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...

A stunning visual account of man's struggle for survival in the 21st Century, a time when replicant life forms are beginning to surpass humans not just in intelligence but emotions, raising questions about our concepts of self. A post-modern sci-fi classic, THE great Hollywood movie of the '80s, the last great pre-computer film done with smoke-and-mirrors SFX and the definitive cult arthouse Sci-Fi film. This is the second version re-edited by Ridley Scott; all the good bits remain, with the onl find out more...

A stunning visual account of man's struggle for survival in the 21st Century, a time when replicant life forms are beginning to surpass humans not just in intelligence but emotions, raising questions about our concepts of self. A post-modern sci-fi classic, THE great Hollywood movie of the '80s, the last great pre-computer film done with smoke-and-mirrors SFX and the definitive cult arthouse Sci-Fi film. This is the originally released version with no unicorns in a dream, a voiceover to keep y find out more...

Phyllis Dietrichson is trapped in a loveless marriage to a man who inspires in her nothing but contempt, but rather than leave him Phyllis decides to kill him and collect on the insurance policy she's had set up with the help of her lover, and naive partner in crime, insurance salesman Walter Neff. The only flaws in their plan are the company's reluctance to pay out so much, the diligence of Neff's increasingly suspicious colleague, (and his 'little man'), and the exemplary ruthlessness of Ph find out more...

One of the great horror movies. A doctor discovers what appears to be a case of mass hysteria with several people claiming that members of their family appear to be "different". Is this just a case of paranoia, are people really becoming vegetablised? Or are they all simply communists? Watch this classic to find out. find out more...

In the 23rd century life is perfect for everyone, that is until the age of 30, when "senior citizens" face an abrupt extermination, and Logan is 29, worried, and ready to run. A disturbing vision of the future with Oscar-winning special effects. find out more...

The last of the V8 interceptors takes to the road for the first time. Urban society is in terminal decay and the roads have become an arena for a strange death game between nomadic bikers and young cops in souped up pursuit cars. Less futuristic than the sequels but disturbingly bleak and violent. find out more...

They're around us, everywhere - on TV, in the supermarkets, running corporations, marshalling the army, sitting in government and even starring in movies. They have bug eyes, extending limbs, weird hairdos, webbed feet, several heads and they come in many different varieties, it's just you don't remember much about them 'coz of those snappily dressed Men In Black with their super-dooper weaponry like memory erasers. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones keep a shaded eye on the hundreds of pesky weirdo find out more...

Arnie is the leader of a tough bunch of professional soldiers down in Central America sorting out a little problem for Uncle Sam. An unexpected hitch is the hunter, an alien sportsman who'd like Arnie's head for his trophy wall! A great action movie - Alien meets Rambo!!! find out more...

Serious social commentary or sheer brutal violence? Who cares! This is one of the most action-packed, gripping and violent films ever made. This story of a murdered cop rebuilt as a killing machine has already become a controversial classic of our time. find out more...