Get ready for an autumn under the stars with our Sci-Fi Film Season in the Space Dome!
From the epic, intergalactic journeys of Interstellar and Dune, to the gripping, dystopian futures of Alien and District 9, there’s classics and cult favourites to thrill sci-fi fans old and new.
Take a look at the film screening list below and book your trip to the movies!
Please note, these films will be shown as 2D cinema-style screenings within the Space 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 jodrellevents@manchester.ac.uk. Find out more about our accessibility here.
Sci-fi films in the Space Dome
A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity’s survival.
- Date & Time:
- Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 October 2025
- 18.00 – 21.00
- Run Time: 2 hours 49 minutes
- Certificate: 12
- Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain
After investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform.
- Date & Time:
- Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 October 2025
- 18.00 – 20.15
- Run Time: 1 hour 57 minutes
- Certificate: 15
- Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright
Paul Atreides arrives on Arrakis after his father accepts the stewardship of the dangerous planet. However, chaos ensues after a betrayal as forces clash to control melange, a precious resource.
- Date & Time:
- Saturday 8 & Sunday 9 November 2025
- 18.00 – 20.45
- Run Time: 2 hours 35 minutes
- Certificate: 12
- Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac
In future Earth in which aliens are isolated in a remote ghetto, a government agent finds himself banished there.
- Date & Time:
- Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 November 2025
- 18.00 – 20.00
- Run Time: 1hours 52 minutes
- Certificate: 15
- Cast: Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope