What’s on Screening: August

August keeps the summer holidays rolling at Cineworld at The Beacon, with the season’s biggest blockbusters carrying through the first weeks and a fresh run of family adventures, horror and event cinema to close out the holidays. Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day continue their runs from July, Paw Patrol races back to the big screen mid-month, the Insidious franchise returns for late-summer scares, and a 25th-anniversary screening of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone brings a touch of magic to the bank holiday. £2 family screenings and Summer Throwbacks run throughout.

Continuing from July

The Odyssey

Christopher Nolan’s epic retelling of Homer’s classic, presented on the biggest screens including IMAX, carries its momentum from a mid-July opening straight into August. One of the defining cinema events of the summer, it holds heavy daily scheduling through the first half of the month.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Arriving on the final weekend of July, the web-slinger’s new big-screen chapter heads into August as one of the summer’s headline blockbusters. Expect multiple daily screenings throughout the first weeks of the month.

Toy Story 5

Pixar’s latest stays a family favourite through the school holidays, with Jessie, Buzz and the gang back together. Scheduled across daytime slots for younger audiences throughout August.

Minions & Monsters

Illumination’s mischievous yellow henchmen continue their summer-holiday adventure, one of the season’s big animated draws and showing daily through the holidays.

New Releases

Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie — from 14 August

The Paw Patrol pups return for a prehistoric big-screen adventure, a perfect school-holiday treat for younger fans. Expect plenty of daytime screenings from its mid-month arrival.

Insidious: Out of the Further — from 21 August

The Insidious franchise returns with a new chapter of supernatural horror, taking audiences back into The Further. A strong late-summer draw for genre fans, scheduled across evening slots.

The Dog Stars — from 28 August

A new release joining the line-up over the bank holiday weekend. Full details and showtimes are available on the Cineworld website.

More new releases — throughout August

Further titles join the schedule across the month, including The End of Oak Street, Sunny Dancer and Spa Weekend. Check the Cineworld website for the latest showtimes.

Event Cinema & Seasons

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: 25th Anniversary — from 28 August

Return to Hogwarts as the film that started it all comes back to the big screen for its 25th anniversary. A magical treat for the whole family over the bank holiday weekend.

Summer Throwbacks

Cineworld’s Summer Throwbacks strand brings back a run of modern favourites, including Mean Girls (2004) from 21 August and 21 Jump Street (2012) from 28 August. A chance to catch them on the big screen once more.

£2 Family Films — throughout the holidays

The £2 Family Films strand continues across the summer holidays with a rotating line-up, including The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!, Early Man and Shaun the Sheep Movie. Great-value screenings perfect for younger audiences.

Book Your Tickets

All films are now bookable at Cineworld Eastbourne at The Beacon. Showtimes and additional details are updated regularly on the Cineworld website.