From visionary filmmaker and Nova favourite Luca Guadagnino comes AFTER THE HUNT, is a gripping psychological drama starring a career-best Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri, and Andrew Garfield. ... more

RESTORATION! The classic anime cyberpunk action film from 1988 returns to the cinema screen fully remastered and remixed. Set in ... more

40th ANNIVERSARY! Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend; maverick scientist Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd). Directed by Robert ... more

From master filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things, The Lobster) comes a hilarious and chilling satire starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons. ... more

A defining comedic voice who wrote and appeared in numerous films and TV productions, and who – in a beloved double act with Bryan Dawe – skewered political hypocrisy for almost 30 years on current affairs shows, John Clarke gave away very little about hi ... more

Starring Austin Butler (Dune: Part Two, The Bikeriders) and Zoë Kravitz (The Batman), Darren Aronofsky’s (The Whale) CAUGHT STEALING is a comedic action-lead time capsule of New York in the 90s. Hank Thompson (Butler) was a high-school baseball phenomeno ... more

Hold your breath! Thai cave rescue hero Dr Richard “Harry” Harris takes on his most perilous adventure yet in Jennifer Peedom’s latest nail biter (Sherpa, Mountain, River). In a remote part of New Zealand’s South Island, "Harry” and his fellow underwater ... more

Led by an incredibly committed and fearless performance from Jennifer Lawrence, DIE, MY LOVE is the new film from legendary auteur Lynne Ramsay (You Were Never Really Here, We Need to Talk About Kevin). Looking for a quieter life, young author Grace (Law ... more

The cinematic return of the global phenomenon, DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE follows the Crawley family and their staff as ... more

Amid the haze of fading memory and shifting desires, Ruth (Kathleen Chalfant), a retired cook, quietly navigates her transition to assisted living. With grace, wit, and the enduring threads of her identity, she deals with her changing sense of self and he ... more

From the boundless imagination of the award-winning Gints Zilbalodis (Away) comes a thrilling animated spectacle as well as a profound meditation on the fragility of the environment and the spirit of friendship and community. ... more

A brilliant but egotistical scientist brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation. ... more

MEET THE FILMMAKER: Friday November 7, 7:10pm. Join director &; co-producer Sophie Somerville, co-producer Carter Looker, and cast for a post-screening Q&A. Sophie Somerville’s honest and raw debut FWENDS is a Melbourne set festiva ... more

Neo Sora’s (Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus) narrative debut HAPPYEND is an impressive and urgent look at the age of hyper surveillance and AI that is becoming increasingly prevalent. In a dystopian near-future depiction of Tokyo where the threat of a catastrophi ... more

Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) returns after 8-years with A HOUSE OF DYNAMTIE, an ensemble nuclear thriller starring Rebecca Ferguson, Idris Elba, Anthony Ramos, Jared Harris, Greta Lee, Tracy Letts, Jason Clarke, and Kaitlyn Dever. ... more

Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) makes her National Theatre debut in INTER ALIA: NT LIVE, a searing new play from the team behind Prima Facie. ... more

David Gulpili (Walkabout, The Proposition, Charlie’s Country) was one of Australia’s greatest and most well-known actors, and the first Indigenous actor to make an international stamp. A Yolŋu man, Gulpili led a traditional lifestyle in the Arafura Swamp ... more

Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, Beauty and the Beast) returns to the movie musical with KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, a dazzling Technicolor-hued fantasy starring Deigo Luna, Tonatiuh, and Jennifer Lopez. ... more

Opening Date: Saturday, 8 Nov 2025

Following triumphant performances in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, Verdi’s La Traviata, and Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Nadine Sierra summits another ... more

A laugh-out-loud adventure through the far reaches of queer outer space, LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS showcases the incredible talents of debut South Australian writers/directors Leela Varghese and Emma Hough Hobbs. ... more

Award-winning musician Marlon Williams explores the process of making his first te reo Māori album in MARLON WILLIAMS: TWO WORLDS - NGĀ AO E RUA, a behind-the-scenes glimpse at Williams’ most ambitious project to date. ... more

In a sedate corner of Massachusetts circa 1970, JB Mooney (Josh O’Connor) an unemployed carpenter turned amateur art thief, plans his first big heist. When things go haywire, his life unravels. ... more

From director Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood, Boogie Nights) comes a darkly comic thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor and newcomer Chase Infiniti. ... more

Wim Wenders’ directs Koji Yakusho in the graceful and poetic drama PERFECT DAYS. From ‘Paris, Texas’ director Wim Wenders, PERFECT DAYS ... more

Q&A SCREENING: Sunday November 9, 12:45pm. Join Nova for a special post-screening pre-recorded Q&A between former NZ PM Jacinda Arden and host Zak Hepburn.Going behind the scenes of her administration and her private life, PRIME MINISTER follows Jaci ... more

From Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines) comes ROOFMAN, a charming comedy/crime that's based on a true story, starring Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, and Peter Dinklage. ... more

A reimagining of the 1989 classic The War of the Roses, THE ROSES is a black comedy about the bitterness of divorce, scripted by Australian Tony McNamara (The Favourite, Poor Things) and starring a stellar ensemble cast including Benedict Cumberbatch, Oli ... more

From the directors of 'Lygon Street – Si Parla Italiano', Angelo Pricolo, Shanon Swan and Jason McFadyen, comes SIGNORINELLA: LITTLE MISS, featuring narration by Greta Scacchi. ... more

Benny Safdie’s (Uncut Gems, Good Time) solo debut THE SMASHING MACHINE arrives fresh from its world premiere at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, where Safdie won the Silver Lion for best director, and stars a transformed Dwayne Johnson and Emi ... more

Forty-one years after the release of the groundbreaking mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, the now estranged bandmates David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls (Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer) are forced to reunite for one fin ... more

Led by an incredibly committed performance from Jeremy Allen-White (The Bear) and Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice), SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE follows the star as he makes his writes and records his most intimate album, Nebraska. ... more

MOVIE EPIC! Andrei Tarkovsky directs a landmark sci-fi adventure. ... more

From Oscar nominees Clint Bently and Greg Kwedar, the duo behind Sing Sing, comes TRAIN DREAMS, a moving portrait of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), a family man whose life unfolds during an era of unprecedented change in early 20th century America. ... more

James Sweeny’s sophomore feature TWINLESS is an unpredictable comedy about loss and grief, starring Sweeny and Dylan O'Brien (Saturday Night). ... more

From director Zach Cregger (Barbarian) comes an unpredictable thriller set in a small town where seventeen children disappear in the middle of the night. WEAPONS stars Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Benedict Wong and Amy Madig ... more

Isabella Tree and her husband, Charlie Burrell, bet on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. Battling entrenched tradition, the duo dares to place the fate of their farm in the hands of nature. Ripping down the fences, they ... more