Events

JIFF, the Jewish International Film Festival, is on now at cinemas from Sunday 27 October to Wednesday 4 December 2024.

Comedy at Classic returns! Our Wednesday night comedy features some of Melbourne's best comedians. DOORS 7:30PM. COMEDY 8PM. $10.

Join us for a special Q&A screening of the new Aussie feature Under Streetlights, with a musical performance before the film by Micaela Hull and Cain Gilmour.

They had style, they had grace. Our Classic Matinees program showcases the greatest and most glamorous pictures from the Golden Age of Hollywood and beyond. Don't just stand there, let's get to it!

The most influential filmmaker of cinema’s first century, Akira Kurosawa’s heroic cinema of epic scope and intimate contemplation returns to cinemas, with new remasters of his greatest films.

We’re making a song-and-dance of the movie musical, with another year-long celebration of the best and boldest films the genre has to offer.

We're excited to welcome director Henry Boffin and producer Rachel Forbes to Classic Cinemas for a special Q&A screening of their Melbourne-shot feature film Strange Creatures.

Loveable leads, impossible predicaments, grand romantic gestures and happy endings. We're bringing the rom-com back to the big screen with a series of classics from everybody's favourite genre.

Moana 2 takes audiences on an expansive new voyage with Moana and Maui. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced.

A simple love story about two people who just can’t stand each other, Kiss Me Kate is unmissable all-zinging entertainment with ‘great songs, hot dancing, smart gags and glorious characters.’ This five-star new production is ‘a supremely lovely way to spend a Summer evening’.

This must be the place...to see the greatest concert film of all time! Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense captures Talking Heads at their ecstatic, exhilarating best.

We're excited to be screening the documentary Wilding at Classic Rooftop Cinema. Isabella and her husband Charlie bet on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. This visually stunning documentary captures the determination the two have to revive the 3500-acre English farm.

Be the first in Australia to see Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winning triumph Anora, about a sex worker who gets her chance at a Cinderella story.

Join us for a special live performance by beloved Aussie comedian Dave Hughes!

Chinese Independent Film Foundation (CIFF) presents a special preview screening of Black Dog, the Cannes’ Un Certain Regard Prize winner starring Taiwanese-born heartthrob Eddie Peng alongside a loveable whippet cross.

Our special event preview of A Real Pain, the poignant new comedy starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin, includes an exclusive 30-minute digital Q&A between Jesse Eisenberg and JIFF artistic director Eddie Tamir.

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” - Gandalf

Pair a glass of Pinot with a preview screening of Conclave from Academy Award-winning director Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front).

Be the very first to experience the epic, Silver Lion-winning historical drama The Brutalist, starring Adrien Brody as László Tóth, a Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust.

Pair a glass of pinot with a preview of the blistering new drama from maestro Pedro Almodovar, starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton.

Your presents is required for our 12-film countdown to Christmas!

Join us for a special live performance by hilarious Kiwi comedian Melanie Bracewell

We're celebrating the 10th anniversary of Christopher Nolan's intergalactic magnum opus Interstellar with a special 4K screening.

An incredible journey is about to begin! Follow everyone's favourite bear to South American at our special preview screening of Paddington in Peru, where he will embark on an unforgettable adventure, discovering magic at every turn.

Just can't wait to see the latest chapter of The Lion King saga? Our night before preview of Mufasa: The Lion King gives you a first look at this new journey in the great Circle of Life, which sees Rafiki relaying the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala.

We would like, if we may, to take you on a strange journey this New Year's Eve. Time Warp to 2025 with a trip to Transylvania at our sing-a-long, dance-a-long screening of this timeless cult classic. Includes sparkling on arrival.

David Tennant (Doctor Who, Broadchurch) and Cush Jumbo (The Good Wife, Criminal Record) lead a stellar cast in an enthralling new production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, filmed live at the Donmar Warehouse in London.

Presenting a selection of the best live theatre performances from The Metropolitan Opera on the big screen.

Presenting fine art and theatre on The Big Screen.

Crying, kicking, screaming is welcome, and that goes for the babies as well.

Fresh air, fresh films. Enjoy the best films from the first day of their release outside in the open air at Classic Rooftop.

Jazz, comedy and talks are back at Classic Southside.

Our tote is a must-have accessory for any serious cinephile... like Anya Taylor-Joy.

Attention Classic superfans! We have a limited supply of Classic t-shirts

Our Cult Classics calendar revisits silver screen masterpieces from the early 20th century through to now.

The best of British theatre on our cinema screens.

Weekly open caption sessions for anyone who needs it.

Palme d’Or winning film Paris, Texas returns to the big screen to commemorate the film’s 40th anniversary and new 4K Restoration that makes it shine more than ever.

Restored with a stunning new 4K transfer to commemorate the film’s 70th anniversary, experience Akira Kurosawa’s enduring masterpiece on the big screen like never before.