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A movie poster for The Christophers shows a woman seated beneath a large painted portrait of an older man, with glowing review quotes on either side and the film's title prominently displayed. Cinema, Monday Night Cinema

The Christophers

Mon 7 Sep, 5pm & 8pm

★★★★★ The Guardian

Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel star in in Steven Soderbergh’s slick and playful black comedy about a reclusive artist whose children hire a forger to secretly finish his most famous series.

A movie poster for A Private Life shows a woman holding a small box while standing in front of rows of vintage filing cabinets, with critical praise and the film's release date displayed prominently. Cinema, Monday Night Cinema

A Private Life

Mon 14 Sep, 5pm & 8pm

Best Actress Nominee, Lumière Awards 2026

A Hitchcockian psychological thriller starring Jodie Foster (speaking fluent French) as a struggling psychiatrist who secretly investigates the death of one of her patients.

Promotional poster for the Exhibition On Screen documentary James McNeill Whistler, based on a Tate Britain exhibition. The poster features Whistler’s famous painting Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (Whistler's Mother), showing an elderly woman in profile in a black dress and white cap against a grey wall. Overlaying text displays 5-star review ratings from The Independent, The Guardian, and others, alongside a quote from the Financial Times calling it Cinema, Event Cinema

James McNeill Whistler

Tue 15 Sep, 8pm

Exhibition on Screen

This blockbuster Tate Britain exhibition promises to reawaken the world to just how important this great 19th-Century innovator is to art history, uniting world-famous masterpieces with rarely seen works.

Movie poster for Cinema, Monday Night Cinema

Power Ballad

Mon 21 Sep, 5pm & 8pm

Best Film, Boulder International Film Festival 2026

Irish director John Carney’s (Once, Sing Street) delightful new film stars Paul Rudd as a wedding singer whose song is turned into a hit by Nick Jonas’s ex-boyband heartthrob - without giving any credit.

A movie poster for Cactus Pears shows two men riding a motorcycle along a quiet rural road, with the film's title and festival praise displayed against a soft, scenic backdrop. Cinema, Monday Night Cinema

Cactus Pears

Mon 28 Sep, 5pm & 8pm

Grand Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival 2025

Writer-director Rohan Kanawade provides a fascinating insight into funeral traditions and cultural practices in rural India, alongside a sensitive exploration of loss, class and forbidden love.

Promotional poster for Rebuilding showing a man and a young girl standing together in a sunlit rural landscape, with mountains in the background and the film's title and release date displayed. Cinema, Monday Night Cinema

Rebuilding

Mon 5 Oct, 5pm & 8pm

★★★★★ Irish Examiner

A heartfelt portrait of resilience and human connection in the wake of a wildfire in the rural US, starring The Crown’s Josh O’Connor alongside Meghann Fahy and Amy Madigan.

Promotional poster for Primavera showing a young woman in a red period dress playing the violin with a man standing behind her in a historic interior, alongside the film's title, cast, and promotional text. Cinema, Monday Night Cinema

Primavera

Mon 12 Oct, 5pm & 8pm

3 Wins & 3 Noms., David di Donatello Awards 2026

World-renowned opera director Damiano Michieletto dramatises Antonio Vivaldi’s time as resident composer and violin teacher in Venice, from the perspective of a gifted female student.

Poster for Familiar Touch, featuring an illustration of an older man embracing another person, with the film title and review quotes. Cinema, Monday Night Cinema

Familiar Touch

Mon 19 Oct, 5pm & 8pm

★★★★★ The Guardian

Sarah Friedland’s elegant, gentle and surprisingly funny debut feature follows Ruth (Kathleen Chalfant), an older woman experiencing the onset of dementia who is moved to a care facility.

Poster for Kokuho, featuring a performer in a flowing red kimono on a rooftop at night, with the film title and accolades prominently displayed. Cinema, Monday Night Cinema

Kokuho

Mon 26 Oct, 3.30pm & 7.30pm (note earlier start times)

Best Makeup & Hairstyling Nominee, Oscars 2026

The highest-grossing Japanese live action film of all time, Kokuho is an epic drama about friendship, love and the often punishing cost of fame and ambition in the cutthroat world of elite kabuki theatre.

Poster for the Solve-Along - a cartoon Jessica Fletcher, holds up a magnifying glass, surrounded by a stylised rotary phone, blank notebook, binoculars, and a typewriter Cinema, Comedy, Matinée

Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote

Sat 31 Oct, 2.30pm & 8pm (Halloween)

The cult hit event returns to Dún Laoghaire for Halloween with the spooky episode “A Witch’s Curse”. Join superfan Tim Benzie and superslueth Jessica Fletcher for a unique and hilarious interactive screening featuring games, prizes and audience participation.

Movie poster for Cinema, Monday Night Cinema

Dead Man’s Wire

Mon 2 Nov, 5pm & 8pm

★★★★★ The Times

The new thriller from Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting) dramatises a real-world kidnapping incident from 1977, with an all-star cast including Bill Skarsgård, Colman Domingo and Al Pacino.