ONE LIFE tells the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker played by Johnny Flynn, who, along with Trevor Chadwick (played by Alex Sharp) and Doreen Warinner (played by Romola Garai) of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia, rescued 669 children from the Nazis in the months leading up to … Continue reading Orchard Film Club – One Life (12) →

There's just one dream for the women of Ballygar to taste freedom: to win a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes. With a little benevolent interference from their local priest, a group of close friends get their ticket of a lifetime. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp3ZFdklPCk&t=1s Tickets are £6 per person and will be available from … Continue reading Orchard Film Club – The Miracle Club (12A) →

A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school remains on campus during Christmas break to babysit a handful of students with nowhere to go. He soon forms an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker, and with the school's head cook, a woman who just lost a son in the Vietnam War. Trailer: … Continue reading Orchard Film Club – The Holdovers (15) →

It's the 1920s and a English seaside town bears witness to an absurd scandal in this hilarious mystery comedy.   When deeply religious local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and the fellow residents of Littlehampton start to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley) is charged with the crime. … Continue reading Orchard Film Club – Wicked Little Letters (15) →

Matilda Wormwood (Alisha Weir) is a gifted girl forced to put up with a crude, distant father (Stephen Graham) and mother (Andrea Riseborough). Worse, Agatha Trunchbull (Emma Thompson), the evil principal at Matilda's school, is a terrifyingly strict bully.  However, when Matilda realizes she has the power of telekinesis, she begins to defend her friends  … Continue reading Orchard Film Club – Matilda the Musical (PG) →

Thelma Post isn’t your average 93-year-old grandmother – she’s tenacious, determined, and on a mission. After getting conned out of $10,000 by a scammer pretending to be her grandson, she teams up with a friend (and his motorized scooter) on a wild adventure to take back what’s hers. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFAFsDEM0j4 Tickets are £6 per person … Continue reading Orchard Film Club – Thelma (12) →

Based on the comical and moving no. 1 New York Times bestseller, A Man Called Otto tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a grumpy widower, who meets his match when a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol (Mariana Treviño) and her young family move in next door.  An unlikely friendship is born that turns … Continue reading Orchard Film Club – A Man called Otto (15) →

Jean Brodie (Maggie Smith) is a free-spirited teacher at a Scottish girls' school during the 1930s. She encourages her young pupils to embrace romantic ideals, educating them about love and art rather than hard facts.  However, her controversial teaching philosophy draws the ire of the school's headmistress, Miss Mackey (Celia Johnson), and, as Miss Brodie … Continue reading Orchard Film Club – The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (12) →

When Paddington discovers his beloved aunt has gone missing from the Home for Retired Bears, he and the Brown family head to the jungles of Peru to find her.  Determined to solve the mystery, they soon stumble across a legendary treasure as they make their way through the rainforests of the Amazon. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKgitu25ZAg Tickets … Continue reading Orchard Film Club – Paddington in Peru (PG) →

Set in a small Irish town in 1985, the story follows Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man, during the weeks leading up to Christmas - his busiest time of year. One morning, while delivering an order to the local convent, Bill makes a discovery that forces him to confront both his past and … Continue reading Orchard Film Club – Small Things Like These (12) →