Celebrate 35 Years of Pearl Jam – Special One-Night-Only Screening & Afterparty 🎶

Join us at Southsea Cinema & Arts Centre for an unforgettable night marking 35 years since Pearl Jam’s very first gig in October 1990.

Doors open at 18:00 – come early and soak in a full hour of Pearl Jam’s music before the lights go down.

19:00 – settle in for a special surprise screening (trust us, you’ll want to see this).

Afterparty until 23:00 – stick around as we turn back the clock to the ‘90s with a handpicked playlist of Grunge and Alternative anthems, featuring plenty of Pearl Jam classics.

This is an all-ages event, and tickets are just £5 for everyone.

✨One night only. Come for the film, stay for the music. Let’s celebrate Pearl Jam together.

Classic film session: Classis film matinees for seniors and public. The tickets available from our website as well as in person at the cinema , group bookings welcome .This is part of a longer season of classic hollywood films with screenings every week wednesday at 2pm - ( if there is no date indicated, it means we have private booking)

After kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety, unaware of its notorious vampire clientele.

Flourishing Communities with "Reel Memories" Free Film Screenings Portsmouth Film Society is delighted to announce receiving generous support from the National Lottery to provide free film screenings for seniors, including individuals living with dementia, those with learning disabilities, and their families. Just reserve your spot.

February 1939. Overwhelmed by the flood of Republicans fleeing Franco's dictatorship, the French government's solution consists in confining the Spanish refugees in concentration camps where they have no other choice than to build their own shelters, feed off the horses which have carried them out of their country, and die by the hundred for lack of hygiene and water... In one of these camps, two men, separated by barbwire, will become friends. One is a guard the other is Josep Bartoli (Barcelona 1910 - New York 1995), a cartoonist who fights against the Franco regime.

' A career in bus driving was not my childhood dream''

Life doesn't always go to plan, but you make the best of it you can.  Tony Johnson reprises his much praised and highly successful Monologue 'Living the Dream,'  fresh from his sold out show at the Petersfield Fringe, for two nights only. the 24th and 25th October. Join Tony as he shares a light-hearted tale of the highs and lows of working in public transport, how he got here, and what drives him on.  ...Book your ticketsearly, as this is sure to sell out quickly...

When Ann, husband George, and son Georgie arrive at their holiday home they are visited by a pair of polite and seemingly pleasant young men. Armed with deceptively sweet smiles and some golf clubs, they proceed to terrorize and torture the tight-knit clan, giving them until the next day to survive.

 Free Family Screening as part of our 100 Years of Community Cinema celebrations! Supported by Filmbank Media.  After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.

The world of 10-year old Nina has been in turmoil since her father lost his job. Despite weeks of strike, his factory closed down. The manager had tampered with the accounts and precipitated its collapse. But rumour has it that a nest-egg remains hidden somewhere in the factory. Nina and her friend Mehdi spring into action to help Nina’s dad out. This tale of our times, which is also a coming-of-age story, stages the interaction between the concerns of children and those of adults.

Welcome to our new independently run film club. This club runs once a month. Come and see some of the best cinema that celebrates LGBTQ+ artists and writers. We will blend a range of films that underscore the history of telling these stories and want to share them with everyone in our community who is interested. Please note: The doors open at 7:00pm, film starts at 7:30pm

Find out the film at the screening...if you dare!

This is a old classic film and all you need to do bend your knees.. Satanism and Witchcraft mixed with folk and after film screneing, we will share some horror poems with you.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (

50TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING⭐

Sing along to the legendary offbeat horror musical THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW. Throw your inhibitions out the window and shiver with antici…pation for an unforgettable party. It’s just a jump to the left – and then a step to the riiiight! In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon), stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker (Meat Loaf) and a creepy butler (Richard O’Brien). Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky.”

Ticket also includes a dress-up party alongside the film screening! Audience paricipation is onligation and we provide the materials.

Fanny, a shy and lonely teenager, goes on a language exchange to Germany. In Leipzig, she meets her pen pal, Lena, a teenager eager to become politically active. Fanny is troubled. To win over Lena, she invents a life for herself, to the extent of becoming trapped in her lies.

In 1887, at a time when duels are in vogue in Paris, Clément Lacaze and Marie-Rose Astié meet. He's a charismatic master of arms; she's a feminist, far ahead of her time. Clément gets caught in a spiral of violence and decides to initiate Marie-Rose in the art of dueling. The two must work together to save face. How far will they go to defend their honor?

Enjoy unique international cinematic and culinary experiences every month. We've curated a season of great films from diverse countries, combined with an authentic street food dish prepared by native chefs.  The first Thursday of every month. Come join us, let our films and chefs give you a little flavour of their home. Doors open at 6PM for food and drink at the licensed bar, with the film starting at 7PM

2nd October Iranian Night

6th November Turkish Night

28th November Latin Food and Music Night - additional event-

4th December French Night

1st January

5th February

The perfect blend of prison film, detective

movie, portrait of a woman and a deep dive

into Corsican society, Stéphane Demoustier

delivers an excellent feature film carried by

the brilliant Hafsia Herzi.

When Melissa (Hafsia Herzi), a prison guard, is

transferred to a new prison in Corsica, a young

male inmate helps her find her bearings and

offers her protection – but he later expects

help in return.

The story centres on a group of teenagers street cast in their neighbourhood and selected to play in a feature film during the summer. The film tells the story of this film shoot and of the connections that will be formed during it.

A British story of dissent, drawn from the frontlines of climate resistance. Through the experiences of those who stood in defiance, it traces the quiet unraveling of our protest rights. The film challenges audiences to question what makes dissent effective and where the line of acceptability is.

FIRES AND FASCISM is a new documentary that shows the wildfires in Europe are more than just climate change and mismanagement. It links the increasing wildfires of Europe with politics, big business, organised crime, and the rise of the far right. It showcases how communities are engaging in direct action, protest, rewilding, and suppressing the rise of uncontrollable fires and the far right through direct actions.

Featured are the experiences and actions of 25 people from Greece, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, and their actions to build community for a safer and more resilient future. The film is crowdfunded, independent, and non-profit.

The director of the film, Dr Pete Knapp will be joining us for a Q&A after the film! Dr Knapp has a background in air quality and shifted careers from academia to storytelling.