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Doesn’t It Feel Like Christmas

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We’re decking the cinema halls this holiday season with 12 genres of Christmas films! From musicals to horror to animation to comedy, take a deep dive into the movies that make Christmas the most wonderful time of the year.

Film is pivotal in the celebration of Christmas – for many, the mere mention of Home Alone or Die Hard is enough to conjure images of crackling fireplaces, opulent feasts and wintry magic – even if one has lived in the balmy subtropics all their lives.

So how is it that someone who has never lived through the weather, cuisine and tradition yearn so much for it? Is there truly power in cultural exportation, or is it a certain transportive alchemy that makes such scenes of ritualistic domesticity feel so darn familiar? How is it that a horror film, a sci-fi thriller or even a crime caper set during Christmas ransom such a sense of collective festive ownership?

Come explore the secret movie sauce that films bring to the holidays and celebrate the happiest season of all with us at ArtScience Museum.

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Films

Love Actually (2003)

Love Actually (2003)

Dir. Richard Curtis
129 minutes | M18 (Nudity)

TICKETED ADMISSION

Showtimes
26 Nov (Sat) | 4.45pm
25 Dec (Sun) | 2pm

A certified British (and now worldwide) classic surrounding eight different couple tackling their individual relationships in their own ways. And as people fall in and out of love, Christmas takes its own meaning for them – some euphoric, and some downright miserable.
Brazil (1985)

Brazil (1985)

Dir. Terry Gilliam
132 minutes | PG

TICKETED ADMISSION

Showtimes
27 Nov (Sun) | 4.30pm

Sam Lowry is a harried technocrat in a futuristic society that is completely convoluted and inefficient. In his fantasy he dreams of a life where he can escape from the overpowering bureaucracy and spend eternity with the woman of his dreams. The unlikely happens while Sam is trying to rectify the wrongful arrest of one Harry Tuttle; the omnipresent computer that controls everything in the "real" world malfunctions. When this happens, Harry literally meets the woman he is always chasing in his dreams, Jill Layton. However, the mechanical bureaucracy has fingered him for a rash of terrorist bombings, and both Sam and Jill's lives are put in danger.
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)

Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
99 minutes | PG (Some Frightening Scenes)
English

TICKETED ADMISSION

Showtimes
3 Dec (Sat) | 2pm

In Disney’s magical take on the classic The Nutcracker, Clara wants a one-of-a-kind key that will unlock a box holding a priceless gift. A golden thread presented at her godfather’s holiday party leads her to the coveted key—which promptly disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world. There Clara encounters a soldier, a gang of mice and the regents of three magical Realms. But she must brave the ominous Fourth Realm, home to the tyrant Mother Ginger, to retrieve her key and return harmony to the unstable world.
Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

Dir. Satoshi Kon
92 minutes | PG

TICKETED ADMISSION

Showtimes
3 Dec (Sat) | 5.30pm
1 Jan (Sun) | 11am

A middle-aged alcoholic, a teenage runaway and a former drag queen form an unlikely family unit in the streets of Tokyo. While rummaging the trash for food in Christmas Eve, they discover a baby. With limited clues, the trio wander the city for help in returning the child to its parents.
Die Hard (1988)

Die Hard (1988)

Dir. John McTiernan
132 minutes | M18 (Violence)
English

TICKETED ADMISSION

Showtimes
4 Dec (Sun) | 2pm
24 Dec (Sat) | 4.30pm

Facing Christmas 3,000 miles from his estranged wife and two children, New York policeman John McClane (Bruce Willis) flies to Los Angeles bearing presents and hoping to patch up his marriage. Stylish and cool Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) is in Los Angeles as well for the holiday season, but he's not there to give out presents. He's there to take: more than $600 million in negotiable bearer bonds from the multinational Nakatomi Corporation, where McClane's wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) is an executive. When the takeover becomes hostile, it's up to John McClane to take on the terrorists with all the grit and determination he can muster--but not without a sense of humor.
Batman Returns (1992)

Batman Returns (1992)

Dir. Tim Burton
126 minutes | PG
English

TICKETED ADMISSION

Showtimes
4 Dec (Sun) | 4.45pm

In the second of the blockbuster Batman films, the physically deformed criminal genius The Penguin threatens Gotham City –and, helpless, the entire city can only pray that Batman Returns.

Only Batman (Michael Keaton) can defend the city from total chaos as The Penguin (Danny DeVito) lays twisted waste to a great metropolis. Meanwhile, the Dark Knight may have met his equal in the lethally lithe Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer) – only he doesn't know if she is feline friend ... or foe.
Little Women (2019)

Little Women (2019)

Dir. Greta Gerwig
135 minutes | PG
English

TICKETED ADMISSION

Showtimes
26 Nov (Sat) | 2pm
1 Jan (Sun) | 4.30pm

Writer-director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) has crafted a Little Women that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott, and unfolds as the author’s alter ego, Jo March, reflects back and forth on her fictional life. In Gerwig’s take, the beloved story of the March sisters – four young women each determined to live life on her own terms -- is both timeless and timely. Portraying Jo, Meg, Amy, and Beth March, the film stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, with Timothee Chalamet as their neighbor Laurie, Laura Dern as Marmee, and Meryl Streep as Aunt March.
Frozen Sing-Along (2013)

Frozen Sing-Along (2013)

Dir. Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
108 minutes | G
English

FREE ADMISSION

Drop-in early before each screening to make your own craft microphone! Find out more here.

Showtimes
17, 18, 29, 30 Nov
Weekdays | 4.45pm

20, 26, Nov
Sat & Sun | 10.30am

27 Nov
Sun | 2pm

1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 11, 15 – 17, 25 Dec
Mon – Sun | 10.30am

19, 20, 29, 30 Dec
Weekdays | 4.45pm

2, 3 Jan
Weekdays | 2.30pm

In Frozen, fearless optimist Anna teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter.
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

Dir. Brian Henson
85 minutes | PG
English

FREE ADMISSION

Showtimes
5 – 30 Nov
Mon – Fri | 10.30am
*No screenings on 15 – 16 Nov, 21 – 22 Nov

5, 6, 12, 13 Nov
Sat & Sun | 10.30am

1, 5, 6, 15, 16 Dec
1pm
*2 Dec screening has been cancelled

7 – 10, 12 – 14, 19 – 23, 26 – 30 Dec
10.30am

2 – 5 Jan
Mon – Thu | 10.30am

Tis the season for love, laughter, and one of the most cherished stories of all time! Join Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and all the hilarious Muppets in this merry, magical version of Charles Dickens' classic tale. Academy Award® winner Michael Caine (Best Supporting Actor) gives a performance that's anything but "bah, humbug!" as greedy, penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge. One fateful Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Together with kind, humble Bob Cratchit (Kermit the Frog) and his family, the Spirits open Scrooge's eyes -- and his heart -- to the true meaning of Christmas. Filled with original music and dazzling special effects, THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL will become a holiday tradition your family will treasure all the days of the year.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Dir. Tim Burton
76 minutes | PG
English

FREE ADMISSION

Showtimes
5 – 14, 17 – 18, 23 – 25, 28 – 30 Nov
12.30pm

1, 2, 5, 6, 15, 16 Dec
Daily | 3pm

7 – 10, 12 – 14, 19 – 23, 26 – 30 Dec
Daily | 12.30pm

2 – 5 Jan
Daily | 12.30pm

Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Pumpkin King Jack Skellington longs to spread the joy of Christmas. But his merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere.
Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Dir. Tim Burton
105 minutes | PG
English

FREE ADMISSION

Showtimes
7 – 11, 14, 17 – 18, 23 – 25, 28 – 30 Nov
2.30pm

1, 2, 5, 6, 15, 16 Dec
Daily | 4.45pm

7 – 9, 12 – 14, 19 – 23, 26 – 30 Dec
Daily | 2.30pm

2, 3 Jan
Mon – Tue | 5pm

5 Jan
Thu | 2.30pm

Once upon a time, a kindly inventor created a charming young man named Edward. But the inventor died before he finished Edward, who had sharp metal shears for hands. Edward was sad and alone until a kind Avon lady invited him to live with her family in the fantastical land of Suburbia.
Gremlins (1984)

Gremlins (1984)

Dir. Joe Dante
106 minutes | PG
English

FREE ADMISSION

Showtimes
7 – 11, 14, 23 – 25, 28 Nov
4.45pm

7 – 9, 12 – 14, 21 – 23, 26 – 28 Dec
4.45pm

5 Jan
Thu | 4.45pm

With its Christmas lights and dusting of snow, Kingston Falls is an idyllic small town--until the gremlins take over. A father returns from Chinatown with an unusual pet, a Mogwai--a gift for his son. The rules are simple: Keep your Mogwai away from water, bright lights and, most importantly, never--never--feed him after midnight. But the rules are inadvertently broken, and the consequences multiply at an alarming rate.