Sky Cinema Greats Today

A blind former soldier pays a timid college student to accompany him on a wild weekend after which he plans to kill himself. Comedy drama, starring Al Pacino and Chris O'Donnell

A songwriter tries to organise a final show for a rock 'n' roll singer who is about to be drafted into the US army. Musical, starring Dick Van Dyke, Jesse Pearson and Janet Leigh

The ragtag soldiers of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard try to apprehend three German aviators. Comedy based on the TV series, starring Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier

A baseball player has just a month to spend $30million to gain a huge inheritance - but he will lose the lot to wily lawyers if he fails. Comedy, with Richard Pryor and John Candy

A silent-movie star tries to win the heart of an aspiring actress as the dawn of sound changes the film business for ever. Musical comedy, starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds

A cockney lothario leads a carefree life of casual sex with as many women as possible, until real life starts to intrude. Comedy drama, starring Michael Caine and Jane Asher

An ambitious war veteran starts a new life as a prizefighter, but ends up turning on friends and family in his drive to get to the top. Drama, with Kirk Douglas and Marilyn Maxwell

A former secret service agent acts as a bodyguard for a famous singer who is being persecuted by an obsessed fan. Romantic thriller, starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston

Death takes on human form to claim a tycoon's life, but ends up falling for his daughter instead. Romantic fantasy, starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins and Claire Forlani

A streetwise teenager escapes a mundane existence through the disco scene, where he falls for a woman with dreams of a bright future. Drama, starring John Travolta

A shy, overweight professor invents a potion that transforms him into a slim, loud-mouthed charmer. Comedy remake, starring Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith and James Coburn

A bounty hunter engages in a battle of wits with a crooked accountant he is escorting to jail, while pursued by hitmen. Comedy thriller, starring Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin

A yuppie couple renovate a ramshackle old house, only to see their dream home gradually turn into a nightmare. Comedy, starring Tom Hanks, Shelley Long and Maureen Stapleton

An ambitious war veteran starts a new life as a prizefighter, but ends up turning on friends and family in his drive to get to the top. Drama, with Kirk Douglas and Marilyn Maxwell