Films & Events

Nouvelle Vague
12A
A playful, poignant love letter to cinema, Richard Linklater reimagines the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless in an exuberant exploration of the youthful rebellion and creative chaos that shaped the French New Wave.
until 10 March 2026
Wuthering Heights
15
Emerald Fennell, director of 2023's provocative Saltburn, teams up again with Jacob Elordi alongside Margot Robbie to bring a stylish (and no less 'aggressively provocative') retelling of Emily Brontë's much-loved novel.
until 10 March 2026
Cinema Lottery Day 2026
U
We're opening the Palace for two free special events as a way to say ‘thank you’ to National Lottery players who have supported us over the years, as well as welcoming new visitors!
7 March 2026 to 15 March 2026
The Secret Agent
15
A scorching political thriller currently nominated for 4 Oscars and Baftas, set during Brazil's 1970s military dictatorship from the director of Aquarius, Kleber Mendonça Filho.
13 March 2026 to 17 March 2026
The Testament of Ann Lee
15
Oscar nominated. Award winning writer-director Mona Fastvold (co-writer of last year's The Brutalist) has made a unique extraordinary account of Ann Lee, radical founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers - a woman who may or may not have been something of a charlatan, but was also distinctly ahead of her time with much of what she preached.
13 March 2026 to 17 March 2026
Volunteer ushers
15
Volunteer Ushers support cinema staff to ensure that film screenings run smoothly for all audience members. We are looking for people who know the Palace, love all kinds of film and would enjoy working with the public as part of a small team.
15 March 2026
Sirat
15
Currently nominated for Baftas and 2 Oscars, Oliver Laxe's existential thriller, set in the mountains of southern Morocco, follows a father's search for his daughter Mar who has chosen to vanish among the nomads of a radical rave music scene endlessly traveling the desert.
20 March 2026 to 24 March 2026
If I had Legs I'd Kick You
15
Oscar nominated. Sharply funny and deeply resonant, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You is an electrifying drama about juggling Motherhood and retaining your own identity amid the chaos, anchored by a brilliant performance from Rose Byrne.
20 March 2026 to 24 March 2026
Sound of Falling
18
The lives and eras of four young women echo across the last 100 years of the same rural German farmhouse, in this ground-breaking, ethereal and kaleidoscopic Cannes Jury Prize-winning portrait of womanhood.
27 March 2026 to 31 March 2026
The Bride!
15
Actor/Director Maggie Gylenhaal's brilliant new take on how lonely Frankenstein's monster (Christian Bale) travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious (A career-best Annette Bening) to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride (Jessie Buckley - Hamnet) is born.
27 March 2026 to 31 March 2026
Mantrap (1926)
PG
Clara Bow is "positively electric" as Alverna, a city gal wrangling romance in the great outdoors, in the great 1926 comedy role that made her a star. Live piano accompaniment by the wonderful Lillian Henley!
29 March 2026
RIFTVF2026
U
The Palace is delighted to again be one of the venues for Ramsgate's annual celebration of film, now in its 9th edition.
29 March 2026
CatVideoFest
U
A triumph! A spectacle! A fuzzy wuzzy cuddle puddle! CatVideoFest is all that and more. The world’s favourite family-friendly cat-themed film event leaps joyfully in through the Palace cat flap for this year’s Festival of Cats for a special event which could feature YOUR cat, too!
3 May 2026