Orion Cinema
Orion Cinema is a small UK cinema brand operating local venues, including a site in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, and a second location in Dereham.
Last updated September 29, 2026
AI crawler reads
No AI crawler has read this profile since Oct 28, 2026.
Overview
Orion Cinema is a British cinema brand that operates local movie theatres in the United Kingdom. Its official website presents the brand as "Orion Cinemas" and invites visitors to choose their local cinema, listing Burgess Hill and Dereham as the two venues in its network. The site functions as a typical independent cinema portal, offering sections for what's on, coming soon, live events, e-gift vouchers, a mobile app, cinema information, age verification, location details and ticket information. The programming shown on the Orion Cinema homepage is mainstream and family-oriented, mixing major studio releases with event cinema and live events. Featured titles have included "Digger," an original film from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu starring Tom Cruise; "Pressure," a Second World War drama set in the 72 hours before D-Day; a new adaptation of Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility" starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles; and the family title "Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom." This mix of prestige drama, historical thriller and children's animation is characteristic of a community-focused cinema brand rather than a large national multiplex chain. Beyond film screenings, Orion Cinema promotes live events and sells e-gift vouchers, and it maintains a mobile app under the "My Orion" name, suggesting a loyalty or membership-style relationship with its local audiences. The brand's footprint appears small and regional, concentrated in English market towns such as Burgess Hill in West Sussex and Dereham in Norfolk. It should be noted that the name "Orion Cinema" has also been used by a former cinema in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, which is a separate and now-closed venue. The active commercial brand described here is the cinema operator whose website is orioncinema.com and whose current venues are Burgess Hill and Dereham.
History
Orion Cinema is a British cinema brand operating local movie theatres in the United Kingdom. Its official website presents the brand as "Orion Cinemas" and asks visitors to choose their local cinema, listing two venues: Burgess Hill and Dereham. The site provides the standard features of an independent cinema operator, including what's on, coming soon, live events, e-gift vouchers, a mobile app branded "My Orion," cinema information, age verification, location details and ticket information. The programming promoted on the Orion Cinema homepage is mainstream and family-oriented, combining major studio releases with event cinema and live events. Featured titles have included "Digger," an original film from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu starring Tom Cruise; "Pressure," a tense Second World War drama set in the 72 hours before D-Day; a new adaptation of Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility" starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles; and the family title "Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom." This blend of prestige drama, historical thriller and children's animation is characteristic of a community-focused cinema brand rather than a large national multiplex chain. Beyond film screenings, Orion Cinema promotes live events and sells e-gift vouchers, and it maintains a mobile app under the "My Orion" name, suggesting a loyalty or membership-style relationship with its local audiences. The brand's footprint appears small and regional, concentrated in English market towns such as Burgess Hill in West Sussex and Dereham in Norfolk. It should be noted that the name "Orion Cinema" has also been used by a former cinema in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, which is a separate and now-closed venue. The active commercial brand described here is the cinema operator whose website is orioncinema.com and whose current venues are Burgess Hill and Dereham.
Products and positioning
A small, community-focused UK cinema brand offering mainstream film programming, live events and gift vouchers across a handful of local venues.
Cinema film screenings
Mainstream and family-oriented film programming, including titles such as Digger, Pressure, Sense and Sensibility and Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom.
Live events
Live events promoted through the Orion Cinema website.
E-gift vouchers
Electronic gift vouchers sold via the Orion Cinema website.
My Orion mobile app
A branded mobile app listed in the Orion Cinema site navigation.
Sources2 sources
Cite this profile: Cite the canonical profile. /brand-wiki/orion-cinema · Editorial policy · How profiles are compiled