Opening Times
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 5-8.30pm
Wednesday: 1-8.30pm
Saturday: 1-8pm
Closed Monday and Sunday
The Cinema and Box Office will be closed for Christmas and the New Year from 22/12/23 to 2/1/24 and will reopen at 5pm on 2/1/24.
Plymouth Arts Cinema
Arts University Plymouth
Tavistock Place
Plymouth
PL4 8AT
Independent Cinema for Everyone
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- Art
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- Adventure Film Club
- Artist Moving Image
- Bringing in Baby
- Captioned Screening Available
- Classic Film
- Documentary
- Exhibition On Screen
- F Rated
- Festivals
- Free Events
- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Hidden Figures of Plymouth
- Iris On The Move
- LGBTQ+
- Live Cinema
- Local Interest
- MUBI GO
- Powell & Pressburger
- Programmer's Pick
- Reclaim The Frame
- Relaxed Screening
- SAFAR Arab Film Festival
- Talks
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023
- Virtual Cinema
Viewing Archived Events: Free Events
Bad Sex Writing workshop (18)
Join award-winning writer Laura Horton for a Bad Sex Writing workshop on the theme of firsts. Laura started Bad Sex Writing in 2021 as a way for people to create funny, engaging and accessible fiction about sex, with no pressure to write well.
Love Actually (15)
Join us for a special screening of LOVE ACTUALLY on Friday 23 December for FREE! This Christmas, The National Lottery is bringing the festive cheer to audiences with a special screening of LOVE ACTUALLY on Friday 23 December.
The Justice Files
Beautifully written and produced by Time-Lock Productions, these entertaining and informative short films are about famous, remarkable English and Scottish cases from 1892 and 1932 that transformed the law around the world. The films will be introduc...
Plymouth and Popcorn – The Uncertain Kingdom (15)
An anthology of short films that together offer a unique snapshot of the UK. It promotes a positive future and shows aspirations of people across the UK. Addressing your destiny and the future that you want to make for yourself.
Platinum Jubilee Archive Films
Thanks to funding from National Archives UK's Platinum Jubilee Fund, The Box has compiled a package of archive film and images in celebration of the Platinum Jubilee.
Plymouth After Dark: because the night belongs to us
A selection of archive film that tells the story of Plymouth's nightlife over the past 60 years.
The Street (15)
Plymouth & Popcorn FREE film event. A powerful documentary which focuses on an east London street reeling from the advance of craft beer shops, art galleries and property developers.
2040 (PG) Plymouth and Popcorn Event
2040 is a documentary about a father concerned about his young daughter's future, filmmaker Damon Gameau travels the world in search of new approaches and solutions to climate change.
A Cake of Painted Tin – Panel discussion & screening event
Artist Katy Richardson alongside collaborators and curator Lucy Rollins will present this moving image & sound work exploring the experiences of writer Antonia White.
Three Films by Bedwyr Williams + Artist Q&A
In parallel with Bedwyr Williams' exhibition at KARST, this programme presents films made since he represented Wales at the 2013 Venice Biennale with his first video installation.
By Date
By Category
- See All
- Adventure Film Club
- Artist Moving Image
- Bringing in Baby
- Captioned Screening Available
- Classic Film
- Documentary
- Exhibition On Screen
- F Rated
- Festivals
- Free Events
- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Hidden Figures of Plymouth
- Iris On The Move
- LGBTQ+
- Live Cinema
- Local Interest
- MUBI GO
- Powell & Pressburger
- Programmer's Pick
- Reclaim The Frame
- Relaxed Screening
- SAFAR Arab Film Festival
- Talks
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023
- Virtual Cinema
Past Events
- See All
- Art
- Creative Learning
- Film
- Adventure Film Club
- Artist Moving Image
- Bringing in Baby
- Captioned Screening Available
- Classic Film
- Documentary
- Exhibition On Screen
- F Rated
- Festivals
- Free Events
- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Hidden Figures of Plymouth
- Iris On The Move
- LGBTQ+
- Live Cinema
- Local Interest
- MUBI GO
- Powell & Pressburger
- Programmer's Pick
- Reclaim The Frame
- Relaxed Screening
- SAFAR Arab Film Festival
- Talks
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023
- Virtual Cinema
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