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148 films · 2,196 showings

Cinemas showing Documentary films

Curzon Bloomsbury
Cinema
27 films · 60 showings
BFI Southbank
Cinema
13 films · 52 showings
The Barbican
Cinema
10 films · 11 showings
Hackney Picturehouse
Cinema
9 films · 11 showings
Finsbury Park Picturehouse
Cinema
8 films · 14 showings
Institute of Contemporary Arts
Cinema
8 films · 17 showings
ODEON Kingston
Cinema
8 films · 63 showings
The Lexi Cinema
Cinema
8 films · 22 showings
ActOne Cinema
Cinema
7 films · 7 showings
Crouch End Picturehouse
Cinema
7 films · 16 showings
Curzon Soho
Cinema
7 films · 7 showings
Greenwich Picturehouse
Cinema
7 films · 17 showings
ODEON Wimbledon
Cinema
7 films · 49 showings
Phoenix Cinema
Cinema
7 films · 7 showings
Prince Charles Cinema
Cinema
7 films · 8 showings
The Chiswick Cinema
Cinema
7 films · 14 showings
The Garden Cinema
Cinema
7 films · 7 showings
Clapham Picturehouse
Cinema
6 films · 16 showings
Close-Up Film Centre
Cinema
6 films · 8 showings
Ealing Picturehouse
Cinema
6 films · 21 showings
Vue Westfield London
Cinema
6 films · 47 showings
Cineworld Enfield
Cinema
5 films · 58 showings
Cineworld The O2 Greenwich
Cinema
5 films · 70 showings
Curzon Kingston
Cinema
5 films · 6 showings

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Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger

Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger

2026

2 Big to Rig

2 Big to Rig

2026

LINKIN PARK: UNSHATTER

LINKIN PARK: UNSHATTER

2026

Under the Sea 3D

Under the Sea 3D

2009

KATSEYE: WILD HEARTS

KATSEYE: WILD HEARTS

2026

Super Nature

Super Nature

2026

James McNeill Whistler

James McNeill Whistler

2026

A Beautiful Planet

A Beautiful Planet

2016

Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour - Live from Paris

Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour - Live from Paris

2026

Renoir & Love

Renoir & Love

2027

I, Claude Monet

I, Claude Monet

2017

Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?

Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?

2026

The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel

The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel

2026

In-I In Motion

In-I In Motion

2026

T. REX

T. REX

2024

Hanging by a Wire

Hanging by a Wire

2026

Everybody to Kenmure Street

Everybody to Kenmure Street

2026

How to Feed a Dictator

How to Feed a Dictator

2026

Amyl and the Sniffers Present: Truth or Consequence

Amyl and the Sniffers Present: Truth or Consequence

2026

Boorman and the Devil

Boorman and the Devil

2026

David Byrne's American Utopia

David Byrne's American Utopia

2020

Lomu

Lomu

2026

Steal This Story, Please!

Steal This Story, Please!

2026

Take It or Leave It

Take It or Leave It

1981

Gaza's Twins, Come Back to Me

Gaza's Twins, Come Back to Me

2025

The Journey

The Journey

1987

Memory

Memory

2026

People's Emergency Briefing

People's Emergency Briefing

2026

A Free Daughter of Free Kyrgyzstan

A Free Daughter of Free Kyrgyzstan

2025

A Shabbat on the Other Side of the River

A Shabbat on the Other Side of the River

The Cycle of Love

The Cycle of Love

2026

Life Support

Life Support

2026

Sans Soleil

Sans Soleil

1983

Coup 53

Coup 53

2019

David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts

David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts

2017

Derek vs Derek

Derek vs Derek

2027

Disciples

Disciples

2026

Paris Is Burning

Paris Is Burning

1991

Remake

Remake

2026

Sherman's March

Sherman's March

1986

Birds of War

Birds of War

2026

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

2020

The Eternal Memory

The Eternal Memory

2023

Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974

Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974

1974

Farming the Revolution

Farming the Revolution

2024

Glastonbury: The Movie in Flashback

Glastonbury: The Movie in Flashback

1995

Hakeem

Hakeem

2024

Handsworth Songs

Handsworth Songs

1986

Hotel Monterey

Hotel Monterey

1973

How Deep Is Your Love

How Deep Is Your Love

2025

Jimmy Somerville: Queer Rebel of British Pop

Jimmy Somerville: Queer Rebel of British Pop

2025

Kikuyu Land

Kikuyu Land

2026

The Mole Agent

The Mole Agent

2020

Muhammad Ali, the Greatest

Muhammad Ali, the Greatest

1974

North Sea – Nature Untamed

North Sea – Nature Untamed

2024

Nova '78

Nova '78

2026

Okurimono

Okurimono

2024

Searching for Sugar Man

Searching for Sugar Man

2012

Stop Making Sense

Stop Making Sense

1984

Storm Alerts

Storm Alerts

2025

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

1968

The Threshold HouseBoys Choir: Form Grows Rampant

The Threshold HouseBoys Choir: Form Grows Rampant

2007

We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C.

We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C.

2023

While We Watched

While We Watched

2023

100 Years of Japanese Cinema

100 Years of Japanese Cinema

1995

2040

2040

2019

A Bigger Splash

A Bigger Splash

1973

A Dairy Story

A Dairy Story

2026

A Goodnight Kiss

A Goodnight Kiss

2025

A Want in Her

A Want in Her

2025

Among Mountains and Streams

Among Mountains and Streams

2024

Andy Goldsworthy in Conversation with Andrew Graham-Dixon

Andy Goldsworthy in Conversation with Andrew Graham-Dixon

2026