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Michael Caine Tribute

Australian Premiere

In this upbeat documentary, Michael Caine invites you into the world of his youth: the Swinging 60s where icons like The Beatles were originating London’s pop-culture scene.

Australian Premiere

With an all-star cast of home-grown legends led by Michael Caine, this is the darkly funny, incredible true story of the most daring heist in British criminal history.

The five-time Oscar-nominated movie that rocketed Michael Caine to stardom features his memorable portrayal of a cockney womaniser whose exploits typified the freedom of Swinging 60s London.

A true British classic, and consistently voted amongst the greatest British films of all time, the 1969 original follows a con (Michael Caine) working on a gold heist in Turin.

Official Selection

Official Selection

Australian Premiere

Filled with catchy tunes that will be stuck in your head for weeks, this Scottish teen-zombie-musical-comedy follows high schooler Anna who finds herself in the middle of a zombie apocalypse.

Australian Premiere

In this handsome period drama based on true events, Aneurin Barnard (Dunkirk) portrays Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart during his incredible time in Prague, where he composed ‘Don Giovanni.’

Australian Premiere

Daisy Ridley and Clive Owen star in this clever reshaping of Hamlet based on the popular novel, in which Ophelia falls for the doomed Danish prince amidst political intrigue and betrayal.

Australian Premiere

Seven-time Oscar nominate Mike Leigh (Mr. Turner) directs this gritty and passionate account of the peaceful working-class demonstration in 1819 Manchester that was violently suppressed by police forces.

Australian Premiere

Charting a course from whimsy to utterly moving, Deborah Haywood’s acclaimed and singular debut follows an eccentric mother and daughter who arrive in a new town desperate to start over.

Australian Premiere

Based on the life of British KGB agent Melita Norwood, Academy Award winner Judi Dench and Sophie Cookson portray the life of Joan Stanley, one of the most influential spies in living history.

Australian Premiere

Bill Nighy, Sam Riley and Alice Lowe star in this stylish comedy-drama about a Scrabble-obsessed tailor searching for his lost son.

Narrated by Charles Dance, this documentary tells the story of the plucky fighter plane that took on the might of the Luftwaffe through the first-hand accounts of the last surviving combat veterans.

Australian Premiere

Take the plunge with the ultimate feel-good British comedy, as Rob Brydon stars as a man who finds a new lease on life after joining an amateur, all-male, synchronised swimming team.

From Richard Eyre (Notes on a Scandal), Emma Thompson stars as a widely-admired judge facing a life-changing decision on behalf of a young man refusing medical treatment.

Australian Premiere

Rupert Everett, in the role he was born to play, shines as Oscar Wilde, depicting the great writer’s final years in exile in Naples and Paris, co-starring Colin Firth and Emily Watson.

Australian Premiere

Three-time BAFTA nominee Sylvia Syms stars in this riveting drama based on a true story, following an inseparable retired couple that is forced to live apart by social services.

Australian Premiere

The fascinating true story of the love affair between socialite Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton) and literary icon Virginia Woolf (Elizabeth Debicki) is depicted in this sumptuous portrait.

Australian Premiere

From Amma Asante (A United Kingdom) comes an impossible romance set in the most brutal of times: Germany, 1944, where a black teenage girl and a Hitler Youth member fall in love. 

Australian Premiere

Set in ‘70s Jamaica and ‘80s London, Yardie is the story of ‘D’ who embarks on an explosive quest for retribution following the death of his brother in Idris Elba’s directorial debut.

Retrospective: Swinging 60s

Retrospective: Swinging 60s

The five-time Oscar-nominated movie that rocketed Michael Caine to stardom features his memorable portrayal of a cockney womaniser whose exploits typified the freedom of Swinging 60s London.

A four-time Oscar nominee that gave us The Seekers’ hit song; in swinging London, a vivacious but homely 22-year-old suddenly finds herself the object of two men’s affections.

A true British classic, and consistently voted amongst the greatest British films of all time, the 1969 original follows a con (Michael Caine) working on a gold heist in Turin.

Winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, Richard Lester (A Hard Day’s Night) presents this cheeky romp about a man who seeks the ‘knack’ for seducing women.

Sidney Poitier is magnificent as a novice teacher who faces a class of rowdy working-class punks in this classic that reflected the fears of London teens in the 60s.