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
What’s On
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- Beyond the Page with The Box
- Black History Month
- Bringing in Baby
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- Descriptive Subtitles Available
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- F Rated
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- Fashion in Film
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- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Green Screen
- Halloween
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- 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
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026
- Virtual Cinema
Past Events
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- 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
- 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
Hen (15)
A determined Leghorn chicken flees her wretched life on a Greek industrial farm. Comic, thrilling and emotive, Hen is shot from its feathered heroine’s point of view.
The Sheep Detectives (PG)
In this witty and heartwarming mystery, George, a kind-hearted shepherd reads thrilling detective stories to his flock every night, never suspecting they might actually understand every word.
NT Live: The Playboy of the Western World (12A)
Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.
Surviving Earth (15) – Refugee Week
Follows Vlad, a talented harmonica player and refugee who arrived in the UK in the 1990s after fleeing the conflict in Yugoslavia. The screening on Thu 18th is FREE and will be introduced by the Give Back Project for Refugee Week.
Fairyland (15)
Produced by Oscar® winner Sofia Coppola and based on the acclaimed memoir of the same name by Alysia Abbott, Fairyland is a coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s vibrant cultural scene in the 1970s and ’80s.
Ocean with David Attenborough (PG) + Short Films
A special screening celebrating David Attenborough’s 100th birthday and showcasing the work of Fotonow’s Blue Sparks: A project working with 14-18 year olds to reflect on their relationship to the sea.
The Voice of Hind Rajab (15) – Refugee Week
Introduced by Give Back Project Plymouth. This docu-drama received the longest-ever standing ovation at the Venice International Film Festival.
My Mother’s Wedding (15)
Everyone loves a wedding... and a family row. Three sisters from very different walks of life return to their childhood home to celebrate a momentous event.
Madfabulous (12A)
When the flamboyant Henry Paget arrives in 1890’s North Wales to claim his aristocratic inheritance, his theatrical flair and defiant eccentricities send shockwaves through the upper-class elite, much to the amusement of the local townspeople.
Leonora in the Morning Light (15)
The epic true story of a woman who turned trauma into transcendence, creating beauty from chaos and forging a legacy that changed the history of modern art.