Our summer of family films returns in collaboration with Croydon Family Hubs. We've got brand-new and much-loved family favourites, including Toy Story 5 and Minions & Monsters. Tickets are just £6! www.davidleancinema.uk#whatson

We're bringing the beloved All of Us Strangers back to the big screen for a special Q&A with social historian John Grindrod, who'll be talking about his latest book Tales of the Suburbs: LGBTQ+ Lives Behind the Net Curtains. Book tkts: www.davidleancinema.uk/aous/

Exhibition on Screen is back!! Book your ticket: davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

FLIRTING (1991) returns to the big screen on Saturday in all its 35mm beauty. Experience early break-out performances from Thandiwe Newton, Nicole Kidman, and Naomi Watts in this memorable Aussie drama from John Duigan. davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

If you love The Cinema Museum like we do, then you'll be excited to hear that they're running a Crowdfunder to buy their historic home and secure their place as a London film institution. Donate: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-cinema...

National Theatre Live is back with The Playboy of the Western World, starring Derry Girls' Nicola Coughlan and Siobhán McSweeney. Pegeen Flaherty’s life is turned upside down when a young man walks into her pub claiming that he’s killed his father. davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Family Film Club screenings at David Lean Cinema in July insidecroydon.com/2026/06/30/f... #Croydon #Cinema #Discount @davidleancinema.bsky.social

BACKROOMS is coming 🫣and we've got the EVERYTHING MUST GO version with 15mins of additional, edge-of-your-seat footage. Believe the hype and experience the horror phenomenon that everyone's talking about. www.davidleancinema.uk#whatson

Shout out to Croydonist for their interview with our Chair, Sam, on our activities for Pride Month, and beyond. Including, special screenings and Q&As. Read the full story here: www.croydonist.co.uk/dlc-queer-st...

Not a footy fan? Looking for a place to escape the heat? We've got you covered with some great movies this week. Check out what's on: www.davidleancinema.uk#whatson

Your movie-loving dad doesn't want a pair of slippers or a mug this Father's Day. Give him the gift of cinema with a David Lean Cinema gift voucher and make it a shared movie experience to remember. davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Q&A alert!! Don't miss our screenings of Barrel Children: The Families Windrush Left Behind on Monday 22 June. Both showings include Q&As with prominent members of the Windrush community and their descendants. Book tickets: davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

It's Pride month and we have two unforgettable films for you, delivered in partnership with @croydonpride.bsky.social. Don't miss out, book your ticket now: www.davidleancinema.uk#whatson

The man, the myth, the legend. He may be one of music's most controversial figures, but he certainly made some bangers. Now you can explore MJ's meteoric rise to fame in the latest biopic MICHAEL. Tickets: davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

We're hosting a memorial screening of ARE THEY HOSTILE for the late Mike Simister of The Fanatics. This classic documentary charting the local punk scene in the 70s & 80s will raise funds for Cancer Research UK & Mountbatten Hampshire hospice. davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Can a pair of Dundee rappers con the US music industry into a record deal? They can, and they did. You have to see it to believe it. 🎬California Schemin' 🎥Dir. James McAvoy davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

AKIRA is back!! Need we say more? Grab your tickets now: davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

True Londoners love venue run by fellow city dwellers. Visit volunteer led @davidleancinema.bsky.social Croydon for 1st time last night. Joined #YvonneAdair for #Escapes free preview screening @powerballadfilm.bsky.social. Great bunch of cinephillic staff. #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife4

Tomorrow (23 May) could well be your last chance to enjoy the award-winning Brazilian sensation THE SECRET AGENT, starring Wagner Moura, on the big screen! 🍿 Book your tickets: davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

What's life without a bit of whimsy? Step into the charming world of The Magic Faraway Tree, with Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nicola Coughlan, and Nonso Anozie. One week to go: davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

EXIT 8 IS COMING 😱 Don't miss it!! Tickets: davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Jim Jarmusch returns with this triptych of parent-child and sibling relationships across 3 countries. Turning the mundane into the marvellous, Jarmusch has once again crafted a deft comedy-drama that explores the intricacies of families. FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER tinyurl.com/3j923yt7

Ready for a creepy Cornish fishing drama? Of course you are. When Nick (George McKay) and Liam (Callum Turner) returning from a fishing trip aboard the ROSE OF NEVADA, things aren't quite how they remembered them. davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Shot in black and white, this is a faithful adaptation of Albert Camus’s existential classic, L’étranger. Meursault, a Frenchman in 1930s Algeria, finds himself through chance and circumstance on trial for the murder of an Arab man. THE STRANGER: davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

In dystopian Brazil, elderly citizens are forcibly relocated to make way for the younger generation. But when 77 y/o Tereza refuses to comply, she embarks on an unforgettable adventure. THE BLUE TRAIL: davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Zendaya and Robert Pattinson bring THE DRAMA. Emma & Charlie are happily engaged to be married, but after a playful game of "what's the worst thing you've ever done", Emma's shocking revelation threatens their marital bliss. davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

From the creative team behind The Brutalist, this historical drama stars Amanda Seyfried as Ann Lee, the eighteenth-century founder of the Shaker movement. Based on a true story. THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE Tickets: davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Get ready for the heart-warming adaptation of PROJECT HAIL MARY, starring Ryan Gosling as teacher turned astronaut Ryland Grace, who finds himself unexpectedly as the last hope for mankind 🚀 davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Bryan Cranston and Marianne Jean-Baptiste bring Arthur Miller's classic play ALL MY SONS to life in this five-star production from National Theatre Live. Tickets: davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

David Lean Cinema screenings for May at the Clocktower insidecroydon.com/2026/04/28/2... #Croydon #Cinema #WhatsOn @davidleancinema.bsky.social @timeout-london-rss.bsky.social

Experience the life and legacy of Jeff Buckley in this beautiful documentary from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Amy Berg. 🎞️ It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley 📆 Tuesday 5 May 🎟️ davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

We're screening Made in Dagenham (largely filmed in Croydon) in partnership with Museum of Croydon's current exhibition - Forge: Industries of Croydon. Stars Sally Hawkins and the late, great Bob Hoskins. Tickets: davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

🌃MANHATTAN MUDER MYSTERY is coming - Woody Allen's and Diane Keaton's final collaboration. We will also be screening a short documentary called CINEMA NOW by local filmmaker Louis Holder. Don't miss out: davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

The Oscar-nominated thriller THE SECRET AGENT, starring Wagner Moura, is coming to Croydon. A political exile returns to his hometown in Brazil to reclaim his son, but corrupt agents are following his every move. Tickets: davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Exit 8. @davidleancinema.bsky.social love this cinema and it's friendly volunteers. Oh, the film was good to. #exit8 #monday #Croydon #davidleancinema #cinema

Japan's highest grossing live-action movie is coming to the DLC. Experience KOKUHO, a story of an orphaned boy who comes of age in the world of Kabuki, where rivalries and ambitions collide. Tickets: davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

REEL TALK, Croydon's dynamic film club featuring big movies and bold conversations, is back!! We've partnered with East Croydon Cool x DISAUTHORITY to bring you CR0's most easy-going film club. Join us on 13 May for DIE MY LOVE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reel-talk-...

#bestfilminlondontoday Apr 25 at capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com guide to rep cinema scene. Movie escapism with a serious undertow ... Woody Allen's great 1993 black comedy MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY (35mm) at David Lean Cinema @davidleancinema.bsky.social capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2026/04/capi...

In this stunning directorial debut from Akinola Davies Jr., two young brothers hike to Lagos with their estranged father Folarin during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis. Just one screening available, don't miss MY FATHER'S SHADOW: davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Looking for an original gift for the cinephile in your life? We do gift vouchers ranging from as little as £5 to £50, including specially themed birthday vouchers. Give the gift of cinema by purchasing vouchers online or at the box office: davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Be enchanted by the Oscar-nominated animation LITTLE AMELIE, about a little Belgian girl growing up in Japan. If you loved the ethereal charm of FLOW (2024), then you'll adore this. Showing Thurs 2 April. Tickets: davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

We're seeing out March with SIRAT, the psychedelic road movie that scooped the Jury Prize at Cannes, described my @empiremagazine.bsky.social as "so intense you'll want to scarper but so riveting you can't leave." Don't miss it! davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Our patron Joanna Scanlan recently featured in @thetimes.com Culture Fix. As well as bigging up her favourite books and works of art, Joanna also talked about the last film that made her cry - SIRAT. See it for yourself at the DLC: davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

In the mood for a lazy Saturday and watching Nazis get their comeuppance? This is your last chance to catch Nuremberg on the big screen. Following his capture at the end of the war, Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe) awaits trial with other Nazis at the military tribunal in Nuremberg. bit.ly/4smerPT

Lovely bit of coverage in the Our Croydon spring newsletter about our recent carers' screening ❤️

Enjoy Oscar winners and more at David Lean Cinema in April insidecroydon.com/2026/03/19/e... #Croydon #Cinema #Oscars @davidleancinema.bsky.social

Ooh, la, la. Look who's back! It's Richard Linklater's stunning picture about a certain French cinema journalist who sets out to make his first feature film, Breathless. Stylishly shot in black and white and featuring pitch-perfect performances, NOUVELLE VAGUE is unmissable. bit.ly/4shqlul

Rose Byrne is fearless in her Oscar-nominated portrayal of Linda, a woman teetering on the brink of sanity, in IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU. Juggling work, an absent husband, her daughter's illness, and a therapist who pushes professional boundaries, no wonder Linda's grip is slipping. bit.ly/4sjYLfS

When teenager Noor is injured by Israeli violence at a West Bank protest, his mother recounts their family's history, from the Nakba in 1948 to the present day, and brings to life their incredible resilience and unrelenting hope. davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Our next 35mm presentation is the 60s comedy caper THE KNACK...AND HOW TO GET IT, starring Michael Crawford. Join us for a fun afternoon and a trip down memory lane on Sat 14 March. Tickets: davidleancinema.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...