October Guide
Frankenstein (2025)
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New The Smashing Machine 15
SCREENING FROM FRI 3 OCT / Benny Safdie USA/Japan/Canada / 2025 / 2hr 3min / English and Japanese with English subtitles In Benny Safdie's first solo directorial project, a renewed Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Emily Blunt star in a hard-hitting exploration of the life and legacy of Ultimate Fighting Championship legendary competitor Mark Kerr. Contains strong language, violence, abusive behaviour
Plainclothes 15
SCREENING FROM FRI 10 OCT / Carmen Emmi USA / 2025 / 1hr 37min / English This thrilling debut from director Carmen Emmi starring Russell Tovey and Tom Blyth. An undercover cop, tasked with arresting men cruising public bathrooms, finds himself drawn to one of his targets. Contains strong sex, language
Ballad of a Small Player TBC
SCREENING FROM FRI 17 OCT / Edward Berger Germany/UK / 2025 / 1hr 42min / English and Cantonese with English subtitles A high-roller gambler's past and his debts come back to haunt him. However, he may have found his saviour in a kindred spirit who he encounters while laying low in Macau.
Souleymane's Story 12A I Swear 15
SCREENING FROM FRI 10 OCT / Kirk Jones / UK 2025 / 2hr / English I Swear follows the true story of Tourette Syndrome campaigner John Davidson's journey with Tourette's, having been diagnosed at 15 years old in 1980s Britain - a time when the condition was little known and entirely misunderstood.
SCREENING FROM FRI 17 OCT / Boris Lojkine France / 2025 / 1hr 32min / French, Fulah, and Malinka with English subtitles Souleymane, a food delivery cyclist in Paris, prepares for his looming asylum interview. Boris Lojkine’s portrait of a modern migrant took home three awards at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
Contains very strong language, brief violence, sex references
A House of Dynamite 15
SCREENING FROM FRI 10 OCT / Kathryn Bigelow / USA / 2025 / 1hr 52min / English
Robert Redford
A single missile is launched at the United States. No one knows who is responsible. A race against time begins to find out who launched it and how to respond.
SUN 5 - FRI 10 OCTOBER
Contains strong language, threat
A true champion of independent cinema, we remember the late, great Robert Redford with two of his most well-known performances (although it was hard to pick only two) in The Sting and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, alongside his directorial debut, Ordinary People.
After the Hunt 15
SCREENING FROM FRI 17 OCT / Luca Guadagnino / USA/Italy / 2025 / 2hr 19min English
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival FRI 3 - SAT 18 OCTOBER Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival return for their 12th edition!
Luca Guadagnino directs this thrilling psychological drama following a college professor (Julia Roberts) who arrives at a crossroads after a top student (Ayo Edebiri) brings an accusation against a colleague of hers (Andrew Garfield). Contains strong language, sex references, violence, references to sexual violence
Dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the reestablishment of Spanish democracy, their programme covers different periods of Spain’s contemporary history, from witnessing classism and misogyny in Francoist-era Valencia to a road movie set in 1989 Bilbao. Explore their full programme on our website
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (4K Restoration) 15
Frankenstein TBC
SCREENING FROM FRI 24 OCT / Guillermo del Toro / Mexico/USA / 2025 / 2hr 29min / English and Danish with English subtitles
SCREENING FROM FRI 17 OCT / Miloš Forman USA / 1976 / 2hr 13min / English Celebrating its 50th anniversary in a brand new restoration. Convict Randle Patrick McMurphy (Jack Nicholson) simulates mental illness, hoping a transfer to a psychiatric hospital might ensure his early release. But he hasn’t bargained for the rigid regimen of Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher), who dislikes his effect on the ward.
Jacob Elordi, Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz shine in Guillermo del Toro’s imaginative and elemental retelling of Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking novel.
Contains very strong language, strong violence, references to and depictions of suicide and sexual assault
1970s America has witnessed a generational chasm and a society torn apart by Vietnam. But JB is oblivious to these cultural changes as he bumbles towards a major art heist.
Urchin 15
SCREENING FROM FRI 17 OCT / Harris Dickinson USA/UK / 2025 / 1hr 39min / English The stunning directorial debut from Harris Dickinson. Mike (Frank Dillane), a rough sleeper on the streets of London, attempts to turn his life around. Moving between short-term jobs, he balances the hopeful rush of a fresh start with a past that is holding him back. Contains drug misuse, strong language, sex references
The Mastermind 12A
SCREENING FROM FRI 24 OCT / Kelly Reichardt USA / 2025 / 1hr 50min / English
Celebrated filmmaker Kelly Reichardt (First Cow, Showing Up) directs an unforgettable Josh O’Connor in her latest Cannes triumph. Contains infrequent strong language, moderate violence, drug references
Continuing One Battle After Another 15
SCREENING UNTIL THU 9 OCT / Paul Thomas Anderson / USA / 2025 / 2hr 42min / English and Spanish with English subtitles The first collaboration between Leonardo DiCaprio and director Paul Thomas Anderson. A group of ex-revolutionaries band together after their evil arch-enemy resurfaces after 16 years, to rescue the daughter of one of their members. Contains strong language, sex references, violence, references to sexual violence
ON SALE NOW: We'll be showing One Battle After Another from a 70mm print from Fri 14 Nov!
The Golden Spurtle PG
SCREENING UNTIL WED 8 OCT / Constantine Costi / UK/Australia / 2025 / 1hr 15min / English Once a year contenders from around the globe descend on the village of Carrbridge in the Scottish Highlands to compete for the title of World Porridge Champion. Contains infrequent mild bad language, rude humour
Steve 15
SCREENING UNTIL TUE 7 OCT / Tim Mielants Ireland/UK / 2025 / 1hr 32min / English Steve follows a day in the life of headteacher (Cillian Murphy) and his students at a last-chance reform school amidst a world that has forsaken them. Contains very strong language, drug misuse, suicide references
Happyend 12A
SCREENING UNTIL THU 9 OCT / Neo Sora / Japan/ USA/Singapore/UK / 2024 / 1hr 53min / Japanese with English subtitles Neo Sora’s striking feature film debut follows best friends Yuta and Kou as they confront a world where AI surveillance is tightening under the yoke of oppressive authoritarianism. Contains moderate violence, sex references, discrimination, strong language
The Lost Bus 15
SCREENING UNTIL WED 8 OCT / Paul Greengrass / USA / 2025 / 2hr 10min / English A wayward school bus driver (Matthew McConaughey) and a school teacher (America Ferrera) battle to save 22 children from a terrifying inferno. Contains strong language, sustained threat
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough 18
SCREENING UNTIL THU 9 OCT / Paul Sng / UK 2025 / 1hr 28min / English An intimate documentary about Irvine Welsh one of the most original and controversial writers of our times, which closed this year's EIFF. Contains drug misuse, very strong language
Yi Yi 15
SCREENING UNTIL THU 9 OCT / Edward Yang / Taiwan/Japan / 2001 / 2 hr 54min Mandarin, Min Nan, Hokkien, English, Japanese and French with English subtitles The extraordinary, internationally embraced Yi Yi follows a middle-class family in Taipei over the course of one year, beginning with a wedding and ending with a funeral.
Special Events Manyatta Mengi Mashariki: Shorts TBC TUE 14 OCT / Various Directors / Various Countries / 1hr 25min / Amharic, Kiswahili, Kikuyu (Gikuyu), Swahili and English with English subtitles
Curated by Hawa Essuman and Fibby Kioria of Manyatta Screenings, and Wanjeri Gakuru of Mengi Mengi Film Club from Kenya, this short film programme spotlights exciting new voices from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia and Reunion Island. Presented as part of the British Council UK/ Kenya Season collaboration with The Africa Centre and Jali Collective.
Invisible Nation 12A
THU 16 + SUN 19 OCT / Vanessa Hope / USA/ Taiwan / 2025 / 1hr 25min / English and Mandarin with English subtitles
Director Vanessa Hope, with unprecedented access to Taiwan's sitting head of state, explores the story behind the election and administration of Taiwan's first female president, Tsai Ing-wen. Presented by the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce Scotland and Edinburgh Taiwanese Community.
Halloween
Tenebrae 18
THU 23 OCT / Dario Argento / Italy / 1982 1hr 41min / English, Italian and Spanish with English subtitles Peter Neal is an American mystery author who has travelled to Italy to promote his latest novel. However, he soon finds himself at the centre of a horrifying mystery of his own, as a razor-wielding serial killer begins to murder all those who surround him... Contains strong bloody violence
Dundead Halloween: The Phantom of the Opera with live score PG
SAT 25 OCT / Rupert Julian / USA / 1925 / 1hr 32min / Silent
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (4K Restoration) 15
SCREENING FROM FRI 3 OCT / Jim Sharman USA/UK / 1975 / 1hr 40min / English Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of the flamboyant, seductive Dr. Frank-N-Furter and a variety of eccentric characters. Contains moderate sex references, violence, brief nudity, infrequent strong language
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Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror 15
SCREENING FROM FRI 3 OCT / Linus O'Brien USA / 2025 / 1hr 30min / English From humble origins as a London fringe theatre play to its meteoric rise as the biggest cult film of all time, this documentary explores what makes The Rocky Horror Picture Show so singular. Contains strong language
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of one of the greatest horror films of the silent era, with a haunting new score by Scottish musicians Andrew Wasylyk and Tommy Perman. Commissioned by Dundead, Dundee Contemporary Arts’ festival and regular screening strand celebrating horror, cult and weird cinema. Contains mild horror
Part of , an ongoing season of films celebrating their 100th year
The Thing (4K Restoration) 18
SUN 26 OCT / John Carpenter / USA / 1982 1hr 49min / English and Norwegian with English subtitles Members of an American scientific research outpost in Antarctica find themselves battling a parasitic alien organism capable of perfectly imitating its victims. Horror-meister John Carpenter teams Kurt Russell’s outstanding performance with incredible visuals to build this chilling version of the classic horror. Contains strong violence, gore, horror
COMING SOON: We're looking forward to welcoming back Edinburgh trio S!nk to perform a live score for F. W. Murnau's 1922 classic, Nosferatu! Tickets on sale soon.
Black History Month Book tickets for two or more of our Black History Month films to receive a discount! Tickets can also be bought separately.
Pressure (4K Restoration) 15
BFI London Film Festival WED 8 - SUN 19 OCTOBER Discover the world’s best new films as the 69th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express comes to Filmhouse. See a selection of some of the most exciting new films around, all being shown in the UK for the first time. Find out more our website
The Host 15
WED 29 OCT / Bong Joon Ho / South Korea/ Japan 2006 / 2hr / Korean and English with English subtitles In Bong Joon Ho's breakout monster mash, a mutated giant squid-like monster emerges from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it. The creature captures a teenage girl, triggering her family into beginning a frenzied search for her. Contains strong language and moderate horror
Don't Look Now (4K Restoration) 18
THU 30 OCT / Nicolas Roeg / UK/Italy / 1973 1hr 50min / English and Italian with English subtitles Nicolas Roeg's classic occult thriller. A married couple (played by screen legends Julie Christie and the late Donald Sutherland), in the midst of grieving a heartbreaking loss, encounter two mysterious sisters. One sister gives the couple a message, purportedly sent from the afterlife... Contains strong language, sex references, violence, references to sexual violence
SUN 5 + TUE 7 OCT / Horace Ové / UK 1976 / 2hr 6min / English Pressure follows a Black family in west London; from the parents who came from Trinidad as part of the Windrush generation with their first son, now part of the Black Power Movement, to their younger son Tony (Herbert Norville), who is trying to find his place between the two cultures. Contains strong language, bloody images
Burning an Illusion 15 TUE 14 + WED 15 OCT / Menelik Shabazz / UK 1982 / 1hr 46min / English Life with her layabout and demanding boyfriend is becoming more and more frustrating for a young black woman in England, who begins to look for something better with help from her friends. Contains domestic abuse, brief strong violence and sexual assault
The Passion of Remembrance 15 SUN 19 + MON 20 OCT / Isaac Julien, Maureen Blackwood / UK / 1986 / 1hr 23min / English The Passion of Remembrance brings a radical and necessary insight into what 'post-colonial' identity is made up of during a time of political and social restlessness in Britain. Contains strong language, discrimination, mild verbal sex, death and suicide references
Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande 12A SUN 26 + MON 27 OCT / Tim MacKenzie-Smith UK / 2022 / 1hr 31min / English The incredible story of a band you may never have heard of, but whose sound has influenced generations with their irresistible rhythms and message of peace. Contains racism, real violence
Pretty Red Dress 15
Life After 15
SUN 2 + MON 3 NOV / Dionne Edwards / UK 2022 / 1hr 50min / English
WED 15 OCT / Reid Davenport / USA / 2025 / 1hr 40min / English
Set against the backdrop of South London and humming with the energy of iconic Tina Turner hits, Dionne Edwards' brilliant debut revolves one red dress changes everything.
A powerful investigative documentary exploring the complex moral landscape surrounding assisted dying. Disabled filmmaker Reid Davenport reveals troubling abuses while championing disability community voices in this life-and-death debate.
Contains strong language, sex references
Doc Screen
Contains ableism, discussion of suicide
This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director Reid Davenport
An initiative run by Scottish Documentary Institute (SDI) in partnership with Filmhouse, aiming to bring more independent documentaries into the cinema and to open up spaces for political and creative forms of expression, debate and solidarity.
Part of Cinetopia:DOC, a monthly documentary club bringing audiences together to watch, discuss and connect around the documentary genre and craft.
The Diary of a Sky + Shorts 15
MON 20 OCT / Myrid Carten / UK/Ireland/ Netherlands / 2025 / 1hr 21min / English and Gaelic with English subtitles
WED 8 OCT / Lawrence Abu Hamdan / 2024 1hr 30min / Arabic with English subtitles A programme investigating what it means to witness ongoing war and conflict. Through a lens pointed towards the sky, the moon, the computer screen or to the flowers, these films resist violent spectacles and instead invite you to keep looking, keep questioning, even when the media stops reporting. This screening will have a short 5-minute introduction and will be followed by a short post-film discussion.
A Want In Her 15
An unforgettable and evocative first feature from Irish visual artist Myrid Carten as she turns the camera on the complex and often painful dynamics of her relationship with her alcoholic mother. Contains very strong language, mental health theme
Followed by a 30-minute Q&A with director Myrid Carte. Presented as part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival.
My Dear Theo N/C 12A
WED 22 OCT / Alisa Kovalenko / Poland/Ukraine/ Czech Republic / 2025 / 1hr 38min Ukrainian with English subtitles
Every Monday we add extra screenings of in-demand films, and occasionally we may introduce titles that may not feature in this brochure. Please visit our website for the most up-to-date information!
An intimate, poignant look at the Ukrainian war through the eyes of a director and mother who takes up arms. Blending the perspectives of a soldier and a filmmaker, the documentary portrays the often-overlooked emotional landscape of war as love letters to her son.
Doppelgangers³ 15
WED 29 OCT / Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian UK/USA / 2024 / 1hr 13min / English A playful polyphonic hybrid documentary and space mission design in which Nelly Ben HayounStépanian summons three versions of herself to ask: who gets to write our origin stories, and can the experience of the past help us imagine new futures in outer space?
Fantastic Mr. Fox PG SUN 12 OCT / Wes Anderson / UK/USA / 2009 1hr 27min / English Adapted from the Roald Dahl classic. Fed with his regular day-to-day life, the Fantastic Mr. Fox plans a return to his glory days by setting up a heist against the three farmer, who then seek revenge against him and animal community. Contains mild violence and scary scenes
Lavender Lens Lavender Lens is our queer film strand, created in collaboration with the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive, and Programmed with Pride.
I Saw The TV Glow 15 TUE 28 OCT / Jane Schoenbrun / USA/UK 2024 / 1hr 40min / English When a lonely teenager is introduced by a classmate to a mysterious late-night TV show The Pink Opaque, the world within the show begins to feel more real than real life. Contains disturbing scenes and references to sex, drugs, sexual assault and domestic violence.
Wee Filmhouse Our weekly films for a younger audience. These screenings are aimed at children and their families, but everyone is welcome!
Frankenweenie PG SUN 19 OCT / Tim Burton / UK/USA / 2012 1hr 27min / English After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, the entire town learn that getting a new "leash on life" can be monstrous. Contains mild threat, scary scenes and one use of mild language
Disney Junior Cinema Club 2025 U SUN 26 OCT / Various Directors / USA / 2025 1hr / English An unmissable big-screen adventure for little ones, featuring Disney’s Mickey Mouse and friends, Marvel’s Spidey and Iron Man, plus SuperKitties, Bluey and more!
WALL·E U SUN 5 OCT / Andrew Stanton / USA/Japan 2008 / 1 hr 38min / English 700 years after planet earth has been abandoned, a lone robot continues to function in his quest to clean up all the waste that humanity left behind. When he meets a sleek search robot named EVE, he embarks on an adventure that changes the destiny of both his kind and humanity. Contains very mild threat and violence
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