We have a few family films suitable for young and older children coming to the Robert Burns Centre for the summer holidays. Scroll down for more info on what’s coming plus details of July’s Wee Film Club and what our Bring a Baby film is this month (it’s a corker!).
From tomorrow we’re showing the new live-action version of How To Train Your Dragon; from Friday 11 July we’re showing PIXAR’s latest animated adventure Elio about a space-obsessed boy who impulsively volunteers to sort out an intergalactic crisis after a society of peace-loving aliens mistakes him for Earth’s leader; from Friday 1 August it’s Smurfs, in which the Smurfs set out to rescue one of their own when an evil scientist finds the location of Smurf Village.
For older children there are Jurassic World: Rebirth (from 18 July) and the new Superman (from 25 July). Both films are rated 12A for moderate threat, violence, and language.
COMING SOON:
Bad Guys 2 (cert tbc), the Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do “one last job” by an all-female squad of criminals. From Friday 8 August (tickets not yet on sale).
How To Train Your Dragon (PG)
Friday 4 to Thursday 10 July with a Captioned Screening on 5 July at 11.30am
As an ancient threat endangers both Vikings and dragons alike on the isle of Berk, the friendship between Hiccup, an inventive Viking, and Toothless, a Night Fury dragon, becomes the key to both species forging a new future together. A live action version of the hugely popular animated film series.
Elio (PG)
Friday 11 to Thursday 17 July
Elio finds himself beamed into outerspace in the latest animated tale from Pixar. For centuries, people have called out to the universe looking for answers—in Disney and Pixar’s all-new feature film Elio, the universe calls back! The cosmic misadventure introduces Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination and a huge alien obsession. So, when he’s beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide, Elio’s all in for the epic undertaking. Mistakenly identified as Earth’s leader, Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions, and somehow discover who and where he is truly meant to be.
Jurassic World: Rebirth (12A)
Friday 18 to Thursday 24 July
Five years post-Jurassic World: Dominion (2022), an expedition braves isolated equatorial regions to extract DNA from three massive prehistoric creatures for a groundbreaking medical breakthrough.
The Ballad of Wallis Island (12A) Bring a Baby Screening
Tuesday 22 July at 10.30am
The comedy drama in which a lottery winner pays his favourite folk duo to reunite and perform a concert for him on his remote island has quietly become the sleeper hit of 2025. Word-of-mouth on this tender look at loss, memory, new chapters, and the almost mystical effect music has on the human spirit, has been incredible.
The film’s director James Griffiths says theatrical experience is important for comedies like his film: “It’s sort of essential that you share it with a crowd, the sharing of jokes in that setting, it feels like the best place to experience comedy.”
Please note this screening is exclusively for mums, dads, and guardians and their babies. Sorry, but no admittance without a baby! All bookings will be done on the morning of the show. Further showings of the film will be available that same week.
Superman (12A)
Friday 25 to Thursday 31 July
Superman, DC Studios’ first feature film to hit the big screen, is set to soar into theatres worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures. In his signature style, James Gunn takes on the original superhero in the newly imagined DC universe with a singular blend of epic action, humour and heart, delivering a Superman who’s driven by compassion and an inherent belief in the goodness of humankind.
Wee Film Club | The Snail and the Whale (U)
Saturday 26 July at 10.30am
An ambitious sea snail forms an unlikely friendship with a humpback whale. Together they travel across the globe but when the Whale becomes beached in a secluded bay, can Snail save him?
This singalong will be delivered by musician Emily Smith.
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The Smurfs (U)
Friday 1 – Thursday 7 August
When Papa Smurf (John Goodman) is mysteriously taken by evil wizards, Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette (Rihanna) leads the Smurfs on a mission into the real world to save him. With the help of new friends, the Smurfs must discover what defines their destiny to save the universe.
Midsteeple Box Office: In person or by phone 01387 253383 (open Tuesday to Saturday, opening times 10am to 2pm and 10am to 1pm on Saturday).
Robert Burns Centre: In person (open Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 2pm to 5pm) and during film times. Or phone 01387 264808 during film times only.