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...

A highly original and very clever sci-fi thriller in which six strangers awaken in a maze of darkened, box-like rooms, with no idea of how they got there or how to get out. A distant but ominous grinding noise permeates the walls of their prison, but it transpires that each of the six has some sort of skill that may help their escape. Filmed entirely within a cunningly designed single set, and starring an unknown cast, "Cube" is a gripping riddle of a movie which, happily, refrains from a cop-ou find out more...

Morgan's profession is accountancy but his job, along with his life in general, is going nowhere. In an effort to spice up his drab existence Morgan becomes a corporate spy, a role he at first relishes, but when a beautiful stranger enters his world and implies that all is not as it seems Morgan finds himself drawn into an alternate environment where the consequences for your actions, whether you're aware of them or not, could be lethal. find out more...

Dark and brooding sci-fi treat from the director of "The Crow". In a city controlled by "The Strangers" - a colony of spooky bald aliens - everything stops at midnight. The citizens' memories are reprogrammed, and their surroundings altered, with everyone waking up in a state of dazed confusion. Everyone that is, except John Murdoch, (Rufus Sewell) who is somehow immune to the induced collective trance, and who knows that the murder rap he is suddenly, supposedly, facing is a nonsense. Sinister find out more...

Skint super-psychic Dennis Quaid attempts to pay off his debts by trawling through other people's dreams, righting wrongs and fending off demons. Some of these dreams are funny, but most pretty horrific, check out a 6-year-old's primal fears! Things get slightly more serious, though, when he has to confront a would-be assassin in the US President's nightmares. Totally implausible, very surreal and a cracking rollicking adventure story. find out more...

A strange, beautiful film. We watch mother and son as they go about their peculiar daily routine, and we see a dead child in the ocean. It's unnerving and, somehow, everything seems eerily sexual, too. Then we are invited to go underwater where we get a closer look at the strange story science and earth have to tell. There are only mothers and sons in this coastal town. There is routine and control - but who is in control and what happens if someone starts to ask que find out more...

Five brilliant medical students experiment with death in a reckless quest for knowledge and fame, led by the manipulative Nelson. But when their past sins come back to haunt them they discover the terrifying consequences of meddling with the unknown. Breathtakingly tense and totally gripping. find out more...

More and more people in San Francisco are acting oddly, they seem devoid of emotion, or are our heroes just paranoid and having problems relating to people? Who's with us and who's against us? Is your best mate now a plant in a human body? Can vegetables really be more dangerous than governments? Who can be trusted and who has already been snatched? A really good tense re-make of the 50s cold war sci-fi thriller about the seeds from outer space that kill then replicate human beings. Chilling and find out more...