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• From: Thursday, 13 March 2025

  Black Bag (CTC)

  A high-stakes mystery starring Cate Blanchett from Oscar winning director Steven Soderbergh. When his beloved wife, Kathryn, is suspected of betraying the nation, intelligence agent George Woodhouse faces the ultimate test - loyalty to his marriage or his country.

• From: Thursday, 13 March 2025

  Inside (CTC)

  When a soon to be paroled inmate manipulates a guilt-ridden juvenile into murdering Australia’s most despised criminal, a transformative paternal love triangle forms.

• From: Saturday, 15 March 2025

  Met Opera: Aida (Exempt)

  American soprano Angel Blue headlines as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country in a new production of Verdi’s Aida by Michael Mayer that brings audiences inside the towering pyramids and gilded tombs of ancient Egypt with intricate projections and dazzling animations. Romanian-Hungarian mezzo-soprano Judit Kutasi also stars as Aida’s rival, Amneris, alongside Polish tenor Piotr Beczała as the soldier Radamès—completing opera’s greatest love triangle. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium.

• From: Sunday, 16 March 2025

  Macbeth: David Tennant & Cush Jumbo (Exempt)

  David Tennant and Cush Jumbo lead a stellar cast in a new 5-star production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, filmed live at the Donmar Warehouse in London. Unsettling intimacy and brutal action combine at breakneck speed as Max Webster directs this tragic tale of love, murder, and nature’s power of renewal.

• From: Thursday, 20 March 2025

  The Return (M)

  After twenty years Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca, where he finds his wife held prisoner by suitors vying to be king and his son facing death at their hands. To win back his family and all he has lost, Odysseus must rediscover his strength.

• From: Thursday, 20 March 2025

  Wilding - Special Screening (Exempt)

  Join us to celebrate World Rewilding Day on March 20 with a special event screening of Wilding. Wilding tells the story of a young couple that bets on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. The film will be followed by a recorded virtual Q&A with author Isabella Tree, and in conversation with Tim Allard (AWC CEO) and hosted by Australian screen legend Jack Thompson.

• From: Thursday, 20 March 2025

  Widow Clicquot (M)

  Widow Clicquot is based on the true story behind the Veuve Clicquot champagne family and business that began in the late 18th century.

• From: Sunday, 23 March 2025

  Dancing with the Devil (Exempt)

  In the summer of 2019-20, the Gosper's Mountain fire raged for 107 days, consuming over a million hectares of bushland. A new documentary, Dancing with the Devil, delves into the profound impact of this devastating event on the people and landscapes of the surrounding region.

• From: Monday, 24 March 2025

  Reel Rock 19 (Exempt)

  For two decades, Reel Rock has been sharing the biggest stories from the world of climbing, celebrating the human side behind the sport's greatest adventures and achievements. Every year, Reel Rock brings a new selection of the best climbing films on tour worldwide.

• From: Thursday, 27 March 2025

  The Seed of The Sacred Fig (CTC)

  Shot entirely in secret, Mohammad Rasoulof's award-winning thriller, The Seed of The Sacred Fig, centres on a family thrust into the public eye when Iman is appointed as an investigating judge in Tehran. As political unrest erupts in the streets, Iman realises that his job is even more dangerous than expected, making him increasingly paranoid and distrustful, even of his own wife Najmeh and daughters Sana and Rezvan.

• From: Thursday, 27 March 2025

  Hard Truths (M)

  Legendary filmmaker Mike Leigh returns with a fierce, compassionate, and humorous study of family and the thorny ties that bind us. Starring acclaimed actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste back together with Leigh for the first time since Secrets and Lies.

• From: Saturday, 29 March 2025

  Met Opera: Fidelio (Exempt)

  Following a string of awe-inspiring performances, Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Leonore, the faithful wife who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny in Beethoven’s Fidelio.

• From: Saturday, 29 March 2025

  NTL: The Importance of Being Earnest (Exempt)

  Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy. While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy adopts a similar facade. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate. Max Webster (Life of Pi) directs this hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance, filmed live from the National Theatre in London.

• From: Thursday, 3 April 2025

  Flow (CTC)

  The world seems to be coming to an end, teeming with the vestiges of a human presence. Cat is a solitary animal, but as his home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences. In the lonesome boat sailing through mystical overflowed landscapes, they navigate the challenges and dangers of adapting to this new world.

• From: Thursday, 17 April 2025

  The Penguin Lessons (CTC)

  Starring Oscar nominee Steve Coogan, this poignant dramedy from director Peter Cattaneo (Military Wives, The Full Monty) follows an Englishman’s personal and political awakening after he adopts a penguin during a cataclysmic period in Argentine history.

• From: Saturday, 26 April 2025

  NTL: Dr Strangelove (Exempt)

  Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove. This explosively funny satire, about a rogue U.S General who triggers a nuclear attack, is led by a world-renowned creative team including Emmy Award-winner Armando Iannucci and Olivier Award-winner Sean Foley.

• From: Saturday, 10 May 2025

  Met Opera: Le Nozze di Figaro (Exempt)

  Mozart’s timeless comedy returns to the Met this season. Conductor Joana Mallwitz, in her Met debut, takes the podium to conduct a stellar ensemble cast including American bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as the clever valet Figaro, Ukrainian soprano Olga Kulchynska as the wily maid Susanna, Canadian baritone Joshua Hopkins as the skirt-chasing Count, Italian soprano Federica Lombardi as his anguished wife, and French mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa as the adolescent page Cherubino.

• From: Saturday, 7 June 2025

  Met Opera: Salome (Exempt)

  Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium to conduct Strauss’s one-act tragedy. Leading the company’s first new production of the work in 20 years, Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting.

• From: Saturday, 7 June 2025

  The Rocky Horror Picture Show - 50th Anniversary Screening! (M)

  A 50th anniversary screening! Grab your heels and put on some lippy and join us for The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Mount Vic Flicks with lots of audience partici.....pation!

• From: Monday, 30 June 2025

  Warren Miller's 75 (Exempt)

  Warren Miller is going big for 75 years! Stacked with unbelievable action and unexpected stories, Warren Miller’s 75 will bring fans to powder stashes and chutes around the world, from Canada, Colorado, California, and Utah to Finland, Japan, Austria, and New Jersey. Catch a diverse lineup of snowsports legends, Olympic hopefuls, world champions, X Games stars, and emerging talents on the big screen this May 2025, including snowboarders Shaun White, Jeremy Jones, Danny Davis, and Toby Miller, plus skiers Max Hitzig, Lexi duPont, Caite Zeliff, Mark Abma, and Aaron Blunck.

• From: Saturday, 5 July 2025

  Met Opera: Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Exempt)

  Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, with American tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva, in Rossini’s effervescent comedy.

• From: Monday, 11 August 2025

  RunNation Film Festival 2025 (Exempt)

  Lace up for Runnation's 11th edition! RunNation is an original documentary film festival that was founded by a group of local runners in Sydney eight years ago. Since its creation, RunNation has grown from a local festival to a world tour that has screened around the globe.

• From: Monday, 25 August 2025

  Rise Fly Fishing Film Tour 2025 (Exempt)

  The highly anticipated 19th Annual RISE Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) is back and ready with a curated selection of the best fly fishing films from around the world. Anglers, outdoor enthusiasts, and adventure seekers are invited to join the tour as it visits cities nationwide, showcasing stunning cinematography, unforgettable stories, and the heart-pounding excitement of fly fishing.

• From: Monday, 1 September 2025

  The Big Bike Film Night (Exempt)

  The Big Bike Film Night is on a mission - bringing the best short cycling films from around the world together for you. Showcasing riveting bike films that have everything a cycle-centric audience could want – action, drama, humour, and plenty of inspiration. The evening is unashamedly and utterly, utterly, utterly designed and devised to delight the two-wheel devotee!

• From: Monday, 22 September 2025

  Women's Adventure Film Tour 2025 (Exempt)

  The Women’s Adventure Film Tour (WAFT) returns for its 9th year, celebrating extraordinary women and their thrilling adventures. Get ready for an adrenaline-fueled showcase of courage and triumph that will ignite your spirit. Don’t miss this unforgettable adventure!

• From: Wednesday, 12 November 2025

  Climbing Film Tour 2025 (Exempt)

  Climbing Film Tour is back for its 5th season with an awesome selection of short films celebrating the global climbing community. A unique platform for climbers and filmmakers around the world to share their stories with the community. Each year, films are submitted and selected by our Vertical Life climbing team to go on tour with screenings in hundreds of gyms, cinemas and other locations around the world. Films may vary between screenings.