Your Guide to What's on in Penrith

Hoppers (PG)

28^th February - 16^th April 2026, Alhambra Cinema - Penrith

Directed by Daniel Chong Starring Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Dave Franco 105mins | 2026 |  Scientists have discovered how to "hop" human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals.

Category: Entertainment, Family

Project Hail Mary (12A)

14^th March - 16^th April 2026, Alhambra Cinema - Penrith

Directed by Phil Lord, Chris Miller Starring Ryan Gosling, Ken Leung, James Ortiz, Lionel Boyce, James Wright 157mins | 2026 |  Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there.

Category: Entertainment

Super Mario Galaxy (PG)

26^th March - 16^th April 2026, Alhambra Cinema - Penrith

Directed by Michael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath Starring Chris Pratt, Jack Black, Benny Safdie, Brie Larson 98mins | 2026 |  Having thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr.

Category: Entertainment, Family

The Longest Yarn

26^th March - 27^th April 2026, Rheged

Britain at War- 80 Year Anniversary A Thread Through History   June 2024 saw the launch of an 80 metres 3D display of D Day, knitted and crocheted by a community of people from all over the world.

Category: Entertainment, Promotion

The Magic Faraway Tree (PG)

27^th March - 16^th April 2026, Alhambra Cinema - Penrith

Directed by Ben Gregor Starring Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nicola Coughlan 110mins | 2026 |  Soon after the Thompson family’s arrival in the countryside, the three children – Joe, Beth, and Fran – discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents, including Moonface, Silky, Dame Washalot, and Saucepan Man.

Category: Entertainment, Family

The Drama (15)

3^rd - 16^th April 2026, Alhambra Cinema - Penrith

Directed by Kristoffer Borgli Starring Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Alana Haim, Mamoudou Athie 105mins | 2026 |  A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.

Category: Entertainment

Stand by Me 40th Anniversary (15)

9^th - 16^th April 2026, Alhambra Cinema - Penrith

Directed by Rob Reiner Starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland 89mins | 1986 |  Rob Reiner's classic film based on Stephen King's coming of age novella.

Category: Entertainment

Amelie 25th Anniversary (15)

9^th - 16^th April 2026, Alhambra Cinema - Penrith

Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet Starring Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Serge Merlin, Jamel Debbouze, Clotilde Mollet 122mins | 2001 |  Returning to cinemas for its 25th anniversary, Amélie follows the adorable yet painfully shy young woman who accidentally discovers a gift for helping others.

Category: Entertainment

If I'd Legs I'd Kick You (15)

9^th - 16^th April 2026, Alhambra Cinema - Penrith

Directed by Mary Bronstein Starring Rose Byrne, ASAP Rocky, Conan O'Brien 113mins | 2026 |  With her life crashing down around her, Linda (Rose Byrne) attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist (Conan O'Brien).

Category: Entertainment

Escapes: Exit 8 (15) Free Screening!

9^th - 16^th April 2026, Alhambra Cinema - Penrith

Directed by Genki Kawamura Starring Kazunari Ninomiya, Yamato Kochi, Naru Asanuma, Kotone Hanase, Hirota Otsuka 95mins | 2026 |  This event is part of Escapes, a new offering that gives you the chance to get down to your local cinema for free! Supported by the BFI, awarding National Lottery funding.

Category: Entertainment

California Schemin' (15)

10^th - 16^th April 2026, Alhambra Cinema - Penrith

Directed by James McAvoy Starring Romany Shaw, James McAvoy 107mins | 2026 |  In the late 1990s, Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd had their musical ambitions consistently ridiculed for having the 'wrong' accents, so they went for broke and reinvented themselves as Californian rappers.

Category: Entertainment