ActOne Cinema & Café

ActOne Cinema & Café ActOne. More than a cinema. Not-for-profit independent cinema. LGBTQIA+ friendly. Carers & Babies Club every Tuesday at 11:30 am.

Ealing’s only not-for-profit independent cinema - two-screen community-led venue delivering the best selection of films, free community events, and a welcoming daily cafébar in a historic Passmore Edwards Library since 2021. Accessible screenings for hard-of-hearing audiences on Wednesdays. Autism and dementia-friendly relaxed screenings on Thursdays. Free community events - monthly Board Games, J

azz Night, Untitled Comedy, Open Mic Night
Accessible venue with gender-neutral restroom and a separate wheelchair-user washroom.

WHAT’S ON AT ACTONE CINEMA 🎥 Friday 7 August - Thursday 13 AugustTHE SUMMER BOOK: A grieving father and daughter spend a...
06/08/2026

WHAT’S ON AT ACTONE CINEMA 🎥

Friday 7 August - Thursday 13 August

THE SUMMER BOOK: A grieving father and daughter spend a healing summer on a remote Finnish island with her formidable grandmother, in this tender adaptation of Tove Jansson’s beloved novel.

MOANA: Disney’s animated adventure gets the live-action treatment as a bold Polynesian wayfinder sets sail across the ocean to save her island.

BOUCHRA: A q***r Moroccan animator-filmmaker, reimagined as a coyote in New York, reconnects with her mother in Casablanca through raw, unresolved phone calls in this genre-bending animated debut.

DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA: Spike Lee’s electrifying concert film returns to cinemas in a stunning new 4K digital master. It captures David Byrne’s Broadway show, a joyous, barefoot meditation on connection and community.

THE ODYSSEY: Christopher Nolan sends Odysseus on a voyage home from Troy, battling gods, monsters and his own legend along the way.

THE INVITE: A dinner party between two couples spirals into an evening of long-buried grievances and unexpected propositions.

+ special screenings:

Sunday 9 at 10:15am - SEND-friendly screening of Moana

Tuesday 11 at 11:30am - Carers & Babies Club: The Summer Book

Part of our programme No Strings On Me: Cinema’s Living Puppets 👇

Sunday 9 at 12:30pm - Labyrinth (40th Anniversary)

Tuesday 11 at 8pm - Jan Svankmajer’s Alice

Thursday 13 at 7:45pm - Little Shop of Horrors (director’s cut) + live intro

Book your seat and explore more films and events at ActOneCinema.co.uk!

Meet Christine, a true ActOne original and July’s 100 Club first prize winner. She has been championing our building as ...
31/07/2026

Meet Christine, a true ActOne original and July’s 100 Club first prize winner. She has been championing our building as a space for the community since the very beginning, and living just around the corner, she has been part of the cinema ever since.

A retired teacher with French roots, Christine still puts her language skills to brilliant use tutoring the local Japanese community - talk about a woman of many talents! But it’s opera where her heart really lives. Christine is a devoted fan of our Royal Ballet & Opera programme, and loves it so much that she’s taken to calling us “Ahk-to-nee”. A name that’s now spread through her whole friend group. Honestly? We’re considering a rebrand.

Christine, this one’s for you. Merci for being such a wonderful part of our ActOne family, and CONGRATULATIONS on winning ♥️

Pics & words by Martina & Sarka

What's On at ActOne Cinema & CaféFriday 31st July - Thursday 6th AugustTHE SACRIFICE: Tarkovsky's final film follows a m...
30/07/2026

What's On at ActOne Cinema & Café

Friday 31st July - Thursday 6th August

THE SACRIFICE: Tarkovsky's final film follows a man who makes a desperate pact with God, at the cost of everything he loves.

ISH: Two twelve-year-old best friends navigate the fallout of a police stop-and-search in this striking black-and-white debut.

ON THE SEA: A married mussel farmer in North Wales finds his steady life upended by an unexpected pull toward a younger drifter.

THE ODYSSEY: Christopher Nolan sends Odysseus on an IMAX-scale voyage home from Troy, battling gods, monsters and his own legend along the way.

THE INVITE: A dinner party between two couples spirals into an evening of long-buried grievances and unexpected propositions.

MINIONS & MONSTERS: The Minions stumble from Old Hollywood stardom into monster-movie mayhem of their own making.

TOY STORY 5: Woody, Buzz and Jessie face their toughest rival yet: a tablet named Lilypad that's stealing their kid's attention one swipe at a time.

+ special events:

Saturday 1st at 12 pm - Molly + live director Q&A, £5 tickets

Tuesday 4th at 11.30 am - Carers & Babies Club: Ish

Tuesday 4th at 2.10 pm - ClassicOne Cinema Club: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Tuesday 4th at 8.30 pm - Misan Harriman: Shoot the People

Wednesday 5th at 6.00 pm - Board Games Night, free entry

Wednesday 5th at 8.40 pm - David Byrne's American Utopia

Thursday 6th at 5.30 pm - David Byrne's American Utopia

Reserve your seat at ActOneCinema.co.uk

HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLETaika Waititi’s iconic film is back in 4K to celebrate its 10th anniversary. In memory of the b...
30/07/2026

HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE

Taika Waititi’s iconic film is back in 4K to celebrate its 10th anniversary. In memory of the beloved actor Sam Neill (1947-2026)

Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run in the wild New Zealand bush with his cantankerous foster uncle. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople is showing from Monday 24 August - book your seat now at actonecinema.co.uk/movie/hunt-for-the-wilderpeople-10-year-anniversary-4k-restoration

They are the moment ✨ after so many of you asked to see our resident butterflies in the daylight and from all different ...
29/07/2026

They are the moment ✨ after so many of you asked to see our resident butterflies in the daylight and from all different angles, here you go!

Your Acton BID’s beautiful butterfly installations are to be spotted around Acton, bringing colour to the area and smiles to the community.

Grab a seat, soak up the sun, and take a closer look at the details on your way in. We are open from 10 am til 10 pm every day. Air-conditioned auditoriums, a well-stocked café bar and a packed programme of films and events.
📸 by our superstar Martina

ON THE SEANovelist-turned-filmmaker Helen Walsh’s tender, windswept drama follows Jack, a family man in a remote Welsh f...
28/07/2026

ON THE SEA

Novelist-turned-filmmaker Helen Walsh’s tender, windswept drama follows Jack, a family man in a remote Welsh fishing community, as an arriving deckhand stirs a desire he can no longer ignore.
A beautiful, sensual and at times tragic exploration of masculinity, duty, place, desire and midlife awakening is showing from Friday 31st July - book now at actonecinema.co.uk/movie/on-the-sea 🌊

***rdesire

Our building got wings. Thanks to Your Acton BID for the glow-up, literally. Acton BID’s newest residents have moved in,...
28/07/2026

Our building got wings. Thanks to Your Acton BID for the glow-up, literally. Acton BID’s newest residents have moved in, and we love the extra flutter.

Positively glowing 🦋 pics by Amanda Mason

THE SACRIFICE (4K RESTORATION)Tarkovsky’s final film, made shortly before his death, follows a man who vows to give up e...
27/07/2026

THE SACRIFICE (4K RESTORATION)

Tarkovsky’s final film, made shortly before his death, follows a man who vows to give up everything he loves in exchange for averting catastrophe.
A spare, spiritual meditation on faith and sacrifice, presented in a new 4K restoration. Showing from Friday 31 July, book your seat now

27/07/2026

Five years ago, a committed and enthusiastic group of local volunteers took on a huge task: transforming the old, neglected, Grade II listed Passmore Edwards library into a cinema. Defying Covid and the nationwide decline in high streets, ActOne Cinema & Café is now a bubbling community hub, an illustration of the resurgence of interest in local business. Watch this short video by Matthew Price.

To celebrate its 5th anniversary, ActOne is hosting a series of special events between October 8th and 11th. Festivities include screenings with VIPs, live music, an auction, and a children’s-themed film and activities day.

As Ealing Borough’s only independent cinema (and one of only a handful in London), ActOne offers a unique selection of hand-picked independent and blockbuster films. It also features Q&As, music gigs, a very popular games night, stand-up comedy, film quizzes, and theatre live-streams.

ActOne is proudly looking forward to its next act in the heart of Acton’s lively and diverse community!

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119-121 High Street
London
W36NA

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 10pm
Tuesday 10am - 10pm
Wednesday 10am - 10pm
Thursday 10am - 10pm
Friday 10am - 10pm
Saturday 10am - 10pm
Sunday 10am - 10pm

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