Warm up and settle in for a month of sci-fi films in our Space Dome.
From the mind-bending adventures of The Matrix, Bladerunner and Interstellar, family favourites Wall-E, Ghostbusters and Big Hero 6, we’ve got something for every sci-fi fan at Jodrell.
Scroll down for full listings.
Take a look at the list below and plan your trip to the movies!
Booking Information
- Tickets start at just £7.
- Annual tickets are required to attend Afternoon films. Please have this in your basket first, then add the film.
- Afternoon films start promptly at 2:30pm
- Evening films start promptly at 6pm, simply book the event of your choice. Annual tickets are not required, as the remainder of the site is closed.
Please note, these films will be shown as 2D cinema-style screenings within the dome.
Further information about film screenings can be found here.
Please let us know if you have any access requirements before the event so we can best support you by contacting jodrellbank@manchester.ac.uk. Find out more about our accessibility here.
Afternoon Films – 2:30pm Start
After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, Wall-E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named Eve. Eve comes to realize that Wall-E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet’s future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, Wall-E chases Eve across the galaxy.
- Date & Time:
- 2:30pm, Saturday 11th January 2025
- 2:30pm, Saturday 8th February 2025
- Run Time: 97 minutes
- Certificate: U
In 1985, Doc Brown invents time travel; in 1955, Marty McFly accidentally prevents his parents from meeting, putting his own existence at stake.
- Date & Time:
- 2:30pm, Sunday 12th January 2025
- 2:30pm, Sunday 9th February 2025
- Run Time: 116 minutes
- Certificate: PG
From Walt Disney Animation Studios, the team behind “Frozen” and “Wreck-It Ralph,” comes “Big Hero 6,” an action-packed comedy-adventure about the special bond that develops between Baymax, a plus-sized inflatable robot, and prodigy Hiro Hamada. When a devastating event befalls the city of San Fransokyo and catapults Hiro into the midst of danger, he turns to Baymax and his close friends adrenaline junkie Go Go Tomago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon and fanboy Fred. Determined to uncover the mystery, Hiro transforms his friends into a band of high-tech heroes called “Big Hero 6.”
- Date & Time:
- 2:30pm, Sunday 25th January 2025
- 2:30pm, Sunday 22nd February 2025
- Run Time: 102 minutes
- Certificate: PG
When New York City’s ghosts go on a rampage, three out-of-work parapsychologists team up to save the Big Apple.
- Date & Time:
- 2:30pm, Sunday 26th January 2025
- 2:30pm, Sunday 23rd February 2025
- Run Time: 105 minutes
- Certificate: 12A
Evening Film Programme
H.G. Wells’ chilling story of the invasion of the Earth by Martians and the resulting panic and destruction.
- Date & Time: 6pm, Saturday 11th January 2025
- Run Time: 85 minutes
- Certificate: PG
Based on the acclaimed cult-hit book series by Douglas Adams, this is the comic tale of an ordinary man named Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman). He’s been living a seemingly normal life, but he’s in for a very rude awakening. His house is about to be bulldozed and he discovers that his best friend is an alien. He might be able to take those revelations in stride, but then he learns that Planet Earth is about to be demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass. Arthur’s only chance for survival is to hitch a ride on a passing spacecraft. For this novice space traveller, the greatest adventure in the universe begins when the world ends. Arthur sets out on a journey in which he finds that nothing is as it seems: he learns that a towel is just the most useful thing in the universe, finds the meaning of life, and discovers that everything he needs to know can be found in one book: “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.”
- Date & Time: 6pm, Sunday 12th January 2025
- Run Time: 104 minutes
- Certificate: PG
A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity’s survival.
- Date & Time: 6pm, Sunday 12th January 2025
- Run Time: 169 minutes
- Certificate: 12A
In Los Angeles, 2019, Deckard is a Blade Runner, a cop who specializes in terminating replicants. Originally in retirement, he is forced to re-enter the force when four replicants escape from an off-world colony to Earth.
- Date & Time: 6pm, Sunday 26th January 2025
- Run Time: 112 minutes
- Certificate: 15
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meagre supplies, Watney must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. Millions of miles away, NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring “the Martian” home, while his crewmates concurrently plot a daring, if not impossible, rescue mission. As these stories of incredible bravery unfold, the world comes together to root for Watney’s safe return. Based on a best-selling novel, and helmed by master director Ridley Scott, The Martian features a star studded cast that includes Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Kate Mara, Michael Pena, Jeff Daniels, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Donald Glover.
- Date & Time: 6pm, Saturday 8th February 2025
- Run Time: 130 minutes
- Certificate: 12A
It is the near future. Astronaut Sam Bell is living on the far side of the moon, completing a three-year contract with Lunar Industries to mine Earth’s primary source of energy, Helium-3. It is a lonely job, made harder by a broken satellite that allows no live communications home. Taped messages are all Sam can send and receive. Thankfully, his time on the moon is nearly over, and Sam will be reunited with his wife, Tess, and their three-year-old daughter, Eve, in only a few short weeks. Finally, he will leave the isolation of “Sarang,” the moon base that has been his home for so long, and he will finally have someone to talk to beyond “Gerty,” the base’s well-intentioned, but rather uncomplicated computer. Sam is fighting the clock to discover what’s going on and where he fits into company plans.
- Date & Time: 6pm, Saturday 22nd February 2025
- Run Time: 130 minutes
- Certificate: 12A
Perception: That everyday world is real. Reality: That world is a hoax, an elaborate deception spun by all-powerful machines of artificial intelligence that control us. Mind-blowing stunts. Techno-slamming visuals. Mega-kick action. Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne lead the fight to free humankind in The Matrix, the cyber thriller that you will watch again and again. Written and directed by the Wachowski sisters (Bound), the story sears, the special effects stake out new movie-making territory – the movie leaves you breathless.
- Date & Time: 6pm, Sunday 23rd February 2025
- Run Time: 136 minutes
- Certificate: 15