Whether you’re chasing art house, action, retro classics, or international gems, Brisbane’s cinemas are buzzing this week with something for every moviegoer. From QAGOMA’s curated screenings to festival specials and iconic blockbusters, plan your week at the movies right here.
17 July 2025
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Teen horror gets a big-screen revival with this 90s slasher cult hit.
IMDb Rating: 5.8
Cinemas: Event Cinemas, HOYTS, Five Star, Palace, Dendy, Angelika, Cineplex
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Friendship
A college tale of friendship, identity, and betrayal with a local touch.
IMDb Rating: 7.2
Cinemas: Event Cinemas, Five Star, Palace, Dendy, Angelika, Reading
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Malice
A dark thriller where suspicion seeps into a seemingly perfect marriage.
IMDb Rating: 6.4
Cinemas: Event Cinemas, HOYTS
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Southland Tales
A surreal sci-fi vision of post-apocalyptic Los Angeles from Richard Kelly.
IMDb Rating: 5.4
Cinemas: Five Star Cinemas – New Farm
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The Divine Sarah Bernhardt
A French biographical drama about the legendary 19th-century actress.
IMDb Rating: 6.8
Cinemas: Palace Barracks
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Four Letters of Love
An emotional tale of destiny, soulmates, and missed connections.
IMDb Rating: 6.9
Cinemas: Dendy Portside
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18 July 2025
Tanvi The Great
A stirring Bollywood musical about dreams, struggle, and rising above.
IMDb Rating: 7.6
Cinemas: Event Cinemas – Mount Gravatt
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Saiyaara (Hindi, Eng Sub)
A poetic romance told with intensity, music, and heart.
IMDb Rating: 6.8
Cinemas: HOYTS – Sunnybank
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2001: A Space Odyssey
Kubrick’s sci-fi masterpiece returns in all its cosmic glory.
IMDb Rating: 8.3
Cinemas: Five Star Cinemas – New Farm
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The Princess Bride
Sword fights, giants, true love — this cult classic is as charming as ever.
IMDb Rating: 8.0
Cinemas: Dendy Powerhouse – New Farm
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Four Letters of Love
Second screening location for this romantic drama.
IMDb Rating: 6.9
Cinemas: Angelika Woolloongabba
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Footlight Parade (1933)
A dazzling backstage musical that helped define the golden age of Hollywood song-and-dance.
IMDb Rating: 7.6
Cinemas: QAGOMA, South Brisbane
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Khayal Gatha (The Khayal Saga) (1988)
A poetic and visually rich journey into the history and soul of Indian classical music.
IMDb Rating: 7.5
Cinemas: QAGOMA, South Brisbane
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19 July 2025
Andamooka
A poetic outback tale blending dream and desert.
IMDb Rating: 6.7
Cinemas: Five Star Cinemas – New Farm
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Scarface
Pacino’s iconic gangster epic hits the big screen once again.
IMDb Rating: 8.3
Cinemas: Five Star Cinemas – New Farm
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Us and the Night
A new Australian drama exploring youth, identity, and nocturnal Brisbane.
IMDb Rating: 7.1
Cinemas: Five Star Cinemas – New Farm
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Opéra de Paris: Madama Butterfly
Puccini’s tragic opera is brought to life in a stunning filmed performance.
IMDb Rating: 8.5
Cinemas: Palace Barracks
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Elio
Pixar’s newest heartwarmer about a boy chosen by aliens to represent Earth.
IMDb Rating: 7.8
Cinemas: Dendy Powerhouse – New Farm
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I Know What You Did Last Summer
Encore screening of this cult teen thriller.
IMDb Rating: 5.8
Cinemas: Dendy Powerhouse – New Farm
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Office Baroque (1977)
A rare avant-garde film exploring space, form, and artistic decay through slow cinema.
IMDb Rating: 6.4
Cinemas: QAGOMA, South Brisbane
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Columbus (2017)
A delicate drama about architecture, emotion, and unlikely connections in small-town America.
IMDb Rating: 7.1
Cinemas: QAGOMA, South Brisbane
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20 July 2025
Solaris
A hypnotic Soviet sci-fi exploration of grief and identity.
IMDb Rating: 8.0
Cinemas: Five Star Cinemas – New Farm
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Romancing the Stone
80s action and romance in one adventurous jungle romp.
IMDb Rating: 6.9
Cinemas: Dendy Powerhouse – New Farm
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Monkey Business (1931)
The Marx Brothers deliver slapstick chaos on the high seas in this screwball classic.
IMDb Rating: 7.6
Cinemas: QAGOMA, South Brisbane
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Trafic (1971)
Jacques Tati’s satire on modernity, travel, and the absurdities of progress.
IMDb Rating: 7.1
Cinemas: QAGOMA, South Brisbane
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L’Illusionniste (The Illusionist) (2010)
An Oscar-nominated animated gem about a fading magician and his accidental protégé.
IMDb Rating: 7.5
Cinemas: QAGOMA, South Brisbane
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22 July 2025
Django Unchained
Tarantino’s bloody Western classic returns for one night only.
IMDb Rating: 8.5
Cinemas: Angelika Woolloongabba
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23 July 2025
Roger Waters: This is Not a Drill – Live from Prague
A powerful concert film blending music, protest, and visual spectacle.
IMDb Rating: 8.2
Cinemas: Event Cinemas, HOYTS, Palace
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RunNation Film Festival 2025
A curated selection of inspirational running and adventure films.
IMDb Rating: 7.4
Cinemas: Five Star Cinemas – New Farm
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Superman (1978)
Christopher Reeve soars again in this timeless superhero origin story.
IMDb Rating: 7.4
Cinemas: Reading Jindalee & Newmarket
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お引越し (Moving) (1993)
A tender, nostalgic coming-of-age tale from Japan’s Heisei era.
IMDb Rating: 7.4
Cinemas: QAGOMA, South Brisbane
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Trois Couleurs Bleu (Three Colours: Blue) (1993)
Krzysztof Kieślowski’s iconic meditation on grief and liberty, starring Juliette Binoche.
IMDb Rating: 7.9
Cinemas: QAGOMA, South Brisbane
From timeless classics at QAGOMA to thrilling opera screenings and indie gems across Dendy, Palace, and Five Star, Brisbane’s cinemas are rolling out a rich lineup of films this week. Whether you’re in the mood for deep nostalgia, new voices in world cinema, or live concert experiences on the big screen, there’s something showing near you that’s worth the popcorn. See you at the movies!
