The Phoenix Picturehouse

The loveliest little cinema in Oxford showing the best in arthouse, independent, cult and quality mainstream films. Open since 1913 🎞
📍 Oxford, UK

10/09/2024

Determined to document the truth of the N**i regime, and in spite of the odds stacked against female correspondents, photographer Lee Miller captured some of the most important images of World War II.

📅 Showing from Friday

09/09/2024

As the first film in our reDiscover season we are screening Akira Kurosawa's The Bad Sleep Well.

The film draws on Shakespeare's Hamlet and is an astute critique of corporate corruption!

📅 Wed 11 Sep
🕖 19:30

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The most-watched NT Live production of all time returns to the big screen!

Filmed live from the Harold Pinter Theatre in 2022, back in cinemas from 12 September 2024.

🎭 Thu 12 Sep - 19.30
🎭 Fri 13 Sep - 20.00
🎭 Sat 14 Sep - 16.00
🎭Sun 15 Sep - 14.00
🎭 Thu 19 Sep - 19.45

08/09/2024

📢FILM CLUB ALERT

It's 1999, Azra travels from Toronto to Karachi after her father's sudden death, forcing her to confront the complicated relationship with her mother. The Queen of My Dreams is an insightful, comedic, and moving examination of South Asian identity.

Tue 10 Sep - 17.00
🎟️ Tickets only £1 for members! £8 General Release

07/09/2024

Political reporter Joe Frady is the first protagonist in our Season. Join him as he races against the mysterious Parallax Corporation to uncover the circumstances around the death of a presidential candidate!

🎫 The Parallax View
📅 Sun 8 Sep, 20.00

07/09/2024

Starting next week, we're showing some of the best Roald Dahl film adaptations as part of our Kids' Club screenings ✨️

Make it a family outing and enjoy a Kids' popcorn and drink combo deal at the kiosk too!

No unaccompanied adults allowed

06/09/2024

You're invited to the wedding 💒

The first cinema live performance of the 24/25 Royal Ballet and Opera Season is almost upon us.

We start our season with The Marriage of Figaro on Tuesday 10th September!

&O

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✨New Film Friday ✨

👑 Firebrand - In Tudor England, Katherine Parr reluctantly agrees to become the sixth wife of the tyrannical King Henry VIII. Her consent to marry him carries great personal risk!

🎡 The Third Man (75th Anniversary) - Novelist Holly arrives in Vienna at the invitation of his friend Harry only to learn that Harry has died. Unable to accept the inconsistent stories surrounding his death, he decides to probe the case!

Both showing daily from today!

05/09/2024

Celebrate the 75th anniversary of one of the masterpieces of cinema - comes to The Phoenix tomorrow.

04/09/2024

✨ This is Searchlight ✨

We are delighted to announce a brand new reDiscover season at The Phoenix in collaboration with Searchlight, celebrating 30 years of this iconic film studio by screening 11 of their greatest hits! Travel with us through multiple genres and global destinations, proving one film at a time that your favourite movie is probably a Searchlight movie, you just might not know it yet! See...

🍺The Banshees of Inisherin
🌊 The Shape of Water
🩲 The Full Monty
🏜️ Nomadland
🚐 Little Miss Sunshine
🎹 Stoker
‍❤️‍🩹(500) Days of Summer
🍷 Sideways
☀️ Sunshine
🏨 The Grand Budapest Hotel

📆Mon 23 Sep - Sun 24 Nov
🎟️Tickets all £8 or £1 for members!

04/09/2024

Divorced. Beheaded. Died. Divorced. Beheaded. SURVIVED!

In Tudor England, Katherine Parr reluctantly agrees to become the sixth wife of the tyrannical King Henry VIII. Her consent to marry him carries great personal risk, given her predecessor's fates.

📆Firebrand shows daily from Friday

03/09/2024

Kate Winslet delivers another powerhouse performance as American photographer, Lee Miller. The film explores the most significant period of Miller's life, as she defied expectations to report from the frontline in WWII.

See before anyone else at our preview screening!
Tickets are £1 for members! £8 for general release.

📆Wed 4 Sep
🕗20.00

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Celebrate with our upcoming reDiscover season! 🎭

Faithful or fast and loose, tragic or comedic, these six films may be worlds apart, but each plays a part in bringing The Bard to the big screen.

The Bad Sleep Well
Wed 11 Sep, 19.30

My Own Private Idaho
Tue 17 Sep, 20.00 (Film Club)

Romeo + Juliet
Wed 25 Sep, 19.45

Forbidden Planet
Wed 2 Oct, 20.00

10 Things I Hat About You
Wed 9 Oct, 20.00

Chimes at Midnight
Tue 15 Oct, 20.15

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Happy Monday!

Enjoy great films for cheaper prices on Mondays at The Phoenix (exc. Bank Holidays)

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CORRUPTION! LIES! SCANDAL!

No-one did it like they did it in the 70s!

The Parallax View - Sun 8 Sep
The Long Goodbye - Wed 18 Sep
The Conversation - Mon 23 Sep
Chinatown - Mon 30 Sep

01/09/2024

Hot off the press!

See the amazing films and events we have coming up in September by picking up one of our in-house brochures.

31/08/2024

Get down to the cinema today to celebrate National Cinema Day, with all tickets only £4! We've got a great line-up of films including:

Sing Sing
Only The River Flows
Widow Cliquot
Kneecap
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Princess Bride

30/08/2024

Arrived early to your screening and not sure what to do?
Why not enjoy a glass of wine in our quaint upstairs bar!

We have a wide variety of wines by the glass or bottle... and yes, you can take your glass into the auditorium too!

30/08/2024

Happy ! Our new film this week stars the ever-so-charismatic Academy Award nominee Colman Domingo as a wrongly imprisoned inmate who finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men, including a wary newcomer...

🎶 SING SING
🎟️ Plays Daily

29/08/2024

Based on the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas, this new adaptation by directors Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte is a "genuine triumph: a stunning, emotionally satisfying adventure tale" - Variety

Opening tomorrow at The Phoenix!

28/08/2024

David Cronenberg. Check.
80s Body Horror. Check.
Jeff Goldblum. Check.

it's...The Fly!

Playing tomorrow night at 20.00.

27/08/2024

🎫 Opening Friday 🎫

The Count of Monte Cristo poster has been gracing the lobby of our cinema for a month now and it's finally almost out! 😅

27/08/2024

We can't wait to see Saoirse Ronan's performance in The Outrun, a new film based on Amy Liptrot's bestselling memoir.

Coming to UK cinemas on the 27th September.

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You can see the acclaimed film Sing Sing before anyone else at tomorrow's Film Club preview screening!

Tue 27 Aug, 19:35
Tickets are £1 for Members! £8 General Admission.

26/08/2024

We still have showings of the incredible documentary The Mountain Within Me. Don't miss out on this inspiring and though-provoking piece of cinema!

Check out our website via the link in our bio for timings.

Photos from The Phoenix Picturehouse's post 26/08/2024

Mark your diaries! ✨ This Saturday (31 Aug) we’re celebrating — come in and see a film with us for just £4 per ticket all day long!

All that’s left to do is decide what you’ll be seeing! See what’s on and book your tickets now via the Picturehouse Website 🎟

25/08/2024

Take two rival television reporters: one handsome, one talented, both male. Add one producer, female. Mix well, and watch the sparks fly.

The next film in our 80s Movie Mix is Broadcast News!
Mon 26 Aug - 17.00

25/08/2024

Enjoy great offers on our food and drink this Bank Holiday Weekend with our Bundle Deals! 🍿

24/08/2024

This Bank Holiday weekend you can enjoy 40% off memberships! There's no better time to join!

See the website for full terms and conditions
🔗Link in bio

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The Millennium Falcon has landed at The Phoenix!

Enjoy all 3 original trilogy films today on the big screen 🌟 Are you seeing all 3, or just dropping by for your favourite? Tag us in your photos, we love to see them!

+ it's an excuse to photograph our vintage Empire Strikes Back reel

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The loveliest little cinema in Oxford showing the best in arthouse, independent, cult and quality mainstream films.
Oxford, UK

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📢FILM CLUB ALERT It's 1999, Azra travels from Toronto to Karachi after her father's sudden death, forcing her to confron...
Political reporter Joe Frady is the first protagonist in our #OutOfTheirDepth Season. Join him as he races against the m...
You're invited to the wedding 💒The first cinema live performance of the 24/25 Royal Ballet and Opera Season is almost up...
Celebrate the 75th anniversary of one of the masterpieces of cinema - #TheThirdMan comes to The Phoenix tomorrow. #class...
Divorced. Beheaded. Died. Divorced. Beheaded. SURVIVED! In Tudor England, Katherine Parr reluctantly agrees to become th...
Kate Winslet delivers another powerhouse performance as American photographer, Lee Miller. The film explores the most si...
Happy #Friday! Our new film this week stars the ever-so-charismatic Academy Award nominee Colman Domingo as a wrongly im...
Based on the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas, this new adaptation by directors Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu ...
We still have showings of the incredible documentary The Mountain Within Me. Don't miss out on this inspiring and though...
Enjoy great offers on our food and drink this Bank Holiday Weekend with our Bundle Deals! 🍿#cinemaweekend #PhoenixPictur...
💥 Bank Holiday Flash Sale 💥Have you ever wanted to be a Picturehouse Member? Now's your chance: for the next four days y...
Director Thomas Napper directs the story of the Veuve Clicquot champagne family in late 18th century France. This gorgeo...

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Oxford
OX26AE

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 11:30pm
Tuesday 11:30am - 11:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 11:30pm
Thursday 10:30am - 11:30pm
Friday 11:30am - 11:30pm
Saturday 10am - 11:30pm
Sunday 10am - 11:30pm

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