Explore the extraordinary and everyday world of gardens in a specially curated series of films, screening in collaboration with V&A Dundee's major…
In a time of superstition and magic, a young apprentice hunter, Robyn Goodfellowe, journeys to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last wolf pack.…
This year we will once again offer a day of behind-the-scenes access in the film industry and are planning a day of film-related activity for students…
Accompanied by the short film Little Shrew (Snowflake) written and directed by Kate Bush.From Hilde, With LoveBerlin, 1942. A shy Hilde falls in love…
Léo, an 11-year-old boy with a serious illness has a secret. He can transform into a phantom boy, able to leave his body and fly and pass through walls…
Blumhouse’s 2022 horror hit M3GAN returns with an eagerly anticipated sequel this summer – join us for a special double-bill. See M3GAN and M3GAN 2.0…
Priority booking for passes opens for DCA Members from Sat 31 May. Please note that you'll need to log in to access priority booking.Tickets…
See all three films from the UK Green Film Festival programme for the special price of £24 when booked at the same time. Simply add all three films to…
We are delighted to welcome filmmaker Beatrix A. Wood to DCA for a post-screening Q&A discussion.This film is an inspirational story about the innovative…
To celebrate the release of this 4K restoration, we’re also showing Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut – the film that Hearts of Darkness documents the making…
Take a trip back to the ‘80s with Susan Seidelman’s delightful New Wave screwball Desperately Seeking Susan. Starring Madonna on the cusp of superstardom,…
Five years in production, this is the most extensive film ever made about one of the greatest artists of all time – Caravaggio. Featuring masterpiece…
Sat 20 & Sun 21 September
In an eerie, deceptively placid near-future, a techno-entrepreneur named Karsh (Vincent Cassel) has developed a new software that will allow the bereaved…
To celebrate the release of this 4K restoration, we’re also showing Fitzcarraldo – the film that Burden of Dreams documents the making of. See them both…
Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Akira Kurosawa’s Oscar and BAFTA award-winning film Ran, which we’re screening on 35mm. One of the most important…
This film contains a sequence of flashing lights which might affect customers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.Here’s a special early chance…
The Encampments is a brave and powerful new documentary following the Palestine solidarity protests that erupted across university campuses in 2024. With…
Ran is also screening on 35mm on Sun 13 July - visit the webpage for this screening.Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Akira Kurosawa’s Oscar and BAFTA…
First screened in 2020 to restricted audiences because of the pandemic, Exhibition on Screen: Frida Kahlo is back by popular demand with an exciting new…
Superman, DC Studios’ first feature film to hit the big screen, is soaring on to the big screen at DCA. In his signature style, director James Gunn (Guardians…
All of our screenings will feature English language descriptive subtitles.Known for his popular films on youth culture, Adam Wong Sau-Ping brings us close…
This film contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.Set in the remote mountains of rural Taiwan,…
This screening is dubbed in English - click here for a screening in Japanese with English subtitlesMakoto is a typical teenage girl who spends most of…
This screening is in Japanese with English subtitles - click here for a screening dubbed in English.Makoto is a typical teenage girl who spends most of…
This film contains a sequence of flashing lights which might affect customers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.Tim Robinson, whose Netflix…
Curated by Hettie Judah with Hayward Gallery Touring This major group exhibition, curated by Hettie Judah with Hayward Gallery Touring, brings together…
And now whatever way our stories end, I know you have rewritten mine by being my friend…Last year’s global cinematic cultural sensation, which became…
To celebrate the release of a new 4k restoration of Burden of Dreams, we’re showing Werner Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo. See them both at DCA Cinema for the…
Dubbed "the greatest that never was," Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) was Formula 1's most promising phenom of the 1990s until an accident on the track nearly…
Agathe, hopelessly clumsy yet charming, and full of contradictions, dreams of experiencing love akin to a Jane Austen novel. Instead she finds herself…
Ocean with David Attenborough takes viewers on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder,…
Kira and Ian, both on the run from their demons, meet on a winter weekend on the Isle of Skye. They connect suddenly and deeply. Returning to London they…
What if the thing you were searching for found you first?For centuries, people have called out to the universe looking for answers, and in Disney and…
Lollipop is a life affirming and timely story that follows Molly (Posy Sterling), a young woman who, having just been released from prison, battles to…
A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex in this new romantic comedy from director…
Women's Work is a new documentary directed by Nicola Black, about internationally acclaimed artist Caroline Walker, who explores the diverse social, economic…
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…
28 Years Later contains a sequence of flashing lights which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsyDanny Boyle and Alex Garland…
To celebrate the release of a new 4k restoration of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse, we’re showing Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut. See them…
Soar to new heights with How to Train Your Dragon, the live-action reimagining of 2010’s hit animation of the same name, which is itself based on Cressida…
In the shadow of Tunisia’s Mghila Mountains, 13-year-old Achraf endures a harrowing ordeal when jihadists attack him and his cousin, Nizar. Forced to…
Joyous, life-affirming and at times heartbreaking, The Last Journey is a genre-defying exploration of ageing and the bond between a father and son. An…
Ryan O'Neal and Marisa Berenson star in director Stanley Kubrick's lavish adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's classic 18th-century novel about…
The incredible story of Britain’s greatest landscape artists and their fierce rivalry, made in close collaboration with Tate Britain to celebrate the…
Dundee's dedicated horror film festival
Sat 25 October – Sun 2 November 2025
We take a look back at the last two decades.
We've made some additions to the line-up
Get excited for the 21st edition of Discovery Film Festival from Sat 19 October to Sun 3 November! We're thrilled to announce that this year's Schools…
David Nixon, DCA's Head of Cinema, shares this year's must-see films
Book handpicked short films to show in your venue
We talked to our cinema team about what makes seeing a film on film so special
Sat 19 October – Sun 3 November
Bring your class to Discovery Film Festival
Free resources to download and print
A look back our our 2025 Dundead horror film festival.
Explore film characters and create your own film set
Find out what's on for families during June and download our Family Activity Calendar
Festival of Architecture
Age 15–19 and interested in film? Apply to join our exciting summer programme!
Enjoy our season of Surrealist films by Luis Buñuel, David Lynch, Alfred Hitchcock and many more
Q&A with Dundead 2025 illustrator Katriona Gillon
Join us for a mini-season celebrating the magic of celluloid film
DCA Cinema team share their top film picks from 25 years ago
We've partnered with local brewery Holy Goat for a limited-edition beer.
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We’re thrilled to let you know that DCA has been shortlisted for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024, the world’s largest museum prize. The news has just…
The Top of Each Ripple
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At the shore, everything touches
A DCA voucher is the perfect gift for the film fan, artist or creative in your life. Alternatively, a DCA Gift Membership provides discounts, offers and…
See what's on including 28 Years Later, Falling Into Place, Mongrel and more.
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Bringing you new releases, vintage favourites and indie gems from around the world
We asked the DCA Cinema team about the most intriguing films to watch out for this year…
A memorial exhibition
The Weather Makers
USO de HONTOU
sub-fusc love-feast
George Barber and Jaygo Bloom
Co-curated by Timorous Beasties
Tickets for screenings, courses and workshopsTickets cannot be refunded after purchase except in the case of a cancelled screening. In the event that…
'The Sea, with a Ship; afterwards an Island'
More information about our approach to captioned screenings.
Captioned screenings, audio description and more.
Get excited for Mickey 17 at DCA!
Hole
Chantal Akerman, Lili Dujourie and Francesca Woodman
Welcoming pupils and teachers to see, think, make and do
We catch up with placement student Matilda Mitchell, who has undertaken a new project to digitise DCA's exhibition archives.
See what the team get up to
Exhibiting artist Zineb Sedira returns to DCA
Enter our competition and win a year's DCA Membership
Enjoy great films in a more relaxed cinema environment
Director John Maclean tells us about his historical thriller
Create portraits, fill your kitchen table and share a powerful message.
See the world's greatest art from the comfort of your cinema seat
Explore our acclaimed, welcoming civic space
symphony for a fraying body
Can't You See the Sea Changing?
Mobile Homestead
How Flexible Can We Make the Mouth
Spring / Summer 2015
Maps DNA and Spam
Play the Story
Graham Fagen & Graham Eatough
Marine Hugonnier
Polly Apfelbaum, Atilla Csörgö, Rivane Neuenschwander, Yoshihiro Suda, Vibeke Tandberg
Martin Boyce, Willie Doherty, Kendell Geers, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Johan Grimonprez, Guillermo Kuitca, Maria Lindberg, Tracey Moffatt, Lucia Nogueira,…
Players
Our Mountains are Painted on Glass
Every seed is awakened
Deadline: Sun 20 July, 12 noon
