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ALIEN (1979)

Certification18 Our Rating

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...

Certification15 Our Rating

A father is haunted by the death of his young child. Omens point to disaster and hallucinations predict the future as this wonderful atmospheric film moves to its disturbing climax. Shot in the beautiful city of Venice and based on the book by Daphne du Maurier.

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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...


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Leone's superb all-encompassing epic portraying the death of the mythical 'Wild West'. A superb cast, the collaborations of Bertolucci and Argento, and Morricone's brilliantly atmospheric score all add to the incredible style and weight of Leone's creation. A true cinematic masterpiece! A candidate for greatest movie ever made, if you haven't... then you must. find out more...

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Mike, mistaken for a hitman in a tinpot Wyoming town, takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money and runs. During his getaway things go wrong and soon get much worse when the real hitman enters the scene. Chaos ensues in this noirish, twisting, black comedy, a highly entertaining and playfully ingenious thriller given real energy by Hopper and Cage. find out more...

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Gal is living the good life at his villa on the Costa Del Sol, he's with the woman he loves, he's got a bit of cash stashed away, and some good mates just around the corner. Before this idyll however, Gal was a robber, and one of London's big boys requires his expertise for a particularly complicated job. Gal's old colleague, Don, is dispatched to Spain to bring him back, and Don is not a man to disagree with, being something of a professor in the time honoured art of psychotic nutter. Sexy Beas find out more...

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Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff more than holds his own in this now cult-classic. Jamaican country boy Ivan travels to Kingston with dreams of becoming a big recording star, but his naive optimism is gradually destroyed by the web of corruption he finds there. Great story and a stonking soundtrack. find out more...

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Outstanding thriller with the amazing Linda Fiorentino as a woman on the run from her husband with a suitcase full of his ill-gotten gains. When she meets small-town nice guy Mike he doesn't stand a chance. Superbly clever, a razor sharp script and the most evil screen bitch in movie history. find out more...

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Bob Hoskins is outstanding as the charismatic Cockney gang boss whose empire begins to inexplicably crumble around him as he tries to pull off an ambitious deal. Excellent acting, a gripping plot and an utterly convincing portrayal of the London underworld make this a truly remarkable gangster film. find out more...

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Josey Wales is a peaceful Missouri farmer in the days near the end of the Civil War. After his home is burned and his family murdered, he hardens into a human bullet, dedicated to destroying the renegades who took his "life." He joins a band of unreconstructed rebel guerilla fighters, who continue to fight the Union even after the official surrender of the Confederacy, an action which makes them, legally, outlaws. Josey is driven by vengeance, but, after a while, that's not enough. Back before h find out more...