up to their sci-fi breakthrough. Created by Nigel Kneale and directed by Val Guest, Quatermass 2 is presented for the first time ever in stunnin...Quatermass 2 (PG) + intro
HOME, Manchester
Monday 14 July 2025
Uncover a gripping tale of alien infiltration and Cold War paranoia in Hammer?s chilling follow-up to their sci-fi breakthrough. Created by Nigel Kneale and directed by Val Guest, Quatermass 2 is presented for the first time ever in stunnin...Quadrophenia - A Mod Ballet

Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 15 - Saturday 19 July 2025
Presented by Sadler's Wells and Universal Music UK Meet the new generation... In 1973, guitar smashing rock genius Pete Townshend wrote QUADROPHENIA. Recorded by The Who - it quickly became an iconic and multi-million selling album. Quadrop...Amour (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 15 July 2025
A police unit breaks into a Paris department and makes a shocking discovery. It is the home of Anne and Georges ? an elderly couple who have been supporting each other through the greatest challenge of their lives together, no matter the ph...Family Film/ A Minecraft Movie (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 15 July 2025
Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn?t just help you craft, it?s essential to survival!Four misfits - Garrett ?The Garbage Man? Garrison, Henry, Natalie and Dawn - find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when ...Human Traffic - 4K Restoration (15)
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 16 - Saturday 19 July 2025
Looking for an escape from boring nine-to-five jobs, bad relationships and dysfunctional families, five Cardiff friends plan a night out to remember, dominated by clubs, drugs, pubs and parties. Journey with them through the highs and lows ...National Theatre Live - A Streetcar Named Desire (15)

Altrincham Garrick, Altrincham
Friday 18 July 2025
Gillian Anderson, Vanessa Kirby, and Ben Foster lead the cast in Tennessee Williams' timeless masterpiece, returning to cinemas. As Blanche's fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace - but her downward spiral brings...Maya Hawke

Albert Hall, Manchester
Saturday 19 July 2025
The daughter of Hollywood actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, New York folk singer, model and actress Maya Hawke gained recognition for starring as Robin Buckley in the Netflix series Stranger Things She has also appeared in the films Onc...Minions Family Fun Day

Bury Transport Museum, Bury
Saturday 19 July 2025
Come and meet the Minions at the fantastic Bury Transport Museum. Kevin and Bob will be appearing at intervals throughout the day and there will be even more family fun with three fun fair rides suitable for toddlers, face painters and craf...Family Film/ My Life as a Courgette (PG)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 19 - Wednesday 23 July 2025
Courgette is an intriguing nickname for a 9-year-old boy. But, despite his eccentricities, Courgette?s story is surprisingly universal. After a tragic accident, Courgette is befriended by a police officer named Raymond, who accompanies him ...Bonding - The Myth, The Legend & The Legacy of Bond

Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Monday 21 - Tuesday 22 July 2025
Cyril Blake's sell-out hit from the Edinburgh Fringe explores the myth, legend and legacy of Bond - and what it all means to guys trying to find their way through life and love. Stephen has always wanted to be James Bond. He's got a tux, a ...The Last Days of Disco (15) + Q&A 35mm
HOME, Manchester
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Self-confident Charlotte and demure Alice work in low-level publishing jobs by day and search for entertainment and romance at night in the Manhattan club scene of the early 80s.?All the while, the two women must navigate their jobs, relati...Biff to the Future

Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Thursday 24 - Saturday 26 July 2025
The iconic villain of "Back to the Future" takes centre stage in this comedic reimagination of Marty's time-traveling escapades, turning the celebrated cinematic trilogy on its head from the perspective of Biff, the bully audiences love to ...Purple Rain (15)
HOME, Manchester
Friday 25 - Thursday 31 July 2025
Prince makes a spectacular feature film debut in this highly autobiographical blockbuster that won both an Oscar and a Grammy for its pulsating score. Soundtrack hits from Prince and the Revolution include Let?s Go Crazy, When Doves Cry, Pu...Comic Con Manchester

Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester
Saturday 26 - Sunday 27 July 2025
One of the UK's largest pop culture conventions, attracting over ten thousand fans annually to our Monopoly Event's home venue, Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester. The main attraction every year is of course the star guests, with a ...Chinatown Cha-Cha (12A) + Q&A
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 26 July 2025
At the remarkable age of 92, Coby Yee, a former starlet and owner of the illustrious Forbidden City Nightclub, reclaims her place in the spotlight for one last tour with the senior dance troupe, Grant Avenue Follies. Led by Cynthia Yee ? an...Family Film/ Bee Movie (U)
HOME, Manchester
Saturday 26 - Wednesday 30 July 2025
Barry B. Benson, an ambitious young worker bee, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. Deciding to soar out into the world in search of nectar and adventure, Barry breaks one of the cardinal rules of beedom by speaking to...Wicked Sing-Along (PG)

The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 29 July 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...Mystery Ensemble - Tribute to Max Richter

The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Saturday 2 August 2025
Join Mystery Ensemble for an evening featuring the famous Antonio Vivaldi cycle "The Four Seasons" in the unique interpretation of contemporary composer Max Richter. Max Richter is the composer of music for dozens of feature films and docum...Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Palace Theatre, Manchester
Wednesday 20 August - Saturday 4 October 2025
The first ever World Tour of multi-award-winning hit stage show Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Enter a world of splendour and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur, and glory! Baz Luhrmann's revolutionary film comes to life onstage...An Evening with Sir David Jason

Lowry, Salford
Friday 22 - Saturday 23 August 2025
For the first time ever, Sir David Jason takes to the stage at Lowry, Salford, with a brand-new show, joined by a special guest presenter for an unforgettable evening of fun, laughter, and never-before-heard stories. From Only Fools and Hor...Chicago

Lowry, Salford
Monday 25 - Saturday 30 August 2025
CHICAGO, the "sexiest musical ever" (Metro) comes to Lowry in August for a full week only starring Strictly Come Dancing Professional Dancer and TV Star Janette Manrara (It Takes Two, Burn The Floor, Glee) as Roxie Hart. "Murder, greed, cor...Pop Princesses

St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Monday 25 August 2025
This is the children's pop concert with a big difference. A musical spectacular starring four fabulous Fairy tale Princesses who just love to sing! It's the perfect mix. Featuring a soundtrack of top pop hits from artists such as Little Mix...Do You Own the Dançefloor? (15) + Q&A

RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 30 August 2025
Step back into the legendary world of The Hacienda, the iconic Manchester nightclub that defined an era with this 10th anniversary screening of Do You Own the Dancefloor? featuring special guests and a Q&A. This documentary captures the un...Ariana Goes Wicked Brunch

Area, Manchester
Saturday 30 August - Saturday 29 November 2025
A spellbinding fusion of pop perfection and Broadway magic at this live vocal show by the UK's no. 1 Ariana Tribute, Hariana, and her dancers. It's going to be a "Defying Gravity" experience with a show-stopping performance by the UK's #1 A...Backyard Cinema - Romeo + Juliet

Albert Hall, Manchester
Thursday 4 - Sunday 7 September 2025
With over a decade of sold out shows, Backyard Cinema's critically acclaimed Romeo+Juliet continues to push the boundaries of what it means to watch a movie. A celebration of Baz Luhrmann's acclaimed 1996 cult classic, screened under the ...National Theatre Live - Inter Alia (15)

HOME, Manchester
Thursday 4 - Sunday 28 September 2025
Rosamund Pike (Saltburn) makes her National Theatre debut as Jessica in this searing examination of modern masculinity and motherhood. Written by Suzie Miller and directed by Justin Martin following their global phenomenon, Prima Facie. Jes...Mystery Ensemble - Tribute to Ludovico Einaudi

The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Saturday 6 September 2025
A tribute to 'The Master Of Mood' The programme of the evening includes the music of the world-famous Italian neoclassical composer Ludovico Einaudi performed by the extraordinary Mystery Ensemble. Ludovico Einaudi presented the final part ...The Apartment (12A)
