★★★★★ - "Rosie is a five-star treat" - Stuff ROSIE tells the story of a mother trying to protect her family after their landlord sells their rented home and they become homeless. Over 36 hours, Rosie and her partner John Paul strive to find…

★★★★ "A gem of a movie" - Stuff.  Filmmaker Elia Suleiman escapes from Palestine seeking an alternative homeland, only to find that Palestine is trailing behind him. The promise of a new life turns into a comedy of errors: however far he travels,…

★★★★ "Both an exceptional French film and exceptionally French." - Listener.  The perfect film for lovers of literature and intrigue alike, writer/director Rémi Bezançon (A Happy Event) presents a riddle wrapped in an enigma, packed into a…

With the enchanting narrative voice of Helena Bonham Carter, a new exciting cinema production celebrates the 500th anniversary of the birth of the last great artist of the Italian Renaissance. It will explore the rivalry among the most important…

This is a free screening presented by Goethe-Institut New Zealand. Thirty years ago, Switzerland was shocked by a scandal that today seems almost forgotten: over 700,000 people were monitored for their political convictions. Set against this…

This is a free screening presented by Goethe-Institut New Zealand. In the dark middle ages young unruly Goldmund is sent to a monastery by his father to atone for the sins of his mother, who abandoned them. It is there that he meets Narcissus, a…

In the beginning of WWII, with Britain becoming desperate, Churchill orders his new spy agency -- the Special Operations Executive (SOE) -- to recruit and train women as spies. Their daunting mission: conduct sabotage and build a resistance. SOE's…

★★★★★ "This doco is unlike anything you've seen before" - Stuff.co.nz.  When two of artist Barbora Kysilkova’s most valuable paintings are stolen from a gallery at Frogner in Oslo, the police are able to find the thief after a few days, but the…

★★★★ "The Dry is an engrossing, smartly written and nicely paced thriller on a low burn." - Stuff.co.nz.  ★★★★½  "A gripping story full of twists, turns, secrets and lies" - NZ Herald Federal Agent Aaron Falk returns to his home town after an…

From The Vine is the story of a downtrodden CEO experiencing a moral crisis that travels back to Italy to re-calibrate his moral compass. He discovers new life by reviving his Nonno's old vineyard, offering the small town of Acerenza a sustainable…

Documenting the collaboration between world renowned chef Yotam Ottolenghi (Jerusalem, Plenty) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, this feature film follows five visionary pastry makers as they endeavor to construct an extravagant food…

- OSCAR WINNER-  ★★★★★ "One of the movies of the year" - Stuff.co.nz.  From groundbreaking director Emerald Fennell (Killing Eve) comes a delicious new take on revenge. Everyone said Cassie (Carey Mulligan) was a promising young woman... until a…

John Patrick Shanley, who created the classic Moonstruck, brings his sweeping romantic vision to Ireland with Wild Mountain Thyme. The headstrong farmer Rosemary Muldoon (Emily Blunt) has her heart set on winning her neighbor Anthony Reilly’s love.…

Penguin Bloom tells the true story of Sam Bloom (Academy Award® nominated Naomi Watts) a young mother whose world is turned upside down after a near-fatal accident leaves her unable to walk. Sam's husband, (Andrew Lincoln), her three young boys and…

SUMMERLAND follows the story of fiercely independent folklore investigator, Alice (Gemma Arterton) who secludes herself in her clifftop study, debunking myths using science to disprove the existence of magic. Consumed by her work, but also profoundly…

- OSCAR WINNER! -    ★★★★½ "Mads Mikkelsen's intoxicating new drama a memorable watch." - Stuff.co.nz.  Four friends, all high school teachers, test a theory that they will improve their lives by maintaining a constant level of alcohol in their…

ONE SCREENING ONLY - TICKETS ON SALE NOW A woman in Oregon discovers an SOS note stashed in a box of Halloween decorations from Kmart. Her story goes viral and leads to the closure of China's barbaric labour camps. News travels through China’s…

Marking the centenary of the death of Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920), this special cinema event will delve into the story of a remarkable talent that surpassed legend and stereotypes. From his origins in Livorno, home of the ‘Macchiaioli’, to the…

★★★★½ "Jude Law shines in this bleak, blackly funny and bluntly theatrical film." "Recommended" - Stuff.co.nz.  Rory (Jude Law), an ambitious entrepreneur and former commodities broker, persuades his American wife, Allison (Carrie Coon), and their…

★★★★ "On the big screen, High Ground is breathtaking" - Stuff.  Set against the stunning landscapes of 1930s Arnhem Land, HIGH GROUND chronicles young Aboriginal man Gutjuk, who in a bid to save the last of his family teams up with ex-soldier Travis…

★★★★½ "A cinematic tour-de-force and terrific fun" - Stuff.  In the throes of World War II, Captain Maude Garrett (CHLOË GRACE MORETZ) joins the all-male crew of a B-17 bomber with a top-secret package. Caught off guard by the presence of a woman on…

- OSCAR WINNER-   A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream.  The family home changes completely with the arrival of their sly,…

ONE SCREENING ONLY - TICKETS ON SALE NOW When reports first emerged from China in 2006 that state-run hospitals were killing prisoners of conscience to sell their organs, it seemed too horrible to believe. But as researchers around…

★★★★★ "One of the finest films of the year.” - The Daily Telegraph  In 1800s England, acclaimed but unrecognized fossil hunter Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) works alone on the rugged Southern coastline. With the days of her famed discoveries behind…

GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATION FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - JARED LETO  Academy Award winners Denzel Washington (“Training Day,” “Glory”), Rami Malek (“Bohemian Rhapsody”) and Jared Leto (“Dallas Buyers Club”) star in the psychological thriller “The Little…

With your blade, bring an end to the nightmare.  Falling forever into an endless dream... Tanjiro and the group have completed their rehabilitation training at the Butterfly Mansion, and they arrive to their next mission on the Mugen Train, where…

Beauty, creativity, genius: the Renaissance Florence of Lorenzo de' Medici was a powerhouse of art and culture. Among countless shops and government buildings, there was endless beauty coexisting with the dark side of the city, made up of power…

★★★★½ - Stuff.co.nz.   From writer and director HARRY MACQUEEN (Hinterland) comes Supernova, a heartrending modern love story about a couple struggling with a diagnosis of young-onset dementia who take a road trip together to reconnect with friends,…

- 3 x OSCAR WINNER -   Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. The third feature film…

★★★★½ "This lovingly crafted Kiwi drama demands your attention" - Stuff.co.nz.  Mata, Missy and Makareta. Three cousins. Three lives. Separated by circumstances, yet bound together by blood. Orphaned Mata believes she has no whānau and lives out…

- 2 x OSCAR WINNER -  ★★★★½ "One hell of a story, very well told. Go see it." - Stuff.co.nz.  The story of Fred Hampton, Chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, and his fateful betrayal by FBI informant William O'Neal. Inspired by true…

★★★★ "An unforgettable documentary" - Stuff.co.nz.  Gaza takes us to a unique place beyond the reach of television news reports to reveal a world rich with eloquent and resilient characters, offering us a cinematic and enriching portrait of a people…

★★★★½ "A compelling, engrossing and important document that simply needs to be seen." - Stuff.co.nz.  Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was critical of his beloved Saudi Arabia and of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s policies. On October…

- ONE-OFF SPECIAL ST PATRICKS DAY SCREENING -  To celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year we're screening one of our favourite Irish films Older Than Ireland (2019) on Wednesday 17th March at Petone, Cuba and Pauatahanui - tickets on sale now!  …

★★★★ "an enthralling, brutal, darkly funny and oddly hypnotic tale from this muddy patch of period England" - Time Out.  Fanny Lye (Maxine Peake) lives a quiet Puritan life with her husband John (Charles Dance) and young son Arthur (Zak Adams), but…

★★★★ "Michelle Pfeiffer gives an Oscar worthy performance in dazzling absurdist comedy well worth seeing.” - Deadline Hollywood Daily.  “My plan was to die before the money ran out,” says 60-year-old penniless Manhattan socialite Frances Price…

The Pinkies Are Back is a heart-warming and hilarious feature film, following a group of extraordinary women on their journey to rebuild a dragon-boating team despite some having never held a paddle before. The bond, love, and laughs between these…

- SPECIAL ONE-OFF 'GOETHE-INSTITUT' SCREENING -  Tickets are free!  Berlin-Kreuzberg is Nora’s microcosm. Nora, the silent observer, is always tagging along: At parties, at school, at the pool, on rooftops and in apartments. Nora drifts around the…

- SPECIAL ONE-OFF 'GOETHE-INSTITUT' SCREENING -  Tickets are free!  Adam, Nico and Su are members of Germany’s first gay rugby team, the Berlin Bruisers. Tackling Life portrays their everyday lives and follows them into the world of this dangerous…

- 2 x OSCAR NOMINATIONS -  Director Alexander Nanau follows a crack team of investigators at the Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor as they try to uncover a vast health-care fraud that enriched moguls and politicians — and led to the deaths of…

RAPHAEL: THE YOUNG PRODIGY tells the story of the artist from Urbino, beginning with his extraordinary early portraits of women - the Mother, the Friend, the Secret Lover and the Client. Delve into Raphael’s uncanny ability to capture celestial…

Legends collide in “Godzilla vs. Kong” as these mythic adversaries meet in a spectacular battle for the ages, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.  Kong and his protectors undertake a perilous journey to find his true home, and with…

★★★★ "Benedict Cumberbatch, Jessie Buckley shine in Cold War thriller" - Stuff.co.nz.   THE COURIER is a true-life spy thriller, the story of an unassuming British businessman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) recruited into one of the greatest…

- ALL TICKETS AT KIDS PRICES! -  The lovable rogue is back. Bea, Thomas, and the rabbits have created a makeshift family, but despite his best efforts, Peter can’t seem to shake his mischievous reputation. Adventuring out of the garden, Peter finds…

- 2 x OSCAR WINNER -  ★★★★★ "[Hopkins] is simply stunning" - Stuff.co.nz.  Anthony is 80, mischievous, living defiantly alone and rejecting the carers that his daughter, Anne, encouragingly introduces. Yet help is also becoming a necessity for…

★★★★ "Superb doco" - Stuff.co.nz.  It’s the 1980s and the world of professional surfing is a circus of fluoro colours, peroxide hair and radical male egos. GIRLS CAN’T SURF follows the journey of a band of renegade surfers who took on the…

ALL TICKETS AT KIDS PRICES!  One of the most beloved rivalries in history is reignited when Jerry moves into New York City’s finest hotel on the eve of “the wedding of the century,” forcing the event’s desperate planner to hire Tom to get rid of…

★★★★★ "2021's best movie so far" - Stuff.co.nz.  Experiential cinema in its purest form, Gunda chronicles the unfiltered lives of a mother pig, a flock of chickens, and a herd of cows with masterful intimacy. Using stark, transcendent black and…

Based on true events – Summer, 1939 and Thomas Miller (Eddie Izzard) has taken a last minute and controversial role teaching English to the daughters of high-ranking Nazis at the Augusta-Victoria College, Bexhill-on-Sea – a finishing school on the…

- OSCAR NOMINEE -  A raw and heartfelt examination of the legendary Billie Holiday, one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time who was adored by fans across the globe for her exceptional talent and glamorous style. But as her profile and…

This documentary explores Pompeii, that city cloaked in mystery which, over the course of history, has influenced culture and art, from Neoclassicism to Contemporary Art, through images and words by the great artists and writers who experienced,…

★★★★ "A lyrical, beautifully performed and gently engrossing ballad of a film" - Stuff.co.nz.  Two travelers, on the run from a band of vengeful hunters in the 1820s Northwest, the dream of striking it rich, but their tenuous plan to make their…

- SOLD OUT -  *SPECIAL DUTCH WEEK SCREENING*  Adult tickets $10  |  Children free!   Drinks and nibbles prior to the movie at 7.15pm These movies are part of the Dutch week celebrations. The film Together We Cycle investigates the critical events…

In the aftermath of an unfathomable event, Edee (Robin Wright, Forrest Gump and Golden Globe®-award winner for TV’s House of Cards) finds herself unable to stay connected to the world she once knew and in the face of grief and uncertainty, retreats…

- SOLD OUT -  *SPECIAL DUTCH WEEK SCREENING*  Adult tickets $10  |  Children free!   These movies are part of the Dutch week celebrations. Monique (39) is a successful cardiac surgeon. But she's at an age when everyone around her has kids, or is…

In this heartfelt comedy JUNE AGAIN, a twist of fate gives family matriarch June (Hazlehurst) a reprieve from a debilitating illness. Much to their amazement, June re-enters the lives of her adult children, Ginny (Karvan) and Devon (Curry), and…

★★★★★ "Irresistibly charming" - Kate Rodger, Newshub.  99-year-old Isey lives with her adult son James on their small farm in Kawakawa, New Zealand. They are descendants of Ngāti Manu – the Bird People. Isey is turning 100 in a week. In their unique…

FINDING YOU is an inspirational romantic drama full of heart and humor about finding the strength to be true to oneself. After an ill-fated audition at a prestigious New York music conservatory, violinist Finley Sinclair travels to an Irish coastal…

★★★★ "A perfectly drawn slice of humanity, honestly shared." - Stuff.co.nz.  Between raising her young son, taking care of her ill-tempered, cancer-battling mother, navigating her career as a top-notch lawyer dealing with a major corruption scandal,…

A young woman with Down syndrome refuses to be defined by disability and takes control of her own life. Her ambition to become a motor mechanic – starting with the apprenticeship promised by her late father – is stalled by her super protective…

- RED CARPET GALA PREVIEW -  WEDNESDAY 26 MAY @ ALL SITES *All tickets include a glass of bubbles/juice *Gala pricing applies Academy Award® winner Emma Stone (“La La Land”) stars in Disney’s Cruella, an all-new live-action feature film about the…

- PREVIEW SCREENINGS - FRI 21 - SUN 23 MAY @ ALL SITES - SENIOR WEDNESDAY PREVIEW -  26 MAY @ ALL SITES - Senior tickets only $12 + include a free coffee/tea! Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family must now face the terrors of the…

Experience the inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely racehorse bred by small town bartender, Jan Vokes (Toni Collette). With very little money and no experience, Jan convinces her neighbours to chip in their meagre earnings to help…

The Inbetweeners star Simon Bird's directorial debut is a funny, charming and wince-inducingly accurate adaptation of Joff Winterhart's graphic novel, with a soundtrack by Belle & Sebastian. Days of the Bagnold Summer sweetly draws you into the…

Vin Diesel’s Dom Toretto is leading a quiet life off the grid with Letty and his son, little Brian, but they know that danger always lurks just over their peaceful horizon. This time, that threat will force Dom to confront the sins of his past if…

Sandra (Dunne), on the surface of it, is a young Mum struggling to provide her two young daughters with a warm, safe, happy home to grow up in. Beneath the surface, Sandra has a steely determination to change their lives for the better and when it…

The creator of “Hamilton” and the director of “Crazy Rich Asians” invite you to the event of the summer, where the streets are made of music and little dreams become big... In the Heights. Lights up on Washington Heights...The scent of a cafecito…

In Marvel Studios’ action-packed spy thriller “Black Widow,” Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her…

Based on Disneyland's theme park ride where a small riverboat takes a group of travelers through a jungle filled with dangerous animals and reptiles, but with a supernatural element.  Starring Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Jesse Plemons, Edgar…

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 the canteen of a Norwegian small-town factory. It’s the newly-weds LIV and TERJE’S wedding…

In Twentieth Century Studios epic adventure-comedy “Free Guy,” a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, decides to become the hero of his own story…one he rewrites himself. Now in a world where there…

A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch" magazine.

In No Time To Die, Bond (Daniel Craig) has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist…

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 courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he…

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. Discover the origins of the very first independent intelligence agency in The King’s Man,…

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 idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short. Set against an epic landscape of sweeping…