As the Easter break continues, we have several brand new films hitting cinemas all over Preston. This includes Death of a Unicorn, a dark comedy starring Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd. The Amateur stars Rami Malek in a thrilling action story about a CIA agent who begins fieldwork, and finally Drop is a tense thriller about a woman on a first date who begins to receive odd messages via Airdrop.

In addition to new releases, these are the unique listings for Preston’s local cinemas from Friday 11 to Thursday 17 April.

Flow

The Arc Cinema – Book Here

All Week

The Flower Bowl – Book Here

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Odeon – Book Here

All Week

Flow won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film over competitive entries like Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, from Preston’s own Nick Park. The film features a beautiful stylistic animated style and is free from any human speech. Instead, it features a wide variety of real animal sounds. An engaging watch for the entire family to enjoy.

Restless

The Arc Cinema – Book Here

All Week

Restless was brand-new in cinemas from Friday 4 April, though The Arc is the only local cinema to have it in their rotation. A dark comedy drama film from writer-director Jed Hart, in his feature directorial debut, the film shows a lot of promise. Having played at film festivals around the country and Europe, it has now made its way to limited theatres.

One to One: John & Yoko

The Arc Cinema – Book Here

All Week

Exploring the love and life of John Lennon and his partner Yoko Ono. The documentary film takes a closer look at a period in their lives just ahead of a charity concert. This film is a must watch for fans of the iconic former The Beatles star.

Six The Musical Live!

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The Flower Bowl – Book Here

Friday

Odeon – Book Here

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Vue – Book Here

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Six The Musical is a comedy stage show that depicts a modern-day retelling of Henry the VIII tragic relationship with his six wives. The film sees each woman take their turn to recount their experience. All four cinemas will be screening the musical, though The Flower Bowl is making room for some other films later in the week.

Beauty & The Beast 

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All Week

The live-action Disney remake starring Emma Watson is back at the cinema in The Arc as part of their Disney Celebration Festival, which runs throughout the Easter break and beyond.

Screen spotlight: What’s on in Preston cinemas this Easter holidays

The Chosen: Last Supper Part 1

Odeon – Book Here

Friday, Saturday, Sunday

The Chosen is an American television series depicting the life of Jesus Christ. The Chosen: Last Supper depicts the fifth season of the show, and Part 1 includes the first and second episodes of this season. At present, there are no plans to put Part 2 and Part 3, which contain the rest of the season 5 episodes, on the big screen, but Part 1 is set to kick off the season on the big screen as an event screening. The story of Part 1 is primarily concerned with Jesus entering Jerusalem and seeing the temple in disarray as a market.

Sylvanian Families – The Movie

The Flower Bowl – Book Here

Saturday, Sunday

Odeon – Book Here

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Vue – Book Here

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday

The popular playset for children that began trading in 1985 now comes to the big screen. The film perfectly captures the theme of the toys and delivers a happy family fairytale centred on anthropomorphised animals. This one is more focused on younger audiences, so keep that in mind going in.

Andre Rieu 75th Birthday Special – The Dream Continues

The Flower Bowl – Book Here

Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday

Odeon – Book Here

Saturday, Sundaye, Tusday

Vue – Book Here

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Andre Rieu has been hosting a number of live concert recordings across theatres for several years now. And this year, to celebrate his 75th year of life, Rieu is putting on a very special event screening. 

Babe 

Odeon – Book Here

Sunday, Wednesday

Vue – Book Here

All Week

Babe, the film about a talking pig is back in theatres this week with screenings in both the Odeon and Vue. The film is a heartwarming tale of love, adventure, and self-discovery. The film marks its 30th anniversary this year, which is why its back on the big screen.

Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration

Vue – Book Here

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Continuing with this week’s offerings for younger audiences, Bing & Friends is a popular television series for toddlers and young children. Vue will be putting on special screenings of Bing throughout the week, which means even more options to enjoy during the Easter break this week.

The Penguin Lessons

The Flower Bowl – Book Here

Wednesday, Thursday

Vue – Book Here

Wednesday, Thursday

Steve Coogan stars in this film inspired by a true story. When a teacher has become desensitized to the suffering and pain around him, it takes a very special new friend to bring him back out of his slump. The film is beautiful, heartwarming, and joyous, although it does sanitise some of the darker realities of the events surrounding the film.

Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon

Odeon – Book Here

Wednesday, Thursday

Fans of anime will be pleased to see Kaiju No. 8, a fairly recent TV series, making its big screen debut with this film. Odeon is exclusively showing the film here in Preston this coming week, with a special subbed screening.

Bad Boys

Vue – Book Here

Wednesday

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence team up in the buddy cop film that started it all. Bad Boys is celebrating its 30th Anniversary, and Vue is marking the occasion with a special screening coming this Wednesday.

A Real Pain 

The Arc Cinema – Book Here

Thursday

The Arc is continuing its run of Silver Screen films with A Real Pain this Thursday. The film stars Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg in a wonderful, introspective hit that explores pain, grief, and connection. The film is not to be missed, and this screening is sure to be a special one for all those in attendance.

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