Guillermo Del Toro's blockbusting tale of a young girl struggling to make sense of the violent world around her was a big 2006 arthouse hit. Continuing his exploration of the impact of the Spanish Civil War on his generation (it was also the backdrop for his excellent ghost story, The Devil's Backbone) Del Toro's fantasy mixes strong horror with fairytale-style aesthetics to great effect, making Ofelia's escape into an imaginary realm a poignant response to the cruel realities of her existence. find out more...

Superb supernatural suspense thriller, relying on good old-fashioned atmosphere rather than technological wizardry to provide the edge-of-the-seat factor. Bruce Willis plays Dr Malcolm Crowe, an esteemed child psychologist haunted by his failure to save an ex-patient. Before calling it a day Crowe decides to take on one last case - that of a very frightened eight year old boy, Cole Sear, who has a dark secret - he sees dead people. Too young to see how he's supposed to help these troubled spirit find out more...