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Palace Nova is dedicated to bringing you the best in cinema. Featuring exclusive film previews, interviews and much more, this is the place for anyone slightly obsessed with cinema.

Alliance Française French Film Festival 2026 - En Musique PG
Enjoy a glass of wine on arrival, followed by a presentation and Q&A with Stephen Whittington, Australian composer, pianist and writer on music, who teaches composition and film music theory at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, Adelaide University.
Record Store Day Session: Stop Making Sense G
Palace Nova Cinemas celebrates Record Store Day with a special pop-up shop featuring Underground Records in our lobby from Noon until 6:30 PM, followed by a special screening of the Talking Heads iconic concert film Stop Making Sense. No ticket needed for
The Essentials - O Brother, Where Art Thou? M
With George Clooney, John Tuturrro, and Tim Blake Nelson in the leads, the Coen Brothers take on Homer's "Ulysses" in this hilarious Oscar-nominated and Grammy winning modern-day classic.
Monday Doubles: The Big Lebowski + Dazed and Confused MA15
Like, sit back and chill with The Dude and the Class of 76. The Coen Brothers and Richard Linklater make an excellent pair. Alright, alright, alright.
Michael - opening night CTC
Dress in your best 80's clothing and moonwalk your way into the cinema on opening night. Be one of the first in Adelaide to see Michael, directed by Antoine Fuqua's (Training Day) and starring Jaafar Jackson as the King of Pop himself alongside
Filmmaker Q&A: Alphabet Lane (with Tilda Cobham-Hervey) CTC
Join us for a special screening of Alphabet Lane, plus a post-film Q&A with star Tilda Cobham-Hervey and Tamara Hardmanafter the film.
The Bonfire Horror Club presents: Alien M
In space, no one can hear you scream...
Filmmaker Q&A - Wolfram (with Warwick Thornton) CTC
Join us on Sunday, April 26 for a special advance preview of Wolfram, followed by an in-person Q&A with director Warwick Thornton.
Big Screen Epics: The Dark Knight M
Send up the bat-signal, Christian Bale dons the cape and cowl to protect Gotham City against Heath Ledger's Joker and Aaron Eckhart's Harvey Dent in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 - "Everybody Wants This" Red Carpet Fashion Gala Preview CTC
Everybody Wants This. Everyone wants to be us. Dress in your most chic outfit and walk the red carpet before experiencing an advance preview on the LARGEST screen in Adelaide - the ExiMax, and stay for a post-film fashion chat with special guests from SAF
Girlfriends Getaway Advance Preview: The Devil Wears Prada 2 CTC
Everyone wants to be us. Everybody Wants This. Join us at Palace Nova Cinemas Prospect for a drink on arrival, gift bags and more. Details to come.
Monday Doubles: The Grand Budapest Hotel + Rushmore M
Twice the wacky world of Wes Anderson - for only $17!
Palace Nova Neo-Tokyo Nights: Metropolis PG
25TH ANNIVERSARY! Kenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban must find the mystery behind robot girl Tima.
HSBC German Film Festival 2026 opening night reception CTC
Join us for opening night of the HSBC German Film Festival 2026 film festival and enjoy a drink on arrival plus a German-themed food box, complimentary popcorn and more to come.
Filmmaker Q&A: Don't Be Prey CTC
Join us for a special screening of Don't Be Prey, plus a livestream Q&A with Mark Sowerby after the film.
Opening Night Spotlight - NT Live: All My Sons CTC
Join us for our Opening Night Spotlight session on Thursday, May 7 and enjoy a drink on arrival.
GET OVER HERE! Mortal Kombat II - opening night event MA15
Join us on opening night and you could win prizes, courtesy Adelaide Comic and Toy Fair!
HSBC German Film Festival 2026 centrepiece premiere CTC
Join us for the HSBC German Film Festival 2026 centrepiece premiere of Amrum and enjoy a drink on arrival.
Bridget Jones's Diary - Mother's Day Getaway M
Treat Mum to a special presentation of on of the most beloved romantic comedies of all time Bridget Jones's Diary this Mother's Day! Ticketholders receive a drink on arrival, making it the perfect way to celebrate Mum with laughter, nostalgia, a
Monday Doubles: Double Indemnity + Touch of Evil M
Noir at its most lethal with Billy Wilder and Orson Welles at the helm of two of the most gorgeous thrillers of the classic Hollywood era.
H is for Hawk - In-Conversation Q&A with Helen Macdonald CTC
Join us for a special advance preview screening of H is for Hawk, plus a post-film prerecorded conversation with critically acclaimed best-selling author Helen Macdonald after the film.
The Essentials - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs G
Hi ho! Hi ho! Its off to the cinema we go with the film that sparked the imagination of children of all ages around the world in and launched the Disney empire.
Monday Doubles: Dumb and Dumber + The Mask PG
Peak Carrey chaos — slapstick, elastic faces, and endless laughs.
HSBC German Film Festival 2026 and The Bonfire Horror Club presents: Blood for Dracula R18
Paul Morrissey’s Blood for Dracula starring the great Udo Kier as Count Dracula has become a cult classic known for its outrageousness and gross humor. But there is more to this film than meets the funnybone. Not a film for the squeamish!
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu - Midnight ExiMax Special Event CTC
This is the way. Be one of the first in Adelaide to experience the thrilling new installment in the Star Wars universe - Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, on the LARGEST SCREEN in Adelaide - the ExiMax!
Big Screen Epics: The Unbearable Lightness of Being M
A doctor in 1968 Prague struggles with monogamy to his wife's frustration, and then the Soviet invasion further disrupts their lives.
HSBC German Film Festival 2026 closing night event M
All ticketholders will receive a glass of alcohol with their ticket, upon arrival. Non-alcoholic option available for ticketholders under 18 or upon request.
The Bonfire Horror Club presents: The Toxic Avenger (1984) R18
He was 98 lbs. of solid nerd until he became...the Toxic Avenger! By popular demand - the Troma cult classic, for one night only
Marilyn Monroe 100th birthday double feature: The Seven Year Itch + Gentlemen Prefer Blondes PG
Diamonds are a girl's best friend, but double features are loved by all. Join us for a Marilyn Monroe double celebrating 100 years of Marilyn!
Palace Nova Neo-Tokyo Nights: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie M
25TH ANNIVERSARY! A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit. See you, space cowboy...
Opening Night Spotlight - NT Live: The Audience E
Join us for our Opening Night Spotlight session on Thursday, June 4 and enjoy a drink on arrival.
From Eternia to Adelaide... Masters of the Universe - opening night event CTC
Join us on opening night and you could win prizes, courtesy Adelaide Comic and Toy Fair!
Monday Doubles: Shaun of the Dead + Hot Fuzz MA15
Edgar Wright directs as Simon Pegg and Nick Frost take on corpses and criminals in these two hilarious and action packed modern-classics.
Disclosure Day - opening night on the ExiMax CTC
Be one of the first in Adelaide to experience Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day on the LARGEST screen in Adelaide - The ExiMax!
Monday Doubles: Princess Mononoke + Laputa: Castle in the Sky M
Two amazing classics from Hayao Miyazaki and the legendary Studio Ghibli!
The Essentials - Do the Right Thing R18+
Spike Lee's Oscar-nominated feature about what happens when tensions flare up on the hottest day of the year in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. Hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.
Opening Night Spotlight - NT Live: Playboy of the Western World CTC
Join us for our Opening Night Spotlight session on Thursday, June 25 and enjoy a drink on arrival.
Supergirl - Cocktails and Comics Event CTC
Up! Up and away to Palace Nova Cinemas!
The Bonfire Horror Club presents: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge MA15
A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.
Big Screen Epics: Oppenheimer MA15
The story Oscar winning tale of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Monday Doubles: The Goonies + The Princess Bride PG
Adventure, heart, and pure delight — the stories that shaped imaginations of everyone that lived through the 80's is back on the big screen!
Palace Nova Neo-Tokyo Nights: Steamboy PG
In 1860s Britain, a boy inventor finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly conflict over a revolutionary advance in steam power.
Monday Doubles: Suspiria + Eyes Without A Face R18
Beauty gets twisted into terror with these classic thrillers for the arthouse and horror fan in all of us.
Amélie - Bastille Day Event M
Celebrate Bastille Day with one of the most beloved French films of all time — a whimsical cinematic treasure returning to the big screen for its 25th anniversary and fall in love with Amélie all over again.
The Odyssey - opening night event CTC
Be one of the first in Australia to experience award-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan's star-studded epic on the largest screen in Adelaide - The Eximax!
The Essentials - Akira M
Easily the most breathtaking and kinetic anime ever made, Akira is THE essential anime film. Akira has gripped audiences since its original release in 1988 and has never let go.
Monday Doubles: Beetlejuice + Little Shop of Horrors M
Two twisted comedies full of all-star talents that will make your head spin & toes tap. Feed me... feeeeed me...
Opening Night Spotlight - NT Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses CTC
Join us for our Opening Night Spotlight session on Thursday, July 23 and enjoy a drink on arrival.
Big Screen Epics: Barry Lyndon PG
Stanley Kubrick's winner of 4 Oscars tells the tale of an Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's aristocratic position in 18th-century England.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day - Cocktails and Comics Event CTC
Your friendly neighbourhood cinema swings back into action with a special screening of the latest installment in the Spider-Man franchise!
The Bonfire Horror Club presents: Possession R18+
A woman starts exhibiting increasingly disturbing behavior after asking her husband for a divorce. Suspicions of infidelity soon give way to something much more sinister.
Monday Doubles: Roman Holiday + Sabrina G
Its a double dose of the ever charming Audrey Hepburn, with her fantastic role in Sabrina and the 60th anniversary of Roman Holiday!
Palace Nova Neo-Tokyo Nights: When Marnie Was There PG
A film of raw emotion, based on the beloved novel by Joan G. Robinson, and beautifully brought to the screen by Studio Ghibili.
Monday Doubles: Logan's Run + Soylent Green M
Dystopia at full tilt — the future has questions you don’t want answered. This double is PEOPLE! ITS PEOPLE!!!
The Essentials - 8½ M
Federico Fellini's classic about a harried movie director who retreats into his memories and fantasies.
Monday Doubles: Taxi Driver + Raging Bull R18
Two great Scorsese/De Niro movies for only $17, in honour of Robert De Niro's birthday!
Big Screen Epics: Gone With The Wind PG
A manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the American Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
Palace Nova Neo-Tokyo Nights: From Up on Poppy Hill G
A group of Yokohama teens look to save their school's clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
Monday Doubles: Beverly Hills Cop + Trading Places M
Eddie Murphy’s comic mastery is almost criminal in these two hilarious fan favourites from the 1980s.
Monday Doubles: My Neighbor Totoro + Grave of Fireflies M
Studio Ghibli titles can warm or break your heart with masterful storytelling and beautiful artwork, and these two films are proof of that fact!
The Essentials - Seven Samurai PG
Akira Kurosawa's iconic samurai film that set the template for action films for decades to come.
Monday Doubles: The Club + Don's Party (50th Anniversary) MA15
An Aussie double for only $17! What a night.
Labyrinth: 40th Anniversary Event G
Join us for a celebration of imagination and creativity on what would have been Jim Henson's 90th birthday with this special 40th anniversary screening of the timeless classic, Labyrinth.
The Bonfire Horror Club presents: Child's Play 2 MA15
Two years after serial killer Charles Lee Ray (Brad Dourif) inserted his soul into a Chucky doll, a toy company attempts to re-create the doll, bringing Ray back in the process.
Big Screen Epics: The Godfather MA15
It's an offer you can't refuse.
Monday Doubles: The Substance + Pearl R18
New nightmares take shape in Hollywood and in the Texas farmlands. Two of the best new horror films of the last decade collide for your ghoulish pleasure!
Monday Doubles: A Nightmare on Elm Street + Friday the 13th R18
The classic 80s slashers who wrote the rulebook return to hack their way through the teens of middle-America.
Night one - FIGHT! Street Fighter opening night event CTC
Join us on opening night and you could win prizes, courtesy Adelaide Comic and Toy Fair!
The Essentials - A Clockwork Orange R18+
Gather your Droogs and head to the Palace Nova filmedrome and viddy a bit of cine to shatter your rassoodock.
Monday Doubles: The Thing + Tremors MA15
Double the danger! The terror is beneath your feet and all around you with these two favourites of The Bonfire Horror Club together as a Monday Double.
Big Screen Epics: Lawrence of Arabia PG
The EPIC of all epics. One of the most beloved films of all time.
The Bonfire Horror Club presents: Trick 'r Treat MA15
Join us on Devil's Night for five interwoven stories that will surely shock and thrill you this Halloween season!
Monday Doubles: The 39 Steps + The Lady Vanishes PG
Twice the Hitchcock to kick off Palace Nova's Noirvember!
Palace Nova Neo-Tokyo Nights: Paprika M
20TH ANNIVERSARY! When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all Hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it.
Monday Doubles: Rebecca + Notorious PG
Twice the thrills from the masterful Alfred Hitchcock for only 17!
The Essentials - Psycho M
A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
Monday Doubles: The Night of the Hunter + The Killing M
Charles Laughton and Stanley Kubrick each present a noir nightmare in beautiful black and white.
Monday Doubles: Mulholland Dr. + Blood Simple MA15
Voyage down neo-noir’s strangest paths with David Lynch and the Coen Brothers.
The Bonfire Horror Club presents: Body Melt MA15
Residents of peaceful Pebbles Court, Homesville, are being used unknowingly as test experiments for a new 'Body Drug' that causes rapid body decomposition.
Big Screen Epics: High and Low PG
Our final presentation as part of Noirvember is Akira Kurosawa's Akira Kurosawa's exemplary film noir, with Toshiro Mifune starring as a wealthy industrialist whose family becomes the target of a ruthless kidnapper.
Palace Nova Neo-Tokyo Nights: Tokyo Godfathers M
On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.
Monday Doubles: Singin' in the Rain + An American In Paris G
Dazzling dance and Hollywood charm of Gene Kelly pours from the screen in two iconic musicals.
The Essentials - It's a Wonderful Life PG
80th ANNIVERSARY! The quintessential Christmas movie about the true meaning of Christmas.
Monday Doubles: Re-Animator + The Stuff MA15
I scream, you scream, we all scream for this horror-comedy double feature that will give you chills as the summer heats up.
Avengers: Doomsday - Cocktails and Comics Event CTC
Palace Nova's Cocktails and Comics will return in Avengers: Doomsday
Dune: Part Three - ExiMax Opening Night CTC
Walk without rhythm to avoid the worm and be one of the first people to experience the epic conclusion of Denis Villeneuve's Dune trilogy with Dune: Part Three on the LARGEST screen in Adelaide - the ExiMax at Palace Nova Cinemas Eastend.
The Bonfire Horror Club presents: Midsommar R18+
Director Ari Aster's tale of a summer trip that turns from fun to fear will chill you as the temps heat up.
Monday Doubles: Die Hard + Die Hard 2 M
Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Watch this double and you tell me. Welcome to the party pal!
Big Screen Epics: Scarface R18
Say hello to my little friend! Brian De Palma directs Al Pacino & Michelle Pfeiffer, in a tale of crime, drug and greed.