Cinemas in Bristol

A designated UNESCO City of film, Bristol has a wealth of film production and a reputation for independent film and art house cinema. This is reflected in the selection of excellent cinemas and film events across the city. 

Bristol favourite Watershed is an independent cinema with a reputation for showing the very best in art film and hosting film events. The Cube Cinema has great opportunities to watch some alternative cinema and The Everyman Cinema offers decadent art deco surroundings. A little further out of town in Westbury Park you'll find The Orpheus, which has been entertaining audiences for over 80 years.

You can watch the latest blockbuster in style at Bristol's red carpet worthy multiplexes. From the first-class Showcase Cinema de Lux, complete with a luxury Directors Hall, to all-time favourite Odeon Cinema, both are within easy walking distance of the Bristol Shopping Quarter. Further afield you'll find extra choice with Vue, Showcase and Cineworld and the historic Curzon Cinema in Clevedon.

As well as cinemas, Bristol has a huge programme of film events that support independent film-makers, celebrate the moving image and also promoting films being made in the Bristol area, including a number of annual events such as Slapstick Festival, Encounters Festival, Bristol Film Festival, the Radical Film Festival, Afrika Eye and Cinema Rediscovered.  As well as celebrating the best, you can watch truly kitsch "bad" films with the benefit of a shared group experience at Bristol Bad Film Club.

A huge amount of filming takes place in Bristol and the city is frequently used as a film location. There are also a number of great actors and screen icons from the city, including Cary Grant, commemorated with a statue at Millennium Square and a bi-annual festival celebrating his life and work.

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