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165 mins. USA 2025. Dir: Joseph Kosinski.
Brad Pitt stars as retired Formula One racing driver Sonny Hayes, who is persuaded to make a comeback after his promising career was cut short thirty years earlier, in a bid to save his former team mate’s underdog team. Not just for car racing fans.
(Single feature due to length)
123 mins. UK 2025. Dir: Simon Curtis
When Mary finds herself involved in a public scandal, and the family faces financial trouble, the household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change, with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.
Benalla Festival Special Matinée
Tickets $5. Includes afternoon tea with scones, jam and cream.
120 mins. Australia 2025
A charismatic and successful stage designer returns to his small hometown in Australia to say goodbye to his dying mother. What was to be a quick trip descends into chaos, as he navigates family responsibilities, a difficult relationship with his father, old friends and ex-lovers, all while trying to get back to Europe for a major opera contract.
115 mins. USA 2025
Set against the backdrop of of New York city’s luxury - driven dating culture, the story centres around a love triangle between a matchmaker, her aspiring actor ex-boyfriend, and a charming, seemingly perfect millionaire.
124 mins. UK 2024
When Philip Burton, a principled and passionate schoolteacher in Port Talbot, Wales, meets Richie Jenkins, a volatile yet gifted teenager from a fractured home, he recognises a spark that others have overlooked. He shapes Richie’s raw talent, setting him on the path to becoming Richard Burton, one of the great actors of the 20th century.
Complementary morning tea from 10.00am. All tickets $10.00
124 mins. UK 2024
When Philip Burton, a principled and passionate schoolteacher in Port Talbot, Wales, meets Richie Jenkins, a volatile yet gifted teenager from a fractured home, he recognises a spark that others have overlooked. He shapes Richie’s raw talent, setting him on the path to becoming Richard Burton, one of the great actors of the 20th century.
120 mins. USA 2023
Struggling to fit in at his new school, after being expelled for his treatment of a fellow student, Auggie Pulman, Julian is visited by his grandmother and is transformed by the story of her attempts to escape Nazi occupied France during WW II.
103 mins. Australia 2025
Documentary that offers an intimate look at the life and work of satirist John Clarke, told through a remarkable series of conversations between John and his daughter Lorin. He traces his steadfast resistance to authority back to his childhood, and offers delightful insights into his four decades in the entertainment industry.
105 mins. France 2024
A French drama set in a quiet Burgundy village. A loving grandmother’s dicey relationship with her daughter reaches breaking point, due to a potentially deadly mushroom dish that she accidentally serves. The film explores themes of guilt, family dynamics
and the complexity of relationships.
90 mins. France 2024
A wry French comedy that focuses on the painting ‘Wilted Sunflowers’ painted in 1914 by Austrian artist Egon Shiele. It vanished during the Nazi era and resurfaced many years later. An insightful glimpse behind the scenes of the convoluted world of art dealing.
105 mins. Spain 2023
Inspired by extraordinary true events, this superb drama follows a charismatic teacher whose progressive outlook transforms the lives of a group of young students, on the eve of the Spanish Civil War, but places him in the crossfire of local authorities. Screened last year but well worth seeing.
160 mins. USA 2025
A madcap conspiracy thriller about a washed up radical, Bob, living off the grid with his daughter Willa. When Willa goes missing, Bob reunites with his ex-revolutionary mates to find and rescue her from a corrupt military official.
100 mins. USA 2025
An eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island tries to make his fantasies come true by getting his favourite musicians to come and perform at his home. A beautifully observed music-filled comedy about loving and letting go.
125 mins. USA 1991
Two female friends set off for a weekend away leaving their responsibilities as well as a husband and boyfriend behind, but an unexpected incident turns them into fugitives from the law. Exuberant feminist road movie, ground breaking in it’s time.
110 mins. Australia 2024
When Lou, a struggling Hollywood actress returns home to the ruggedly beautiful Kangaroo Island at the request of her father, years of family secrets resurface, and she is forced to confront the love triangle that tore her family apart.
103 mins. USA 2025
A romantic comedy that follows four friends who stage a fake wedding to help a Korean student avoid deportation. Min proposes a green-card marriage to his friend, Angela, leading to unexpected complications when his grandmother decides to
throw an extravagant wedding banquet.
120 mins. USA 2025
A biographical musical drama based on the book ‘Deliver Me from Nowhere’ which follows Bruce Springsteen’s journey crafting his 1982 album ‘Nebraska’, which emerged as he recorded ‘Born in the USA’ with the E Street Band.
105 mins. UK 2025
A satirical black comedy about a couple whose seemingly picture-perfect marriage begins falling apart when she becomes a celebrated chef just as her husband’s professional dreams come crashing down. A remake of the film ‘The War of the Roses’.
100 mins. Australia 2000
Delightful comedy based on the true story of how an unlikely Australian community put itself on the map in 1969 by having the only satellite dish that could track the progress of Apollo 11 in the Southern Hemisphere as it made it’s way to the moon.
Celebrate New Year’s Eve with two wonderful Australian comedies, family, friends and a delicious festive supper. Bookings essential.
One ticket for two films on the night
85 mins. Australia 1997
Classic Australian comedy about the Kerrigans, an unsophisticated Melbourne family who take on the government, after being told that they must vacate their beloved family home to allow for the expansion of the airport adjacent to their property.
One ticket for two films on the night.
Booking essential for catering purposes. Festive supper includes drinks.
107 mins. Australia 2025.
A heartwarming family comedy that follows a former TV star who finds himself stranded in a remote outback town near Alice Springs. There, he forms an unexpected bond with 12 year old indigenous girl, Charlie. Together they rescue orphaned joeys,
discovering purpose, friendship and healing.
110 mins. USA 2024
A life affirming fantasy drama based on a novella by Stephen King. It explores the life of an ordinary man Charles ‘Chuck’ Krantz in three chapters, at different stages of his life, highlighting themes of love, loss and the impact of an ‘ordinary’ life.
