Events

JIFF, the Jewish International Film Festival, is on now until Wednesday 26 November.

Meet Cute at the movies with our celebration of the best romantic comedies in cinema history.

We're excited to host Paralympic athletes Emily Petricola and Korey Boddington, along with filmmakers Tristan Kenyon and Timothy Kenyon, for a Q&A screening of the new Aussie documentary Changing Track.

Enjoy Rian Johnson's latest Benoit Blanc mystery, Wake Up Dead Man, with a preview the night before its theatrical release on Wednesday, 26 November at 8pm.

We’re making a song-and-dance of the movie musical, with another year-long celebration of the best and boldest films the genre has to offer.

Over a five decade career, Jim Jarmusch has forged a universe of his own – brooding, witty and cool.

Benoit Blanc returns for his most dangerous case yet in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.

Horrorshow and CLIPPED present Inside Story Uncut, a unique live concert film showcasing the inaugural performance from Horrorshow’s Inside Story 15 Year Anniversary Tour in November 2024.

Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play by David Ireland.

Our Cult Classics calendar is all killer no filler.

We're hosting a Q&A screening of Aussie documentary Songs Inside, which chronicles the transformative journey of a small group of women from the Adelaide Women’s Prison who, over six months, discovered the healing power of music.

A weekly series of kids and family classics screening on Saturdays and Sundays at 11am.

They had style, they had grace. Our Classic Matinees program showcases the greatest and most glamorous pictures from the Golden Age of Hollywood and beyond.

Choose Your Own Afterlife at our preview screening of A24's latest romantic comedy Eternity, starring Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller and Callum Turner.

Melbourne Filmoteca is back and in a new home: Lido Cinemas!

The Doors: When You’re Strange is screening for only two showing Thursday 4 and Saturday 6 December.

The extraordinary, internationally acclaimed Yi Yi, returns to cinemas for its 25th Anniversary in a new 4K restoration.

Join director Margaret Gordon at our Q&A screening of Life in One Chord only on Wednesday 10 December, 6:30pm.

Enjoy a glass of sparkling at our preview of Joachim Trier's powerhouse family drama Sentimental Value starring Stellan Skarsgård, Renate Reinsve and Elle Fanning.

Your presents is required for our 12-film countdown to Christmas!

Pair a pinot with an advance screening of Rental Family, Brendan Fraser stars as an actor in a modern-day Tokyo who struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig.

Be the first to see James Cameron's Avatar: Fire and Ash in 3D, which sees Jake and Neytiri's family grapple with grief and new rivals, at our Night Before Preview.

The fun times keep coming with Zachary Ruane (Aunty Donna) presenting a special Christmas Edition of Fun Time Film Club with the Arnold Schwarznegger classic Jingle All the Way back at Lido on the Roof.

See It Was Just an Accident, the acclaimed, Palme d'Or-winning film from master director Jafar Panahi, at our special preview screening on Thursday 15 January at 6:45pm.

Join us for a special Q&A screening of the new Aussie feature Westgate with director Adrian Ortega, producer Danaë Grieef and lead actors Sarah Nicolazzo and Max Nappo.

We're excited to host a Q&A screening of the new Aussie feature Pasa Faho with director Kalu Obi and Producers Mimo Mukii and Ivy Mutuku.

Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.

The Comedy Festival comes to Hawthorn's famous Lido Cinemas.

We're bringing breathtaking real-life adventures and glorious outdoor vistas to the big screen.

Presenting fine art and theatre on The Big Screen.

Crying, kicking, screaming is welcome, and that goes for the babies as well.

An offer you can't refuse. Tickets are $8 tickets members and $12 for non-members all day and night on Tuesdays.

Experience the ultimate cutting-edge technology in cinematic sound at Lido.

The Lido Jazz Room boasts live music and comedy weekly.

Live stand-up comedy weekly in the intimate Lido Jazz Room.

Lido Comedy presents the best headline comedy from around Australia and the world live in cinema!

Lido on the Roof returns with an eye-popping lineup of blockbusters, arthouse gems and family favourites.

The best of British theatre on our cinema screens.

Weekly open caption sessions for anyone who needs it.

$10 tickets for senior members and $12 tickets for non-members on weekdays before 4pm!

Procrastinate smarter, not harder. Enjoy $8 tickets for student members and $12 for student non-members all day and night on Wednesdays.*