British Film | Brentwood Theatre

Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone (Film – Retro Film Club)

Welcome to the Retro Film Club! Celebrating modern classic films and giving you the chance to see them on our big screen instead of on your TV – we’ll even throw in the popcorn for free for that authentic retro cinema experience!

Enter the magical world of Harry Potter this Christmas! Adaptation of the first of J.K. Rowling’s popular children’s novels about Harry Potter, a boy who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own. He is summoned from his life as an unwanted child to become a student at Hogwarts, an English boarding school for wizards. There, he meets several friends who become his closest allies and help him discover the truth about his parents’ mysterious deaths.

50p from every ticket purchased will be matched by Brentwood Theatre and donated to LGBTQIA+ charities.

Cast: Zoe Wanamaker, Fiona Shaw, John Cleese, Warwick Davis, John Hurt, Ian Hart, Robbie Coltrane, Richard Griffiths, Emma Watson, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint

Rating: PG (mild threat, violence, language)

Running time: 152m

Wicked Little Letters (Film – Monday Matinee)

A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than fiction true story, WICKED LITTLE LETTERS follows two neighbors: deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley). When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women — led by Police Officer Gladys Moss — begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.

Cast: Jessie Buckley, Olivia Colman, Alisha Weir

Rating: 15 (very strong language, strong sex references, controlling behaviour)

Running time: 100m

Each ticket includes a free tea or americano coffee at the Theatre Café Bar (upgrade to a cappuccino/latte/hot chocolate etc. for just £1.50 more on the day)