Big Picture Show
Film Screenings
This is the list of forthcoming Big Picture Show films. Click below each film to see a list of forthcoming screenings for that film.
A Haunting in Venice (2023) (U12s with an adult (12A) )
In post-World War II Venice, Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile, reluctantly agrees to attend a séance in a decaying, haunted palazzo. But when one of the guests is murdered, it is up to the former detective to once again try and uncover the killer.
Anatomy of a Fall (2023) (15 Yrs & Over (15) )
For the past year, Sandra, a German writer, her French husband Samuel, and their eleven-year-old partially sighted son Daniel, have lived a secluded life in the French Alps. When Samuel is suddenly found dead in the snow outside their chalet, Sandra is accused of his murder and the young son faces a moral dilemma as the only witness.
Atuel (2022) + Q&A (Suitable for All (U) )
This record-breaking environmental documentary tells the fascinating story of the Atuel River, the longest river in Mendoza, Argentina. The film sets out to explore the Atuel’s relationship with the communities it flows through and raises awareness of the environmental and political threats to the river, the farming oases that it supports and the wider issue of water scarcity and habitat worldwide.
Battle Over Britain (2023) (15 Yrs & Over (15) )
During the height of the Battle of Britain, a handful of exhausted Spitfire pilots fights, against overwhelming odds, to the last man in defence of their country. This poignant film tells their story over a span of 24 hours during August 1940.
Bob Marley - One Love (2024) (U12s with an adult (12A) )
Celebrate the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love, peace, and unity. In this powerful and uplifting film, discover Bob Marley's incredible story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his revolutionary music that changed the world.
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) (U12s with an adult (12A) )
The story of the legendary rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985).
Stars: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee
Chariots of Fire (1981) (Suitable for All (U) )
The film is based on the true story of two British athletes competing in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Englishman Harold Abrahams, who is Jewish, overcomes anti-Semitism and class prejudice in order to compete against the "Flying Scotsman", Eric Liddell, in the 100 metre race.
Chasing the Sun (2024) + Q&A (Parental Guidance (PG) )
In 1973, a groundbreaking experiment at a little-known American university unveiled a startling truth: the most energy-efficient creature on Earth is a human being on a bicycle. This brand new documentary film delves into the transformative power of the bicycle, showcasing the inspiring event known as "Chase The Sun," where ordinary people achieve the extraordinary by cycling coast to coast, over 200 miles in a single day, powered by nothing more than sandwiches, energy bars, cups of tea, and unyielding cheer.
Downton Abbey - A New Era (2022) (Parental Guidance (PG) )
The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess's newly inherited villa.
Echoes of the Soil (2023) (Suitable for All (U) )
This charming short documentary looks back at the filming of Powell and Pressburgers' 1950 neo-romantic film Gone to Earth, told through the stories of Much Wenlock villagers, who all appeared in the film as child extras back in 1949. The film features behind the scenes footage, archive photographs and original production sketches.
Gone to Earth (1950) + Introduction by Ian Francis (Parental Guidance (PG) )
Set in the late 1800s in rural England, Gone to Earth focuses on the life of Hazel, a poor country girl who is sensitive, caring, and fiercely independent. She loves and understands wild animals more than the people around her, her only friends being half-tame forest creatures, including a fox she has raised. Her life takes a turn, however, when she catches the eye of the lecherous fox-hunting local squire. This film beautifully captures the natural landscapes of Shropshire and explores themes of love, superstition, and the struggle between Hazel’s wild spirit and societal expectations.
Grease - singalong (1978) (Parental Guidance (PG) )
In this definitive feel-good musical, good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?
Mary Poppins (1964) (Suitable for All (U) )
This classic family film combines live-action with animation and stars Julie Andrews in her feature film debut. Mr Banks is looking for someone to care for his two mischievous children and comes across Mary Poppins, an angelic nanny. She not only brings a change in their lives but also spreads happiness wherever she goes.
Metropolis (1927) + Live Music by Jonny Best (Parental Guidance (PG) )
This influential German science-fiction film presents a highly stylized futuristic city where a beautiful and cultured utopia exists above a bleak underworld. In this futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a saviour to mediate their differences.
Metropolis is famous for its sumptuous Art Deco style and groundbreaking visual effects with clever use of miniatures, mirrors and incredible set design as well as its long-lasting influence on the science fiction genre.
Miami Connection (1987) (Adults Only (18) )
Motorcycle ninjas are tightening their grip on Florida’s narcotics trade, viciously annihilating anyone who dares move in on their turf. Multi-national martial arts rock band Dragon Sound have had enough, and embark on a roundhouse wreck-wave of crime-crushing justice. Dragon Sound can’t stop until they’ve completely destroyed the dealers, the drunk bikers, the kill-crazy ninjas, the middle-aged thugs, the “stupid cocaine” and a bad guy called Jeff! Miami Connection is a true wonder of bad cinema
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris (2022) (Parental Guidance (PG) )
A widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, and decides that she must have one of her own.
My Sailor My Love (2022) (U12s with an adult (12A) )
A retired sea captain embarks on a new romantic relationship with his widowed housekeeper, leading his daughter to re-evaluate their already tense relationship. This is a touching story about a family having to deal with the challenges of both giving and receiving care.
Next Goal Wins (2023) (U12s with an adult (12A) )
In this sports comedy-drama, we follow the true story of Dutch-American football coach Thomas Rongen. Facing the option of being fired, Rongen accepts an almost impossible task: to transform the American Samoa national football team, considered one of the weakest soccer teams globally, into an elite squad. The film also highlights the journey of the first transgender player ever to compete in a World Cup qualifier game.
One Life (2023) (U12s with an adult (12A) )
The true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued 669 predominantly Jewish children from the Nazis.
Operation Mincemeat (2021) (U12s with an adult (12A) )
Operation Mincemeat is set in 1943 as the Allies are determined to launch an all-out assault on Fortress Europe. But they face an impossible challenge - to protect a massive invasion force from entrenched German firepower and avert a potential massacre.
Six Inches of Soil (2024) (Parental Guidance (PG) )
This independent full feature documentary shines a spotlight on soil health and regenerative farming. It tells the inspiring story of young English farmers standing up against the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food - to heal the soil and our health and provide for local communities.
Sometimes Always Never (2018) (U12s with an adult (12A) )
A Scrabble-obsessed father and his youngest son search for his missing other son in this stylish and heartfelt comedy-drama. The family is blessed with exceptional vocabulary while playing Scrabble, however, they cannot put these words to use on an everyday basis and struggle to communicate with each other. Will the father’s love of words helps him reconnect with his son …
Son of the White Mare (1981) (Suitable for All (U) )
In this dreamlike Hungarian folk myth, a horse goddess gives birth to a human son. When he grows strong enough, he learns of the injustice meted out to his ancestors by the evil dragons, and sets out to take revenge on them.
This film is an astonishing fantasy epic, using a kaleidoscopic medley of groundbreaking animation styles and swirling colourful images to portray its mythical monsters and beautiful princesses.
The End We Start From (2023) (15 Yrs & Over (15) )
When an environmental crisis sees London submerged by flood waters, a young family is torn apart in the chaos. As a woman and her newborn try and find their way home, the profound novelty of motherhood is brought into sharp focus, in this intimate and poetic portrayal of family survival.
The Girl Who Believes in Miracles (2021) (Parental Guidance (PG) )
Young Sara Hopkins is, unlike most people, willing to take God at His word. So when she hears a preacher say that faith can move mountains, she starts praying. Suddenly, people in her town are mysteriously healed - but fame soon takes its toll.
The Great Escaper (2023) (U12s with an adult (12A) )
Based on a true story that made national news about pensioner Bernard Jordan who, in the summer of 2014, sneaked out from his care home in Hove, Sussex, to attend the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy.
The Greatest Showman (2017) (Parental Guidance (PG) )
Celebrates the birth of show business, and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. Stars: Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron
The Holdovers (2023) (15 Yrs & Over (15) )
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school remains on campus during Christmas break 1970 to babysit a handful of students with nowhere to go. He soon forms an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker, and with the school's head cook, a woman who just lost a son in the Vietnam War.
The Miracle Club (2023) (U12s with an adult (12A) )
Three close friends who have never left the outskirts of Dublin, much less Ireland, receive a little help from their local priest to win the journey of a lifetime — a visit to Lourdes, the picturesque French town and place of healing and miracles.
The Old Oak (2023) (15 Yrs & Over (15) )
The Old Oak is a special place – the only remaining pub in a community in the north-east of England that has suffered thirty years of decline. The landlord hangs on to it by his fingertips, a situation made more precarious when Syrian refugees unexpectedly arrive in the village, and The Oak becomes contested territory. Then, he meets a young Syrian and her camera. Can they find a way to bring people together? So unfolds a deeply moving drama of fragility and hope.
The Phantom of the Open (2021) (U12s with an adult (12A) )
Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, manages to gain entry to the 1976 British Open Golf Championship qualification round despite being a complete novice.
The Public (2018) (15 Yrs & Over (15) )
When an Arctic cold front strikes Cincinnati, several homeless patrons seek shelter inside the public library after discovering that the emergency shelters are all full. At odds with library officials over how to handle the extreme weather event, the patrons turn the building into a homeless shelter for the night by staging a sit in.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) (15 Yrs & Over (15) )
A gritty but irresistibly uplifting prison movie, this is regularly voted the best film of all time by critics and adoring fans alike.
Trolls Band Together (2023) (U12s with an adult (12A) )
Typist Artist Pirate King (2022) + Q&A (U12s with an adult (12A) )
The film is a fictionalised portrait of the late "avant-garde and misunderstood" artist Audrey Amiss who was unable to finish her training at the Royal Academy of Arts due to being hospitalised for mental illness. We take a road trip with Audrey and her psychiatric nurse and see them form an unlikely friendship as they travel north, uncovering key moments and people from Audrey’s past.
War Horse (2011) (U12s with an adult (12A) )
Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the World War I, War Horse tells of the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and the young man who tames and trains him.
When Harry Met Sally (1989) (15 Yrs & Over (15) )
A chance encounter between two graduates evolves into a short-term friendship, when Sally gives Harry a ride to New York after they both graduate from the University of Chicago. This classic rom-com film follows them through their lives as they both search unsuccessfully for love, but continue bumping into each other time and time again. When fate finally does bring them back together years later, they are forced to deal with how they really feel about each other.
Wicked Little Letters (2023) (15 Yrs & Over (15) )
Set in a 1920s English seaside town, the story follows two neighbours: deeply conservative local Edith and rowdy Irish migrant Rose. When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. However, as the town’s women begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.
Wilding (2023) (Parental Guidance (PG) )
Wilding tells the story of a young couple that bets on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. The couple battles entrenched tradition, and dares to place the fate of their farm in the hands of nature. Ripping down the fences, they set the land back to the wild and entrust its recovery to a motley mix of animals both tame and wild. It is the beginning of a grand experiment that will become one of the most significant rewilding experiments in Europe.
Wonka (2023) (Parental Guidance (PG) )
Based on the extraordinary character created by Roald Dahl, this is the wondrous and musical story of how the world’s greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker comes to a city renowned for its chocolate, with dreams of opening his very own shop. Soon however, the young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is dominated by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.
