BFI IMAX announces “Christopher Nolan on Film”
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Experience Christopher Nolan’s breathtaking work in glorious IMAX 70mm with a new monthly strand at BFI IMAX, CHRISTOPHER NOLAN ON FILM, ahead of THE ODYSSEY (2026) which opens on the UK’s largest screen in IMAX 70mm from 17 July 2026. Travel through time, space, history and memory on an exploration through the cinematic worlds of Nolan, with each film playing chronologically – from THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY in January to OPPENHEIMER in June – celebrating a director who consistently reaffirms our trust in the cinematic experience and the wonder of seeing Film on Film.
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN ON FILM LISTINGS
BATMAN BEGINS (Christopher Nolan, 2005)
IMAX 70mm
Christian Bale’s Bruce Wayne becomes the masked vigilante intent on cleaning up the streets of Gotham in the first instalment of Nolan’s beloved trilogy.
FRI 30 JAN 19:00
THE DARK KNIGHT (Christopher Nolan, 2008)
IMAX 70mm
See Academy Award-winning Heath Ledger’s most memorable performance in stunning IMAX 70mm, as the Caped Crusader faces off with The Joker.
FRI 30 JAN 22:30, SAT 31 JAN 18:15
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (Christopher Nolan, 2012)
IMAX 70mm
Batman returns to save Gotham from the clutches of the brutal terrorist Bane in the finale of Nolan’s much-lauded trilogy, which set the benchmark for a generation of comic book adaptations.
SAT 31 JAN 22:00
INCEPTION (Christopher Nolan, 2010)
IMAX 70mm
Even your dreams can be hacked in Nolan’s mind-bending action caper, where Leonardo DiCaprio is a mercenary specialising in stealing sensitive information from his targets’ subconscious.
FEBRUARY
INTERSTELLAR (Christopher Nolan, 2014)
IMAX 70mm
Nolan’s monumental sci-fi remains enthralling and amazing on the UK’s largest screen. Follow Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway into the far reaches of our galaxy and beyond in this futuristic epic.
MARCH
DUNKIRK (Christopher Nolan, 2017)
IMAX 70mm
Nolan’s spectacular World War II epic is the story of the miraculous Dunkirk evacuation. This is the definitive cinematic depiction of a remarkable chapter of history.
APRIL
TENET (Cristopher Nolan, 2020)
IMAX 70mm
Join John David Washington’s ‘Protagonist’ on a top-secret time-bending, globe-trotting mission to prevent a disaster of the highest order.
MAY
OPPENHEIMER (Christopher Nolan, 2023)
IMAX 70mm
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, Director and Leading Actor, Nolan’s magnum opus tells the birth of the Atomic Bomb. Experience history in the making on an impeccable IMAX 70mm print.
JUNE
BFI IMAX announces “Christopher Nolan on Film”THE ODYSSEY (Christopher Nolan, 2026)
IMAX 70mm
The first IMAX 70mm screenings of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey on the UK’s largest screen.
FROM 17 JULY
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