Aliens 18

Chosen by Projectionist Les Hayden. One of the best sequels ever made and a standalone masterpiece of sci-fi action cinema, James Cameron’s 1986 film is thrilling experience on the big screen.

Decades after surviving an alien attack on her ship, when communications are lost with a human colony where she first encountered the creature, Ellen Ripley agrees to return to the site. Joining a team of gung-ho Colonial Marines, they have no idea of the horrors that await them.

"Aliens is peak 80s nightmare fuel, masterfully blending sci-fi, action, and horror into a flawless cinematic gem. It’s one of those rare sequels that stands shoulder to shoulder with the original, and while Alien presents a cold, brooding haunted house in space, for the big screen I can think of no better movie than its loud-mouthed, wisecracking, Pulse-Rifle-wielding bigger brother." – Les Hayden, Projectionist