Chorley Empire Cinema

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Starring
Jessie Buckley, Olivia Colman, Malachi Kirby, Timothy Spall, Jason Watkins

When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime.

Tickets £5

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Wicked Little Letters, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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A tale of revenge that has stood the test of time, Shakespeare’s classic tragedy is reimagined for the modern day as a gripping psychological thriller!

Transcending the confines of the stage, the film utilises nearly every room of the Theatre Royal Windsor to transform it into the immortal Elsinore Castle, from basement dungeon to roof-top battlement.

The critically acclaimed, recent stage cast of ‘Hamlet’, including Ian McKellen, Frances Barber (King Lear, Chekhov’s The Seagull) and Jonathan Hyde (King Lear, Titanic, Crimson Peak), bring their iconic roles to life in this compelling new film adaptation.

Tickets £15 (Cinema Loyalty Card £8)

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Hamlet, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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Chorley Empire Community Cinema present a charming documentary celebrating the British countryside.

Wilding tells the story of a young couple that bets on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. The young couple battles entrenched tradition, and dares to place the fate of their farm in the hands of nature. Ripping down the fences, they set the land back to the wild and entrust its recovery to a motley mix of animals both tame and wild. It is the beginning of a grand experiment that will become one of the most significant rewilding experiments in Europe.

Based on the best-selling book by Isabella Tree, this is a hopeful and necessary story of ecological regeneration that reveals nature in all it’s glory.

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Wilding, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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Directed by Mike Cheslik
Starring Ryland Brickson Cole, Olivia Graves

Chorley Empire Community Cinema present a surreal slapstick comedy film inspired by the silent movies of the 1920s and 30s.

When it all goes wrong for a drunk cider-maker, his battle for survival in the harsh winter sees him hatch plans to take on rabbits, raccoons and hundreds of beavers in order to become North America’s greatest fur trapper.

Jean Kayak finds himself stranded in a surreal winter landscape with nothing but his dim wits to guide him. Against a backdrop of ruthless elements and sinister creatures - all played by actors in full-sized mascot costumes – Kayak develops increasingly complex traps in order to win the hand of a mischievous lover.

Inventive low-budget black-and-white comedy that channels the classic slapstick of Chaplin, Keaton and The Goodies.

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Hundreds of Beavers, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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Director: Chris Cottam
Starring: Colm Meaney, Paul Reiser, Jane Levy
Running Time: 1hr 42m. Certificate 15

Colm Meaney (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Layer Cake) and Paul Reiser (Mad About You, Aliens) star as two estranged cousins, who having never met before, must try and put to rest a generation’s worth of family disputes – before they start another one!

Honouring his father’s last wish to reunite with the American side of his family, Irishman Ciáran calls his cousin, Barry, out of the blue with the offer for him to visit his homeland. Barry, keen to escape from the daily grind of his New York real estate firm, agrees to make the long trip over.

However, after an initially warm welcome, tensions soon boil over when it’s discovered that Barry has unexpectedly been left half the money in Ciáran’s father’s will. With the two men now torn apart by greed and jealousy, resulting in a feud that spirals into a series of pretty squabbles and disastrous hijinks, will they ever be able to give peace a chance again?

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The Problem With People, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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Director: Tim Mielants
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Emily Watson

Running Time: 1hr 38m. Certificate: 12A

In 1985 devoted father Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers shocking truths of his own.

A moving drama that takes place over Christmas in 1985, when devoted father and coal merchant Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy) discovers startling secrets kept by the convent in his town, along with some shocking truths of his own. The film reveals truths about Ireland's Magdalene laundries -- horrific asylums run by Roman Catholic institutions from the 1820s until 1996, ostensibly to reform "fallen young women."

Adapted from the Booker Prize nominated novel by Claire Keegan.

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Small Things Like These, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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Director: Edward Berger
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow

Running Time: 2hr Certificate 12A

Nominated for 12 BAFTA Awards

When Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world's most secretive and ancient events, selecting a new Pope, he finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could shake the very foundation of the Catholic Church.

Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church's most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence uncovers a trail of deep secrets left in the dead Pope's wake--secrets which could shake the foundations of the Church

Based on the best-selling novel by Robert Harris and from the screenwriter of Wolf Hall.

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Conclave, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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Director: Victor Fleming
Starring: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan

Running Time: 1hr 42m. Certificate U

Classic musical fantasy. When a tornado transports Kansas teenager Dorothy Gale to the magical land of Oz, she follows the Yellow Brick Road to Emerald City in the hope that the Wizard will help her get home. Along the way she makes new friends - the scarecrow who needs a brain, the Cowardly Lion who wants courage, and the Tin Man who wants a heart. The Wizard requires a favour, which means the new friends must battle the Wicked Witch of the West.

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The Wizard of Oz, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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Written and Directed by Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger

Starring David Niven, Kim Hunter, Marius Goring

1946 • Running time 104 minutes • Certificate PG

After miraculously surviving a jump from his burning plane, RAF pilot Peter Carter (David Niven) encounters the American radio operator (Kim Hunter) to whom he has just delivered his dying wishes, and, face-to-face on a tranquil English beach, the pair fall in love - only to be summoned to the afterlife by a heavenly ‘Conductor’ (Marius Goring).

Peter must mount a fierce defense for his right to stay on earth. But is heaven just a hallucination brought on by brain injury?

Powell and Pressburger layer breathtaking visual tricks on top of this whimsical premise, such as a celebrated point-of-view shot in which our hero’s eyelid closes over the camera lens. The film also works as a sly satire on Anglo-American relations at the end of WWII.

Ranked as one of the greatest films of all time - a rare chance to see it on the big screen

Tickets £5

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A Matter of Life And Death, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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Director: Nora Fingscheidt

Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Paapa Essiedu, Stephen Dillane

2024 • 15 • 1hr 58m

After living life on the edge in London, Rona attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. She returns to the wild beauty of Scotland's Orkney Islands where she grew up, hoping to heal.

Flashing back and forth between Orkney and London, we get a glimpse into her former urban existence and its intoxicating temptations that pushed her to the point of destruction. She must find a way to navigate the alluring wildlife and wildness of both environments.

A film that speaks to the impact of isolation and loneliness and – ultimately – the resilience of people.

Adapted from the bestselling memoir by Amy Liptrot

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The Outrun, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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Director: Josh Margolin

Starring: June Squibb, Richard Roundtree, Clark Gregg

2024• 12A • 1hr38m

When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.

Supported by Film Hub North funded by the National Lottery

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Thelma, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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Director: Jesse Eisenberg

Starring: Kieran Culkin, Jesse Eisenberg

2024 • 15 • 90mins

Mismatched cousins reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother, but their old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history. Featuring an Oscar-winning performance by Kieran Culkin.

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A Real Pain, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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PIG changes are coming! Join Peppa Pig and her family at the cinema as they get ready for their biggest adventure yet: welcoming a new baby!

There’s no better time to embark on a full house renovation, shop for a new car and make special memories together. Celebrate the beginning of an exciting new era of Peppa Pig at this special, big screen experience with an hour of laughter, tears and loads of heartwarming moments.

With 10 oinktastic new episodes, 6 brand new songs and music videos, your little ones can dance and sing along with Peppa and her family and friends.

The wait is finally over... join Peppa and George as they meet their new baby sibling for the first time at Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience!

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Peppa Meets The Baby Cinema Experience, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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Classic film about the rise and fall of a legendary pop music group

Directed by Richard Loncraine

Starring Slade, Tom Conti, Alan Lake, Johnny Shannon

1975 • Running time 90 minutes • Certificate 12

Described as ‘the Citizen Kane of British pop movies’ by critic Mark Kermode, Slade in Flame both confounded and delighted audiences when it was released in 1975, at the height of the legendary glam-rock band’s success, starring the band themselves, this is a music film like no other.

Charting the rise and fall of a pop group at the end of the 1960s, this darkly cynical, warts-and-all portrait of a band in freefall amidst the music-industry suits who want a piece of the pie was not what anybody was expecting.

Slade in Flame has been newly remastered by the BFI from the best available 35mm materials.

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Slade In Flame, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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A gentle and uplifting documentary in which scientists seek inspiration from the natural world for innovative ways to support conservation efforts and tackle the challenges facing our planet.

Part of the Making Waves Film Festival - a nationwide festival exploring climate action through community cinema.

How would you reinvent a part of your world using nature as a model?

In BIOCENTRICS, this and other provocations are answered by the look of Janine Benyus. By connecting people who put life at the center of their choices, the biologist proposes technological and social innovations inspired by the experience of billions of years of the Planet Earth.

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Biocentrics, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity.

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Maria, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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n the Welsh town of Port Talbot, 1942, Richard Jenkins (Harry Lawtey) lives as a wayward schoolboy, caught between the pressures of his struggling family, a devastating war, and his own ambitions. However, a new opportunity arises when Richard’s natural talent for drama catches the attention of his teacher, Philip Burton (BAFTA winner Toby Jones).

Taking Richard under his wing, the young man thrives thanks to Philip’s strict tutelage and the guidance of kindly landlady, Ma Smith (Academy Award nominee Lesley Manville). However, as the acting world comes within Richard’s reach, the burden of his past risks holding him back forever.

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Mr Burton, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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Ocean with David Attenborough, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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NT Live: Mrs Warren’s Profession

by Bernard Shaw

directed by Dominic Cooke

Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic.

Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune – but at what cost?

Filmed live from the West End, this new production reunites Staunton with director Dominic Cooke (Follies, Good), exploring the clash between morality and independence, traditions and progress.

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NT Live: Mrs Warren's Profession, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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NT Live: Mrs Warren’s Profession, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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The Penguin Lessons

Steve Coogan stars in this true-life tale set against the backdrop of the 1976 coup in Argentina. A new English teacher at a private school rescues a penguin, and finds the bird’s presence has a surprising and positive effect on the pupils and his life.

From the director of The Full Monty

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The Penguin Lessons, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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Four Letters of Love

An Irish romantic drama starring Helena Bonham Carter, Pierce Brosnan, and Gabriel Byrne

Nicholas and Isabel were made for each other but how will they ever know it? As ghosts, fate and the sheer power of true love pull them together, so too does life threaten to tear them apart.

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Four Letters of Love, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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The Fifth Step by David Ireland

directed by Finn den Hertog

Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland.

After years in the 12-step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous, James becomes a sponsor to newcomer Luka. The pair bond over black coffee, trade stories and build a fragile friendship out of their shared experiences. But as Luka approaches step five – the moment of confession – dangerous truths emerge, threatening the trust on which both of their recoveries depend.

Finn den Hertog directs the provocative and entertaining production filmed live from @sohoplace on London’s West End.

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NT Live: The Fifth Step, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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ELF

2003 – 97m – PG

Directed by Jon Favreau

Starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel

Celebrating the 22nd Anniversary of this movie with a special Christmas week screening!

Big Screen Christmas comedy for the whole family. Will Ferrell stars as Buddy, a human being who has spent his whole life believing himself to be an elf. But when his ungainly size starts to become a liability in the elf-sized working environment, Santa suggests that Buddy head to New York City to find his real father (James Caan) and soon the good-natured Buddy finds himself in all sorts of scrapes as he gets used to his new family and surroundings – and they get used to him.

Includes art and crafts activities in our Studio

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Elf, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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Elf, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

directed by Robert Hastie

Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.

Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question – you know the one.

National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Operation Mincemeat) directs this sharp, stylish and darkly funny reimagining.

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NT Live: Hamlet, Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL

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Silents Synched:

R.E.M. X Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr.

Silents Synced pairs classic silent movies with epic rock music to bring audiences a unique big screen experience. Buster Keaton’s 1924 comedy classic is reimagined with R.E.M.'s alt-rock masterpieces Monster (1994) and New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996).

In this sublime comedy teetering between reality and illusion, Buster Keaton stars as a film projectionist who dreams of becoming a detective. He uses his limited skills when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend’s father’s pocket watch. Keaton reportedly broke his neck performing one of the many dangerous practical stunts in the film.

Whether you’re a movie lover or a rock music fan this is an experience you won’t want to miss!!

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Silents Synched: R.E.M. X Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr., Dole Lane, Chorley, PR7 2RL