23 Aug 2025

Sexy Beast (18)

One of the finest British films of the 21st century - part of Open-Air Cinema at Ilkley Lido with Wild Rumpus.

Event Details
Date 23 Aug 2025
Times 7pm
Location Ilkley Lido
Ages 18+
Very strong language, strong violence

Gal Dove (Ray Winstone), a retired safecracker, is living the good life on the Costa del Sol when one day, his past drops in to say hello.

Psychotic crime fixer Don Logan (Ben Kingsley) has brought Gal an offer from London underworld kingpin Teddy Bass (Ian McShane) – and it’s an offer that Gal will find it very hard to refuse…

The debut film from Academy Award-winning director Jonathan Glazer (Under the Skin, The Zone of Interest) is a pitch-black comedy and one of the finest British films of the 21st century. Join Bradford 2025 and Wild Rumpus for this special immersive outdoor screening at Ilkley Lido – transformed for the occasion into a wonderland of hopes and dreams as part of our Open-Air Cinema season, which opens on Friday 22 August with Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.

Getting there

Ilkley Lido
Denton Road
Ilkley
LS29 0BZ

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Credits
Open Air Cinema: Ilkley Lido is part of Bradford: A City of Film, a film exhibition programme across Bradford District for Bradford 2025. Delivered in partnership with National Science and Media Museum with the support of the BFI, awarding National Lottery funding.

This special bank holiday weekend of open-air cinema is curated with and supported by Film4.

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