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UK Film release schedule - past, present and future
Here you can peruse the schedule of films for release in the UK over the recent and coming months. Please note that future release dates are subject to change and that this schedule is updated weekly.
You can view the information by date, distributor and film title, and you can print off a hard copy of the full schedule.
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| Distributor | Venue | |
| Wednesday 31 December 1969 | ||
| Friday 1 October 2004 | ||
| De-Lovely (PG) | 20th Century Fox | Vue West End, UGC Shaftesbury Avenue, Apollo West End & Nationwi |
| Dead Man's Shoes (18) | Optimum Releasing | Curzon Soho, UGCs Haymarket & Fulham Road, Ritzy & Nationwide |
| Layer Cake (15) | Columbia Tristar | Vue West End & Nationwide |
| Life And Death Of Peter Sellers, The (15) | Icon | Odeons West End and Kensington & Nationwide |
| Mambo Italiano (15) | Icon | Nationwide |
| Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster (15) | Tartan Films | Screen-on-the-Green & Key Cities |
| Princesa (18) | Soda Pictures | The Other Cinema & Cornerhouse Manchester (Key Cities - tbc) |
| Saw (18) | Entertainment | Nationwide |
| Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow (PG) | UIP (UK) | Nationwide |
| Friday 8 October 2004 | ||
| Bride And Prejudice (12A) | Pathe | Nationwide |
| Bright Leaves | ICA Projects | ICA Cinema (Key Cities - 5th November) |
| Bubba Ho-Tep (15) | Anchor Bay UK | West End & Key Cities |
| Goldfish Memory (15) | Millivres Multimedia | UGC Shaftesbury Avenue (Key Cities - 2nd November) |
| Goodbye Dragon Inn (Bu San) | NFT | National Film Theatre (Key Cities - 25th October to December) |
| Histoire De Marie Et Julien (15) | Artificial Eye | Renoir & Curzon Soho (Key Cities - tbc) |
| Into The Mirror (15) | Tartan Films | UGC Shaftesbury Avenue & Key Cities |
| Man On Fire (18) | 20th Century Fox | Vue West End, Apollo West End, UGC Shaftesbury Ave. & Nationwide |
| Radio On (R/I) (18) | bfi Distribution | Tate Modern & The Other Cinema |
| Resident Evil 2: Apocalypse (15) | Columbia Tristar | Nationwide |
| Triumph Of Love, The (PG) | Content Film | Odeon Wardour Street & Key Cities |
| Whatever Happened To Baby Jane (R/I) (12A) | Park Circus | Odeon Panton Street & Key Cities |
| Friday 15 October 2004 | ||
| Big Kahuna, The (15) | Redbus | The Other Cinema |
| Billabong Odyssey (PG) | Revolver Entertainment | UGC Haymarket, Coronet & Key Cities |
| Boo, Zino And The Snurks (U) | Entertainment | Nationwide |
| Chinese Odyssey 2002 | Tartan Films | ICA Cinema |
| Fat Slags (15) | Entertainment | Nationwide |
| Five Children And It (U) | Pathe | Scotland only (Nationwide - 22nd October) |
| Inside I'm Dancing (15) | Momentum Pictures | Odeon Covent Garden, Vue West End, Barbican, Ritzy & Nationwide |
| Oldboy (18) | Tartan Films | Curzon Soho, UGC Shaftesbury Avenue, Gate, Ritzy, Barbican & Key |
| Shark Tale (U) | UIP (UK) | Nationwide |
| White Chicks (12A) | Columbia Tristar | Vue West End & Nationwide |
| Friday 22 October 2004 | ||
| Alfie (15) | UIP (UK) | Nationwode |
| Alien Vs Predator (15) | 20th Century Fox | Vue West End & Nationwide |
| Chaos | Tartan Films | UGC Shaftesbury Avenue & Key Cities |
| Coffee & Cigarettes (15) | Tartan Films | The Other Cinema, Odeon Covent Garden, Ritzy, Everyman & Key Cit |
| My Summer Of Love (15) | Content Film | Curzon Soho, Curzon Mayfair, UGC Shaftesbury Ave & Odeon Covent |
| Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (U) | Walt Disney | Vue West End & Nationwide(Scotland - 15th October) |
| Friday 29 October 2004 | ||
| Corporation, The (PG) | Metrodome | Curzon Soho, Odeon Covent Garden, Gate, Barbican, Ritzy & Key Ci |
| Exorcist: The Beginning (15) | Warner Bros. | Nationwide |
| Finding Neverland (PG) | Walt Disney | Vue West End & Nationwide |
| Little Black Book (12A) | Columbia Tristar | Nationwide |
| Saved! (12A) | Verve Pictures | Vue West End & Key Cities |
| Triple Agent (U) | Artificial Eye | Chelsea Cinema & Renoir |
| Uncovered - The War On Iraq (PG) | Blue Dolphin | ICA (Key Cities - November) |
| Friday 5 November 2004 | ||
| Bad Santa (15) | Columbia Tristar | Vue West End & Nationwide |
| Birth (15) | Entertainment | Nationwide |
| Fakers (15) | Guerilla Films | UGCs Shaftesbury Avenue & West India Quay & Nationwide |
| Grudge, The (15) | UIP (UK) | Nationwide |
| Home At The End Of The World, A (15) | Warner Bros. | West End (Ireland - 21st October) |
| I Am David (PG) | Enjoy Cinema | Odeon Panton Street & Key Cities |
| Look At Me (12A) | Pathe | Curzon Soho, Odeon Covent Garden, UGC Shaftesbury Ave & Key Citi |
| Nobody Knows | ICA Projects | ICA & Key Cities |
| White Stripes - Under Blackpool Lights, The | Soda Pictures | The Other Cinema (Key Cities - 6th November) |
| Women, The (R/I) (U) | bfi Distribution | National Film Theatre |
| Would I Lie To You? (15) | Arrow Films | Odeons Wardour Street & Swiss Cottage |
| Friday 12 November 2004 | ||
| Anacondas: The Hunt For The Blood Orchid (12A) | Columbia Tristar | Nationwide |
| Angel On The Right (12A) | Tartan Films | The Other Cinema (Key Cities - tbc) |
| Bridget Jones: Edge Of Reason, The (15) | UIP (UK) | Odeon Leicester Square & Nationwide |
| Hillside Strangler, The (18) | Tartan Films | Odeon Panton Street & Key Cities |
| Ladies In Lavender (12A) | Entertainment | Nationwide |
| Reconstruction (12A) | Soda Pictures | Curzon Soho |
| Shaolin Soccer (12A) | Optimum Releasing | UGC Shaftesbury Avenue & Nationwide |
| Toolbox Murders (15) | Anchor Bay UK | West End & Key Cities |
| Way Of Life, A (15) | Verve Pictures | Odeon Covent Garden, UGCs Fulham Road & Chelsea & Key Cities |
| Friday 19 November 2004 | ||
| After The Sunset (12A) | Entertainment | Nationwide |
| Being Julia (12A) | Columbia Tristar | UGC Shaftesbury Avenue & Nationwide |
| Callas Forever (15) | Enjoy Cinema | Odeon Covent Garden (Key Cities - 26th November) |
| G.O.R.A. | Diva Film UK | TheFilmWorks Greenwich, UGC Enfield, Cineworld Wood Green & Rio |
| Good Morning, Night (15) | Artificial Eye | Renoir, Curzon Soho, Arts Picture House Cambridge & C'house Manc |
| Incredibles, The (U) | Walt Disney | UCI Empire Leicester Square & Filmworks Manchester (Nationwide - |
| Levity (15) | Redbus | Odeon Panton Street |
| Man About Dog (15) | Redbus | Northern Ireland only (West End - tbc 2005) |
| Manchurian Candidate, The (15) | UIP (UK) | Odeon West End & Nationwide |
| Orwell Rolls In His Grave | ICA Cinema | ICA Cinema |
| Sword Of Xanten (12A) | Columbia Tristar | Key Cities only |
| Take My Eyes (15) | Swipe Films | UGC Haymarket, Odeon Wardour St. & Gate (Key Cities - 19th Novem |
| Taxi (12A) | 20th Century Fox | Nationwide |
| Friday 26 November 2004 | ||
| Anatomy Of Hell (18) | Tartan Films | Odeon Panton Street & Key Cities |
| Beyond The Sea (12A) | Entertainment | Vue West End & Nationwide |
| Enduring Love (15) | Pathe | Odeon Covent Garden, Curzon Soho, UGC Haymarket & Nationwide |
| Forgotten, The (12A) | Columbia Tristar | Nationwide |
| Hukkle | Soda Pictures | Arts Picture House Cambridge (ICA - 3rd December) |
| I Heart Huckabees (15) | 20th Century Fox | Nationwide |
| My House In Umbria (12A) | Momentum Pictures | UGC Shaftesbury Avenue & Key Cities |
| Friday 3 December 2004 | ||
| Aaltra (15) | Gala | Curzon Soho & Key Cities |
| Christmas With The Kranks (PG) | Columbia Tristar | Vue West End & Nationwide |
| Churchill: The Hollywood Years (15) | Pathe | Odeon Covent Gdn., Curzon Soho, UGC Haymarket & Nationwide |
| Gone With The Wind (R/I) | NFT | National Film Theatre (Key Cities - tbc) |
| Merchant Of Venice, The (PG) | Optimum Releasing | Odeon Covent Gdn., vue West End, UGC Haymarket & Nationwide |
| Milwaukee, Minnesota (15) | Tartan Films | Odeon Covent Garden & Key Cities |
| Napoleon Dynamite (PG) | UIP (UK) | Odeon Covent Garden (Key Cities - 10th December/Nationwide - 26t |
| Polar Express, The (U) | Warner Bros. | West End (Nationwide - 10th December) |
| Riding Giants (12A) | Columbia Tristar | West End & Key Cities |
| School For Seduction (12A) | Anchor Bay UK | Odeon Mezzanine & Nationwide |
| Surviving Christmas (12A) | UIP (UK) | Nationwide |
| Wall (Documentary) | Artificial Eye | Renoir |
| Wednesday 8 December 2004 | ||
| Blade Trinity (15) | Entertainment | Nationwide |
| Friday 10 December 2004 | ||
| Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson And The Story Of Smile | ICA Projects | ICA (Key Cities - tbc) |
| Garden State (15) | Walt Disney | Vue West End & Key Cities |
| Los Angeles Plays Itself | ICA Cinema | ICA |
| Mondovino (PG) | UGC Films UK | Curzon Soho & UGC Shaftesbury Avenue |
| Phantom Of The Opera, The (12A) | Entertainment | Nationwide |
| Friday 17 December 2004 | ||
| Ella Enchanted (PG) | Walt Disney | Odeon West End & Nationwide |
| La Dolce Vita (R/I) (15) | NFT | National Film Theatre |
| Lemony Snicket's Series Of Unfortunate Events | UIP (UK) | Nationwide |
| Sleepover (PG) | Verve Pictures | West End & Key Cities |
| Swades - We, The People | UTV Communications UK | Vue West End & Nationwide |
| When The Last Sword Is Drawn (15) | Tartan Films | Odeon Wardour Street & Key Cities |
| Sunday 26 December 2004 | ||
| Aviator, The (12A) | Walt Disney | West End (Nationwide - 6th January) |
| House Of Flying Daggers (15) | Pathe | West End & Key Cities |
| National Treasure (PG) | Walt Disney | Nationwide |
| Friday 31 December 2004 | ||
| Inheritance (15) | Swipe Films | Curzon Mayfair, UGCs Shaftesbury Ave. & Fulham Road, Ritzy & Key |
| Koktebel (12A) | Artificial Eye | Renoir, Curzon Soho & Key Cities |
| Without A Paddle (12A) | UIP (UK) | Nationwide |
| Saturday 1 January 2005 | ||
| Dead of Night (R/I) (PG) | bfi Distribution | National Film Theatre |
| Nashville (R/I) | NFT | National Film Theatre |
| Friday 7 January 2005 | ||
| Alexander (15) | Warner Bros. | Nationwide |
| End Of The Century, The Story Of The Ramones | Tartan Films | Odeons Panton Street & Camden Town & Key Cities |
| Turtles Can Fly (15) | ICA Projects | ICA Cinema |
| Undead (15) | Anchor Bay UK | Vue West End, Showcase Newham & Key Cities |
| Vera Drake (12A) | Momentum Pictures | Odeon Covent Gdn., UGC Shaftesbury Ave., Curzon Soho, Curzon May |
| White Noise (15) | Entertainment | Nationwide |
| Friday 14 January 2005 | ||
| 2046 (12A) | Tartan Films | Curzon Soho, UGC Shaftesbury Avenue & Key Cities |
| Closer (15) | Columbia Tristar | Nationwide |
| Hole In My Heart, A (18) | Metrodome | Odeon Wardour Street & Key Cities |
| Million Dollar Baby (12A) | Entertainment | West End & Nationwide |
| Team America: World Police (15) | UIP (UK) | Nationwide |
| Vanity Fair (PG) | UIP (UK) | Vue West End & Nationwide |
| Friday 21 January 2005 | ||
| Dear Frankie (12A) | Pathe | West End & Key Cities |
| Elektra (12A) | 20th Century Fox | Vue West End, UCI Surrey Quays, Odeon Holloway & Nationwide |
| Ladder 49 (12A) | Walt Disney | Vue West End & Nationwide |
| Mean Streets (R/I) (15) | Blue Dolphin | National Film Theatre |
| Ray (15) | UIP (UK) | Odeon West End & Nationwide |
| Trilogy - The Weeping Meadow (PG) | Artificial Eye | Renoir, Curzon Mayfair & Key Cities |
| Very Long Engagement, A (15) | Warner Bros. | Nationwide |
| Friday 28 January 2005 | ||
| Assault On Precinct 13 (15) | Entertainment | Nationwide |
| Creep (18) | Pathe | West End & Key Cities |
| Lovelorn (Gonul Yarasi) | Diva Film UK | Cineworld Wood Green, UCI Lee Valley & Thefilmworks Greenwich |
| Meet The Fockers (12A) | UIP (UK) | UCI Empire Leicester Square & Nationwide |
| Paparazzi (15) | Icon | Vue West End & Key Cities |
| Sideways (15) | 20th Century Fox | Nationwide |
| Friday 4 February 2005 | ||
| 15 (18) | Peccadillo Pictures | ICA & Key Cities |
| La Nina Santa (15) | Artificial Eye | Renoir, Curzon Mayfair & Ritzy |
| Ocean's Twelve (12A) | Warner Bros. | Nationwide |
| Racing Stripes (U) | Momentum Pictures | Vue West End & Nationwide |
| Shabd | Eros | Cineworld Ilford/Feltham, UCI Greenwich & Key Cities |
| Friday 11 February 2005 | ||
| Aliens Of The Deep | Walt Disney | IMAX Waterloo & Science Museum |
| Door In The Floor, The (15) | Momentum Pictures | UGCs Shaftesbury Avenue & Fulham Road & Key Cities |
| First Daughter (PG) | 20th Century Fox | Nationwide |
| Laura's Star (U) | Warner Bros. | Nationwide |
| Magic Roundabout, The (U) | Pathe | West End & Key Cities |
| Mayor Of The Sunset Strip (15) | Tartan Films | West End (Key Cities - tbc) |
| Sea Inside, The (PG) | Entertainment | Curzon Soho, Odeon Covent Garden, UGC Shaftesbury Avenue & Key C |
| Son Of The Mask | Entertainment | Nationwide |
| Spongebob Squarepants Movie, The (U) | UIP (UK) | Vue West End & Nationwide |
| Thursday 17 February 2005 | ||
| Are We There Yet? (PG) | Columbia Tristar | Nationwide |
| Friday 18 February 2005 | ||
| Criminal (15) | Warner Bros. | Nationwide |
| Head-On (18) | Soda Pictures | Curzon Soho, Ritzy, Rio & Nationwide |
| In Good Company (PG) | Entertainment | Vue West End & Nationwide |
| Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, The (15) | Walt Disney | UCI Empire Leicester Square (Nationwide - 25th February) |
| Moog | Plexifilm | ICA Cinema |
| Shall We Dance? (12A) | Walt Disney | Odeon West End & Nationwide |
| Solaris (R/I) (PG) | Contemporary Films/NFT | National Film Theatre |
| Yes Men, The (15) | Tartan Films | UGC Haymarket, Barbican & Key Cities |
| Friday 25 February 2005 | ||
| Bewafaa | Eros | Cineworld Feltham/Ilford, Vue Harrow, UCI Greenwich & Key Cities |
| Casshern (15) | Momentum Pictures | UGC Shaftesbury Avenue |
| Coach Carter (12A) | UIP (UK) | Nationwide |
| Hide And Seek (15) | 20th Century Fox | Nationwide |
| Hotel Rwanda (12A) | Entertainment | Vue West End (Nationwide - 4th Mar) |
| Spanglish (12A) | Columbia Tristar | Odeon West End & Nationwide |
| Woodsman, The (15) | Tartan Films | West End & Key Cities |
| Friday 4 March 2005 | ||
| Boogeyman (15) | UIP (UK) | Vue West End & Nationwide |
| Flight Of The Phoenix, The (12A) | 20th Century Fox | Nationwide |
| Harold & Kumar Get The Munchies (15) | Icon | Vue West End & Nationwide |
| Hitch (12A) | Columbia Tristar | Odeon Leicester Square (Nationwide - 11th March) |
| Kinsey (15) | 20th Century Fox | Nationwide |
| Ma Mere (18) | Revolver Entertainment | UGC Haymarket & Coronet (Key Cities - April date tbc) |
| Somersault (15) | Metrodome | Curzon Soho, Odeon Covent Garden & Key Cities |
| Tropical Malady (12A) | ICA Projects | ICA (Key Cities - tbc) |
| Friday 11 March 2005 | ||
| 9 Songs (18) | Optimum Releasing | Curzon Soho, UGC Haymarket, Odeon Covent Garden, Ritzy & Key Cit |
| Chorus, The (12A) | Pathe | Curzon Mayfair, Picturehouse Clapham, Everyman, Phoenix & Key Ci |
| Duck Season (15) | Optimum Releasing | Odeon Wardour Street & Key Cities |
| Hostage (15) | Entertainment | Nationwide |
| Life Is A Miracle (15) | Artificial Eye | Chelsea Cinema, Renoir & Key Cities |
| Monster Man (18) | Tartan Films | UGC Shaftesbury Avenue & Key Cities |
| Stalker (R/I) (PG) | Contemporary Films/NFT | National Film Theatre |
| Friday 18 March 2005 | ||
| 5X2 (15) | UGC Films UK | Curzon Soho, UGC Shaftesbury Ave., Gate, Chelsea Cinema & Key Ci |
| Constantine (15) | Warner Bros. | Nationwide |
| Darkness (15) | Walt Disney | West End & Nationwide |
| Don't Move (15) | Dogwoof Pictures | UGC Shaftesbury Ave. & Fulham Road, Odeon Panton St., Dublin, Ed |
| Machinist, The (15) | Tartan Films | Odeon Covent Garden & Key Cities |
| Pooh's Heffalump Movie (U) | Walt Disney | Nationwide |
| Robots (U) | 20th Century Fox | Nationwide |
| Friday 25 March 2005 | ||
| Maria Full Of Grace (15) | Icon | Curzon Soho & Key Cities |
| Melinda And Melinda (12A) | 20th Century Fox | Nationwide |
| Miss Congeniality 2 - Armed & Fabulous (12A) | Warner Bros. | Nationwide |
| Passion Recut, The (15) | Icon | Odeon Panton Street & Nationwide |
| Valiant (U) | Entertainment | Nationwide |
| Friday 1 April 2005 | ||
| Be Cool (12A) | 20th Century Fox | UCI Whiteleys, Ritzy Brixton, Empire Leicester Sq. & Nationwide |
| Downfall (15) | Momentum Pictures | Odeon Covent Gdn., UGCs Haymarket & Fulham Rd., Curzon Soho, Cur |
| Keys To The House, The (PG) | Artificial Eye | Chelsea Cinema, Renoir, Curzon Soho & Key Cities |
| Mughal-E-Azam (R/I) (U) | UTV Motion Pictures | Nationwide |
| Rage In Placid Lake, The (15) | Guerilla Films | UGCs Shaftesbury Ave. & Fulham Road, UCI Surrey Quays & Key Citi |
| Ring Two, The (15) | UIP (UK) | Odeon West End & Nationwide |
| Friday 8 April 2005 | ||
| Assassination Of Richard Nixon, The (15) | Metrodome | Vue West End, Odeon Covent Gdn., UGC Shaftesbury Ave. & Nationwi |
| Bullet Boy (15) | Verve Pictures | Vue West End, UGC Shaftesbury Ave., Curzon Soho, Ritzy & Key Cit |
| Kill Your Idols | ICA Cinema | ICA Cinema |
| Man Of The House (12A) | Columbia Tristar | Nationwide |
| Pickpocket (R/I) (PG) | Artificial Eye | Renoir - Exclusive presentation for one week only |
| Sahara (12A) | UIP (UK) | Vue West End & Nationwide |
| Friday 15 April 2005 | ||
| Amityville Horror | 20th Century Fox | UCI Whiteleys, UGC Chelsea, UCI Surrey Quays & Nationwide |
| Anatomy Of A Murder (R/I) (12A) | bfi Distribution | National Film Theatre |
| Edukators, The (15) | UGC Films UK | Curzon Soho, UGC Shaftesbury Avenue, Gate & Key Cities |
| Interpreter, The (12) | UIP (UK) | UCI Empire Leicester Square & Nationwide |
| New Town Original (15) | New Town Films | West End & Key Cities |
| Wild Side (18) | Peccadillo Pictures | Curzon Soho, Filmhouse Edinburgh & Key Cities |
| Friday 22 April 2005 | ||
| Around the Bend (15) | Warner Bros. | |