What's On
Close- The Friend 15 Info
- Two to One (Zwei zu eins) 12A Info
- Parthenope 15 Info
- Family Time: Bluey at the Cinema - Let’s Play Chef Collection U Info
- Apocalypse Now: Final Cut + Intro 15 Info
- Westival: Bottle Rocket 15 Info
- Westival: Rushmore 15 Info
- Westival: The Royal Tenenbaums 15 Info
- Westival: The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou 15 Info
- Westival: The Darjeeling Limited + Hotel Chevalier 15 Info
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What's On Thursday 1 - Wednesday 7 May 2025


Early Doors - Thursday: Julie Keeps Quiet 12A
Showing as part of Early Doors, Last chance to see...
Star player Julie’s life revolves around tennis. When her coach falls under investigation and is suddenly suspended, all of the club’s players are encouraged to speak up. But Julie decides to keep quiet...
Dutch and French with English Subtitles
- Thu 1 May

The Return 15
Showing as part of Audio Description
The Return reunites two of the greatest actors of their generation – Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche (The English Patient), in a gritty retelling of Odysseus' return home from war.
English

Mr Burton 12A
Showing as part of Audio Description, Last chance to see...
Based on a remarkable true story, discover how the poor son of a miner became one of the greatest actors the world has ever known, with the help of an unlikely mentor.
English

The Penguin Lessons 12A
Showing as part of Audio Description
Tom went to work in a school in Argentina in 1976, finding a divided nation, an unteachable class, and a penguin on an oil-slicked beach who turned his life upside down. From director Peter Cattaneo (The Full Monty).
English


Wind, Tide & Oar PG
Showing as part of Audio Description, Last chance to see...
A compelling and poetic exploration of engineless sailing, shot on analogue film with a hand-wound camera across three years. The film explores our relationship to nature, heritage, and the world around us.
English
- Thu 1 May

Sinners 15
Showing as part of Audio Description
From Ryan Coogler, director of Black Panther and Creed, and starring Michael B. Jordan, comes a new vision of fear: Sinners.
English


The Ugly Stepsister 18
A sinister twist on the classic Cinderella story, The Ugly Stepsister follows Elvira as she prepares to earn the prince’s affection at any cost.
Norwegian with English subtitles


Julie Keeps Quiet 12A
Showing as part of Last chance to see...
Star player Julie’s life revolves around tennis. When her coach falls under investigation and is suddenly suspended, all of the club’s players are encouraged to speak up. But Julie decides to keep quiet...
Dutch and French with English Subtitles
- Thu 1 May


DocNights: An Army of Women 15
Showing as part of Last chance to see..., Reclaim the Frame Screenings
A compelling documentary that places us at the heart of the battle against a justice system which systematically fails to address rape cases in Austin, Texas.
English
- Thu 1 May

Warfare 15
Showing as part of Audio Description, Last chance to see...
Director Alex Garland works with Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza to create a visceral, boots-on-the-ground story of modern warfare, from the point of view of a platoon of Navy SEALs in the home of an Iraqi family.
English
- Thu 1 May


Holy Cow 15
Showing as part of Last chance to see...
18-year-old Totone spends most of his time partying when he suddenly has to take care of his 7-year-old sister. He sets out to make the best Comté cheese in the region to win 30,000 euros.
French with English Subtitles
- Thu 1 May

The Friend 15
A writer finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor dies suddenly and bequeaths her his beloved 150 lb. Great Dane.
English


Two to One (Zwei zu eins) 12A
A light-hearted ensemble comedy about friendship, community, love and capitalism, Natja Brunckhorst’s Two to One is set in the long, hot East German summer of 1990.
German and French with English subtitles

Parthenope 15
Parthenope, born in the sea of Naples in 1950, searches for happiness over the long summers of her youth, falling in love with her home city and its many memorable characters.
English and Italian/Neapolitan with subtitles

Family Time: Bluey at the Cinema - Let’s Play Chef Collection U
Showing as part of Family-Friendly Films, Relaxed Saturdays: Family Time and Autism-Friendly Films
An hour-long treat for fans of Bluey to enjoy, made up of eight episodes from the TV show’s three series, all based around the fun of food! All tickets are £6.
English

Relaxed Screening: The Friend 15
Showing as part of Relaxed Saturdays: Family Time and Autism-Friendly Films
A writer finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor dies suddenly and bequeaths her his beloved 150 lb. Great Dane.
English
- Sat 3 May

Apocalypse Now: Final Cut + Intro 15
Showing as part of Special screenings & events
To mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, Showroom Cinema and Sheffield Hallam University present Apocalypse Now: Final Cut with a special introduction.
English

Westival: Bottle Rocket 15
Showing as part of Westival 2025
In Wes Anderson’s debut feature, three best friends attempt to escape their suburban boredom through a life of crime. But these bickering, bumbling thieves are no match for the local "godfather" who leads them into the biggest heist of their careers.
English
- Sun 4 May

Westival: Rushmore 15
Showing as part of Westival 2025
A teenager at Rushmore Academy falls for a much older teacher and befriends a middle-aged industrialist. Later, he finds out that his love interest and his friend are having an affair, which prompts him to begin a vendetta.
English
- Sun 4 May

Westival: The Royal Tenenbaums 15
Showing as part of Westival 2025
The eccentric members of a dysfunctional family reluctantly gather under the same roof with their long-estranged father (Gene Hackman) in this quirky comedy-drama from director Wes Anderson.
English
- Sun 4 May

Westival: The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou 15
Showing as part of Westival 2025
With a plan to exact revenge on a mythical shark that killed his partner, Oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) rallies a crew that includes his estranged wife, a journalist, and a man who may or may not be his son.
English
- Sun 4 May

Westival: The Darjeeling Limited + Hotel Chevalier 15
Showing as part of Westival 2025
The Darjeeling Limited is an emotional comedy about three brothers re-forging family bonds. The eldest, hopes to reconnect with his two younger siblings by taking them on a train trip across the vibrant and sensual landscape of India.
English
- Sun 4 May

Early Doors - Monday: Parthenope 15
Showing as part of Early Doors
Parthenope, born in the sea of Naples in 1950, searches for happiness over the long summers of her youth, falling in love with her home city and its many memorable characters.
English and Italian/Neapolitan with subtitles
- Mon 5 May

Baby Kino: The Friend 15
Showing as part of Baby Kino
This Baby Kino screening is exclusively for parents or guardians accompanying babies aged under one year old.
English
- Mon 5 May

Cottontail 12A
Showing as part of Special screenings & events
A widower from Japan travels with his estranged son to England in order to fulfill his late wife's dying wish.
English and Japanese with English subtitles
- Mon 5 May

Twin Peaks Season 2: Episodes 9 + 10 15
Showing as part of In Dreams: A David Lynch Retrospective
Twin Peaks Tuesdays continue at Showroom Cinema with Season 2 of the seminal television series co-created by David Lynch.
English
- Tue 6 May

Showroom Film Quiz
Part of Special screenings & events, Events
The finest showcase of film geekery Sheffield has to offer. Join us each month at the Showroom Cinema for our famously fiendish film quiz!
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Tue 6 May
- 20.30

Film Studies Lecture: Kubrick and History
Part of Film Studies: Four Decades of Stanley Kubrick
Costume dramas and science fiction alike tend to have a low reputation for physical authenticity and literary eloquence, but many critics make an exception for Kubrick’s.
- Wed 7 May


Bjork: Cornucopia 12A
Showing as part of Special screenings & events, Stage on Screen
Björk: Cornucopia, the highly anticipated concert film recorded live in Lisbon, captures the celebrated artist’s groundbreaking tour that mesmerised audiences worldwide for five years.
English, Icelandic
- Wed 7 May
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- Special screenings & events
- Family-Friendly Films
- Events
- Early Doors
- Baby Kino
- Stage on Screen
- Audio Description
- Last chance to see...
- Reclaim the Frame Screenings
- Relaxed Saturdays: Family Time and Autism-Friendly Films
- Westival 2025
- Film Studies: Four Decades of Stanley Kubrick
- In Dreams: A David Lynch Retrospective