Events

Our Cult Classics calendar is all killer no filler.

JIFF, the Jewish International Film Festival, is on now at cinemas from Sunday 27 October to Wednesday 4 December 2024.

They had style, they had grace. Our Classic Matinees program showcases the greatest and most glamorous pictures from the Golden Age of Hollywood and beyond. Don't just stand there, let's get to it!

The most influential filmmaker of cinema’s first century, Akira Kurosawa’s heroic cinema of epic scope and intimate contemplation returns to cinemas, with new remasters of his greatest films.

We’re making a song-and-dance of the movie musical, with another year-long celebration of the best and boldest films the genre has to offer.

Loveable leads, impossible predicaments, grand romantic gestures and happy endings. We're bringing the rom-com back to the big screen with a series of classics from everybody's favourite genre.

We're excited to be screening The Road to Patagonia at Lido on the Roof. This stunning, intimate, and unflinching documentary follows Matty Hannon on an incredible solo adventure to surf the west coast of the Americas by motorbike, from the top of Alaska to the tip of Patagonia.

Melanie Bracewell has quickly carved out a path in the comedy scene with her impressive list of credits, showing she has a writing skill set well beyond her years.

Moana 2 takes audiences on an expansive new voyage with Moana and Maui. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced.

A simple love story about two people who just can’t stand each other, Kiss Me Kate is unmissable all-zinging entertainment with ‘great songs, hot dancing, smart gags and glorious characters.’ This five-star new production is ‘a supremely lovely way to spend a Summer evening’.

This must be the place...to see the greatest concert film of all time! Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense captures Talking Heads at their ecstatic, exhilarating best.

We're proud to be hosting a special holiday screening of Aussie feature film Slant, presented by The Glenferrie Movie Club with writer and producer Michael Nikou in attendance.

Be the first in Australia to see Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winning triumph Anora, about a sex worker who gets her chance at a Cinderella story.

Panorama of Chinese Film presents a diverse collection of classic and new Chinese films, organised by the Chinese Independent Film Foundation (CIFF).

Chinese Independent Film Foundation (CIFF) presents a special preview screening of Black Dog, the Cannes’ Un Certain Regard Prize winner starring Taiwanese-born heartthrob Eddie Peng alongside a loveable whippet cross.

Our special event preview of A Real Pain, the poignant new comedy starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin, includes an exclusive 30-minute digital Q&A between Jesse Eisenberg and JIFF artistic director Eddie Tamir.

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” - Gandalf

Pair a glass of Pinot with a preview screening of Conclave from Academy Award-winning director Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front).

Be the very first to experience the epic, Silver Lion-winning historical drama The Brutalist, starring Adrien Brody as László Tóth, a Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust.

We're excited to be screening the documentary Wilding at Lido on the Roof. Isabella and her husband Charlie bet on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. This visually stunning documentary captures the determination the two have to revive the 3500-acre English farm.

Pair a glass of pinot with a preview of the blistering new drama from maestro Pedro Almodovar, starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton.

Your presents is required for our 12-film countdown to Christmas!

Originally released in May 2003, Daft Punk & Leiji Matsumoto’s Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem tells the story of the abduction of an alien music band by an evil human character who has dark plans.

The fun times keep coming with host Zachary Ruane (Aunty Donna) presenting a specially curated selection of cinematic gems and rarities guaranteed to provide good times only. It’s Fun Time Film Club!

We're celebrating the 10th anniversary of Christopher Nolan's intergalactic magnum opus Interstellar with a special 4K screening.

An incredible journey is about to begin! Follow everyone's favourite bear to South American at our special preview screening of Paddington in Peru, where he will embark on an unforgettable adventure, discovering magic at every turn.

Just can't wait to see the latest chapter of The Lion King saga? Our night before preview of Mufasa: The Lion King gives you a first look at this new journey in the great Circle of Life, which sees Rafiki relaying the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala.

We would like, if we may, to take you on a strange journey this New Year's Eve. Time Warp to 2025 with a trip to Transylvania at our sing-a-long, dance-a-long screening of this timeless cult classic. Includes sparkling on arrival.

David Tennant (Doctor Who, Broadchurch) and Cush Jumbo (The Good Wife, Criminal Record) lead a stellar cast in an enthralling new production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, filmed live at the Donmar Warehouse in London.

We're bringing breathtaking real-life adventures and glorious outdoor vistas to the big screen.

Presenting fine art and theatre on The Big Screen.

Crying, kicking, screaming is welcome, and that goes for the babies as well.

Experience the ultimate cutting-edge technology in cinematic sound at Lido.

The Lido Jazz Room boasts live music and comedy weekly.

Live stand-up comedy weekly in the intimate Lido Jazz Room.

Lido Comedy presents the best headline comedy from around Australia and the world live in cinema!

Lido on the Roof returns with an eye-popping lineup of blockbusters, arthouse gems and family favourites.

The best of British theatre on our cinema screens.

Weekly open caption sessions for anyone who needs it.

Palme d’Or winning film Paris, Texas returns to the big screen to commemorate the film’s 40th anniversary and new 4K Restoration that makes it shine more than ever.

$10 tickets for members daily, $12 tickets for non-members!

Restored with a stunning new 4K transfer to commemorate the film’s 70th anniversary, experience Akira Kurosawa’s enduring masterpiece on the big screen like never before.