Opening Times
The Cinema, Box Office and Café-bar are closed from Friday 7 August - Wednesday 2 September and will reopen at 5pm on Thursday 3 September.
Online booking is available during this time, and voicemails and emails sent to info@plymouthartscinema.org will be checked every few days.
Plymouth Arts Cinema
Arts University Plymouth
Tavistock Place
Plymouth
PL4 8AT
Award Winning Independent Cinema
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- Adventure 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
- Fashion in Film
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- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Green Screen
- Halloween
- Hidden Figures of Plymouth
- Iris On The Move
- LGBTQ+
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- Local Interest
- MUBI GO
- NT Live
- Plymouth Urban Tree Festival
- Powell & Pressburger
- Programmer's Pick
- Reclaim The Frame
- Relaxed Screening
- Rip It Up - Cut and Paste!
- 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
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026
- Virtual Cinema
Past Events
- See All
- Art
- Creative Learning
- Film
- Adventure 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
- Fashion in Film
- Festivals
- Free Events
- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Green Screen
- Halloween
- 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
- Rip It Up - Cut and Paste!
- 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
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026
- Virtual Cinema
Viewing Archived Events
The Marching Band (15)
Back by popular demand. If you missed this when we screened it as part of the French Film Festival, now is your chance to see the film that got a spontaneous round of applause at PAC!
We Are Fugazi From Washington D.C.
Created to commemorate the 20 years that have passed since DC-based post-hardcore band Fugazi’s last live appearance. The film pays tribute to Fugazi’s prowess as a live act. Profits from the screenings will be donated to local charity Trevi Wome...
A New Kind of Wilderness (12A)
This Sundance-selected documentary is not just a heartbreaking portrait of the endurance of a family, but also a breathtaking trip into the Norwegian wilderness.
Keep Our Sea Chemical Free – The Documentary + Q&A
This 40-minute documentary is about what happened when a Cornish community was confronted with the sudden reality of a chemical experiment happening in St. Ives Bay.
The Big Sea (age rating tbc)
This award-winning documentary exposes surfing’s hidden links to Cancer Alley and the devastating impact of the wetsuit world’s toxic addition to Neoprene.
Good One (15)
17-year-old Sam is joining her dad and his buddy on a camping trip. An awkward encounter casts the trio’s relationships in a new light. Some screenings begin with Jay's Grave, a short film about Dartmoor Folklore.
Magic Farm (15)
When a misguided American documentary crew in search of their next viral segment ends up in the wrong town in rural Argentina, chaos ensues. “Magic Farm features a stupendous cast fully in sync with Ulman’s deadpan absurdity” – The Hollywood ...
Heart of an Oak (U) – Family Friendly and Bringing in Baby
Relaxed screening especially for families with the sound lowered and the lights left on a little. Free Urban Tree Festival activities before the film.
Satu – Year of the Rabbit (12A)
A heartwarming coming-of-age journey set in Laos. The directorial debut of South-West based Joshua Trigg and shot on 16mm by Cornish based cinematographer James Chegwyn.
Wild at Heart (18)
Directed by David Lynch, Wild at Heart is a Southern Gothic, crazed road-trip of a film that references The Wizard of Oz and melodramas of the Hollywood golden age in ways you will never forget.
By Date
By Category
- See All
- Adventure 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
- Fashion in Film
- Festivals
- Free Events
- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Green Screen
- Halloween
- 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
- Rip It Up - Cut and Paste!
- 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
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026
- Virtual Cinema
Past Events
- See All
- Art
- Creative Learning
- Film
- Adventure 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
- Fashion in Film
- Festivals
- Free Events
- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Green Screen
- Halloween
- 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
- Rip It Up - Cut and Paste!
- 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
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026
- Virtual Cinema
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Access seats
The wheelchair space and companion seat can be booked online by customers with access requirements.
Click here for detailed information on how to book the wheelchair space and companion seat online.
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