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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Stanley Kubrick

Millions of years ago, a tribe of herbivorous apelike hominids discover a mysterious black monolith which immediately exerts a strange influence over them. They learn how to kill other animals, to fashion bones into weapons and to assert their control over the world around them. Cut to the year 2001 AD, and Dr Heywood Floyd arrives at an American base on the moon where a remarkable discovery has been made... [More...]

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

Nathan Juran

Sinbad the Sailor is returning to Baghdad with the Princess Parisa, whom he intends to marry to secure a lasting peace between their two countries. On the way, he and his crew land on the island of Colossa to replenish their stock of food and water. Here, Sinbad meets the sorcerer Sokurah, just as his men manage to get on the wrong side of a giant one-eyed monster, the Cyclops... [More...]

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Wes Craven

Tina and Nancy, two teenagers in a cosy American suburb, experience the same terrifying dream in which they are attacked by a disfigured man in a hat, with razor-sharp knives attached to his fingers. One night, during a sleepover with their boyfriends Rod and Glen, Tina is brutally murdered. The killing is witnessed by Rod, who sees Tina slashed by invisible knives and dragged onto the ceiling... [More...]

Babes in Toyland (1934)

Gus Meins

Stannie Dum and Ollie Dee are a pair of happy-go-lucky apprentice toy-makers in Toyland. They live in a giant shoe with kind Mother Peep and her daughter Bo, who is forever mislaying her sheep. One day, Mother Peep is visited by Silas Barnaby, a mean-hearted man who threatens to evict her and her tenants unless she pays her mortgage... [More...]

The Birds (1963)

Alfred Hitchcock

On a whim, bored socialite Melanie Daniels decides to pay a home visit to Mitch Brenner, a lawyer she met by chance in a San Francisco bird shop. Shortly after arriving at Brenner’s home in Bodega Bay, a small coastal town in northern California, Melanie is attacked by a seagull. Mitch invites her to stay at his house, which he shares with his mother and his younger sister Cathy... [More...]

The Bishop’s Wife (1947)

Henry Koster

Bishop Henry Brougham has become so preoccupied with raising funds to build his dream cathedral that he has neglected his wife and his more important clerical duties. In a moment of desperation, he offers a prayer for divine intervention. The bishop can hardly believe his eyes when a dapper young man suddenly appears behind him and introduces himself as Dudley, an angel sent from Heaven to give him a helping hand... [More...]

Carousel (1956)

Henry King

In a New England fishing village, Billy Bigelow is a fairground barker who has a tendency to be distracted by attractive young ladies. One evening, his hungry eyes alight on Julie Jordan, an innocent mill worker. Whilst he is attracted towards her, she is besotted by him. They soon marry but, having lost his job and unable to find work, Billy becomes depressed and takes his resentment out on his adoring wife... [More...]

Cat People (1942)

Jacques Tourneur

During a visit to the zoo, Oliver Reed meets Irena Dubrovna, an East European immigrant who works as a fashion designer in New York. Oliver is drawn to the mysterious woman and a short while later the couple are married. However, the marriage remains unconsummated. Irena is traumatised by an ancient Serbian legend in which women are transformed into wild cats when aroused by jealousy... [More...]

Children of the Corn (1984)

Fritz Kiersch

Accompanied by his girlfriend Vicky, Burt is on his way to Seattle to take up his new post as a physician. Whilst driving down a deserted road bordered by cornfields, Burt knocks down a child who is standing motionless in the middle of the road. To his surprise, the child has recently had his throat cut and must have been dead before the car hit him... [More...]

Clash of the Titans (1981)

Desmond Davis

The Greek god Zeus is outraged when King Acrisius of Argos sends his daughter Danaë and her newborn son Perseus out to sea in a sealed coffin. The father of Perseus, Zeus saves him by guiding the coffin to the island of Seriphos, where the boy will grow into a strong and noble hero. He also takes his revenge on Acrisius by flooding his city with the aid of the terrifying sea monster, the Kraken... [More...]

The Curse of the Cat People (1944)

Robert Wise

Concerned that his daughter Amy is living in a world of her own, Oliver Reed tries to persuade the six-year-old girl to make some new friends. This Amy is incapable of doing, until one day someone slips a ring onto her finger when she visits a dark old house in her neighbourhood. She soon realises that the ring was given to her by the house’s owner, a reclusive former actress who lives alone with a grown-up daughter she refuses to acknowledge as her own... [More...]

Damien: Omen II (1978)

Don Taylor

After the death of his parents, 6-year-old Damien Thorn is adopted by his uncle, Richard Thorn, the head of a vast business empire. Seven years later, Damien attends a military academy with his cousin, Mark, and slowly becomes aware of his sinister destiny. Anyone who threatens this destiny dies in horrific and mysterious circumstances... [More...]

Dance of the Vampires (1967)

Roman Polanski

After a long journey across Eastern Europe, Professor Abronsius and his faithful apprentice Alfred finally succeed in finding solid evidence for the existence of vampires. In the snowy mountains of Transylvania, they come across a remote inn which is decorated with garlic and where the locals live in fear of some unseen evil presence... [More...]

The Devil Is a Woman (1935)

Josef von Sternberg

In the midst of a busy carnival in Spain, a young revolutionary named Antonio is attracted to Concha, a beautiful and elusive woman. His friend Don Pasqual knows about Concha and warns him to leave her alone. Years ago, when he was a respected military man, Don Pasqual also fell in love with Conca. He gave her money, but she taunted him, and finally ran out on him forever... [More...]

Die, Monster, Die! (1965)

Daniel Haller

American Stephen Reinhart comes to England at the request of the mother of his former girlfriend, Susan Witley. To his surprise, the locals in the village where the Witleys live refuse to provide him with transport to his destination. It is as if they are warning him to stay away. Undeterred, Stephen makes his own way to the ancient house, although the reception he receives from Susan’s father is far from friendly... [More...]

Doctor Dolittle (1967)

Richard Fleischer

In 1845, Dr John Dolittle decides to give up treating the human residents of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh, England, and instead devotes himself to the well-being of animals. With the help of his parrot Polynesia, he has mastered 499 animal languages and makes frequent expeditions to far away places to extend his knowledge of the animal kingdom... [More...]

Dracula (1931)

Tod Browning

Real estate agent Mr Renfield travels to Transylvania to conclude the purchase of a house in England with his client, Count Dracula. Renfield is foolish to ignore the warnings of the local peasants and he ends up as Dracula’s willing servant. A short while later, a ship drifts into Whitby harbour... [More...]

Dracula (1992)

Francis Ford Coppola

In 1462, Vlad Dracula survives a bloody war against Turkish invaders only to find that his wife Elisabeta has killed herself upon receiving a false report that he was slain in battle. Heart-broken, Dracula swears that he will one day avenge the death of his beloved. In 1897, Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to conclude some real estate business with Count Dracula, which includes the purchase of several properties in London... [More...]

Dune (1984)

David Lynch

In the distant future, the advanced worlds of the Spacing Guild are dependent on a spice known as melange, which can be found on only one planet, Arrakis, a desert world that is also known as Dune. Melange is not only essential for space travel but extends both the lifespan and consciousness of those who consume it... [More...]

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Irvin Kershner

The destruction of the Death Star by the Rebel Alliance is followed by a swift retaliation from the Galactic Empire, with Darth Vader leading the offensive. Luke Skywalker and his rebel friends are driven from their base and forced to take refuge on the inhospitable ice world, Hoth. But even here they are not safe... [More...]

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