David Farnor | On 04, Nov 2019

Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci will be reuniting with Martin Scorsese this winter for The Irishman, one of the highest profile movies of the year. (Read our review of the film here.) Adding to the buzz surrounding the movie is the fact that it’s a Netflix production, following Roma in the streaming giant’s major push into awards contention.

The online disruptor is still surrounded by controversy within the industry, with major exhibitors refusing to screen Netflix titles, because the streaming giant typically releases movies day-and-date worldwide or with a much shorter theatrical window than the conventional 16 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, including Scotland’s Glasgow Film Theatre and Edinburgh Filmhouse – more than a dozen other indie cinemas have petitioned for Netflix to work with them too. (Vue and Picturehouse cinemas have both said that they will not be showing the film in cinemas, and Cineworld and Odeon are also not showing the film.)

After a simultaneous screening of The Irishman across the UK when it premiered at the London Film Festival in October, The Irishman will have a theatrical window of almost three weeks, with the film arriving in a higher number of UK cinemas than Netflix usually manages, from 8th November, before streaming on Netflix from 27th November.

While many regional cinemas aren’t screening it until 15th November, with the opening weekend focused on London, the wide reach (including Northern Ireland – courtesy of Element Pictures) is a welcome move in the right direction, and it’s worth noting that some venues are screening it after the Netflix release of 27th November, so the initial theatrical window is evidently by no means the only option open to cinemas, should they wish to show it on the big screen.

Here’s the list of where you can watch it on the big screen in the UK:

All cinemas are showing the film from 8th November, unless otherwise stated. You can also se Netflix’s own interactive tool to find a screening here, although we’ve found a number of screenings not listed on their site.

Aberdeen

Belmont Filmhouse (from 15th November)

Antrim

Omniplex

Armagh

Omniplex

Ballymena

IMC

Banbridge

IMC

Belfast

Odyssey Cinemas
Queen’s Film Theatre
Strand
Omniplex Kennedy Centre

Birmingham

Everyman Mailbox (14th November)
The Mockingbird Cinema (from 15th November)
The Electric (from 22nd November)

Bristol

Bristol Watershed (from 15th to 21st November)
Everyman Bristol (14th November)

Cambridge

Saffron Screen (21st December)

Canterbury

Curzon Canterbury (from 15th December)

Cardiff

Chapter (from 15th December)

Carrickfergus

Omniplex

Chelmsford

Everyman Chelmsford

Chester

Storyhouse Chester (from 22nd to 28th November)

Colchester

Curzon Colchester (from 14th November)

Craigavon

Omniplex

Derry

Omniplex

Dublin

Light House Dublin (from 8th to 10th November)

Dundonald

Omniplex

Dungannon

Omniplex

Edinburgh

Edinburgh Filmhouse (from 15th to 28th November)
The Scotsman Hotel (from 15th November)

Enniskillen

IMC

Glasgow

Everyman Glasgow (14th November)
Grosvenor Glasgow (22nd and 24th November)
Glasgow Film Theatre (from 15th November)

Gloucester

Sherborne (22nd to 28th November)

Harrogate

Everyman Harrogate (from 14th November)

Larne

Omniplex

Leeds

Everyman Leeds (from 14th November)
Leeds Town Hall (7th November – Leeds International Film Festival)

Lisburn

Omniplex

Liverpool

Everyman Liverpool (14th November)

Knutsford

Curzon Knutsford (from 14th November)

London

Archlight Cinemas
Arthouse Crouch End
Catford Mews (from 15th November)
Everyman Baker Street
Everyman Barnet
Everyman Broadgate
Everyman Canary Wharf
Everyman Crystal Palace
Everyman Hampstead
Everyman King’s Cross
Everyman Muswell Hill
Everyman Screen on the Green
Curzon Aldgate
Curzon Bloomsbury
Curzon Mayfair
Curzon Richmond
Curzon Soho
Curzon Wimbledon
Curzon Victoria
Electric Cinema White City
Kiln Theatre (from 15th November)
Olympic Cinema
Prince Charles Cinema
Rich Mix
Rio Cinema (8th, 9th, 10th, 13th November)

Manchester

Home Manchester (from 15th to 17th November)

Northampton

Northampton Filmhouse (13th to 19th December)

Nottingham

Broadway Cinema (from 15th November)

Newcastle

Everyman Newcastle (14th November)
Tyneside Cinema (from 15th to 17th November)

Newry

Omniplex

Omagh

IMC

Oxford

Curzon Oxford (from 14th November)

Perth

Perth Playhouse (22nd to 24th November)

Ripon

Curzon Ripon (from 15th November)

Sheffield

Curzon Sheffield (from 14th November)
Showroom Cinema (from 15th November)

Tewkesbury

Roses Tewkesbury (from 19th December to 19th January)

York

Everyman York (14th November)

 

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