FILM & CINEMA IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Film & Cinema in Manchester
Sat 27 Apr - Sun 5 May 2024
Tue 30 Apr - Sat 4 May 2024
Wed 22 May - Sun 7 Jul 2024
Fri 6 Dec 2024 - Sat 4 Jan 2025
Sat 27 Apr - Tue 3 Dec 2024
Sat 18 May - Sat 16 Nov 2024
The Wizard of Oz
Saturday 27 April - Sunday 5 May 2024
Starring award-winning comedian and musical theatre star Jason Manford as The Cowardly Lion, JLS sensation Aston Merrygold as The Tin Man and RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner and Dancing On Ice star The Vivienne as The Wicked Witch of the West,...
The Best Movies in Cinemas & Streaming
Saturday 27 April - Sunday 20 October 2024
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 £5 off tickets too. We've also compiled the best releases new to the streaming s...
Back to Black (15)
Saturday 27 April - Thursday 2 May 2024
★★★ Don't write off this Amy Winehouse film. Sam Taylor-Johnson does a decent job of making a tight drama from a tragic yarn. ~ Irish Times. --- The extraordinary story behind one of the greatest albums of all time, the new biopic b...
HOME Film Pass
Saturday 27 April - Tuesday 31 December 2024
See everything everywhere (almost all at once) with the new HOME Film Pass! Experience new releases at HOME, any time, as many times as you like for one monthly price. For just £18 you'll also get a range of perks to make the most of your ...
Hamlet (15)
Saturday 27 April 2024
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...
Discounted Odeon Cinema Tickets
Saturday 27 April - Saturday 31 August 2024
A must for film buffs, treat yourself to any movie, on any day, at any time at Odeon Cinemas in Manchester for a fantastically cheap price (£5.99 Mon-Thu, or £7.99 Mon-Sun): Odeon Trafford Centre (save up to £3.50 per ticket). Odeon Manc...
Discounted Vue Cinema Tickets
Saturday 27 April - Tuesday 3 December 2024
A must for film buffs, treat yourself to any movie, on any day, at any time at Vue Cinemas in Manchester for a fantastically cheap price: Yellow voucher - only £7.50: Vue Manchester Printworks. Vue Manchester Red Quayside. Vue Bolton. Vue ...
moviEscape - SAWtopsy
Saturday 27 - Sunday 28 April 2024
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 deliberat...
Challengers (15)
Saturday 27 April - Thursday 2 May 2024
★★★★★ Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino serves up the sexiest film about tennis you are ever likely to see, with Zendaya's grand slam performance showing she's come along way from the Disney Channel, in more way than o...
Civil War (15)
Saturday 27 April - Thursday 2 May 2024
★★★✭ Not a film one enjoys as much as experiences, Alex Garland's vision of a future America ravaged by conflict is impressively mounted but lacks political bite. ~ Little White Lies. --- From writer/director Alex Garland and starri...
Elaha
Saturday 27 April - Thursday 2 May 2024
Milena Aboyan's feature debut is a compelling character portrait and feminist journey of identity and self-discovery, powered by Bayan Layla's astonishing performance, portraying Elaha with exuberance and empathy. The wedding of Elaha, a 22...
If Only I Could Hibernate (12A)
Saturday 27 April - Thursday 2 May 2024
★★★✭ This perceptive and compassionate Mongolian drama of a poverty-stricken young academic abandoned by his mother makes for a intriguing debut. ~ Little White Lies. --- The first Mongolian film to ever play in the official sel...
Kidnapped (12A)
Saturday 27 April - Thursday 2 May 2024
★★★★✭ Marco Bellocchio's engaging melodramatic adaptation of David Kertzer's The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara lays bare the abuse of power (and children) in the Catholic church. ~ ManchesterTheatres. com. --- Based on incredibl...
Monkey Man (18)
Saturday 27 April - Thursday 2 May 2024
★★★✭ Dev Patel emerges as a compelling action star in his fun if messy directorial debut, a scrappy revenge tale, full of infectious enthusiasm for the genre, set in a fictionalised Indian city where corruption is rife. ~ Little W...
Sometimes I Think About Dying
Saturday 27 April - Thursday 2 May 2024
★★★✭ Based on Kevin Armento's play "Killers", Daisy Ridley finally gets to show off her full acting talent in this mental health story served up as a romantic comedy. ~ ManchesterTheatres. com --- Daisy Ridley stars in Rachel Lambe...
Swede Caroline (15)
Saturday 27 April - Thursday 2 May 2024
★★★✭ This funny British mockumentary about dirty tricks in the competitive veg growing world has plenty of laugh-out-loud moments. ~ ManchesterTheatres. com. --- In this British Mockumentary, the competitive giant vegetable growing...
The Teachers' Lounge (15)
Saturday 27 April - Thursday 2 May 2024
In Ilker Catak's "Das Lehrerzimmer", Carla Nowak, a dedicated sports and math teacher, starts her first job at a high school. She stands out among the new staff because of her idealism. When a series of thefts occur at the school and one o...
Phil Collins & Oleksiy Radynski - Intervention
Saturday 27 April - Tuesday 31 December 2024
A collaborative project by Berlin and Wuppertal-based moving-image artist and filmmaker Phil Collins and Kyiv-based filmmaker and writer Oleksiy Radynski, co-commissioned by HOME and Manchester International Festival, re-contextualising th...
Luca
Saturday 27 April - Wednesday 1 May 2024
Luca is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. ...
Mapantsula + Recorded Intro
Sunday 28 April 2024
A true classic of guerrilla filmmaking, Mapantsula is now available to watch in stunning 4K after years of suppression, marking the 30th anniversary of South African Freedom Day in April 2024....
Los Buenos modales (PG) - UK Premiere
Monday 29 April 2024
A thoroughly enjoyable comedy about two feuding sisters in Andalusia, and the clumsy, suburban, fairy godmother types who try to reunite them. Manuela and Rosario are two sisters who, after decades of not speaking to one another ove...
An Officer and a Gentleman The Musical
Tuesday 30 April - Saturday 4 May 2024
Prepare to be swept off your feet with An Officer and a Gentleman The Musical, based on the award-winning 80s movie. This timeless story of love, courage, and redemption will make your heart soar and leave you breathless, longing for more. ...
A City Seen/ The Next Generation
Tuesday 30 April 2024
Come along to watch some fantastic films and support Manchester?s next generation of filmmakers as they embark upon their creative journey. ...
Singin' In The Rain (PG)
Wednesday 1 May 2024
Experience the dazzling dance sequences and breathtaking musical numbers on the big screen as Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor & Debbie Reynolds star in this musical classic from 1952. One of the greatest musicals ever filmed, musician Don Lockw...
Your Fat Friend (15)
Wednesday 1 May - Monday 3 June 2024
★★★✭ This charming documentary about the rise of fat activist Aubrey Gordon, from anonymous blogger and viral sensation to best selling author is fascinating. ~ ManchesterTheatres. com --- A film about fatness, family, the complexi...
The Fall Guy
Thursday 2 May 2024
The Fall Guy is a hilarious love letter to action movies and the hard-working and under-appreciated crew of people who make them. ...
Ratcatcher (15)
Friday 3 May 2024
★★★★ An unsentimental portrait of growing up in Glasgow in the 1970s. Achieving a lyrical realism that often recalls Jean Vigo's 1934 classic L'Atalante, this is amiable, assured and affecting. ~ Radio Times. --- Lynne Ramsay's s...
That They May Face the Rising Sun (15)
Friday 3 May 2024
Capturing a year in the life of a rural, lakeside community in Ireland in the 1970's, That They May Face The Rising Sun is an adaptation of the final novel from John McGahern, one of Ireland's greatest novelists. Joe and Kate Ruttledge have...
Tiger Stripes (CBTA)
Friday 3 - Friday 17 May 2024
★★★✭ "Malaysian director Amanda Nell Eu's debut about a young girl discovering the truth behind her rebellious nature bristles with supernatural energy thanks to a tremendous young cast." ~ The Guardian. Described as Malaysian 'Mean...
Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
Friday 3 May 2024
Etero, a 48-year-old woman living in a small village in Georgia, ever wanted a husband. She cherishes her freedom as much as her cakes. But her choice to live alone is the cause of much gossip among her fellow villagers....
Love Lies Bleeding
Friday 3 May 2024
From Director Rose Glass comes an electric new love story; reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. ...
Nezouh
Friday 3 - Friday 17 May 2024
14-year-old Zeina and her family are the last to have stayed in their besieged hometown of Damascus in Syria. A missile rips a giant hole in their home, exposing them to the outside world....
Candlelight - Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Scores
Saturday 4 May 2024
Experience the magic of live, multi-sensory classical music in an awe-inspiring location and discover the music of Sci-Fi and Fantasy soundtracks performed by a string quartet under the gentle glow of candlelight. ...
Ledisi
Saturday 4 May 2024
Grammy Award-winning New Orleans artist and actor Ledisi brings her signature R&B and jazz vibe to the UK! This acclaimed recording artist, songwriter, music producer, author and actress is a powerhouse vocalist with a career spanning almos...
Mummies
Saturday 4 - Wednesday 8 May 2024
Three mummies - a princess, a former charioteer, his younger brother and their pet baby crocodile - live in an underground secret city, hidden in ancient Egypt....
The Lavender Hill Mob &8211; 4K Restoration
Sunday 5 May 2024
One of Ealing Studio?s most good-natured comedies, The Lavender Hill Mob tells the story of a motley crew?s plan to rob the Bank of England and the unlikely events that threaten their heist. ...
Bonnie & Clyde
Tuesday 7 - Saturday 11 May 2024
Discover the electrifying story of love, adventure and crime that captured the attention of an entire nation. WINNER of Best New Musical (What'sOnStage Awards 2023), the West End smash-hit BONNIE & CLYDE is set to hold-up Manchester followi...
National Theatre Live - Nye (12A)
Tuesday 7 May 2024
Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain's welfare state and created the NHS. Confronted with death, Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan's deepest memories lead h...
ANU/ Hammam
Tuesday 7 May 2024
One of Ireland?s most innovative multidisciplinary artists, ANU (Angel Meadow, 2014, and On Corporation Street, 2016), in partnership with the Abbey Theatre, will excavate the final moments of the Battle of Dublin at the epicentre of the Ir...
Much Ado About Dying
Wednesday 8 May 2024
An intimate, funny and moving documentary, Much Ado About Dying asks: how can we adequately care for an ageing population? ...
Preview / Hoard + Q&038;A
Thursday 9 May 2024
British writer-director Luna Carmoon draws on her own life for this visceral psychological drama that won her the Sutherland Award for Best First Feature at BFI London Film Festival 2023.?...
Omen (15)
Friday 10 May 2024
A deserving winner of Cannes' Un Certain Regard New Vision Award, rapper-turned-filmmaker Baloji's magical realist drama is a dazzling debut. Koffi receives a frosty reception when he introduces his pregnant fiance to his family. An inciden...
La Chimera
Friday 10 May 2024
Arthur, a British archaeologist, mourning a long lost love, works with a group of grave robbers hunting ancient Etruscan treasures to sell on the black market in 1980s Italy....
Made In England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Friday 10 May 2024
In this documentary, Martin Scorsese tells the story of his lifelong love-affair with the films of Powell and Pressburger, including The Life and Death Of Colonel Blimp, Black Narcissus, The Red Shoes and The Tales of Hoffmann.?...
Our Mothers
Friday 10 May 2024
The winner of the Cannes Film Festival?s prestigious Camera d?Or, Our Mothers is a gripping and powerfully emotional work by filmmaker C?sar Diaz. ...
Red Herring
Friday 10 May 2024
In this personal and touching documentary about a life cut short, Vincent walks the line between humour and grief to helm this love letter to the relationships that keep us going through the dark stages of life....
National Theatre Live - Nye (12A)
Sunday 12 May 2024
Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain's welfare state and created the NHS. Confronted with death, Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan's deepest memories lead h...
Harry Hill: The Last Caveman + Q&038;A
Sunday 12 May 2024
It's a lonely life being a caveman, especially if you believe you're the last one on Earth. Expect bear fights, love, death and new life, as the last caveman finds out that maybe he's not as alone as he thought...?...
The Man in the White Suit
Tuesday 14 May 2024
Sidney Stratton, a genius inventor, develops a fabric that never gets dirty or wears out. In true Ealing style, Mackendrick?s films often followed a naive hero struggling against orthodoxy and improbable odds ? Sidney Stratton in The Man in...