The Museum hosts Cinema for Rutland, an initiative by Arts for Rutland.
Cinema showings take place on the first Thursday of the month at the Rutland County Museum.
Doors open at 7pm for a 7:30pm showing unless otherwise stated.
Tickets – priced £7.50 – are available in advance from Oakham Wines or online via WeGotTickets.com (Booking Fee).
Tickets can usually be purchased on the door, however we have occasionally sold out.
Wine and other refreshments are available before the film showing.
Thursday 5th February 2026 – ‘Downton Abbey : The Grand Finale’ (PG) – Period Drama
When Mary finds herself in a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.
Director : Simon Curtis – Starring : Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Elizabeth McGovern, Jim Carter, Marilyn Cutts and Dominic West .
2 hours 3 minutes.
Thursday 5th March 2026 – ‘Save The Cinema’ (12) – Comedy, Drama –
The story of Liz Evans from Carmarthen who campaigned to save the Lyric Cinema in 1993.
Director : Sara Sugarman – Starring : Beatie Edney, Samantha Morton, Jonathan Pryce, Louisa Cliffe and Krrish Patel.
1 hour 49 minutes.
Thursday 2nd April 2026 – ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ (12A) – Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance –
An eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island tries to make his fantasies come true by getting his favorite musicians to perform at his home.
Director : James Griffiths – Starring : Tim Key, Tom Basden, Akemnji Ndifornyen, Sian Clifford and Carey Mulligan.
1 hour 39 minutes.
Thursday 7th May 2026 – ‘The Roses’ (12A) – Dark Comedy, Satire, Tragedy –
A tinderbox of competition and resentments underneath the façade of a picture-perfect couple is ignited when the husband’s professional dreams come crashing down.
Director : Jay Roach – Starring : Oliva Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kate McKinnon, Ncuti Gatwa and Andy Samberg.
2 hours 1 minute.
Thursday 4th June 2026 – ‘To Be Announced’ (TBA) – Action, Adventure, Drama Thriller, Comedy, Romance, Biography – Come along and find out…
Director : Alan & Alana Smithee – Starring : Nom de Plume and Sue De Nim .
An hour and some minutes.