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The National Lottery Cinema Day is back — offering over 500,000 free cinema tickets to Lotto Double Prize Event players for use on Sunday 25 August

THERE’S NO BETTER time to head to the cinema than over the August bank holiday weekend — when you’ve got time to switch off from the outside world, and the summer’s biggest and best movies are taking over the big screen. And if you buy a Lotto ticket this coming bank holiday weekend, you’re in luck — not only having a chance to win a life-changing jackpot, but to bag a free cinema ticket too.

With The National Lottery Cinema Day — back for its second year — if you buy a ticket for the Lotto Double Prize Event draw on Saturday 24 August you can redeem it for one free ticket to watch the film of your choice on Sunday 25 August at any participating cinema, with more than 500,000 tickets up for grabs.

The big question is: what will you see? Coming to the big screen this August are the likes of Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw, an action blow-out with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Jason Statham teaming up to take down Idris Elba’s superpowered villain; Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, in which king of cool Quentin Tarantino takes viewers back to 1969 and the final days of Golden Age Hollywood; plus Blinded By The Light, a charming, British comingof-age film set to the songs of Bruce Springsteen. Check the listings of your local participating cinemas to see what’s showing near you. Whatever you want to watch, be in it to win it on Saturday 24 August, and get ready to book your cinema ticket from Wednesday 21 August — full details and terms and conditions at cinemaday.co.uk