Upcoming events.
The Longest Night: A Winter's Tale & Biosphere
Experience The Longest Night in our Immersive Dome — a magical winter tale of courage, generosity & renewal. Perfect seasonal storytelling!
Zoom into Space: The Great Solar System Adventure & We Are Stars
Join us for a double bill of super immersive space films!
Film: I Swear (15)
I Swear is a film inspired by the true story of Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson (MBE) and his quest to live normally in a world that misunderstood and struggled to accept him
The Red Shoes (1948)
Join us for a one-off immersive screening of the breathtaking classic The Red Shoes (1948) - cinema’s most intoxicating love triangle, reimagined on a truly epic scale
Classics in the Dome: The Red Shoes (1948)
Cinema’s most intoxicating love triangle - not on a tiny screen, but blown beautifully up in our immersive dome. The Red Shoes — A Night of Dance, Drama & Dazzling Colour. Step into one of cinema’s most intoxicating love triangles - not on a tiny screen, but blown beautifully up in our immersive dome.
W: A Return to Oz (Plymouth Rave Doc) at Ashburton Arts Centre
This film explores an abandoned rave house, once known as The Warehouse, that was once the beating heart of the South West’s clubland
Film: Where Is Heaven?
Filming over ten years, maverick soulmates Ged and Dave are on a mission through the winding lanes and hidden tracks of North Devon, to record the lives and experiences of people living without mains electricity
Film: Kendal Mountain Tour - A Night Of Adventure Films (12)
Join us for the Kendal Mountain Cinematic Tour 2026!
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026: Silence of the Sea (12)
World-renowned artist TAMURA Shuzo (ISHIZAKA Koji) celebrates his career with a major exhibition. When one of his works is exposed as a forgery, it throws the strictly codified art world of high-society into chaos.
W: A Return to Oz (Plymouth Rave Doc) at Saltash Studios
Take a dance down memory lane with and remember the glory days of clubbing on Plymouth's Union Street
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026: The Real You (12)
In the near future, ISHIKAWA Sakuya (IKEMATSU Sosuke) receives a phone call from his mother, Akiko (TANAKA Yuko), who wants to tell him something important — but before they can meet, he witnesses her drowning in a river. One year later, after waking from a coma, Sakuya discovers that his mother participated in a government-approved “elective death” programme.
Othello on Stage
Shakespeare’s OTHELLO rages to life like never before in a ‘compelling’ (★★★★ Telegraph) new production starring David Harewood (Homeland, Best of Enemies), Toby Jones (Mr Bates vs the Post Office, Detectorists), Caitlin FitzGerald (Succession, Masters of Sex), Vinette Robinson (Boiling Point) and Luke Treadaway (A Street Cat Named Bob).
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026: Strangers in Kyoto (PG)
SHIBUSAWA Madoka (FUKAGAWA Mai), a Tokyo-based manga writer is on a trip to Kyoto after recently marrying the 14th-generation heir to a traditional folding-fan shop in the city. Determined to understand the exquisite essence of Kyoto, she sets out to write a comic essay about life in the city’s historic businesses and the centuries of tradition they embody.
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026: Blue Boy Trial (12)
Tokyo, 1965. Amid growing internationalisation after the Olympics, the government introduces new measures to reinforce public morals, particularly public prostitution by women. However, the so-called “Blue Boys”, transgender women who live and work as prostitutes, cannot be prosecuted as they are legally registered as male.
Jo in the Water (12A) + Q&A
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Pip Piper, Jo Bateman and Anne-Marie Culhane. Dir. Pip Piper, UK, 2025, 77 mins. Featuring Jo Bateman, Jeremy Vine, Jim Murray MBE and Chris Packham.
Film: Cornwall Film Festival - the Best of the West
A special showcase of regional filmmaking talent from the South-West, including the award winners from the Cornwall Film Festival short film competition
Beyond Bricks + Panel Q&A
Beyond Bricks investigates the balancing act needed to create hundreds of thousands of new homes in the UK without worsening the climate and ecological crises.
W: A Return to Oz (Plymouth Rave Doc) The Blue Walnut Cafe Bar & Cinema
A short film remembering the mighty mighty Plymouth Warehouse - plus DJ sets from original Warehouse DJS and guests
Fires and Fascism (12A) + Director’s Q&A
The film features the experiences and actions of 25 people across Greece, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, ranging between scientists, teachers, artists, gardeners, engineers, winemakers, NGOs, and authors. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Pete Knapp, director of Fires and Fascism, who shifted careers from air quality research to filmmaking to tell the story of people recovering from wildfires.
Peter Hujar’s Day (12A)
Dir. Ira Sachs. 76 mins. Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall give tremendous performances in this intimate character study – an ode to art and friendship. Age guidance 12A
Dom Dobry (18)
For the final film in our Polish season we have chosen this contemporary drama which has been hugely successful in Poland. When Goska meets Grzesiek online, she’s convinced he’s finally The One.
Sentimental Value (15)
Norwegian, English with English subtitles. This Cannes Grand Prix winner reunites Trier with Renate Reinsve, his lead from The Worst Person in the World
Princess Mononoke (12A)
From the legendary Studio Ghibli comes an epic masterpiece that has dazzled audiences worldwide with its breathtaking imagination, exhilarating battles, and deep humanity. Family friendly
The Double Life of Veronique (15)
In Polish and French with English subtitles. Showing as part of our season of Polish films with The Box’s exhibition Remember, Respond, Resist
The Ice Tower (15)
In English and French with English subtitles. Dir. Lucile Hadžihalilović won the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution at the Berlin Film Festival
Sunset Boulevard (12A)
Winner of three Academy Awards, director Billy Wilder's orchestration of the bizarre tale is a true cinematic classic
Battleship Potemkin 2025
On 13th December, we will revive one of our landmark works in a centenary celebration of what is considered one of the greatest films ever created, Battleship Potemkin.
NT Live: The Fifth Step (15)
Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland
The Polar Express - Film Screening
Indoor screening. BFI Funded Matinees for families with young children.
Film: The Polar Express (PG)
All aboard for a Christmas cinema treat as this enchanting holiday classic takes you on a magical journey to the North Pole
Pillion (18)
Charming, sexy, tender and sensitively directed, with captivating performances, this is a moving and surprisingly funny film that you will gladly submit to. Age 18+
It Was Just An Accident (12A)
Jafar Panahi’s critically acclaimed and deserving Palme d’Or winner is a muscular thriller and an engaging morality tale for our times. In Persian with English subtitles
Alternate Sensory Reality: an art exhibition by Autistic/ADHD artists
A group exhibition curated by film/sound duo Seeing/Hereing highlights the work of Autistic/ADHD artists in Plymouth while providing a space for conversation and informal networking
French Film Festival: Colours of Time (N/C 15+)
In French with English subtitles. Period coming-of-age drama film co-written and directed by Cédric Klapisch
The Marbles (12A)
This thoughtful documentary reveals the complexities of museum ethics, cultural policy, and the competing claims surrounding ancient artefacts
Blue Moon (15)
Director Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke reunite to tell the story of legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart's professional break-up with Richard Rodgers - famed for being one half of Rodgers & Hammerstein
Plymouth Arts Cinema Fundraiser: Brie(f) Encounter (PG)
This is a special event, raising funds for Plymouth Arts Cinema’s new projector. Each ticket includes a £5 donation to Plymouth Arts Cinema
French Film Festival: The Stranger (N/C 15+)
In French with English subtitles. The lead role of Meursault is taken by Benjamin Voisin, the breakout star from Summer of 85.
Die My Love (15)
Ramsay’s adaptation of Ariana Harwicz’s acclaimed novel is a shattering portrait of psychosis. It’s an intense yet strikingly beautiful character study and a vital and rewarding piece of cinema
The Thing With Feathers
Cumberbatch plays a grieving father in the film adaptation of Max Porter’s award-winning debut novel
Power Station (12A)
The documentary charts the filmmakers’ attempt at turning their street into an energy generating powerhouse. Screening + Q&A on 26th Nov in collaboration with Plymouth Energy Community
Bitesize: Exploring 'Remember Respond Resist'
There's so much to see in our 'Remember Respond Resist' exhibition!
Trans Day of Remembrance Takeover: Heightened Scrutiny
In celebration of Trans Day of Remembrance, Trans Pride Plymouth is collaborating with Plymouth Arts Cinema to spread awareness, celebrate and contemplate the trans community