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.Sorry Baby
22 – 28 August, 2025 Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least. Blending heartache, humour and healing, Sorry, Baby is the stunning and star-making debut from director, writer and actor Eva Victor, also starring Naomi Ackie and Lucas Hedges. As sharp as it is tender, Sorry, Baby is a quietly powerful […]
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Friday, August 22, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema
Eddington at GFT
22 – 28 August, 2025 Hindsight is 2020. In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff (Joaquin Phoenix) and mayor (Pedro Pascal) sparks a powder keg as neighbour is pitted against neighbour in Eddington, New Mexico. Also starring Emma Stone, this jet black satirical comedy is a distinctive take on the neo-Western genre […]
Take 2: How To Train Your Dragon at GFT
Saturday 23 August, 2025 – 11.30 a.m. From three-time Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner Dean DeBlois, the creative visionary behind DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, comes a stunning live-action reimagining of the film that launched the beloved franchise. On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter […]
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Materialists at GFT
15 – 28 August, 2025 Set against the backdrop of New York City’s luxury-driven dating culture, Celine Song’s follow-up to her exceptional debut Past Lives follows the relationships between a young, ambitious New York City matchmaker (Dakota Johnson), her seemingly perfect match (Pedro Pascal) and her imperfect ex (Chris Evans). GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Buy […]
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Thursday, August 21, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema
Take 2: A Bug’s Life
On behalf of “oppressed bugs everywhere,” an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper. Every child attending a Take 2 screening receives a free ticket for themselves and one free tickets for their accompanying adult. Free […]
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Thursday, August 14, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema
Motherboard at GFT
15 – 21 August, 2025 Filmed over 20 years by BAFTA award-winning director Victoria Mapplebeck, Motherboard charts the joy, pain and comedy of raising a child alone. It’s a celebration of messy lives and proof that epic journeys can begin and end at home. At the age of 38, Victoria found herself single, pregnant and broke. Unable […]
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Take 2: Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday at GFT
Saturday 9 August, 2025 at 11.30 a.m. Autism Friendly Screening at 12 p.m. Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the […]
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Thursday, August 7, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Princess Bride at GFT
Saturday 9 August, 2025 5.40 p.m. & Wednesday 13 August, 2025 6 p.m. Based on William Goldman’s beloved 1973 novel, The Princess Bride is a timeless fairy tale brought to life on screen. A grandfather reads this magical story to his grandson, weaving a world of adventure where Westle, a humble farm boy turned daring pirate, sets […]
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Wednesday, August 6, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema
Cinema Rediscovered: Against the Grain
Cinema Rediscoverd at Glasgow Film Theatre Screenings of newly restored films, rediscoveries – this season presents some of these ambitious and now influential films and filmmakers who redefined British independent cinema and who went against the grain. Angel – Wednesday 6 August Ping Pong, 11 August, 8.10 p.m. Ping Pong at GFT Defence of the […]
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Take 2: Labyrinth at GFT
Saturday 2 August, 2025 at 11.30 p.m. When Sarah is forced to babysit her half-brother Toby, she inadvertently summons the Goblin King and he whisks Toby away to his castle at the centre of a labyrinth. Sarah enters into a bargain with the Goblin King where she is given just thirteen hours to solve the […]
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Friday, August 1, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Ping Pong at GFT
11 August, 2025 at 8.10 p.m. GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Ping Pong This stylish and inventive comedy thriller stars Lucy Sheen as Elaine, a young law clerk, tasked with executing the will of Chinatown businessman Sam Wong who has died in mysterious circumstances. The first British film to be shot extensively in London’s iconic Chinatown, this bittersweet comedy thriller […]
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Saturday, July 26, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema
Bring Her Back at GFT
1 – 7 August, 2025 brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother. From the directors of ‘Talk To Me’ comes a soul-shaking possession horror that cannot be unseen. GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB
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August 2025 at GFT
Tickets are now on sale for titles in the first instalment of GFT’s August programme, featuring cinematic classics, director showcases, and unmissable new releases at Glasgow’s original independent cinema. GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB The Oslo Stories Trilogy (Triple Bill): Mon 4 August, 12.30pm Dreams, Love & Sex is the ambitious set of films […]
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Friday, July 25, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema
When The Wind Blows plus Introduction at GFT
Wednesday 6 August, 2025, 5.40 p.m. Jimmy Murakami’s (The Snowman) lesser-known, British animation classic follows the Bloggs family through the after-effects of nuclear war on their home in rural Sussex. Based on the graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, When the Wind Blows is a deeply moving exploration of the devastating effects of war and blind faith in […]
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Take 2: A Minecraft Movie
Saturday 25 July, 2025 – 11.30 a.m. GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn’t just help you craft, it’s essential to one’s survival! Four misfits — Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Momoa), Henry (Hansen), Natalie (Myers) and Dawn (Brooks) — find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when […]
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Late Shift at GFT
1 – 7 August, 2025 GFT, 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Late Shift follows Nurse Floria (Leonie Benesch), who works with passion and professionalism in the surgical ward of a Swiss hospital. Her every move is perfect. She has an open ear for patients, even in the most stressful situations, and is immediately on hand […]
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Thursday, July 24, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema
Gazer at GFT
25 – 31 July, 2025 GFT 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB Frankie is a young single mother with dyschronometria, a rare condition that means she struggles to perceive time. Using cassette tapes for guidance, she takes a risky job from a mysterious woman to support her family, unaware of the dark consequences that await. Gazer is a […]
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Dying at GFT
25 – 31 July, 2025 GFT 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB An epic and darkly funny symphony of family dysfunction, Dying follows the estranged members of the Lunies family as they wrestle with chaotic private lives. Son Tom (Lars Eidinger), a well-regarded conductor, is too preoccupied to give his ailing parents the attention they need. He’s […]
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Take 2: Matilda at GFT
Saturday 19 July, 2025 at 11.30 a.m. This adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl tale tells the story of Matilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson), a gifted girl forced to put up with a crude, distant father (Danny DeVito) and mother (Rhea Perlman). Worse, Agatha Trunchbull (Pam Ferris), the evil headmistress at Matilda’s school, is a terrifyingly […]
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Thursday, July 17, 2025 | Filed under: Cinema, Kids and young people
The Line We Crossed at GFT
Friday 18 – Sunday 20 July, 2025 As we fail to address the climate crisis, activists cross the line into civil disobedience with chilling consequences for their lives and our protest rights A British story of dissent, drawn from the frontlines of climate resistance. Through the experiences of those who stood in defiance, it traces […]
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Barry Lyndon 50th Anniversary at GFT
18 – 24 July, 2025 The tale of a rogue who conned his way to the top and back again… returning to our screens in a ravishing 4K restoration to celebrate its landmark 50th anniversary! Ryan O’Neal and Marisa Berenson star in Stanley Kubrick’s lavish adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray’s classic 18th-century novel about the […]
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Rafiki, GFT
20 July, 2025, 5 p.m. With beautiful scenes connected through shades of fuchsia and violet, reflecting the femininity of the characters, this gentle film follows the development of love between two young women. Set against the backdrop of the bustling streets of Nairobi, the two very different girls must choose between love and safety, surrounded […]
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The Other Way Around at GFT
11 – 17 July, 2025 After 15 years together, Ale and Alex have come up with the crazy idea of throwing a party to celebrate their break-up – like a wedding but the other way around. While their friends and family are sceptical, they seem to be sure of their decision. Or are they really? […]
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Hot Milk at GFT
4 – 17 July, 2025 The directorial debut from award-winning screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Ida, Disobedience), Hot Milk is an intimate exploration of self-discovery, desire, and the complex bonds that shape us, based on the acclaimed novel by Deborah Levy. Set in the scorching heat of a Spanish summer, Sofia (Emma Mackey, Emily, Sex Education) and her ailing mother, […]
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Dead Ringers at GFT
Sunday 20, 7.20 p.m. and Thursday 24, 2025 8.20 p.m. Elliot and Beverly are world-renowned gynaecologists and identical twins. Both are troubled by the seemingly unbreakable bond between them as they share everything from their clinic to their women – until they meet Claire. Whilst Elliot enjoys seducing her, Beverly falls in love and wishes […]
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Hidden Master – The Legacy of George Platt Lynes at GFT
12 – 17 July, 2025 GFT 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB George Platt Lynes began his career in the 1930s photographing celebrities, and it’s for those portraits along with his extravagant fashion work that he is best remembered today. However, Lynes’ heart and his greatest passion was focused in his private work with the male […]
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GFT Programme for July 2025
Glasgow Film Theatre announces a month of cinematic classics, director showcases, Pride celebrations and unmissable screenings followed by Q & As at Glasgow’s original independent cinema. Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) — has been the city’s home of film for over 85 years — its packed July programme means that film lovers can enjoy a fabulous […]
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Raising Arizona at GFT
28 July, 2025, 8.20 p.m. The July edition of GFT Coen Brothers of the Month season brings a chance to enjoy the duo’s early slapstick cult hit Raising Arizona in 35mm. When a childless couple of an ex-con and an ex-cop decide to help themselves to one of another family’s quintuplets, their lives become more complicated […]
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Eastern Promises at GFT
30 July, 2025, 8.30 p.m. Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen), who is both ruthless and mysterious, has ties to one of the most dangerous crime families in London. He crosses paths with Anna (Naomi Watts), a midwife who has come across potentially damaging evidence against the family, which forces him to set in motion a plan of […]
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Holloway at GFT
Tuesday 22 July, 2025, 8.10 p.m. Six women return to the now-abandoned Holloway Prison — once the largest women’s prison in Europe — to take part in a women’s circle. Sharing the most intimate experiences of their lives, they unravel what led them to prison, revealing a powerful portrait of systemic failure and trauma, and […]
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