We have regular screenings on every Tuesday and Sunday of term, and occasionally on Thursdays as a special treat! We run two screenings of each film on the night starting at 6 or 6.30pm (depending on run time) and 9pm. Tickets and Snacks are available from half an hour before each screening.
Campus Cinema is proud to support initiatives that make our screenings more inclusive. Consequently, please be aware that all earlier screenings (6pm/6:30pm) will be shown with HoH subtitles that are provided by the distributors of the film when available. Thank you for continuing to support our organisation as we help to provide cinema for all.
Campus Cinema is proud to support initiatives that make our screenings more inclusive. Consequently, please be aware that all earlier screenings (6pm/6:30pm) will be shown with HoH subtitles that are provided by the distributors of the film when available. Thank you for continuing to support our organisation as we help to provide cinema for all.
What's On
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Mary Poppins Returns
Sunday 10th February– 6 & 9pm Dir: Rob Marshall Starring: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw 2018/U/130 mins/USA As I live and breathe… it’s Mary Poppins! With the Banks family again facing hard times, and the happiness waning under stress, Mary Poppins (Blunt) returns to deliver a spoonful of sugar back into their lives. It’s up to her to remind Michael (Whishaw) and his children that the magic is still around them. Featuring brilliant musical numbers and the wonderful Lin-Manuel Miranda portraying Jack the lamplighter, as well as a few old faces along the way (including Dick Van Dyke himself!), Mary Poppins Returns promises to be supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! View the Trailer. |
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Lizzie
Tuesday 12th February- 6.30 & 9pm Dir: Craig William Macneill Starring: Kristen Stewart, Chloë Sevigny, Jay Huguley 2018/15/105 mins/USA When Lizzie (Sevigny), an ostracised young woman, meets the new family maid Bridget Sullivan (Stewart), they form a close friendship. This friendship is marred only by Lizzie’s hatred of her family; a hatred so great that one day Lizzie hatches a plan to do something drastic. Based on the true story of the 1892 Bordens’ murders, Lizzie is a fascinating and thrilling watch that will both shock and intrigue. View the Trailer. |
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The Favourite
Sunday 17th February- 6.30 & 9pm Dir: Yorgos Lanthimos Starring: Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone 2019/15/119 mins/UK, Ireland & USA From the director of The Lobster comes another brilliantly acerbic black comedy, set against a backdrop of decadent courtly madness. It’s 1708, and the ailing Queen Anne (Colman) is more concerned with racing lobsters and eating cake than ruling the kingdom. Her advisor and secret lover (Weisz) uses her influence over the Queen to effectively rule the country herself – at least until the arrival of a new servant (Stone) catches the Queen’s eye. Who will earn the title of the Queen’s favourite, before their petty squabbles tear the debauched and fragile court to pieces? View the Trailer. |
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Shoplifters
Tuesday 19th Feburary- 6.30 & 9pm Dir: Hirokazu Kore-eda Starring: Kriin Kiki, Lily Franky, Sosuke Ikematsu 2018/15/121 mins/Japan Japan’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at this year’s Academy Awards, Shoplifters has already won the Palme d’Or prize at Cannes. A family living in poverty survive by stealing what they need from shops. Impulsively deciding to offer shelter to a homeless young girl, the family gains an extra member – but this only means another mouth to feed. A warm, humanist, captivating film, Shoplifters offers a frank yet sympathetic depiction of a family on the fringes of society, and the difficulties they must face View the Trailer. |
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Bohemian Rhapsody - Poll Winner
Sunday 24th February- 6 & 9pm Dir: Bryan Singer Starring: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Mike Myers 2018/12A/134 mins/USA The academy has spoken: Freddie has been crowned queen of the Campus Cinema’s Oscars poll! A biopic following the rise of British rock band Queen, led by virtuosic frontman Freddie Mercury (Malek). Leading up to their iconic 1985 Live Aid performance at Wembley Stadium – which is considered one of the greatest live rock performances of all time – the film traces Queen’s unimaginable success with their innovative sound, as well as Mercury’s attempt at a solo career and AIDS diagnosis. View the Trailer. |
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Colette
Tuesday 26th February- 6.30 & 9pm Dir: Wash Westmoreland Starring: Keira Knightley, Eleanor Tomlinson, Dominic West 2019/15/109 mins/UK & USA A biographical period drama starring Knightley as the titular Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, a talented young writer who pens a sensationalised novel under her husband’s (West) name. Colette's fight over creative ownership and gender roles drives her to overcome societal constraints, revolutionising literature, fashion and sexual expression. Her feisty free spirit sparks scandal and intrigue throughout bourgeois Paris and is fuelled by Knightley’s charmingly stellar performance in a role she was undoubtedly born to play. View the Trailer. |
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Beautiful Boy
Sunday 3rd March- 6.30 & 9pm Dir: Felix Van Groeningen Starring: Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney 2018/15/120 mins/USA This moving biographical drama is based on two memoirs written by journalist David Sheff (Carell) and his son Nic (Chalamet) respectively. Spanning the years of Nic’s addiction to methamphetamine, the film depicts the personal struggles of the Sheff family as they support their son through his heart-breaking ordeal. With strong performances by Carell and rising star Chalamet (with the latter earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor), this film is a deeply intimate look into a family’s struggle coping with addiction. View the Trailer. |
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Mary Queen of Scots
Tuesday 5th March- 6 & 9pm Dir: Josie Rourke Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, David Tennant 2019/15/124 mins/UK This epic historical drama follows the complex power relations between two of the most intriguing female regents in British history. Mary Stuart (Ronan) is the widowed Queen of France at age 18 - but instead of succumbing to the pressure to remarry, she returns to her Scottish homeland seeking to reclaim her rightful throne. She soon becomes a rival to the fearless English monarch Queen Elizabeth I (Robbie), both in power and in love. Josie Rourke’s spectacle superbly empowers the female narratives within a masculine world and presents to us one of the most prominent events in Tudor history. View the Trailer. |
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Bend It Like Beckham - International Women’s Day Screening!
Monday 11th March- 6.30 & 9pm Dir: Gurinder Chadha Starring: Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers 2002/12/108 mins/UK 18-year-old Jasminder “Jess” Bhambra (Nagra) is mad about football and there’s nothing more she wants to do than to become a football legend like her hero David Beckham. Her strict, conservative Indian mother, however, has other plans for her – ones that involve her becoming a doctor and marrying a nice Indian boy. As if balancing her family’s expectations with the demands of the football team she’s secretly joined wasn’t enough, she finds herself in a love triangle with her best friend Jules (Knightley) and her football coach (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). Join us at Campus Cinema to celebrate International Women’s Day by watching the hilarious comedy, ‘Bend It Like Beckham’, selected by the women on our committee! View the Trailer. |
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Vice
Sunday 10th March- 6 & 9pm Dir: Adam McKay Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell 2018/15/132mins/USA Coming as his follow-up to the enthralling The Big Short, director McKay sets his sights on Dick Cheney, Vice-President to George Bush and mastermind of the administration’s most brutal and controversial policies. Through the lens of the director’s provocative, tongue-in-cheek style we see Cheney’s rise from Yale-dropout to one of the most disliked American politicians in history. With a scene stealing performance from Amy Adams, and captivating turns from Carell and Bale, all contending with a cutting script, Vice is an Oscar-contender not to be missed! View the Trailer. |
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Campus Cinema's Best Picture Winner - Paddington 2!
Tuesday 12th March- 6 & 9pm Dir: Paul King Cast: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville 2017/PG/103 min/UK, USA You can stop holding your breath, the academy has spoken. Paddington (Whishaw) now happily settled as part of the Brown family and the local community enjoys a relaxed life in London a whole world away from Darkest Peru. For Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday, Paddington finds the perfect pop-up book of London to send her. With the arrival of the slightly mysterious and oddball Phoenix Buchanan (Grant), the book is stolen and Paddington is assumed to be the thief. He must now clear his name with help from the Brown’s and make sure Aunt Lucy gets the present in time. This is a truly charming film, with the lovable Paddington, and is bound to leave you with a smile! View the Trailer. |
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Green Book
Sunday 17th March- 6pm & 9pm Dir: Peter Farrelly Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini 2018/12/103 mins/USA Dr Don Shirley (Ali) is a world‑class African‑American pianist, who is about to embark on a concert tour in the Deep South in 1962. In need of a driver and protection, Shirley recruits Tony Lip (Mortensen), a tough‑talking bouncer from an Italian‑American neighbourhood in the Bronx. Despite their differences, the two form a special bond on their journey through the South. Come and watch this phenomenal tale which has been nominated for 5 Oscars, including best picture, best actor and best screenplay! View the Trailer. |
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Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Tuesday 19th March - 6.30 & 9pm Dir: Marielle Heller Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells 2019/15/106 mins/USA Since the world premiere, 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' has been critically acclaimed and earned 3 Oscar nominations. This biopic portrays Lee Israel (McCarthy), an American author whose careers starts to collapse in the late 1980s. Unable to get back on track, she decides to revitalise her life by faking letters, in the name of deceased celebrities. With the support of her loyal friend Jack Hock (Grant), Israel takes this as her new career. However, the consequences are significant, putting her friendship, freedom and integrity to the test. This charming melancholic comedy might play with your emotions, yet it guarantees an enjoyable ride. View the Trailer. |
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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Sunday 24th March- 6.30pm & 9pm Dir: Dean DeBlois Starring: Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, America Ferreira 2019/PG/104 mins/USA Continuing DreamWorks’ award-winning animated franchise, this third instalment follows Hiccup (Baruchel) and Toothless’ next adventure to the hidden world. A surprising tale about growing up, finding the courage to face the unknown…and how nothing can ever train you to let go. What began as an unlikely friendship between an adolescent Viking and a fearsome Night Fury dragon has become an epic adventure spanning their lives. Welcome to the most astonishing chapter of one of the most beloved animated franchises in film history. Visually stunning, funny and lively, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is an impressive high note to finish on. View the Trailer. |
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If Beale Street Could Talk
Tuesday 26th March- 6.30 & 9pm Dir: Barry Jenkins Starring: KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King 2018/15/119 mins/USA Tish (Layne) and Fonny (James) have known each other their whole lives and are deeply in love, trying to make ends meet in New York City. When Fonny is falsely accused of rape and arrested, Tish is distraught, and when she finds out that she is pregnant with his child, she seeks to clear Fonny’s name and prove his innocence before their child is born. Based on the novel of the same name by legendary novelist James Baldwin, If Beale Street Could Talk is a heart-warming and gut-wrenching watch with 3 well-deserved Oscar nominations under its belt. View the Trailer. |
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