Opening Times
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 5-8.30pm
Wednesday: 1-8.30pm
Saturday: 1-8pm
Plymouth Arts Cinema
Arts University Plymouth
Tavistock Place
Plymouth
PL4 8AT
Award Winning Independent Cinema
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- Adventure Film Club
- Art of Action - Kicking It!
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- Beyond the Page with The Box
- Black History Month
- Bringing in Baby
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- Descriptive Subtitles Available
- Documentary
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- F Rated
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- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Green Screen
- Hidden Figures of Plymouth
- Iris On The Move
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- Live Show
- Local Interest
- MUBI GO
- NT Live
- Plymouth Urban Tree Festival
- Powell & Pressburger
- Programmer's Pick
- Reclaim The Frame
- Relaxed Screening
- SAFAR Film Festival
- Silent Cinema Season with Theatre Royal Plymouth
- Summer Holiday Cinema
- Talks
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2024
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025
- Virtual Cinema
Past Events
- See All
- Art
- Creative Learning
- Film
- Adventure Film Club
- Art of Action - Kicking It!
- Artist Moving Image
- Beyond the Page with The Box
- Black History Month
- Bringing in Baby
- Classic Film
- Descriptive Subtitles Available
- Documentary
- Exhibition On Screen
- F Rated
- Family Friendly
- Festivals
- Free Events
- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Green Screen
- Hidden Figures of Plymouth
- Iris On The Move
- LGBTQ+
- Live Cinema
- Live Show
- Local Interest
- MUBI GO
- NT Live
- Plymouth Urban Tree Festival
- Powell & Pressburger
- Programmer's Pick
- Reclaim The Frame
- Relaxed Screening
- SAFAR Film Festival
- Silent Cinema Season with Theatre Royal Plymouth
- Summer Holiday Cinema
- Talks
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2024
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025
- Virtual Cinema
Viewing Archived Events
Knitflix: Pride and Prejudice (U)
Knitflix is a relaxed screening where you can work on your knitting, crochet and other craft projects while you watch the film. It has been 20 years since Joe Wright’s delightful and heartwarming adaptation hit our screens and it’s just as beauti...
Unreachable (12A) + performance
With a choir performance of original makaton-signed songs created by Documental’s community of SEN families and a short post-screening opportunity to ask questions and share any thoughts.
Jeremy Deller: So Many Ways to Hurt You (The Life and Times of Adrian Street)
This is the final screening leading up to Hello Sailor, Jeremy Deller’s commissioned event as part of The Triumph of Art. So Many Ways to Hurt You charts the flamboyant life and times of the wrestler ‘Exotic’ Adrian Street.
Bluey at the Cinema: Let’s Play Chef Collection (U)
All Tickets £3, including a drop-in colouring session before the film. These are relaxed screenings especially for families with the sound lowered and the lights left on a little. Babies are welcome!
The Marching Band (15)
Back by popular demand. If you missed this when we screened it as part of the French Film Festival, now is your chance to see the film that got a spontaneous round of applause at PAC!
We Are Fugazi From Washington D.C.
Created to commemorate the 20 years that have passed since DC-based post-hardcore band Fugazi’s last live appearance. The film pays tribute to Fugazi’s prowess as a live act. Profits from the screenings will be donated to local charity Trevi Wome...
A New Kind of Wilderness (12A)
This Sundance-selected documentary is not just a heartbreaking portrait of the endurance of a family, but also a breathtaking trip into the Norwegian wilderness.
Keep Our Sea Chemical Free – The Documentary + Q&A
This 40-minute documentary is about what happened when a Cornish community was confronted with the sudden reality of a chemical experiment happening in St. Ives Bay.
The Big Sea (age rating tbc)
This award-winning documentary exposes surfing’s hidden links to Cancer Alley and the devastating impact of the wetsuit world’s toxic addition to Neoprene.
Good One (15)
17-year-old Sam is joining her dad and his buddy on a camping trip. An awkward encounter casts the trio’s relationships in a new light. Some screenings begin with Jay's Grave, a short film about Dartmoor Folklore.
By Date
By Category
- See All
- Adventure Film Club
- Art of Action - Kicking It!
- Artist Moving Image
- Beyond the Page with The Box
- Black History Month
- Bringing in Baby
- Classic Film
- Descriptive Subtitles Available
- Documentary
- Exhibition On Screen
- F Rated
- Family Friendly
- Festivals
- Free Events
- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Green Screen
- Hidden Figures of Plymouth
- Iris On The Move
- LGBTQ+
- Live Cinema
- Live Show
- Local Interest
- MUBI GO
- NT Live
- Plymouth Urban Tree Festival
- Powell & Pressburger
- Programmer's Pick
- Reclaim The Frame
- Relaxed Screening
- SAFAR Film Festival
- Silent Cinema Season with Theatre Royal Plymouth
- Summer Holiday Cinema
- Talks
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2024
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025
- Virtual Cinema
Past Events
- See All
- Art
- Creative Learning
- Film
- Adventure Film Club
- Art of Action - Kicking It!
- Artist Moving Image
- Beyond the Page with The Box
- Black History Month
- Bringing in Baby
- Classic Film
- Descriptive Subtitles Available
- Documentary
- Exhibition On Screen
- F Rated
- Family Friendly
- Festivals
- Free Events
- French Film Festival
- French Music and Film Evening
- Green Screen
- Hidden Figures of Plymouth
- Iris On The Move
- LGBTQ+
- Live Cinema
- Live Show
- Local Interest
- MUBI GO
- NT Live
- Plymouth Urban Tree Festival
- Powell & Pressburger
- Programmer's Pick
- Reclaim The Frame
- Relaxed Screening
- SAFAR Film Festival
- Silent Cinema Season with Theatre Royal Plymouth
- Summer Holiday Cinema
- Talks
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2024
- The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025
- Virtual Cinema
Winner of Best Arts, Culture and Theatre Venue – Muddy Stilettos Devon Awards 2024
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