Much imitated but never equalled, this is the definitive space nightmare. The crew of a commercial spacecraft are stalked by a stowaway, mutating monster of veracious appetite. Weaver puts in a splendidly believable performance as the resourceful Ripley. Taut script and awesome special FX. find out more...

Guts and determination - that's the right stuff. This epic film follows a group of test pilots, played brilliantly by the ensemble cast, first breaking the sound barrier and then on as they switch over to being astronauts. A brilliant look at the US space programme, the Cold War and the media circus that went with it. Acclaimed and rightly so. find out more...