Opening Times
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 5-8.30pm
Wednesday: 1-8.30pm
Saturday: 1-8pm
Closed Monday and Sunday
Plymouth Arts Cinema
Arts University Plymouth
Tavistock Place
Plymouth
PL4 8AT
Independent Cinema for Everyone
Past Events
By Date
By Category
- See All
- Adventure Film Club
- Artist Moving Image
- Beyond the Page with The Box
- Bringing in Baby
- Classic Film
- Descriptive Subtitles Available
- Documentary
- Environment & Nature
- Exhibition On Screen
- F Rated
- Family Friendly
- Festivals
- Free Events
- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Hidden Figures of Plymouth
- Iris On The Move
- LGBTQ+
- Live Cinema
- Local Interest
- MUBI GO
- Powell & Pressburger
- Programmer's Pick
- Reclaim The Frame
- Relaxed Screening
- SAFAR Arab Film Festival
- Silent Cinema Season with Theatre Royal Plymouth
- Talks
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2024
- Virtual Cinema
Past Events
- See All
- Art
- Creative Learning
- Film
- Adventure Film Club
- Artist Moving Image
- Beyond the Page with The Box
- Bringing in Baby
- Classic Film
- Descriptive Subtitles Available
- Documentary
- Environment & Nature
- Exhibition On Screen
- F Rated
- Family Friendly
- Festivals
- Free Events
- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Hidden Figures of Plymouth
- Iris On The Move
- LGBTQ+
- Live Cinema
- Local Interest
- MUBI GO
- Powell & Pressburger
- Programmer's Pick
- Reclaim The Frame
- Relaxed Screening
- SAFAR Arab Film Festival
- Silent Cinema Season with Theatre Royal Plymouth
- Talks
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2024
- Virtual Cinema
Viewing Archived Events: Open Air Cinema
The Birds at Tinside Lido [SOLD OUT]
What better place to watch the Hitchcock classic about killer birds than right on the waterfront, surrounded by seagulls who want to steal your pasties?!
Bohemian Rhapsody at Tinside Lido [SOLD OUT]
The first of our two summer screenings of the Oscar-winning Bohemian Rhapsody. Freddie Mercury defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet.
Alien at Tinside Lido [SOLD OUT]
In Tinside, no one can hear you scream! Ridley Scott’s sci-fi masterpiece is 40 years old this year so we thought we would celebrate with a special open air screening to remind ourselves of just how atmospheric and terrifying this still is.
The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert at Tinside Lido [SOLD OUT]
The ultimate feelgood movie with a killer soundtrack and even more killer one-liners. Dress to impress.
Fisherman’s Friends at Tinside Lido [SOLD OUT]
One of the feelgood films of the year – and one which we all love in the South West! Based on the true story of the Port Isaac sea shanty group, this is a lovely, heart-warming South West tale.
Casablanca at Tinside Lido [SOLD OUT]
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman will always have Paris and we will always have Tinside!
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (12A) at Royal William Yard
Owen Grady and Claire Dearing return to the island of Isla Nublar to save the remaining dinosaurs from a volcano that’s about to erupt. Get ready for plenty of action, cheesy in-jokes, startling visual effects and a whole heap of massive dinosaurs ...
Open Air Cinema 2018
Plymouth Arts Centre’s Open Air Cinema is returning for 2018, offering audiences the opportunity to enjoy their favourite films in a series of iconic city locations.
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again at Royal William Yard [SOLD OUT]
[SOLD OUT] The perfect blend of sunshine, tears, laughter and a brilliant Abba soundtrack. Grab a prosecco, don those flares and sing your hearts out!
Isle of Dogs (PG) at Royal William Yard
Wes Anderson’s stop-motion Isle of Dogs tells the story of Atari Kobayashi, twelve-year-old ward to corrupt Mayor Kobayashi.
By Date
By Category
- See All
- Adventure Film Club
- Artist Moving Image
- Beyond the Page with The Box
- Bringing in Baby
- Classic Film
- Descriptive Subtitles Available
- Documentary
- Environment & Nature
- Exhibition On Screen
- F Rated
- Family Friendly
- Festivals
- Free Events
- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Hidden Figures of Plymouth
- Iris On The Move
- LGBTQ+
- Live Cinema
- Local Interest
- MUBI GO
- Powell & Pressburger
- Programmer's Pick
- Reclaim The Frame
- Relaxed Screening
- SAFAR Arab Film Festival
- Silent Cinema Season with Theatre Royal Plymouth
- Talks
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2024
- Virtual Cinema
Past Events
- See All
- Art
- Creative Learning
- Film
- Adventure Film Club
- Artist Moving Image
- Beyond the Page with The Box
- Bringing in Baby
- Classic Film
- Descriptive Subtitles Available
- Documentary
- Environment & Nature
- Exhibition On Screen
- F Rated
- Family Friendly
- Festivals
- Free Events
- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Hidden Figures of Plymouth
- Iris On The Move
- LGBTQ+
- Live Cinema
- Local Interest
- MUBI GO
- Powell & Pressburger
- Programmer's Pick
- Reclaim The Frame
- Relaxed Screening
- SAFAR Arab Film Festival
- Silent Cinema Season with Theatre Royal Plymouth
- Talks
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2024
- Virtual Cinema
Thank you so much to everybody who donated to our Crowdfunder campaign!
We’ll be in touch with donors by email before the end of January with details about rewards.
We exceeded our target of £10,000 to raise £11,745, and were blown away by all the kind comments of love and support.
Thanks to Plymouth City Council who donated £5000 to the campaign from the City Change Fund.
Big thanks to the our brilliant suppliers and cultural partners across Plymouth who donated rewards: Salcombe Dairy, Summerskills Brewery, Canton Tea, Tolchards, Ocean Studios, Plymouth Gin.
As the cost of living crisis bites, we don’t want people to break the habit of coming to the cinema because it’s something they can no longer afford. There’s no better way to watch a film than to make an event of it and see it on the big screen, with an audience. You won’t be asked any questions if you choose this price point, just choose the Budget Ticket option when you book.
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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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