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  • The Substance
  • Iris and the Men
  • Marguerite's Theorem
  • The Blind Sea
  • Encanto: Reo Maori
  • Stranded Pearl
  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
  • Thelma
  • Maurice and I
  • Megalopolis
  • Midas Man
  • Transformers One
  • We Were Dangerous
  • The Sitting Duck
  • The Wild Robot
  • Ka Whawhai Tonu - Struggle Without End
  • Ghostlight
  • It Ends with Us
  • The Taste of Things
  • Six Inches of Soil
  • Lee
  • EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers
  • EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: Dawn of Impressionism Paris 1874
  • EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: Michelangelo: Love and Death
  • Runt
  • André Rieu's 2024 Christmas Concert: Gold and Silver
  • Joker: Folie à Deux
  • Kneecap
  • Rosalie
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The Substance

Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), renowned for an aerobics show, faces a devastating blow on her 50th birthday as her boss fires her. Amid her distress, a…
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Iris and the Men

After the smash-hit international success of Antoinette in the Cévennes, writer/director Caroline Vignal and the fabulous Laure Calamy reunite for an hilarious…
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Marguerite's Theorem

- OFFICIAL SELECTION: Festival de Cannes (Special Screenings) - - CÉSAR WINNER: Best Female Revelation, Ella Rumpf - Immerse yourself in a tale of obsession,…
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The Blind Sea

The Blind Sea follows elite Australian athlete Matt Formston and big wave legend Dylan Longbottom as they charge the biggest wave ever ridden by a blind surfer.…
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Thelma

When 93-year-old Thelma Post (Oscar nominee June Squibb) gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across…
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Maurice and I

Maurice and I is a New Zealand, feature-length documentary that celebrates the transformative architectural partnership of Sir Miles Warren and Maurice Mahoney,…
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice is back! After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice,…
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The Wild Robot

ALL TICKETS AT KIDS PRICES! WEEKEND BEFORE PREVIEWS STAURDAY & SUNDAY 21 & 22 SEPTEMBER | ALL SITES From DreamWorks Animation comes a new adaptation of a…
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Megalopolis

NIGHT BEFORE PREVIEW WEDNESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER | PETONE & CUBA Megalopolis is a Roman Epic set in an imagined Modern America. The City of New Rome must change,…
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Encanto: Reo Maori

ALL TICKETS AT KIDS PRICES! Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Encanto tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains…
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Transformers One

Transformers One is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed…
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Stranded Pearl

A light-hearted romantic action adventure film filled with drama, action and comedy at every turn, as a woman learns that her life is half lived, after meeting…
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Ka Whawhai Tonu - Struggle Without End

Set in New Zealand (Aotearoa in Māori) in 1864, Ka Whawhai Tonu tells the story of a pivotal battle in the country’s first land wars, a battle fought with…
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Midas Man

When Brian Epstein (Jacob Fortune-Lloyd) set foot in the Cavern Club in November 1961 to watch The Beatles perform, he saw something no one else could – a…
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We Were Dangerous

New Zealand in the 1950s was not an especially friendly place for outcasts, especially for those who also happened to be young, queer, or Māori women. When…
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The Sitting Duck

- OFFICIAL SELECTION: Venice International Film Festival - The Sitting Duck is the true story of Maureen Kearney (Isabelle Huppert), the head union…
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Ghostlight

When a construction worker unexpectedly joins a local theater's production of Romeo and Juliet, the drama onstage starts to mirror his own life.
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It Ends with Us

It Ends With Us, the first Colleen Hoover novel adapted for the big screen, tells the compelling story of Lily Bloom (Blake Lively), a woman who overcomes a…
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The Taste of Things

- FESTIVAL DE CANNES: Best Director, Tran Anh Hung - After its premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, The Taste of Things has had mouths watering…
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Transformers One

  • Petone:
    26 Sep 2024
  • Pauatahanui:
    26 Sep 2024
Transformers One is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed…
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Megalopolis

  • Petone:
    26 Sep 2024
  • Cuba:
    26 Sep 2024
NIGHT BEFORE PREVIEW WEDNESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER | PETONE & CUBA Megalopolis is a Roman Epic set in an imagined Modern America. The City of New Rome must change,…
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The Wild Robot

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    26 Sep 2024
ALL TICKETS AT KIDS PRICES! WEEKEND BEFORE PREVIEWS STAURDAY & SUNDAY 21 & 22 SEPTEMBER | ALL SITES From DreamWorks Animation comes a new adaptation of a…
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The Outrun

  • Petone:
    03 Oct 2024
  • Cuba:
    03 Oct 2024
Saoirse Ronan (The French Dispatch), in perhaps her most powerful role yet, plays Rona, a recovering alcoholic, in this stunning adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s…
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Joker: Folie à Deux

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    03 Oct 2024
Joker: Folie À Deux finds Arthur Fleck institutionalized at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not…
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Runt

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    03 Oct 2024
ALL TICKETS AT KIDS PRICES! SENIOR WEDNESDAY PREVIEWS 02 OCTOBER Runt, based on Craig Silvey's acclaimed novel, is a heart-warming and humorous Australian…
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Rosalie

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    10 Oct 2024
SENIOR WEDNESDAY PREVIEW 09 OCTOBER - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Festival de Cannes (Un Certain Regard) -  Set in 1870s France, Rosalie, portrayed by the radiant…
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Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

  • Petone:
    10 Oct 2024
  • Cuba:
    10 Oct 2024
The story of Christopher Reeve is an astonishing rise from unknown actor to iconic movie star, and his definitive portrayal of Clark Kent/Superman set the…
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A Mistake

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    10 Oct 2024
In the midst of a new scheme to publicly report surgeons' performance, a gifted surgeon's life is thrown into disarray as her colleagues begin to close ranks,…
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Lee

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    24 Oct 2024
PINOT PREVIEWS WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER (Tickets include a glass of Satellite by Spy Valley Pinot Noir or juice) Lee tells the story of Lee Miller (Winslet),…
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Kneecap

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    24 Oct 2024
SENIOR WEDNESDAY PREVIEW 23 OCTOBER Never has a film had so much fun with Irish indigeneity. Rich Peppiatt’s sophomore feature forgoes the bleak Belfast of…
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Six Inches of Soil

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    24 Oct 2024
SENIOR WEDNESDAY PREVIEW 16 OCTOBER Six Inches of Soil is a story of three new farmers on the first year of their regenerative journey to heal the soil and…
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HERE

  • All Sites:
    31 Oct 2024
From the reunited director, writer, and stars of Forrest Gump, HERE is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story…
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The Critic

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    31 Oct 2024
- OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toronto International Film Festival -  The Critic is a story of ambition, blackmail and desire with a dazzling anti-hero at its dark…
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EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers

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    07 Nov 2024
200 years after its opening and a century after acquiring its first Van Gogh works, the National Gallery is hosting the UK’s biggest ever Van Gogh exhibition.…
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Memoir of a Snail

  • Petone:
    07 Nov 2024
  • Cuba:
    07 Nov 2024
Grace Pudel is a lonely misfit with an affinity for collecting ornamental snails and an intense love for books. At a young age, when Grace is separated from her…
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Suddenly

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    07 Nov 2024
Suddenly is guaranteed to get your pulse racing! Ben (Gilles Lellouche) and Laura (Mélanie Thierry) have spent five years together. Their decision to embark on…
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Gladiator 2

  • All Sites:
    14 Nov 2024
From legendary director Ridley Scott, Gladiator II continues the epic saga of power, intrigue, and vengeance set in Ancient Rome. Years after witnessing the…
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Wicked

  • Petone:
    21 Nov 2024
  • Pauatahanui:
    21 Nov 2024
After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular,…
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Moana 2

  • All Sites:
    28 Nov 2024
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic animated musical Moana 2 takes audiences on an expansive new voyage with Moana, Maui and a brand-new crew of unlikely…
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Mufasa: The Lion King

  • Petone:
    19 Dec 2024
  • Pauatahanui:
    19 Dec 2024
Mufasa: The Lion King enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their…
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Lucky Winners

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    26 Dec 2024
The chance of winning the lottery is one in 19 million - less likely than being struck by lightning, they say. But for the characters of Lucky Winners, this…
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Paddington in Peru

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    01 Jan 2025
Follows Paddington and the Brown family as they visit Aunt Lucy in Peru, but a mystery sends them to the Amazon rainforest and up Peruvian mountains.
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André Rieu's 2024 Christmas Concert: Gold and Silver

  • All Sites:
    07 Dec 2024
A ray of glimmer and shine, André Rieu’s 2024 Christmas Concert will be returning to cinemas! This holiday season bring some sparkle to your screens, and join…
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Nosferatu

  • Cuba:
    16 Jan 2025
Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in…
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A Complete Unknown

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    23 Jan 2025
Set in the influential New York music scene of the early 60s, A Complete Unkown follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician Bob Dylan’s (Timothée Chalamet) meteoric…
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Mickey 17

  • Cuba:
    30 Jan 2025
Wanting to get out of Earth, Mickey Barnes signs up to be an "expendable": a disposable employee where after one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with…
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Captain America: Brave New World

  • All Sites:
    13 Feb 2025
After meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, played by Harrison Ford in his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut, Sam finds himself in the middle…
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EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: Dawn of Impressionism Paris 1874

  • All Sites:
    20 Mar 2025
The Impressionists are the most popular group in art history – millions flock every year to marvel at their masterpieces. But, to begin with, they were scorned,…
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EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: Michelangelo: Love and Death

  • All Sites:
    10 Jul 2025
The spectacular sculptures and paintings of Michelangelo seem so familiar to us, but what do we really know about this Renaissance giant? Michelangelo’s genius…
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Book a Film

Location
  • Petone
  • Cuba
  • Pauatahanui
Film
  • The Substance
  • Iris and the Men
  • Marguerite's Theorem
  • The Blind Sea
  • Encanto: Reo Maori
  • Stranded Pearl
  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
  • Thelma
  • Maurice and I
  • Megalopolis
  • Midas Man
  • Transformers One
  • We Were Dangerous
  • The Sitting Duck
  • The Wild Robot
  • Ka Whawhai Tonu - Struggle Without End
  • Ghostlight
  • It Ends with Us
  • The Taste of Things
  • Six Inches of Soil
  • Lee
  • EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers
  • EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: Dawn of Impressionism Paris 1874
  • EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: Michelangelo: Love and Death
  • Runt
  • André Rieu's 2024 Christmas Concert: Gold and Silver
  • Joker: Folie à Deux
  • Kneecap
  • Rosalie
Times
  • Please select a location and film
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