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  • The Father
  • Bolshoi Ballet 21/22: The Nutcracker
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Dune

★★★★★ "Spectacular " (Independent).  Oscar nominee Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Blade Runner 2049) directs Dune, the big-screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s…
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Christmas with André

Immerse yourself in the spirit of the season while singing and dancing away to lovely Christmas carols, romantic waltzes and beautiful melodies like Jingle…
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A Boy Called Christmas

ADULT TICKETS ARE AT KIDS PRICING!  The origin story of Father Christmas is re-imagined in Gil Kenan’s live action A Boy Called Christmas. An ordinary young…
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Petite Maman

★★★★★ "In the truest meaning of the word, this is a wonderful film – one of the year's very best." - Stuff.  8-year-old Nelly has just lost her beloved…
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Titane

★★★★½ "A stunning, absorbing assault on the senses, that is both challenging and richly rewarding." - Stuff.  Following a series of unexplained crimes, a…
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HITLER versus PICASSO and the others

A sensational trove. A great discovery. A cinematographic tour through 4 stunning exhibitions. 70 years on from Hitler’s declaration of war on “degenerate” art,…
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Breaking Bread

BREAKING BREAD follows Arab and Jewish chefs in Haifa, Israel as they collaborate in the kitchen. Connected through a shared love of food, the chefs unite to…
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Falling for Figaro

Falling for Figaro is a romantic comedy set in the brutal world of opera singing competitions. The story unfolds in the tiny Scottish village of Drumbuchan, the…
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The Rescue

The Rescue chronicles the enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep…
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Last Night in Soho

A psychological thriller about a young girl, passionate in fashion design, who is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling…
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The Power of the Dog

 ★★★★★ "phenomenal, haunting, mesmerizing... a film you'll never forget" (Newshub).  Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around…
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Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies

A stunning new exploration of the life and work of Van Gogh, through the eyes of his most devoted admirer and owner of the largest private collection of his…
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Becoming Cousteau

★★★★★ "An absorbing, compelling, surprising look at the real Zissou." (Stuff.co.nz)  A look at the life, passions, achievements and tragedies surrounding the…
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No Time To Die

★★★★★ "It's better than good. It's magnificent" - The Times.  In No Time To Die, Bond (Daniel Craig) has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in…
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Persian Lessons

★★★★ "a hugely compelling, highly original Holocaust drama" - Daily Mail (UK)   1942. Gilles, a young Belgian man, is arrested by the SS alongside other Jews…
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The Man In The Hat

★★★½ - "An undemanding, near-silent, delightful slice of escapism" - Stuff.co.nz.   The Man In The Hat sets off from Marseilles in a small Fiat 500. On the…
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The Father

- 2 x OSCAR WINNER -  ★★★★★ "[Hopkins] is simply stunning" - Stuff.co.nz.  Anthony is 80, mischievous, living defiantly alone and rejecting the carers that…
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The French Dispatch

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    09 Dec 2021
- PREVIEW SCREENINGS 3 - 5 DEC @ ALL SITES -  Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch is a love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American magazine in a…
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Spider-Man: No Way Home

  • Petone:
    16 Dec 2021
  • Pauatahanui:
    16 Dec 2021
- TICKETS ON SALE NOW!! -  For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero is unmasked and no longer able to separate…
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Bolshoi Ballet 21/22: The Nutcracker

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    19 Dec 2021
On Christmas eve, Marie and her whole family are gathered around the tree in celebration of the holiday. She receives a magical gift from her godfather…
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The Tragedy of Macbeth

  • Petone:
    26 Dec 2021
  • Cuba:
    26 Dec 2021
A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of…
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West Side Story

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    26 Dec 2021
Directed by Academy Award® winner Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award® winner Tony Kushner, West Side Story tells the classic…
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Delicious

  • Petone:
    26 Dec 2021
  • Cuba:
    26 Dec 2021
Éric Besnard’s mouth-watering new film (in the grand tradition of Chocolat and Big Night) is set in 1789, just prior to the Revolution, when gastronomy is…
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Sing 2

  • Petone:
    26 Dec 2021
  • Pauatahanui:
    26 Dec 2021
This holiday season, the new chapter in Illumination’s smash animated franchise arrives with big dreams and spectacular hit songs as the ever-optimistic koala,…
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Clifford the Big Red Dog

  • Petone:
    30 Dec 2021
When middle-schooler Emily Elizabeth (Darby Camp) meets a magical animal rescuer (John Cleese) who gifts her a little, red puppy, she never anticipated waking…
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House of Gucci

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    01 Jan 2022
House of Gucci is inspired by the shocking true story of the family empire behind the Italian fashion house of Gucci. Spanning three decades of love, betrayal,…
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife

  • Petone:
    01 Jan 2022
  • Pauatahanui:
    01 Jan 2022
From director Jason Reitman and producer Ivan Reitman, comes the next chapter in the original Ghostbusters universe. In Ghostbusters: Afterlife, when a single…
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The Addams Family 2

  • Petone:
    06 Jan 2022
  • Pauatahanui:
    06 Jan 2022
Everyone’s favorite spooky family is back in the animated comedy sequel, The Addams Family 2. In this all new movie we find Morticia and Gomez distraught that…
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The King's Man

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    06 Jan 2022
As a collection of history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them. …
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King Richard

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    13 Jan 2022
Based on the true story that will inspire the world, Warner Bros. Pictures’ “King Richard” follows the journey of Richard Williams, an undeterred father…
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Bolshoi Ballet 21/22: Swan Lake

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    23 Jan 2022
Lured to the banks of a mysterious lake by his alter-ego, the Evil Genius, Prince Siegfried encounters the most beautiful swan Odette and swears his love to…
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Spencer

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    27 Jan 2022
The marriage of Princess Diana and Prince Charles has long since grown cold. Though rumours of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas…
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The Eyes of Tammy Faye

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    27 Jan 2022
The Eyes of Tammy Faye is an intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. In the 1970s and 80s, Tammy Faye…
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Tutankhamun: The Last Exhibition

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    27 Jan 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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Belfast

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    03 Feb 2022
Written and directed by Academy Award® nominee Branagh, BELFAST is a poignant story of love, laughter and loss in one boy’s childhood, amid the music and social…
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Red Rocket

  • Cuba:
    10 Feb 2022
Finding himself down and out in Los Angeles, ex porn star Mikey Saber decides to crawl back to his hometown of Texas City, Texas, where his estranged wife and…
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Death on the Nile

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    10 Feb 2022
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot’s Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple’s…
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C'mon C'mon

  • Petone:
    17 Feb 2022
  • Cuba:
    17 Feb 2022
A documentary filmmaker whose latest project involves gifted children bonds with his smart-yet-sensitive nephew, whose father struggles with bipolar disorder…
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Cyrano

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    24 Feb 2022
Too self-conscious to woo Roxanne himself, wordsmith Cyrano de Bergerac helps young Christian nab her heart through love letters.
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Skies of Lebanon

  • Petone:
    03 Mar 2022
  • Cuba:
    03 Mar 2022
A poetic blending of the personal and political, Skies of Lebanon combines live action with animation to create a vivid picture of Lebanon, inspired by the…
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Bolshoi Ballet 21/22: Jewels

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    20 Mar 2022
Emeralds for the elegance and sophistication of Paris, rubies for the speed and modernity of New York, and diamonds for an imperial St. Petersburg. Three…
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Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

  • Petone:
    24 Mar 2022
  • Cuba:
    24 Mar 2022
One of the great masters of photography, Helmut Newton made a name for himself exploring the female form, and his cult status continues long after his tragic…
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The Duke

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    31 Mar 2022
In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60 year old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. He sent ransom notes…
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Munch: Love Phantoms and Lady-Vampires

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    31 Mar 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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Escape from Mogadishu

  • Petone:
    28 Apr 2022
  • Cuba:
    28 Apr 2022
In the late 1980s, at the height of the Cold War, a diplomatic skirmish between North and South Korea breaks out on the African continent over the latter's…
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Bolshoi Ballet 21/22: The Pharaoh's Daughter

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    22 May 2022
While traveling in Egypt, Lord Wilson is caught in a sandstorm and finds refuge in the nearest pyramid where Aspicia, the daughter of one of Egypt’s most…
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Top Gun: Maverick

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    26 May 2022
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a…
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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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Book a Film

Location
  • Petone
  • Cuba
  • Pauatahanui
Film
  • Dune
  • Christmas with André
  • A Boy Called Christmas
  • Spider-Man: No Way Home
  • Titane
  • Petite Maman
  • HITLER versus PICASSO and the others
  • The Power of the Dog
  • Last Night in Soho
  • Falling for Figaro
  • The Rescue
  • Breaking Bread
  • No Time To Die
  • Becoming Cousteau
  • Van Gogh: Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies
  • Persian Lessons
  • The Man In The Hat
  • The Father
  • Bolshoi Ballet 21/22: The Nutcracker
  • Bolshoi Ballet 21/22: Swan Lake
  • Bolshoi Ballet 21/22: Jewels
  • Bolshoi Ballet 21/22: The Pharaoh's Daughter
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