The Shining (1980)
The Card: Freezing in time that terrifically horrific moment in which Jack Nicholson bashes in the bathroom door.
Why It's So Cool: It’s Jack Nicholson bashing in the bathroom door. Go Jack!
The Warriors (1979)
The Card: A fittingly no-holds-barred image for the cult thriller from director Walter Hill.
Why It's So Cool: There are chains. And one seriously steely glare.
Conan The Barbarian (1982)
The Card: Bigging up the decidedly beefy Arnold Schwarzenegger as he takes on Conan the barbarian.
Why It's So Cool: Arnie has a big sword! And even bigger guns! Hooray!
An American Werewolf In London (1981)
The Card: Dark and ominous, with our leads clearly having heard something they don’t much like.
Why It's So Cool: We all know what’s coming next. Cover your eyes, little ones.
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1980)
The Card: Steven Spielberg’s iconic image from his second big alien flick.
Why It's So Cool: Spielberg proves he has an eye for awesome images – all he needs is a little boy, a door and an orange light.
The Terminator (1984)
The Card: Tells us all we need to know – Schwarzenegger is The Terminator. Sold.
Why It's So Cool: It made concrete one of Hollywood’s finest formulas. Arnie + gun = top notch.
Dr Strangelove (1964)
The Card: The German lobby card for Kubrick’s war satire.
Why It's So Cool: All it needs is an image of the War Room to get you interested.
Mad Max (1979)
The Card: Mel Gibson wears leather and has a cool car. Oh, and he knows how to handle bad guys.
Why It's So Cool: Mel looks bad-ass, while the illustration to the left deserves to be its own poster.
Superman (1978)
The Card: Sells the comic book adaptation with just a shot of Chris Reeve as Supes soaring through New York.
Why It's So Cool: It made people believe a man could fly.
Clash Of The Titans (1981)
The Card: Giving us a look at one of the coolest movie monsters ever – as well as a pretty little illustration in the bottom right.
Why It's So Cool: This stop-motion Medusa is 10 times scarier than the one in the Clash remake.
