Melbourne/Naarm Cinema Listings
All the films playing in Melbourne this week, in one place.
Dearest KT readers, our sincere apologies for the delay in this week’s KT Review — arriving in your inbox this Sunday. Here is everything you can catch in the meantime.
Thur 15 May - Wednesday 21 May (A-Z by Cinema)
Festivals/Special Events
Robert Altman: A Centenary Retrospective - Opening Night
That Cold Day in the Park, 1969
Screening Thursday 15 at Lido & The Classic
Fantastic Film Festival (last days)
For the full program visit here.
Screening at Lido and Thornbury Picture House
German Film Festival 2025
For the full program visit here.
Screening at Palace Cinemas
KOFIM (Korean Film Festival in Melbourne) 2025
For the full program visit here.
Screening at ACMI from Sat 17
New Films in Release
The Surfer
Lorcan Finnegan, 2025
Screening at most cinemas.
Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning
Christopher McQuarrie, 2025
Opening on Sat 17 at Lido, Palace and TPH
The Salt Path
Marianne Elliott, 2025
Screening at most cinemas.
ACMI
Cannes Competitors
The Night of the 12th
Dominik Moll, 2022
Screening Friday
KOFIM
(Korean Film Festival in Melbourne) 2025
For the full program visit here.
Screening at ACMI from Sat 17
New Voices in Australian Cinema
Queens of Concrete
Eliza Cox, 2024
Screening Thursday
MechaFest: An Anime Celebration
Ghost in the Shell
Mamoru Oshii, 1995
Screening Thursday 15
Evangelion: 3.0+1.11 Thrice Upon A Time
Kazuya Tsurumaki, Katsuichi Nakayama & Mahiro Maeda, 2021
Screening Friday 16
Matinees
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Bruce David Klein, 2024
Screening Friday, Saturday, Sunday
No screenings this week.
No screenings this week.
ASTOR CINEMA
Barry Lyndon
Stanley Kubrick, 1942
Screening Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun & Mon
GFF25: Berlin Alexanderplatz: Part 3 (ep. 11-14)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1980
Screening Saturday 11am
GFF25: Mother’s Baby
Johanna Moder, 2025
Screening Wednesday 21
BBC CINEMA (GALLERYGALLERY BRUNSWICK)
Returning in June
No screening this week.
CHINATOWN CINEMA
Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning (Chinese Subtitles)
Christopher McQuarrie, 2025
Opening on Sat 17
A Gilded Game
Herman Yau, 2025
Screening Thu, Sat, Wed
The Dumpling Queen
Wai Keung Lau, 2025
Screening Sunday
Peg O’ My Heart
Nick Cheung, 2024
Screening Daily
No screening this week
No screening this week.
CINEMA NOVA
Events / Previews
Alien (Theatrical Cut)
Ridley Scott, 1979
Screening Thu, Sat & Sun
Dr. Strangelove + Paths of Glory
Stanley Kubrick, 1964 + 1957
Screening Tuesday 20
ChalaMAY: A celebration of Timothée!
Call Me By Your Name
Luca Guadagnino, 2017
Screening every day exc. Tue
Little Women
Greta Gerwig, 2020
Screening Fri, Sat & Mon
Bones and All
Luca Guadagnino, 2022
Screening every day exc. Tue
New Release
The Salt Path
Marianne Elliott, 2024
Screening Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun
La Cocina
Alonso Ruizpalacios, 2025
Screening daily
Hurry Up Tomorrow
Trey Edward Shults, 2025
Screening daily
Björk: Cornucopia
Ísold Uggadóttir, 2025
Screening Thursday, Sat & Sun
Misericordia
Alain Guiraudie, 2024
Screening Daily
The Wedding Banquet
Andrew Ahn, 2025
Screening Daily
Monsieur Aznavour
Mehdi Idir & Grand Corps Malade, 2024
Screening Daily
Ocean with David Attenborough
Mehdi Idir & Grand Corps Malade, 2024
Screening Daily
Sinners
Ryan Coogler, 2025
Screening at most cinemas.
Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke: Tall Tales
Jonathan Zawada, 2025
Screening Daily
An Unfinished Film
Lou Ye, 2025
Screening at Nova and Lido
Tinā (Mother)
Miki Magasiva, 2025
Screening Daily
Lies We Tell
Lisa Mulcahy, 2023
Screening Daily
Flat Girls
Jirassaya Wongsutin, 2025
Screening Daily
The Correspondent
Kriv Stenders, 2025
Screening Daily
Crossing
Levan Akin, 2024
Screening Daily
Small Things Like These
Tim Mielants, 2025
Screening Daily
Death of a Unicorn
Alex Scharfman, 2025
Screening Daily
Warfare
Ray Mendoza & Alex Garland, 2025
Screening Mon
Flow
Gints Zilbalodis, 2024
Screening Daily
Mickey 17
Bong Joon Ho, 2025
Screening Daily
Bob Trevino Likes It
Tracie Laymon, 2024
Screening Daily
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Mohammad Rasoulof, 2024
Screening Daily
Dale Frank: Nobodies Sweetie
Jenny Hicks, 2024
Screening Monday only.
Last days of every other film, probably, see calendar.
DOGMILK DEGUSTATIONS/MISCELLANIA
Our Warrior: The Story of Robbie Thorpe
Anothony Kelly, 2024
Screening Thursday 15 May at Miscellania (Doors at 7pm, screening at 7:30pm tix $10)
FRENCH FILM CLUB
No screening this week
GAY24 (Bar Flippy’s)
Updates on upcoming Gay24 screenings via instagram.
No screening this week
LIDO / CLASSIC / CAMEO
To see all events, click here.
Robert Altman: A Centenary Retrospective
That Cold Day in the Park
Robert Altman, 1969
Screenings Thursday
Fantastic Film Festival (last days)
For the full program visit here.
General Release
The Surfer
Lorcan Finnegan, 2025
Screening daily
Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning
Christopher McQuarrie, 2025
Opening on Sat 17
La Cocina
Alonso Ruizpalacios, 2025
Screening daily
Hurry Up Tomorrow
Trey Edward Shults, 2025
Screening daily
Sinners
Ryan Coogler, 2025
Screening at most cinemas.
Small Things Like These
Tim Mielants, 2025
Screening Daily
Thunderbolts
Jake Schreier, 2025
Screening Daily
Tinā (Mother)
Miki Magasiva, 2025
Screening Daily
Warfare
Ray Mendoza & Alex Garland, 2025
Screening daily
OVA CLUB
No screening this week
PALACE BALWYN / BRIGHTON / COMO / KINO / PENTRIDGE / MOONEE PONDS / WESTGARTH
Events / Previews
German Film Festival 2025
For the full program visit here.
General Release
The Accountant 2
Gavin O'Connor, 2025
Screening Daily
Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning
Christopher McQuarrie, 2025
Opening on Sat 17 at Lido, Palace and TPH
Monsieur Aznavour
Mehdi Idir & Grand Corps Malade, 2024
Screening Daily
The Wedding Banquet
Andrew Ahn, 2025
Screening Daily
Sinners
Ryan Coogler, 2025
Screening at most cinemas.
Small Things Like These
Tim Mielants, 2025
Screening Daily
Thunderbolts
Jake Schreier, 2025
Screening Daily
Tinā (Mother)
Miki Magasiva, 2025
Screening Daily
Stelios
Yorgos Tsemberopoulos, 2025
Screening Daily
The Minecraft Movie
Jared Hess, 2025
Screening Daily
Between shows.
Brunswick Underground Film Festival (BUFF) starting May 30 — 1 June
THE MELBOURNE CINÉMATHÈQUE (ACMI)
BARBARA STEELE: THE QUEEN OF SCREAM
The Horrible Dr. Hitchcock
Riccardo Freda, 1973
Screening from 7pm
+
8 1/2
Frederico Fellini, 1963
Screening from 8:40pm
THORNBURY PICTURE HOUSE
The Surfer
Lorcan Finnegan, 2025
Screening daily excl. Fri
Tinā (Mother)
Miki Magasiva, 2025
Screening Sat, Sun & Wed
Björk: Cornucopia
Ísold Uggadóttir, 2025
Screening Fri & Wed
Sinners
Ryan Coogler, 2025
Screening Fri & Wed
Ocean With David Attenborough
Toby Nowlan, Colin Butfield & Keith Scholey, 2025
Screening Saturday
Another Way: The Jackie Shane Story
Michael Mabbott, Lucah Rosenberg-Lee, 2024
Screening Mothers Day (Sunday 11 May)
FFFA: Pure Scum Read our capsule here
Gideon Aroni, 2025
Screening Tuesday
Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning
Christopher McQuarrie, 2025
Screening Sat & Sun
UNKNOWN PLEASURES @ Thornbury Picture House
No screening this week
