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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.
Amélie Poulain (Audrey Tautou) lives in Paris, and in a world of her own. Introverted, but with a very extroverted imagination, Amelie is obsessed with the small pleasures of life and believes she can orchestrate the fate of others by affecting the slightest changes in their environment. So she sets out to give the lonely and unloved a new lease of life, taking some time to enjoy skimming stones and planning to win the heart of Nino (Mathieu Kassovitz). Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, his incomparable visionary style captures the exquisite charm and mystery of modern-day Paris through the eyes of a beautiful ingénue. French language, English subtitles
The phenomenal Adèle Exarchopoulos ('Blue Is The Warmest Colour') and François Civil ('The Three Musketeers') – arguably French cinema’s brightest young talents – devour the screen in Gilles Lellouche’s vibrant, genre-spanning romantic epic that follows a written-in-the-stars infatuation tested by social boundaries, betrayal and circumstances beyond all control. Love makes one crazy. Just ask Clotaire (Civil) and Jackie (Exarchopoulos), who meet in their teens in their Northern France working-class neighbourhood in the 1980s. Despite their differences - she is a diligent student from the middle class, he a charming troublemaker with a complex family life - an intense and unmistakable connection is sparked. But tragedy soon pulls them apart. A decade later, Clotaire tries desperately to win back his lost love. But has his chance passed? Driven by a kinetic soundtrack by Jon Brion, indelible production design and all-star supporting cast, BEATING HEARTS pays homage to the US independent film wave of the 80s and early 90s but creates an impact truly of its own. Delivering another massive, crowd-pleasing blockbuster result at the French box office (after 'Sink Or Swim') with an extraordinary 5 million admissions, Lellouche reaches for the stars and rewards all who strap in for the ride.
From Academy Award® winning director Steven Soderbergh, BLACK BAG is a high-stakes mystery starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender alongside Regé-Jean Page, Marisa Abela, Naomie Harris, Tom Burke and Pierce Brosnan.
After searching for her estranged father online, a people-pleasing young woman unexpectedly forms a close bond with a grieving, childless man with the same name as her father on Facebook. Inspired by a true story.
A brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother. The Philippou Brothers (Talk To Me) deliver the year’s most intense film, produced in South Australia and starring Sally Hawkins in her most wicked and disturbing performance to-date. Not for the faint hearted, BRING HER BACK delivers thrills and chills like few films before it.
While covering the news desk in Cairo for a colleague over the Christmas holidays, Australian journalist Peter Greste (Richard Roxburgh) is arrested and accused of terrorism. He has become a pawn in the middle of a deadly game full of corrupt officials and ancient rivalries. Now the subject of his own worldwide news story, with only his wits and unlikely allies keeping him alive, Greste’s very survival means staring down a brutal regime. THE CORRESPONDENT is a gripping thriller and a compelling true story about the relentless defence of the truth and triumph of the human spirit.
Pierre Niney leads a stellar cast in Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière’s thrilling new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ epic adventure THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, the first French cinematic treatment of the iconic tale of romance and redemption in over fifty years. Marseille, 1815. The dreams of principled young sailor Edmond Dantès (Niney) are about to come true; promoted to ship’s captain, he can finally marry the love of his life, Mercédès (Anaïs Demoustier). But his success inspires jealousy… betrayed by his rivals, Dantès is denounced as a member of a pro-Napoleon conspiracy, and incarcerated without trial in an isolated prison. After years of solitude, Dantès befriends the inmate in the adjacent cell, Abbé Faria (Pierfrancesco Favino), who reveals the location of a hidden treasure on the island of Monte Cristo. An extraordinary plan is hatched to exact revenge on the three men who wronged him: assuming multiple identities – “the Count of Monte Cristo” among them - Dantès will first court his enemies, and then seek retribution…
After getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims who use car accidents and the raw sexual energy they produce to try to rejuvenate his sex life with his wife.
Lia, a retired teacher, has promised to find her long-lost niece, Tekla. Her search takes her to Istanbul where she meets Evrim, a lawyer fighting for trans rights, and Tekla starts to feel closer than ever.
40TH ANNIVERSARY! A bored suburban housewife, seeking escape from her life, suffers amnesia after an accident, wakes up, and is mistaken for a free-spirited New York City drifter named Susan.
30TH ANNIVERSARY! Jordan White (James Duval) and Amy Blue (Rose McGowan), two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red (Johnathon Schaech). Together, the threesome embark on a sex-and-violence-filled journey through an America of psychos and quickie marts.
Australian musician Warren Ellis takes us on a guided tour through his world and one very special animal sanctuary. A key member of iconic bands The Dirty Three and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, multi-instrumentalist Ellis has cut a brilliant and unorthodox figure in music for over three decades. Far from the international concert halls in which he has plied his craft lies a very different passion project: a wildlife sanctuary in the forests of Sumatra. Co-founded by Ellis and spearheaded by the indomitable Femke den Haas, whose dedicated team of conservationists rescues trafficked and mistreated animals and then devotes years to nursing them back to health. This fly-on-the-wall documentary offers both a deeply personal insight into one artist's life through the act of creating and an inspiring reminder of how much can be achieved when working together.
Cat is a solitary animal, but as its 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.
Suburban dad Craig (Tim Robinson) falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor Austin (Paul Rudd), but Craig’s attempts to make an adult male friend threaten to ruin both of their lives.
Chef Obana (Takuya Kimura), acclaimed in Japan for his spectacular cuisine, opens a restaurant in Paris with the goal of being awarded a third Michelin star. Facing questions about whether he and his team are up to the city's standard for fine dining, Chef Obana discovers he is seen as an outsider that is not deserving of the highest quality ingredients. When a gala dinner proves to be a disaster, Obana questions the dedication of his team before realising he must revisit every aspect of his approach if he is to realise his dream. A blockbuster hit in Japan, GRAND MAISON PARIS is an entertaining and mouthwatering culinary drama from director Ayuko Tsukahara. Japanese, French language, English subtitles.
Lillian Hall, a Broadway actress, has never missed a performance throughout her long, illustrious career. Yet in the rehearsals her confidence is challenged. People and events conspire to take away her ability to do what she loves most.
A desperately single bookseller, lost in a fantasy world, finds herself forced to fulfil her dreams of becoming a writer in order to stop messing up her love life.
Follows the life in the kitchen of a NYC restaurant where cultures from all over the world blend during the lunchtime rush.
The daunting, rambling estate of Knowl is no home for a young woman on her own, and certainly not for Maud (Agnes O’Casey, The Miracle Club) - just 18 years old. Freshly burdened with the sudden death of her father, and granted inheritance to his entire estate when she comes of age at 21, Maud is alone, unschooled in the ways of society, and vulnerable. The wolves begin to circle… In a bewildering turn of events, Uncle Silas (David Wilmot, The Guard) is revealed as Maud’s guardian in her father’s will. A pariah of ‘society’, he is infamous for being a callous and uncaring man. Silas is furious at being denied his ‘rightful’ inheritance, and in a world designed to constrain women, deploys society’s most underhand weapons to bend Maud to his will. As family secrets are uncovered, Maud discovers and reclaims her fledgling independence. Lies We Tell is a chilling and atmospheric gothic tour de force, featuring a star making turn from Agnes O’Casey.
A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.
Calm The F**k Down (Dir: Helen Gaynor – 40m) A raw exploration of male violence, this documentary follows female actors embodying perpetrators in a workshop, revealing the emotional and societal pressures driving family violence. Scars Unseen (Dir: by Meredith Yinger – 69m) An inspiring tale of resilience, Scars Unseen follows three women who survived domestic violence and now empower others, challenging victimhood stigma and fostering open dialogue in a post-COVID surge of abuse.
Her Shark Story (Dir: Ignacio Walker – 76m) A young marine biologist in Galapagos reconnects with her father through their shared mission to save the Whale Shark, blending personal discovery with environmental passion. Short film ‘Greener Pastures’ (9m) to play before feature – Short film ‘Minara’ (8m) to play before feature – Climate refugee Minara recounts her story of displacement into the slums of Dhaka following the devastating floods that destroyed her home.
Hot Water: Investigating Australia's Marine Ecosystem (Dir: Ash Dunn – 51m) A vibrant journey across Australia’s marine wonders, Hot Water highlights eco-heroes fighting ocean acidity and inspires action to protect the nation’s pristine marine environments. Lifeblood — The Martuwarra Fitzroy River (Dir: Stella Gray Braun – 49m) Narrated by a Bunuba Traditional Owner, Lifeblood showcases the Kimberley’s pristine Fitzroy River, its wildlife, and the cultural heritage of its critically endangered species.
Keeper (Dir: Hannah Rafkin – 39m) For Flynn, a single father and empty nester in the Bronx, beekeeping is a source of calm, wisdom, and healing. Undeterred by his severe allergy to bee stings, he cares for colonies across New York City—including four hives inside his apartment. When a cancer diagnosis threatens Flynn's life, he's forced to step away from the bees and accept the care of his 19-year-old daughter Alaura, preparing her to continue living powerfully—with or without him. Academy Award Shortlist for Best Documentary Short 2024 Student Academy Award Winner — Gold Medalist Anangu Way (Dir: Tace Stevens – 12m) Through cinematography and soundscape, this film offers an immersion into Country, as Keenan reconnects with his father and the land. It aims to give Country a voice through a textured soundscape specific to Cundeelee, allowing audiences to listen as Country speaks for itself. A Letter from Antarctica (Dir: Stanislav Donchev – 35m) To protect her young son, a single mother tells him his father is on an Antarctic expedition. As she deviates further from reality, pain and difficulties intensify, but hope emerges from an unexpected source. This film is an effective and touching family drama. Razor Raptis ( Dir: Alex Siddons – 5m) A description and director for this short film could not be found with the available information. (Note: The title was previously corrected to 'Razor Raptors', but no relevant film information was found under either spelling). More Than a Fish Kill (Dir: Otis Filley – 38m) This film explores how artists, fishery managers, and First Nations custodians responded to the devastating 2019 and 2023 fish death events along the Darling River. They transformed these ecological disasters into catalysts for cultural connection and revival, interweaving art, science, and ancient knowledge to care for communities, honour rivers, and reshape future living.
The Social Trap: 5 Women vs The Big 5 (Dir: Elisa Jadot – 80m) Following five women battling tech giants like Meta, The Social Trap exposes the public health crisis of screen addiction and their fight to protect children from digital harm. Short film ‘Not a Documentary about Jorts’ (5m) to play before the feature - Delving into the fascinating subculture of jorts, explore how this humble garment has evolved from practical workwear to a symbol of fashion rebellion and self-expression, weaving together personal stories, historical insights, and the social impact of this iconic piece of clothing.
A charming portrait of brother-duo Mic and Jim Conway’s passionate journey from humble Jellybean Jug Band to now famed Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band, WHOOPEE BLUES is a much-needed showcase of Australia’s music history.
The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season comes to a close with Rossini’s effervescent comedy. Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside American tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the ingenious barber of Seville, with Hungarian bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and Russian bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.
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.
40th ANNIVERSARY! Years ahead of its time, Stephen Frears (The Crying Game) directs Daniel Day Lewis and Gordon Warnecke in a romantic comedy-drama written by Hanif Kureishi. Named one of the Best British Films of the 20th Century, it was nominated for the Best Original Screenplay Academy Award. Omar is an ambitious Pakistani Briton trying to make it on his own. Becoming increasingly cynical about British society thanks to his father's dissatisfaction with the world, Omar's uncle presents his nephew with the opportunity to manage a run-down laundrette. Attacked late one night by a street gang, Omar recognises their leader is his childhood friend Johnny. Offering Johnny a job at the laundrette, their friendship is rekindled in unexpected ways.
When Naveen (Karan Soni) brings his fiancé Jay (Jonathan Groff) home to meet his traditional Indian family, they must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist boyfriend and helping them plan the Indian wedding of their dreams.
After seven decades filming every aspect of the natural world, David Attenborough delivers his greatest message of hope in a spectacular new film, OCEAN with David Attenborough, a Global Cinema Release from 8 May, David Attenborough’s 99th birthday. The powerful documentary takes viewers on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean. In the film the celebrated broadcaster and filmmaker reveals how his lifetime has coincided with the great age of ocean discovery. Through spectacular sequences featuring coral reefs, kelp forests and the open ocean, Attenborough shares why a healthy ocean keeps the entire planet stable and flourishing. Stunning, immersive cinematography showcases the wonder of life under the seas and exposes the realities and challenges facing our ocean as never-before-seen, from destructive fishing techniques to mass coral reef bleaching. Yet the story is one of optimism, with Attenborough pointing to inspirational stories from around the world to deliver his greatest message: the ocean can recover to a glory beyond anything anyone alive has ever seen.
Muriel and her husband Lee are about to begin a bright new life, which is upended by the arrival of Lee's brother. Muriel embarks on a secret life, gambling on racehorses and discovering a love she never thought possible.
Set in 1972 New York, this documentary explores John and Yoko's world amid a turbulent era. Centered on the One to One charity concert for special needs children, it features unseen archives, home movies, and restored footage.
Starring Oscar nominee Steve Coogan, this poignant dramedy from director Peter Cattaneo follows an Englishman’s personal and political awakening after he adopts a penguin during a cataclysmic period in Argentine history.
Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his passion for music and for books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past. A deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us.
The story of a family and a family business. Starring: Benicio del Toro as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe; Mia Threapleton as Sister Liesl, his daughter/a nun; Michael Cera as Bjorn Lund, their tutor. With: Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Riz Ahmed, Mathieu Amalric, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Richard Ayoade, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Winner of the Cannes Grand Prix in addition to Best Actress and Best Actor for stars Isabelle Huppert and Benoit Magimel, Michale Haneke directs a psychological drama of a young man who descends into a masochistic and highly sexual relationship with his piano teacher. French and German language, English subtitles.
An honest and life-affirming true story of the healing power of the natural world.
Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble. Persian lagnauge, English subtitles.
Karsh, an innovative businessman and grieving widower, builds a device to connect with the dead inside a burial shroud.
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Michael B. Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
In 1985 devoted father Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers shocking truths of his own.
Melbourne based STELARC burst into prominence in the early 1970s with a series of confronting, and outrageous public art performances. Following his mantra that ‘the body is obsolete’ the Cypriot born Australian set about proving his theory by testing the limits of his own body in a series of death-defying stunts. STELARC creativity over the decades has ranged across the arts, sciences and robotics. This is a bio pic about a lively, articulate character with a demonic laugh and a presence that fills the screen.
30TH ANNIVERSARY! Lenny (Ralph Fiennes), a former cop, faces dangerous challenges when he finds out that Jeriko, a political activist, was murdered by a group of Los Angeles police officers.
When a man returns to his beach side hometown in Australia, he is humiliated in front of his teenage son by a local group of surfers who claim ownership over the secluded beach of his childhood.
In remote Antarctica, a group of American research scientists are disturbed at their base camp by a helicopter shooting at a sled dog. When they take in the dog, it brutally attacks both human beings and canines in the camp and they discover that the beast can assume the shape of its victims. A resourceful helicopter pilot (Kurt Russell) and the camp doctor (Richard Dysart) lead the camp crew in a desperate, gory battle against the vicious creature before it picks them all off, one by one.
Mareta, grieving her daughter's death in the Christchurch quakes, becomes a substitute teacher at an elite school. Unexpectedly, she discovers students lacking guidance and care, prompting her to provide inspiration and support.
35TH ANNIVERSARY! In the 1990 science fiction film TOTAL RECALL, Douglas Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) seeks virtual vacation memories of Mars. Unexpectedly, he is forced to travel to Mars in real life to uncover a conspiracy about his past. The film explores themes of identity, memory, and the nature of reality.
Two women find frozen cash, try to retrieve it. A tour guide leads confused tourists around Winnipeg sites. A man quits his job, visits his mother. Storylines intertwine surreally as identities blur in a disorienting comedy.
Rex and Saskia, a young couple in love, are on vacation. They stop at a busy service station and Saskia is abducted. After three years and no sign of Saskia, Rex begins receiving letters from the abductor
Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her wife Lee's expensive IVF. Their plans are upended, however, when Min's grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet to celebrate their nuptials. THE WEDDING BANQUET is a joyful, exuberant and fresh take on the romantic comedy genre featuring an acclaimed and hilarious cast of multigenerational talent, led by Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon) and Bowen Yang (Wicked).
WILDING tells the story of a young couple that bets on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. The young couple battles entrenched tradition and dares to place the fate of their farm in the hands of nature. Ripping down the fences, they set the land back to the wild and entrust its recovery to a motley mix of animals both tame and wild. It is the beginning of a grand experiment that will become one of the most significant rewilding experiments in Europe.
A deeply intimate and highly cinematic documentary featuring the Dalai Lama, who, at nearly 90 years old, offers practical advice for navigating the 21st century's challenges. The film captures the Dalai Lama speaking directly to viewers, creating a sense of a private audience, and shares his timeless wisdom on achieving inner peace and happiness for everyone.
A young Mongolian couple's lives are uprooted when climate change forces them to leave their rural home for the city, where they must adapt to an unfamiliar way of life.