Which UK cinemas are showing Uncut Gems?
David Farnor | On 08, Jan 2020
This weekend sees the release of one of the memorable films of the past year, and one of Adam Sandler’s best performances: Uncut Gems. (Read our review here.)
From acclaimed filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie, the crime thriller stars Sandler as Howard Ratner, a charismatic New York City jeweller always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides, in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.
The film is released in select UK cinemas on Friday 10th January, before hitting Netflix worldwide on 31st January.
Netflix, however, is still surrounded by controversy within the industry, with major exhibitors refusing to screen its titles, because the streaming giant typically releases movies day-and-date worldwide or with a much shorter theatrical window than the conventional 12 weeks. The streaming giant has, though, increasingly begun releasing movies in cinemas with a brief exclusive window. In the UK, that has typically been through a partnership with Curzon Cinemas and a handful of other venues – more than a dozen other indie cinemas recently petitioned for Netflix to work with them too. (At present, Vue, Cineworld and Odeon will not show Netflix films.)
Netflix has responded by expanding its exhibitor partners, with The Irishman, Marriage Story, The King and The Two Popes all enjoying several weeks in a range of cinemas across the UK before their Netflix release – and with cinema screenings continuing after their online release, the result is a promising step forwards for the future of the Netflix/cinema distribution debate.
Looking to see Uncut Gems on the big screen? Here’s the list of where you can watch it in UK cinemas, which we’ll keep updated with additional screenings as we confirm them.
All venues are screening Uncut Gems from Friday 10th January unless otherwise stated.
Aberdeen
Belmont Filmhouse
Belfast
City Side
Queen’s Film Theatre
Birmingham
The Mockingbird Cinema (from 24th January)
Bristol
Watershed
Cambridge
Saffron Screen (10th February)
Canterbury
Curzon Canterbury
Cardiff
Everyman Cardiff
Chapter (from 17th January)
Chelmsford
Everyman Chelmsford
Colchester
Curzon Colchester
Derby
Quad
Dublin
Light House
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Filmhouse (from 17th January)
Glasgow
Glasgow Film Theatre
Knutsford
Curzon Knutsford
London
Archlight Cinema
Barbican Cinemas
BFI Southbank
Catford Mews
Curzon Bloomsbury
Curzon Victoria
Curzon Mayfair
Curzon Soho
Curzon Wimbledon
Curzon Aldgate
Everyman Barnet
Everyman Belsize Park
Everyman Broadgate
Everyman Harrogate
Everyman King’s Cross
Everyman Muswell Hill
ICA
Kiln Theatre
Olympic Cinema
Prince Charles Cinema
Rich Mix (dates TBC)
Rio Cinema
Leeds
Everyman Leeds
Liverpool
Everyman Liverpool
Manchester
Home
Everyman Altrincham
Everyman Manchester St John’s
Newcastle
Tyneside Cinema
Everyman Newcastle
Nottingham
Broadway Cinema
Oxford
Curzon Oxford
Perth
Perth Playhouse
Ripon
Curzon Ripon
Sheffield
Curzon Sheffield
Showroom Cinema
Tewkesbury
The Roses (from 19th February)
York
Everyman York