
11 Dec 2023
Cinema
Les Promesses (15)
Thomas Kruithof
Ambition poisons the scrappy, political atmosphere of a Parisian banlieue in this concise and stirring drama.
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11 Dec 2023
Cinema
Thomas Kruithof
Ambition poisons the scrappy, political atmosphere of a Parisian banlieue in this concise and stirring drama.
14 Dec 2023
Cinema
Bradley Cooper
Enjoy tea or coffee and a biscuit when you bring your little one along to this special screening of Bradley Cooper's enthralling biopic of Leonard Bernstein.
14 Dec 2023
Cinema
Bradley Cooper
Join us for a special over-60s screening of Bradley Cooper's enthralling biopic of Leonard Bernstein.
15 Dec 2023
Cinema
Nicolas Roeg
Genuinely unsettling while also being thoughtfully moving, Don’t Look Now has arguably transcended the label of horror and earned its position as number one in the Time Out poll of the 100 best British films of all time
16 Dec 2023
Cinema
Introduced by Dr. Brian Hoyle
This aesthetic adventure forms part of our Powell and Pressburger retrospective and will be introduced by Dr. Brian Hoyle, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Dundee.
17 Dec 2023
Cinema
Paul King
Enjoy a breakfast roll with tea or coffee at this special Sunday morning screening of the colourful big-screen spectacle starring Timothée Chalamet as a young Willy Wonka.
19 Dec 2023
Cinema
Paul Sng
This documentary focuses on Tish Murtha, working-class photographer captures the impact of Thatcherism on the north of England but was unable to escape the poverty and inequality she exposed.
20 Dec 2023
Meeting Room
#DCAcinema
Grab your best team of elves and test your knowledge of cinema in our DCA Festive Film Quiz!
21 Dec 2023
Cinema
Paul King
Enjoy tea or coffee and a biscuit when you bring your little one along to this colourful big-screen spectacle starring Timothée Chalamet as a young Willy Wonka.
21 Dec 2023
Cinema
Paul King
Join us for a special over-60s screening of this colourful big-screen spectacle stars Timothée Chalamet as a young Willy Wonka.
15 Dec 2023 - 21 Dec 2023
Cinema
Joanna Hogg
A gothic ghost story starring Tilda Swinton following an artist and her elderly mother who confront long-buried secrets when they return to a former family home.
17 Dec 2023 - 21 Dec 2023
Cinema
Todd Haynes
This moving and melancholic love story from director Todd Haynes is a modern Christmas classic.
17 Dec 2023 - 22 Dec 2023
Cinema
Henry Selick
The stunning, tactile stop-motion animation has never looked better than in this new 4K restoration for this spooky Christmas classic's 30th anniversary.
16 Dec 2023 - 23 Dec 2023
Cinema
Jon Favreau
Jon Favreau directs Elf, a silly and sweet stocking-filler film which, for many families, Christmas just isn’t Christmas without.
18 Dec 2023 - 23 Dec 2023
Cinema
Michael Curtiz
This sumptuous technicolor creation starring Bing Crosby is the definitive festive musical.
16 Dec 2023 - 23 Dec 2023
Cinema
John McTiernan
Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without mayhem and bloodshed, and how better to escape these family traditions than by watching Bruce Willis blow stuff up in Die Hard.
20 Dec 2023 - 24 Dec 2023
Cinema
Chris Columbus
Continue the family Christmas festivities with one of the best of the season’s films, starring Macaulay Culkin in his most iconic role.
28 Dec 2023
Cinema
DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman
From the makers of 2017’s Loving Vincent, comes The Peasants, a visually thrilling rendering of Władysław Reymont’s Nobel Prize-winning novel of the same name.
28 Dec 2023
Cinema
Hayao Miyazaki
Enjoy tea or coffee and a biscuit when you bring your little one along to this magical Studio Ghibli film from Hayao Miyazaki.
22 Dec 2023 - 28 Dec 2023
Cinema
DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman
From the makers of 2017’s Loving Vincent, comes The Peasants, a visually thrilling rendering of Władysław Reymont’s Nobel Prize-winning novel of the same name.
29 Dec 2023
Cinema
Brian De Palma
One of the most influential gangster epics of all time, Scarface is the rags-to-riches story of Cuban immigrant Tony Montana, played by Al Pacino.
31 Dec 2023
Cinema
New Year's Eve
To celebrate the end of the year, chief conductor Kirill Petrenko, an acclaimed interpreter of Wagner, conducts the first act of the opera at the Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert, broadcast live to cinemas.
30 Dec 2023 - 03 Jan 2024
Cinema
Takashi Yamazaki
Almost seventy years after the King of Monsters first towered over cinema screens and established itself as a cultural icon of Japan, Godzilla is back!
04 Jan 2024
Cinema
Taika Waititi
Enjoy tea or coffee and a biscuit when you bring your little one along to this heartfelt underdog comedy directed by Taika Waititi.
04 Jan 2024
Cinema
Taika Waititi
Join us for a special over-60s screening of this heartfelt underdog comedy directed by Taika Waititi.
08 Jan 2024
Cinema
Introduced by Anushrut Ramakrishnan Agrwaal
Join us for a rare chance to see this Powell and Pressburger double bill, introduced by Anushrut Ramakrishnan Agrwaal, Associate Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of St Andrews.
12 Jan 2024
Cinema
Introduced by Professor Jonathan Faiers
This enchanting and disarming film forms part of our Powell and Pressburger retrospective and will be introduced by Professor Jonathan Faiers, Guest Curator of V&A Dundee's Tartan exhibition.
14 Jan 2024
Cinema
FOKUS: Films from Germany
A smart time-loop thriller in which Franka Potente plays the runner of the title, who has 20 minutes to deliver money that will save her boyfriend from being killed.
23 Jan 2024
Cinema
FOKUS: Films from Germany
Based on a true story and set in Berlin in 1942, The Forger tells the story of a young Jewish man, Cioma Schonhaus, who refuses to let the Nazi’s take away his love of life.
25 Jan 2024
Cinema
Rupert Goold
Joseph Fiennes plays Gareth Southgate in James Graham’s gripping examination of nation and game, filmed live on stage at the National Theatre.
27 Jan 2024
Cinema
Bizet
Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut, reinvigorating the classic story of deadly passion with a staging that moves the action to the present day, amid a band of human traffickers.
12 Jan 2024 - 31 Jan 2024
Cinema
Coming soon
Visionary Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite) adapts Scottish writer and artist Alasdair Gray’s award-winning 1992 novel Poor Things.
31 Jan 2024
Cinema
FOKUS: Films from Germany
Hailed as the first and only feature about gay life every produced by communist East Germany, Coming Out premiered on the night the Berlin Wall opened.
10 Feb 2024
Cinema
Alan Parker
UK film legend Alan Parker’s first feature is this classic gangster musical comedy mash-up featuring a cast of children and killer cream pies.
22 Feb 2024
Cinema
Sam Yates
Andrew Scott brings multiple characters to life in Simon Stephens’ radical new version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, filmed live during its sold-out run in London's West End.
02 Feb 2024 - 29 Feb 2024
Cinema
Coming soon
Jeffrey Wright stars as a writer who attempts to condemn literature that plays on racial stereotypes… and accidentally writes a bestseller.
09 Feb 2024 - 29 Feb 2024
Cinema
Coming soon
Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White and Harris Dickinson star in the true story of the Von Erich brothers.
26 Jan 2024 - 29 Feb 2024
Cinema
Coming soon
Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal star in a mysterious and moving adaptation of Taichi Yamada’s novel Strangers.
12 Mar 2024
Cinema
Sally Potter
Sally Potter’s dazzling adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s classic novel is the tale of the apparently immortal Orlando, played by Tilda Swinton.
01 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2024
Cinema
Coming soon
The saga continues as award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve embarks on the next chapter of Frank Herbert’s celebrated literary epic.