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The Matrix

Released at the end of the 20th century in 1999, the impact of The Matrix on cinema and pop culture is almost too big to measure.

A great way for those who adore this phenomenal film to see it the way it's meant to be seen – on the big screen – and for those unfamiliar with this iconic film to see the groundbreaking classic that redefined a genre.

In the words of Morpheus: "no one can be told what The Matrix is, you have to see it for yourself".

Book now: The Light / Showroom

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A mysterious mist unleashes a deadly entity in a futuristic metropolis, as a troubled young woman's search for her father collides with a GI's quest to rescue his daughter from Hell. An uncompromising vision from Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive).

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Memory Dance

An archive of sound and vision, showcasing memories from Sheffield's distinctive cultural landscape. With exhibitions, a record shop and a basement microcinema.

Abbeydale Picture House

An enchanted princess of a building, the beguiling 1920s Abbeydale Picture House is at last mid-rescue.