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  • The Northman
  • Top Gun: Maverick
  • Operation Mincemeat
  • The Jonsson Gang
  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
  • Downton Abbey: A New Era
  • A Hero
  • The Velvet Queen
  • After Yang
  • Escape from Mogadishu
  • Elizabeth: A Portrait in Parts
  • The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
  • The Lost City
  • Everything Everywhere All at Once
  • The Duke
  • Tutankhamun: The Last Exhibition
  • Andre Rieu Happy Days Are Here Again
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The Northman

★★★★★ "It’s entirely outrageous, with some epic visions of the flaring cosmos. I couldn’t look away." - Guardian From visionary director Robert Eggers comes…
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Top Gun: Maverick

ADVANCE SCREENING - WED 25 MAY @ ALL SITES - BOOK NOW!  + SELECT TICKETS ON SALE NOW!  97% Certified Fresh - Rotten Tomatoes After more than thirty years of…
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Operation Mincemeat

★★★★ "Engrossing... an incredible and poignant story... accessible, engaging and human." - Stuff.  It’s 1943. The Allies are determined to break Hitler’s grip…
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The Jonsson Gang

★★★★ "filled with quirky characters, memorable set-pieces and a rich vein of black humour" - Stuff The Jonsson Gang (Se Upp för Jönssonligan) is a reboot of…
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

★★★★★ "What a movie" "The doctor will see you now and all the doctors are worth seeing." - London Evening Standard.  In Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the…
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Downton Abbey: A New Era

From award-winning creator, Julian Fellowes comes the motion picture event DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA. The much-anticipated cinematic return of the global…
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The Velvet Queen

★★★★½ "Not your average 'nature doc'" - Stuff.  High up on the Tibetan plateau, among unexplored and inaccessible valleys, lies one of the last sanctuaries of…
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A Hero

★★★★ "An absorbing and compelling look at the nature of celebrity. You’ll be hard pressed not to be engrossed and fully emotionally invested." - Stuff.  Rahim…
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After Yang

★★★★  "Atmospheric, gentle and languid, rather than propulsive, After Yang is very much a meditation on the human condition" - Stuff.  When his young…
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Escape from Mogadishu

★★★★½ "An exciting, entertaining, tension-filled thriller." - Stuff.co.nz.  Director Ryu Seung-wan’s political action thriller is based on an astonishing true…
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Elizabeth: A Portrait in Parts

WATCH THE FILM WITH US AND GO IN THE DRAW TO WIN A HIGH TEA FIT FOR A QUEEN AT THE BOLTON HOTEL!  From the director of Tea with the Dames comes a new…
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

★★★★★ "Entertaining and heartwarming.. an absolute delight" - Newshub.  Nicolas Cage stars as... Nick Cage in the action-comedy “The Unbearable Weight of…
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Everything Everywhere All at Once

★★★★½ "An absolute blast... Probably the most fun you'll have in a cinema all year" - Stuff.  Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known…
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The Lost City

★★★★ "A big, broad, cheesy grin of a film" (Daily Telegraph)   Brilliant, but reclusive author Loretta Sage (Sandra Bullock) has spent her career writing about…
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The Duke

★★★★ "A British underdog story full of heart, humour and terrific performances" (Stuff.co.nz).  In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60 year old taxi driver, stole…
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Top Gun: Maverick

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    26 May 2022
ADVANCE SCREENING - WED 25 MAY @ ALL SITES - BOOK NOW!  + SELECT TICKETS ON SALE NOW!  97% Certified Fresh - Rotten Tomatoes After more than thirty years of…
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How to Please a Woman

  • Petone:
    26 May 2022
  • Pauatahanui:
    26 May 2022
Gina is not feeling fabulous. She has lost her job and feels stuck and frustrated in a passionless marriage. She has always lived life on the sidelines – that…
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Mothering Sunday

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    02 Jun 2022
On a warm spring day in 1924, housemaid and foundling Jane Fairchild (Odessa Young) finds herself alone on Mother’s Day. Her employers, Mr and Mrs Niven (Colin…
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Diana's Wedding

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    02 Jun 2022
It’s July 29, 1981. In the majestic St Paul’s Cathedral in London, Lady Diana Spencer marries Prince Charles. The same day, another celebration takes place in…
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Jurassic World: Dominion

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    09 Jun 2022
Experience the epic conclusion to the Jurassic era as two generations unite for the first time. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are joined by Oscar®-winner…
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Lightyear

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    16 Jun 2022
The sci-fi action-adventure presents the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear—the hero who inspired the toy—introducing the legendary Space Ranger who…
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Men

  • Petone:
    16 Jun 2022
  • Cuba:
    16 Jun 2022
In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper (Jessie Buckley) retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to have found a place to heal. But…
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Nude Tuesday

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    16 Jun 2022
In an effort to rekindle the spark in their troubled marriage, 40-somethings Laura (Jackie van Beek) and Bruno (Damon Herriman) head to a three day couples’…
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Whina

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    23 Jun 2022
The story of Dame Whina Cooper, the beloved Māori matriarch who worked tirelessly to improve the rights of her people, especially women. Flawed yet resilient,…
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Elvis

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    23 Jun 2022
From Oscar-nominated visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann comes Warner Bros. Pictures’ drama “Elvis,” starring Austin Butler and Oscar winner Tom Hanks. The film…
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Tutankhamun: The Last Exhibition

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    23 Jun 2022
To mark the centenary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, Tutankhamun - The Last Exhibition offers spectators, for the first time ever, an extraordinary…
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Minions: The Rise of Gru

  • Petone:
    30 Jun 2022
  • Pauatahanui:
    30 Jun 2022
In the heart of the 1970s, amidst a flurry of feathered hair and flared jeans, Gru (Steve Carell) is growing up in the suburbs. A fanboy of a supervillain…
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Thor: Love and Thunder

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    07 Jul 2022
The film finds Thor (Chris Hemsworth) on a journey unlike anything he’s ever faced – a quest for inner peace. But his retirement is interrupted by a galactic…
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Whetū Mārama – Bright Star

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    07 Jul 2022
For Māori, the canoe underpins our culture. We once built waka/canoes from giant trees and sailed the vast Pacific by the stars.  These arts were lost to us for…
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The Phantom Of The Open

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    14 Jul 2022
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN tells the remarkable true story of Maurice Flitcroft, a crane operator and optimistic dreamer from Barrow-in-Furness who, with the…
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The Gardener

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    21 Jul 2022
Shortly before his passing at the age of 86, influential gardener and horticulturalist Frank Cabot recounted his personal quest for perfection at Les Quatre…
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Bullet Train

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    04 Aug 2022
An original movie event, Bullet Train is a fun, delirious action-thriller from the director of Deadpool 2, David Leitch. Brad Pitt headlines an ensemble cast of…
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Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

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    04 Aug 2022
In partnership with the House of Dior, MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS tells the story of a widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London who falls madly in love with a…
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Munch: Love, Ghosts and Lady-Vampires

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    11 Aug 2022
There is no painter in the world both more famous and less known than Edvard Munch. The debt contemporary culture has towards Munch is impressive, from Andy…
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Come Back Anytime

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    25 Aug 2022
Self-taught ramen master Masamoto Ueda and his wife Kazuko have run their Tokyo ramen shop, Bizentei for more than 40 years. Scores of devoted customers have…
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Andre Rieu Happy Days Are Here Again

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    27 Aug 2022
The wait is over! After 2 long years, maestro André Rieu is performing from his hometown of Maastricht once again! We are proud to present André’s brand-new…
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Book a Film

Location
  • Petone
  • Cuba
  • Pauatahanui
Film
  • The Northman
  • Top Gun: Maverick
  • Operation Mincemeat
  • The Jonsson Gang
  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
  • Downton Abbey: A New Era
  • A Hero
  • The Velvet Queen
  • After Yang
  • Escape from Mogadishu
  • Elizabeth: A Portrait in Parts
  • The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
  • The Lost City
  • Everything Everywhere All at Once
  • The Duke
  • Tutankhamun: The Last Exhibition
  • Andre Rieu Happy Days Are Here Again
Times
  • Please select a location and film
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