Adelaide Cinematheque
Year-round timeless classics, cult favourites & contemporary masterpieces.
Access is exclusive to Mercury Members or via a Mini-Membership. Tickets for Adelaide Cinematheque screenings must be booked in-person at the Box Office.
Showing Mondays and Wednesdays 7:00pm, Tuesdays and Fridays 11:00am & 2:30pm
From Monday June 1, evening sessions commence at 6:30pm for Winter.
2026 Program THREE of Silverscreen & Cinematheque HERE.
Punch-Drunk Love
- Mon, Jun 1
- Tue, Jun 2
- Fri, Jun 5
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Run Time: 96 min. Rating: M Release Year: 2002
Starring: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Luis Guzmán, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Philip Seymour Hoffman
I have a love in my life. It makes me stronger than anything you can imagine.
Popeye
- Tue, Jun 2
Director: Robert Altman Run Time: 114 min. Rating: G Release Year: 1980
Starring: Paul Dooley, Paul L. Smith, Ray Walston, Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall
Haves a happy holiday with me an' Olive!
Giant
- Wed, Jun 3
- Fri, Jun 5
- Fri, Jun 12
Director: George Stevens Run Time: 201 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1956
Starring: Carroll Baker, Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, Jane Withers, Rock Hudson
Sometimes any man can be a giant . . .
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
- Wed, Jun 10
- Fri, Jun 12
- Tue, Jun 16
Director: Robert Altman Run Time: 120 min. Rating: MA15+ Release Year: 1971
Starring: John Schuck, Julie Christie, René Auberjonois, Warren Beatty, William Devane
The story of a gambling man and a hustling lady and the empire they fashioned from the wilderness.
There Will Be Blood
- Mon, Jun 15
- Tue, Jun 16
- Fri, Jun 19
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Run Time: 158 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2007
Starring: Ciarán Hinds, Daniel Day-Lewis, Dillon Freasier, Kevin J. O'Connor, Paul Dano
There will be greed. There will be vengeance.
Nightmare Alley
- Wed, Jun 17
- Fri, Jun 19
- Tue, Jun 23
Director: Edmund Goulding Run Time: 111 min. Rating: M Release Year: 1947
Starring: Coleen Gray, Helen Walker, Joan Blondell, Taylor Holmes, Tyrone Power
He was all things to all men…But only one thing to all women!
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
- Mon, Jun 22
- Tue, Jun 23
- Fri, Jun 26
Director: John Huston Run Time: 126 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1948
Starring: Barton MacLane, Bruce Bennett, Humphrey Bogart, Tim Holt, Walter Huston
The nearer they get to their treasure, the farther they get from the law.
The Master
- Wed, Jun 24
- Fri, Jun 26
- Tue, Jun 30
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Run Time: 137 min. Rating: MA15+ Release Year: 2012
Starring: Amy Adams, Joaquin Phoenix, Laura Dern, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rami Malek
A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future – until he is tantalised...
The Long Goodbye
- Mon, Jun 29
- Tue, Jun 30
- Fri, Jul 3
Director: Robert Altman Run Time: 112 min. Rating: M Release Year: 1973
Starring: Elliott Gould, Henry Gibson, Mark Rydell, Nina van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden
Nothing says goodbye like a bullet…
Repo Man
- Wed, Jul 1
- Fri, Jul 3
- Tue, Jul 7
Director: Alex Cox Run Time: 92 min. Rating: M Release Year: 1984
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, Olivia Barash, Sy Richardson, Tracey Walter
It’s 4 a.m. Do you know where your car is?
Inherent Vice
- Mon, Jul 6
- Tue, Jul 7
- Fri, Jul 10
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Run Time: 149 min. Rating: MA15+ Release Year: 2014
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Katherine Waterston, Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon
Love usually leads to trouble.