1 ET. Master film-maker Steven Speilberg’s classic friendly Alien tale

2 Blade Runner. One of the best science-fiction films ever made, featuring one of the great movie speeches courtesy of Rutger Hauer’s improvisation

3 The Thing. One of the great horror/sci-fi films, a failure on release up against Spielberg’s ET.

4 First Blood. The original and best of the Rambo franchise.

5 The Verdict. Paul Newman displays his under-rated ability in this powerful and entertaining legal drama.

6 Missing. Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek  in Costa-Gavras’ great political thriller set in 1970s Chile.

7 Das Boot. Once of the great modern war thrillers made in Germany.

8 An Officer and a Gentleman. Crowd-pleasing romance that cemented Richard Gere’s on-screen reuptation as a sex symbol.

9 48 Hours. Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy in one of the original cop buddy action films, directed by Walter Hill.

10 The Class of 1984. Best B-grade movie of the year with a teacher involved in a fight to the death with his students.