Odeon Swiss Cottage

• 2003
• US
• 1h 36min
• PG

• Directed by: Jon Favreau
• Written by: David Berenbaum
• Cast: Will Ferrell, Bob Newhart, Ed Asner, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen

Buddy (Ferrell) is a big Elf who, though accepted in his Elvish community at the North Pole, manages to wreak havoc on a daily basis. Fed up and confused by his charge, Papa Elf (Bob Newhart) sends him to the US in search of his true identity. Hilarious and puerile Yuletide comedy.

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• 2023
• US
• 2h 37min
• 12A

• Directed by: Francis Lawrence
• Cast: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Hunter Schafer, Jason Schwartzman, Peter Dinklage, Josh Andrés Rivera, Viola Davis

A prequel to the Hunger Games series.

• 72%
• 54%

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• 1946
• US
• 2h 9min
• U

• Directed by: Frank Capra
• Cast: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Henry Travers

Frank Capra’s 1946 Christmas Classic follows the tribulations of small town everyman George Bailey (James Stewart), who, at the end of his luck and deep in debt, contemplates suicide one snowy, bleak Christmas Eve. But when George wishes that he had never been born, his guardian angel Clarence (Henry Travers) takes a trip from the heavens to persuade him otherwise.

After a nightmarish journey through an alternative Bedford Falls, George realizes the difference he has made to the people around him, learning lessons of love, loyalty, and what it means to lead a wonderful life.

• 86%
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• 2023
• 3h 26min
• 15

• Directed by: Martin Scorsese
• Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone

At the turn of the 20th century, oil brought a fortune to the Osage Nation, who became some of the richest people in the world overnight. After members of the tribe are found dead, a murder investigation begins, in order to find the culprits.

• 79%
• 89%

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• 2023
• UK / US
• 2h 37min
• 15

• Directed by: Ridley Scott
• Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim

Director Ridley Scott’s film takes a personal look at Napoleon Bonaparte's origins, and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor viewed through the prism of his addictive, and often volatile, relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine. Starring Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon and Vanessa Kirby as Josephine.

• 66%
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• 2023
• US
• 2h 30min
• 15

• Directed by: Mark Ritchie
• Cast: Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter

Concert film of Beyoncé recorded on her Renaissance world tour.

• 90%
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• 2023
• UK

The Royal Ballet

The Nutcracker ​

Running time 170 minutes (including one interval)

Join Clara at a delightful Christmas Eve party that becomes a magical adventure once everyone else is tucked up in bed. Marvel at the brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s score, as Clara and her enchanted Nutcracker fight the Mouse King and visit the Sugar Plum Fairy in the glittering Kingdom of Sweets. Peter Wright’s much-loved production for The Royal Ballet, with gorgeous period designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman, keeps true to the spirit of this festive ballet classic, combining the thrill of the fairy tale with spectacular dancing.

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• 2023
• US
• 1h 32min
• PG

• Directed by: Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn
• Cast: Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk, Angelique Cabral, Victor Garber, Natasha Rothwell, Jennifer Kumiyama, Evan Peters, Harvey Guillén

Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force—a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe—the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico—to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.

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• 2023
• UK / US
• 1h 52min
• PG

• Directed by: Paul King
• Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Tom Davis, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant

An origin story for Willy Wonka featuring an all-star cast and directed by Paddington's Paul King.

• 75%
• 68%

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