WINNER: Golden Globes 2025 - Best Motion Picture, Animated

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.

Wind, Tide & Oar is a compelling exploration of engineless sailing, shot on analogue film over three years. The film delves into the experiences of those who travel solely by harnessing the natural elements alone, following a diverse array of traditional boats and uncovering the unique rhythms and motivations of engineless navigation.

Journeying through rivers, coastlines, and open seas, spanning the UK, the Netherlands, and France, Wind, Tide & Oar creates a contemplative space, addressing themes of ecology, heritage, traditional skills, and maritime history. Using a 1960s hand-wound camera, Wahl offers a poetic and intimate perspective on a millennia-old craft, upended by the invention of mechanised power.

Through the film’s reveries, sailing becomes a means to explore our interaction with and responsibility to the environment. It invites deep reflection on our relationship with nature, our understanding of and commitment to sustainability, and our care for the world around us.

This film is a certificate 12A and includes a scene in which the family kills and butchers one of its animals for food, which may upset some viewers.

On a small farm in a Norwegian forest, the Paynes live a purposefully isolated life, aiming to be wild and free.

Maria and Nik, along with their four children Ulv, Falk, Freja, and Ronja are self-sufficient. They practice home-schooling and strive for a close-knit family dynamic in harmony with nature. However, when tragedy strikes the family, it upends their idyllic world and forces them to forge a new path into modern society.

In A New Kind of Wilderness, documentary filmmaker Silje Evensmo Jacobsen captures an intimate and soulful portrait of love, life, and growing up.

“Suffused with magic, tragedy, and gaining wisdom both old and new.” The Curb  

 “A real-life Captain Fantastic.” Weekly Wilson

Hosted by GenErika

Come for the challenge, stay for the cinema!

Join us at the Picture House for our very first film quiz, where your movie knowledge could win you popcorn, prizes and bragging rights. Hosted by the one and only GenErika, this is your chance to test your silver screen smarts in a fun, welcoming atmosphere.

Start time: 6:00 PM

Entry: £2 per person

Team size: Up to 6 people

Booking: Please pre-book online to guarantee your spot – it helps us plan seating!

What’s up for grabs?

The top team gets FREE entry to the FilmClub screening that follows the quiz, PLUS free popcorn for the whole team.

So gather your team, and enjoy a fun, film-filled evening in great company!

A place for dreams. A place for heartbreak. A place to pick up the pieces.

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.

🎥✨ FREE Warm Space Cinema Screenings! ✨🎥

FREE monthly Warm Space screenings, proudly funded by Hebden Royd Town Council!

These community-led events are open to all, with a special focus on those living with dementia, their families, and carers. With complimentary tea, coffee, and biscuits, it’s a great opportunity to gather in a warm, welcoming, and inclusive space over the winter months.

No Adverts or Trailers - Prompt Film Start 1pm

Film Synopsis;

Family fantasy musical co-scripted by Roald Dahl, based on Bond author Ian Fleming's sole children's book. Dick Van Dyke is Caractacus Potts, an eccentric inventor and peculiar parent of two young kids, who finally finds success with a flying car in 1910s England. But when a foreign government resorts to skullduggery to get their hands on it, Potts - along with his children and his upper-class love interest Truly Scrumptious (Sally Ann Howes) - find themselves in danger. The songs are by the Sherman Brothers, the team behind the famous tunes of Mary Poppins and The Jungle Book.

Charlie Heller (Malek) is a brilliant, but deeply introverted decoder for the CIA working out of a basement office at headquarters in Langley whose life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack. When his supervisors refuse to take action, he takes matters into his own hands, embarking on a dangerous trek across the globe to track down those responsible, his intelligence serving as the ultimate weapon for eluding his pursuers and achieving his revenge.

The spectacular sculptures and paintings of Michelangelo seem so familiar to us, but what do we really know about this Renaissance giant? Michelangelo’s genius is evident in everything he touched. Beautiful and diverse works such as the towering statue of David, the moving Pietà in the Papal Basilica of St. Peter and his tour-de-force, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, still leave us breathless today.

Spanning his 88 years, Michelangelo: Love and Death takes a cinematic journey through the print and drawing rooms of Europe through the great chapels and museums of Florence, Rome and the Vatican to seek out a deeper understanding of this legendary figure’s tempestuous life, his relationship with his contemporaries and his incredible legacy.

Through expert commentary, stunning visuals and Michelangelo’s own words, this film takes a fresh look at a master artist whose life and genius are celebrated in every mark he made. Returning to cinemas in 2025 to celebrate the 550th anniversary of this iconic artist’s birth.

“…feast your eyes – and your soul – on Michelangelo: Love and Death” Mature Times

“Magnificent” Oxford Times

Danny Boyle’s cult classic 28 Days Later (2003) is back for one night! 

Includes a sneak peak of the upcoming 28 Years Later film.

A live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, LILO & STITCH is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.

Directed by Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Dean Fleischer Camp (MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON), the film stars Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Tia Carrere, Hannah Waddingham and Chris Sanders, along with Courtney B. Vance and Zach Galifianakis, and introducing Maia Kealoha.

Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works. Fool’s Paradise, The Two of Us, Us, An American in Paris: four works showing the remarkable choreographic range of The Royal Ballet's Artistic Associate, Christopher Wheeldon.

As the star player at an elite tennis academy, Julie’s life revolves

around the game she loves. When her coach falls under investigation and is suddenly suspended, all of the club’s players are encouraged to speak up. But Julie decides to keep quiet...

This award-winning drama is quiet but powerful, much like its star. Co-produced by the Dardenne brothers (La Promesse), whose stylistic influence can be felt, alongside Florian Zellner (The Father) and tennis champion Naomi Osaka as executive producers.

The original found footage horror that took the world by storm in 1999, mainly because many believed the footage was actually real. The story follows three film students who take to the woods with video cameras in order to document the local legend of 'The Blair Witch'.

18-year-old Totone spends most of his time drinking beer and partying in the Jura region with his group of friends until reality catches up with him when he has to take care of his 7-year-old sister and find a way to make a living. He sets out to make the best Comté cheese in the region in an attempt to win the gold medal at the agricultural competition and 30,000 euros.

Based on the bestselling novel, writer and teacher Iris (Naomi Watts) finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Bill Murray) bequeaths her his beloved 150 lb. Great Dane. The regal yet intractable beast, named Apollo, immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones.

Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with Apollo, she begins to come to terms with her past, and her own creative inner life in this story of healing, love, and friendship.

Nina is a skilled obstetrician at a maternity hospital in Eastern Georgia. After a tragedy strikes in the delivery room, the grief-stricken father demands an inquiry into her methods.

The resulting scrutiny threatens to bring to light Nina’s other, secret job – driving, through the stunningly beautiful countryside, to the village homes of pregnant girls and women to provide unsanctioned abortions – and to destroy the work that is the only source of meaning in her life.

Dea Kulumbegashvili’s follow-up to her acclaimed debut Beginning premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Prize.

The Salt Path is the profound true story of husband and wife, Raynor and Moth Winn’s 630-mile trek along the beautiful but rugged Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline.

After being forcibly removed from their home, they make the desperate decision to keep walking in the hope that, in nature, they will find solace and a sense of acceptance. With depleted resources and only a tent and the bare essentials between them, every step along the path is a testament to their growing strength and determination.  

Based on Raynor Winn’s best-selling memoir, The Salt Path is a journey that is exhilarating, challenging, and liberating in equal measure. A portrayal of home and how it can be lost and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways.

Nicolas Cage is taken to the edge of sanity by a gang of surfers.

When a man returns to his beachside hometown in Australia, many years since building a life for himself in the U.S., he is humiliated in front of his teenage son by a local gang of surfers who claim strict ownership over the secluded beach of his childhood. Wounded, he decides to remain at the beach, declaring war against those in control of the bay. But as the conflict escalates, the stakes spin wildly out of control, taking him to the edge of his sanity.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS AN AUTISM FRIENDLY / RELAXED SCREENING - ACTUAL FILM STARTS PROMPTY AT 1PM (no trailers or advertisements)

Adjustments at a relaxed screening at the Picture House include:

- a relaxed environment where people understand the needs of adults, children and families with autism

- lights left on low throughout the film

- sound turned down a little

- no introductory music whilst you wait for the film

- disabled access

- bring your own food and drink if you like (but our kiosk will be open as usual)

- additional signage is put up to help you navigate a new place

- free entry for carers with valid CEA Card – please select this option when booking online

Film Synopsis;

A lonely Hawaiian girl befriends a runaway alien, helping to mend her fragmented family.

Leni Riefenstahl is considered one of the most controversial women of the 20th century as an artist and a Nazi propagandist. During her long life after the fall of Nazism, she remained unapologetic, managing to control and shape her legacy.

This film examines Riefenstahl’s life and work using documents from her estate, including private films, photos, recordings and letters. It uncovers fragments of her biography and places them in an extended historical context to uncover the close ties with the Nazis that she continuously denied.

A Streetcar Named Desire

by Tennessee Williams

directed by Benedict Andrews

Gillian Anderson (Sex Education), Vanessa Kirby (The Crown), and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead the cast in Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece, returning to cinemas.

As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski.

From visionary director Benedict Andrews, this acclaimed production was filmed live during a sold-out run at the Young Vic Theatre in 2014.

Wes Anderson's latest is the story of a family and a family business.

Selected screenings of The Phoenician Scheme will go on sale on Tue 12 May.

Part man. Part dog. All hero.

When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve—and fetch, sit and roll over. As Dog Man embraces his new identity and strives to impress his Chief, he must stop the pretty evil plots of feline supervillain Petey the Cat.

Maren (Oscar nominee Sandra Hüller), Robert (Max Riemelt) and Volker (Ronald Zehrfeld) have known and loved each other since childhood. In the final weeks before reunification and with Germany about to change forever, the trio stumble across a fortune in soon-to-be-worthless East German currency, left to rot in Government storage.

With just days to work out what to do with this unexpected windfall before it becomes useless, the three assemble the friends and neighbours living in their crumbling apartment block and together hatch an elaborate plan to exchange the cash for goods – outwitting the incoming Westerners and their capitalism before time runs out.

But can a community previously living under strict socialist values handle this sudden wealth…?

Please note only those with babies under 12 months can be admitted to this screening. There is no charge for the baby, and no ticket is needed, as children under 1 year old are expected to sit on an adult’s lap. These screenings offer a safe space and a relaxed environment in which you can care for and feed your baby without concern about disturbing others.

This screening will be unallocated seating to allow guests to sit where they like.  Rest assured we have 500 seats at the Picture House so there will be plenty of room for everyone to follow our current social distancing measures.

Take time-out in a relaxed and comfortable environment, and enjoy a great movie with your baby (under 12 months) for the off-peak price of £8.

Film Synopsis;

The Salt Path is the profound true story of husband and wife, Raynor and Moth Winn’s 630-mile trek along the beautiful but rugged Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline.

After being forcibly removed from their home, they make the desperate decision to keep walking in the hope that, in nature, they will find solace and a sense of acceptance. With depleted resources and only a tent and the bare essentials between them, every step along the path is a testament to their growing strength and determination.  

Based on Raynor Winn’s best-selling memoir, The Salt Path is a journey that is exhilarating, challenging, and liberating in equal measure. A portrayal of home and how it can be lost and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways.

The Ballad of Wallis Island follows Charles, an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favourite musicians, Mortimer-McGwyer back together.  

Charles’ fantasy quickly turns into reality when the bandmates and former lovers accept his invitation to play a show at his home on Wallis Island.  

Old tensions resurface as Charles tries desperately to salvage his dream gig.

Jason Momoa, Jack Black and Emma Myers (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder) star in this film adaptation of the popular crafting game. The malevolent Ender Dragon sets out on a path of destruction, prompting a young girl and her group of unlikely adventurers to set out to save the Overworld.

Pre-recorded introduction by Ai Weiwei

Over 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change and war in the greatest human displacement since World War II.  Human Flow, an epic film journey led by the internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei, gives a powerful visual expression to this massive human migration. The documentary elucidates both the staggering scale of the refugee crisis and its profoundly personal human impact.

Captured over the course of an eventful year in 23 countries, the film follows a chain of urgent human stories that stretches across the globe in countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, France, Greece, Germany, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, and Turkey.  Human Flow is a witness to its subjects and their desperate search for safety, shelter and justice: from teeming refugee camps to perilous ocean crossings to barbed-wire borders; from dislocation and disillusionment to courage, endurance and adaptation; from the haunting lure of lives left behind to the unknown potential of the future. Human Flow comes at a crucial time when tolerance, compassion and trust are needed more than ever.  This visceral work of cinema is a testament to the unassailable human spirit and poses one of the questions that will define this century: Will our global society emerge from fear, isolation, and self-interest and choose a path of openness, freedom, and respect for humanity?  

The Extraordinary Miss Flower brings to life the remarkable story of Geraldine Flower and the discovery of a suitcase full of passionate, heartfelt letters of love sent to her in the 60s and 70s that inspired acclaimed Icelandic singer/songwriter Emilíana Torrini to return to the studio and record an entire album of new songs.

Part film, part theatre, part fever dream, the film takes the form of a series of specially designed performances of these songs by Emilíana and her band, combined with dramatic scenes and readings from the letters by well-known actors and musicians (including Caroline Catz, Nick Cave, Alice Lowe and Richard Ayoade).

🎥✨ FREE Cinema Screenings! ✨🎥

Proudly funded by Hebden Royd Town Council!

These community-led events are open to all, with a special focus on those living with dementia, their families, and carers. With complimentary tea, coffee, and biscuits, it’s a great opportunity to gather in a warm, welcoming, and inclusive space over the winter months.

No Adverts or Trailers - Prompt Film Start 1pm

Film Synopsis;

70th Anniversary Screening

Billy Wilder/Marilyn Monroe romantic comedy, the one with that most famous of Monroe scenes - the air vent billowing the skirt bit. With his family away for their annual summer holiday, Richard (Tom Ewell) decides he has the opportunity to live a bachelor's life. The beautiful but ditzy blonde (Monroe) from the apartment above catches his eye and they soon start spending a little too much time together.

Director Dean DeBlois adapts his DreamWorks Animation classic into live-action, retelling the story of a young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons, only to unexpectedly befriend a young dragon.

‘This film contains flickering or flashing lights that may affect those with photosensitive epilepsy'

Tom Cruise returns one final time as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.

With global forces closing in and the stakes higher than ever, Hunt must confront the cost of every choice he’s made - and face an impossible decision that could change everything. This is more than just a mission; it’s the end of the road.

Bringing the franchise to an explosive close, The Final Reckoning is Hunt’s most daring mission yet - packed with jaw-dropping stunts, heart-pounding action and a legacy-defining finale you’ll only get the full force of on the big screen.

From Director Andrew Ahn comes a joyful comedy of errors about a chosen family navigating cultural identity, queerness, and family expectations. Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee's expensive IVF.

Elopement plans are upended, however, when Min's grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet. Starring Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan, Joan Chen, and Youn Yuh-jung, The Wedding Banquet is a poignant and heartfelt reminder that being part of a family means learning to both accept and forgive.

Academy Award®-winning director Danny Boyle and Academy Award®-nominated writer Alex Garland reunite for 28 Years Later, a terrifying new story set in the world created by 28 Days Later.

It’s been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.

A searing new play from the team behind Prima Facie

Jessica Parks is smart, compassionate, a true maverick at the top of her career as an eminent London Crown Court Judge. At work she’s changing and challenging the system one case at a time. But behind the robe, Jessica is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent.

While managing the impossible juggling act faced by every working mother, an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance. Can she hold her family upright?

Rosamund Pike (Saltburn) makes her National Theatre debut as Jessica. Writer Suzie Miller and director Justin Martin reunite following their global phenomenon Prima Facie with this searing examination of modern masculinity and motherhood.