Picturehouse Central

Picturehouse Central Picturehouse’s flagship cinema, café, restaurant and exclusive Members' Bar in the heart of the West End 🍿
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📍 London, UK
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Picturehouse Central is situated in the heart of London’s West End, a stone’s throw away from Leicester Square. The entrance is on the corner of Great Windmill Street and Shaftesbury Avenue at the centre of London’s famous theatre district. Home of Sundance Film Festival: London. We programme an eclectic mix of quality mainstream cinema, foreign language, indie, arthouse and a strong focus on docu

mentaries from around the world. We also host regular live director/talent Q&As. More than a cinema, there is bustling cafe on the ground floor open from 9am, a spacious and relaxing bar & restaurant on the first floor and a newly opened private members bar covering two floors and roof terrace with stunning views across Piccadilly.

Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. 4K restoration. Screen 1. £4 tickets. 3pm tomorrow.Need we say more? Tickets selling fast, boo...
05/09/2026

Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. 4K restoration. Screen 1. £4 tickets. 3pm tomorrow.

Need we say more? Tickets selling fast, book yours now ⚔️

04/09/2026

Stumble out of bed and get yourself a £4 ticket to see 9 to 5 this National Cinema Weekend in honour of the late, great Dolly Parton 💘

⏰ 14.15 on Sun 06 Sep, plus all weekend long at Picturehouses nationwide!

Ready to build your autumn watchlist? And/or test your knowledge with a Tom Cruise quiz?!Next time you're in, keep an ey...
03/09/2026

Ready to build your autumn watchlist? And/or test your knowledge with a Tom Cruise quiz?!

Next time you're in, keep an eye out for a brand new (free!) edition of Picturehouse Recommends 💐

Leviticus is now showing at Central! Just be careful who you take into the photobooth this weekend...best to make sure s...
03/09/2026

Leviticus is now showing at Central! Just be careful who you take into the photobooth this weekend...best to make sure someone else can see them too 🕯️

02/09/2026

The Pressure is on at Picturehouse Central.

Go behind the scenes of Anthony Maras' historical thriller, with costumes worn by Andrew Scott and Damian Lewis now on display on the first floor.

While stocks last, you can also grab a zine (made in partnership with Imperial War Museum London), and dive deeper into the forecast that changed the world ☁️

See Pressure at Picturehouse from Wednesday 9 September.

The Greatest Bowman 🏹 We were very lucky to be joined by director Michael Sarnoski and star Hugh Jackman tonight to intr...
01/09/2026

The Greatest Bowman 🏹 We were very lucky to be joined by director Michael Sarnoski and star Hugh Jackman tonight to introduce a preview of The Death of Robin Hood!

See it at Picturehouse from tomorrow.

True Brit Entertainment

If you've got plans, cancel them. Tickets this weekend are just £4 - for new films, rep films, previews, The Odyssey on ...
31/08/2026

If you've got plans, cancel them. Tickets this weekend are just £4 - for new films, rep films, previews, The Odyssey on 70mm, you name it!

Explore sessions and book tickets now, we'd advise booking early to avoid missing out.

See you this weekend 👀

Cinema Weekender

Karaoke is back next Thursday! I Want Your S*x? More like I Want Your Songs! The Dog Stars?! More like The Pop Stars!! L...
27/08/2026

Karaoke is back next Thursday!

I Want Your S*x? More like I Want Your Songs! The Dog Stars?! More like The Pop Stars!! La La Land?! ...pretty accurate, actually.

Grab a ticket for just £10 - includes all the karaoke you can sing, supervised by ultimate diva Bitchtrice, and your first drink on arrival.

📅 Thu 03 Sep, from 8.00pm
🎟️ picturehouses.com/karaoke

Don't be late for a very important date. Join 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast for a special screening of Disney's A...
26/08/2026

Don't be late for a very important date.

Join 90 Minutes Or Less Film Fest podcast for a special screening of Disney's Alice In Wonderland (1951) followed by a live on-stage podcast recording with artist MURUGIAH, who selected the film 🐇

📅 Wed 09 Sep, 7.00pm
🎟️ Book now!

Tomorrow! Ed Solomon, pictured here with esteemed artist Julian Sklar, joins us for a Q&A screening of The Christophers ...
25/08/2026

Tomorrow! Ed Solomon, pictured here with esteemed artist Julian Sklar, joins us for a Q&A screening of The Christophers - your unique chance to hear from the mind behind Steven Soderbergh's latest AND the Bill & Ted films.

📅 Wed 26 Aug
🎟️ Book now

Address

Shaftesbury Avenue
London
W1D7DH

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 9:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 9:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 9:30pm
Thursday 10am - 9:30pm
Friday 10am - 9:30pm
Saturday 10am - 9:30pm
Sunday 10am - 9pm

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