The Prince Charles Cinema

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The last of the independents in London's West End.

We're here to chew bubblegum & kick ass... and we're all out of bubblegum!

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WINNIE THE POOH: BLOOD AND HONEY 2... Yes, really!

The not-so-cuddly, nightmare version of Winnie-the-Pooh is back! Catch WINNIE THE POOH: BLOOD AND HONEY II stalking the screens at The PCC daily from Friday 7th June – including a special Q&A screening with Director Rhys Frake-Waterfield, Producer & Star Scott Jeffrey (Christopher Robin) and Actors Lewis Santer (Tigger) and Marcus Massey (Owl) on opening night!

Jean-Pierre Melville's LE SAMOURAI in 35mm

JEAN-PIERRE MELVILLE is back in 35mm! Don't miss iconic French New Wave masterpieces LE SAMOURAÏ, LEON MORIN PRIEST, ARMY OF SHADOWS, and LE CERCLE ROUGE – all showing from 35mm prints – this Spring at The PCC!

BLADE RUNNER : DOUBLE FEATURE in 4K!

One of our most popular sci-fi Double Features is back! Don't miss Ridley Scott's BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT and Denis Villeneuve's BLADE RUNNER 2049, as they screen back-to-back in one night, in stunning 4K, on Friday 12th April!

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Harmony Korine's shocking, surreal and visually experimental masterpiece GUMMO comes back to our screens on glorious 35mm!

Filmmaker Gus Van Sant writes, "Venomous in story; genius in character; victorious in structure; teasingly gentle in epilogue; slapstick in theme; rebellious in nature; honest at heart; inspirational in its creation and with contempt at the tip of its tongue,GUMMO is a portrait of small-town Middle American life that is both bracingly realistic and hauntingly dreamlike."

Upon release, Harmony Korine's GUMMO was an…

"Okay campers, rise, and shine, and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cold out there…"

Before Palm Springs, Happy Death Day, and The Final Girls, there was the original time loop classic – GROUNDHOG DAY! Join us this Groundhog Day (2nd Feb), as we continue our annual tradition of presenting this comedy classic from the late-great Writer/Director Harold Ramis and starring Bill Murray in one of his all-time great performances.

Weatherman Phil Conners (Bill Murray) along with Cameraman Larry (Chris…

Want to see THE MATRIX the way it was seen in 1999? Don't miss the iconic sci-fi classic showing from an original 35mm print, with the original colour grade, on Saturday 2nd March!

Step into The Matrix and celebrate 25 Years of this masterpiece!

In 1999, THE MATRIX became a sensation. From the unbounded imagination of sisters Lana and Lilly Wachowski, the film drew inspiration from legendary films that came before it (Ghost In The Shell, Blade Runner, Akira, and…

"You've been putting it up your whole life, you just didn't know it. You know what date is on this coin? 1958. It's been traveling twenty-two years to get here. And now it's here. And it's either heads or tails. And you have to say. Call it." - Anton Chigurh

The year 2007 is one of our favourite years in modern cinema. Some of the greatest films of all-time came out of that year, including the King of that Year…

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Ping Pong

Ping Pong

★★★★

Chain smokin', hard drinkin', pant suit wearin' lady (nearly) lawyer navigates homelands and relationships that cast shadows so long they cover three generations of a nouveau-bourgeois family.
Mental to me this has only ever had two screenings in the UK in 37 years, and I'm paying it the highest compliment possible- I paid actual money to watch it.
(Lucy Sheen, the main actress, is a big Palestine advocate as well which is cool)

Prince Charles Cinema mystery movie :)

Prince Charles Cinema Mystery Movie Night:
You can tell it had a budget of $130,000, but I love it for that. The early hip hop influenced camera angles, shots & settings make up for the lack of cash. How Leslie Harris didn't get to make anymore films is outrageous. More stories like this need to be told.

Prince Charles Cinema Mystery Movie Night 🥳