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...

Three working-class friends rob the local trade union safe but all they get away with is a set of books. The brightest works out their meaning........ A superb thriller full of references to the atomisation of the working class by institutional means. find out more...

When London based mid-wife Anna witnesses the death during childbirth of a young teenage mother, she resolves to find the baby's relatives. Unfortunately for all involved this unwittingly leads her into the brutal, merciless world of an Eastern European mafia, ruled with cold-hearted charm and pseudo-benevolence by restauranter Semyon, but it is the mysterious and lethal driver Nikolai, a man who will become either her saviour or her nemesis, who tantalises Anna with information. After their pre find out more...

Doug Liman's follow-up to brilliant indie hit "Swingers" is a witty, pacy and brilliantly observed slice of LA life. This darkly comic movie follows the misadventures of three characters over a crazy 24 hours, as their individual shenanigans are woven together by a botched drug deal, a hit-and-run robbery and a very large night out. Some may say it's a homage to Tarantino, but, if so, it's a damn fine one with great performances and a storming soundtrack. A must-see. find out more...

Two London based Irish hitmen await orders in Ye Olde Bruges of picturesque canals, churches and towers in this clever tragicomedy. Ken does the tourist bit while Ray chases skirt and rues the accidental killing of a child on his first and last job. Then Ken gets the word, and it's not what he expected. Meanwhile back in Blighty their gangland boss, Harry, has problems with his anger, his language and keeping his honour. A dark unpredictable tale, original and savvy. find out more...

Released from prison after a lengthy sentence, gangland boss Frank White wants his territory back, which means the whole of New York, and Frank is a man who usually gets what he wants. Christopher Walken is excellent as the man with a mission in this violent, gripping and powerful gangster movie. find out more...

Harry is a small time crook and a big time loser, that is until he inadvertently, and comically, finds himself up for the lead in a Hollywood movie. Upon his arrival in LA Harry is hooked up with a real life Private Detective and sent off into the real world to learn his craft. But this is a vicious and murderous world, one that Harry is ill equipped to deal with, or indeed survive. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang breathes much needed new life into the buddy movie, it plays like a knowing modern noir thrill find out more...

Michael Clayton is a 'fixer' working for one of New York's most prestigious corporate law firms, Kenner, Bach & Ledeen, where he takes care of the dirty laundry, handling anything from hit-and-runs, damaging stories in the press to shop-lifting wives and crooked politicians. Discontented and disillusioned with his career, a divorce, a failed business venture and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the job. So when a colleague suffers a psychological breakdown that threatens to s find out more...

After years struggling through law school part-time, New York cop Sean Casey (Andy Garcia) finally joins the district attorney's office. When he wins his first case in spectacular fashion, he's well on his way to becoming a big-shot prosecutor, but his illusions are shattered when he discovers the case was based on dodgy evidence. This superb drama see's him forced to examine his consience in the cold, grey light of the real world. find out more...

The definitive gangster-epic; violent? Yes, but never mindless. The Jewish Mafia's coming of age on the Lower East Side in 1923, their rise to wealth during Prohibition, and their fall in 1933, provide the background to a story of friendship and betrayal, love and death. Leone's masterful cinematography evokes both the harshness of the vice-ridden decades before and after Prohibition, but also the philosophy behind it. Splendid performances by De Niro and Woods and a stupendous score by Ennio Mo find out more...