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Visit every London Picturehouse!

This summer, we're challenging you to compete in an epic tour of the capital - with a top secret grand prize up for grabs.

The Picturehouse Team 16 May 25

Our New Website and App!

Everything you need to know.

The Picturehouse Team 15 May 25

Up the River | reDiscover

Twists, turns, and changing tides: don your lifejacket and get swept up by a dynamite selection of water-bound dramas.

The Picturehouse Team 07 May 25

Race to the Cinema with LEGO® City | Our Sponsors

Enjoy £4 tickets for kids and adults, plus chances to win with LEGO® City!

The Picturehouse Team 09 May 25

Duke of York's Pin Badges | On Sale Now

Our limited edition enamel pin badges just dropped! Grab yours now before they’re gone.

The Picturehouse Team 07 Apr 25

Silver Screen sounds better with Specsavers!

Did you know Specsavers are hearing experts too? And have been for over 20 years.

The Picturehouse Team 16 Apr 25

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Magazine

The Movies & Me: Gints Zilbalodis

What’s your first big-screen memory? What’s your favourite movie snack? For each issue of Picturehouse Recommends, we survey a famous filmgoer’s life at the cinema. This issue: Gints Zilbalodis.

Ian Freer 20 Mar 25

Black Bag | Picturehouse Recommends

Steven Soderbergh directs a slick, elegant spy thriller, starring Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett as married agents circling a conspiracy...

Ed Gibbs 13 Mar 25

Mickey 17 | Picturehouse Recommends

Korean master Bong Joon Ho teams up with indie renegade Robert Pattinson for this bonkers black comedy sci-fi.

Ed Gibbs 07 Mar 25

I'm Still Here | Picturehouse Recommends

Walter Salles' Best Picture nominee is a rich, empathetic and timely true story of a family's search for truth in 1970s Brazil.

Neil Smith 20 Feb 25

The Last Showgirl | Picturehouse Recommends

Pamela Anderson leads a dazzling ensemble cast in Gia Coppola's tribute to a long-gone Las Vegas.

Lara Peters 18 Feb 25

Hard Truths | Picturehouse Recommends

Witty, tender and poignant, Mike Leigh's latest is a modern classic in the making.

Ian Freer 29 Jan 25

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News

Our New Website and App!

Everything you need to know.

The Picturehouse Team 15 May 25

Race to the Cinema with LEGO® City | Our Sponsors

Enjoy £4 tickets for kids and adults, plus chances to win with LEGO® City!

The Picturehouse Team 09 May 25

Duke of York's Pin Badges | On Sale Now

Our limited edition enamel pin badges just dropped! Grab yours now before they’re gone.

The Picturehouse Team 07 Apr 25

An update on our food and drink spaces

Picturehouse Central is currently undergoing a licensing and planning review. Because of this, we've unfortunately had to make some temporary changes to our Members' Bar and how you access it.

The Picturehouse Team 17 Apr 25

Lynchspirations | David Lynch's Dream Theatre

We're celebrating the late, great auteur of the surreal all year long with David Lynch's Dream Theatre: a chronological retrospective of each of his feature masterpieces. At select cinemas, these monthly screenings will be paired with one key inspiration.

Hope Hopkinson 07 Mar 25

Escape from Extinction: Rewilding | World Earth Day at Picturehouse

To mark World Earth Day on Tuesday April 22nd, join us for screenings of Escape from Extinction: Rewilding.

The Picturehouse Team 16 Apr 25

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Podcast

The Love Of Cinema: A Picturehouse Podcast

Did you know that Picturehouse Cinemas are home to the UK's longest-running cinema podcast?

The Picturehouse Team 05 Feb 24

Jon M. Chu on Wicked | Interview

Picturehouse's Lucy Fenwick Elliott sits down with director Jon M. Chu to discuss his love of musicals, casting Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, and what he hopes audiences take away from Wicked.

Lucy Fenwick Elliott 22 Nov 24

10 Things I Hate About You | Interview with director Gil Junger

Dive into the making of 10 Things I Hate About You, the beloved 1999 rom-com that loosely adapted Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew into a teen hit.

Lucy Fenwick Elliott 16 Sep 24

Oscars 2024 Special | Podcast

The big day is coming up this weekend. So what are our - and your - picks for Best Picture?

Sam Clements 07 Mar 24

M. Night Shyamalan on Trap | Interview

Lucy Fenwick Elliott catches up with the master of suspense, director M. Night Shyamalan.

Lucy Fenwick Elliott 09 Aug 24

Chris Sanders on The Wild Robot | Interview

Writer, director and animation legend Chris Sanders (Lilo and Stitch, How to Train Your Dragon) joins us to dive into the making of The Wild Robot.

Lucy Fenwick Elliott 18 Oct 24

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Competitions

Visit every London Picturehouse!

This summer, we're challenging you to compete in an epic tour of the capital - with a top secret grand prize up for grabs.

The Picturehouse Team 16 May 25

Race to the Cinema with LEGO® City | Our Sponsors

Enjoy £4 tickets for kids and adults, plus chances to win with LEGO® City!

The Picturehouse Team 09 May 25

Competition | Win a music lovers bundle when you see One to One: John & Yoko at Picturehouse

To celebrate the release of One to One: John & Yoko, we’re giving you the chance to win a bundle of music goodies, courtesy of our friends at Dogwoof.

The Picturehouse Team 29 Mar 25

Book-to-Win | Live the Vegas dream at a private dance class with The Last Showgirl

To celebrate the release of THE LAST SHOWGIRL, we’ve partnered with House of Burlesque for an exciting giveaway! Win a Private Fan Dancing Workshop for up to 4 people with UK Burlesque star Tempest Rose. Grab your friends and let your inner showgirls shine!

The Picturehouse Team 17 Feb 25

Competition | Win a trip to Annecy International Animation Film Festival when you see The Wild Robot at...

This competition is now closed.

The Picturehouse Team 04 Oct 24

Book-to-Win | Grab your squad and win an incredible prize with Copa 71

Watch Copa 71 at a participating cinema from 08 to 14 March for a chance to win exclusive team jerseys sponsored by Picturehouse, featuring a bespoke design crafted by FOUDYS.

The Picturehouse Team 27 Feb 24

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Fresh Takes

Relaxed Screenings: The Stimming Pool | Fresh Takes

This time, our Fresh Takes writers had the unique opportunity to join us for a Relaxed screening of The Stimming Pool, a new film created by a collective of neurodivergent filmmakers to provide an alternative, artistic take on what it's like to live with neurodivergence.

Enkhtamir, River, Lucilla, Ummi, Isaac & Caitlin 30 Apr 25

La Cocina | Fresh Takes

This time, our Fresh Takes writers have been in the kitchen cooking up their reviews of Alonso Ruizpalacios’ La Cocina!

Tilly, Dan, Layal & Luca 28 Mar 25

The Last Showgirl | Fresh Takes

This time, Fresh Takes took a seat for a night of razzle-dazzle with The Last Showgirl, the luminous new drama from Gia Coppola starring a revelatory Pamela Anderson! Shore up your sequins and feathers and hear what they have to say...

Claudia, Mia, Natalie & Bethany 24 Feb 25

The Universal Theory | Fresh Takes

This time, our writers unravel The Universal Theory: a visually breathtaking, mind-bending mystery from director Timm Kröger, set against the towering landscape of the post-war Swiss Alps.

Harry, Ewelina, Jamie & Zara 02 Dec 24

Weekend | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on Weekend, the debut feature from All of Us Strangers director Andrew Haigh.

Jake & Alex 26 Feb 24

Monster | Fresh Takes

Here are some Fresh Takes on Monster, a timely tale of family and false impressions, boldly told from three different perspectives and helmed by acclaimed director Hirokazu Kore-eda.

Alice, Ethan, Olivia & Sara 01 Mar 24

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Programme Notes

New Hollywood | reDiscover

Trailblazing, transgressive, born to be wild: masterworks of American cinema from a rebel generation, from 1967–1973.

The Picturehouse Team 14 Mar 25

Noir in Nine Chapters | reDiscover

The greatest mysteries to grace the screen, from the genre that changed Hollywood forever.

The Picturehouse Team 04 Dec 24

GIRRRL! | reDiscover

Paying homage to the beauty of sisterhood in cinema, join us for a season of films filled with laughter, tears, and everything that encapsulates friendship between Black women.

The Picturehouse Team 23 Feb 24

The Kids Are Not Alright | reDiscover

The world is theirs: join a revolution with our season celebrating cinema's most electrifying stories of rebels with (or without) a cause.

The Picturehouse Team 22 Mar 24

The Coen Brothers | reDiscover

With unmistakable wit and style, these fraternal filmmakers and their genre-bounding talents welcome you into an America all of their own.

The Picturehouse Team 12 Apr 24

Stanley Kubrick | reDiscover

Dive into the world of a notorious perfectionist and cinematic legend, with our season looking back on Stanley Kubrick's innovation, rigour and technical expertise.

Rose Butler 16 May 24

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Race to the Cinema with LEGO® City | Our Sponsors

Enjoy £4 tickets for kids and adults, plus chances to win with LEGO® City!

The Picturehouse Team 09 May 25

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