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Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.

As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer is swept into the epicenter of a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler. With his faith and…
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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Ethan Hunt and the IMF team must track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity if it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future…
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Tarrac

SENIOR WEDNSDAY PREVIEW 21 MAY | ALL SITES Aoife Ni Bhraoin (Kelly Gough, Broadchurch) returns home to help her father Brendan ‘The Bear’ O’Briain (Lorcan…
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Lies We Tell

Winner of Best Director, Best Script, Best Lead Actor & Best Lead Actress at the Irish Film & Television Awards. The daunting, rambling estate of Knowl is no…
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The Wedding Banquet

Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her wife Lee's…
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The Salt Path

SENIOR WEDNESDAY PREVIEWS 14 MAY | ALL SITES - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toronto International Film Festival - Based on the Sunday Times best-seller by Raynor Winn,…
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Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua - Two Worlds

Directed by Ursula Grace Williams (Zealandia, Still Here, The King), Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua - Two Worlds is an intimate four-year portrait of performer…
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Thunderbolts*

Marvel Studios and a crew of indie veterans who sold out present Thunderbolts*, an irreverent teamup featuring depressed assassin Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh)…
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The People We Love

Maddie’s first collection of short stories is rejected by her publisher. Her boyfriend and her best friend are getting it on. Her mother is leaving her father -…
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Small Things Like These

- OFFICIAL SELECTION: Berlin International Film Festival -  Returning to the screen for his first role since his Oscar-winning performance in Oppenheimer,…
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The Penguin Lessons

Starring Oscar nominee Steve Coogan, The Penguin Lessons is inspired by the true story of a disillusioned Englishman who went to work in a school in Argentina. …
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Tinā

Tinā is the story of Samoan teacher Mareta Percival. Struggling after the death of her daughter in the Christchurch earthquakes, Mareta reluctantly takes on the…
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Warfare

Co-Written and co-directed by Alex Garland (Civil War, Ex Machina) and former Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza, Warfare is a visceral, boots-on-the-ground war film told…
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Queer

- OFFICIAL COMPETITION: Venice International Film Festival - Luca Guadagnino (Call Me by Your Name, Challengers) and screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes…
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The Return

- OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toronto International Film Festival - Reunited for the first time since The English Patient, Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche star in…
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Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.

As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer is swept into the epicenter of a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler. With his faith and…
MoreBook

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Ethan Hunt and the IMF team must track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity if it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future…
MoreBook

Tarrac

SENIOR WEDNSDAY PREVIEW 21 MAY | ALL SITES Aoife Ni Bhraoin (Kelly Gough, Broadchurch) returns home to help her father Brendan ‘The Bear’ O’Briain (Lorcan…
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Lies We Tell

Winner of Best Director, Best Script, Best Lead Actor & Best Lead Actress at the Irish Film & Television Awards. The daunting, rambling estate of Knowl is no…
MoreBook

The Wedding Banquet

Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her wife Lee's…
MoreBook

The Salt Path

SENIOR WEDNESDAY PREVIEWS 14 MAY | ALL SITES - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toronto International Film Festival - Based on the Sunday Times best-seller by Raynor Winn,…
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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

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    11 Sep 2025
Return to Downton one last time in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.
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Kangaroo

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    18 Sep 2025
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    18 Sep 2025
Kangaroo is a heart-warming family comedy about ex TV personality, Chris Masterman, who becomes stranded in an Outback town outside Alice Springs. There, he…
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Andy Warhol - American Dream

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    09 Oct 2025
By exploring Andy Warhol’s enigmatic persona and his deep-rooted family ties, this documentary reveals unseen aspects of the life and inspiration of this iconic…
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The Salt Path

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    15 May 2025
SENIOR WEDNESDAY PREVIEWS 14 MAY | ALL SITES - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toronto International Film Festival - Based on the Sunday Times best-seller by Raynor Winn,…
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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

  • All Sites:
    17 May 2025
Ethan Hunt and the IMF team must track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity if it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future…
MoreBook

Tarrac

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    22 May 2025
SENIOR WEDNSDAY PREVIEW 21 MAY | ALL SITES Aoife Ni Bhraoin (Kelly Gough, Broadchurch) returns home to help her father Brendan ‘The Bear’ O’Briain (Lorcan…
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Lilo & Stitch

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    22 May 2025
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    22 May 2025
A live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, Lilo & Stitch is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive…
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The Phoenician Scheme

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    29 May 2025
Wes Anderson returns with a dark tale of espionage following a strained father-daughter relationship within a family business. Twists revolve around betrayal…
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Chuck Chuck Baby

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    05 Jun 2025
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    05 Jun 2025
- OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toronto International Film Festival - Chuck Chuck Baby is a film of love, loss and music set amongst the falling feathers of a chicken…
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Ballerina

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    05 Jun 2025
A young woman with killer skills who uses said skills to get revenge when her family is killed by hitmen.
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Materialists

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    12 Jun 2025
PINK PREVIEW - WEDNESDAY 11 JUNE | ALL SITES (Tickets include a glass of pink bubbles or sparkling grape juice) A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker…
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How to Train Your Dragon

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    12 Jun 2025
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    12 Jun 2025
From three-time Oscar® nominee and Golden Globe winner Dean DeBlois, the creative visionary behind DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed How to Train Your Dragon…
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Elio

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    19 Jun 2025
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    19 Jun 2025
For centuries, people have called out to the universe looking for answers—in Disney and Pixar’s all-new movie Elio, the universe calls back! The original…
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28 Years Later

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    19 Jun 2025
It's been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found…
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Kōkā

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    19 Jun 2025
Maori elder Hamo and local delinquent Jo form an unlikely bond on a road trip. As they confront past traumas and each face their demons, their shared path…
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Merchant Ivory

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    19 Jun 2025
Merchant Ivory is the first definitive feature documentary to lend new and compelling perspectives on the partnership, both professional and personal, of…
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F1

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    26 Jun 2025
Follows a Formula One driver (Brad Pitt) who comes out of retirement to mentor and team with a younger driver (Damson Idris). Also starring Tobias Menzies and…
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Jurassic World: Rebirth

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    03 Jul 2025
A new era is born. Next summer, three years after the Jurassic World trilogy concluded with each film surpassing $1 billion at the global box office, the…
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The Great Lillian Hall

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    03 Jul 2025
Lillian Hall, a Broadway actress, has never missed a performance throughout her long, illustrious career. Yet in the rehearsals her confidence is challenged.…
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EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: Michelangelo: Love and Death

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    10 Jul 2025
The spectacular sculptures and paintings of Michelangelo seem so familiar to us, but what do we really know about this Renaissance giant? Michelangelo’s genius…
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Superman

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    10 Jul 2025
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    10 Jul 2025
Superman, DC Studios’ first feature film to hit the big screen, is set to soar into theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures. In his signature…
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Picasso: A Rebel in Paris. Story of a Life and a Museum

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    24 Jul 2025
Fifty years after his passing, we embark on a journey through his Paris, amidst sunshine and shadow, convictions, and contradictions. From a young, impoverished…
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps

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    24 Jul 2025
Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro- futuristic world, Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps introduces Marvel's First…
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The Roses

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    28 Aug 2025
Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch), the picture-perfect couple who have successful careers, great kids, and an enviable sex life. But…
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André Rieu's 2025 Maastricht Concert: Waltz the Night Away!

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    30 Aug 2025
Step into a night of music, romance, and celebration with André Rieu’s Waltz the Night Away! An all-new summer concert captured live from the stunning Vrijthof…
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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

  • All Sites:
    11 Sep 2025
Return to Downton one last time in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.
MoreBook

Kangaroo

  • Petone:
    18 Sep 2025
  • Pauatahanui:
    18 Sep 2025
Kangaroo is a heart-warming family comedy about ex TV personality, Chris Masterman, who becomes stranded in an Outback town outside Alice Springs. There, he…
MoreBook

Andy Warhol - American Dream

  • All Sites:
    09 Oct 2025
By exploring Andy Warhol’s enigmatic persona and his deep-rooted family ties, this documentary reveals unseen aspects of the life and inspiration of this iconic…
MoreBook

The Salt Path

  • All Sites:
    15 May 2025
SENIOR WEDNESDAY PREVIEWS 14 MAY | ALL SITES - OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toronto International Film Festival - Based on the Sunday Times best-seller by Raynor Winn,…
MoreBook

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

  • All Sites:
    17 May 2025
Ethan Hunt and the IMF team must track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity if it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future…
MoreBook

Tarrac

  • All Sites:
    22 May 2025
SENIOR WEDNSDAY PREVIEW 21 MAY | ALL SITES Aoife Ni Bhraoin (Kelly Gough, Broadchurch) returns home to help her father Brendan ‘The Bear’ O’Briain (Lorcan…
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