- 4 x OSCAR WINNER -  Ki-taek's family of four is close, but fully unemployed, with a bleak future ahead of them. The son Ki-woo is recommended by his friend, a student at a prestigious university, for a well-paid tutoring job, spawning hopes of a…

Two best friends in a small Scottish town in the summer of '94 who head out for one last night together before life takes them in different directions. Going to an illegal rave, the boys journey into an underworld of anarchy, freedom and collision…

A Welsh journalist breaks the news in the western media of the famine in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s. Agnieszka Holland's thriller, set on the eve of WWII, sees Hitler's rise to power and Stalin's Soviet propaganda machine pushing their…

- Q&A SCREENING - With filmmakers Bea Joblin and Sophie Lloyd. 6pm, Tuesday 03 March @ Petone - Book Now! In the depths of Upper Hutt, 1994, the Hart clan is going through a very bad-hair day. Hugh (Fran Olds) returns from a quick foray to the…

Join us on a visually stunning journey through the daily life of the magnificent Hermitage museum, and retrace two and a half centuries of legendary art and history. Featuring the largest collection of paintings in the world, the Hermitage has been…

In the midst of the collapsing USSR, the favourite stand-up comedian of the regime begins challenging censorship. The year is 1984, and Boris Arkadiev, a fictional Soviet stand-up comedian, is unraveling under the weight of fame, censorship, KGB…

Brian Cox is in hilarious form as a curmudgeonly retired sailor Wally, in this breezy comedy caper.  Wall promised his best friend of 40 years a burial-at-sea. The fact that he hasn't got the body, a boat or any money, isn't going to stop him…

Martin Ward is a cove fisherman, without a boat. His brother Steven has re-purposed their father's vessel as a tourist tripper, driving a wedge between the brothers. With their childhood home now a get-away for London money, Martin is displaced to…

Follows one day in the life of Jane (Julia Garner), a recent college graduate and aspiring film producer, who has recently landed her dream job as a junior assistant to a powerful entertainment mogul. Her day is much like any other assistant's -…

Giselle touches upon great and universal romantic themes. In this brand new production, renowned choreographer Alexei Ratmansky brings a fresh perspective to one of the oldest and greatest works of classical dance, giving the audience an opportunity…

Following the death of his wife, professional chef CHENG travels with his young son to a remote village in Finland to connect with an old Finnish friend he once met in Shanghai. Upon arrival, nobody in the village seems to know his friend but local…

When Odysseus left Troy it took him ten years to get back to his home in Ithaca. Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon have only six days on their own personal odyssey in THE TRIP TO GREECE.  On the way they argue about tragedy and comedy, astronomy and…

Before he was the world-famous mime Marcel Marceau, he was Marcel Mangel, an aspiring Jewish actor who joined the French Resistance to save the lives of thousands of children orphaned at the hands of the Nazis. Jesse Eisenberg stars in this…

Determined to fulfill her late mother's dream of opening a bakery in charming Notting Hill, 19-year-old Clarissa enlists the help of her mother's best friend Isabella and her eccentric estranged grandmother Mimi. These three generations of women will…

★★★★★ - "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 journey through the masterpieces and obsessions of the genius Impressionist. When Claude Monet re-emerged from the depression that had led him to abandon painting, he devoted himself body and soul to his most colossal undertaking: The Grand…

Greed is the fictional story of a retail billionaire, set in the glamorous and celebrity-filled world of luxury fashion, which is centered around the build up to a spectacular 60th birthday party in an exclusive hotel on the Greek island of Mykonos. …

THE BOOKSELLERS is a lively, behind-the-scenes look at the New York rare book world and the fascinating people who inhabit it. THE BOOKSELLERS dives into the fascinating world of rare book dealers and collectors. Dreamers, intellectuals, eccentrics,…

Prince Siegfried is summoned by his parents to choose a bride. However, he encounters a mysterious swan-woman by the lake, Odette, and is captivated by her. His vow of eternal love to her will have irreversible consequences.  Tchaikovsky’s essential…

It’s time to come together for the happiest movie ever! In TROLLS WORLD TOUR, Poppy and Branch discover that they are one of six different Troll tribes scattered over six different lands and devoted to six different kinds of music: Funk, Country,…

Blending fresh interviews with archive footage this energizing film documents a vital London protest movement. Rock Against Racism (RAR) was formed in 1976, during a hostile environment of anti-immigrant hysteria and National Front marches. As…

Charming and ambitious art critic, James Figueras (Claes Bang), has fallen from grace. He spends his days in Milan lecturing witless tourists about art history. His only glimmer of hope is a new-found love interest, the enigmatic American, Berenice…

Set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace Davis (Tracee Ellis Ross), a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights, and Maggie (Dakota Johnson), her overworked personal assistant. While stuck…

Princes who have been turned into Dwarfs seek the red shoes of a lady in order to break the spell, although it will not be easy. A parody with a twist.  Starring the voices of Chloë Grace Moretz ( The Addams Family, Kick-Ass), and Sam Claflin (Me…

★★★★½ - STUFF  - A precise drama that packs a powerful emotional punch - For Anat (Naama Preis) music is all she has. Having never been able to reach her father's musical standards, she rests her hopes on the child she's about to give birth to. When…

Delve into the turn-of-the century Vienna artworld and tour through exhibitions of Klimt and Schiele’s legendary works.  1918. As the roar of the First World War cannons is dying out, in Vienna, the heart of Central Europe, a golden age comes to an…

A boozy 44-year-old single mother becomes pregnant from a one-night-stand, much to the shame of her buttoned-up teen daughter.  The relationship between mother and daughter is put to the test.  ★★★★ - Stuff “A well put-together, perfectly enjoyable…

★★★★★ - Stuff  "A stunning piece of writing. It zings and it sings, every bit as in love with its tale and its characters as Dickens was."  ..."this Copperfield glows and hums like a thing well made" ..."Exactly the film you were hoping for"  From…

RADIOACTIVE is a journey through Marie Curie’s (Rosamund Pike) enduring legacies – her passionate relationships, scientific breakthroughs, and the consequences that followed for her and for the world. After meeting fellow scientist Pierre Curie (Sam…

Scott (Saturday Night Live breakout Pete Davidson) has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He’s now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that…

One of America’s favorite operas returns to the Met for the first time in nearly 30 years. James Robinson’s stylish production transports audiences to Catfish Row on the Charleston waterfront, vibrant with the music, dancing, emotion, and heartbreak…

A young couple moves in with the famed author, Shirley Jackson (Elisabeth Moss), and her Bennington College professor husband, Stanley Hyman, in the hope of starting a new life but instead find themselves fodder for a psycho-drama that inspires…

When Britt-Marie, age 63, leaves her husband after 40 years of marriage, she is forced to reconsider her life and break up with old habits in order to meet the real world. Britt-Marie ends up in the miserable backwater town of Borg, where life seems…

Where’d You Go, Bernadette is based on the runaway bestseller about Bernadette Fox (Cate Blanchett), a Seattle woman who had it all - a loving husband and a brilliant daughter. When she unexpectedly disappears, her family sets off on an exciting…

From director of The Full Monty - Peter Cattaneo - comes this masterpiece. Thrown together by life on a military base while their partners serve on a tour of duty in Afghanistan, a group of ordinary women find an unexpected way to raise their…

Acquitted of a crime, Sean is a young man trying to rebuild his life. Pam, an ex-cop turned Petting Zoo and Adventure Park™ owner is convinced of his murderous tendencies and will do anything to prove his guilt. Five years on from the crime, Sean…

Handel’s tale of intrigue and impropriety in ancient Rome receives its first Met performances, with star mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as the controlling, power-hungry Agrippina and Harry Bicket conducting. Sir David McVicar’s production ingeniously…

★★★★ "A satisfying, big-hearted and pleasant sexagenarian rom-com" - Stuff.  Directed by Paul Morrison, 23 WALKS is a heart-warming comedy drama about finding love later in life. Dave (Dave Johns - I, Daniel Blake, Fishermans Friends) and Fern…

★★★★ "One thing you can't take away from this film is its power to inspire you to have your own adventure." - Switch.  Meet Rupert and Jan Grey, a free-spirited and eccentric upper-class English couple in their sixties, married for 35 years and on…

"Riveting from start to finish, this enthralling, immensely thrilling feature could be the one to reainmate markets in Asia" - Screen International.  Four years after South Korea's total decimation in TRAIN TO BUSAN, the zombie thriller that…

★★★★ "A rollercoaster ride that is as rib-ticklingly funny as it is rib-crushingly brutal" - FilmInk.  LOWDOWN DIRTY CRIMINALS is a New Zealand comedy / crime caper that tells the tale of two naïve young men searching for a better life...through…

★★★★★ "This is a damn near perfect piece of film-making. You'll be glad you went." - Stuff.  Written and directed by Eliza Hittman, the film is an intimate portrayal of two teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania. Faced with an unintended pregnancy and…

FEATURING ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER JEREMY IRONS On the occasion of the official 200th anniversary celebrations, this documentary is the first cinematic journey through the rooms, stories and emotions of one of the most visited museums in the world. …

★★★★ "Ferociously entertaining" - Empire Magazine.  John David Washington is the new Protagonist in Christopher Nolan’s original sci-fi action spectacle “Tenet.” Armed with only one word—Tenet—and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the…

A TALE OF BOOM & BUST AND A WEST COAST TOWN THAT REFUSED TO DIE.  On the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island, lie the ghosts of Waiuta, one of New Zealand’s richest gold towns. WHISPERS OF GOLD tells Waiuta’s story from its beginnings to…

Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (BBC’s Sherlock, Fleabag) in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy Present Laughter. As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control.…

★★★★★ "Essential viewing for Kiwis... one of the best films of the year." - Wellington Regional News.   Inspired by stories from New Zealand’s boys homes and the early history of our gangs, Savage follows Danny across 3 different ages at important…

★★★★ "Powerful, timely and heart-wrenching, The Australian Dream is a must watch" - Stuff.  The Australian Dream is a documentary that uses the remarkable and inspirational story of Indigenous AFL legend Adam Goodes as the prism through which to…

★★★★½ - "One of the best movies of the year" "Entertaining and enthralling from start to finish." - Stuff School Life is a laugh-out-loud, heart-warming look at the daily grind of High School. Samia (played by the César Award-winning Zita Hanrot)…

Filmed at night especially for the big screen, this private guided tour of the LEONARDO DA VINCI exhibition, designed and curated by the Louvre Museum, is a unique opportunity to contemplate the painter's most beautiful works up close. This major…

- LIMITED SESSIONS ONLY -  Marbles, a hapless stoner, can see ghosts. Tagg, a recently dead wannabe super-cop, needs to find a serial killer. Can a critical ghost cop and a directionless stoner get over their prejudices and work together to save…

- ADULTS AT KIDS PRICES -  THE SECRET GARDEN tells the story of Mary Lennox (Dixie Egerickx), a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents. When they suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her…

In 1891 Gauguin left Marseille for the Pacific, marking the beginning of a journey towards the essence of life and art, and forging his destiny as one of the greatest modern painters who ever lived. Gauguin in Tahiti: Paradise Lost will take us on…

The intimate, intense and loving story of HOPE GAP charts the life of Grace (Annette Bening), shocked to learn her husband (Bill Nighy) is leaving her for another after 29 years of marriage, and the ensuing emotional fallout the dissolution has on…

- ADULTS AT KIDS PRICES! -  Peter is thrilled that Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves into Peter's room, forcing him upstairs into the creepy attic. And though he loves his grandpa he wants his room back - so he…

- ADULTS AT KIDS PRICES! -  Following the destruction of their spaceship, ten-year-old William gets separated from his parents while traveling through the galaxy. As his rescue capsule lands on a wild and unexplored planet he befriends the friendly…

★★★★ "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…

Sit back and enjoy some of the best and most vibrant short films from New Zealand and around the world. This collection provides a great way to sample what Show Me Shorts is all about. The films feature a stroll through the streets of Naples,…

Find out more about short film making from three top filmmakers as they each screen a film and tell us how they made it. A range of topics will be covered in this facilitated Q&A, such as: finding collaborators; funding and budgeting; script…

- SOLD OUT - Join us for a very special night out as we launch this year’s Show Me Shorts Film Festival in Wellington. We will be screening a highlights selection of short films, showcasing some of the best in this year’s programme. Celebrate short…

★★★★ "One of 2020’s unexpected delights...  a real crowdpleaser" - Stuff.  In the heart of Chinatown, New York, an ornery, chain-smoking, newly widowed 80-year-old Grandma is eager to live life as an independent woman, despite the worry of her…

★★★★ "There’s a terrific warmth and strength to this good-natured, big-hearted British comedy" - The Guardian.  From the pen of BAFTA award-winner, Jo Brand and starring Sheridan Smith, Mark Addy, and Ella Hunt, THE MORE YOU IGNORE ME is a…

A former beauty queen and single mom prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the "Miss Juneteenth" pageant.  ★★★★ - Stuff "beautifully well written and performed " "Go and have a look. You won't regret it. " ★★★★ - Daily Mirror "An authentic…

Children love short films! Introduce the small people in your life to the magic of cinema. This collection of films is suitable for the whole family. Take a wild ride on a tram that is off its tracks without brakes! Discover a meteorite that has…

We are all powerfully connected through a web of heartstrings. The short films collected here reflect the deep desire for human connection. The stories unspool the threads that bind us to one another – sometimes stitched tightly, and other times…

We all exist in our own universe, but sometimes we are thrust into the worlds of others. We can become tangled in the lives and moralities of the people we meet along our path. The short films collected here take our characters into unexpected…

As in many cultures, mealtimes bring us together in Aotearoa. They are a time for sharing with our loved ones, but they can also be a source of tension, as these short films demonstrate. A fiery argument can start from something as simple as deciding…

We are made to move. The short films in this collection are vibrant – pulsating with the energy of music, dance and sporting prowess. The stories are populated with reluctant boxers, overly competitive tennis players, a much-loved dance teacher,…

Short films invoke delicious moments of intensity. They have a lot to say within a small time frame. The stories in this collection are about characters who are at a crossroads in life. They have to make a tough decision about where to go from here.…

This bold collection of top new short films from the United Kingdom has been curated in collaboration with the London Short Film Festival. The seven short films explore the lives of modern British – their concerns, fears, hopes and dreams. We delve…

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…

WIN! Watch ‘Andre Rieu: Together in Music’ at Light House Cinema, and fill in the entry form provided at the box office and you’ll go into the draw to win the theatrical poster of the film! André Rieu is back in cinemas to help lift your spirits! …

★★★★ "A hellaciously funny film... The Climb is a small marvel." - Stuff.  The Climb is about a tumultuous but enduring relationship between two men across many years of laughter, heartbreak and rage. It is also the story of real-life best friends…

★★★★ "Beautifully shot and subtly delivered, Monsoon offers a poignant picture of the emigrant experience as well as Vietnam's post-war hangover, while cementing Henry Golding's position as a leading man to watch." - Empire Magazine.  Kit (Henry…

The story of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is told through compelling, never-before-seen footage in this intimate documentary from Swedish director Nathan Grossman. Starting with her one-person school strike for climate action outside the…

★★★★ "Rose Matafeo is wonderful in irresistible film" "Baby Done is funny; it’s sweet; it means something. Most of all it’s charming." "Very enjoyable and sassy New Zealand comedy" - The Guardian From the production house behind Kiwi box office hits…

It’s been 30 years since Luciano Pavarotti, José Carreras and Plácido Domingo made their historic debut as The Three Tenors at the ancient baths of Caracalla on the eve of the 1990 Football World Cup Final. A global audience of 1.6 billion people…

See two-time Olivier Award winners, Lindsay Duncan (Birdman, About Time) and Alex Jennings (The Lady in the Van, The Queen), in this brand-new play by Simon Wood, broadcast live from the National Theatre in London. It’s a summer’s morning in 1988…

Meticulous thief Tom Carter (Liam Neeson) has stolen $9 million from banks while managing to keep his identity a secret. But after he falls in love with Annie (Kate Walsh), Tom decides to make a fresh start by coming clean about his criminal past,…

- PREVIEW SCREENINGS THIS WEEKEND -  I AM WOMAN is the story of Helen Reddy, who in 1966 landed in New York with her three-year-old daughter, a suitcase and $230 in her pocket. Within weeks she was broke. Within months she was in love. Within five…

From the visionary SXSW and Venice Orizzontti award-winning filmmaker Jake Mahaffy (Free in Deed, Wellness), comes REUNION — an original and exhilarating psychological thriller that challenges the perceptions of objective reality and subjective…

In remote Western Australia, two estranged brothers, Colin (Sam Neill) and Les (Michael Caton), are at war. Raising separate flocks of sheep descended from their family’s prized bloodline, the two men work side by side yet are worlds apart. When…

★★★★ "An outstanding piece of filmmaking" - The Australian.  Tunisia, summer 2011. A holiday to the southern country ends in disaster for Fares, Meriem and their 10-year old son Aziz when he is accidentally shot in an ambush. His injury will change…

SECRET IMPRESSIONISTS tells the story of the art revolution at the core of the Impressionist movement, through an exploration of fifty legendary paintings - hidden treasures previously inaccessible to the general public, now on display in Rome for…

MADE IN ITALY is a heart-warming comedy set in glorious Tuscany, starring Liam Neeson as Robert, a charming artist who returns to Italy with his estranged son Jack (Neeson’s real life son Micheál Richardson) to sell house they inherited from his late…

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.

James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement) returns to the stage in an inventive new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, filmed for cinemas from the West End in London. Fierce with a pen and notorious in combat, Cyrano almost has it all – if only he could win the…

SIX60 have defied expectations to become one of NZ's most iconic and beloved contemporary bands. Now, during one of their most successful periods, we open the doors for fans and Kiwis alike to have a glimpse into the lives of each band member for…

In 1970, the Miss World competition took place in London, hosted by US comedy legend, Bob Hope. At the time, Miss World was the most-watched TV show on the planet with over 100 million viewers. Claiming that beauty competitions demeaned women, the…

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…

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 himself in a world where his…

Fast forward to the 1980s as Wonder Woman’s next big screen adventure finds her facing all-new foes: The Cheetah (Kristen Wiig), a villainess who possesses superhuman strength and agility, and Maxwell Lord (Pedro Pascal), a shrewd and powerful…

A spiritualist medium holds a seance for a writer suffering from writers block but accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife which leads to an increasingly complex love triangle with his current wife of five years. Starring Judi…

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…

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, Silvia (Carolina Sanín) could very well be on the verge of a nervous…

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 her, she now searches for common fossils to sell to tourists to support…

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,…

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…

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…

A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.

Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe) must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly…

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…

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…

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…

In the Heights centers on a variety of characters living in the neighborhood of Washington Heights, on the northern tip of Manhattan. At the center of the show is Usnavi, a bodega owner who looks after the aging Cuban lady next door, pines for the…