Opening Times
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 5-8.30pm
Wednesday: 1-8.30pm
Saturday: 1-8pm
Plymouth Arts Cinema
Arts University Plymouth
Tavistock Place
Plymouth
PL4 8AT
Award Winning Independent Cinema
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- Adventure Film Club
- Art of Action - Kicking It!
- Artist Moving Image
- Beyond the Page with The Box
- Black History Month
- Bringing in Baby
- Classic Film
- Descriptive Subtitles Available
- Documentary
- Exhibition On Screen
- F Rated
- Family Friendly
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- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Green Screen
- Hidden Figures of Plymouth
- Iris On The Move
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- Live Show
- Local Interest
- MUBI GO
- NT Live
- Plymouth Urban Tree Festival
- Powell & Pressburger
- Programmer's Pick
- Reclaim The Frame
- Relaxed Screening
- SAFAR Film Festival
- Silent Cinema Season with Theatre Royal Plymouth
- Summer Holiday Cinema
- Talks
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2024
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025
- Virtual Cinema
Past Events
- See All
- Art
- Creative Learning
- Film
- Adventure Film Club
- Art of Action - Kicking It!
- Artist Moving Image
- Beyond the Page with The Box
- Black History Month
- Bringing in Baby
- Classic Film
- Descriptive Subtitles Available
- Documentary
- Exhibition On Screen
- F Rated
- Family Friendly
- Festivals
- Free Events
- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Green Screen
- Hidden Figures of Plymouth
- Iris On The Move
- LGBTQ+
- Live Cinema
- Live Show
- Local Interest
- MUBI GO
- NT Live
- Plymouth Urban Tree Festival
- Powell & Pressburger
- Programmer's Pick
- Reclaim The Frame
- Relaxed Screening
- SAFAR Film Festival
- Silent Cinema Season with Theatre Royal Plymouth
- Summer Holiday Cinema
- Talks
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2024
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025
- Virtual Cinema
Viewing Archived Events: Free Events
More to Sea Film Festival Showcase
Arts University Plymouth & Plymouth Arts Cinema invite you to attend a free student film showcase and awards event.
Jeremy Deller: So Many Ways to Hurt You (The Life and Times of Adrian Street)
This is the final screening leading up to Hello Sailor, Jeremy Deller’s commissioned event as part of The Triumph of Art. So Many Ways to Hurt You charts the flamboyant life and times of the wrestler ‘Exotic’ Adrian Street.
Local Climate Legend 2025 – Launch and Screening
Know someone going the extra mile to help the planet? From schools to businesses and everyone in between, Climate Connections are on a mission to find the next #LocalClimateLegend. Join them as they launch the campaign to find this year’s 6 winners...
Jeremy Deller: English Magic & Putin’s Happy (12)
Jeremy Deller and Rhys Morgan introduce a double bill of films leading up to Jeremy Deller’s commission by The National Gallery, in partnership with The Box and Plymouth Arts Cinema.
Age UK Plymouth presents: Elf (PG)
Join us for a free screening of the much-loved Christmas comedy Elf, organised by Age UK Plymouth. To celebrate those aged 50+ in Plymouth, Age UK Plymouth are giving away 15 pairs of tickets for people to enjoy the film.
BFI NETWORK Short Film Showcase + Q&A
Join us, and get inspired, at this evening of eclectic regional shorts that explore identity and place; from horror on a strawberry farm to a neon-soaked trans sci-fi.
Everybody In the Place (12) + intro
Artist Jeremy Deller's film captures the importance of rave culture to contemporary British society and considers it in the context of a wider folk canon. Part of The Box Plymouth's public programme for Jeremy Deller’s commission, The Triumph of Ar...
We Tell Your Story – Launch Event
Join us for the free launch screening of WE TELL YOUR STORY, a Community interest documentary project bringing Plymouth's amazing community stories into the spotlight.
Ocean City Film Festival 2024
Arts University Plymouth in collaboration with the Plymouth Arts Cinema, invites you to our first annual students Ocean City Film Fest!
Bad Sex Writing workshop (18)
Join award-winning writer Laura Horton for a Bad Sex Writing workshop on the theme of firsts. Laura started Bad Sex Writing in 2021 as a way for people to create funny, engaging and accessible fiction about sex, with no pressure to write well.
By Date
By Category
- See All
- Adventure Film Club
- Art of Action - Kicking It!
- Artist Moving Image
- Beyond the Page with The Box
- Black History Month
- Bringing in Baby
- Classic Film
- Descriptive Subtitles Available
- Documentary
- Exhibition On Screen
- F Rated
- Family Friendly
- Festivals
- Free Events
- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Green Screen
- Hidden Figures of Plymouth
- Iris On The Move
- LGBTQ+
- Live Cinema
- Live Show
- Local Interest
- MUBI GO
- NT Live
- Plymouth Urban Tree Festival
- Powell & Pressburger
- Programmer's Pick
- Reclaim The Frame
- Relaxed Screening
- SAFAR Film Festival
- Silent Cinema Season with Theatre Royal Plymouth
- Summer Holiday Cinema
- Talks
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2024
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025
- Virtual Cinema
Past Events
- See All
- Art
- Creative Learning
- Film
- Adventure Film Club
- Art of Action - Kicking It!
- Artist Moving Image
- Beyond the Page with The Box
- Black History Month
- Bringing in Baby
- Classic Film
- Descriptive Subtitles Available
- Documentary
- Exhibition On Screen
- F Rated
- Family Friendly
- Festivals
- Free Events
- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Green Screen
- Hidden Figures of Plymouth
- Iris On The Move
- LGBTQ+
- Live Cinema
- Live Show
- Local Interest
- MUBI GO
- NT Live
- Plymouth Urban Tree Festival
- Powell & Pressburger
- Programmer's Pick
- Reclaim The Frame
- Relaxed Screening
- SAFAR Film Festival
- Silent Cinema Season with Theatre Royal Plymouth
- Summer Holiday Cinema
- Talks
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2024
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025
- Virtual Cinema
Winner of Best Arts, Culture and Theatre Venue – Muddy Stilettos Devon Awards 2024
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