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Doesn’t It Feel Like Christmas @ArtScience Museum

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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.

𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 (𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟯)

Dir. Richard Curtis
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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Dir. Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
108 minutes | G
English
FREE ADMISSION
Showtimes
17, 18, 29, 30 Nov
Weekdays | 4.45pm
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 11, 15 – 17, 25 Dec
Monday – Sunday | 10.30am
19, 20, 29, 30 Dec
Weekdays | 4.45pm
2, 3 Jan 2023
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)

Dir. Brian Henson
85 minutes | PG
English
FREE ADMISSION
Showtimes
7 – 30 Nov 2022
Monday – Friday | 10.30am
*No screenings on 15 – 16 Nov, 21 – 22 Nov
5, 6, 12, 13 Nov 2022
Saturday & Sunday | 10.30am
1, 2, 5, 6, 15, 16 Dec 2022
1pm
7 – 10, 12 – 14, 19 – 23, 26 – 30 Dec 2022
10.30am
2 – 6 Jan 2023
Monday – Friday | 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)

Dir. Tim Burton
76 minutes | PG
English
FREE ADMISSION
Showtimes
5 – 14, 17 – 18, 23 – 25, 28 – 30 Nov 2022
12.30pm
1, 2, 5, 6, 15, 16 Dec
Daily | 3pm
7 - 10, 12 - 14, 19 - 23, 26 - 30 Dec
Daily | 12.30pm
2 - 6 Jan 2023
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)

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 2023
Monday - Tuesday | 5pm
4 - 6 Jan 2023
Wednesday - Friday | 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)

Dir. Joe Dante
106 minutes | PG
English
FREE ADMISSION
Showtimes
7 - 11, 14, 23 - 25, 28 Nov
Daily | 4.45pm
7 - 9, 12 - 14, 21 - 23, 26 - 28 Dec
Daily | 4.45pm
4 - 6 Jan 2023
Wednesday - Friday | 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.