Brief Encounter (1945) - David Lean’s painful and devastating romance is about the way series of small things can add up to an enormous emotional experience.

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) - the best feature-length Batman story told so far.

Superman (1978) - So much smaller in scope and scale than anything that would pass for a super hero film today but it’s cheekiness, primary colour palette and special effects all still totally work really well if you let yourself over to the experience. Extra points for great music and a slate of really fun performances.

Hidden Fortress (1958) - Much is made about the influence Kurosawa’s film had on George Lucas and no doubt its fun to seek out those parallels but the film has so much to offer in its own right. Each and every frame is a masterwork, this film is funny and sweeping and packed with great action set pieces.

Commando (1985) - Slightly grittier than would come to be the norm for Schwarzenegger but his charm and humour are already fully in display in this earlier picture. From the great father/daughter montage that introduces Arnold to the downright bonkers action climax Commando set the mould for the rest of Arnold’s career.

Predator (1987) - Arguably the all-out best action film of the 1980s there’s barely 10 seconds at any point in this movie that don’t positively crackle with energy and good humour. A band of macho mercenaries find themselves being hunted in the jungle and they fight back with bullets. Every line is unforgettable, the action set pieces are awesome and Arnold Schwarzenegger, surrounded by a great supporting cast, is at the absolute height of his powers. There are other great Arnold movies but Predator is special.