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Midwinter Break

MIDWINTER BREAK

2026 | Dir Polly Findlay | UK | Netherlands | 90 min
Stars: Lesley Manville, Ciarán Hinds

Empty nesters Stella and Gerry begin to question their futures during a trip to Amsterdam that Stella has booked as a Christmas present. They are drifting apart – she is embracing religion, he the bottle – and the holiday makes these differences obvious to both of them, but what is the solution? Based on Bernard MacLaverty’s novel and showcasing performances by Manville and Hinds at the top of their game, Midwinter Break shows how a long marriage can develop into a relationship that is both intimate and distant.

Saturday 30 May at 2.00pm

Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?

1988 | Dir Robert Zemeckis | USA | 104 min
Stars: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy

This fantastic mixture of live action and animation (supervised by the great Richard Williams) tells the story of how, in a world where humans and “toons” co-exist, private eye Eddie Valiant, who hates “toons”, is hired by cartoon rabbit Roger to find out if his glamorous wife Jessica is having an affair with successful businessman Marvin Acme. When Acme is found dead, Roger is accused of his murder.

Tuesday 02 June at 11.00am (Dementia Friendly)

Niagara

NIAGARA

1953 | Dir Henry Hathaway | USA | 92 min
Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters

This month is the 100th anniversary of Monroe’s birth, and we are screening an early film of hers, made when Hollywood was still working out what her ‘type’ should be. In this, her first colour film, she plays a femme fatale. Two married couples arrive at Niagara, and after a mix-up over the cabin they have booked, they become acquainted. One couple, George and Rose Loomis (Cotton and Monroe) are unhappily married, and Rose and her lover Ted have a plan to murder George. A classic film noir, even if it is in colour, and it made Marilyn a star.

Tuesday 02 June at 2.30pm and 7.30pm

California Schemin'

CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN'

2025 | Dir James McAvoy | UK | USA | 107 min
Stars: Séamus McLean Ross, Samuel Bottomley, James McAvoy

Based on an outrageous true story, California Schemin’ is a sharp, high-energy tale of ambition, identity, and musical make-believe. In the early 2000s in Dundee, aspiring rappers Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd are told they’re “too Scottish” for hip hop, so they reinvent themselves as Californian duo Silibil N’ Brains. Against all odds, the ruse works — record deals, media hype, and brushes with hip hop royalty follow. Funny yet moving, it’s a love letter to underdogs, but how far can you chase a dream built on a lie? A crowd pleasing directorial debut from the much loved actor, James McAvoy.

Thursday 04 June at 2.30pm and 7.30pm (HOH)

Akira

AKIRA

1998 | Dir Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Japan | 125 min
Stars: Mami Koyama, Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki

From visionary director Katsuhiro Ôtomo — creator of the original manga serial — comes the landmark cyberpunk animation. Set in the neon-drenched sprawl of Neo-Tokyo, a military experiment goes catastrophically wrong, when a teenage biker is transformed into an unstable psychic force of terrifying power. As the city teeters on the edge of destruction, only his closest friend stands between humanity and annihilation. Bold, visceral and visually breathtaking, Akira remains the defining masterpiece of Japanese animation.
Japanese with English subtitles.

Saturday 06 June at 2.00pm.
Contains a sequence of flashing lights which might affect those who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.

Exit 8

2025 | Japan | 95 min
Tues 26 May at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
(Japanese with English subtitles)

 The Magic Faraway Tree

2026 | USA | 110 min
Thurs 28 May at 2.30pm and 7.30pm

Midwinter Break

2026 | UK | Netherlands | 90 min
Sat 30 May at 2.00pm

 Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

1988 | USA | 104 min
Tues 02 June at 11.00am (Dementia Friendly)

 Niagara

1953 | USA | 92 min
Tues 02 June at 2.30pm and 7.30pm

 

California Schemin'

2025 | UK | USA | 107 min
Thurs 04 June at 2.30pm and 7.30pm (HOH)

 Akira

1998 | Japan | 124 min
Sat 06 June at 2.00pm
(Japanese with English subtitles)

Colours Of Time

2025 | France | 124 min
Tues 09 June at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
(French with English subtitles)

 Are They Hostile?

2023 | UK | 99 min
Weds 10 June at 7.00pm

Father Mother Sister Brother

2026 | USA | Ireland | 110 min
Thurs 11 June at 2.30pm

Michael

2025 | USA | 127 min
Thurs 11 June at 7.30pm (HOH)

 The Drama

2025 | USA | 105 min
Fri 12 June at 11.00am (Babes In Arms)

 Michael

2025 | USA | 127 min
Sat 13 June at 2.00pm

Fairyland

2025 | USA | 116 min
Tues 16 June at 2.30pm and 7.30pm

Miroirs No 3

2025 | Germany | 86 min
Weds 17 June at 2.30pm and 7.00pm
(German with English subtitles)

 The Christophers

2026 | UK | USA | 98 min
Thurs 18 June at 2.30pm (HOH) and 7.30pm

Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

1988 | USA | UK | 104 min
Sat 20 June at 11.00am (Relaxed) 

Barrel Children

2023 | UK | 55 min
Mon 22 June at 2.00 pm and 7.30pm

 

Power Ballad

2026 | Eire | USA | 124 min
Tues 23 June at 2.30pm (HOH) and 7.00pm

The Devil Wears Prada 2

2025 | USA | 119 min
Weds 24 June at 5.30pm

The Devil Wears Prada 2

2025 | USA | 119 min
Thurs 25 June at 2.00pm (HOH) and 7.30pm

The Stranger

2025 | France | Morocco | 122 min
Sat 27 June at 2.00pm
(French with Engl;ish subtitles)

Enzo

2025 | France | 103 min
Tues 30 June at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
(French/Ukrainian with English subtitles)

Films in July (below) are on sale from Thursday 11 June 2026

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TBC

2026 | XXX | xxx min
Weds 01 July at 7.30pm

 Primavera

2025 | Italy | 111 min
Thurs 02 July at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
(Italian with English subtitles)

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TBC

2026 | XXX | xxx min
Sat 04 July at 2.00pm

Ghost (DF)

1990 | USA | 126 min
Tues 07 July at 11.00am
(Dementia Friendly))

 Familiar Touch

2024 | USA | 92 min
Tues 07 July at 2.30pm and 7.30pm

 

NT Live: The Playboy Of The Western World

2026 | UK | 158 min (incl 15m interval)
Wednesday 08 July at 6.30pm

 The Sheep Detectives

2025 | UK | USA | 109 min
Thurs 09 July at 2.00pm (HOH) and 7.30pm

The Devil Wears Prada 2 (BIA)

2026 | USA | 119 min
Fri 10 July at 11.00
(Babes in Arms screening)

Flirting (35mm)

1991 | Australia | 95 min
Sat 11 July at 2.00pm

 

Exhibition On Screen: Frida Kaholo

2026 | UK | 90 min
Tues 14 July at 2.30pm (HOH) and 7.30pm

Blue Heron

2025 | Canada | 90 min
Weds 15 July at 2.30pm and 7.30pm

 

Tuner

2025 | Canada | 109 min
Thurs 16 July at 2.30pm and 7.30pm (HOH)

Ghost (relaxed)

1990 | USA | 126 min
Sat 18 July at 2.00pm (relaxed)

Backrooms

2026 | USA | 105 min
Tues 21 July at 7.30pm

Disclosure Day

2026 |  USA | 145 min
Wednesday 22 July at 5.30pm

 Zootropolis 2

2025 | USA | 108 min
Thursday 23 July at 11.00 

Disclosure Day

2026 | USA | 145 min
Thurs 23 July at 2.30pm and 7.00pm

Backrooms

2026 | USA | 105 min
Sat 25 July at 2.00pm (HOH)

Finding Emily

2026 | UK | USA | 111 min
Tues 28 July at 2.30pm and 7.30pm (HOH)

TBC

2026 | XXX | xxx min
Weds 29 July at 7.30pm

about Us

Just a 13 minute train from London Bridge, or 10 minutes from Clapham Junction, The David Lean Cinema in Croydon is a gem of a volunteer-led community cinema, which, after closing in 2011, reopened as a result of local campaigning in 2014.
Often collaborating with The Cinema Museum, we frequently screen on 35mm and are a champion of accessibility with frequent descriptive subtitled and Dementia-Friendly screenings - and there are NO adverts!

Films

We screen more than 20 films
each month, ranging from cult classics to the latest blockbusters, as well as stunning world cinema, the best of British, sing-alongs, and more. Without our passionate and dedicated team of volunteers, the David Lean Cinema simply wouldn’t function. It’s our love of community and thirst for quality films that has made our little cinema persevere.

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Ticket sales provide our main source of income; 80% in FY 2023/24.
This revenue stream will increase in proportion to our audience growth. We will continue to price our tickets competitively, including to offer concessions for those who are 65 or over, 25 or under, students, people with a disability, and those in receipt of Pension Credit, Universal Credit, Income Support or Job Seekers allowance.