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Monday 5:30pm - 10:30pm Tuesday 2:30pm - 10:30pm Wednesday 5:30pm - 10:30pm Thursday 5:30pm - 10:30pm Friday 5:30pm - 10:30pm Saturday 5:30pm - 10:30pm Sunday 5:30pm - 10:30pm

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An independent cinema in Broadstairs for people who love independent film.

60 Years a Cinema 1965-2025 🎈

The Palace is small, welcoming, independent and family-run, offering a programme of quality mainstream, independent and world cinema for locals and visitors alike! It's usually open 7 days a week, offering at least two choices of film plus special events including 'Palace Sunday Silents', monthly silent films with live piano accompaniment Sept-June. The cinema is deceptively small from the street-

front; inside at street level there is a little foyer (with a lovely range of snacks and drinks, and fully licensed) and balcony. Stairs from the foyer lead down to the stalls, and we have step-free access at the rear of the building. The Palace is housed in a lovely Grade II listed building. Originally a shipwrights stood on the site until in the 1910s it was transformed into the more elegant, and solid, 'York Gate Hall' to house the armour collection of Sir Guy Laking, whose family holidayed next door in York Gate House. From the late 1910s-1960s the hall was hired out in the season for puppet shows and 16mm cartoon shows before being converted into a cinema by local cinema entrepreneur Jack Field, who originally named it the 'Windsor'. It was re-named the Palace in 2006 by the third owners, Colin Jay and Sean Mills, who undertook a large scale renovation and installation of larger screen plus digital sound & projection.

10/09/2026

From Fri 11 Sept at the Palace

TONY - Gorgeously atmospheric ‘70s feel for a seaside snapshot of Anthony Bourdain's chaotic & inspiring beginnings as a chef.

“Nobody's perfect!": SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) - The Palace’s Billy Wilder season continues in style with the greatest comedy ever made: Monroe as Sugar, Curtis & Lemmon in disguise & on the run from the mob, plus classic closing line "Nobody's perfect!". Special intro: Caitlin Neaves, Sun 13

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Coming up from Fri 18 Sept:

BITTER CHRISTMAS - Pedro Almodóvar’s magnificent melodrama of love, loss and the creative process in a famous filmmaker’s dangerous blurring of reality & fiction.

“Nobody’s perfect!”: THE APARTMENT (1960) - Razor sharp romantic comedy from Billy Wilder: Jack Lemmon is office schmo in love with lift girl amid the shadowy goings on of corporate America. Special intro: Jack Prosser, Sat 19

Dementia friendly screening: SUNSET BOULEVARD. See website for details.

HERITAGE OPEN DAYS, Fri 18, Sat 19 11am-2pm. Cinema open with history exhibition on walls, free talk each day at 1pm exploring the Palace and local cinema jobs past & present!

Coming up later in Sept and into Oct:

“Nobody’s perfect!”: DOUBLE INDEMNITY, SABRINA
THE INCOMER
PRESSURE
SENSE & SENSIBILITY
EVERYBODY DIGS BILL EVANS with Broadstairs Jazz Fest
Artist film & video night with Analogue Ensemble
+ lots more!

04/09/2026

NEW at the Palace!

Free dementia friendly morning screenings as part of “Nobody’s perfect!”, our season of Hollywood classics by the great writer-director Billy Wilder.

Coming up next: SUNSET BOULEVARD, Thurs 17 Sept.

Visit the Palace website thepalacecinema.co.uk for more info including a handy fact sheet and details of how to book, or email or call us, contact details below.

Limited places available for each show.

THANK YOU to BFI Film Hub South East for supporting these screenings! 🙏 THANK YOU to the team at Chartwell House Care Home for their help in bringing plans together and for the Alzheimer's Society training 🙏 THANK YOU to Sharp Printing for kindly printing our dementia friendly posters free of charge 🙏 and to Broadstairs & St Peter’s Town Council for displaying the posters 🙏

03/09/2026

Open days / Free talks!

If you’ve never been in before, annual open days at the Palace are a chance to just drop in for a quick look around, or stay a bit longer to read our cinema history exhibition boards, or join us for a free illustrated talk exploring the Palace and the jobs at this cinema and around Thanet, 1950s to today!

Times have changed a bit since the projectionst had two assistants, the whole staff lined up for checks before opening and ice creams were from the usherette tray.

Do you know anyone who used to work in a local cinema 1950s-2000s and remembers any stories from those days? Whether they were manageress or rewind boy, cleaner or cashier, we’d love to hear from them and add their memories to those we’ve collected - please email us at [email protected]. Thank you!

HERITAGE OPEN DAYS at the Palace Cinema
Fri 18, Sat 19 Sept 11am-2pm
Free talk each day at 1pm
No booking req’d.

Discover all the Thanet open days at Heritage Open Days

02/09/2026

From Fri 4 Sept at the Palace!

“Nobody’s perfect!”: WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (1957) - Marlene Dietrich smoulders and Charles Laughton is at his finest in Billy Wilder’s wildly suspenseful take on Agatha Christie’s shocking, high stakes courtroom melodrama (Christie’s personal favourite film adaptation of her work!) Special intro by Jessica Lauren, Sat 5

TEENAGE S*X & DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA - From Jane I SAW THE TV GLOW Schoenbrun, the tale of a young q***r filmmaker, a horror film franchise in need of new life, its reclusive star (Gillian Anderson) and deep, dark desires…

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Cooking up from Fri 11 Sept…

TONY - Atmospheric ‘70s feel for a seaside snapshot of Anthony Bourdain’s chaotic & inspiring beginnings as a chef.

Nobody’s perfect!”: SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) - Comedy perfection from Billy Wilder with Monroe as Sugar, Curtis & Lemmon in disguise & on the run from the mob, plus classic closing line “Nobody’s perfect!”. Special intro: Caitlin Neaves, Sun 13

Coming up later in Sept!

“Nobody’s perfect!”: THE APARTMENT, DOUBLE INDEMNITY

Pedro Almodovar’s BITTER CHRISTMAS

THE INCOMER

Sunday Silent: METROPOLIS (1927)

Heritage Open Days, Fri 18 & Sat 19 11:00-14:00 (free local cinema history talks each day at 13:00)

31/08/2026

The Great Palace Colouring comp!

Thanks to everyone who’s come along to see one of our family films in the summer hols, and to everyone who took a colouring sheet and brought it back to us coloured in.

So much work went into each one and we loved adding them to the walls in the foyer for us and everyone else to enjoy!

Each colouring sheet was in with a chance to win a real cinema poster for the film. We are now happy to announce the winners, 2-4 depending on how many posters we had to give away:

TOY STORY 5 - Jack (5) and Sophia (9)

MINIONS & MONSTERS - Delilah (5), Zack (7), siblings Freddie (9) & Heath (11) and siblings Alfie (4) & Oliver (7)

MOANA - Grace (7) and Ariana (8)

Congratulations to all! Thanks again to everyone who entered the competitions, and we look forward to seeing you again soon at the Palace for more family films in October half term 😊

30/08/2026

Billy Wilder, Marilyn Monroe behind the scenes on THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH

Last 2 shows!
Sun 30 Aug 4pm
Tues 1 Aug 4pm

All time Hollywood classics from the great writer/director Billy Wilder back on the big screen in “Nobody’s perfect!”, the Palace’s special season running August-October.

Still to come:
More Marilyn in SOME LIKE IT HOT
Marlene Dietrich in Agatha Christie’s WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
Shirley MacLaine in THE APARTMENT
Audrey Hepburn in SABRINA
Barbara Stanwyck in DOUBLE INDEMNITY

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27/08/2026

From Fri 28 Aug at the Palace 😊

“NOBODY’S PERFECT!” BILLY WILDER AT THE PALACE, Aug-Oct 2026
We celebrate the great Hollywood writer-director with a glorious season of 7 of his classic films, plus special introductions, fixed price £6/£8 all shows, chance to see your 6th/7th films for free, plus a parallel strand of free Dementia Friendly screenings running Aug-Dec. Thanks to Film Hub South East for their support!
Our second in the season is THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH, Wilder’s glorious romcom set in a hot New York summer where the usual rules don’t apply and new neighbours - including Marilyn Monroe as the dream girl next door - find their lives crossing over in unexpected ways. Special intro Fri 28!

LADY - Dark, tangly tale with Sian Clifford amazing as an eccentric aristo who invites a young filmmaker to her stately home to document her art practice…

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Coming up from Fri 4 Sept:

S*X & DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA - A young q***r filmmaker is brought in just to revive a horror movie franchise but her meeting with its reclusive star (Gillian Anderson) brings drama, delirium and desire…

“Nobody's perfect!": WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (1957) - Marlene Dietrich smoulders in Billy Wilder’s nail biting take on Agatha Christie’s shocking courtroom melodrama.

Coming up later in Sept:

“Nobody's perfect!": SOME LIKE IT HOT, THE APARTMENT, DOUBLE INDEMNITY
TONY
BITTER CHRISTMAS
THE INCOMER
Sunday Silent: METROPOLIS

25/08/2026

Last show tonight!

SUNSET BOULEVARD at 7.30pm + intro by Jack
Goldstein.

Just one of the classic Billy Wilder films in the Palace’s “Nobody’s perfect!” season ❤️

7 classic films, Aug-Oct (coming up next week from Fri 28: THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH)

Special introductions

All shows £6/£8

See 5 films, 6th & 7th are free

Parallel strand of dementia friendly screenings, Aug-Dec

Our thanks to Film Hub South East for their support

🎟️ thepalacecinema.co.uk

24/08/2026

September at the Palace!

Classics old and new, including “Nobody’s perfect!” season of Hollywood joy from the great Billy Wilder (special intros! £6/£8 all shows! See 6th/7th films for free! Free Dementia Friendly screenings running Aug-Dec). Thanks to Film Hub South East 🙏

“Nobody's perfect!": THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH (1955) - Marilyn Monroe is dream girl next door in classic romcom of hot summer in the city. Intro: Simon Audley, Fri 29

LADY - Dark, tangly comedy of an eccentric aristo who invites a young filmmaker to her stately home to document her art.

S*X & DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA - Young q***r filmmaker + horror franchise in need of life + reclusive star (Gillian Anderson)…

“Nobody's perfect!": WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (1957) - Marlene Dietrich smoulders in Billy Wilder’s take on Agatha Christie’s shocking courtroom melodrama. Intro: Jessica Lauren, Sat 5

TONY - Atmospheric ‘70s feel for a seaside snapshot of Anthony Bourdain's chaotic & inspiring beginnings as a chef.

Nobody's perfect!": SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) - Comedy perfection from Billy Wilder with Monroe as Sugar, Curtis & Lemmon in disguise & on the run from the mob, plus classic closing line "Nobody's perfect!". Intro: Caitlin Neaves, Sun 13

BITTER CHRISTMAS - Pedro Almodóvar’s magnificent melodrama of love, loss and the creative process in a famous filmmaker’s dangerous blurring of reality & fiction.

“Nobody’s perfect!”: THE APARTMENT (1960) - Razor sharp romantic comedy from Billy Wilder: Jack Lemmon is office schmo in love with lift girl amid mean shadows of corporate America. Intro: Jack Prosser, Sat 19

THE INCOMER - Hilarious tale of strange siblings on a remote Scottish island and council worker (Domhnall Gleeson) come to get them off it.

“Nobody’s perfect!”: DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) - Stunning noir from Billy Wilder: Barbara Stanwyck is ultimate femme fatale luring unwitting salesman into her web. Intro: Jack Prosser, Tue 29

Sunday Silent: METROPOLIS (1927)
Spectacular vision of a future city, a ruling elite, masses slaving below ground and a love linking the two. Berlin Symphony Orchestra plays original score.

HERITAGE OPEN DAYS, Fri 18, Sat 19! Free tours & talks.

🎟️ thepalacecinema.co.uk

22/08/2026

David + Spike @ Palace!

DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA (12A)
Big screen joy for the great Talking Head and his international band, let off the leash in wildly fun concert film directed by Spike Lee.

Sat 22 19:30
Sun 23 19:00

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Address

Harbour Street
Broadstairs
CT10IET

Opening Hours

Monday	5:30pm - 10:30pm
Tuesday	2:30pm - 10:30pm
Wednesday	5:30pm - 10:30pm
Thursday	5:30pm - 10:30pm
Friday	5:30pm - 10:30pm
Saturday	5:30pm - 10:30pm
Sunday	5:30pm - 10:30pm

Website

http://www.thepalacecinema.co.uk/

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