The Westpac OpenAir Cinema, a key staple of Sydney summers, is making an extremely welcome comeback; taking over Mrs Macquaries Point from January 9th, 2024 to February 18th, 2024.
As of this week, the full program of filmic heat — which you can check out at the bottom of this article — has been announced. Highlights include the following:
- Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II starring Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington
- The Timothee Chalamet-led Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown
- The inventive Robbie Williams biopic Better Man
- Indie darling and Academy Award frontrunner Anora directed by Sean Baker (it’s already won the 2024 Cannes Palme d’Or)
- The other Academy Award frontrunner in Conclave starring Ralph Fiennes, Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini
- an encore showing of Kneecap starring the eponymous Irish hip-hop trio and Michael Fassbender
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Aside from a 350-square-metre screen with a backdrop featuring both the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and what promises to be some cracking summer weather, you can also expect pre-show DJs, as well as an impressive selection of food and beverage options. In previous editions, the latter has been masterminded by notable names such as Kitchen By Mike’s Mike McEnearney.
This year, the dining experience curated by Trippas White Group will be headlined by three of Sydney’s hottest chefs: Luke Nguyen — Culinary Director at Botanic House (and a regular guest chef on MasterChef Australia); Danielle Alvarez — Chef & Culinary Director of the Sydney Opera House event venues (and former Head Chef at Fred’s); plus Scott McComas-Williams — Group Executive Chef of Love Tilly Group.
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Tickets for the 2025 Westpac OpenAir Cinema will officially be available from December 9th, 2024; and will likely sell out quick as with previous years. For reference, back in 2018, over 40,000 tickets were sold within the first two days of pre-sale.
Find out more below.
Westpac OpenAir Cinema Film Program (2025)
- January 9th: A Complete Unknown
- January 10th: My Old Ass
- January 11th: Better Man
- January 12th: The Room Next Door
- January 13th: We Live In Time
- January 14th: We Live In Time
- January 15th: Elton John — Never Too Late
- January 16th: Nightbitch
- January 17th: Notting Hill
- January 18th: Lee
- January 19th: Queer
- January 20th: Babygirl
- January 21st: Maria
- January 22nd: A Complete Unknown
- January 23rd: Crocodile Dundee — The Encore Cut
- January 24th: Dirty Dancing (1987)
- January 25th: Better Man
- January 26th: The Fall Guy
- January 27th: Anora
- January 28th: September 5
- January 29th: Gladiator II
- January 30th: Parthenope
- January 31st: Bridget Jones’ Diary
- February 1st: Anora
- February 2nd: A Real Pain
- February 3rd: Conclave
- February 4th: Conclave
- February 5th: Gladiator II
- February 6th: Wicked
- February 7th: Kneecap
- February 8th: The Count of Monte Cristo
- February 9th: Emilia Perez
- February 10th: We Live In Time
- February 11th: A Complete Unknown
- February 12th: Bridget Jones — Mad About About A Boy
- February 13th: Wicked
- February 14th: Crazy, Stupid, Love
- February 15th: There’s Still Tomorrow
- February 16th: TBA
- February 17th: TBA
- February 18th: Spit
