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HG Wells' classic sci-fi yarn sees Martians landing on Earth and toasting the planet with heat rays. A scientist works desperately to find their weakness. (1953)(81 mins)

Douglas Trumbull's cult sci-fi drama stars Bruce Dern as a botanist charged with looking after Earth's last remaining plant life. Flashing images/mono sound only. (1972)(85 mins)

Cavalryman John Wayne saves a widow and her son from marauding Apache raiders. Classic Wayne Western with Geraldine Page. (1953)(83 mins)

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A young soldier, monks and a priest seek celestial swords that will help protect an immortal from threatening evil. (1983)(94 mins)

A handful of British troops face Zulu attack at Rorke's Drift in 1879. Stirring war classic featuring Michael Caine in his breakthrough role. (1964)(133 mins)

Sworn to a sacred oath, a man investigates his cousin's disappearance. Action starring Bruce Lee, in Cantonese with subtitles. (1971)(96 mins)

...Spock: The crew of the Starship Enterprise steal their old ship and set out to free the trapped soul of Spock. Sci-fi sequel with WIlliam Shatner. Flashing images. (1984)(101 mins)

Tech whizz Richard Pryor develops a red kryptonite which splits Superman in two. Will his heroic or evil side win out? Violence/flashing images. (1983)(119 mins)

Michael J Fox's Marty McFly heads back through the ages to the Old West in order to rescue Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd). (1990)

Theatrical version of Ridley Scott's classic sci-fi thriller, with Harrison Ford as a troubled cop on the trail of fugitive androids. Based on a novel by Philip K. Dick. (1982)(113 mins)

In a bid to save the world, Superman faces Lex Luthor's latest creation - Nuclear Man. Action with Christopher Reeve. Violence/flashing images. (1987)(87mins)

Eco-friendly sci-fi with Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew of the Enterprise travelling back to 1980s San Francisco to save a pair of whales, and thus, the planet. (1986)(114 mins)