What's On April 2025

Warfare 15

Showing as part of Audio Description, Subtitled Films

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

11 upcoming showings between Mon 21 & Thu 24 April

Flow U

Showing as part of Family-Friendly Films, Subtitled Films

Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species and will have to team up with them despite their differences.

No dialogue

4 upcoming showings between Mon 21 & Thu 24 April

Sinners 15

Showing as part of Audio Description, Subtitled Films

From Ryan Coogler, director of Black Panther and Creed, and starring Michael B. Jordan, comes a new vision of fear: Sinners.

English

11 upcoming showings between Mon 21 & Thu 24 April

One to One: John & Yoko 15

Showing as part of Subtitled Films

In 1972, John Lennon played his only full-length show after leaving The Beatles with Yoko Ono. This riveting documentary takes that epic musical event and uses it as the starting point to recreate the defining months of their lives.

English

5 upcoming showings between Mon 21 & Thu 24 April

The Penguin Lessons 12A

Showing as part of Audio Description, Subtitled Films

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

10 upcoming showings between Mon 21 & Thu 24 April

Mr Burton 12A

Showing as part of Audio Description, Subtitled Films

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

7 upcoming showings between Mon 21 & Thu 24 April

Holy Cow 15

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

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

4 upcoming showings between Mon 21 & Thu 24 April

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

3 upcoming showings between Tue 22 & Thu 24 April

Twin Peaks Season 2: Episodes 5 + 6 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

1 upcoming showing - Tue 22 Apr 18.00

Showroom Classroom - Macbeth: David Tennant and Cush Jumbo (Shakespeare Day) 12A

Showing as part of Stage on Screen, Showroom Classroom

Students and teachers are invited to this very special Shakespeare Day celebration with a morning encore screening of Macbeth with £5 tickets and a short introduction.

English

1 upcoming showing - Wed 23 Apr 10.00

Macbeth: David Tennant & Cush Jumbo 12A

Showing as part of Special screenings & events, Stage on Screen

David Tennant and Cush Jumbo lead a stellar cast in a new 5-star production of Shakespeare’s MacBeth, filmed live at the Donmar Warehouse in London.

1 upcoming showing - Wed 23 Apr 18.00

Early Doors - Thursday: The Penguin Lessons 12A

Showing as part of Early Doors

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

1 upcoming showing - Thu 24 Apr 11.00

Philosophy: O Lucky Man! 15

Showing as part of Special screenings & events, Philosophy at the Showroom

This sprawling, surrealist musical serves as an allegory for the pitfalls of capitalism, as it follows the adventures of a young coffee salesman in Europe, raising questions about what it means to be an “authentic” individual.

English

1 upcoming showing - Thu 24 Apr 17.15

Pink Floyd at Pompeii - MCMLXXII 12A

Showing as part of Special screenings & events, Stage on Screen

Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII, the groundbreaking 1972 film directed by Adrian Maben, returns to cinemas, now digitally re-mastered in 4K from the original 35mm footage with enhanced audio.

English

2 upcoming showings between Thu 24 & Sun 27 April

Culture Shock - Full Festival Pass 18

Showing as part of Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film

This pass entitles you to entry to the full Culture Shock festival.

1 upcoming showing - Fri 25 Apr 09.00

Culture Shock - Day Pass - Friday 18

Showing as part of Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film

This pass entitles you to entry to all Friday films in the Culture Shock festival.

1 upcoming showing - Fri 25 Apr 10.00

Wind, Tide & Oar PG

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

10 upcoming showings between Fri 25 April & Thu 1 May

Julie Keeps Quiet 12A

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

15 upcoming showings between Fri 25 April & Thu 1 May

The Ugly Stepsister CTBA

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

13 upcoming showings between Fri 25 April & Thu 1 May

Culture Shock: Opening Gala - Brush of the God (European Premiere) 18

Showing as part of Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film

After encountering a mysterious stranger at her grandfather’s memorial, Akari is given a prop from an unfinished film - an innocuous-looking ink brush - and is told that it is the key to preventing the end of the world.

Japanese

1 upcoming showing - Fri 25 Apr 19.00

Culture Shock: Terror of Mechagodzilla (50th Anniversary) 12A

Showing as part of Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film

This 15th film in the Godzilla series finds Interpol searching for the remains of Mechagodzilla in the waters off of Okinawa, only to discover a new monster instead... the aquatic dinosaur, Titanosaurus.

Japanese

1 upcoming showing - Fri 25 Apr 20.35

Culture Shock: Seven to One 18

Showing as part of Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film

An early film from the director of Shaolin Invincibles, Seven to One finds Ting (martial arts whirlwind Polly Shang Kwan) on a revenge-fueled rampage following the murder of her father.

Mandarin

1 upcoming showing - Fri 25 Apr 22.30

Culture Shock - Day Pass - Saturday 18

Showing as part of Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film

This pass entitles you to entry to all Saturday films in the Culture Shock festival.

1 upcoming showing - Sat 26 Apr 09.00

Family Time: Anastasia U

Showing as part of Family-Friendly Films, Relaxed Saturdays: Family Time and Autism-Friendly Films

A young girl heads from Russia to Paris, hoping to learn if she really is the long lost princess Anastasia, only to find unexpected love complicating matters of identity.

English

1 upcoming showing - Sat 26 Apr 11.00

Culture Shock x Masters of Cinema presents: In the Dust of the Stars 15

Showing as part of Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film

After intercepting a distress signal, the Spaceship Cyrno lands on the planet TEM 4, but the planet’s inhabitants deny having sent any such message.

German

1 upcoming showing - Sat 26 Apr 11.00

Culture Shock: Short Films - Block 1 18

Showing as part of Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film

Culture Shock’s short film programmes will take place in two blocks across the festival weekend.

Various

1 upcoming showing - Sat 26 Apr 13.00

Relaxed Screening: Wind, Tide & Oar PG

Showing as part of Relaxed Saturdays: Family Time and Autism-Friendly Films

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

1 upcoming showing - Sat 26 Apr 13.00

Culture Shock: The Black Hole (UK Premiere) 18

Showing as part of Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film

When aliens land on Earth, they will change the lives of everyone they meet in this absurdist sci-fi comedy from Estonia.

Estonian

1 upcoming showing - Sat 26 Apr 14.40

Culture Shock: Milano Calibro 9 15

Showing as part of Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film

The first film in director Fernando Di Leo's ‘Milieu Trilogy’, Milano Calibro 9 is a gritty, ultra-violent masterpiece and an essential entry in the canon of the poliziotteschi subgenre (Italian crime thriller).

Italian

1 upcoming showing - Sat 26 Apr 17.00

Culture Shock: Secret Film 18

Showing as part of Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film

An annual tradition at Celluloid Screams, the secret film slot makes its debut at Culture Shock 2025. It could be a film from any number of genres, a brand-new sneak preview or a restoration of a stone-cold classic. You'll have to wait and see...

TBC

1 upcoming showing - Sat 26 Apr 19.45

Culture Shock: Fatal Termination (35th Anniversary) 18

Showing as part of Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film

The bodies of cops, gangsters, and civilians alike begin to pile up when the goods required for a high-stakes arms deal go missing as part of an elaborate scheme to screw over its vicious middleman.

Cantonese

1 upcoming showing - Sat 26 Apr 22.00

Culture Shock: Zombie Flesh Eaters (UK 4K Restoration Premiere) 18

Showing as part of Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film

Lucio Fulci’s seminal zombie spectacular returns to the big screen at Culture Shock 2025, in a UK-first screening of a brand-new 4K restoration. Screening courtesy of Arrow Films.

Italian

1 upcoming showing - Sat 26 Apr 23.55

Culture Shock - Day Pass - Sunday 18

Showing as part of Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film

This pass entitles you to entry to all Sunday films in the Culture Shock festival.

1 upcoming showing - Sun 27 Apr 09.00

Culture Shock: Short Films - Block 2 18

Showing as part of Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film

Culture Shock’s short film programmes will take place in two blocks across the festival weekend.

Various

1 upcoming showing - Sun 27 Apr 11.00

Culture Shock: The Last Sacrifice 18

Showing as part of Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film

The Last Sacrifice uncovers the real-life witchcraft killing that inspired The Wicker Man and birthed the folk horror genre.

English

1 upcoming showing - Sun 27 Apr 12.40

Culture Shock: Psychomania 15

Showing as part of Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film

Upon discovering a dark family secret, Tom Latham (Nicky Henson), the leader of hell-raising teen motorcycle gang The Living Dead, decides to take drastic measures to ensure his gang’s superiority.

English

1 upcoming showing - Sun 27 Apr 14.45

Culture Shock: U Are The Universe 18

Showing as part of Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film

After Earth explodes, Ukrainian space trucker Andriy Melnyk becomes the last person in the universe until he receives a call from Catherine, a French scientist on a distant space station.

Ukrainian

1 upcoming showing - Sun 27 Apr 16.45

Culture Shock: Somnium 18

Showing as part of Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film

At experimental sleep clinic, Somnium, dreams are made real.

English

1 upcoming showing - Sun 27 Apr 19.30

Culture Shock: Closing Gala - Marshmallow (UK Premiere) 18

Showing as part of Culture Shock: Festival of Fantastic Film

At a secluded summer camp, timid and introverted 12-year-old Morgan is thrust into a waking nightmare when a once-fabled campfire tale becomes real.

English

1 upcoming showing - Sun 27 Apr 21.30

Early Doors - Monday: Wind, Tide & Oar PG

Showing as part of Early Doors

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

1 upcoming showing - Mon 28 Apr 11.00

Baby Kino: Julie Keeps Quiet 12A

Showing as part of Baby Kino

This Baby Kino screening is exclusively for parents or guardians accompanying babies aged under one year old.

Dutch and French with English Subtitles

1 upcoming showing - Mon 28 Apr 12.00

DocNights: An Army of Women 15

Showing as part of DocNights, 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

3 upcoming showings between Mon 28 April & Thu 1 May

Dementia Friendly: 10 Things I Hate About You 12A

Showing as part of Dementia-Friendly Screenings

Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt star in the iconic teen romance, adapted from a classic work of Shakespeare.

English

1 upcoming showing - Tue 29 Apr 12.00

Twin Peaks Season 2: Episodes 7 + 8 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

1 upcoming showing - Tue 29 Apr 18.00

Preview: A New Kind of Wilderness + Q&A 12A

Showing as part of Special screenings & events

On a small farm in a Norwegian forest, the Paynes live a purposefully isolated life, aiming to be wild and free. However, when tragedy strikes the family, it upends their idyllic world.

Norwegian with English Subtitles

1 upcoming showing - Tue 29 Apr 18.00

Film Studies: Barry Lyndon 12A

Showing as part of Film Studies: Four Decades of Stanley Kubrick

Penniless Irish adventurer Redmond Barry (Ryan O’Neal) embarks on a perilous, picaresque journey through Europe in the mid-1700s.

English

1 upcoming showing - Wed 30 Apr 18.30