Movies now playing in cinemas

Penélope Cruz stars in this Golden Lion-nominated drama set in 1970s Rome as a woman in a failing marriage and the mother of three whose eldest is questioning their sexual identity.

Eugenio Derbez (CODA) stars in this Sundance award-winning drama, based on the true story of a teacher who attempts a radical new approach towards his students.

A daughter's simple request for a chicken-n-peppers meal turns into one long and wild ride in this French animated film, winner of Best Feature at Annecy 2023.

30-minute documentary celebration of New Zealand icon Len Lye, showcasing his visionary work in film and sculpture, his monumental ambitions for his work beyond his own life and his legacy in the Len Lye Centre.

Gary Oldman stars in this fantastical life-story drama, nominated for the Palme d'Or, from BAFTA-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty).

Sensuous contemporary ballet meets the energy of musical theatre in four distinctive short works. Fool’s Paradise, The Two of Us, Us, An American in Paris.

It is late 18th century in Venice, and in a convent school for girls Teresa, a girl with prophetic gifts, joins forces with some amazing music-makers. They create a new kind of music that is pop, bright and bold, and challenge the ancient and rigid system.

Documentary following a year in the life of the Bondi Icebergs, the most photographed pool in the world. This is where generations of children have learnt to swim, where the diehard have braved the frigid waters of one hundred winters, where the young and beautiful have come to bond and bake in the hot sun. 

One dark night during the early phases of WWII, the Italian Royal Navy submarine Cappellini sinks an armed merchant ship sailing with lights out. At that moment, its commander Salvatore Todaro makes a decision that was destined to go down in history...

A tour through the alleys of Naples between works of art, music and theatre.

The story of Mary is reinvented, so she's no longer a spectator but a courageous architect of her own existence.

Inspired by the great actress Monica Vitti, but in no way a biopic. It is the story of a woman named Monica, who loses her memory and regains meaning in her life.

Jerry and Tom are two grandparents who compete for the sympathy of their grandchildren.

A woman fearing for the future of her "idiot" daughter meets Maria Montessori, who is pioneering a teaching method that may help the child.

A teacher and student having an illicit affar decide to exchange their most shameful secrets, leading the teacher to live in fear and paranoia.

January 2020. A film crew reunites near Wuhan to resume the shooting of a film halted ten years earlier, only to share the unexpected challenges as cities are placed under lockdown.

In 1944 Italy, three sisters from the small alpine village of Vermiglio find their lives disrupted by the arrival of a deserter. Winner of the Silver Lion at Venice 2024.

Marco, Guido, Leo, Luisa, Gaelle, and Mattia have different mothers. They are not all biological children of the same father but have one true father figure of reference.

Aamir Khan and Genelia D'Souza star in this Indian adaptation of the 2018 Spanish film Champions.

A hero looks to earn his stripes in this family-friendly "Aussie-mation." Features the voices of Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords), Celeste Barber (Runt), and Thomas Weatherall (Heartbreak High).

A successful psychoanalyst's life is turned upside down by a very anxious and extremely clingy patient who starts dating his daughter.

Five small town guys have a race against time to save their beloved yet run down tavern from an evil Auckland property developer with sinister plans.