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St-Laurent
Monday Apr 13, 2026 at 6:00pm (series runs until May 11, 2026)
February 9, at 6 PM: Julie & Julia Julie Powell is a frustrated insurance worker who wants to be a writer. Trying to find a...
Sunnyside
Tuesday Apr 14, 2026 at 6:00pm (series runs until May 12, 2026)
Enjoy a selection of films, each from an Italian director! Films will be presented with English subtitles. Presented by the Ottawa Chapter of the Dante...
A moose leaps over the moon
Nepean Centrepointe
Wednesday Apr 15, 2026 at 10:30am (series runs until Apr 15, 2026)
Join us this Canada Film Day for a screening of the The Breadwinner . Synopsis: Parvana (Saara Chaudry) is an 11-year-old girl growing up under...
People gawking at a poster for the film Rhymes for Young Ghouls.
Main
Wednesday Apr 15, 2026 at 11:00am
Rhymes for Young Ghouls, Mi’qmaw Director Jeff Barnaby’s part fable, part small-town drama is set in the Red Crow Mi’kmaw reserve in 1976. Fifteen-year-old leader...
Main
Wednesday Apr 15, 2026 at 12:40pm
Director Jean-Marc Vallée’s funny, poignant coming-of-young drama follows Montrealer Marc-André Grondin as Zac, on a journey of self-discovery, which boasts a vibrant soundtrack. 127min.; rated R...
A moose leaps over the moon
St-Laurent
Wednesday Apr 15, 2026 at 1:00pm
Lorsque la ville de Waterloo accueille une nouvelle équipe masculine semi-professionnelle de hockey, les ligues féminines amateurs locales sont expulsées de la patinoire. Déterminée à...
Canadian Film Day April 15 2026
Centennial
Wednesday Apr 15, 2026 at 2:00pm
From its humble origins in Waterloo, ON, in 1996, nobody expected the massive global success that the world’s first smartphone would become. Nobody, that is,...
A moose leaps over the moon
North Gloucester
Wednesday Apr 15, 2026 at 2:00pm
Lorsque la ville de Waterloo accueille une nouvelle équipe masculine semi-professionnelle de hockey, les ligues féminines amateurs locales sont expulsées de la patinoire. Déterminée à...
Main
Wednesday Apr 15, 2026 at 3:00pm
Acclaimed director Don McKellar remakes La Grande Séduction in this hilarious yarn about an East Coast town that needs a permanent resident doctor and so...
A moose leaps over the moon
Beaverbrook
Wednesday Apr 15, 2026 at 3:30pm
Join us for a showing of The Breadwinner (94 minutes, rated PG). Parvana (Saara Chaudry) is an 11-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in...
Main
Wednesday Apr 15, 2026 at 5:15pm
In Ariane Louis-Seize’s unique coming-of-age story and subversion of vampire films, young vampire Sasha, estranged from her family, is opposed to killing when she meets...
A moose leaps over the moon
Rideau
Wednesday Apr 15, 2026 at 6:00pm
Join us at the Rideau Branch for a screening of Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2025) in honour of Canadian National Film Day!...
Sunnyside
Monday Apr 20, 2026 at 6:30pm
Join us at Sunnyside for our monthly film screening. Monday February 9th at 6:30pm: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (14A) Monday March 23rd at...
A man, child, and woman laugh as they eat popcorn in a movie theatre.
Nepean Centrepointe
Friday Apr 24, 2026 at 2:00am
Film Comme Des Bêtes Du pop-corn sera offert. Les boissons couvertes sont les bienvenues.​ Programme famille. Portes-ouvertes! 14h-16h​
Rosemount
Friday Apr 24, 2026 at 2:00pm (series runs until Jun 05, 2026)
Join us on PD days for a screening of a family film. Light snacks and covered drinks are welcome. Family program. Drop-In. Friday January 30:...
St-Laurent
Friday Apr 24, 2026 at 2:00pm
Les agents Judy Hopps et Nick Wilde se battent toujours pour être pris au sérieux en tant qu'inspecteurs. Le duo se lance à la poursuite...
A man, child, and woman laugh as they eat popcorn in a movie theatre.
Nepean Centrepointe
Monday Apr 27, 2026 at 2:00am
Popcorn will be provided. Covered drinks are welcome. ​Family program. Drop-in.
St-Laurent
Monday Apr 27, 2026 at 6:00pm (series runs until May 25, 2026)
Le 23 février, à 18h: Un homme pressé Alain (Fabrice Luchini) est un homme d’affaire respecté et un orateur brillant. Il court après le temps...
webcard with poster for Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
Main
Wednesday May 6, 2026 at 6:30pm
Ottawa Bad Movie Nights and Ottawa Public Library present a screening of Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987). Please join us from 6:30pm to...
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Centennial
Tuesday May 12, 2026 at 6:00pm
Enjoy a free showing of the King Lear 2018 movie directed by Richard Eyre. In this modern film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the...