What’s on at the BFI IMAX This week:
22 August – 4 September 2025
This Week
BEAU IS AFRAID
CIVIL WAR
PREVIEW: COLOURFUL STAGE! THE MOVIE: A MIKU WHO CAN’T SING
DONGJI RESCUE
- STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB
EDDINGTON
FUNGI: WEB OF LIFE 3D
INTERSTELLAR
POINT BREAK
PRINCESS MONONOKE
SHARK KINGDOM 3D
SPACE: THE NEW FRONTIER 3D
SUPERHUMAN BODY: WORLD OF MEDICAL MARVELS 3D
WARFARE
Next Week
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT
COLOURFUL STAGE! THE MOVIE: A MIKU WHO CAN’T SING
JAWS
JUMANJI
PRINCESS MONONOKE
SHARK KINGDOM 3D
SIGN O’ THE TIMES
SPACE: THE NEW FRONTIER 3D
Coming Soon
BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN
WORLD PREMIERE: DAVID GILMOUR LIVE AT THE CIRCUS MAXIMUS, ROME
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA – INFINITY CASTLE
GHIBLIOTHEQUE PRESENTS… THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME
THE ODYSSEY
GHIBLIOTHEQUE PRESENTS… SUMMER WARS
TIM BURTON’S CORPSE BRIDE
TRON: ARES
Ridley Scott: Building Cinematic Worlds
ALIEN
BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT
GLADIATOR
GLADIATOR II
THE MARTIAN
PROMETHEUS
Maximum Kubrick
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
BARRY LYNDON
- STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB
EYES WIDE SHUT
FULL METAL JACKET
The complete immersive film experience, BFI IMAX has the UK’s largest screen along with world-class sound and projection technology.
THIS WEEK
BEAU IS AFRAID (Ari Aster, 2023)
IMAX with Laser
A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in this bold and ingeniously depraved film from filmmaker Ari Aster, now exclusively in IMAX with Laser.
25/08
16:30
CIVIL WAR (Alex Garland, 2024)
IMAX with Laser
As we reach a critical point in US – and by extension, global – politics, writer-director Alex Garland envisions a country torn apart. This is up-to-the-minute, high-octane and intelligent action cinema.
24/08
15:15
PREVIEW: COLOURFUL STAGE! THE MOVIE: A MIKU WHO CAN’T SING (Hatsune Miku, 2024)
Digital
Join us for this special BFI IMAX preview presentation of the gorgeous new anime from Hatsune Miku, the first film with the iconic Virtual Singer featuring an incredible soundtrack.
28/08
18:15
DONGJI RESCUE (Guan Hu, Fei Zhenxiang, 2025)
IMAX with Laser
Based on a true story long buried beneath the waves, Dongji Rescue is an epic story of human courage and survival that transcends borders and languages.
23/08
17:30
27/08
21:00
28/08
15:15
- STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB (Stanley Kubrick, 1963)
Digital 4K
Peter Sellers plays three separate roles in Stanley Kubrick’s mordant Cold War comedy in which insanity and political manoeuvrings lead to nuclear meltdown.
24/08
11:30
EDDINGTON (Ari Aster, 2025)
Digital 4K
The brilliant mind of Ari Aster brings us another dystopian farce, this time in the style of a modern Western about a world gone mad, a world which we will all remember during the Covid pandemic.
22/08
21:00
23/08
20:30
24/08
20:30
25/08
20:15
26/08
17:15
FUNGI: WEB OF LIFE (Gisela Kaufmann and Joseph Nizeti, 2024)
IMAX with Laser 3D
Join Björk and acclaimed biologist, Dr. Merlin Sheldrake, on an exploration of the hidden world of fungi against the backdrop of Tasmania’s ancient Tarkine rainforest.
24/08
13:45
INTERSTELLAR (Christopher Nolan, 2013)
IMAX 70mm
Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic remains enthralling and amazing on IMAX 70mm. This futuristic magnum opus is a cinematic fable firmly rooted in traditions of cinema’s science fiction.
22/08
17:15
26/08
20:30
27/08
17:15
POINT BREAK (Kathryn Bigelow, 1991)
Digital 4K
A welcome return to the big-screen – and in glorious 4K – for Kathryn Bigelow’s heady action thriller, which seamlessly combines pulse-pounding thrills, knowing humour and heady bromance.
25/08
13:30
PRINCESS MONONOKE (Hayao Miyazaki, 1997)
IMAX with Laser
Hayao Miyazaki’s glorious, breathlessly inventive adventure now screens in remastered IMAX 4K, with the option of dubbedscreenings.
22/08
14:15
23/08
11:30 (dubbed), 14:30
25/08
10:30 (dubbed)
26/08
11:15 (dubbed), 14:15
27/08
11:15 (dubbed), 14:15
28/08
12:15 (dubbed), 20:45
SHARK KINGDOM (Dave Duce, Matt Tomaszewski, 2025)
IMAX with Laser 3D
Come face to face with these ancient and awe-inspiring animals and learn how our future is intertwined with theirs.
26/08
10:00
27/08
10:00
SPACE: THE NEW FRONTIER (David Duce, David Gross, 2024)
IMAX with Laser 3D
Space: The New Frontier captures a time as epic as the giant IMAX screen, and as real as our present moment. Come aboard: life on earth or in space will not be the same again.
23/08
10:15
SUPERHUMAN BODY: WORLD OF MEDICAL MARVELS (Greg MacGillivray, Shaun Macgillivray, 2024)
IMAX with Laser 3D
Explore the inner workings of the human body and the incredible breakthroughs in science that are allowing us to live longer, healthier lives.
28/08
11:00
WARFARE (Alex Garland, Ray Mendoza, 2025)
IMAX with Laser
Co-directed by Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland, Warfare is an unflinching, real-time portrayal of a 2006 Navy SEAL mission in Ramadi, Iraq.
24/08
18:00
NEXT WEEK
Maximum Kubrick
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
IMAX 70mm
See Kubrick’s cosmic-scale masterpiece on Britain’s biggest screen, in the highest resolution possible on a glorious IMAX 70mm print.
31/08
11:00
Ridley Scott: Building Cinematic Worlds
BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT (Ridley Scott, 1982)
IMAX with Laser
Scott’s rain-soaked, dystopian vision of Los Angeles and AI endures as one of cinema’s most compelling cinematic visions of the future.
02/09
20:30
COLOURFUL STAGE! THE MOVIE: A MIKU WHO CAN’T SING (Hatsune Miku, 2024)
Digital
Join us for this special BFI IMAX preview presentation of the gorgeous new anime from Hatsune Miku, the first film with the iconic Virtual Singer featuring an incredible soundtrack.
31/08
17:30
JAWS 50TH ANNIVERSARY (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
IMAX with Laser
One of the most thrilling, terrifying and unforgettable films of all time returns to the cinema, providing big thrills on the UK’s largest screen.
29/08
18:00
30/08
15:20, 20:30
31/08
14:30
01/09
14:30, 17:30
02/09
14:30, 17:30
03/09
13:00, 20:30
04/09
14:30, 17:45
JUMANJI 30TH ANNIVERSARY (Joe Johnston, 1995)
Digital 4K
Two children discover an ancient board game and begin to play, unleashing jungle beasts into their home along with a man who has been trapped inside for a quarter of a century. Enjoy the game on the UK’s largest screen.
30/08
12:45
PRINCESS MONONOKE (Hayao Miyazaki, 1997)
IMAX with Laser
Hayao Miyazaki’s glorious, breathlessly inventive adventure now screens in remastered IMAX 4K, with the option of dubbedscreenings.
29/08
12:00 (dubbed), 15:00
SHARK KINGDOM (Dave Duce, Matt Tomaszewski, 2025)
IMAX with Laser 3D
Come face to face with these ancient and awe-inspiring animals and learn how our future is intertwined with theirs.
30/08
11:30
SIGN O’ THE TIMES (Prince, 1987)
IMAX with Laser
Prince’s epic concert film restored and remastered in IMAX with Laser for the first time, with all 12 channel sound for the ultimate experience.
29/08
21:00
30/08
18:15
31/08
20:00
03/09
16:00, 18:15
04/09
20:45
SPACE: THE NEW FRONTIER (David Duce, David Gross, 2024)
IMAX with Laser 3D
Space: The New Frontier captures a time as epic as the giant IMAX screen, and as real as our present moment. Come aboard: life on earth or in space will not be the same again.
29/08
10:45
COMING SOON
BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN (Sergei M. Eisenstein, 1925)
Digital
Marking the film’s 100th anniversary, Eisenstein’s legendary drama of rebellion and revolution returns to the big screen with a celebrated score from the Pet Shop Boys.
WORLD PREMIERE: DAVID GILMOUR LIVE AT THE CIRCUS MAXIMUS, ROME (Gavin Elder, 2025)
IMAX with Laser
Captured at Rome’s historic Circus Maximus, Gavin Elder’s film beautifully portrays David Gilmour’s 2024 Luck and Strange tour. Followed by a Q&A with David Gilmour and guests.
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA – INFINITY CASTLE (Haruo Sotozaki, Hikaru Kondô, 2025)
IMAX with Laser
See the highly anticipated Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle on the largest screen in the UK. Find details of a preview screening on 8 September here.
GHIBLIOTHEQUE PRESENTS… THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME (Mamoru Hosoda, 2006)
Digital 4K
Introduced by Michael Leader and Jake Cunningham, co-hosts of the Ghibliotheque podcast, a teenager tackles trials of love and time travel in Mamoru Hosoda’s breakthrough feature.
THE ODYSSEY (Christopher Nolan, 2026)
IMAX 70mm
The first IMAX 70mm screenings of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey – in cinemas 17 July 2026.
GHIBLIOTHEQUE PRESENTS… SUMMER WARS (Mamoru Hosoda, 2009)
Digital 4K
Introduced by Michael Leader and Jake Cunningham, co-hosts of the Ghibliotheque podcast, Mamoru Hosoda’s visually dazzling mix of meet-the-family hijinks and virtual reality spectacle.
20TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING: TIM BURTON’S CORPSE BRIDE (Tim Burton, 2005)
Digital
Including an extended introduction with the director, Victor accidentally marries a corpse bride and his whole life changes in this wonderful animation created by Tim Burton.
TRON: ARES (Joachim Rønning, 2025)
Jared Leto plays the antagonist in this sci-fi spectacular, which finds the gaming world breaching the boundaries of reality. With a thrilling Nine Inch Nails score, this promises to be one of the year’s most visionary blockbusters.
RIDLEY SCOTT: BUILDING CINEMATIC WORLDS
From his prodigious visions of the future and past to vivid portraits of present worlds, BFI Fellow Ridley Scott has helped define the modern blockbuster. As the BFI celebrates his career with a major season taking place at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX from 1 September to 8 October, experience these classic tales on the UK’s largest screen.
ALIEN (Ridley Scott, 1979)
Digital 4K
Even if they could be heard in space, the characters of Ridley Scott’s sci-fi slasher classic are too remote for anyone to help.
BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT (Ridley Scott, 1982)
IMAX with Laser
Scott’s rain-soaked, dystopian vision of Los Angeles and AI endures as one of cinema’s most compelling cinematic visions of the future.
GLADIATOR (Ridley Scott, 2000)
Digital 4K
Russell Crowe’s Oscar-winning performance looms large in Scott’s expansive, visceral and thrilling vision of Ancient Rome in which the director’s command of visual world-building is on bravura display.
GLADIATOR II (Ridley Scott, 2024)
IMAX with Laser
Scott’s sequel to one of his biggest critical and commercial successes retains the scale of the first film while journeying deeper into the heart of a world torn apart by corruption and avarice.
THE MARTIAN (Ridley Scott, 2015)
IMAX with Laser
Matt Damon plays an astronaut trapped on Mars in Scott’s sprightly and hugely entertaining riff on Robinson Crusoe, based on the novel by Andy Weir.
PROMETHEUS (Ridley Scott, 2012)
IMAX with Laser 3D
Scott’s visually stunning sci-fi epic explores humanity’s origins through a haunting fusion of mythology, philosophy and cosmic horror.
MAXIMUM KUBRICK
Stanley Kubrick, the cinematic giant and master of the big screen, is celebrated at BFI IMAX with something for everyone on the UK’s largest screen.
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
IMAX 70mm
See Kubrick’s cosmic-scale masterpiece on Britain’s biggest screen, in the highest resolution possible on a glorious IMAX 70mm print.
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (Stanley Kubrick, 1971)
Digital 4K
Set in a flamboyantly stylised near-future where boisterous gangs of disenfranchised teenagers revel in acts of ‘ultraviolence’, Kubrick’s adaptation of Anthony Burgess’ novel remains an unsettling cinematic experience.
BARRY LYNDON (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)
Digital 4K
Stanley Kubrick’s sumptuous and mordantly witty period drama, an adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray’s picaresque novel, returns to the big screen in a gorgeous digital 4K restoration.
- STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB (Stanley Kubrick, 1963)
Digital 4K
Peter Sellers plays three separate roles in Stanley Kubrick’s mordant Cold War comedy in which insanity and political manoeuvrings lead to nuclear meltdown.
EYES WIDE SHUT (Stanley Kubrick, 1999)
Digital 2K
Kubrick’s final film, released posthumously, is a precise portrayal of a fragile relationship, played out by then-couple Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise.
FULL METAL JACKET (Stanley Kubrick, 1987)
Digital 4K
Fresh recruits move from the brutal US Marine training bootcamp into the unshakable nightmare of war, in the final film released during Kubrick’s lifetime.
