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Danny Boyle and Alex Garland reunite for 28 Years Later, a terrifying new story set in the world created by 28 Days Later, starring Jack O’Connell, Ralph Fiennes, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Jodie Comer.

www.dca.org.uk/events/ZmD-28-years-later/

Kira and Ian meet on a winter weekend on the Isle of Skye. They connect suddenly and deeply. Returning to London they try to pursue their separate lives, but both have to face their past before they are ready to meet again.

From first-time director Aylin Tezel, Falling Into Place is a heartfelt, and intelligent romantic drama which embraces the messy energy of real life.

www.dca.org.uk/events/ZXC-falling-into-place/

Directed by John Maclean (Slow West) and starring Tim Roth, Jack Lowden, and Kōki, Tornado is a period survival thrillerwhich follows a young woman who faces off against a gang of ruthless criminals.

Both reinventing and paying homage to classic samurai films, with Robbie Ryan (Bird) overseeing cinematography of an imagined rugged historic Britain, Tornado promises to be an unforgettable and exhilarating tour-de-force.

www.dca.org.uk/events/ZXy-tornado/

We follow Charles, an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favourite musicians, Mortimer-McGwyer, back together.

Featuring the comedic genius of Tim Key and Tom Basden with the ever-luminous Carey Mulligan, The Ballad of Wallis Island is charming, laugh-out-loud funny and brimming with original music, including performances from the cast.

www.dca.org.uk/events/ZX1-the-ballad-of-wallis-island/

Our lives are the sum of our choices.

us at DCA Cinema for the next - and potentially last - entry in the hugely successful and acclaimed Mission: Impossible series, which first began almost thirty years ago in 1996.

www.dca.org.uk/events/ZXE-mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning/

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 walk in the hope that, in nature, they will find solace and a sense of acceptance.

www.dca.org.uk/events/ZX6-the-salt-path/

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.

www.dca.org.uk/events/ZzH-lilo-stitch/

The highly anticipated new film from Wes Anderson is '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 Liesl, his daughter/a nun and Michael Cera as Bjorn, their tutor. With Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend and Hope Davis.

www.dca.org.uk/events/ZG7-the-phoenician-scheme/

After tragedy strikes in the delivery room at a hospital in Eastern Georgia, the methods and morals of a skilled obstetrician come under scrutiny amid rumours that she is performing illegal at-home abortions.

Dea Kulumbegashvili’s highly anticipated second feature April is co-produced by Luca Guadagnino and won the Special Jury Prize at Venice Film Festival 2024.

www.dca.org.uk/events/ZzD-april/

In the psychological thriller starring Nicolas Cage, a man returns to the beach of his childhood to surf with his son. But his desire to hit the waves is thwarted by a group of locals whose mantra is "don't live here, don't surf here." Humiliated and angry, the man is drawn into a conflict that keeps rising and pushes him to his breaking point.

www.dca.org.uk/events/Zz2-the-surfer/

A romantic tale from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino.

Featuring a captivating performance from Dalla Porta and an outstanding cast that includes Gary Oldman, Parthenope is another visually stunning film from a master of modern cinema.

www.dca.org.uk/events/Zzh-parthenope/

Thibaut is a renowned conductor who travels the world. When he learns he was adopted, he discovers the existence of a brother, Jimmy, who works in a cafeteria and plays the trombone in a small marching band. Everything seems to set them apart, except their love of music. Sensing his brother's exceptional talent, Thibaut decides to remedy the injustice of fate.

This French comedy-drama explores themes of family and belonging, with plenty of warm humour and a great soundtrack.

www.dca.org.uk/events/ZzL-the-marching-band/

Steve Coogan stars alongside an adorable penguin in this warm, witty comedy drama from The Full Monty and Military Wives director Peter Cattaneo, based on the bestselling memoir by Tom Michell.

www.dca.org.uk/events/Z-the-penguin-lessons/

This standout first feature is the gripping story of Julie, a star player at an elite tennis academy in Belgium whose coach is suspended after allegations of abuse.

Leonardo Van Dijl expertly crafts his debut feature through silence and absence to portray Julie’s trauma and themes of abuse, guilt and shame, and Tessa Van den Broeck is stunning in her first lead role.

www.dca.org.uk/events/Zzq-julie-keeps-quiet/

A light-hearted ensemble comedy about friendship, community, love and capitalism, Natja Brunckhorst’s Two to One is set in the long, hot East German summer of 1990.

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Thunderbolts* assembles an unconventional team of antiheroes. After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap set by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, these disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts. Will this dysfunctional group tear themselves apart, or find redemption and unite as something much more before it’s too late?

www.dca.org.uk/events/ZGL-thunderbolts/

This revolutionary DIY parody film and hilarious reimagining of the classic autobiographical coming-of-age story follows an unconfident, closeted trans girl as she moves to Gotham City to make it big as a comedian by ing the cast of UCB Live - a government-sanctioned late night sketch show in a world where comedy has been outlawed.

www.dca.org.uk/events/owK-dundead-the-peoples-joker/

Robert Pattinson stars in Mickey 17, a groundbreaking new cinematic experience directed by Academy Award-winner Bong Joon Ho (Parasite) .

The unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) has found himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.

www.dca.org.uk/events/Z5G-mickey-17/

Writer/director Laura Carreira immerses us in the life of Aurora (Joana Santos) in her moving character study of a Portuguese migrant working as a picker in a Scottish warehouse.

An empathetic social realist snapshot that offers a window into the financial precariousness of the gig economy, delivered with a lightness of touch that stresses the importance of everyday connection.

www.dca.org.uk/events/Z5O-on-falling/

After meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, played by Harrison Ford in his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut, Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.

www.dca.org.uk/events/Z5c-captain-america-brave-new-world/

Walter Salles makes a triumphant return with an emotionally layered, visually rich of family life under an oppressive regime in 1970s Brazil.

Salles’ adaptation of Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s 2015 memoir is a profoundly moving portrait of resistance – the intelligent and humane kind of cinema we have come to expect from the director of Central Station and The Motorcycle Diaries.

www.dca.org.uk/events/Z5Y-im-still-here/

Grace Pudel is a lonely misfit with an affinity for collecting snails and an intense love for books. At a young age, when Grace is separated from her twin brother Gilbert, she falls into a spiral of angst.

Despite a continued series of hardships, hope emerges when she strikes up an enduring friendship with an elderly eccentric woman named Pinky, who is full of grit and lust for life.

www.dca.org.uk/events/orm-memoir-of-a-snail/

Based on the short story by Stephen King, this unique blend of horror and dark comedy is sure to send a shiver down your spine.

When twin brothers Hal and Bill discover their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths start occurring all around them.

www.dca.org.uk/events/orn-the-monkey/

The stakes couldn't be higher for displaced Palestinian refugees Chatila and Reda in this knife-edge drama.

The cousins are saving to pay for fake ports to get out of Athens, but when Reda loses their hard-earned cash to his drug addiction, Chatila hatches an extreme plan to pose as smugglers to get them out of their desperate situation before it is too late.

www.dca.org.uk/events/ora-to-a-land-unknown/

Bring the joy of colour to your January and kick off the New Year with a spring in your step with the highly anticipated latest film from visionary director Naoko Yamada (A Silent Voice).

The Colors Within is a heartfelt coming-of-age story for the whole family that combines fun and catchy songs, beautiful pastel colours, and a touching story about those first steps we take towards finding ourselves.

www.dca.org.uk/events/orf-the-colors-within/

Featuring standout performances from Oscar-nominee Barry Keoghan (Saltburn) and Christopher Abbott (Possessor), Bring Them Down is a tense and gripping thriller about two warring families set against the harsh landscape of rural west Ireland.

www.dca.org.uk/events/org-bring-them-down/

Iranian director Mahamed Rasoulof (Manuscripts Don’t Burn, There Is No Evil) delivers this confronting drama that speaks to the dividing lines in Iranian society.

Having debuted at Cannes following Rasoulof fleeing Iran in fears for his safety, The Seed of the Sacred Fig lead many critics’ picks for best of the festival. Combining an electrifying generational battle with real-life footage of Iran’s protest movement give the film a lightning-in-a-bottle relevance, hard to capture in fiction or documentary alone.

www.dca.org.uk/events/orq-the-seed-of-the-sacred-fig/

As a single career woman living in London, Bridget Jones (played by Renée Zellweger) not only introduced the world to her romantic adventures, but added “Singletons,” “Smug-Marrieds” and “f---wittage” into the global lexicon.

Now Bridget’s back in this fourth instalment in the series, which sees her navigating a huge life change with the help from her loyal friends and even her former lover, Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant).

www.dca.org.uk/events/oro-bridget-jones-mad-about-the-boy/

The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt, building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.

A powerful story about the discovery of self, a thrilling examination of the bridge between technology and nature and a moving exploration of what it means to be alive and connected to all living things.

www.dca.org.uk/events/orl-the-wild-robot/

Directed by Gia Coppola and featuring a Golden Globe-nominated performance from Pamela Anderson, who dazzles in the role of a lifetime, this poignant film of resilience, rhinestones and feathers is simply unmissable.

Don't miss DCA's special preview screening which includes a recorded Q&A with Pamela Anderson.

www.dca.org.uk/events/ovH-the-last-showgirl-recorded-qa/

A family move into a seemingly ordinary suburban home. Each family member has problems of their own, but when strange occurrences start to take place, they soon become convinced that something else is in the house with them – and that presence is about to disturb their lives in a way they could not possibly prepare for.

Steven Soderbergh brings us a ghost story like no other.

www.dca.org.uk/events/oWs-presence/

From acclaimed filmmaker Mike Leigh, comes Hard Truths, starring BAFTA award- winner Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin.

Leigh’s new film explores family relationships in the post-pandemic world, returning to his ongoing exploration of the contemporary world with this tragi-comic study of human strengths and weaknesses.

www.dca.org.uk/events/oWR-hard-truths/

September 5 unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today. Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, the film follows a sports broadcasting team that adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. A fresh perspective on the live broadcast seen globally by an estimated one billion people at the time.

www.dca.org.uk/events/orN-september-5/

1944. In Vermiglio, a high mountain village of the Italian Alps where war looms as a distant but constant threat. The arrival of Pietro, a refugee soldier, disrupts the dynamics of the local teacher’s family, changing them forever.

www.dca.org.uk/events/oW0-vermiglio/

From the reunited director, writer, and stars of Forrest Gump, Here is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the human experience in its purest form.

www.dca.org.uk/events/oWv-here/

Struggling to survive in post-WWI Copenhagen, a newly unemployed and pregnant young woman is taken in by a charismatic elder to help run an underground adoption agency.

Magnus von Horn's chilling tale is inspired the real-life story of Danish serial killer Dagmar Overbye. The film has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.

www.dca.org.uk/events/oAz-the-girl-with-the-needle/

Adrien Brody stars in Brady Corbet's epic period drama, winner of three awards including Best Film (Drama) at this year's Golden Globes and tipped to win big at the Academy Awards.

www.dca.org.uk/events/oTZ-the-brutalist/

A Real Pain follows mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) as they reunite for a tour through Poland to honour their grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.

www.dca.org.uk/events/oAP-a-real-pain/

Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson star in this erotic thriller from director Halina Rejin (Bodies Bodies Bodies).

A high-powered CEO (Kidman) puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern (Dickinson).

www.dca.org.uk/events/oJg-babygirl/

Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown, the electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history.

www.dca.org.uk/events/oJZ-a-complete-unknown/

Hale County This Morning, This Evening director RaMell Ross vividly brings Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winner to life with this masterclass in adaptation.

www.dca.org.uk/events/odN-nickel-boys/

Inspired by Chris Marker’s La Jetée and with overtones of Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker, Asif Kapadia (Amy, Diego Maradona) delivers an unsettling commentary on the state of the world today… and tomorrow.

www.dca.org.uk/events/ovp-2073/

The new film from the director of Jackie and Spencer, Maria tells the glamorous, moving story of the iconic opera singer Maria Callas.

Featuring some of Callas’s greatest recordings and starring Angelina Jolie in an Oscar-worthy performance, Maria is a sumptuous drama that hits all the high notes.

www.dca.org.uk/events/od5-maria/

Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) 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.

www.dca.org.uk/events/ov8-we-live-in-time/

Robert Eggers' Nosferatu is a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.

Starring Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp and Willem Dafoe.

www.dca.org.uk/events/ovn-nosferatu/

Better Man is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams, one of the greatest entertainers of all time.

Under the visionary direction of Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), the film is uniquely told from Robbie’s perspective, capturing his signature wit and indomitable spirit.

www.dca.org.uk/events/o8T-better-man/

Simba, having become king of the Pride Lands, is determined for his cub to follow in his paw prints while the origins of his late father Mufasa are explored.

Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka—the heir to a royal bloodline.The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of an extraordinary group of misfits searching for their destiny.

www.dca.org.uk/events/o8x-mufasa-the-lion-king/

The new film from acclaimed, BAFTA-winning director Rungano Nyoni (I Am Not a Witch), On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is a compelling drama about community and sisterhood.

A fierce and darkly funny portrait of one woman’s strength in the face of crisis, Nyoni’s award-winning second feature proves her to be a distinctive filmmaker blazing a unique trail.

www.dca.org.uk/events/o8k-on-becoming-a-guinea-fowl/

A woman (six-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams) pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom, but soon her new domesticity takes a surreal turn.

Director, writer, producer Marielle Heller (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Can You Ever Forgive Me?) brings her satirical and singular vision to Nightbitch based on the acclaimed debut novel by Rachel Yoder.

www.dca.org.uk/events/o8j-nightbitch/

From the Academy Award winning director, Luca Guadagnino, and based on the William Burroughs novella of the same name, Queer tells the story of William Lee (Daniel Craig), an American expat in Mexico City fleeing a drug bust in New Orleans.

www.dca.org.uk/events/o8P-queer/

Dundead is our annual horror and cult film festival that takes place in May. The horror continues with monthly Dundead screenings in our regular cinema programme - here's what we've shown in 2024!

• Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
• Presence
• Blue Velvet
• The People's Joker
• 28 Days Later

We've teamed up with Dundee Pride to bring you a selection of LGBTQ+ films throughout June to celebrate Pride month.

• Tomboy
• Pariah
• Bent

Enjoy the best vintage films at DCA Cinema - from classics to rare gems!

• Cinema Paradiso
• Chariots of Fire
• Forrest Gump
• The Conversation
• Network
• Big Night
• Late Spring
• Mapantsula
• Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet
• The Lavender Hill Mob

...plus 56 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Enjoy a selection of fascinating documentaries at DCA Cinema, covering a variety of topics.

• Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands
• Hollywoodgate
• The Mountain Within Me
• Celluloid Underground
• The Echo
• A Story of Bones
• The Commandant's Shadow
• Wilding
• Orlando, My Political Biography
• Strike: An Uncivil War

...plus 26 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

DCA's weekly Senior Citizen Kane screenings are for anyone over the age of 60.

• Sing Sing
• The Outrun
• Firebrand
• The Critic
• Lee
• Radical
• The Echo
• Widow Clicquot
• Shayda
• Ama Gloria

...plus 28 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Enjoy a breakfast roll and a tea or coffee on a Sunday morning with one of these latest new releases.

• Wicked
• Sing Sing
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
• My Favourite Cake
• The Outrun
• The Goldman Case
• My Neighbor Totoro
• Radical
• Widow Clicquot
• Crossing

...plus 29 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Bring a Baby is DCA's series of screenings for people taking care of babies under 12 months old.

• The Outrun
• My Favourite Cake
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
• Paradise Is Burning
• Sing Sing
• My Neighbor Totoro
• Widow Clicquot
• Tuesday
• Kensuke's Kingdom
• Rosalie

...plus 28 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

It's a month of blockbusters at DCA Cinema, with Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme kicking us off, followed by Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning and apocalypse horror 28 Years Later at the end of the month.

You can also enjoy offbeat British comedy The Ballad of Wallis Island and moving documentary A New Kind of Wilderness. Plus, us for a selection of features filmed in Scotland, including documentary Make it to Munich, survival thriller Tornado and romantic drama Falling into Place.

• 28 Years Later
• The Salt Path
• Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
• The Ballad of Wallis Island
• A New Kind of Wilderness
• Tornado
• Falling into Place
• The Phoenician Scheme
• Make It to Munich

Enjoy hidden gems of cinema at DCA, with films that have 3000 or fewer views on Letterboxd.

• Leila and the Wolves
• 99% Cloudy... Always
• On Falling
• Ichiko
• Carmen Comes Home
• good night, rambles
• Gaps
• A Hakka Song
• The Good Omen
• West Indies

...plus 9 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

us at DCA for three fascinating screenings in collaboration with UK Green Film Festival.

What happens when a changing climate is met with fierce resistance? From rising seas and disappearing forests to corporate pollution and environmental injustice, the three documentaries that comprise this year's screenings follow stories of purpose, resilience, and hope; an intimate look at the people on the frontlines of the climate crisis, demanding change for our shared future.

• The Sky Above Zenica
• Searching for Amani
• As The Tide Comes In

Explore the extraordinary and everyday world of gardens in a specially curated series of films, screening in collaboration with V&A Dundee's major exhibition, Garden Futures: Deg in Nature.

1. Mon Oncle
2. The Garden
3. Alice in Wonderland

Dundee's dedicated horror and cult film festival returns for its thirteenth edition!

We've got a terrifying line-up for you at Dundead 2025, including a chilling selection of premieres and a collection of retrospective titles celebrating Italian horror.

• Darkest Miriam
• Somnium
• Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
• For Night Will Come
• The Wailing
• The Gesuidouz
• Deep Red
• Zombie Flesh Eaters
• A Bay of Blood
• Suspiria

...plus 6 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Music documentaries, biopics and concert films at DCA Cinema.

• blur: Live at Wembley Stadium
• Paul McCartney & Wings: One Hand Clapping
• Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands
• Mogwai: If The Stars Had A Sound
• Better Man
• Maria
• A Complete Unknown
• Becoming Led Zeppelin
• Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story
• One to One: John & Yoko

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Enjoy the best in national theatre on the big screen with NT Live screenings at DCA.

• National Theatre Live: Prima Facie
• National Theatre Live: Present Laughter
• National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
• National Theatre Live: Inter Alia

We've got something for everyone this May at DCA Cinema.

We start the month with Thunderbolts*, the new release from the Marvel Cinematic Universe which sees a group of unconventional antiheroes assemble.

We're bringing you a great selection of features from Europe, including Holy Cow and Two to One - comedies from and respectively - and Georgian drama April. Later in the month, don't miss Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme and Disney's brand new live action remake of Lilo & Stitch.

• Thunderbolts*
• Four Mothers
• Holy Cow
• One to One: John & Yoko
• Julie Keeps Quiet
• Two to One
• The Marching Band
• Parthenope
• The Surfer
• April

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Celebrate the school holidays with a cinema trip! We’ve got Disney’s Snow White, A Minecraft Movie and Flow, all with family-friendly ticket prices.

Horror fans can enjoy Death of a Unicorn, Dundead: Picnic at Hanging Rock and Sinners, or if you love photography, don’t miss our series of three documentaries – I Am Martin Parr, Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, and Two Strangers Trying Not To Kill Each Other.

Book now at dca.org.uk.

• Santosh
• Black Bag
• Snow White
• A Minecraft Movie
• Mr. Burton
• The End
• Flow
• The Return
• Death of a Unicorn
• Sinners

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The Academy Award winners have been announced, including a fantastic Best Picture triumph for Anora!

We're bringing a selection of Oscar-winning films back to the big screen in the coming weeks. I'm Still Here is showing now, while Anora, The Brutalist, No Other Land and our Discovery Family Film Club screenings of Flow are booking.

Keep an eye on our website for the return of Conclave and The Substance, plus more chances to see Flow in April.

• The Brutalist
• Anora
• Flow
• No Other Land
• I'm Still Here
• A Real Pain
• The Substance
• Conclave

See Oscar-nominated films this month at DCA Cinema, along with a host of new releases including Mickey 17 and The Last Showgirl. Elsewhere, enjoy the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme and Catalan Film Festival. Book now at dca.org.uk!

• I'm Still Here
• Captain America: Brave New World
• Ghost Cat Anzu
• Mickey 17
• The Last Showgirl
• On Falling
• The People's Joker

Enjoy Academy Award, BAFA and Golden Globe nominated films at DCA Cinema.

• A Complete Unknown
• The Brutalist
• The Girl with the Needle
• A Real Pain
• Nosferatu
• September 5
• Conclave
• The Wild Robot
• Flow
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig

...plus 5 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The tenth edition of the Catalan Film Festival is here! This touring film programme brings award-winning Catalan films to Scotland, providing a cinematic reflection on human relationships, motherhood, families and the age of time.

See both of our Catalan Film Festival screenings for the special price of £16 when booked at the same time. Sign in and add your tickets to the basket, and the discount will be applied at the checkout.

• good night, rambles
• Gaps
• A Hakka Song
• The Good Omen
• Glimmers

The Oscars race is on, and you can see lots of nominees on the big screen this month – as well as new releases including The Brutalist, September 5 and The Seed of the Sacred Fig, we’re bringing back Conclave and BAFTA nominee Kneecap for awards season.

We’re also delighted to welcome back the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme and Discovery Family Film Club, plus there are more chances to see Macbeth: David Tennant and Cush Jumbo.

• The Brutalist
• A Complete Unknown
• A Real Pain
• Here
• Vermiglio
• Hard Truths
• September 5
• Presence
• The Wild Robot
• Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

...plus 5 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Having recently celebrated the 20th edition of Discovery Film Festival, we welcome the return of Discovery Family Film Club with a selection of great family films from around the world.

All tickets are Pay What You Can, from £0-£8.

• Puffin Rock and the New Friends
• Kensuke's Kingdom
• Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest
• Long Way North
• Supa Modo
• Revolting Rhymes
• The Red Turtle
• Wadjda
• Flow

Films screening as part of the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025, under this year's theme: Am I Right? Justice, Justification and Judgement in Japanese Cinema.

Book any 3 films in our Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme season for the special price of £24. Sign in on DCA's website and add your tickets to the basket, and the discount will be applied at the checkout.

• A Samurai in Time
• Rude to Love
• Ghost Cat Anzu
• The Broken Commandment
• 99% Cloudy... Always
• Ichiko
• Carmen Comes Home

2024 was a bumper year for Dundead at DCA, including our festival in May, to a special Halloween programme in October and monthly screenings throughout the year.

Thanks to everyone who came along to see any of the vintage titles, new releases, previews, premieres and surprise screenings we showed this year. Which was your favourite?

• T Blockers
• Tetsuo: The Iron Man
• Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
• The Babadook
• Ravenous
• Late Night with the Devil
• Love Lies Bleeding
• Sting
• Skinned Deep
• Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

...plus 26 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Get ready for some spooktacular fun in DCA Cinema as we celebrate the creepiest time of the year.

Dundead Halloween brings you a special selection of six films to enjoy throughout October. us for horror classics, forgotten gems, and a surprise preview.

Get yourself a and see all of our Dundead Halloween films for £38.40.

• Eraserhead
• Carrie
• Pumpkinhead
• Your Monster
• Hollywood 90028
• A Nightmare on Elm Street

Awards season is here! We’ve got a stacked month of acclaimed new drama with knockout performances, from Robert Eggers’ stunning Nosferatu to epic historical drama The Brutalist.

As well as these new releases, don’t miss our performance screenings – Live from the Met: Aida on Sat 25 January, followed by Macbeth: David Tennant & Cush Jumbo on Wed 5 and Sun 9 February.

Book now at dca.org.uk.

• Nosferatu
• We Live in Time
• Maria
• 2073
• Nickel Boys
• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

us at DCA Cinema for FOKUS: Films from , a touring film programme from the Goethe Institut which celebrates the best in German cinema.

See all three films from this season for £24 when you book at the same time - simply add all three films to your basket and the discount will be applied at checkout.

• One Hundred Four
• Shahid
• Elbow

Dundead is our annual horror and cult film festival that takes place in May. The horror continues with monthly Dundead screenings in our regular cinema programme - here's what we've shown in 2024!

• Ravenous
• The Babadook
• Tetsuo: The Iron Man
• Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
• T Blockers
• Love Lies Bleeding
• Late Night with the Devil
• The Crow
• The Moor
• The Vourdalak

...plus 7 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Get cosy in our comfortable cinemas and enjoy a festive favourite. We've got family fun with The Muppet Christmas Carol and The Polar Express, a spot of romance with The Holiday, singing and dancing in White Christmas and it wouldn't be Christmas without It's a Wonderful Life.

And we're not stopping there. Watch out for more festive titles being announced, including some darker viewing with a special double Dundead December screening.

• The Polar Express
• It's a Wonderful Life
• The Holiday
• White Christmas
• The Muppet Christmas Carol
• Black Christmas
• Dead of Night
• Die Hard

us for a diverse range of films in the French language with our French Film Festival screenings for 2024. Profite bien!

• Savages
• Emmanuelle
• Day for Night
• The Tasting

Enjoy the best new features this month at DCA Cinema, from Wicked and Moana 2 to Queer and Better Man.

• Wicked
• Conclave
• Moana 2
• All We Imagine as Light
• Queer
• Nightbitch
• On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
• Mufasa: The Lion King
• Better Man

Films by some of the biggest names in cinema, coming soon to DCA.

• Blitz
• Bird
• Gladiator II
• Queer
• Nosferatu
• Mickey 17

There's lots coming up this month at DCA Cinema, including Paddington in Peru and Gladiator II, along with vintage gems and our Art of Action season.

• Anora
• Blitz
• Paddington in Peru
• Small Things Like These
• Speed
• Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland's Girl Bands
• Seven Samurai
• Gladiator II
• Bird
• The Wild Bunch

...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Get set for the heart-pounding, adrenaline-soaked, explosive new film season Art of Action, coming to DCA this November.

Part of BFI's Art of Action, a UK-wide film season celebrating high-octane cinema, we're bringing a wide-ranging selection of the best-ever action titles to our screens.

Enjoy any three films from this season for the special price of £24 when you book them at the same time.

• Speed
• Seven Samurai
• The Wild Bunch
• Yes, Madam!
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Kubo and the Two Strings
• The Flying Scotsman
• Snowpiercer
• The Adventures of Robin Hood
• The Panther Women

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The 21st edition of Discovery Film Festival is here, and everyone’s welcome! The festival brings the best films from around the world for children and families to the heart of Dundee.

Tickets for all of the films are Donate What You Can – you can choose how much you’d like to donate to the festival, from £0 to £8. As well as our screenings, there are free creative workshops to enjoy, and don’t miss our beautiful exhibition by Claudia Martínez Garay, filled with colourful tuftings, fascinating Peruvian imagery and tiny ceramic details to capture the imagination.

• Through Rocks and Clouds
• Chicken for Linda!
• Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light
• Once Upon a Time in a Forest
• Lars is LOL
• Okthanksbye
• Nelly Rapp - The Dark Forest
• Alemania
• Sisterhood
• Nina and the Hedgehog's Secret

...plus 1 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Get ready for Celebration of Celluloid, a mini-season where we’ll take a peek behind the curtain to explore the magic of 35mm and the mysteries of the projection booth both on and off-screen.

Celebration of Celluloid has been programmed by projectionist Cieran McCusker, who is undertaking a placement in DCA’s cinema team as part of the New Producers programme. This programme is ed by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI.

• Cinema Paradiso
• In Motion
• Inglourious Basterds
• A Perfectly Healthy Situation
• Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey

We've got a packed schedule this month at DCA, with great new releases including Joker: Folie à Deux, A Different Man, The Apprentice and Emilia Pérez.

• Joker: Folie à Deux
• My Old Ass
• A Different Man
• The Teacher
• Notes from Sheepland
• Girls Will Be Girls
• The Apprentice
• Timestalker
• Emilia Pérez
• The Room Next Door

Take a trip into the fantastical worlds of Surrealism with Surrealism on Film, our season of films celebrating the centenary of the first Surrealist art manifesto.

“We’re excited to bring Dundee audiences this diverse season of films exploring the influence of surrealism across many decades and many genres in cinema history," says David Nixon, DCA's Head of Cinema.

Surrealism on Film runs from Sat 21 September – Sun 20 October, booking now at dca.org.uk and at our Box Office.

• 8½
• Eraserhead
• Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
• The Seashell and the Clergyman
• Destino
• Spellbound
• Daisies
• Murdering the Devil
• Return to Reason
• The Starfish

...plus 3 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Films selected by artist Claudia Martínez Garay to complement her exhibition, Every seed is awakened.

• Blood of the Condor
• The Milk of Sorrow
• Aguirre, the Wrath of God

We’ve got so many exciting new films this September, including blockbuster historical dramas Firebrand, Lee and The Critic, plus The Outrun, The Substance and more. Plus, don’t miss National Cinema Day on Sat 31 August. We’re showing a selection of new releases plus nostalgic favourites Toy Story, The Mummy (1999) and Pulp Fiction, all with the special ticket price of £4.

• Sing Sing
• Cuckoo
• Firebrand
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
• Paradise Is Burning
• Lee
• Starve Acre
• My Favourite Cake
• The Substance
• The Critic

...plus 6 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

We’re delighted to be collaborating with the Mint Chinese Film Festival and Aya Films to present Women Hold Up Half the Sky “妇女能顶半边天”, a programme of contemporary and classic Chinese films by and about women this September.

Find out more: tinyurl.com/saseu9by

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• Way Down West
• Yangzi's Confusion

This August, enjoy a host of great new films at DCA Cinema. From beautiful animated adventure Kensuke's Kingdom, to inspiring true story Widow Clicquot and a riotous road to stardom with Kneecap. Plus, our summer of horror continues with I Saw the TV Glow and Alien: Romulus.

• Kensuke's Kingdom
• I Saw the TV Glow
• The Commandant's Shadow
• The Echo
• About Dry Grasses
• Alien: Romulus
• Tuesday
• Radical
• Widow Clicquot
• Only the River Flows

...plus 1 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Screenings in collaboration with V&A Dundee to celebrate their Kimono exhibition.

• Onibaba
• Our Little Sister
• Miss Hokusai
• Sanjuro
• Late Spring

Cinema Rediscovered is Watershed's annual festival dedicated to the rediscovery and revival of great films - we're delighted to screen a selection of their films from this year's festival at DCA.

See any two films for the special price of £16 when you book them at the same time!

• The Annihilation of Fish
• At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul
• Lone Star
• The Moving-Picture Man

While many associate horror films with October, or maybe even our Dundead Film Festival in May, we know that the darker side of cinema is one that can be enjoyed all year round. As if to prove our theory, this summer is bringing with it a whole host of new genre releases to look forward to!

• I Saw the TV Glow
• The Vourdalak
• Onibaba
• Sleep
• Longlegs
• A Quiet Place: Day One
• The Moor
• MaXXXine

We're celebrating the legendary Hungarian filmmaker with our Béla Tarr season at DCA.

See all three films from this season for the special price of £24 when you book them at the same time.

• Damnation
• Werckmeister Harmonies
• The Turin Horse

We've got some fantastic new films from around the world lined up for July, including family favourites Inside Out 2 and Despicable Me 4, superhero crossover Deadpool & Wolverine and Yorgos Lanthimos's Kinds of Kindness. What will you see first?

• Inside Out 2
• Kinds of Kindness
• MaXXXine
• A Quiet Place: Day One
• Fly Me to the Moon
• Longlegs
• Deadpool & Wolverine

Screenings selected by Sukaina Kubba, to accompany her exhibition Turn Me Into a Flower, currently on display in DCA Galleries.

• Nostalgia for the Light
• The Pearl Button
• Feet in Water, Head on Fire

We’ve teamed up with Dundee Pride to bring you a selection of LGBTQ+ films throughout June to celebrate Pride month.

• My Beautiful Laundrette
• Tangerine
• Madonna: Truth or Dare
• Bound

We’re delighted to be teaming up with the UK Green Film Festival to bring you a selection of some of the very best films from around the world, exploring some of the big environmental issues of the day.

• Deep Rising
• Light Needs
• Green City Life

Dive into the action this week at DCA Cinema with Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, starring Tom Cruise. Elsewhere, there’s more time to enjoy summer hits The Salt Path and The Phoenician Scheme, along with uplifting Scottish documentary Make it to Munich.

Travel back to the sixties with Darling (60th Anniversary 4K Restoration), see Gillian Anderson in NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire, and us for Tomboy, the first of three screenings to celebrate Dundee Pride. Elsewhere, Acts of Creation curator Hettie Judah selects Tully to conclude her Curator’s Choice Screenings.

For little cinemagoers, don’t miss our Discovery Family Film Club film, Fox and Hare Save the Forest. Finally, Greg Sestero returns to DCA for a second screening of The Room, along with the Scottish Premiere of cult director Tommy Wiseau’s follow-up project, Big Shark. Both screenings will be followed by a Q&A. Enjoy!

us this week for The Salt Path, the true story of a married couple who embark on a 630-mile trek around the coastline of southwest England after losing their life savings. Led by Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs, this affecting drama considers what the true meaning of home is.

There’s more time to catch family adventure Lilo & Stitch and Wes Anderson’  The Phoenician Scheme. Hettie Judah, curator of Acts of Creation, has selected Diablo Cody’s comedy-drama Young Adult to accompany the exhibition, and our final Live from the Met screening for the season is Il Barbiere di Siviglia.

See Gillian Anderson on screen twice this week, first in The Salt Path and as Blanche DuBois in NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire. Finally, us for 3,000 feet: The Highlander, the Early Mountaineers and Scotland’s Highest Mountains followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Kevin Woods and Lindsay Hill. Enjoy!

Wes Anderson returns with The Phoenician Scheme, arriving at DCA this week. This highly anticipated espionage thriller is packed with humour and features an all-star cast led by Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton and Michael Cera.

Elsewhere, us for a wildly funny live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 classic Lilo & Stitch. You can also enjoy Juno (35mm), selected by Curator Hettie Judah, who has selected a trilogy of films by Diablo Cody to accompany the exhibition Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood.

Don’t miss a one-off screening of moving fictional archive An Unfinished Film, which explores COVID in China. Finally, this week’s screening of The Room is sold out, but you can get your tickets now for our additional screening on Sat 7 June, also featuring a Q&A with Greg Sestero. Enjoy!

Nicolas Cage stars in The Surfer, arriving at DCA this week. This thriller follows a man (Cage) who dreams of surfing on his childhood beach – but his plans are thwarted by locals, drawing him into a conflict that pushes him to the edge.

French comedy-drama The Marching Band focuses on a conductor who discovers he has a long-lost brother. us for romantic tale Parthenope, Georgian drama April, and nineties rom-com Muriel’s Wedding. Elsewhere, Björk: Cornucopia captures the musician performing live and our next Live from the Met opera is Salome.

Don’t miss documentaries Ocean with David Attenborough and Exhibition on Screen: Michelangelo: Love and Death. Finally, us for a special screening of Make it to Munich, followed by a Q&A with director Martyn Robertson ed by the cast of the film, Bobby Glennie (Dundee FC) and John Reilly (Dundee Utd). Enjoy!

This week at DCA there’s more time to see Thunderbolts*, the acclaimed new entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Elsewhere, Sandra Hüller stars in Two to One, an ensemble comedy set in East during 1990's reunification.

Julie Keeps Quiet is the gripping story of a tennis player whose coach is suspended after abuse allegations. We explore the natural world in documentary Ocean with David Attenborough, it’s the 50th anniversary of Slade in Flame, and we’ve got more screenings of The Penguin Lessons starring Steve Coogan.

Dundead Film Festival is in full swing this weekend. us for new releases Somnium, Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass, For Night Will Come, The Wailing and The Gesuidouz, along with a retrospective look at Italian horror with Zombie Flesh Eaters, A Bay of Blood, Suspiria, Black Sunday and Demons. Enjoy!

Interested in films and how films get selected for film festivals? Thinking about a career in cinema, arts or culture? our Discovery Young Programmers team and learn about film programming, marketing, distribution and how to put on a film event for a festival.

Discovery Young Programmers take part in a two-week programme to learn about film programming and film festivals. 

You will learn from a range of film professionals and work with a cohort of young people, culminating in a public Discovery Young Programmer's screening event that you will develop and lead together, taking place during Discovery Film Festival 2025.

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Programme dates: Monday 4 – Friday 15 August (weekdays only)
Programme cost: Free
Location: Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA), 152 Nethergate, Dundee DD1 4DY
Number of places: 5
Applications open: Wednesday 30 April 
Applications close: Friday 13 June
Applicants notified: Friday 27 June

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- How a film festival works behind the scenes
- How different teams (programming, marketing, front-of-house) work together to bring events to audiences
- How to design and deliver a film event as part of Discovery Film Festival
- How to think about audiences, objectives and risks when planning an event
 

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- Be 15 – 19 years old on the first day of the course (4 August 2025)
- Available in person on these dates: Monday 4 – Friday 15 August (weekdays only, for our learning programme), 25 & 26 October and 1 & 2 November (to take part in Discovery Film Festival)
- Able to travel to DCA (In line with our environmental policy, we encourage participants to use public transport when possible. We have some travel bursaries for participants who need them to access the programme)
- Not at university/college or enrolled in university/college when the programme starts
- Have a ion for film!

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To apply, please visit our website and fill out the application form there before midday Fri 13 June 2025.

An unlikely team of antiheroes assemble in Thunderbolts*, the new entry to the Marvel Cinematic Universe arriving at DCA Cinema this week. Elsewhere, us for touching comedy-dramas Four Mothers and Holy Cow.

Delve into documentary One to One: John & Yoko and celebrate the 50th anniversary of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Piano dynamo Neil Brand presents his Silent Comedy Triple Bill, this month’s Discovery Family Film Club is the London International Animation Festival Shorts, and Flow returns by popular demand.

The thirteenth edition of Dundead Film Festival begins this Thursday – we’re kicking off with the UK Premiere of Darkest Miriam, starring Britt Lower (Severance), and Dario Argento’s stylish classic Deep Red (50th Anniversary)begins our celebration of Italian horror. Enjoy!

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There's two UK premieres, four Scottish premieres and six retrospective titles to look forward to. You've been snapping up our festival es - if you haven't got one already, head here to find out more and book. 

And as if all that wasn't enticing enough, we've been working behind-the-scenes to add even more horror fun to the festival. We're excited to welcome some special guests and we've added some exciting (and terrifying!) short films to our programme. Take a look...

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We're very excited to be welcoming the hosts of the award-winning podcast The Evolution of Horror to introduce two of our retrospective titles.

Launched in 2017, The Evolution of Horror is one of the most successful horror and film history podcasts. Episodes drop weekly and explore the history of the horror genre, from silent cinema to modern classics, via different subgenres. 

Mike Muncer, film journalist, host and creator of The Evolution of Horror will be introducing our captioned screening Zombie Flesh Eaters on Friday night. And on Sunday, co-host and writer Becky Darke will be introducing our screening of Mario Bava's Black Sunday  They'll also be sharing their experience of the festival - say hello and make them feel welcome. 

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Whet your appetite for our features with our specially selected short films. Before five of our festival films, you'll be treated to a short scare that was inspired by or speaks to the themes of the film it precedes. 

Ahead of Deep Red will be Bath Bomb an outrageously entertaining, blackly comic queer homage to the giallo aesthetic, directed by Colin G Cooper. We're thrilled that Colin will be ing us all the way from Canada to introduce his film and share the ways in which Deep Red inspired it. Colin says:

Deep Red is the film that first sparked my desire to create queer Giallo, which directly led to the development of Bath Bomb. Bath Bomb would not exist without Deep Red, and I'm beyond excited that the two films are screening together at Dundead.

Screening with our Scottish premiere of Somnium is Izzy, a brilliantly snappy short by Yfke van Berckelaer in which one young woman’s bottled-up frustrations reach fever pitch. 

We've already shared our pairing of the Quay Brothers short of Street of Crocodiles with their new feature Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass but we're now delighted to share that this 1986 short will be screening in glorious 35mm!

Then, showing with our Scottish premiere of The Wailing is Skulk, an extremely creepy short from UK-based filmmaker Max Ward. DCA staff were treated to a preview of this and described it as "incredibly unsettling and so, so effective" and "the perfect combo to make me jump out of my skin".

And last but certainly not least, we'll be showing the UK premiere of Mary Elizabeth Ellis’ short Last to Leave, a freaky debut about last orders being called in an American bar, ahead of our closing film, Demons.

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We're thrilled that Dundead IPA, our collaboration with Holy Goat, will be available on tap in Jute Café Bar throughout the festival. Find out more about it here. Jute are also putting on a special Dundead themed cocktail and mocktail too, so there's something for all tastes. Sip on a Crimson Waltz, a gin-based cocktail inspired by Suspiria, or enjoy a Scream Colada mocktail, inspired by A Bay of Blood. Show your Dundead ticket at the bar to get a discount on your special Dundead drink. 

It's going to be a busy weekend, but we've made sure there's time between films to enjoy a drink and a chat with your fellow festival-goers. You can also take your drinks into the cinema - just make sure you ask for a reusable glass - and you'll be able to pre-order so there's a beverage waiting for you when you come out of the cinema, ready for your next screening. We'll be sending out more details to bookers, so keep an eye on your inbox.
We can't wait to see you in the cinema!

us this week at DCA Cinema for When Autumn Falls, a cleverly crafted French drama from director François Ozon. You can also see Warfare, a visceral story of modern warfare from Alex Garland (28 Days Later) and Ray Mendoza.

There’s more time to enjoy Ryan Coogler’s supernatural thriller Sinners, along with comedy-drama The Penguin Lessons. Don’t miss hit anime Attack on Titan: The Last Attack on the big screen and us for an experimental take on the Snow White with Schneewittchen, screening from the only 35mm print in existence.

Elsewhere, our next Live from the Met screening is Mozart’s timeless comedy Le Nozze di Figaro. Finally, you can delve into the world of lost media with fascinating documentary Kim’s Video – bring a DVD (or VHS!) along to take part in our Mystery Video Swap Box. Enjoy!

This week at DCA Cinema, Ryan Coogler’s highly anticipated thriller Sinners arrives on the big screen. Starring an Oscar-tipped Michael B Jordan, this supernatural action tale blends genres in an audacious and wildly entertaining manner.

Steve Coogan stars in witty comedy-drama The Penguin Lessons, there’s more time to see The Return and we’re screening family feature Babe for its 30th anniversary. Elsewhere, experimental film The Stimming Pool was created by a collective of autistic artists and will be screening in a relaxed cinema environment.

Documentary fans can us for Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other, Neil Young: Coastal and Escape from Extinction: Rewilding. Finally, Contemporary Art Students Film Fest features a collection of diverse short films from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design's Contemporary Art Society. Enjoy!

This week at DCA, Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche star in sweeping drama The Return, based on Homer’s Odyssey. Elsewhere, Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega deal with the consequences of killing a mythical creature in horror-comedy Death of a Unicorn.

There’s more time to see family adventure A Minecraft Movie, biopic Mr Burton and Oscar-winning animation Flow. Get the best view of SIX The Musical Live! on the big screen, starring the original West End cast.

us for documentaries Ernest Cole: Lost and Found and Neil Young: Coastal, along with a 30th anniversary 4K restoration of acclaimed French thriller La Haine. Finally, our latest Dundeadscreening is ethereal cult classic Picnic at Hanging Rock, which celebrates its 50th anniversary. Enjoy!

Step into a cubic wonderland in A Minecraft Movie, the new family adventure based on the hit video game. Children and adults alike will love Flow, an Oscar-winning animation which follows a little cat on an extraordinary journey.

Mr Burton tells the origin story of legendary actor Richard Burton and the unlikely mentor who helped him on his rise to stardom, and Joshua Oppenheimer directs The End, a unique musical set at the end of the world.

Elsewhere, explore the life and work of maverick British photographer Martin Parr in I Am Martin Parr. Finally, enjoy SIX The Musical Live!from the comfort of the cinema, with spectacular musical performances from the original West End cast.

Celebrate the school holidays with a cinema trip! We’ve got Disney’s Snow White, A Minecraft Movie and Flow, all with family-friendly ticket prices. Horror fans can enjoy Death of a Unicorn, Dundead: Picnic at Hanging Rock and Sinners, or if you love photography, don’t miss our series of three documentaries – I Am Martin Parr, Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, and Two Strangers Trying Not To Kill Each Other.
 

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Acclaimed new thrillers to enjoy

If you love thrillers, check out spy story Black Bag and crime drama Santosh. The Catalan Film Festival returns with Catalan Shorts and Los destellos. Don’t miss art documentary War Paint - Women at War and The Apartment in 4K, plus we’ve got Disney's Snow White for the school holidays.

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Easter holiday treats and more

Tilda Swinton stars in apocalyptic musical The End, while Mr Burton stars Toby Jones as the teacher who inspired the young Richard Burton. I Am Martin Parr is a new documentary about the maverick photographer, then there’s more fun for young film fans with A Minecraft Movie and Oscar-winning animation Flow.

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Classic myths and modern legends

Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche star in The Return, a retelling of scenes from Homer’s Odyssey, then a mythical beast comes to life in comedy-horror Death of a Unicorn. Two powerful vintage films – La Haine and Dundead: Picnic at Hanging Rock – are screening in 4K, and we’ve got new documentaries Neil Young: Coastal and Ernest Cole: Lost and Found.

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Ryan Coogler returns with Sinners

Anticipation is high for Sinners, a historical horror from Ryan Coogler, starring Michael B. Jordan. Steve Coogan is a teacher who adopts a penguin in The Penguin Lessons, and the tender relationship between photographer Joel Meyerowitz and artist Maggie Barrett is explored in Two Strangers Trying Not To Kill Each Other.

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Look out for these new films

There’s lots to look forward to for the rest of April and May, including the final operas in our Live from the Met season; The Stimming Pool, created by a collective of neurodiverse filmmakers; another fantastic Exhibition on Screen: Michelangelo: Love and Death; and this year’s exciting Dundead horror festival. Then we eagerly await the release of Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme.

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Thu 8 - Sun 11 May

DUNDEAD, Dundee’s dedicated horror and cult film festival, returns for its thirteenth edition. We’ve got a terrifying line-up for you, including premieres and retrospective titles celebrating Italian horror. Immerse yourself in the festival with a Full or Half which includes Dundead merch, with special discounts available for DCA .

We'd love to hear what you thought of our April films - let us know by filling out a comment card (available outside the cinema) and leaving it on our #helloDCA board or by tagging us in your reviews on Letterboxd. Whatever you choose to see first, we're looking forward to welcoming you to DCA Cinema this month.

Santosh, a gripping crime thriller set in Northern India, arrives this week at DCA. Elsewhere, there’s more time to see Disney’s live action reimagining of Snow White, and Michael Fassbender stars in Steven Soderbergh’s new spy drama Black Bag.

Documentary War Paint – Women at War shines a light on the trailblazing role of women war artists, and you can enjoy vintage comedy The Apartment, now restored in dazzling 4K.

Elsewhere, Steve Coogan plays four roles in the stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove and Catalan Film Festival returns to DCA – us for a selection of Short Films, followed by sun-drenched family drama Los destellos. You can see both films for just £16 when booked at the same time. Enjoy!

us this week at DCA for Disney’s Snow White, a dazzling live-action reimagining of the classic 1937 film which stars Rachel Zegler in the title role and Gal Gadot as her stepmother, the Evil Queen.

Elsewhere, French comedy Oh My Goodness! sees a team of nuns enter a cycling race to save their local nursing home. We’re bringing you more screenings of Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey 17, and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is back by popular demand. There’s also another chance to see award-winning features Conclave and The Substance on the big screen.

The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme finishes with vintage gem Carmen Comes Home, and you can enjoy NT Live screenings of The Importance of Being Earnest and Dr. Strangelove. Finally, don’t miss madcap comedy Hundreds of Beavers as it hits DCA on its UK tour, followed by a Q&A with co-writer and star Ryland Brickson Cole Tews.

This week at DCA, there’s more time to enjoy Mickey 17, the darkly comedic sci-fi from Parasite director Bong Joon-ho, starring Robert Pattinson as you’ve never seen him before. Elsewhere, social drama On Falling follows Aurora, a Portuguese migrant working as a warehouse picker in Edinburgh.

We’re bringing back The Brutalist, Anora, No Other Land and Conclave to celebrate their success at the Academy Awards, The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme continues with Ichiko, and documentary Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story explores the life of The Selecter singer.

Our next Exhibition on Screen screening is Dawn of Impressionism: Paris, 1874 and Live from the Met returns with Beethoven’s classic Fidelio. For more Bong Joon-ho, us for Parasite: Black and White Edition (4K). Finally, our next Dundead screening is revolutionary parody film The People’s Joker, which will be introduced by actor Ruin Carroll. Enjoy!

Bong Joon-ho – the acclaimed director of 2019’s Parasite - returns to the big screen with Mickey 17, arriving at DCA this week. This masterful blend of sci-fi and comedy sees Robert Pattinson star as an expendable clone whose job it is to die.

Elsewhere, Pamela Anderson makes a dazzling return in The Last Showgirl, and there’s more time to see I’m Still Here. We’ve brought back A Complete Unknown and The Brutalist to celebrate their success at the Academy Awards, and you can see David Tennant and Cush Jumbo filmed live on stage in Macbeth.

The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme continues with 99% Cloudy … Always, there’s a chance to catch little-seen feminist feature Leila and the Wolves and our Artist’s Choice Screening is West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty. Finally, don’t miss the March edition of the DCA Film Quiz. Enjoy!

We’ve got a month packed with exciting new titles, including dark sci-fi comedy Mickey 17 and I’m Still Here, a gripping political drama from Walter Salles. We’re also excited to bring you the best of Japanese cinema with the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025.

There are final chances to see this year’s awards films, including A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist, Anora, The Substance and Conclave – catch them while you can!

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Must-see awards season films
Gripping Oscar-winning political drama I’m Still Here arrives, plus there are more chances to see Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy and A Complete Unknown. Plus, hit Korean thriller Parasite returns in black and white ahead of the new film by director Bong Joon-ho, Mickey 17.

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New sci-fi action from Bong Joon-ho
Mickey 17  blasts off! This dark sci-fi comedy stars Robert Pattinson as an ‘expendable’ clone worker who is literally dying for a living. Meanwhile, Pamela Anderson dazzles in Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl, and popular demand brings back The Brutalist and Macbeth: David Tennant & Cush Jumbo.

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Another chance to see the Best Picture winner
We're bringing back acclaimed Oscar winers, including Conclave, The Brutalist, No Other Land and Best Picture winner Anora. Elsewhere, acclaimed drama On Falling is the story of a Portuguese woman working in a Scottish warehouse and this month's Dundead screening is anarchic DIY parody The People's Joker. New music documentary Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story also hits our screens.

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Uplifting comedy and musical magic
Disney’s live-action Snow White promises plenty of music and magic for all ages, and we welcome actor Ryland Brickson Cole Tews to present Hundreds of Beavers. French comedy Oh My Goodness! is the story of a group of nuns who enter a cycling race, and the Japan Foundation Touring Film Festival closes with 1951 classic Carmen Comes Home.

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More great films on the way
We welcome back the Catalan Film Festival, bringing sunshine to our screens, then film fans of all ages can enjoy Discovery Family Film Club: Flow. The six wives of Henry VIII get a pop makeover in SIX the Musical Live!, there’s a trip into the world of A Minecraft Movie, and see behind the scenes on folk legend Neil Young's tour with new documentary Coastal.

We'd love to hear what you thought of our March films - let us know by filling out a comment card (available outside the cinema) and leaving it on our #helloDCA board or by tagging us in your reviews on Letterboxd. Whatever you choose to see first, we're looking forward to welcoming you to DCA Cinema this month.

See our full list of screenings and book your tickets now at dca.org.uk!

us this week for I’m Still Here, the Brazilian feature nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. From Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries), this powerful drama gives a rich of life under an oppressive regime in 1970s Brazil.

Elsewhere, Harrison Ford stars in Captain America: Brave New World, and there’s more time to see The Monkey and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. We’re bringing back Oscar-nominated biopic A Complete Unknown along with a preview screening in partnership with Glasgow Film Festival of On Falling, which follows a Portuguese migrant worker in Scotland.

The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme continues with quirky anime Ghost Cat Anzu and period drama Broken Commandment, and our next Discovery Family Film Club film is Wadjda, the first ever female directed film from Saudi Arabia. Finally, get ready for Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey 17 by revisiting his modern masterpiece Parasite – this time in 4K black and white. Enjoy!

Osgood Perkins, the director of 2024 sensation Longlegs, returns with The Monkey, arriving this week at DCA. Based on the short story by Stephen King, this unique blend of dark comedy and horror is sure to send a shiver down your spine.

us for knife-edge drama To a Land Unknown, acclaimed adult animation Memoir of a Snail and music documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin. Plus, there’s more time to enjoy Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy and NT Live: The Importance of Being Earnest, starring Doctor Who’s Ncuti Gatwa.

The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme begins with time travel comedy A Samurai in Time and drama Rude to Love. We’re also bringing back Conclave and Kneecap to celebrate their BAFTA success, and we pay tribute to maverick director David Lynch with a Dundead screening of Blue Velvet. 

Enjoy!

Valentine’s Day is here! Celebrate with one of the UK’s best-loved heroines, as a newly single Bridget Jones returns to the big screen in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, the fourth instalment in the iconic romantic comedy franchise.

Another tale of love arriving at DCA this week is Brief Encounter, voted the most romantic film of all time and now celebrating its 80th anniversary. For a completely different mood, us for mesmerising, Oscar-nominated Iranian drama The Seed of the Sacred Fig and tense revenge thriller Bring Them Down.

Elsewhere, enjoy the power of animation with touching DreamWorks feature The Wild Robot, and musical anime The Colors Within. Finally, see Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who) star in a joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy in NT Live: The Importance of Being Earnest. Enjoy!

Historical thriller September 5 arrives this week at DCA. Based on the media coverage of the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist attack, this tense and impactful drama was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Acclaimed British filmmaker Mike Leigh (Secrets and Lies) returns with Hard Truths, which explores family relationships in a post-pandemic world, and there’s more time to catch Oscar-nominated features The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown and Conclave. Plus, enjoy David Tennant and Cush Jumbo in Macbeth.

us for ghost story Presence – don’t miss our Dundead screening on Friday – and documentary For One More Hour with You, selected by Ingrid Pollard as her Artist’s Choice Screening. Finally, see Pamela Anderson’s Golden Globe-nominated performance - and an exclusive recorded Q&A - in our preview screening of The Last Showgirl. Enjoy!

From the reunited director, writer and stars of Forrest Gump comes Here, arriving at DCA this week. This innovative single-viewpoint film follows generations of families and a special place they inhabit, caputuring human experience in its purest form.

Elsewhere, Italian period drama Vermiglio follows a mountain community in 1944, who find their dynamic interrupted by the arrival of a refugee soldier. There’s more time to enjoy Oscar-nominated films The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown and A Real Pain, and we’re bringing back vampire spine-chiller Nosferatu.

Don’t miss David Tennant and Cush Jumbo in an enthralling new production of Macbeth, filmed live in London especially for the big screen. Our next Discovery Family Film Club film is animation The Red Turtle, produced by Studio Ghibli, and the FOKUS: Films from  programme concludes with coming-of-age drama Elbow. Enjoy!

We're all set for another bumper year of films at DCA, with blockbuster releases including Mickey 17, Elio, Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning, and of course Wicked: For Goodheading our way, as well as plenty of fantastic independent titles from around the world, fresh from the film festival circuit. 

We asked David Nixon, DCA's Head of Cinema, and Michael Coull, our Cinema Programme Assistant and Dundead programmer, which films they're most looking forward to in 2025…

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There are two important political thrillers from across the world coming out this spring that I want to highlight. Firstly, Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed of the Sacred Fig, a tense and paranoid film in which a family’s division during the 2022 student protests echoes the tensions in Iranian society.

And secondly, I’m Still Here, which is set during the military dictatorship in Brazil in the early 1970s and features a powerhouse performance from Fernanda Torres as a mother trying to keep her family together while searching for her husband.

I also want to put Scottish-set On Falling on your radar. Directed by newcomer Laura Carreira and produced by the team behind Ken Loach’s films, this poignant drama focuses on a Portuguese woman’s struggles with loneliness and alienation in the gig-economy climate.

Lastly, I’m excited to see if 28 Years Later lives up to the first film in the series, coming this summer…

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In an age where we increasingly seem to know more and more details about a film’s production and plot before it’s even released, any film which manages to maintain an air of secrecy and anticipation is always interesting. Enter Ryan Coogler’s Sinners – releasing in March. 

The trailer is atmospheric and cryptic, it reunites Coogler with his muse Michael B Jordan (star of many of Coogler’s pictures, from Fruitvale Station to Black Pantherto Creed) this also looks like it will be the first time that Coogler turns his unique sensibilities to the horror genre. I can’t wait.

Further off (and even more mysterious) are The Bride! Maggie Gyllenhaal’s intriguing-sounding adaptation of Bride of Frankenstein with Jessie Buckley as the titular Bride; Mother Mary, the always iconoclastic David Lowery’s new Anne Hathaway musical (tunes courtesy of Charli XCX and Jack Antonoff); and this year should see the eagerly-awaited release of the Jordan-Peele-produced sports-themed horror Him with Julia Fox and a comeback performance from Marlon Wayans.

Finally, Julia Ducournau is one of my favourite filmmakers working today and there’s a chance we could see her latest film, Alpha, released this year.

Thank you David and Michael! Which films are you most excited for? We'd love to check our your lists on Letterboxd - tag us in your lists, reviews and stories.

Don’t miss Academy Award frontrunner The Brutalist, arriving at DCA this week. This period drama features a stunning performance from Adrien Brody as Hungarian-born Jewish architect László Tóth, who moves to the USA in 1947 to rebuild his life and career.

You can catch Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg as mismatched cousins in critically acclaimed comedy drama A Real Pain, and there’s more time to see Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan in biopic A Complete Unknown.

Elsewhere, chilling drama The Girl with the Needle fictionalises a horrific true crime case from Denmark’s past. Live from the Met continues with a new production of Verdi’s Aida, and our next FOKUS: Films from  feature is Shahid, a clever combination of reality, fiction, theatre and musical. Enjoy!

Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, arriving at DCA Cinema this week. us to follow Dylan’s rise to fame, from an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota to one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history.

Elsewhere, an Oscar-tipped Nicole Kidman plays a CEO embarking on an affair with her intern in erotic thriller Babygirl, and there’s more time to see Pablo Larraín’s moving biopic Maria, starring Angelina Jolie as opera legend Maria Callas.

We’re revisiting Luchino Visconti’s beautiful family epic Rocco and His Brothers, and FOKUS: Films from  begins with documentary One Hundred Four, which captures a real-time sea rescue. Finally, our Dundead screening for this month is the charmingly offbeat Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter. Enjoy!

Angelina Jolie shines in Maria, arriving at DCA Cinema this week. This glamorous and moving biopic from Pablo Larraín (Jackie, Spencer) explores the final days of iconic opera singer Maria Callas.

Elsewhere, 2073 blends science fiction and documentary to deliver an unsettling commentary on humanity’s fate, and powerful drama Nickel Boys brings Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer-Prize winning novel to life. There’s also more time to see spine chiller Nosferatu and touching romance We Live in Time.

The much-anticipated Lord of the Rings anime, The War of the Rohirrim, arrives this week – come along and learn the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand. Finally, our first Artist’s Choice Screening to complement Soft Impressions in DCA Galleries is The Watermelon Woman, selected by artist Helen Cammock. Enjoy!

Prepare to be scared as Nosferatu creeps on to our screens this week at DCA. Based on the iconic 1922 vampire tale, this acclaimed retelling from director Robert Eggers (The Lighthouse) is guaranteed to send shivers down your spine.

Elsewhere, Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield star in deeply moving, decade-spanning romance We Live in Time and you can belt out your favourite tunes from Wicked at our special Singalong screenings.

There’s more time to enjoy Better Man, a wildly inventive and unique biopic in which pop sensation Robbie Williams is played by a CGI ape. Finally, don’t miss the chance to see Studio Ghibli’s Oscar-winning masterwork Spirited Away on the big screen, available to watch dubbed in English or in Japanese with subtitles. Enjoy!

We love Christmas films! To celebrate this year's fantastic festive film programme at DCA Cinema, we asked the DCA team about their must-watch favourites. Be sure to tell us about your favourite Christmas films too – tag us on Instagram or share your Letterboxd lists.

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"You can't beat a snowy, bittersweet, old black and white film during the holidays," says Val, our Exhibitions Coordinator, "I never get sick of It's A Wonderful Life and The Apartment."

Kay, also on the Exhibitions team, brings us a brand-new festive favourite for 2024: "I have been waiting all year to watch The Holdovers again – it totally captures the feeling around Christmas, and the cast of misfits is so endearing."

"I love the spectacle of White Christmas, but The Muppet Christmas Carol  is unironically my favourite festive watch. The beautiful costumes and sets plus Muppet mayhem and Michael Caine in a musical late-career high… magic," says Jenny from our Comms team. 

We have a few darker Christmas films on our list too. Faith from our People Team says "
Die Hard – definitely a Christmas movie" while Communications Manager Meg adds "The Nightmare Before Christmas – and it is 100% a Christmas film!"

Of course, we had to expect that our Dundead programmer Michael Coull would select something deliciously dark for us – 

"The 1974 Black Christmas – not only the best Christmas horror film ever made, but also one of the best and earliest examples of the slasher film, it set the template for the future of the subgenre. Come see our 50th anniversary screening this Friday 20 December."
 
Love this? Check out our line-up of Christmas films at DCA Cinema, showing until Tue 24 December. 

The holidays are almost here, and we’ve got a great two weeks of cinema coming up at DCA. Experience the epic journey of an orphaned cub who became a king in Mufasa: The Lion King, see Daniel Craig’s performance in Queer, and there are more chances to catch Wicked and Conclave.

In the run up to Christmas, you can enjoy a host of festive favourites, with vintage classics It’s a Wonderful Life and White Christmas, winter romance The Holiday and family favourites The Muppet Christmas Carol and The Polar Express. We’ve even got a festive Dundead double-bill.

After Christmas, we’re screening Studio Ghibli’s Oscar-winning feature Spirited Away on the big screen, available dubbed in English or in Japanese with subtitles. You can also us for Robbie Williams’ inventive biopic Better Manand don’t miss our special Wicked Singalong screenings. Enjoy!

Please note that DCA will be closed on Wed 25 & Thu 26 December and Wed 1 & Thu 2 January. We wish you a magical winter break!

Academy Award winning director Luca Guadagnino (Challengers) returns with Queer, arriving at DCA this week. Starring Daniel Craig and based on William Burroughs’ novella, this romantic drama follows an American expat who finds connection after fleeing a drug bust.

Amy Adams steals the show in Nightbitch, a darkly comedic look at the struggles of motherhood, and Zambian drama On Becoming a Guinea Fowl explores sisterhood and solidarity. Documentary Grand Theft Hamlet follows two actors who stage Hamlet in Grand Theft Auto, plus there’s more time to see Moana 2 and Wicked.

Rediscover Michael Marra with our screenings of his performance High Sobriety – Live at the Bonar Hall, 2000 and get your surfboards at the ready as our Art of Action season ends with a 4K restoration of Point Break. Finally, feel the festive spirit with vintage classics It’s a Wonderful Life and White Christmas, along with The Muppet Christmas Carol and Die Hard - and try your hand at our Festive Film Quiz. Enjoy!

Moana and Maui reunite for a brand-new voyage in Moana 2, arriving at DCA Cinema this Friday. Filled with stunning animation and catchy tunes, this delightful Disney sequel sees Moana journeying to the far seas of Oceania for her biggest adventure yet.

For more musical magic, don’t miss the chance to see Wicked and the CBeebies Panto returns for 2024 with Beauty and the Beast. Elsewhere, scheming and intrigue abound in Conclave, we’re screening critically acclaimed Indian feature All We Imagine as Light, and fans of winter sports will love Warren Miller’s 75.

Art of Action continues with 1938’s The Adventures of Robin Hood and our She Packs a Punch Double Bill, which celebrates 1960s Mexican pulp cinema. Finally, the French Film Festival 2024 concludes with sensual drama Emmanuelle, François Truffaut’s seventies classic Day For Night (35mm) and charming romance The Tasting, set in the world of the wine industry. Enjoy!

December is here, and there's so much to see this month at DCA. We've got family friendly tales, indie gems and two fantastic film seasons in Art of Action and the French Film Festival 2024. Plus, there are plenty of festive favourites coming up this month to get you into the Christmas spirit. Enjoy!

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Tales of adventure for everyone

Disney’s vibrant animation Moana 2 is set to make a splash, and there are more thrills in Warren Miller’s 75 and this week’s Art of Action films The Adventures of Robin Hood and She Packs a Punch Double Bill. Then we’re off to contemporary Mumbai for the sweeping and emotional All We Imagine as Light.

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Secrets, love...and Grand Theft Auto

Daniel Craig stars in Queer, Luca Guadagnino’s adaptation of the William S. Burroughs novella, while Amy Adams unleashes her wild side in Nightbitch. Meanwhile, the documentary Grand Theft Hamletfollows a pair of actors who stage a Shakespeare play in Grand Theft Auto. On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is an award-winning dark comedy-drama set in Zambia.

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Christmas favourites and more

We’ve got lots festive favourites for all ages, including our traditional Christmas Eve screening of It’s a Wonderful Life! Plus, Disney’s live-action origin story Mufasa: The Lion King, Robbie Williams’ surreal biopic Better Man, and the Studio Ghibli gem Spirited Away back on the big screen.

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Wed 1 – Thu 2 January 2025

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Check out these films in 2025

We’re looking forward to exciting new releases in the New Year, including Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu, Angelina Jolie as iconic opera singer Maria Callas in Maria, Timothée Chalamet in Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, and the epic historical drama The Brutalist, which is already hotly-tipped for the awards season.

Whatever you choose to see first, we can't wait to welcome you to DCA Cinema this December.

Take a trip to the Land of Oz this week at DCA, as Wicked arrives on the big screen. This musical spectacle is based on the beloved stage show and features powerhouse performances from Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as the two witches of Oz.

Elsewhere, Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci star in Conclave, a thriller set in the Vatican, we’re bringing back Small Things Like These by popular demand and there’s more time to see Gladiator II. You can also us for Palestinian documentary No Other Land, and we begin our French Film Festival screenings with animated ecological fable Savages.

The whole family can get into the festive spirit with the CBeebies Panto – this year it’s Beauty and the Beast. Finally, all aboard for this week’s Art of Action screenings: Bong Joon Ho’s sci-fi Snowpiercer, set aboard a post-apocalyptic train, and 1929’s The Flying Scotsman, accompanied by a live piano performance by Jane Gardner.

Get into the festive spirit with our programme of Christmas films this December at DCA.

Of course, our favourite tradition is our annual screenings of Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life – there are five showtimes to choose from, including a captioned screening on Mon 21 December. 

Then there's musical magic in White Christmas, family fun with The Muppet Christmas Carol and The Polar Express, and heartwarming romance in modern cult classic The Holiday. You can also introduce little ones to the magic of panto with the annual CBeebies Panto - this year it's Beauty and the Beast!

For those who like their festivities with a little more edge, don't miss Die Hard, and horror fans can enjoy a Dundead Double Bill of Bob Clark's legendary Black Christmas and Dead of Night.

Whether you're treating your family to a cinema trip, coming along with friends, or just popping in for a break from Christmas shopping, there's a warm welcome waiting for you at DCA.

us this week at DCA Cinema for Joy, an inspiring drama which tells the true story of the pioneers of IVF treatment. Elsewhere, there’s still time to experience Ridley Scott’s Roman epic Gladiator II, and delightful family film Paddington in Peru.

Documentary fans are in for a treat this week. Enjoy Golden Bear-winner Dahomey along with music documentary Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands and you can delve into the world of retro gaming with The Rubber Keyed Wonder + Q&A. We’re also screening experimental Mexican feature Pobo Tzu.

us for Dundead screenings of 1992’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Godzilla, and catch anime film Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom. Elsewhere, we’re combining our monthly Discovery Family Film Club screenings with Art of Actionto bring you Kubo and the Two Strings – ticket holders can also book our fun Film Foley Workshop. Finally, our next Live from the Met opera is Puccini’s classic Tosca. Enjoy!

24 years after the release of the Oscar-winning epic Gladiator, director Ridley Scott returns with Gladiator II, arriving at DCA this week. Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal play gladiators fighting for survival after Rome is conquered by tyrannical Emperors. Are you not entertained?

For more films by celebrated directors, don’t miss Andrea Arnold’s fantastical drama Bird, starring Barry Keoghan, and there’s more time to see Steve McQueen’s wartime feature Blitz. The whole family can enjoy Paddington in Peru, which sees the little bear travel across the world to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy.

Elsewhere, our adrenaline-soaked Art of Action season continues with Sam Peckinpah’s dizzyingly savage revisionist western The Wild Bunch, and Hong Kong action thriller Yes Madam!, which features Michelle Yeoh as a gunslinging police detective tasked with tracking down a gang of criminals. Enjoy!

With Oscar season looming, it's the time of year when some of cinema's most acclaimed filmmakers release new features, and we're thrilled to bring you films from three great UK directors this month – Steve McQueen, Andrea Arnold and Ridley Scott.

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Steve McQueen is back with Blitz, showing now at DCA Cinema. After an early career as a Turner Prize-winning video artist, McQueen went on to direct Hunger, Shame, 12 Years a Slave, Widows, the TV anthology Small Axe and more. Among a slew of awards, he was the first Black filmmaker to win an Academy Award in 2014. 

Of Blitz, he has said "I think my movie — not to sound corny — it’s about love. That’s the only thing worth living for, and it’s only thing worth dying for. Nothing else. That’s what I wanted to illuminate."

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Following Cannes Film Festival award-winner American Honey and the compelling 2021 documentary Cow, Andrea Arnold, makes a welcome return with Bird, a tender, striking and surprising coming-of-age fable starring Barry Keoghan (Saltburn), Franz Rogowski (ages), and newcomer Nykiya Adams.

For Bird, Arnold wanted to look at the experience of a teenager being raised by a young single father fixated on a bizarre money making scheme. "How do you navigate when you’re in the world where everything around you is so completely chaotic? How do you do that?" – there's more insight into her filmmaking process in this fantastic interview with Little White Lies.

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We end November with the latest feature from Ridley Scott, legendary director of dozens of blockbuster hits including Alien, Blade Runner, Black Hawk Down, Prometheus and last year's Napoleon.

Now, Scott brings us the long-awaited sequel to the Oscar-winning Gladiator, Gladiator II. This new film continues the epic saga of power, intrigue, and vengeance set in Ancient Rome and stars Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington. As he recently told Empire, "It’s the best thing I’ve ever made…"

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Plus, coming soon we've got films from acclaimed international directors, including Queer, from Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name); Nosferatu, from Robert Eggers (The Lighthouse), and Mickey 17, from Bong Joon Ho (Parasite). 

If you're a film fan, there's so much to look forward to at DCA Cinema – sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date with the latest releases, and be sure to follow us on Letterboxd too.

It’s another bumper month at Dundee’s indie cinema. We’re excited for two of the year’s biggest new releases – Gladiator II and Paddington in Peru – alongside acclaimed film festival hits, plenty of vintage gems and our thrilling new Art of Action film season. Enjoy!

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Everyone's favourite bear is back!

Treat little film fans to Paddington in Peru – we’ve got great value tickets for family groups. Saoirse Ronan returns in Steve McQueen’s epic war drama Blitz, while Cillian Murphy stars in literary adaptation Small Things Like These. Our Art of Actionseason starts with 4K restorations of Speed and Seven Samurai.

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Thrilling action from around the world

We’ve got films from two of contemporary cinema’s great directors this week, as Ridley Scott brings us the spectacular Gladiator II and Andrea Arnold releases coming-of-age fable Bird, starring Barry Keoghan. Art of Action continues with Sam Peckinpah’s savage 1969 Western The Wild Bunch and Michelle Yeoh in 1985 Hong Kong action film Yes, Madam!.

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True stories and mega monster fun

Bill Nighy stars in Joy, a British drama about the conception of the world’s first IVF baby. Meanwhile, award-winning documentary Dahomey follows 26 royal treasures returning to the Republic of Benin from a Paris museum. We’re also looking forward to Dundead screenings of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and 1954 monster movie classic Godzilla.

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Christmas favourites and more

December brings more family-friendly fun with the new Disney adventure Moana 2and the long-awaited musical fantasy Wicked. Ralph Fiennes stars in mystery-thriller Conclave, and we’ll be bringing you plenty of festive favourites to kickstart your Christmas celebrations, including our traditional screenings of It’s a Wonderful Life.

We're looking forward to seeing you at DCA soon.

Pack your marmalade sandwiches as Paddington sets off on a new adventure in Paddington in Peru, arriving at DCA Cinema this week. This delightful sequel sees Paddington and the Brown family travelling to visit Paddington’s beloved Aunt Lucy.

Elsewhere, director Steve McQueen’s latest feature Blitz follows a young boy in war-torn London and Cillian Murphy stars in Irish drama Small Things Like These, which takes a quiet but powerful look at the Magdalene laundries scandal. And there’s more time to see Mikey Madison’s career-making performance in Anora.

Our Art of Action season begins this week with two stunning 4K restorations: 90s thriller Speed, starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock and Akira Kurosawa’s sweeping epic Seven Samurai. Finally, celebrate Scotland’s music scene with Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands – we’re delighted to welcome directors Blair Young and Lesley from The Hedrons to DCA for a post-screening Q&A.

Two of the biggest award-contenders of the year arrive at DCA Cinema this week, with The Room Next Door, Pedro Almodóvar’s new feature starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore and Emilia Pérez, a genre-defying musical from auteur Jacques Audiard.

There’s more time to see The Apprentice and Endurance, we meet a legally recognised cyborg in Cyborg: A Documentary, and a much-loved anime returns to the big screen with My Hero Academia: You’re Next.

Elsewhere, it’s Halloween week, and Dundead is here to get you in the spirit! Head to prom with Carrie (4K Restoration), enjoy the frightfully under-seen Pumpkinhead and Hollywood 90028 and on All Hallow’s Eve itself, don’t miss A Nightmare on Elm Street – come dressed up for the chance to win a prize!

Discovery Film Festival continues this weekend with more Shorts for Tinies, Wee Ones and Families. We’ve got spooky fun with Nelly Rapp and the Secret of the Black Forest, explorations of friendship and inclusion with Lars is Loland Okthanksbye, and Argentinian drama Alemania. Enjoy!

Donald Trump’s origins are brought to life in The Apprentice, arriving at DCA this week. New releases include Alice Lowe’s time-hopping comedy Timestalker, coming-of-age tale Girls Will Be Girls, and documentary Notes from Sheepland.

On Tuesday, we welcome director Duncan Cowles for a post-screening Q&A following his documentary Silent Men. This week also sees our Dundead Halloween season start with Eraserhead and a Surprise Preview, you can us for Starstruck - Gene Kelly’s Love Letter to Ballet, and there’s more time to see Joker: Folie à Deux.

Elsewhere, Surrealism on Film concludes with 8 ½ (35mm), and our next Live from the Met screening is Grounded. Plus, we’re bringing The Outrun and Endurance back by popular demand - don’t miss the chance to see them on the big screen.

Finally, Discovery Film Festival 2024 begins this weekend with our Peruvian opening film Through Rocks and Clouds, which features a superstar alpaca. We’re also screening animated magic with Chicken for Linda! and Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light, and Finnish activist documentary Once Upon a Time in a Forest. Enjoy!

Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson star in A Different Man, arriving at DCA this week. This masterful blend of dark comedy, sci-fi and romance follows Edward (Stan), who undergoes a radical medical procedure to achieve his dream face – but his transformation soon turns into a nightmare.

us for The Teacher, a Palestinian drama which sees a teacher caught between political resistance and ing his students, and Astrakan 79, which explores coming-of-age in the Soviet Union. You can also enjoy Joker: Folie à Deux, explore the birth of British reggae with Harder than the Rock, and keep the family entertained with Discovery Family Film Club: Shorts for Wee Ones and Middle Ones.

Our Surrealism on Film season continues with Le Regard, featuring a live musical performance from Hoolan Ensemble, and Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One. Get ready for Gladiator II with a 4K Re-Release of Gladiator and see where a legendary tale began with Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope in collaboration with V&A Dundee. 

Finally, we’re delighted to bring Shackleton documentary Endurance to Dundee, home of the RRS Discovery, the ship that carried the explorer on his first journey to Antartica.

Get set for the heart-pounding, adrenaline-soaked, explosive new film season Art of Action, coming to DCA this November. 5k2ja

Part of BFI's Art of Action, a UK-wide film season celebrating high-octane cinema, we're bringing a wide-ranging selection of the best-ever action titles to our screens, including new 4K restorations of Point Break and Seven Samurai; vintage trailblazers The Adventures of Robin Hood and The Wild Bunch, Hong Kong martial arts thriller Yes, Madam! and lots more.

Cinema Programme Assistant Michael Coull, who programmed DCA's Art of Action season, says

We’re so excited to share our Art of Action season with you, celebrating the best in action cinema from as far back as 1929 to almost the present day. Far from simply blockbuster fodder, our thrilling season will display the artistry and creativity of some of the greatest action films ever made. We will showcase the breadth of what the action film can be, taking in key moments from film history; from silent film to spectacular archery skills in The Adventures of Robin Hood, from Akira Kurosawa’s ground-breaking epic Seven Samurai through one of Michelle Yeoh’s early roles in ‘80s Hong Kong in Yes, Madam and beyond.

Enjoy any three films from this season (excluding Kubo and the Two Strings, which is Donate What You Can) for the special price of £24 when you book them at the same time. Simply select your tickets and the discount will be applied automatically at the checkout.

Find out more about this exciting season, and book now, via our website.

October is a packed month here at DCA Cinema. As well as our new releases, you can enjoy our Surrealism on Film season, a terrifying line-up of six Dundead Halloween films, chances to see the original Gladiator and Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope on the big screen, and Discovery Family Film Club is back with short films for families during the school holidays, followed by the start of Discovery Film Festival 2024. Come and enjoy a film with us at Dundee’s only independent cinema!

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Fri 4 - Thu 10 October 163s5e

Drama, comedy, documentary and more 

Acclaimed Orkney-set memoir The Outrun continues, while Lady Gaga steals the show in Joker: Folie à Deux. There’s comedy-drama My Old Ass, the story of a teen who meets her older self, and powerful documentary Sugarcane, which explores the story of shocking historic abuse in Canadian residential schools.

Fri 11 - Thu 17 October g1go

Don’t miss the story of Endurance

Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson star in darkly-comic thriller A Different Man, and Palestinian drama The Teacher is the story of an educator struggling with his risky commitment to political resistance. Plus, new documentary Endurance follows the team searching to uncover Ernest Shackleton’s sunken ship.

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Discovery Film Festival begins!

Sebastian Stan is back, this time as Donald Trump in satirical biopic The Apprentice. Then we’re off to the Himalayas for coming-of-age drama Girls Will Be Girls, and hopping through time with blood-splattered comedy Timestalker. Artist Orla Barry discusses her ovine inspirations in Notes from Sheepland, and Discovery Film Festival opens with heartfelt Peruvian drama Through Rocks and Clouds.

Fri 25 - Thu 31 October 234814

New films from Almodóvar and Audiard

This week check out two films already enjoying Oscar buzz: The Room Next Door, the first English-language feature from Pedro Almodóvar, starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, and Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard’s musical crime drama starring Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña. Plus, don’t miss our Dundead Halloween films, including A Nightmare on Elm Street on Halloween night.

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Looking ahead to November, we've got some of the biggest films of the season arriving on our screens. Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal star in Roman epic Gladiator II, and enjoy thrilling family adventure Paddington in Peru. 

You can also get set for the explosive new film season Art of Action, which is part of BFI's UK-wide film season celebrating high-octane cinema. Throughout November and December, we'll be bringing you a selection of the best-ever action titles through the years, and you can see any three films from the season for just £24.

We're looking forward to welcoming you to DCA Cinema soon.

Get your face paint at the ready as Joker: Folie à Deux arrives at DCA Cinema this week. This much-anticipated follow-up to 2019’s Academy Award-winning Joker sees the return of lead actor Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker himself, opposite Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn.

Aubrey Plaza stars in coming-of-age comedy My Old Ass and powerful documentary Sugarcane uncovers historic abuse in Canadian residential schools. There’s more time to see Orkney-set drama The Outrun, and anime fans will love Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram. We’re also bringing back NT Live: Prima Facie, and Live from the Met begins with Les Contes d’Hoffmann.

Elsewhere, our Surrealism on Film season continues with Daisies & Murdering the Devil along with Destino & Spellbound, and for Festival of the Future 2024 we’re screening sci-fi Arrival. Finally, entertain the family this October holidays with Discovery Family Film Club: Shorts for Wee Ones and Middle Ones. Choose from shorts from Discovery Film Festival 2023 or our Greatest Hits through the years, with all tickets Donate What You Can (£0-£8). Enjoy!

Get ready for Celebration of Celluloid, a mini-season where we’ll take a peek behind the curtain to explore the magic of 35mm and the mysteries of the projection booth both on and off-screen. 5m3u69

We'll be screening rarely seen 35mm prints of Cinema Paradiso and Inglourious Basterds, along with the Scottish premiere of Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey, an insightful documentary on the transition from film to digital. Accompanying these films will be shorts created by local filmmakers, including one which shines the spotlight on DCA’s own projection booth.

At a time where most cinema screenings are digital, it has become increasingly rare to experience films in their original format. Aiming to briefly rebalance matters, we invite you to us in a celebration of 35mm and the projectionists who continue to screen it.

Enjoy all three films from this season for the special price of £24 when you book at the same time - select your tickets and the discount will be applied automatically at the checkout.

Celebration of Celluloid has been programmed by projectionist Cieran McCusker, who is undertaking a placement in DCA’s cinema team as part of the New Producers programme. This programme is ed by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI.

Travel to the Orkney Islands with The Outrun, arriving at DCA Cinema this week. Saoirse Ronan plays Rona, a young woman who returns home to Orkney to embark on a journey of recovery from addiction. One day at a time, she discovers the power of the island and its people to restore life and renew hope.

Another loner finds companionship in Black Dog, an uplifting drama about an ex-convict in China who forms an unexpected connection with a stray dog. You can also us for Francis Ford Coppola’s epic Megalopolis, French historical adventure The Count of Monte Cristo, and daring body horror The Substance starring Demi Moore.

Comedy and zombies mix in Shaun of the Dead, romance blossoms in Chuck Chuck Baby, and see Paul McCartney and Wings in One Hand Clapping. There's also another chance to catch Matthew Bourne's stunning Edward Scissorhands (Dance Version). We’re screening LUX Scotland’s artists’ moving images in Between any two possibilities there is darkness, and we’re delighted to welcome Kate & Jack from We Are Makers to DCA for a post-screening discussion of their documentary An Honest Representation of the Modern Maker. Enjoy!

Don’t miss Demi Moore’s career-best performance in body horror The Substance, screening this week at DCA. Moore plays a former A-lister who is tempted by a mysterious new drug which will make her young and beautiful again - what could possibly go wrong? Our Dundead
screening on Friday will feature a special introduction from programmer Michael Coull.

Elsewhere, Ian McKellen stars as a vicious theatre critic in 1930s London in thriller The Critic, legal drama The Goldman Case paints a portrait of far-left activist Pierre Goldman, and Elliot Page returns to screens in touching drama Close to You. We’re going back to the 1950s with film noir The Big Heat (4K Restoration) and our next Artist’s Choice Screening is Peruvian feature The Milk of Sorrow.

Enjoy Matthew Bourne’s dance production of Edward Scissorhands, and see Paul McCartney and Wings in One Hand Clapping, a music documentary first released in 1974. Finally, take a trip through the fantastical worlds of surrealism with our Surrealism on Film season, which begins this week with masterworks Un Chien Andalou (35mm) + L’Age d’Or and Return to Reason: Short Films by Man Ray. Enjoy!

Get ready for some spooktacular fun in DCA Cinema as we celebrate the creepiest time of the year.  535u5x

Dundead Halloween brings you a special selection of six films to enjoy throughout October. us for horror classics, forgotten gems, and a surprise preview. 

We begin the scares with a cross-over event - David Lynch's debut film Eraserhead will be showing as part of Dundead Halloween and our Surrealism on Film season. Then we're keeping things mysterious with a Surprise Preview - do you dare step into the unknown? The classic horrors continue with a 4K restoration of 1976's Carrie and the lesser-known-but-very-fun Pumpkinhead from 1988. We're also very excited to be showing Hollywood 90028, a film from 1972 that was thought lost and has never played in a UK cinema before.

Our last screening will happen on All Hallows Eve itself. us on 31 October for our 40th anniversary screening of A Nightmare on Elm Street. Come along in costume for your chance to win a Dundead goody bag. 

Get yourself a and see all of our Dundead Halloween films for £38.40.