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• From: Thursday, 26 December 2024

  A Real Pain (CTC)

  Led by a scene-stealing turn from Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain is a powerfully funny, emotionally resonant dramedy that finds writer-director-star Jesse Eisenberg playing to his strengths on either side of the camera. Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honour their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.

• From: Thursday, 26 December 2024

  The Room Next Door (M)

  Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton shine in Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language feature, an exquisite and moving adaptation of Sigrid Nunez’s What Are You Going Through. Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.

• From: Thursday, 26 December 2024

  Out of Season (M)

  Two of contemporary European cinema's brightest stars - Guillaume Canet and Alba Rohrwacher - are electric together in award-winning writer/director Stéphane Brizé's achingly tender and charming new romance about two former lovers who unexpectedly cross paths in a sleepy holiday town.

• From: Tuesday, 31 December 2024

  An American in Paris - NYE Screening (G)

  Dress up in your party black-and-whites for a special NYE screening of An American in Paris and catch Sydney's 9pm fireworks live on the big screen afterwards! Tickets include a bubbly/fizzy on arrival!​ Take-away dinner options will be available from the Victoria and Albert Guesthouse which can be delivered to the cinema either before or after the screening.

• From: Wednesday, 1 January 2025

  Paddington in Peru (PG)

  Paddington and his adopted family, the Browns, decide to visit his aunt Lucy in Peru, but circumstances lead them towards misadventures in the Amazon rainforest and mountains of Peru.

• From: Wednesday, 1 January 2025

  Nosferatu (CTC)

  Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman in 19th century Germany and the ancient Transylvanian vampire who stalks her, bringing untold horror with him.

• From: Thursday, 9 January 2025

  Conclave (PG)

  Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with one of the most secretive and ancient events - selecting a new pope. Finding himself at the centre of a conspiracy, he discovers a secret that could shake the foundation of the Roman Catholic Church.

• From: Saturday, 11 January 2025

  My Favourite Cake (M)

  A huge hit with critics and audiences alike at the 2024 Berlinale, My Favourite Cake is an endearing portrayal of a woman who gives herself a second chance at life and love – and is faced with unexpected consequences. Co-directors Sanaeeha and Moghadan deftly deliver social criticism with a story that is equally charming and touching.

• From: Thursday, 16 January 2025

  Anora (CTC)

  Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winner Anora is an audacious, thrilling, and comedic variation on a modern day Cinderella story. Sex worker Anora, from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.

• From: Thursday, 16 January 2025

  Emilia Pérez (CTC)

  An audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations and winner of the Jury Prize and the Best Actress award at Cannes Film Festival 2024. Through liberating song and dance and bold visuals, this odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. The fearsome cartel leader Emilia enlists Rita, an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death so that Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self.

• From: Thursday, 23 January 2025

  We Live in Time (CTC)

  Almut and Tobias are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together - falling for each other, building a home, becoming a family - a difficult truth is revealed that rocks its foundation. As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route their love story has taken, in filmmaker John Crowley's decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.

• From: Thursday, 23 January 2025

  A Complete Unknown (CTC)

  Set in the influential New York music scene of the early 60s, A Complete Unknown follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician Bob Dylan’s meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts – his songs and mystique becoming a worldwide sensation – culminating in his groundbreaking electric rock and roll performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.

• From: Saturday, 25 January 2025

  Met Opera: Tosca (Exempt)

  Extraordinary Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen stars as the passionate title diva in David McVicar’s thrilling production. British-Italian tenor Freddie De Tommaso makes his eagerly anticipated company debut as Tosca’s revolutionary lover, Cavaradossi, and powerhouse American baritone Quinn Kelsey is the sadistic chief of police Scarpia. Maestro Xian Zhang conducts the electrifying score, which features some of Puccini’s most memorable melodies.

• From: Thursday, 30 January 2025

  Maria (CTC)

  The tumultuous, beautiful and tragic story of the life of the world’s greatest female opera singer, relived and reimagined during her final days in 1970s Paris.

• From: Thursday, 30 January 2025

  September 5 (CTC)

  September 5 unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today. During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.

• From: Thursday, 6 February 2025

  Sing Sing (CTC)

  Based on a remarkable true story. Academy Award® nominee Colman Domingo stars as Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, who finds purpose by acting in a theatre group with other incarcerated men. When a wary outsider joins the group, the men decide to stage their first original comedy, in this stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art, starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors.

• From: Thursday, 6 February 2025

  Queer (CTC)

  In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American ex-pat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. The arrival in town of Eugene Allerton, a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.

• From: Saturday, 8 February 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: Monday, 10 February 2025

  Audrey (MA 15+)

  Book now to make this event happen! Audrey is a dark comedy about faded soap star Ronnie Lipsick, who has devoted her life to shaping her daughter, Audrey, into the star she never became. When Audrey lands in a coma after an argument, Ronnie seizes the chance to live her daughter’s life, joining a prestigious acting class as Audrey.

• From: Thursday, 13 February 2025

  All We Imagine as Light (M)

  All We Imagine as Light, directed by Payal Kapadia, makes history as the first Indian film in competition at Cannes in 30 years, the first by an Indian female filmmaker and the first Indian Grand Prix winner. The film follows two Mumbai nurses who escape relationship pressures and find renewal in a seaside town.

• From: Thursday, 13 February 2025

  The Brutalist (CTC)

  A towering tribute to the immigrant experience. When visionary architect László Toth and his wife Erzsébet flee post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild their legacy and witness the birth of modern America, their lives are changed forever by a mysterious and wealthy client.

• From: Sunday, 16 February 2025

  Conquering Skin Cancer - Q&A Screening (CTC)

  In a country where the “bronzed Aussie” image has led to more skin cancer deaths than from road accidents, the WHO predicts a staggering 68% increase in melanoma deaths by 2040. But this is not set in stone. And although Australia has one of the highest skin cancer rates in the world (Cancer Council); most skin cancers can be prevented. Conquering Skin Cancer follows the remarkable stories of famous Aussie change-makers as they seek to conquer this preventable, yet prolific, disease.

• From: Thursday, 20 February 2025

  The Last Showgirl (CTC)

  A poignant film of resilience, rhinestones and feathers, stars Pamela Anderson as Shelly, a glamorous showgirl who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run.

• From: Saturday, 22 February 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, 13 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: 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: 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, 17 April 2025

  Mickey 17 (CTC)

  An upcoming science fiction black comedy film written for the screen, co-produced, and directed by Bong Joon-ho (Parasite). A disposable employee is sent on a human expedition to colonise the ice world Niflheim. After one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most of his memories intact. Based on the novel entitled Mickey 7 by Edward Ashton.

• 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, 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, 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: Monday, 10 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.

• From: Date TBA

  Rumours (M)

  Ricocheting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, Rumours follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at the annual G7 summit, where they attempt to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis.