Irish Film Institute -

WHAT'S ON - 25/02/2026

  • ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: MISSPENT YOUTHS? (PROGRAMME 1)

    Join us for free lunchtime screenings of films from the IFI Irish Film Archive on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. Collect your tickets at IFI Box Office or online (with a small booking fee).

    PROGRAMME ONE

    THE YOUNG OFFENDER Made within... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.10

  • IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU

    SCREENING FROM FEBRUARY 20TH.

    Rose Byrne gives a performance of blistering intensity in Mary Bronstein’s extraordinary second feature; a white-knuckle ride into the psyche of a woman on the brink of despair. Byrne plays Linda, a psychoanalyst caring for her... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 14.50, 20.30

  • IT’S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY

    SCREENING FROM FEBRUARY 13TH.

    An intimate portrait of the singer-songwriter’s brief, incandescent career and enduring influence. Drawing on extensive archival footage, studio recordings, and interviews with family, collaborators, and peers, the film traces Buckley’s artistic development, emotional intensity, and restless... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 12.30

  • NO OTHER CHOICE

    A victim of downsizing at the paper mill where he has worked for many years, middle manager Man-Soo (Lee Byung-hun) finds himself cast adrift in an unforgiving job market; with bills piling up and his house in danger of foreclosure,... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 14.10

  • SENTIMENTAL VALUE

    Stage actress Nora (Renate Reinsve) and her sister Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) are reunited with their estranged father, Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a once-renowned film director, who reappears after their mother’s death. Gustav offers Nora the lead role in his new... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 17.20

  • THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE

    (MAMLAKET AL-QASAB)

    Hasan Hadi’s award-winning debut feature follows nine-year-old Lamia, who has been selected to bake the cake for her class’s obligatory celebration of President Saddam Hussein’s birthday, a nearly impossible task in a country ravaged by war and scarcity.... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 15.45

  • THE SECRET AGENT

    (O AGENTO SECRETO)

    SCREENING FROM FEBRUARY 20TH. PREVIEWS FROM FEBRUARY 13TH.

    Brazil, 1977. On the run, Marcelo (Wagner Moura) returns to his hometown of Recife where he is welcomed into a covert community of refugees presided over by aging matriarch... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 17.10, 20.10 (OC)

  • THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (70MM)

    SCREENING FROM FEBRUARY 20TH.

    “Amanda Syfried is electrifying” ★★★★★ – The Irish Times

    The Testament of Ann Lee is like no other movie you’ve seen” – Time Magazine

    Showing exclusively at the IFI on 70mm, Mona Fastvold’s third film is... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13:00 (70MM), 18:00 (70MM)

  • WILD STRAWBERRIES: THE MARCHING BAND

    (EN FANFARE)

    The Marching Band is a wonderful, music-filled drama about two brothers who find one another in midlife, as one needs a bone marrow transplant. As they get to know one another, despite very different pasts, they find a... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 11.00

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