Coton Cinema provides an opportunity for local villagers to view recent and specialist films in their own village hall. It’s a great experience to walk to a local venue to watch films with friends.
4th Wednesday of every month
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Spring 2026 Programme
Performances take place at Coton Village Hall
Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm start
Tickets are £6 (cash or card) at the door, including refreshments (ice cream, tea or coffee)
Wednesday 28 January – The Ballad of Wallis Island
Wednesday 25 February – Four Mothers
Wednesday 25 March – Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Wednesday 22 April – The Choral
Wednesday 28 January The Ballad of Wallis Island 12A 1hr 39mins
Charles (Tim Key), an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island, dreams of getting his favourite musical duo, Mortimer-McGwyer (Carey Mulligan and Tom Basden), back together. His fantasy quickly turns into reality when the bandmates and former lovers accept his invitation to play a private show at his home on Wallis Island. Old tensions resurface as Charles tries desperately to salvage his dream gig.
“Prepare for a shock in The Ballad of Wallis Island. The film is a British comedy low in budget and high in whimsy, a combination I for one have learned to dread. And yet the movie is a delight — just the right side of zany, perfectly askew.” – Financial Times
“It dodges rom-com formula at every turn in favour of affable comfy-jumper characters, sprightly one-liners and soothing tunes.” – The Times
“I loved pretty much every minute of this enormously engaging picture, which reminded me in some ways of Bill Forsyth’s 1983 charmer Local Hero.” – Daily Mail
“Warm, perceptive and quietly life-affirming.” – Empire
Wednesday 25 February Four Mothers 15 1hr 29mins
Loosely based on Gianni Di Gregorio’s hit Italian comedy-drama Mid-August Lunch (2008). Edward (James McArdle), an anxiety-ridden gay man in his thirties, is scheduled for a tour of the US to promote his breakout novel. But his elderly mum Alma (Fionnula Flanagan) is recovering from a stroke, and Edward is her primary carer. To compound his difficulties, his three friends decide to take a weekend break to Gran Canaria for Maspalomas Pride, and dump their own mothers on the doorstep of the small Dublin semi that Edward shares with Alma.
“Four Mothers is a charmer of a picture that lures us in with Edward’s angst but hits its stride when it digs into the dynamics between the four women who run Edward ragged with their catering requests and incessant bickering. What could have been a sentimental plodder gets a pleasingly acerbic tang from the bracing cattiness of the dialogue.” – The Guardian
“A chaotic but sweet and frequently amusing tale as Edward deals with the demands and needs of four very different women, balancing caring for the women alongside participating in increasingly disastrous pre-tour interviews about his book. The audience can sense his panicked air of disbelief at his current predicament, and McArdle wonderfully sells this.” – The Upcoming
Wednesday 25 March Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale PG 2hrs 3mins
When Lady 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.
“Finding small pockets of humor among the intrigue and class combat, the movie delivers exactly what “Downton” fans want: yummy photography (by the brilliant Ben Smithard), stunning set pieces and Lady Mary trying on as many fabulous frocks as possible” – New York Times
“With a profound embrace of the changing times and clever winks at Downton devotees, writer Julian Fellowes and director Simon Curtis deliver a heart-swelling conclusion.” – Variety
“Just like the previous film, this is a solid send-off for the whole Downton saga, with everyone — upstairs and downstairs — getting their moment to shine, leaving you with a tear in your eye and a warmth in your cockles.” – Empire
Wednesday 22 April The Choral 14 1hr 53mins
Ramsden, Yorkshire, 1916. The chorus master and most of the men of the ambitious local Choral Society have volunteered for the front, so under the direction of the demanding, driven Dr. Guthrie (Ralph Fiennes), the Choral recruits a crop of teenage boys and girls. Together they discover the joys of singing and the urgency of desire as the new boys come to terms with their imminent conscription into the army.
“This wintry tale of art blooming in adversity is far from a schematic feel-good jaunt. Set in the fictional West Riding town of Ramsden in 1916, when young men are being plucked from their community and sent to a front line in Europe they can barely comprehend, it’s an anthem for doomed youth in a familiar Bennett key: wry, melancholic, sneakily profound.” – The Telegraph
“By focusing on a choral society, the film presents a different take on wartime. Whilst it does acknowledge the sadness of the ongoing conflict, the film, through its practicality and light humour, offers a hopeful interlude.” – The Upcoming
We look forward to welcoming you!
The Coton Cinema Team