BFI Southbank

Four screens open seven days a week for the widest choice of great films.

 
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Seasons

Curated collections of film and TV by genre, theme, actor or director.

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Previews and events

Talent Q&As, special events and a chance to catch the latest film and TV before anyone else.

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The Girls + discussion presented in partnership with Club des Femmes

Simone de Beauvoir noted of this film that it ’moves us by the beauty of its landscapes, its poetry and above all its subtle tenderness’.

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Collateral + intro by Ian Haydn Smith, writer and curator

Cruise’s contract killer is not someone you want to cross paths with as he and Jamie Foxx’s unwitting taxi driver share a long night of the soul in Los Angeles.

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Sleeping Car + intro by Michael Williams, author of Ivor Novello: Screen Idol

Sophisticated British comedy starring matinee idol Ivor Novello as a railway Romeo.

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New releases

The best new cinema for you to enjoy.

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Re-releases

A selection of key classics – many newly restored.

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Big screen classics

The timeless films we urge you to see.

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Families

Ideal screenings for ages 4 to 12.

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Regular programme

Explore our regular programme of world cinema, archive and experimental film.

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BFI Film on Film Festival 2025

Welcome to the BFI Film on Film Festival where every film, without exception, is projected from a print.

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