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Cinema The Rex, Elland is one of the oldest purpose built, structurally unaltered cinemas in the country. The manager and pianist was Harry Taylor.
(1570)

It was built in 1912 and opened as the Picture House on 12 December that year. It was operated by Central Pictures (Elland) Ltd which was formed of local businessmen. Within a few years the company had taken over the Town Hall (later the Palladium) cinema in town, which had been showing films since 1909. The two cinemas were managed by James Montgomery. The Central closed in January 1959 due to co

mpetition from television and the frequent bus service to cinemas in nearby Halifax and Huddersfield. The Palladium followed suit in June the same year. Walker Cinemas of Huddersfield then acquired the Central, carried out a refurbishment (including the installation of Cinemascope) and re-opened it as the Rex in November 1959. Bingo intruded on a couple of evenings in 1964 and took over completely later in the year. Proprietorship changed a couple of times and a further trial of films occurred between November 1975 and August 1977, after which bingo resumed. The enterprise folded sometime in 1985. In 1988 the Rex was taken over by Charles Morris and Peter Berry, extensively refurbished and opened on 7 October. It has since built up a reputation of a well run, comfortable but traditional cinema showing a wide range of films. It has a mailing list with addresses as far apart as Leeds and Manchester and attracts a large, regular and loyal following, with ticket prices among the lowest in the country.

28/05/2026

THE PL***OY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, by the National Theatre, is tonight at 7.45.

STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU (12a) shows from tomorrow for at least a week, daily at 7.45 plus Friday to Sunday at 2.30 and Thursday morning, 4th June, at 10.30am. Once a lone bounty hunter, Mandalorian Din Djarin and his apprentice Grogu embark on an exciting new Star Wars adventure.

Also on our list : THE CHRISTOPHERS, MY MOTHER'S WEDDING and a period comedy set in Wales, THE SAVAGE HOUSE. And of course TOY STORY 5 from the 19th June.

21/05/2026

MICHAEL IS SHOWING THIS WEEKEND!!

It keeps vanishing off our
booking system/website — but the film is definitely showing at The Rex this week:

📍 Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th at 7:45pm
📍 Bank Holiday Monday at 4:50pm

If you can’t see it online, please just turn up — tickets will still be available at the cinema. Apologies for the confusion while we try to sort the issue out.

19/05/2026

FRIDA KAHLO, an exhibition of her paintings on screen, is tonight at 8.00.

MICHAEL, the Michael Jackson biopic, shows on Thursday at 10.30am then continues on Saturday and Sunday at 7.45 and Bank Holiday Monday at 4.50.

THE SHEEP DETECTIVES, a joy for young and old alike, is on this Thursday at 5.30 then Saturday and Sunday at 2.15, Monday at 2.00 and Tuesday and Thursday 28th at 2.30.

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2, with Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway & co, finishes this week; Wednesday at 7.45 and Thursday at 8.00.

FINDING EMILY, a British romantic comedy starring Angourie Rice, Spike Fearn and Minnie Driver, starts on Friday. When a lovesick musician is given the wrong number for his dream girl, he teams up with a psychology student to find her. Together they spark a hilarious campus-wide frenzy that tests their own hearts and ambitions along the way. Friday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 7.45, Saturday and Sunday at 5.00 and Thursday 28th at 10.30am. Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc2UjmPzN8c

THE PL***OY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, the National Theatre's comedy starring Nicola Coughlan, Siobhan McSweeney and Eanna Hardwicke, is on Thursday 28th only at 7.45.

16/05/2026

Tues 19th, 8pm
(Doors open at 7.30pm)

Higher prices for this screening..

This compelling and visually rich film takes audiences on a journey through the life of one of the world’s most enduring female icons: Frida Kahlo. A prolific self-portraitist, Kahlo used the canvas as a mirror to reflect every stage of her turbulent, passionate, and often tragic life.

15/05/2026

Starting tonight at 7:45pm, and showing Saturday and Sunday at 7.45pm..

We are showing the electrifying story of Michael Jackson on the big screen

Experience the music, the moves, and the magic of a global legend in this spectacular cinematic event. Don’t miss your chance to see Michael on the big screen at the cinema this weekend.

12/05/2026

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2, with all its positive reviews, shows tonight and Thursday 21st at 8.00, Wednesday at 2.30; Thursday, Monday and Wednesday 20th at 7.45 and Saturday and Sunday at 5.00. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci and Emily blunt reprise their roles along with cameos from several famous names.

THE SHEEP DETECTIVES continues to delight young and old alike. Tonight at 5.20, Wednesday 7.45, Thursday morning 10.30am, then Saturday and Sunday at 2.15 and Thursday 21st at 5.30.

MICHAEL. Well you've been enquiring about it so I hope you have saved yourselves for us ! Friday to Sunday at 7.45 and Thursday morning, 21st, at 10.30am. Watch the trailer here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zOLzsbOleM

FRIDA KAHLO, an exhibition of her work on screen with informed commentary, is on Tuesday 19th at 8.00

06/05/2026

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 continues into next week. The cast from the original film are all here - Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt - but the fashion world is now very different. A number of other famous names also appear in cameo roles - Kenneth Branagh, Lucy Liu, Lady Gaga, Heidi Klum, Naomi Campbell and Donatella Versace among them. Peter Bradshaw, not noted for his enthusiasm, is neverthless quite upbeat about this film and describes it as "good natured, buoyant entertainment." Showing today and tomorrow at 7.45 (plus 10.30am tomorrow), Friday, Saturday and Tuesday at 8.00, Sunday at 6.00 (ends 8.20; nice and early for work the next day !), Wednesday at 2.30 and Thursday 14th at 7.45.

THE SHEEP DETECTIVES (pg) is also showing from Friday. Very much along the lines of BABE (from 1995, can you believe it), this is an animal adventure / comedy in which a shepherd reads murder mysteries to his sheep every night, pretending they can understand. When he is found dead, the sheep realizes at once that it was a murder and think they know how to solve it. Showing on Friday, Monday and Tuesday at 5.20 (film itself 5.40), Saturday2.30 & 5.20, Sunday 2.30, Wednesday 7.45 (we know adults will like it) and Thursday morning, 14th, at 10.30am. Watch the trailer here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyZI5oM6hWk&t=11s

MICHAEL, the Michael Jackson biopic, has been requested by a number of people; we will try and fit it in week commencing Friday 15th. We will keep you informed !

03/05/2026

Join us this Bank Holiday Monday at The Rex for a great afternoon and evening of film!

🐑 The Sheep Detectives — 2:00pm
👠 The Devil Wears Prada 2 — 4:50pm & 7:45pm..... continues wed 7.45pm and Thursday 7th 10.30am and 7.45pm

✨️ Eugene Onegin tues 5th 6pm (higher prices)

Come along, relax, and enjoy the show. See you there!

Address

Coronation Street
Elland
HX50DF

Opening Hours

Monday	1pm - 10:15pm
Tuesday	1pm - 10:15pm
Wednesday	2pm - 10:15pm
Thursday	10am - 10:15pm
Friday	1pm - 10:15pm
Saturday	1pm - 10:15pm
Sunday	1pm - 10:15pm

Telephone

+441422372140

Website

http://elland.nm-cinemas.co.uk/

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