Alien
Ridley Scott's fabulously frightening grimy spaceship classic.
La Antena
Dystopian fairytale about a 'city without a voice'.
Appleseed: Ex Machina
Eyeball-scorching post-apocalyptic anime sequel
Battlefield Earth
Slave rebellion... with added turkey.
Chemical Wedding
A mild-mannered academic takes part in a virtual reality experiment and is possessed by the spirit of notorious British occultist Aleister Crowley.
Chrysalis
Futuristic French thriller erases memories and fights a serial killer.

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Dante 01
A new arrival with alien powers upsets the equilibrium amongst prisoners in a deep space psychiatric detention centre.

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Pitch Black
Survivors of crashed space craft fight for survival against themselves and prehistoric beasts.

R

Solaris
A bereaved man is sent to investigate a mysterious planet and the disaffected crew in orbit around it.
Tekkonkinkreet
Two young boys try to stop gangsters taking over their city.
The Thing
A group of scientists at an Antarctic research station discover a killer alien that can mutate into any life-form it touches. See it in all its glory in big-screen re-release.

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Vexille
In 2077, Japan’s secretive, advanced bio-technology could pose an unimaginable threat.
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