Love the Cornerhouse. If you are an art fan, this is the place for you. Great for seeing an indie film, checking out some exhibitions, grabbing a coffee, eating a snack, having a drink, hanging out with your mates, a date, or all of the above! If you’re looking for something a bit different than the traditional Hollywood fare, check this out.

A lighthouse for culturally starved cinema folk or a pretentious school for post ironic beatniks?
I’m surprised at some of the criticism leveled at the Cornerhouse. Pretentious is an overused (and misused) word for a cinema showing mostly independent and foreign films. If the fact that a lot of the movies shown here are subtitled makes one pretentious merely by visiting the Cornerhouse then these corpulent of brain fatted wannabe architects or Hollywood whores can all do a roly poly in front of the constant stream of 42 buses on Oxford road.
Alongside the (recently updated) three screens, this institution contains and art gallery, a book shop and a bar over two floors. I always think of the crossroads of Oxford Street and Whitworth St (which the upstairs bar overlooks) as a far smaller, and politer, times square/Shibuya crossing.
Perhaps the City fathers could think of constructing a huge HD screen or wild set of Neons to adorn the walls of the Palace theatre just to complete the effect.

The last film I saw here was David Lynch’s Inland Empire…quite. Perhaps I need to endure it on a different medium such as DVD or 102 medium wave…film review aside, the theatre.s are compact and well designed, with the requisite ‘spatial surround sound systems’ cascading aural elements to your lugs.
It certainly has the airs and grace of a cultural abode, often there are talks before screenings which in such an intimate setting make them very special (given someone you are actually interested in).
I’ve taken my kids in here on the odd days and the staff are second to none…take note oh hideous clone chain bars (ironically this bar, going back many years, was one of the first of it’s kind in the uk, alongside DRY to develop the modern bar in our country).
They do some top hearty fare also – pizza’s, vege food, lamb burgers, chicken and cous cous salads and a Sunday brunch (English and vege breakfasts).
More investment in this gem is promised over the next couple of years, but support it as you can.

fab place for great films

Love it, love, love it!

If you enjoy films, but are getting a bit sick of Hollywood blockbusters, this is the place for you.

I recently watched a preview showing of a film as part of the special Spanish Season there, and was treated to a special Question and Answer session by the actual Director afterwards, I was that impressed I wanted to stay and watch another film!

Your “Inner Geek” actually looks cool in a place like the corner House!

It has three floors of art galleries, three cinemas, a bookshop and a café bar. So it is always a pleasure as the entertainment is spectacular.

I first went to The Cornerhouse Cinema in 1990 when I took my partner to see Moonstruck as part of his birthday present. 18 years later we’re still together and visit The Cornerhouse at least once a week. It has been a meeting place for a great many of our friends over the years.

You can always be guaranteed to see a good film. Either showing independently or as part of one of the great film festivals frequently featured. I have seen many of my favourite films over the years. When All About My Mother was showing some years ago, I fell in love with it so much that I went almost nightly.

We are very lucky with The Cornerhouse in Manchester because they show many films that would otherwise not be shown.

The food and drink on offer is very good too. There is always a featured beer and of course special music and quiz nights in the bar and restaurant areas.

Added to all this there is the book shop to browse and the galaries always have something interesting and educational on display.

It is somewhere nice just to pop in for a coffe and watch the world pass by on Oxford Street as well.

Good place to visit just for the variety of stuff going on.

I have had a couple of really good group meals there. The food is nice and well priced.

If you love Art of any kind then pay a visit to the corner house. Situated just outside Oxford Road station this venue has a lot to offer. It has a two screen cinema, exhibition room, book, art and music shop, bar and café. The Cinema shows old classic, cult and retro films as well as new releases. Unlike most modern cinemas you can take your glass of wine or beer into the auditorium. There is also the chance to buy your own seat for the year which allows you to go and use the cinema whenever you wish. It can also be hired for private functions and you can order in films.

If you're around the Oxford Road and have a few minutes, or even a couple of hours to spare, the Cornerhouse is well worth a visit.

Popping in for a coffee or an imported beer while people watching can be an ideal way to pass the time, and with the opportunity to check out what books there are available or to catch some of the latest art there is on display, the Cornerhouse is the perfect place to stop off. The venue hosts regular events which mean that you ma never see the same thing twice, which gives you more reason to pop in again and again.

Its cinema, located just around the corner is small but perfectly formed: such an intimate venue give a more homely feel and a more apt environment for the independent films that the Cornerhouse is so keen to promote. You may notice that some of the seats have small plaques on them (my personal favourite being "For Brian, because Chris loves him"), which further enhance the welcoming feel of watching a film in this venue.

As well as film buffs, culture vultures are drawn here to catch foreign films that they may not have the opportunity to see in one of the more commercial cinemas.

This independent venue, located close to the universities and also the town centre is somewhere that you may find you always go past on the number 42, telling yourself that one day you should pop in, and I recommend that you do.

The Cornerhouse is a beacon of light and hope on Oxford Road. The drinks are reasonably priced…though not cheap. The same applies to the undeniably tasty food on offer. The pizzas are especially good. What makes the Cornerhouse worth the extra pennies is the atmosphere (which comes free incidentally.) If you enjoy people watching, you have an ideal vantage point out onto Oxford Road. However you may also want to turn your attention inwards and breathe in the sound of the different tables all offering their take on the latest Cronenberg. A worthy, and quite vital, addition to Manchester’s bar scene.

This is how cinemas should be! The Cornerhouse is a fine example of a traditional arthouse cinema still going strong! This is the place to come to to catch the best in independent, foreign and big budget movies.

I recently went to the Cornerhouse to watch the film "Control" (new film about Manchester's music heroes, Joy Division) and I can honestly say that the cinema's setting enhanced my enjoyment of the film! Granted, that may have something to do with the fact that the cinema is just down the road from the site of the old Hacienda nightclub, but the cinema itself just oozes Manchester class!

There's a good clientele who go to the Cornerhouse and you're never at a loss for some intelligent conversation in the queue for tickets! And, like FACT in Liverpool, the Cornerhouse is far more than just merely a cinema. It also offers a number of art galleries and a fantastic bar and shop.

The Cornerhouse is extremely well located on Oxford Street and is right beside Oxford Road station!

Their Sundays rule!!! For about £9 you get a full brekkie (veggie option too-yay) and get to watch a classic film too.
In all seriousness, it's a fab place to go for a midweek coffee with mates and watch the hussle and bussle of Oxford Road/Street from the window.
This is the only place in Manchester that shows independent international films and I've watched plenty of Spanish/Latin American films here over the years. They have art exhibitions upstairs and on the walls of the cafe that are always changing and always worth a look. The food is pretty tasty too..

The Cornerhouse is the only independent cinema in Manchester and shows foreign art-house films. They have three screens and also an art gallery on the top floor. A well respected venue, The Cornerhouse shows the best in alternative cinema and their art exhibitions are by cutting edge artists. They also have a Sunday deal where you can have breakfast in their bar and see a cult movie for free every Sunday. Highly recommended,

An ever popular, multi-purpose venue that attracts the city's 'arty' types, who stop by to see the latest arthouse films in one of it's small screen cinemas, browse the book shop, see the latest art installations, or simply go for a drink in the bar or cafe.
Delightfully unpretentious for a venue of this nature, the cafe is peaceful and a great place for a leisurely (if rather expensive) lunch, while the bar stocks an impressive selection of beer.

A brilliant little arthouse cinema with an attached bar and restaurant. This is a great place to come to see some true arthouse cinema, with top quality independent films from across the world. It has 3 screens and they're all reasonably sized. The bar is great too and the food is really good, despite its high prices. Definitely worth a visit if you're in manchester and looking for some culture.

Blimey. Its been nearly 10 years since I was last here. Glad to hear its going strong & sounds like its doing much the same as it did then. Always was good for getting sight of more slightly obscure or arty films. It was the venue where I first saw "Withnail & I" which has gone on to be a cult classic. Good bar & cafe popular during the daytime.

A superb arthouse cinema plus bar and eatery just next to Oxford Road station. The food is pretty good, and they have a great selection of foreign beers. The screens themselves are small and intimate, with (as far as I could tell) good programming. I saw quite a few odd spanish films here!

nice small cinema near oxford road train station which shows lots of alternative films & has a bar, very popular with students.