BFI Southbank

A four-screen cinema venue showing a huge selection of classic and contemporary films each year, with new and re-releases, film seasons, and director and actor retrospectives.

Showing now

The Graduate

Dustin Hoffman plays a young man who’s led astray by the seductive Mrs Robinson, mother of the girl he loves.
Opens 23 June

Screening today

All events

Events and previews

Your chance to catch the latest releases, and hear from film and TV personalities.

Preview: Kedi + Q&A with director Ceyda Torun

Enjoy a cat’s-eye-view of Istanbul’s streets in the ‘the Citizen Kane of cat documentaries’.
Preview: Stranger in Paradise + discussion

In this provocative documentary film an actor poses as a teacher to question refugees and asylum seekers.
Preview: Hounds of Love

A tightly woven, Australian-set thriller inspired by  an infamous real-life case of abduction.

All film & TV seasons

Film and TV seasons

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

Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival (LIFF)

LIFF offers a showcase of the best of new Indian independent cinema and a rare window into a billion lives.
Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman helped pave the way for a new generation of Hollywood leading men in the late 60s.
Edgar Wright presents Car Car Land

For June only, director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs the World) curates some of the classics that influenced his latest release Baby Driver.
This Was Tomorrow: Broadcasting the arts - Architecture on TV

Excavating the stories buried within the built environment challenges our view of the past, present and personal.
Unbound: Visions of the black feminine

With the freedom to reflect their own lives, black women filmmakers pioneered their way to an extraordinary cinematic legacy.

All film releases

Film releases

The latest cinema releases and key classics – many newly restored.

Destiny

Fritz Lang’s eerie masterpiece was acknowledged as an influence by both Hitchcock and Buñuel.
Until 22 June
Stockholm My Love

This superb film, a cross between documentary and fiction, stars Neneh Cherry as a troubled woman who takes a walk through the city.
Until 30 June
The Graduate

Dustin Hoffman plays a young man who’s led astray by the seductive Mrs Robinson, mother of the girl he loves.
Opens 23 June

25 and under

Future Film

Events every month for 15-25 year olds who love film.
£3 tickets

Introduction to £3 tickets.

More about BFI Southbank

Your visit

Food and drink

Two great places to lounge, eat and drink when you visit.
BFI Shop

Film and TV-related books, DVDs and gifts at BFI Southbank and online.
The BFI Reuben Library

We provide free access to a huge collection of books, journals and documents about the world of film and television.
BFI Mediatheque

At BFI Southbank’s Mediatheque you can explore the riches of the BFI National Archive, for free.

Calendar

For the safety of visitors to BFI Southbank we have enhanced security measures. Please use the main entrance at the Lightbox on Theatre Avenue or via the Riverfront Cafe under Waterloo Bridge. All other entrances will be closed except as fire exits. Customers will be asked to undergo a bag check so please allow additional time to get to your screening. A free cloakroom is in operation for larger items.

Thanks very much for your cooperation and understanding. We hope you enjoy your visit to BFI Southbank.

NFT3: Due to an intermittent fault with the 4K server in NFT3, we can only show digital films in 2K for the immediate future. We apologise for any disappointment.