Star Cinema shows eight films a year from September to April on a Friday evening at Adastra Hall, Hassocks.

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Run by volunteers it’s a great opportunity to make new friends in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere and see a carefully chosen and often recently released film.

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Doors open at 7pm and the film starts at 7.30pm. Tickets cost just £5 per person on the door, cash or card, and as well as serving tea, coffee, hot chocolate and wine, we also run a popular raffle.

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The Star Cinema team look forward to welcoming you to the below showing dates:

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20 ​November - Keeping Mum

Release year: 2005 ; Genre: Comedy/Crime ; Running time: 1h 43m

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Brief synopsis: A pastor preoccupied with writing the perfect sermon fails to realize that his wife is having an affair, and his children are up to no good. (Source IMDB)

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Director: Niall Johnson ; Written by: Richard Russo, Niall Johnson

Cast highlights: Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Patrick Swayze, Liz Smith, Emilia Fox

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11 December - The Choral

Release year: 2025 ; Genre: Music/Historical ; Running time: 1h 53m

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Brief synopsis: A choral society's male members enlist in World War I, leaving the demanding Dr. Guthrie to recruit teenagers. Together, they experience the joy of singing while the young boys grapple with their impending conscription into the army. (Source IMDB)

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Director: Nicholas Hytner ; Written by: Alan Bennett and Stephen Beresford

Cast highlights: Ralph Fiennes, Taylor Uttley, Oliver Briscombe, Amara Okereke, Alun Armstrong

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15 January - Miss Potter

Release year: 2006 ; Genre: Family / Romance ; Running time: 1h 32m

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Brief synopsis: The story of Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved and best-selling children's book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", and her struggle for love, happiness, and success. (Source IMDB)

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Director: Chris Noonan ; Scripted by: Richard Maltby Jr.

Cast highlights: Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Norman Warne, Lloyd Owen, Emily Watson, Lucy Boynton, Justin McDonald

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19 February - Pressure

Release year: 2026 ; Genre: Historic/Docudrama ; Running time: 1h 40m

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Brief synopsis: In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg face an impossible choice--launch the most dangerous seaborne invasion in history or risk losing the war altogether. (Source IMDB)

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Director: Anthony Maras ; Written by: David Haig, Anthony Maras

Cast highlights: Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Kondon, Damian Lewis

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19 March - I Swear

Release year: 2025 ; Genre: Dark Comedy/Docudrama ; Running time: 2h

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Brief synopsis: John Davidson: diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome at a young age which alienated him from his peers, he struggled with a condition few people had witnessed. (Source IMDB)

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Director and writer: Kirk Jones

Cast highlights: Robert Aramayo, Maxine Peake, Somerled Campbell, Peter Mullan, Shirley Henderson

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16 April - film to be announced

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