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Sinners

Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler reunite in a heart-pounding thriller where brothers return home for a fresh start - only to confront a chilling secret that refuses to stay buried.

2025 USA Ryan Coogler 2hr 11min

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An American soldier stands in a room flooded with pink light, hiding in the corner next to the window.

Warfare

Alex Garland's latest thriller is a collaboration with veteran Ray Mendoza, telling the story of the Iraq War from a US troop's perspective, following on from his research on Civil War.

2025 USA Alex Garland 1hr 36min

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John Lennon and Yoko Ono sit at a piano, reading music in their New York apartment

One to One: John & Yoko (15)

A captivating documentary about John Lennon and Yoko Ono's time in 1970s New York, and the Beatles star's final full-length performance.

2025 UK Kevin Macdonald 1hr 40mins

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Julie Keeps Quiet (12A)

Leonardo van Dijl’s first feature film is a gripping psychological drama told from the perspective of a young athlete in crisis.

2024 Belgium/Sweden Leonardo van Dijl 1hr 37min

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A naked man lies in a cave, holding a sword that stabs him in the side.
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Royal Ballet & Opera Live 2024 - 2025

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The Royal Ballet and Opera announces its 2024/25 Cinema Season, bringing the thrill of world-class theatre to cinema screens around the globe, including classics such as Cinderella and The Nutcracker.

An actor stands in the middle of the stage in a pink dress, surrounded by large eyes.
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MET Opera Live in HD 2024 - 2025

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This year's season Met Opera Live in HD 2024 - 2025 brings world class opera and ballet brought to our screens, filmed always from the best seat in the house for each twist and high note. 

Noah Davis at work, Los Angeles, 2009, Photo by Patrick O'Brien-Smith
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Noah Davis: Talks and Events

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Our public programme gives you a chance to learn more about the artworks and themes in the exhibition, as we explore Noah Davis's world with a series of talks, screenings and events.

A person in a yellow shirt and blue jeans standing over a green sofa chair, shouting. They are against a background of screens with each screen showing pictures of different men.
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Cinema Classical music Contemporary music

Spring at the Barbican

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Explore our spring season, filled with unmissable theatre, music and cinema events. 

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Art & design Cinema Classical music Contemporary music Talks & events Theatre & dance Tours & public spaces

Spring at the Barbican: Concrete Garden

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Chiming with this time of year, our programming celebrates growth, renewal, and transformation. Explore our wide range of events below.

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Queer East Festival 2025

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A cross-disciplinary festival showcasing boundary-pushing queer cinema, live arts, and moving image work from East and Southeast Asia and its diaspora communities.

Henry Fonda
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Open City Documentary Festival 2025

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Open City Documentary Festival creates an open space in London to nurture and champion the art of non-fiction cinema.

Aerial photo of the Barbican Outdoor Cinema in the Sculpture Court
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Art & design Cinema Classical music Contemporary music Talks & events Theatre & dance

Summer at the Barbican

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Heat up your summer with open-air screenings, smash hit musicals, mid-century sculpture, immersive shows, eclectic concerts and more.

A black and white photograph of a man sitting in a rubber tree, wearing white
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Fashion in Film Festival

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Fashion in Film Festival 2025 presents GROUNDED, a major UK-wide season exploring the relationship between fashion and nature through the lens of cinema. 

A still from A Woman Like Eve, showing two naked women embracing in bed.
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Queer 70s: LGBTQ+ Cinema in the Decade after Stonewall

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Travel back to the 1970s, when LGBTQ+ lives were shown on screen with an unapologetic gusto unthinkable a decade before.

Rewinding the Airwaves
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RTA: An Archive Mixtape of Pirate Radio and Black Media

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Rewinding the Airwaves is a curated archive mixtape that dives deep into the rich, rebellious world of UK pirate radio and ground-breaking Black media from the 1980s and 1990s.