Welcome to
Golden Age Cinema and Bar
Established MMXIII

Paramount House
80 Commonwealth Street
Surry Hills, Sydney

In keeping with Vivid 2025's theme of Dream this retrospective presents four features by avant-garde filmmaker Antoinetta Angelidi.

Set somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg, Matthew Rankin’s warm, surreal and wildly original comedy deservedly won the Bright Horizons Award at MIFF.

A stacked cast (including Lily Gladstone and Bowen Yang) brings this re-imagining of Ang Lee's classic to effervescent life with humour and heart

Levan Akin (And Then We Danced) works with a powerhouse trio of leads to deliver a tender, novelistic road movie

Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station) reunites with Creed star Michael B Jordon in this bloody and bold blockbuster with the heart of an indie film

Director Alain Guiraudie’s (Stranger by the Lake) latest is a darkly comic tale of eros and thanatos that topped Cahiers du Cinema’s 2024 List.

Starring Raúl Briones and Rooney Mara, this kitchen nightmare sees one of Manhattan’s busiest restaurants in chaos after some cash goes missing.

Hailed as one of the greatest films of the last decade, the Coen Brothers’ Oscar-sweeping neo-Western returns in a breathtaking new 4K restoration.

Christopher Nolan’s unforgettable breakout celebrates its 25th anniversary with a gorgeous new 4K restoration.

Doubles, replicants and doppelgangers on a search for identity, as what it means to be human comes crashing up against the reality of capitalism.

We're getting melancholy (yet hopeful) with the New German Cinema auteur, through a selection of some of his finest films in a multi-decade career.

Some of our favourite Technicolors, melodramas and hits of emotional cinema.

Sunday matinées of must-see masterpieces and essential cinematic works from some of the greatest filmmakers of all time.

From local hip hop to contemporary jazz and beyond, join us in the bar on Friday and Saturday nights for live music and guest DJs on the Golden Stage.

Treat the discerning cinephile in your life with Golden Age gift vouchers, memberships and bundles.

From behind the scenes art collections to insightful film theories, our literary section has something for every kind of movie lover.

Program Highlights

Food + Drink

Join us in the bar.

We are very excited to welcome you to Golden Age Bar. Now open from Monday to Sunday every week, join us for a well-deserved drink and bite to eat!

Host an event to remember

Our space, all to yourself.

One of Sydney's most sublime spaces, Golden Age is available for private hire. Book the cinema, the bar or both. From special events to private screenings we love nothing more than bringing events to life in new, remarkable and fuss-free ways.

Gifts

Give a Golden gift.

Treat the discerning cinephile in your life with our selection of filmic gifts including: Golden Age Film Club Memberships, Gift Passes, our literary selection of film books and more.

Membership

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As a member you’ll receive benefits including a complimentary Gift Pass, ticket discounts for yourself and a guest, Golden Price Tuesday tickets, discounts on private hire and, best of all, you’ll never pay for popcorn again!

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