Glasgow loves cinema and offers a wide selection of entertainment to film goers and movie buffs alike. You can see all the latest big releases or catch an art house movie, participate in film quiz nights and enjoy special screenings.The Magnificent Ambersons + introduction
Sunday 9 November, 2025 at 1.40 p.m. Orson Welles’ second feature chronicles the fall of a wealthy Indianapolis family during the American industrialisation boom of the early 20th century. Isabel Amberson’s spoiled son stands in the way of both her personal happiness and the advancement of their family fortune. Intricate camerawork and expressive mise-en-scène chart […]
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Saturday, November 8, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema
Take 2: Grand Prix of Europe
Saturday 8 November, 2025 11.30 a,m.-Standard ScreeningG 12.00 noon- Autism Friendly Screening Edda, a young mouse and the daughter of fairground operator Erwin, dreams of becoming a race car driver. Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the European Grand Prix, Edda gets the opportunity to meet her idol, racing star Ed, and to help her […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people
Taiwan Film Festival in Scotland 2025
Friday 7 – Thursday 13 November, 2025 The festival presents a selection of contemporary Taiwanese cinema that delves into the intricate tapestry of identity, memory, and societal transformation. It serves as a luminous platform of encounter, where Taiwan’s cinematic imagination dialogues with Scotland’s cultural landscape, and where local stories refract global questions of belonging, resilience, […]
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Thursday, November 6, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Life is Dance at GFT
Thursday 13 November, 2025 UK Premiere of award-winning documentary by Havana Glasgow Festival Directors Eirene Houston and Hugo Rivalta which follows the stories of six main protagonists, across three generations. These are ordinary Cubans with one thing in common – their love of dance. Marta and Félix are nostalgic for the dance halls of old but still dance whenever […]
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Friday, October 31, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema
Palestine 36 at GFT
1 – 6 November, 2025 Annemarie Jacir’s historical drama centers on 1936 Mandatory Palestine, where a unified Palestinian uprising and rising Jewish immigration intensify conflict against British rule. 1936 – As villages across Mandatory Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for a […]
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Scotland Loves Anime 2025
31 October – 4 November, 2025 Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, Glasgfow G3 6RB An essential season for any anime fans. The programme includes UK Premieres, rarely screened agfems and even a special mystery film. Friday October 31st 2:20 pm – Mystery Film 5:00 pm – Lupin the IIIrd: The Immortal Bloodline + […]
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Frankenstein at GFT
24 October – 6 November, 2025 Jacob Elordi, Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz shine in Guillermo del Toro’s imaginative and elemental retelling of Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking novel. Few contemporary filmmakers are as adept at balancing attention to detail and technical prowess with genuine emotional heft as Academy Award-winning filmmaker Del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shape of Water). His […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Hallowe'en in Glasgow
Hotel Transylvania at GFT
Saturday, 25 October, 2025 at 11.30 a.m. GFT 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula’s lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis’s 118th birthday. For […]
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Thursday, October 23, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest – 50th Anniversary
Friday 24 October (8.05 p.m.)and Monday 27 October,(8.10 p.m.) 2025 Presented in 4K on its 50th Anniversary, this 5-time Oscar® winner (Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Director, Screenplay) One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest follows Randle McMurphy (Jack Nicholson), a convict who simulates mental illness in the hope that a transfer to psychiatric hospital might ensure his early […]
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Hedda at GFT
24 – 30 October, 2025 From writer/director Nia DaCosta comes a provocative, modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play. Hedda (Tessa Thompson) finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet suffocation of her present life. Over the course of one charged night, long-repressed desires and hidden tensions erupt—pulling her and everyone […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
October 2025 Programme at GFT
Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) – the city’s home of cinema for over 85 years – has revealed its October 2025 programme. Highlights include: Exclusive preview screenings from BFI London Film Festival, in partnership with American Express. A mammoth season celebrating big screen melodrama. Special screenings to mark Black History Month, in partnership with the Coalition […]
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| Filed under: Cinema, Pat's Home Page Blog
Shallow Grave, Galoshans Film Festival Greenock
Saturday 25 October, 2025 at 4 p.m. Galoshans Festival runs from 17 till 30 October Waterfront Cinema – Greenock, 10 Custom House Way, Greenock, PA15 1, A chance to see the thriller that launched one of Britain’s most dynamic filmmakers on the big screen! TICKETS £4 (CONCESSIONS £2) – Buy tickets Danny Boyle’s electrifying debut […]
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Kenny Dalglish at GFT
Tuesday 28 October, 2025, 7.50 p.m. Kenny Dalglish narrates his own journey, joined by his wife Marina and closest footballing friends Graeme Souness and Alan Hansen and other fans. Drawing from hundreds of hours of archival footage, including never-before-seen personal clips from his playing career and home life, the film reveals his remarkable story-a great player […]
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The House of Mirth at GFT
25th, 27th and 29th October, 2025 Adapted from Edith Wharton’s classic novel, Terence Davies’ BAFTA-nominated drama features an acclaimed performance by Gillian Anderson as a young woman looking to make a good marriage, drawn into a downward spiral when her honour and her love for another prevent her from accepting the advances of a wealthy banker. The film proved […]
Chasing the Light – screening at CCA
Saturday 8 November, 2025, 5 p.m. -7 p.m. CCA., 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD Scottish Mental Health and Arts Festival 2025 An idealistic dream becomes a world-renowned centre of Tibetan Buddhist practice on an Irish peninsula in Chasing the Light, a hopeful and inspiring feature documentary from director, Maurice O’Brien. Set amongst the spiritual community […]
Princess Mononoke at GFT
19 – 30 October, 2025 Humans and nature clash when San, a girl raised by wolves, must defend the forest against the encroaching people of Iron Town. From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away, and Academy Award-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, comes an epic masterpiece that has dazzled audiences worldwide with its breathtaking imagination, exhilarating […]
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Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
All Day Horror Madness at GFT
Sunday 26 October, 2025, 11.45 a.m. – 10.00 p.m. GFT, 12 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB Two years ago Edinburgh’s legendary horror event came to Glasgow with an entire day of back-to-back horror cult classics at ALL DAY HORROR MADNESS… And now it’s back, returning to the Glasgow Film Theatre to continue its reign of […]
Ballad of a Small Player at GFT
Until 23 October,2025 Lord Doyle (Colin Farrell) is laying low in Macau – spending his days and nights on the casino floors, drinking heavily and gambling what little money he has left. Struggling to keep up with his fast-rising debts, he is offered a lifeline by the mysterious Dao Ming (Fala Chen), a casino employee […]
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Monday, October 20, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema
Take 2. The Bad Guys 2 at GFT
Saturday 18 October, 2025, 11.30 a.m. Who’s badder than The Bad Guys? The Bad Girls. In the new chapter from DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed 2022 action-comedy hit about a crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws, The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are […]
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Saturday, October 18, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people
Giant at GFT
Saturday 18 October, 2025, 8 p.m. Amir El-Masry and Pierce Brosnan star in the thrilling real-life story of world champion boxer Prince Naseem ‘Naz’ Hamed and his trainer Brendan Ingle. Inspired by real events and featuring tremendous performances by the two leads, Giant follows Hamed from his humble beginnings in 1980s and 1990s Sheffield, where he was exposed to Islamophobia […]
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Friday, October 17, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema
I Swear at GFT
10 – 23 October, 2025 Shot in Scotland, I Swear is the powerful true-life story of Tourette’s Syndrome campaigner John Davidson MBE – brilliantly portrayed by Game of Thrones and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power actor, Robert Aramayo. Performances tagged ‘Relaxed Screening’ will be less formal, with audience members allowed to make noises and leave their seats […]
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Document Human Rights Film Festival, Glasgow
Saturday 18 October, 2025 at 4 p.m. Park Lane Market, 976 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, G41 2HA Re-launch of Document Human Rights Film Festival Everyone welcome. Further details
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Souleymane’s Story at GFT
17 – 23 October, 2025 Every second of Souleymane’s new life in France is precious. Having fled Guinea, his asylum interview looms. He powers through the streets of after dark Paris as a delivery rider, sleeps in hostels and prepares for his make-or-break appointment. Pressure builds as his date with destiny approaches. Boris Lojkine’s portrait […]
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The Smashing Machine at GFT
3 – 22 October, 2025 In one of the year’s most surprising pairings, Dwayne Johnson and indie icon Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems) team up in The Smashing Machine, the powerful story of pioneering mixed martial arts/UFC fighter Mark Kerr. Kerr helped grow the sport’s popularity in its early days, but the fights’ brutal demands took a toll, eventually leading to […]
Resilience – The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope film screening G20Youth
Tuesday 21st October, 2025 – 3.30pm – 5pm Book a space: Emailor text 07762029663 G20, 21 Dunbeith Place , GlasgowG20 8HS You are invited to a community screening of Resilience, a powerful documentary exploring how childhood stress and trauma (ACEs, Adverse Childhood Experiences) shape long-term health.“This issue is very real for our community” G20Youth on Facebook […]
Thursday, October 16, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Gone Too Far plus discussion
Monday 20 October, 2025, 5.30 p.m. Screening of Gone Too Far! and discussion at GFT. The discussion will be co-hosted by Amy Rich, Communities and Campaigns Officer at the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights and Angie Mwafulirwa, director of Sharpen Her: the African Women’s Network. Along with some of the members of Sharpen Her, […]
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| Filed under: Black History Month Glasgow, Cinema
One Battle After Another
27 September – 16 October, 2025 GFT 122 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RB When their evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years, a band of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue the daughter of one of their own. Leonardo DiCaprio stars alongside Teyana Taylor, Regina Hall, and Alana Haim (who starred in Paul Thomas Anderson’s last film, 2021’s Licorice Pizza) in this latest blistering satire […]
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Monday, October 13, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema
CinemaAttic Colombia Presente! – Short Films
Wednesday 15 October, 2025, 7 p.m. CinemaAttic returns to the CCA with Colombia Presente!, the fourth edition of its annual short film programme highlighting Colombian cinema. This year’s showcase features the magnificent and thoughtful About Happy Hippos and Sad Peacocks, with more short films to be revealed soon. What do hippos and peacocks have to say about […]
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The Mastermind at GFT
Tuesday 14 October 2025. 8.20 p.m. Josh O’Connor is superb as a rudderless everyman out of step with his immediate environs and the country at large, in Kelly Reichardt’s funny, shaggy heist film. 1970s America has witnessed a generational chasm and a society torn apart by Vietnam. But JB is oblivious to these cultural changes as he bumbles […]
Rental Family at GFT
Thursday 16 October, 2025, 8.20 p.m. After his Oscar success with The Whale, Brendan Fraser returns to LFF, starring in HIKARI’s rich and heartwarming tale of a struggling American actor searching for a connection in Tokyo. Phillip Vanderpleog (Fraser) lives in the Japanese capital. Looking for any work opportunities, he is employed by a ‘rental family’ company, which provides clients […]
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