Cinema

The Last Journey (PG)

The Theatre The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

The Last Journey (PG) An emotional and hilarious documentary with a life-affirming message, The Last Journey is a cinematic experience that explores a loving son’s attempts to coax his aging father into re-engaging with life by embarking on a joyous, heartfelt road trip through the South of France. Starring Filip Hammer, Fredrik Wikingsson, Lars Hammer. Directed by Filip Hammer, Fredrik […]

The Roses (12A)

The Theatre The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

The Roses (12A) Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Theo and Ivy: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. However, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentments soon emerge when Theo's career nosedives and Ivy's own ambitions take off.Starring Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andy Samberg. Directed by Jay Roach.Running time: 2hrs 1minMatinee on Monday 29th 29 September @ 7:30 […]

28 Years Later (15)

The Theatre The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

28 Years Later (15) It's been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped from a biological weapons laboratory. Still living in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amid the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway. When one of them decides […]

The Life of Chuck (15)

The Theatre The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

The Life of Chuck (15) From childhood to adulthood, Charles "Chuck" Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.Starring Tom Hiddlestone, Mike Flanagan, Mia Sara. Directed by Mike Flanagan.Running time: 1hr 51mins(not showing 12th, 13th) 11 October @ 7:30 PM - 16 October @ 7:30 PM Booking Fees Apply Book […]

Purbeck Film Festival: Opening Gala – Memory Lane (12A)

The Theatre The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

Purbeck Film Festival: Opening Gala – Memory Lane (12A) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival.A bitter-aged man reluctantly drives to Spain to pay a last visit to a dying friend, along with his wife who's suffering from dementia. But as their journey unfolds, he slowly starts to soften up and […]

Purbeck Film Festival: An Evening with the Fox Family followed by The Servant (12A)

The Theatre The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

Purbeck Film Festival: An Evening with the Fox Family followed by The Servant (12A) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival.Tony, a rich man, hires Barrett to be his servant. Tony's girlfriend does not trust their new servant and is unaware that her lover has had an affair with Barrett's supposed […]

Purbeck Film Festival: Memoir of A Snail (15) Studio

The Studio The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

Purbeck Film Festival: Memoir of A Snail (15) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival. After a series of misfortunes, a snail-collecting, melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of everyday life. Starring Adam Elliot, Sarah Snook, Nick Cave. Directed by Adam Elliot. Running time 1hr […]

Purbeck Film Festival: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (PG)

The Theatre The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

Purbeck Film Festival: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (PG) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival.Genevieve, who is pregnant from Guy, a mere motor mechanic, is pressurized by her mother to marry the wealthy Roland, who is ready to accept and raise her child. Will Genevieve accept the proposal? French with subtitles.Starring […]

Purbeck Film Festival: Roman Holiday (U) Studio

The Studio The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

Purbeck Film Festival: Roman Holiday (U) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival. Stuck with boredom in her luxurious confinement, a princess escapes from her guardians and falls in love with an American news reporter in Rome. Starring  Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, Eddie Albert. Directed by William Wyler. Running time 1hr […]

Purbeck Film Festival: Julie Keeps Quiet (12A)

The Theatre The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

Purbeck Film Festival: Julie Keeps Quiet (12A) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival.Julie is a high school tennis prodigy who attends an elite tennis academy. She’s a disciplined, dedicated athlete whose life revolves around the game she loves. But when the academy’s previous star player tragically takes her own life, […]

Purbeck Film Festival: Thank You For Banking With Us (15)

The Theatre The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

Purbeck Film Festival: Thank You For Banking With Us (15) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival.After finding out that their father left a huge sum of money behind after his death, Mariam and Noura come up with an elaborate scheme to abscond with the money before their brother — who […]

Purbeck Film Festival: The Girl With The Needle (15) followed by Q&A with Screenwriter Line Langebek

The Theatre The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

Purbeck Film Festival: The Girl With The Needle (15) followed by Q&A with Screenwriter Line Langebek We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival.A standout selection from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, The Girl with the Needle is a dark fairy tale about one woman’s search for tenderness and morality in a […]

Purbeck Film Festival: Blue Velvet (18)

The Theatre The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

Purbeck Film Festival: Blue Velvet (18) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival.A sensual mystery thriller about strange happenings in a small all-American town. A college student stumbles across a bizarre mystery and wants to know more, perhaps too much more. The oblique world he's found lurking beneath his hometown's picture-postcard […]

Purbeck Film Festival: Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers (12A) followed by Q&A with David Bickerstaff

The Theatre The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

Purbeck Film Festival: Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers (12A) followed by Q&A with David Bickerstaff We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival.200 years after its opening and a century after acquiring its first Van Gogh works, the National Gallery is hosting the UK's biggest ever Van Gogh exhibition. Van Gogh is […]

Purbeck Film Festival: Flow (U) Studio

The Studio The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

Purbeck Film Festival: Flow (U) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival. Oscar Winner for Best Animated Feature Film. On a wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird. […]

Purbeck Film Festival: It Was Just An Accident (18)

The Theatre The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

Purbeck Film Festival: It Was Just An Accident (18) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival.It Was Just an Accident is a 2025 thriller film written and directed by Jafar Panahi. The film is a co-production between Iran, France, and Luxembourg. The film explores political repression in Iran and morality. Iranian […]

Purbeck Film Festival: Mildred Pierce (PG) Studio

The Studio The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

Purbeck Film Festival: Mildred Pierce (PG) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival. When Mildred Pierce's wealthy husband leaves her for another woman, Mildred decides to raise her two daughters on her own. Despite Mildred's financial successes in the restaurant business, her oldest daughter, Veda, resents her mother for degrading their […]

Purbeck Film Festival: The Velvet Queen (12) Q&A before film with Lee Durrell

The Theatre The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

Purbeck Film Festival: The Velvet Queen (12) Q&A before film with Lee Durrell We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival. In the heart of the Tibetan highlands, an award-winning photographer guides a writer in his quest to document the infamously elusive snow leopard. French with subtitles. Directed by Vincent Munier, Marie […]

Diplo: The Mighty Dinosaur (U)

The Theatre The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

Diplo: The Mighty Dinosaur (U) The titular dinosaur goes on an adventure to save his parents who have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Alongside a wizard and two quirky scientists, he encounters fantastical creatures and amazing places along the way.Starring Wojciech Wawszczyk, Małgorzata Kożuchowska, Helena Englert. Directed by Wojciech Wawszczyk.Running time: 1hr 33mins 27 October @ 11:30 AM - 30 October […]

Purbeck Film Festival: Rebel Without A Cause (PG) Studio

The Studio The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

Purbeck Film Festival: Rebel Without A Cause (PG) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival. A young teenager from a troubled home moves to a new town where he forges new friendships and makes new enemies, leading him down a dangerous and tragic path. Starring James Dean, Sal Mineo, Natalie Wood. […]

Purbeck Film Festival: Mr Nobody Against Putin (15)

The Theatre The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

Purbeck Film Festival: Mr Nobody Against Putin (15) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival.Pavel Talankin is not your typical investigative journalist. The 30-something videographer lives in a small industrial town and works as an event coordinator at his local school. A contrast to the staunch profile of the other teachers, […]

Purbeck Film Festival: The North (15) followed by Q&A with Bart Schrijver, Director

The Theatre The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

Purbeck Film Festival: The North (15) followed by Q&A with Bart Schrijver, Director We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival.Two old friends are walking 600 kilometers through the Scottish highlands, to reconnect with each other, nature and parts of themselves they lost. Dutch with subtitles.Starring Bart Harder, Carles Pulido, Olly Bassi. […]

Purbeck Film Festival: Vermiglio (15)

The Theatre The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

Purbeck Film Festival: Vermiglio (15) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival. 1944, Vermiglio, a remote mountain village. The arrival of Pietro, a deserter, into the family of the local teacher, and his love for the teacher's eldest daughter, will change the course of everyone's life. Italian with subtitles. Starring Martina […]

Purbeck Film Festival: There’s Still Tomorrow (15)

The Theatre The Mowlem, Swanage, England, United Kingdom

Purbeck Film Festival: There’s Still Tomorrow (15) We are delighted, once again, to be screening films as part of the Purbeck Film Festival.In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while enduring abuse at the hands of her husband. When a mysterious letter arrives, she discovers the courage to change the circumstances […]