Current Films
Tickets are $15.00 across the board, unless noted otherwise.
***Please arrive NO LATER than 15 minutes before screening time (and even earlier if you can) to ensure we have ample time to make your beverages, take your intermission order and tuck you into the cinema experience. Our recommendation is to arrive early to make a whole night of it and make a booking to avoid disappointment!
Cinema Bookings - Please text name, date, movie and # of people to 027 590 2117
Dining Bookings – Our pizza menu is available to enjoy in the Garden Bar, dining room or cinema. Please text name, date and # of people to 027 590 2117
Think Like a Forest
ONE NIGHT ONLY
Sunday, 14 September at 6:30pm
***Please note, we are no longer hosting a screening on 17 Sept.
Think Like a Forest - A 45 min documentary on the incredible, diverse native forests in Aotearoa New Zealand. The journey is led by Sam the Trap Man – a self-described “bushman”, part hunter, trapper, fisher, forager and conservationis. The filmmakers present the vision for a regenerative future where humans can change this destructive trajectory through connecting with nature and taking action for environmental initiative, Recloaking Papatūānuku.
Followed by a screening of Fools and Dreamers, a 30-minute documentary about Hinewai Nature Reserve, on New Zealand’s Banks Peninsula, and its kaitiaki/manager of 30 years, botanist Hugh Wilson. When, in 1987, Hugh let the local community know of his plans to allow the introduced ‘weed’ gorse to grow as a nurse canopy to regenerate farmland into native forest, people were not only skeptical but outright angry – the plan was the sort to be expected only of “fools and dreamers”.
Sunday, 14 September at 6:30pm
***Please note, we are no longer hosting a screening on 17 Sept.
Think Like a Forest - A 45 min documentary on the incredible, diverse native forests in Aotearoa New Zealand. The journey is led by Sam the Trap Man – a self-described “bushman”, part hunter, trapper, fisher, forager and conservationis. The filmmakers present the vision for a regenerative future where humans can change this destructive trajectory through connecting with nature and taking action for environmental initiative, Recloaking Papatūānuku.
Followed by a screening of Fools and Dreamers, a 30-minute documentary about Hinewai Nature Reserve, on New Zealand’s Banks Peninsula, and its kaitiaki/manager of 30 years, botanist Hugh Wilson. When, in 1987, Hugh let the local community know of his plans to allow the introduced ‘weed’ gorse to grow as a nurse canopy to regenerate farmland into native forest, people were not only skeptical but outright angry – the plan was the sort to be expected only of “fools and dreamers”.
The Wrestler
FATHER'S DAY SCREENING
Sunday, 7 Sept at 6:30pm
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with a long-in-the-tooth stripper (Marisa Tomei), and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter (Evan Rachel Wood). But he can't resist the lure of the ring and readies himself for a comeback.
AWARDS
Best Actor for Mickey Rourke - BAFTA Awards 2009
Best Actor (Drama) for Mickey Rourke - Golden Globes 2009
Winner of the Golden Lion - Venice Film Festival 2008
98% on Rotten Tomatoes!
Sunday, 7 Sept at 6:30pm
Directed by Darren Aronofsky
Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with a long-in-the-tooth stripper (Marisa Tomei), and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter (Evan Rachel Wood). But he can't resist the lure of the ring and readies himself for a comeback.
AWARDS
Best Actor for Mickey Rourke - BAFTA Awards 2009
Best Actor (Drama) for Mickey Rourke - Golden Globes 2009
Winner of the Golden Lion - Venice Film Festival 2008
98% on Rotten Tomatoes!
How to Make a Killing
STARTING 4 SEPTEMBER
Part of the 2025 Aotearoa French Film Festival
Directed by Franck Dubosc
In this dark crime comedy, married couple Cathy (Laure Calamy) and Michel (Frank Dubosc) lead a quiet life in the picturesque Jura mountains. When a bear bursts out in front of Michel’s car, accidentally killing two criminals and revealing illicit money in the process, their life takes an unpredictable turn, especially when they decide to cover up the incident and keep the money. But their stumbling plans leads to an unexplained trail of confusion. More used to being honest than crooked, Michel and Cathy’s clumsy cover-up efforts soon start attracting attention.
With over one million admissions, How to Make a Killing is the third highest grossing French film of 2025 to date. Don’t miss Laure Calamy at her best in this winning combination of dramatic suspense and unfolding comic disaster.
French with English subtitles
Part of the 2025 Aotearoa French Film Festival
Directed by Franck Dubosc
In this dark crime comedy, married couple Cathy (Laure Calamy) and Michel (Frank Dubosc) lead a quiet life in the picturesque Jura mountains. When a bear bursts out in front of Michel’s car, accidentally killing two criminals and revealing illicit money in the process, their life takes an unpredictable turn, especially when they decide to cover up the incident and keep the money. But their stumbling plans leads to an unexplained trail of confusion. More used to being honest than crooked, Michel and Cathy’s clumsy cover-up efforts soon start attracting attention.
With over one million admissions, How to Make a Killing is the third highest grossing French film of 2025 to date. Don’t miss Laure Calamy at her best in this winning combination of dramatic suspense and unfolding comic disaster.
French with English subtitles
Her
FAR OUT! Presents:
HER (2013)
Tuesday, 26 August
Doors at 5:30, Show at 6:30
$15 CASH ONLY on the door
Joaquin Phoenix
& Scarlett Johansson
star in a film by
Spike jonze
In the near future, Theodore is a lonely, introverted man who works at beautifullyhandwrittenletters.com, a business that has professional writers compose letters for people who cannot write letters of a personal nature on their own. Depressed because of his impending divorce, Theodore purchases a copy of OS, an artificially intelligent operating system designed to adapt and evolve according to the user's interactions. He decides he wants the OS to have a feminine voice, and she names herself Samantha. Theodore is fascinated by her ability to learn and grow psychologically. They bond over discussions about love and life, including Theodore's reluctance to sign his divorce papers.
A film that is far more relevant today than in 2013 when it was first released.
95% on Rotten tomatoes
HER (2013)
Tuesday, 26 August
Doors at 5:30, Show at 6:30
$15 CASH ONLY on the door
Joaquin Phoenix
& Scarlett Johansson
star in a film by
Spike jonze
In the near future, Theodore is a lonely, introverted man who works at beautifullyhandwrittenletters.com, a business that has professional writers compose letters for people who cannot write letters of a personal nature on their own. Depressed because of his impending divorce, Theodore purchases a copy of OS, an artificially intelligent operating system designed to adapt and evolve according to the user's interactions. He decides he wants the OS to have a feminine voice, and she names herself Samantha. Theodore is fascinated by her ability to learn and grow psychologically. They bond over discussions about love and life, including Theodore's reluctance to sign his divorce papers.
A film that is far more relevant today than in 2013 when it was first released.
95% on Rotten tomatoes
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
STARTING 14 AUGUST
Part of the 2025 Aotearoa French Film Festival
Directed by Laura Piani
Agathe (Camille Rutherford, Anatomy of a Fall) is seemingly living the romantic comedy dream. Working in the famous Parisian bookshop “Shakespeare & Co”, she shares an undeniable chemistry with her best friend/co-worker Félix (Pablo Pauly). However, underneath the rosy facade, Agathe is a struggling romance author stuck living with her sister and battling a severe case of writer’s block. Perpetually surrounded by stories of others’ desires and adventures, she longs for a romance like the ones in her favourite novels. Everything changes when Agathe is unexpectedly invited to a prestigious Jane Austen residency in England.
Spending two weeks in a manor ripped directly from the pages of one of Austen’s stories, Agathe becomes acquainted with the handsome yet headstrong Oliver (Charlie Anson, Downton Abbey), Jane Austen’s great-great-great-great nephew. Now finding herself in a situation much like the books that inspire her, Agathe faces not only a severe case of writer’s block, but a tantalising love-triangle that Austen herself would be proud of. A smash-hit at the Alliance Française French Film Festival, this utterly charming rom-com from Laura Piani is a delightful love letter to the iconic author whose works still shape our conversations on love today.
FILM FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
Official Selection: Alliance Française French Film Festival 2025, French Film Festival Aotearoa 2025, Toronto Film Festival 2024, Marrakech Film Festival 2024
REVIEWS
"…fills the gap left by films like Four Weddings and a Funeral. At a time when the entire rom-com genre has gravitated to streaming, this bilingual offering feels like the best kind of throwback." - Variety
"A smart and endearing film…charm and literary allusions that readers are going to adore." -Screen Zealots
"A kooky contemporary French riff on the famed 18th-century novelist." - Screen
"A sincere and charm-filled romantic comedy." -Cineuropa
English and French with Engligh subtitles
Part of the 2025 Aotearoa French Film Festival
Directed by Laura Piani
Agathe (Camille Rutherford, Anatomy of a Fall) is seemingly living the romantic comedy dream. Working in the famous Parisian bookshop “Shakespeare & Co”, she shares an undeniable chemistry with her best friend/co-worker Félix (Pablo Pauly). However, underneath the rosy facade, Agathe is a struggling romance author stuck living with her sister and battling a severe case of writer’s block. Perpetually surrounded by stories of others’ desires and adventures, she longs for a romance like the ones in her favourite novels. Everything changes when Agathe is unexpectedly invited to a prestigious Jane Austen residency in England.
Spending two weeks in a manor ripped directly from the pages of one of Austen’s stories, Agathe becomes acquainted with the handsome yet headstrong Oliver (Charlie Anson, Downton Abbey), Jane Austen’s great-great-great-great nephew. Now finding herself in a situation much like the books that inspire her, Agathe faces not only a severe case of writer’s block, but a tantalising love-triangle that Austen herself would be proud of. A smash-hit at the Alliance Française French Film Festival, this utterly charming rom-com from Laura Piani is a delightful love letter to the iconic author whose works still shape our conversations on love today.
FILM FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
Official Selection: Alliance Française French Film Festival 2025, French Film Festival Aotearoa 2025, Toronto Film Festival 2024, Marrakech Film Festival 2024
REVIEWS
"…fills the gap left by films like Four Weddings and a Funeral. At a time when the entire rom-com genre has gravitated to streaming, this bilingual offering feels like the best kind of throwback." - Variety
"A smart and endearing film…charm and literary allusions that readers are going to adore." -Screen Zealots
"A kooky contemporary French riff on the famed 18th-century novelist." - Screen
"A sincere and charm-filled romantic comedy." -Cineuropa
English and French with Engligh subtitles
Riviera Revenge
STARTING 7 AUGUST
Part of the 2025 Aotearoa French Film Festival
Directed by Ivan Calbéac
On the sunny French Riviera, a family revelation spirals into a mischievous journey brimming with love, vengeance and surprises. François is a former military man who is making the most of his retirement alongside his wife Annie, the only person who seems to be able to put up with his foul temper and demands! Authoritarian, and uncompromising, he rules his family with an iron fist. When he discovers that his wife, who he always held in high esteem, cheated on him 40 years ago, he sees only one solution: to file for divorce and confront her former lover who now lives in Nice. But at 73 years old, and after 50 years of marriage, is this really a good move? And wouldn’t this risk blowing up the already fragile family balance?
“A comedy with heart… teases out every subtle nuance of love, regret, and personal pride.” -Irresistible Magazine
French with English Subtitles
Part of the 2025 Aotearoa French Film Festival
Directed by Ivan Calbéac
On the sunny French Riviera, a family revelation spirals into a mischievous journey brimming with love, vengeance and surprises. François is a former military man who is making the most of his retirement alongside his wife Annie, the only person who seems to be able to put up with his foul temper and demands! Authoritarian, and uncompromising, he rules his family with an iron fist. When he discovers that his wife, who he always held in high esteem, cheated on him 40 years ago, he sees only one solution: to file for divorce and confront her former lover who now lives in Nice. But at 73 years old, and after 50 years of marriage, is this really a good move? And wouldn’t this risk blowing up the already fragile family balance?
“A comedy with heart… teases out every subtle nuance of love, regret, and personal pride.” -Irresistible Magazine
French with English Subtitles