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Phoenix Cinema The Phoenix is one of London's leading independent cinemas and one of the oldest cinemas in the UK.
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09/10/2026

What do cinema ushers fear the most?

Telling a customer to turn off their phone mid-film? Interrupting a foodie munching on cinema snacks from outside??

Well we’ve got something even spoOokier for you to sink your teeth into this Halloween at the Phoenix, a trio of horror classics; NOSFERATU with live score by Hugo Max, ROCKY HORROR, and a screening of RINGU with the Japanese Film Club.

You can also support our charity cinema by enjoying some of the autumnal treats we have on sale at our bar - no tricks!

🎃 Get ahead and book now, via the 🔗 in our bio.

🧑‍💻WHAT’S ON 9-15 OCT: THE SOCIAL RECKONING (15), THE YELLOW TIE (15) + COMÉDIE-FRANÇAIS (15)🎥 Main Features:- In The So...
08/10/2026

🧑‍💻WHAT’S ON 9-15 OCT: THE SOCIAL RECKONING (15), THE YELLOW TIE (15) + COMÉDIE-FRANÇAIS (15)

🎥 Main Features:
- In The Social Reckoning director Aaron Sorkin ups the ante for the sequel to The Social Network as a whistleblower threatens to expose dark secrets about the media company.
- We are screening two new features The Yellow Tie and Comédie-Français.

✨ Special Event Highlights:
- 🫂Shadows of Beirut screening on the 9th Oct will be followed by a Q&A with Tala Calil (lead actor/producer/writer) and Ashley Leigh from Watch Shorts Film Festival.
- 🌆 CF75 closes with Satyajit Ray’s classic Mahanagar (The Big City) on the 11th Oct.
- 🎸 We have two musical features this week: Hadestown the Musical and an encore of Queen: Budapest.

📌 Don’t forget:
- We will have a trio of Martin McDonagh features coming your way; two classics and the new feature Wild Horse Nine.
- ‘Give As You Live’: Shop on over 6,000 websites and donate money to the Phoenix at no extra cost! Sign up via our Linktree.
- We are fundraising for phase two of our redevelopment including a refurbishment of our foyer, you can help us today, find out more about it on our website.

Check out our 🔗 in bio for 🎟️ and our full programme.

Our new exhibition the Joy of Colour is now showing at the Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley. Thank you Judith and Peter f...
06/10/2026

Our new exhibition the Joy of Colour is now showing at the Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley. Thank you Judith and Peter for a great hanging job

Now open at Phoenix cinema gallery !
05/10/2026

Now open at Phoenix cinema gallery !

🪏 WHAT’S ON 2-8 OCT: DIGGER (15), DEREK VS DEREK (PG) + QUEEN: BUDAPEST (12A)🎥 Main Features:- Digger, stars Tom Cruise ...
04/10/2026

🪏 WHAT’S ON 2-8 OCT: DIGGER (15), DEREK VS DEREK (PG) + QUEEN: BUDAPEST (12A)

🎥 Main Features:
- Digger, stars Tom Cruise as an oil baron billionaire who engineers a world-ending ecological disaster he attempts to save the planet from…
- We continue with additional screenings of Pressure and Sense & Sensibility.

✨ Special Event Highlights:
- 🍃 Phoenix For Nature x straight 8 super 8 filmmaking presents Derek vs. Derek with a Director Q&A on Thursday 8th Oct.
- 🎸 Queen: Budapest is the last live recording of the band with Freddie Mercury, showing on Wednesday 7th Oct.
- 🤡 Charlie Shaw’s Revenge screens on Tuesday evening.
- 🎟️ Escapes: 24HR Party People, showing Monday, free tickets available via Escapes.

📌 Don’t forget:
- ‘Give As You Live’: Shop with over 6,000 retailers online and donate money to the Phoenix at no extra cost! Sign up via our Linktree.
- We are fundraising for phase two of our redevelopment including a refurbishment of our foyer, you can help us today, find out more about it on our website.

Check out our 🔗 in bio for 🎟️ and our full programme.

01/10/2026

Tom Cruise plays a billionaire oil tycoon in DIGGER, a darkly comic eco-satire about what happens when saving the planet gets in the way of making money.

From Academy Award-winning director Alejandro G. Iñárritu, the filmmaker behind Birdman and The Revenant.

Book tickets for DIGGER now. Showing at the Phoenix Cinema.

Following our hit event for the documentary Playing The Changes last Monday, we have more music on screen at the Phoenix...
30/09/2026

Following our hit event for the documentary Playing The Changes last Monday, we have more music on screen at the Phoenix throughout October.

From a BFI classic about the band with the Baggy Trousers, to the Champions of rock who were the first band to tour behind the Iron Curtain, to a musical with a modern take on Greek mythology.

Swipe left to find out more, and book your tickets today.



MADNESS: TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT, 1 OCT 20.00

Take It or Leave It is an autobiographical account of the cult ‘80s British pop group Madness, with members of the group playing themselves, charting their rise from humble beginnings as pub band The Invaders to chart success and their first overseas tour.

QUEEN: BUDAPEST, 7 OCT 19.00, 10 OCT 15.00

Queen Budapest is the last filmed live performance of the band with Freddie Mercury, showing the band at the height of their powers as a live act.

HADESTOWN: THE MUSICAL, 13 OCT 19.00

The international hit musical comes to the big screen! Winner of eight Tony Awards in 2019 including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Hadestown: The Musical is the genre-defying musical blending modern American folk music with New Orleans-inspired jazz to reimagine a sweeping ancient tale of two intertwining love stories, that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and King Hades and his wife Persephone.

Visit the 🔗 in our bio to secure your seats now.

25/09/2026

Your favourite independent and historic cinema is now part of Give As You Live. Your everyday online shopping can help to support the Phoenix to continue reach thousands of people of all ages through our events and screenings.

Just sign up, choose the Phoenix Cinema Trust Limited as your cause, and shop as usual.

There is no extra cost to you. Just the chance to give a little something back to your local cinema. ❤️

To find out more and sign up to Give As You Live follow the 🔗 in our bio.

24/09/2026

We were thrilled to have back in Screen One this Monday to introduce the wonderful documentary Playing the Changes: Tracking Darius Brubeck.

Kermode joined the discussion with director Michiel ten Kleij and Darius Brubeck, while giving our audience a trip down memory lane to highlight his special connection to our cinema.

We thought we’d share this lovely story with you for our , keep an eye on our programme for more exciting Q&As, music on screen, and much more at the Phoenix!

BOOKING NOW: SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (U)We are sat in anticipation of the newest adaption of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY arrivin...
22/09/2026

BOOKING NOW: SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (U)

We are sat in anticipation of the newest adaption of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY arriving on our screens this Friday 25th September.

Swipe left and enjoy the wise words of Jane Austen herself before booking your tickets now to see Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles bring her iconic characters to life.

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52 High Road
London
N29PJ

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 11pm
Tuesday 10:15am - 11pm
Wednesday 10:45am - 11pm
Thursday 10:15am - 11pm
Friday 11am - 11pm
Saturday 10:45am - 11pm
Sunday 1pm - 10:30pm

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