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Anatomy of a FallAnatomy of a Fall (2023)Aro Favourite
An extraordinary, multi–layered dramatic thriller from France that deservingly won the Palm D'or at Cannes. For the past year, Sandra, a…
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Blood For DustBlood For Dust (2023)Recommended
A stylish crime–thriller set in 90’s Minnesota that addresses the grim consequences of economic decline with slow–burn menace and…
DVD $29.95
NovemberNovember (Novembre) (2023)
A captivating thriller that dramatizes one of the most incredible manhunts in European history in the aftermath of the 2015 attacks across Paris. Led…
DVD $29.95
Decision To LeaveDecision To Leave (2022)Recommended
An exquisite and mysterious melodrama from Korean maestro Park Chan–Wook (Old Boy, Thirst, The Handmaiden), ostensibly about a detective who…
DVD $29.95
Holy SpiderHoly Spider (2022)Aro Favourite
An astonishing new film from Ali Abbasi, who makes good on the promise of his head–turning Danish troll drama “Border” (2018). This one…
DVD $29.95
How to Blow Up a PipelineHow to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022)Aro Favourite
A nail–biter of the first order that vividly depicts the actions of a group of young climate activists who come together for a 'meaningful' act…
DVD $29.95
MaigretMaigret (2022)Recommended
Gérard Depardieu brings to remarkable life one of the most beloved characters from 20th–century crime fiction in this crime drama from…
DVD $29.95
The Origin of EvilThe Origin of Evil (2022)Recommended
A black comedy thriller from France about riches, bitches and patriarchal pricks, because when it comes to money all bets are off and all knives come…
DVD $29.95
Angela Black (Mini-series)Angela Black (Mini-series) (2021)
6–Part TV thriller about a wife and mother of two (Joanne Froggatt, DOWNTON ABBEY) who is approached out of the blue by a private investigator…
DVD $34.95
Before We Die (TV Series)Before We Die (TV Series) (2021)
6 part Police drama based on the popular Scandi–noir series of the same name, shifting the setting from Stockholm to Bristol. Follows a…
DVD $34.95
Escape from MogadishuEscape from Mogadishu (2021)Recommended
A gritty action–thriller based on true events following a diplomatic skirmish between North and South Korea that breaks out on the African…
DVD $29.95
Forgiven, TheForgiven, The (2021)Recommended
Speeding through the Moroccan desert to attend an old friend’s lavish weekend party, wealthy Londoners (Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain) are…
DVD $29.95
Full TimeFull Time (A Plien Temps) (2021)Aro Favourite
A cracker of a French drama that teeters on the edge of a thriller throughout because it’s all about the pressure cooker that is modern life.…
DVD $29.95
GaiaGaia (2021)
Visually striking South African eco–horror about an injured forest ranger on a routine mission who is saved by two off–the–grid…
DVD $29.95
Hollington Drive (Mini-series)Hollington Drive (Mini-series) (2021)
4–Part drama–thriller created and written by Sophie Petzal (BLOOD), following the lives of two sisters whose suburban comforts are…
DVD $29.95
NitramNitram (2021)Recommended
An intense yet clear–eyed psychological drama from accomplished director Justin Kurzel (TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG) depicting the events…
DVD $29.95
No Man of GodNo Man of God (2021)
Engrossing thriller based on the relationship between FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy. Set in Bundy's final years on death…
DVD $29.95
PigPig (2021)
A mesmerising drama with Nicolas Cage (somewhat) changing pace to play a bedraggled truffle hunter living in the remote Oregonian wilderness. When…
DVD $29.95
Smother (TV Series)Smother (TV Series) (2021)
Riveting Irish TV thriller set on the wild and rugged coast of County Clare, where a matriarch (Dervla Kirwan) is determined to find out who killed…
DVD $29.95
Ted K: The UnabomberTed K: The Unabomber (2021)
An ambient, minimalistic approach to portraying the life of notorious U.S. domestic terrorist Ted Kaczynski, who lives a life of quiet seclusion in…
DVD $29.95
To ChiaraTo Chiara (A Chiara) (2021)Recommended
A rites–of–passage drama in the Italian neo–realist tradition that examines the impact of Mafia activity on those in the close…
DVD $29.95
Whitstable Pearl (TV Mini-series)Whitstable Pearl (TV Mini-series) (2021)
Cosy crime miniseries based on the novels by Julie Wassmer about a single mum and ex–police officer who pursues her dream to start a detective…
DVD $34.95
AppearancesAppearances (Les apparences) (2020)
French–Belgian psychological thriller about a happily married couple living in Vienna whose lives are disrupted when one suspects the other of…
DVD $29.95
AvaAva (2020)
Jessica Chastain delivers another full force performance in this otherwise by–the–numbers crime thriller, playing a Bostonian…
DVD $29.95
Bloodlands (TV Mini-series)Bloodlands (TV Mini-series) (2020)
A gripping 4–part BBC police procedural set in Northern Ireland, where a veteran police detective (James Nesbitt) re–opens a cold case…
DVD $34.95
Dead Still (TV Mini-series)Dead Still (TV Mini-series) (2020)
Dark comedy miniseries set in Dublin in 1880, exploring the emergence of photography as an affordable and accessible art, and the decline in…
DVD $34.95
Deceived, The (TV Mini-series)Deceived, The (TV Mini-series) (2020)
Psychological thriller miniseries following an English student who falls in love with a charismatic lecturer then moves to Ireland to be with him…
DVD $29.95
Des (TV Mini-series)Des (TV Mini-series) (2020)
Grisly TV miniseries based on the 1983 arrest of Scottish serial killer Dennis Nilsen, one of the most infamous criminal cases in UK…
DVD $29.95
Dissident, TheDissident, The (2020)
A documentary about Jamal Khashoggi, Washington Post journalist and dissident who was murdered by agents of the Saudi government while working in…
DVD $29.95
Doorman, TheDoorman, The (2020)
Brawny actioner with Ruby Rose playing a former US Marine whose deadly fighting skills are put to the test when a group of art theives, lead by a…
DVD $29.95
Marksman, TheMarksman, The (2020)
Action thriller from frequent Clint Eastwood collaborator Robert Lorenz, with Liam Neeson cast unsurprisingly as an ex–marine and rancher who…
DVD $29.95
Nest, The (TV Mini-series)Nest, The (TV Mini-series) (2020)
Suspenseful Scottish 5–part TV drama starring Martin Compston (LINE OF DUTY) and Sophie Rundle (PEAKY BLINDERS, BODYGUARD) as a wealthy couple…
DVD $34.95
Painter and the Thief, ThePainter and the Thief, The (2020)Recommended
A astonishing art documentary about the Czech painter Barbora Kysilkova, who tracked down and met the criminal who stole her paintings. What…
DVD $29.95
Penance (TV Mini-series)Penance (TV Mini-series) (2020)
3–part TV miniseries which replaces the male gaze with that of a mother who, grieving for her son's death, struggles with maelstrom of emotions…
DVD $29.95
SavageSavage (2020)
Powerful drama inspired by the history of NZ's gangs, following a young boy in three different stages of life from the 1960's to the 1980's, as he…
DVD $29.95
ShirleyShirley (2020)
Elisabeth Moss gives another inspired performance in this literary themed thriller, playing a renowned horror writer who is interrupted on the brink…
DVD $29.95
Six Minutes to MidnightSix Minutes to Midnight (2020)
A tense British period thriller loosely based on the true story of the disappearance of a school teacher at an elite girls' boarding school shortly…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
This TownThis Town (2020)
Goofy small–town NZ rom–com about a socially awkward man (played by writer–director David White) who finds unlikely romance despite…
DVD $29.95 $15, $29.95
Translators, TheTranslators, The (Les Traducteurs) (2020)Recommended
A multi–lingual literary thriller centering around nine international translators, one of whom may be leaking pages of a highly anticipated…
DVD $29.95
WildlandWildland (2020)
Powerful coming–of–age Scandi–noir about a Danish teenager who becomes embroiled in the ruthless criminal life of her aunt and…
DVD $29.95
A White, White DayA White, White Day (2019)Recommended
Aesthetically striking Icelandic drama which plunges the viewer deep into the psyche of a tortured former police officer who suspects a neighbour…
DVD $29.95
Above SuspicionAbove Suspicion (2019)
True crime movie starring Emilia Clarke (GAME OF THRONES) as the murder victim of an FBI agent. Offers a chilling exposé of corruption and…
DVD $29.95
All the Sins (TV Series)All the Sins (TV Series) (2019)
Compulsive Nordic noir miniseries following a detective who returns to his home town in Northern Finland to investigate two murders, while…
DVD $29.95
Calm With HorsesCalm With Horses (The Shadow of Violence) (2019)
Bleak and unflinching Irish crime drama following the fate of a troubled former boxer descending into a complex ecosystem of crime.
DVD $15 $11.25
Cheat (TV Mini-series)Cheat (TV Mini-series) (2019)
Another female–centric psychological thriller from Britain premised on a dangerous relationship between university professor and her student.…
DVD $29.95
Chimerica (TV Series)Chimerica (TV Series) (2019)
A Trump–era political thriller starring Alessandro Nivola as a discredited photojournalist whose reputation hinges on a return to Beijing to…
DVD $29.95
Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi (2019)Aro Favourite
A devastating, gripping drama based on the true story of a charismatic ex–convict who is mistaken to be a priest in a devout Polish village, a…
DVD $29.95
Dark Money (TV Mini-series)Dark Money (TV Mini-series) (2019)
A struggling working–class father decides to accept hush money rather than drag his family through publicity hell by pressing charges against a…
DVD $29.95
Day Shall Come, TheDay Shall Come, The (2019)
Brilliantly absurd comedy from boundary–pushing British director Chris Morris (FOUR LIONS) following an impoverished and somewhat unhinged…
DVD $29.95 $15, $29.95
Enemy Within, The (TV Series)Enemy Within, The (TV Series) (2019)
Gripping counter–intelligence drama series following an ex–CIA–spy–turned–traitor (Jennifer Carpenter, DEXTER) who is…
DVD $39.95
Fanny Lye Deliver'dFanny Lye Deliver'd (The Delivered) (2019)Recommended
British period thriller set in 1657 on a Shropshire farm, where Fanny Lye (the magnificent Maxine Peake) is living a quiet, puritan life until the…
DVD $29.95
Good Liar, TheGood Liar, The (2019)
Ian McKellan and Helen Mirren are brilliantly matched in this juicy cat–and–mouse thriller where a career con–man attempts to take…
DVD $24.95 $18.70
Heroic LosersHeroic Losers (2019)Recommended
Winning underdog comedy from Argentinian director Sebastian Borensztein (CHINESE TAKEAWAY) based on the novel by Eduardo Sacheri (THE SECRET IN THEIR…
DVD $29.95
IncitementIncitement (2019)
Tense, slow–building thriller depicting Israeli right–wing extremist Yigal Amir in the year leading up to his assassination of the…
DVD $29.95
InheritanceInheritance (2019)
Juicy gothic thriller from the director of TERMINAL, following the daughter of a wealthy patriarch whose secret inheritance threatens to tear the…
DVD $29.95
JokerJoker (2019)Recommended
Brilliantly dark psychological thriller introducing Batman's arch nemesis as a traumatised loner who finds his voice in acts of violence. An achingly…
MonosMonos (2019)Aro Favourite
A dark contemporary fable inspired by Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, set in a remote and mountainous region of Columbia, where a group of teenage…
DVD $29.95
Once Upon a Time in HollywoodOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood) (2019)Aro Favourite
Sprawling love–letter to the final years of Hollywood's golden age, following a faded television actor and his stunt double as they face the…
DVD $24.95 $18.70
Only the AnimalsOnly the Animals (Seules les bêtes) (2019)Aro Favourite
A superb psychological thriller set in rural France that uncovers a twisted web of deceit concerning five people who are all linked to the…
DVD $29.95
ParasiteParasite (2019)Aro Favourite
An unemployed family with a bleak future systematically ingratiate themselves into the lives of a wealthy family in this brilliant,…
DVD $29.95
SerenitySerenity (2019)
Matthew McConaughey plays a fishing boat captain whose peaceful life is disrupted by the arrival of his ex–wife (Anne Hathaway), who begs him…
DVD $29.95
Who You Think I AmWho You Think I Am (Celle que vous croyez) (2019)Recommended
Juliet Binoche is outstanding at the helm of this elegant psychological thriller, playing a French literature professor and middle–aged…
DVD $29.95
A Private WarA Private War (2018)Recommended
Rosamund Pike is a stand out in this powerful thriller based on the true story of the fearless and celebrated war correspondent Marie Colvin. Having…
DVD $29.95
A Quiet PlaceA Quiet Place (2018)Recommended
A smart and creative horror movie made by John Krasinski, who also stars alongside his real–life spouse Emily Blunt as parents fighting for…
DVD $15 $11.25
American AnimalsAmerican Animals (2018)
A crime movie following the true story of a group of ordinary friends who brazenly attempt one of the most audacious heists in American history…
DVD $29.95 $15, $29.95
Bad Seed, The (TV Mini-series)Bad Seed, The (TV Mini-series) (2018)
Four–part New Zealand crime series based on the books by Charlotte Grimshaw telling the story of two brothers from a dysfunctional family with…
DVD $34.95
Birds of PassageBirds of Passage (2018)Recommended
Intelligent and engrossing narco–thriller set in Columbia in the 1960's, following an indigenous Wayuu man and his family as they turn to drug…
DVD $29.95
Bletchley Circle, The: San Francisco (TV Mini-series)Bletchley Circle, The: San Francisco (TV Mini-series) (2018)
Set during the thrilling social change of the mid–1950s, these new episodes see two characters from the original British series travel to…
DVD $34.95
Blood (TV Mini-series)Blood (TV Mini-series) (2018)
Brooding Irish psychological thriller following an isolated woman whose estrangement from her family is interrupted by the sudden death of her…
DVD $34.95, $34.95
Brothers' NestBrothers' Nest (2018)
The directing and acting brothers behind beloved Australian hit KENNY reunite for this black comedy about two siblings who team up to murder their…
DVD $29.95
DestroyerDestroyer (2018)Recommended
Nicole Kidman goes all in with this gutsy portrayal of an LAPD detective who goes after members of a criminal gang that she infiltrated in a former…
DVD $29.95
DogmanDogman (2018)Aro Favourite
The director of GOMORRAH and TALE OF TALES expertly helms this gripping urban Italian crime noir about a mild mannered and diminutive dog groomer who…
DVD $29.95
Dragged Across ConcreteDragged Across Concrete (2018)Recommended
A simmering, witty and entirely unpredictable heist epic from the writer/director of BONE TOMAHAWK that stars an ageing Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughan…
DVD $24.95
Everybody KnowsEverybody Knows (Todos Lo Saben) (2018)
Iranian maestro Asghar Farhadi assembles a powerhouse cast for this Spanish–language about a mother–of–two who returns from Buenos…
DVD $24.95
Homecoming (TV Series)Homecoming (TV Series) (2018)
Haunting psychological thriller with Julia Roberts playing a woman who discovers she has been working for a mysterious government facility. Season…
DVD $34.95, $34.95
Judy & PunchJudy & Punch (Judy and Punch) (2018)Recommended
A gorgeously carnivalesque and blackly comic Australian period drama in which the traditional fairy tale of Punch and Judy is turned on its head. The…
DVD $29.95
Kindergarten Teacher, TheKindergarten Teacher, The (2018)
English–language remake of the 2014 Israeli film of the same name about a jaded teacher, mother and aspiring poet who becomes obsessed with one…
DVD $29.95
Little WoodsLittle Woods (2018)Recommended
Impressive debut from writer–director Nia DaCosta, detailing the struggles faced by a pair of sisters trying to make ends meet in an…
DVD $29.95
Mother is Wrong (TV Mini-series)Mother is Wrong (TV Mini-series) (Maman a tort) (2018)
French thriller following a detective who, despite being already consumed by a major robbery, takes on the chilling case of a child who tells her his…
DVD $34.95
Purity of Vengeance, ThePurity of Vengeance, The (Journal 64) (2018)
The fourth and final installment in the Danish 'Department Q' detective series initiated by The KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES is a conspiracy thriller…
DVD $29.95
Red JoanRed Joan (2018)
The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the KGB's longest–serving British spy. Arrested in retirement by the MI5, the extraordinary…
DVD $19.95
Sharp Objects (TV Mini-series)Sharp Objects (TV Mini-series) (2018)Recommended
Searing psychological thriller with Amy Adams playing a reporter who returns to her small home town to investigate the murders of two preteen girls.…
DVD $20 $15
TransitTransit (2018)
Distinguished wartime melodrama from Christian Petzold (BARBARA, PHOENIX) following the plight of a holocaust survivor who assumes the identity of a…
DVD $29.95
UpgradeUpgrade (2018)Aro Favourite
Futuristic body horror about a man who "upgrades" his body using an AI implant called STEM after his wife is murdered – the kicker of the…
DVD $29.95
White Dragon (TV Series)White Dragon (TV Series) (Strangers) (2018)
A cross–cultural, conspiracy thriller series set on the hyper–modern island of Hong Kong, where a university lecturer (John Simm) must…
DVD $34.95
Bridge, The - Series 4 (TV Series)Bridge, The - Series 4 (TV Series) (Bron/Broen) (2017)
Fourth series of the enormously popular Danish–Swedish murder mystery is set two years after the conclusion of Series 3 with the central…
DVD $39.95
Double LoverDouble Lover (L'amant double) (2017)
Sexually–charged, stylized thriller from director Francois Ozon about a fragile young model who moves in with her psychoanalyst, only to…
DVD $29.95 $15, $29.95
Good TimeGood Time (2017)Recommended
Robert Pattinson is riveting as a small–time hustler who embarks on a frantic nocturnal mission to break his brother out of custody after a…
DVD $29.95
Guerrilla (TV Mini-series)Guerrilla (TV Mini-series) (2017)
6–part Miniseries set in 1970's London, where a politically active couple have their relationship and values tested after forming a radical…
DVD $34.95
In the FadeIn the Fade (2017)
Diane Kruger's momentous performance is central to this drama about a woman called Katja from Hamburg, whose husband and son are killed in a…
DVD $29.95 $15, $29.95
Keeping Faith (TV Series)Keeping Faith (TV Series) (2017)
An ordinary woman fights to protect her family and her sanity when her husband unexpectedly disappears on his way to work. She discovers he is part…
DVD $34.95, $34.95, $34.95, $49.95
Killing of a Sacred Deer, TheKilling of a Sacred Deer, The (2017)Recommended
Colin Farrell returns for the singular director of THE LOBSTER for another round of macabre absurdism, this time cast as a cardiovascular surgeon and…
DVD $29.95
Rellik (TV Mini-series)Rellik (TV Mini-series) (2017)Recommended
The title is "Killer" backwards, as so is the structural conceit of this innovative BBC crime thriller that starts at the end, with a prime suspect…
DVD $34.95
Roman J. Israel, Esq.Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)Aro Favourite
A superbly written dramatic thriller from the director of NIGHTCRAWLER set within the overburdened Los Angeles criminal court system. Denzel…
DVD $20 $15
Salvation (TV Series)Salvation (TV Series) (2017)
Sci–fi suspense series about a grad student whose self–designed app discovers a giant asteroid is hurtling toward the planet and the…
DVD $39.95, $39.95
StartUp (TV Series)StartUp (TV Series) (2017)
A unique cyber thriller in which the entrepreneurs behind a revolutionary unregulated digital currency are three strangers from the wrong side of the…
DVD $44.95
Taken (TV Series)Taken (TV Series) (2017)
An action–packed prequel spin–off to the blockbuster TAKEN movies, with Liam Neeson replaced by VIKINGS star Clive Standen, who plays a…
DVD $29.95, $44.95, $59.95
Tin Star (TV Series)Tin Star (TV Series) (2017)
TV show by writer–director of BRIGHTON ROCK, set in the majestic Canadian Rockies and following a former British detective who moves with his…
DVD $34.95, $39.95
What Happened To MondayWhat Happened To Monday (Seven Sisters) (2017)
By the director of DEAD SNOW and featuring a dynamic performance from Noomi Rapace as seven different characters. A dystopian future government is…
DVD $29.95
WoodshockWoodshock (2017)
A stylistically unique psychological thriller with all the elegance you'd expect from fashion designer siblings Kate and Laura Mulleavy in their…
DVD $29.95
BeastBeast (2016)
Gutsy account of a young Filipino boxer coming to terms with a tragic incident during a match in the slums of Manila.
DVD $29.95
Dark CrimesDark Crimes (2016)
Grim Polish–set thriller starring a humourless Jim Carrey as a police investigator who descends into a deadly underworld of sex, lies, and…
DVD $29.95
Fall, The - Series 3 (TV Series)Fall, The - Series 3 (TV Series) (2016)
Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan reprise their roles, and continue their gripping game of cat and mouse through the streets of Belfast.
DVD $29.95
Frozen Dead, The (TV Series)Frozen Dead, The (TV Series) (Glacé) (2016)
Chilly crime thriller set in the French Pyrenees that unravels after the discovery of a headless body of a horse hanging suspended from the edge of a…
DVD $34.95
Handmaiden, TheHandmaiden, The (2016)Recommended
Delicious erotic thriller from the brilliant Park Chan–Wook, who lends his impeccable style to a provocative potboiler of lesbian love and…
Hell or High WaterHell or High Water (2016)Aro Favourite
An exceptional ten–gallon thriller in which a divorced father and his ex–con older brother resort to a desperate but righteous scheme in…
DVD $15 $11.25, $29.95
Kettering Incident, The (TV Mini-series)Kettering Incident, The (TV Mini-series) (2016)
Tasmanian mystery drama centred around a doctor (Elizabeth Debicki) who returns to the logging town of Kettering, where tensions between…
DVD $39.95
Salt and FireSalt and Fire (2016)
Two ecologists posted in the remote Bolivian wilderness are kidnapped by a local businessman with mysterious intentions, but find they must unite…
DVD $29.95
Witness for the Prosecution, TheWitness for the Prosecution, The (2016)
2–part miniseries based on Agatha Christie's popular story. A wealthy heiress is found murdered and her principle heir is naturally the major…
DVD $29.95
Agatha Christie: Partners in Crime (TV Series)Agatha Christie: Partners in Crime (TV Series) (2015)Recommended
Cheery update of Agatha Christie's crime–fighting duo, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, who solve mysteries and search for enemy spies in 1950s…
DVD $34.95
And Then There Were None (Mini-series)And Then There Were None (Mini-series) (2015)
A three–part miniseries based on the popular Agatha Christie novel, perhaps her darkest and most sinister work. Ten strangers are invited to an…
DVD $19.95
Modus (TV Series)Modus (TV Series) (2015-2017)
Swedish psychological thriller series following the work of a criminal psychologist and profiler who has previously assisted both the Swedish police…
DVD $34.95
Mr. HolmesMr. Holmes (2015)Recommended
An intriguing take on the great detective's final years with Ian McKellen in his element as the retired Sherlock Holmes who, dealing with early…
DVD $19.95
Narcos (TV Series)Narcos (TV Series) (2015)Recommended
Vivid, unflinching HBO drama chronicles the exploits of the notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
DVD $30 $22.50
Norskov (TV Series)Norskov (TV Series) (2015)
CONTRABAND TITLE. Season 1 is not legally available for sale, rent or trade in New Zealand unless submitted for approval to the NZ Office of Film &…
DVD $39.95
Occupied (TV Series)Occupied (TV Series) (2015)Recommended
Exciting Norwegian political thriller from the pen of Jo Nesbo that posits a future Norway taken over by Russia in a bid to increase oil production.
DVD $29.95, $29.95, $39.95
PartisanPartisan (2015)
A bracing Australian thriller about a young boy raised to be an assassin in a small cult–like community who begins to question his father's…
Spooks: The Greater GoodSpooks: The Greater Good (MI-5) (2015)
Serviceable follow–up to the hit TV series has Kit Karington as a former MI5 agent investigating the disappearance of Harry Pearce when the…
DVD $29.95
SuburraSuburra (2015)Recommended
Enthralling crime saga follows a gangster named Samurai as he attempts to turn the waterfront of Rome into an Italian Las Vegas.
DVD $29.95
Unforgotten (TV Series)Unforgotten (TV Series) (2015)Recommended
Haunting crime drama about a delicate investigation that begins when the bones of a young man are found under the footings of a demolished house 39…
DVD $34.95, $34.95
Absent One, TheAbsent One, The (2014)
Diverting second entry in the Department Q series, following on from THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES. This time Mørck and Assad are investigating the…
DVD $19.95
Agatha Raisin (TV Series)Agatha Raisin (TV Series) (2014)
The Cotswolds–based PR guru turned amateur sleuth returns for a series of comedic murder–mysteries based on the books by M.C. Beaton.…
DVD $34.95, $34.95, $34.95, $59.95
Big GameBig Game (2014)
Bonkers actioner with Sam Jackson as the U.S. President relying on a teenager for aid after Air Force One crash lands in Finnish forest.
DVD $24.95
Brokenwood Mysteries, The (TV Series)Brokenwood Mysteries, The (TV Series) (2014-2024)
A local stab at the ever popular murder mystery genre with this Kiwiana policier featuring two mismatched detectives investigating a series of…
DVD $24.95, $24.95, $24.95, $34.95
Happy Valley (TV Series)Happy Valley (TV Series) (2014-2023)Aro Favourite
Another riveting top–shelf British police drama hot on the heels of BROADCHURCH. Sarah Lancashire stars as a Yorkshire sergeant who suspects a…
DVD $34.95, $79.95 $40, $79.95
House of Cards - Season 2 (TV Series, US)House of Cards - Season 2 (TV Series, US) (2014)Aro Favourite
Further episodes in the shadowy revival of the classic BBC political series, with Kevin Spacey (perfectly cast) as a machiavellian congressman…
DVD $15 $11.25
How to Get Away with Murder (TV Series)How to Get Away with Murder (TV Series) (2014)
Legal drama centred around a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant criminal defense professor who become involved in a twisted murder…
DVD $15 $11.25
Second Chance, ASecond Chance, A (2014)
Susanne Bier directs a haunting melodrama about the contrasting lives of two police officers, whose lives take a dark turn after finding a neglected…
DVD $29.95
True Detective - Season 1 (TV Series)True Detective - Season 1 (TV Series) (2014)Aro Favourite
This superlative HBO policier – a marquee television event in 2014, and the first in an anthology of bespoke detective stories – pairs…
Two Faces of January, TheTwo Faces of January, The (2014)
The latest Patricia Highsmith adaptation centers on a con artist, his wife, and a stranger who flee Athens after one of them is caught up in the…
Blood TiesBlood Ties (2013)
French dir. Guillaume Canet helms this cagey thriller about a convicted killer (Clive Owen) who returns from prison to live with his younger brother…
DVD $29.95
Child Of GodChild Of God (2013)
James Franco continues to bite off more than he can chew with this ambitious, if flawed adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's dark novel about a…
DVD $24.95
Crimes of Passion (TV Series)Crimes of Passion (TV Series) (2013)
Scandi–crime goes period! Post–war Sweden is the backdrop for this immaculately dressed series of mysteries and whodunnits, based on the…
DVD $29.95
Double, TheDouble, The (2013)Recommended
Richard Ayoade (SUBMARINE) directs this stylish Kafka–esque thriller about a government worker who is joined by his doppelganger.
Fall, The - Series 1 (TV Series)Fall, The - Series 1 (TV Series) (2013)Aro Favourite
A dark exemplar of the current wave of female–driven crime dramas, with former X–FILES stalwart Gillian Anderson bringing a steely edge…
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German Doctor, TheGerman Doctor, The (2013)
Chilling domestic thriller centred on the Argentine family who lived unknowingly with Josef Mengele, the notorious Auschwitz physician, after he fled…
DVD $24.95
House of Cards - Season 1 (TV Series, US)House of Cards - Season 1 (TV Series, US) (2013)Aro Favourite
A deep, shadowy revival of the classic BBC political series, with Kevin Spacey (perfectly cast) as a machiavellian congressman manipulating his way…
DVD $15 $11.25
Keeper of Lost Causes, TheKeeper of Lost Causes, The (Kvinden i buret) (2013)
Danish thriller that finds a cynical detective, put in charge of the "Department Q"– devoted to "filing" cold cases, investigating the…
DVD $19.95
New WorldNew World (2013)
Essentially INFERNAL AFFAIRS transposed to the Korean underworld, this brutal gangster flick revolves around an undercover cop whose loyalty to the…
DVD $19.95
Ray Donovan (TV  Series)Ray Donovan (TV Series) (2013)Recommended
Echoing THE LONG GOODBYE and Chander's Philip Marlowe, this Californian noir stars Liev Schreiber as corporate 'fixer' whose work involves cleaning…
DVD $60 $45
Starred UpStarred Up (2013)Recommended
A troubled teenager is transferred to the same prison as his violent father in this explosive British prison drama.
DVD $29.95
Stranger by the LakeStranger by the Lake (2013)Recommended
An unnerving, sexually frank thriller set around an idyllic gay cruising spot, where two lovers strike up a heated romance that threatens to turn…
DVD $29.95
Top of the Lake (TV Series)Top of the Lake (TV Series) (2013)Recommended
An unnerving, atmosphere–rich 'feminist' policier from Australasian auteur Jane Campion, centred on the mystery of a 12–year–old…
DVD $39.95
A HijackingA Hijacking (2012)Recommended
A Danish cargo ship is hijacked off the coast of Somalia in this gripping, intense maritime adventure that cuts out all the action heroics usually…
DVD $19.95
Ace AttorneyAce Attorney (2012)
Takashi Miike churns out this preposterous video game adaptation, about a cocksure lawyer who agrees to defend his courtroom rival in a murder trial,…
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Company You Keep, TheCompany You Keep, The (2012)
Robert Redford directs and stars in this bristling thriller, about a former Weather Underground member, now in hiding, whose violent past comes back…
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DisconnectDisconnect (2012)Recommended
A suspenseful, topical ensemble drama that addresses the corrosive effect of the internet and social media on the lives of two generations of…
DVD $29.95
Hotel NoirHotel Noir (2012)
Cult dir. Guitierrez tries his hand at film noir pastiche with this luscious ensemble piece about a detective whose encounters with various…
DVD $29.95
Killing, The - Series 3 (TV Series)Killing, The - Series 3 (TV Series) (Forbrydelsen) (2012)Recommended
Final episodes in the ripping, immensely popular Danish homicide serial weaves a third plot exploring a death linked to the global financial crisis…
DVD $39.95
Line of Duty (TV Series)Line of Duty (TV Series) (2012)Aro Favourite
Outstanding new British policier deals with corruption and department politics within a special unit whose record crime figures don't quite add up.…
DVD $29.95 $22.45
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (TV Series)Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (TV Series) (2012)
An elegant Melbourne socialite sleuths murder mysteries in between sipping martinis and bedding lovers in this spiffy crime series set during the…
DVD $20 $15
Motel Life, TheMotel Life, The (2012)
Two brothers hit the road after becoming involved in a fatal hit–and–run accident. Evocatively set between Reno and the Sierra Nevadas,…
DVD $29.95
MudMud (2012)Recommended
Jeff Nichols (TAKE SHELTER) directs this thrilling backwoods adventure, about two boys who befriend a charismatic criminal in hiding on the…
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Safe HouseSafe House (2012)
The infancy of witness protection in New Zealand is given a suspenseful retelling in this quality feature–length production from TVNZ's Sunday…
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Secret State (TV Mini-series)Secret State (TV Mini-series) (2012)
Gabriel Byrne stars in this political thriller that explores the relationship between a democratically elected government, big business and the banks.
DVD $34.95
Shadow Men, TheShadow Men, The (Spin; Les Hommes De L'Ombre) (2012)Recommended
Political drama series follows the actions of a group of spin doctors who each advance their own cause after the assassination of the French…
DVD $39.95, $39.95, $39.95
Taste of Money, TheTaste of Money, The (2012)
The dir. of THE HOUSEMAID buffs this heady class critique of Korea's impudent elite to a high sheen, with the lust and corruption of a wealthy family…
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Young Montalbano (TV Series)Young Montalbano (TV Series) (Il giovane Montalbano) (2012)
The popular Inspector Montalbano lives on in this prequel which employs Andrea Camilleri's earlier books to paint a picture of Montalbano in his…
DVD $49.95, $49.95
Bridge, The - Series 1 (TV Series)Bridge, The - Series 1 (TV Series) (Bron/Broen) (2011)Aro Favourite
The Scandi–crime wave continues with this steely Danish–Swedish murder mystery, centred on the discovery of a body straddling the…
DVD $99.95
Devil's Double, TheDevil's Double, The (2011)
An Iraqi foot solider is selected as the body double for Saddam Hussein's ruthless son Uday in this violent docu–drama from Kiwi dir. Lee…
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DriveDrive (2011)Recommended
Ryan Gosling smoulders as a moonlighting getaway driver in–over–his–head in this crisply stylised, romance–inflected crime…
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HeadshotHeadshot (2011)
Thai new waver Pen–ek Ratanaruang directs this zen–like "Buddist noir" about a hitman who seeks enlightenment after a bullet to the head…
DVD $29.95
Homeland - Season 1 (TV Series)Homeland - Season 1 (TV Series) (2011)Aro Favourite
Anchored by Claire Danes's riveting, high–tensile performance, this outstanding surveillance thriller centres on the return of an Iraq war hero…
DVD $15 $11.25
Kill the IrishmanKill the Irishman (2011)
Based on the violent exploits of Shamrock career criminal Danny Greene – a union crook, loan shark heavy, and finally, organised crime boss in…
Life Without PrincipleLife Without Principle (2011)
Hong Kong's master of suspense crafts this swirling triumvirate of stories centred on unraveling lives amidst the global financial crisis. Combing…
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Martha Marcy May MarleneMartha Marcy May Marlene (2011)Recommended
A damaged young woman struggles to re–assimilate with her sister after fleeing an abusive cult in this unnerving, suggestive psycho–drama…
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SnowtownSnowtown (2011)Recommended
Australian serial killer John Bunting is the controversial subject of this disturbing yet persuasively told recreation of the 'scum' murders that…
DVD $34.95 $19.95
Unforgettable (TV Series)Unforgettable (TV Series) (2011-2016)
A police detective with hyperthymesia (the ability to remember everything she's ever experienced) uses her rare condition to solve crime on the…
DVD $119.95
Vera (TV Series)Vera (TV Series) (2011-2022)
A combative female detective sleuthes murder cases through a blend of unconventional investigative methods and an obsession with detail. Formulaic…
DVD $34.95
XX (Night of Vengeance) (2011)
A lurid, superficially–surfaced expose of tough–minded prostitutes working Sydney's King's Cross sex trade. Strictly style over…
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Angels of EvilAngels of Evil (2010)
Taking a leaf from MESRINE's rap sheet, Italy simultaneously glorifies and moralises the story of its own criminal rock star, Renato…
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Brighton RockBrighton Rock (2010)
Graham Greene's 1939 novel is the source material for this prickly British underworld drama about a gangster (Riley) whose rise through the ranks is…
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CarlosCarlos (Carlos the Jackal) (2010)Aro Favourite
An explosive, globe–trotting biopic of Venezuelan terrorist and fugitive Ilich Ramírez Sánchez – aka Carlos the Jackal – whose exploits…
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Dear Mr. GacyDear Mr. Gacy (2010)
Haunting cautionary tale – based on a true story – chronicles the interactions between an ambitious college student and the notorious…
Easy MoneyEasy Money (Snabba Cash) (2010)
High–flying Swedish thriller centres on a Stockholm business student who moonlights as a drug runner in order to maintain the illusion of…
DVD $29.95
Edge Of DarknessEdge Of Darkness (2010)
Kiwi Martin Campbell helms this compact Hollywood remake of the 1986 BBC mini–series he also directed. Despite Mel Gibson’s…
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Holy RollersHoly Rollers (2010)
The true story of a disillusioned Orthodox Jew who turns to Ecstasy dealing is given an underwhelming treatment in this otherwise fascinating glimpse…
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How I Ended This SummerHow I Ended This Summer (2010)Recommended
Two Russian meteorologists isolated at polar station on the Arctic fringes put each other in jeopardy in this tense, slow–burn adventure. An…
DVD $34.95
Outside the LawOutside the Law (2010)
Dir. Bouchareb (DAYS OF GLORY) re–frames the revolutionary tactics of Algerian nationalists against the French post–WWII as a…
DVD $29.95
Revenge: A Love StoryRevenge: A Love Story (2010)
'Hammer and tong' serial killer potboiler centres on a lowly store clerk who begins murdering policemen (and their pregnant wives) after his…
DVD $29.95
Sherlock - Series 1 (TV Series)Sherlock - Series 1 (TV Series) (2010)Recommended
Ingenious updating of the master detective finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London. Benedict…
DVD $69.95
StolenStolen (2010)
TV thriller based on the real life 2002 kidnapping of Baby Kahu Durie, which saturated NZ media at the time. Held for $3 million ransom, the child…
DVD $19.95
A MillionA Million (2009)
Slavishly entertaining Reality TV spin–off pits eight Korean contestants against each other and the Australian Outback in a race for the…
DVD $29.95
About EllyAbout Elly (2009)Recommended
Though something of a dress rehearsal for Farhadi's Oscar–winning A SEPARATION, this tense and absorbing account of a beach holiday tainted by…
DVD $29.95
BaliboBalibo (2009)Aro Favourite
Searing political thriller based on the death of five Australian–based journalists (one, a Kiwi) who, upon covering the occupation of East…
DVD $19.95
Glorious 39Glorious 39 (2009)
Trademark Stephen Poliakoff visuals and upper crust intrigue characterise this pre–WWII mystery, starring Romola Garai as the adoptive daughter…
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Harry BrownHarry Brown (2009)
Michael Caine plays a disgruntled ex–serviceman who takes the law into his own hands when the drug and gang problem within his neighborhood…
DVD $14.95
In the Electric MistIn the Electric Mist (2009)
Improving on previous James Lee Burke adaptation HEAVEN’S PRISONERS, this sturdy New Orleans thriller has Tommy Lee Jones assuming the plum role of…
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Killing, The - Series 2 (TV Series)Killing, The - Series 2 (TV Series) (Forbrydelsen) (2009)Recommended
Further episodes from the ripping, immensely popular Danish homicide serial weaves a secondary plot of intrigue, corruption, and bureaucracy…
DVD $39.95
Lucky CountryLucky Country (2009)
Terrific outback chamber piece is a turn–of–the–century powerplay between a poverty–stricken family, and three…
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Lulu and the Bank Robber (TV Mini-Series)Lulu and the Bank Robber (TV Mini-Series) (2009)
An independent mother and small business owner is drawn into the dodging dealings of her habitual criminal husband in this pulpy Danish crime…
DVD $44.95
MotherMother (2009)
Cavalier Korean dir. Bong Joon–ho (THE HOST) contorts a regulation murder mystery, centred on a mother's campaign to clear her deadbeat son's…
DVD $19.95
PushPush (2009)
Four telekinetic outcasts band together to expose a government conspiracy in this familiar, if crispy executed sci–fi thriller. Derives…
DVD $14.95
Detective De Luca (TV Series)Detective De Luca (TV Series) (2008)
Another good looking entry into the Italian crime fiction genre, only this time set during the country's fascist era and along the war torn Bologna…
DVD $34.95
Flashpoint (TV Series)Flashpoint (TV Series) (2008)
High–octane cop show from Canada following the 'Strategic Response Unit', a team of elite police who take on the riskier jobs the rest won't…
DVD $159.95
JerusalemaJerusalema (2008)
A punchy, gun–toting gangland epic following the rise to two Soweto teenagers seduced by crime and violence in South Africa. Although…
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MesrineMesrine (Killer Instinct, Public Enemy Number 1) (2008)
Effective, if at times highly sensationalised biopic of career criminal Jacques Mesrine – France’s ‘Public Enemy #1’ throughout the 1960s and…
DVD $19.95
Murdoch Mysteries (TV Series) Murdoch Mysteries (TV Series) (2008)Recommended
An under–appreciated, unique historical crime series set in Victorian Toronto in which an unorthodox young detective, William Murdoch, uses…
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Restraint Restraint (2008)Recommended
Gripping, stripped–back thriller from across the ditch, in which an agoraphobic toff is taken hostage by a young couple on the run from the…
DVD $29.95
Wallace and Gromit - A Matter of Loaf and DeathWallace and Gromit - A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008)
BAFTA–winning animation from the unstoppable clay characters of cheese–loving Wallace and his trusty dog Gromit. This time round the…
DVD $15 $11.25
George Gently (TV Series)George Gently (TV Series) (Inspector George Gently) (2007)Recommended
Retro policier with a superb attention to detail, starring Martin Shaw as the eponymous inspector whose old–school detective methods are caught…
DVD $29.95, $29.95, $29.95, $29.95
Killing, The - Complete Series Boxset (TV Series)Killing, The - Complete Series Boxset (TV Series) (Forbrydelsen) (2007-2012)Recommended
The entire 40–episode story arc of the gripping Danish crime thriller – an immensely popular series synonymous with the 'Nordic Noir'…
DVD $79.95
Killing, The - Series 1 (TV Series)Killing, The - Series 1 (TV Series) (Forbrydelsen) (2007)Aro Favourite
A ripping Danish homicide serial in the long–form tradition of THE WIRE, which weaves a plot of intrigue, corruption, and bureaucracy around a…
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Monkey Puzzle Monkey Puzzle (2007)
A camping trip in search of a rare tree goes pear–shaped for a group of Aussie twenty–somethings as they lose their bearings and their…
DVD $29.95 $14.95
Nines, The Nines, The (2007)
Exigent thriller commenting on the realities of Hollywood, told by way of three connected stories inside the minds of an actor, a screenwriter and a…
DVD $14.95
NoiseNoise (2007)Recommended
An impressive Australian modern 'noir', refreshingly off–centred around a hearing–afflicted cop who is assigned the night shift at a…
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When Night Falls When Night Falls (2007)
Creeping Wairarapa–set thriller fixed on two nurses holed up in a remote country house caring for a patient while trying to steer clear of a…
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HollywoodlandHollywoodland (2006)
The intriguing, mysterious circumstances surrounding George ‘Superman’ Reeves’ suicide are exhumed by a private eye (Adrien Brody) in this…
IrresistibleIrresistible (2006)
Susan Sarandon feels the wrath of Emily Blunt in this Hitchcockian fable of one woman's struggle to prevent her life from being overtaken by another.…
DVD $24.95
Out of the BlueOut of the Blue (Aramoana) (2006)Aro Favourite
A moving, uncomfortably harrowing account of New Zealand’s worst mass murder, bringing the trauma of 1990’s Aramoana massacre to the screen with…
DVD $24.95 $18.70
Sentinel, TheSentinel, The (2006)
A political conspiracy thriller with plenty of gun–cocked posturing involves veteran secret service agent Michael Douglas, implicated in a…
Southland TalesSouthland Tales (2006)
A chaotically comedic, pre–apocalyptic sci–fi ensemble piece, helmed with self–importance and unrestraint by the…
DVD $24.95
Aura, TheAura, The (2005)Recommended
A taxidermist indulges his criminal fantasies in this brooding, atmospheric wilderness thriller from the late dir. of NINE QUEENS. Unfolding as a…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Bones (TV Series)Bones (TV Series) (2005-2014)
A curious forensic policier positing a new angle on the genre, this partners a brilliant anthropologist (Deschanel) and a cocky FBI agent (Boreanaz)…
DVD $20 $15
EdmondEdmond (2005)
Raw, unapologetic adaptation of David Mamet's 1982 stageplay stars William H. Macy as a downtrodden everyman who embarks on a volatile…
DVD $29.95
King, TheKing, The (2005)
A brooding, accomplished slice of southern discomfort with Gael Garcia Bernal (in his first US film) playing recently dischargee from the Navy named…
DVD $34.95
Proposition, TheProposition, The (2005)Aro Favourite
Grimly intense and atmospheric 'Australian Western' – scripted by singer Nick Cave – is set the outback of the 1880s, where lawman Ray…
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Supernatural (TV Series)Supernatural (TV Series) (2005)
Two brothers scour the countryside for urban myths and legends, stumbling upon various paranorma, horror movie moments and other unexplained events…
DVD $25 $18.75
Wallander (TV Series)Wallander (TV Series) (2005)Aro Favourite
Suspenseful Scandinavian procedural finds drama within the inner–workings of a police force in southern Sweden, chiefly between the series’…
DVD $44.95
Brush Off, TheBrush Off, The (2004)
David Wenham returns as the untidy Melbourne official from STIFF who in this story becomes an effective, if bruised detective tracking a case of a…
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Clearing, TheClearing, The (2004)
An unusually flavoured and structured kidnapping thriller, in which wealthy entrepeneur Redford is abducted by a polite, former–employee…
DVD $19.95
In My Father's DenIn My Father's Den (2004)Aro Favourite
Achieving a new high watermark in production terms at least, this vivid New Zealand melodrama harnesses the complexities of Maurice Gee's…
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KhakeeKhakee (2004)
A Bollywood offering in which the song count is low but the body count is high, this twist–filled, often violent drama centres on the police…
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Matando CabosMatando Cabos (2004)
Energetic Mexican 'farce of errors' in which two teenagers kidnap a coldly ruthless businessman, not realising he is also a coveted prize for a…
DVD $29.95
Memories of TomorrowMemories of Tomorrow (2004)
An artful psychological thriller set around a man's (Thompson) frustrating amnesia of a past which seemingly involves commando training and…
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Offensive BehaviourOffensive Behaviour (2004)
Amiable though underwritten exercise in Kiwi bad taste, revolving around one afternoon’s goings on in a block of flats. The deviants inside…
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StiffStiff (2004)Recommended
Superior telemovie adaptation from the popular crime novel series by Shane Maloney, based around a shambling but effective government advisor…
DVD $24.95
Wire, The - Season 3 (TV Series)Wire, The - Season 3 (TV Series) (2004)Aro Favourite
Third season of this cracking HBO crime drama set in the seedy underbelly of the Baltimore crime scene. This season the Baltimore mayor is…
DVD $20 $15
I'm Not ScaredI'm Not Scared (Io Non Ho Paura) (2003)Recommended
Atmospheric thriller from dir. Gabriele Salvatores that deftly conveys a foreboding childhood experience during a long, hot summer in the country,…
DVD $24.95 $18.70
Rosemary & Thyme (TV Series)Rosemary & Thyme (TV Series) (2003)
Utterly peculiar crime series follows two disenchanted botanists – Rosemary, a sacked horticulture lecturer, and Laura, a police officer separated…
DVD $59.95
Wire, The - Season 2 (TV Series)Wire, The - Season 2 (TV Series) (2003)Aro Favourite
Much of the cast of the first season of this phenomenal HBO crime drama return for another complex delve into the Baltimore crime scene. This time…
DVD $30 $22.50
Young AdamYoung Adam (2003)Recommended
Evocatively set amid the grimy canal barges of post–WW2 Scotland, this follows the shady fortunes of a failed writer (McGregor), whose…
DVD $29.95
City of GodCity of God (Cidade de Deus) (2002)Recommended
An incendiary Brazilian drama depicting two decades of blood–drenched rivalry between two youth gangs who control a slum area of Rio De…
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CSI Miami (TV Series)CSI Miami (TV Series) (2002)
Episodes from the first series of the Florida–based spinoff from the successful forensic procedural series. David Caruso follows William…
DVD $39.95, $39.95
Dancer Upstairs, TheDancer Upstairs, The (2002)
John Malkovich debuts as a director with this slow–burn police thriller played out in the humid atmosphere of an unamed South American…
Poster (VG) $12.95
Foyle's War (TV Series)Foyle's War (TV Series) (2002-2015)Recommended
A distinguished drama series of mysteries set at the dawn of World War II, from the makers of Midsomer Murders. Michael Kitchen stars as charismatic…
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KaanteKaante (Thorns) (2002)
From a new generation of Bollywood film–making comes a kinetic heist picture, shot and located in LA in which six Indian suspects plot a…
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Once Upon a Time in the MidlandsOnce Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)
The bittersweet dramatics of dir. Meadows (ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS) get a fresh telling in this Nottingham drama, with the added spin of some ironic…
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Wire in the Blood (TV Series)Wire in the Blood (TV Series) (2002)Recommended
Terrific tough–as–nails UK detective show focused on a compassionate clinical psychologist (Green) and an ambitious Detective Inspector…
DVD $19.95
Buffalo SoldiersBuffalo Soldiers (2001)
Broadly subversive drama set among the bored US Army Corp guarding West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Chiefly tracks…
DVD $19.95
Gosford ParkGosford Park (2001)Recommended
A handsome recital of Agatha Christie–style whodunnit and ‘upstairs–downstairs’ class–drama set in the confines of an English…
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Read My LipsRead My Lips (Sur Mes Levres) (2001)Recommended
Sturdy, unconventional French thriller about an insecure, partially–deaf office clerk who tries to help an irascible ex–con integrate…
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When Strangers AppearWhen Strangers Appear (Shearer's Breakfast) (2001)
A piquant little thriller set at a lonely country rest–stop – Foxton standing in for Oregon – with dir. Reynold’s (HEAVEN, THE…
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CSI (TV Series)CSI (TV Series) (Crime Scene Investigation) (2000-2001)
Highly watchable forensic TV drama that follows the fortunes of a police unit in Las Vegas who use tiny clues and the latest scientific methods to…
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TrafficTraffic (2000)Aro Favourite
A masterful, suitably complex address of the ‘drug problem’ and how it enslaves consumers, dealers, policy–makers and law–enforcers…
DVD $19.95
Essex BoysEssex Boys (1999)
One of the present wave of British crime–films, this tale of trainee cabbie Charlie Creed–Miles going to work for volatile hard–man…
DVD $39.95
Inspector Montalbano (TV Series)Inspector Montalbano (TV Series) (Commissario Montalbano) (1999-2018)Recommended
Based on the global bestsellers by Andrea Camilleri, this series of telemovies is set around a world–weary, though not cynical, Sicilian…
DVD $29.95, $29.95, $34.95, $39.95
CubeCube (1998)Recommended
More than meets the eye of this enthralling dark–horse B–movie from Canada. Five strangers find themselves thrown together in a…
DVD $20 $15
Heat of the Sun (TV Mini-Series)Heat of the Sun (TV Mini-Series) (1998)
The seedier side of Kenya's expatriate community is laid bare in this classic British police procedural set in 1930s Nairobi.
DVD $29.95
PsychoPsycho (1998)
Colour remake of Hitchcock's most famous film closely follows the original but never comes close to being anything other than a cheap gimmick. The…
DVD $14.95
Stalker's Apprentice, TheStalker's Apprentice, The (1998)
A book editor uses a writer's manuscript about a serial killer as a template for his own homicidal fantasies in this punchy, at times lurid British…
DVD $24.95
BreakdownBreakdown (1997)Recommended
With Kurt Russell driving and Kathleen Quinlan in the passenger seat, buckle up for a tight, lean car–trip thriller that heads out across…
CharacterCharacter (1997)
A murderous confrontation bookends an elegantly told story of class, oppression and perseverance in 1920s Rotterdam, in which a young…
Poster (VG) $12.95
Jonathan Creek (TV Series)Jonathan Creek (TV Series) (1997)Recommended
Odd coupling Alan Davies and Caroline Quentin play nerdy magician and blunt–edged journalist respectively in this British series of…
DVD $24.95, $39.95, $39.95, $39.95
Melissa (TV Mini-series)Melissa (TV Mini-series) (1997)
Alan Bleasdale cleverly reworks Francis Durbridge's famous novel, relocating its thriller premise of a man who falls in love with a mysterious,…
DVD $39.95
Midsomer Murders (TV Series)Midsomer Murders (TV Series) (1997)Recommended
A worthwhile British police drama in the tradition of Agatha Christie's MISS MARPLE, in which a veteran detective Inspector Barnaby (Nettles) and his…
DVD $24.95, $24.95, $24.95, $24.95
Touching Evil (TV Series)Touching Evil (TV Series) (1997-1999)
Crime TV drama following an Organised & Serial Crime Unit, created by Paul Abbott (CRACKER) and Russell T. Davies (QUEER AS FOLK). Disc 1 –…
DVD $49.95
FargoFargo (1996)Recommended
The gifted Coen Brothers cross two of their previous treasures – RAISING ARIZONA and BLOOD SIMPLE for this lovingly mocking tale of insurance…
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Hard EightHard Eight (Sydney) (1996)Recommended
Cucumber–cool first feature set in the thick of Reno's casino culture, boasts four superb character–based performances and extended…
Kavanagh QC (TV Series) Kavanagh QC (TV Series) (1995-2001)
Clever Brit crime series, with INSPECTOR MORSE's John Thaw stepping easily back into the role of criminal investigator, this time as a London law…
DVD $40 $30
Dandelion Dead (TV Mini-Series)Dandelion Dead (TV Mini-Series) (1994)
A respected solicitor in a small country town poisons his wife – and expects to get away with it – in this riveting murder–mystery,…
DVD $24.95
Diagnosis Murder (TV Series)Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) (1993)
Dick Van Dyke is on duty as Dr. Mark Sloan, a good–natured, unconventional and sometimes zany physician with a nose for murder. A…
DVD $39.95
Manhattan Murder MysteryManhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
Woody Allen reunites with Diane Keaton as insecure marrieds who get involved in solving what could be a neighbourhood murder. Alan Alda and Anjelica…
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Body PartsBody Parts (1992)
Criminal psychologist Jeff Fahey loses his arm in a car accident and becomes the recipient of an homicidal donor arm! Unsettling thriller soon takes…
Maigret (TV Series) Maigret (TV Series) (1992-1993)
Michael Gambon plays Chief Inspector Jules Maigret of the Paris Surete in this realistic crime series centred on Maigret's investigations into…
DVD $40 $30
Cape FearCape Fear (1991)Aro Favourite
Excruciating but masterful telling of a convicted rapist (Robert De Niro) who calculates revenge on his former attorney by way of his family. Scores…
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Dead AgainDead Again (1991)
Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson go Stateside for this askewed whodunnit about a P.I. who is hired to help an amnesia victim, seemingly haunted by…
Prime Suspect (TV Series)Prime Suspect (TV Series) (1991-2003)Aro Favourite
Helen Mirren stars as DCI Tennison in seven award–winning (Emmy and BAFTA) mini–series from the pen of Lynda La Plante.
DVD $54.95
Godfather Part 3, TheGodfather Part 3, The (1990)
The conclusion of the epic Corleone trilogy, with an aging Al Pacino looking to legitimise his business activities, and find a suitable successor.…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, The (TV Series)Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, The (TV Series) (1990)
Detective series plucked from the novels of famed crime writer Ngaio Marsh follows Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn as he suavely solves crime in…
DVD $34.95, $39.95, $49.95
Jacob's LadderJacob's Ladder (1990)Recommended
Tim Robbins plays a Vietnam vet who begins to suffer from progressively frightening hallucenations. An intense, gripping journey into the unknown…
MiseryMisery (1990)Aro Favourite
You'll have a far from miserable experience watching novelist James Caan nursed back to health by his psychotic number one fan (Kathy Bates in an…
DVD $24.95 $18.70
NikitaNikita (La Femme Nikita) (1990)Aro Favourite
A stylish thriller if ever there was one. The director combines the visual ostentation from his THE BIG BLUE with the plot mechanics of a classic…
DVD $19.95
Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series)Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series) (1989-2002)Recommended
Solid TV adaptation of Agatha Christie's series of detective novels featuring the fussily eccentric Belgian detective Hercule Poirot as he goes about…
DVD $39.95, $39.95, $39.95, $39.95
Jack the Ripper (TV Mini-series)Jack the Ripper (TV Mini-series) (1988)
This British television series adds a new solution to the ever–intriguing and grisly case of Jack the Ripper, who preyed on women in Victorian…
DVD $24.95
Jake and the Fatman (TV Series)Jake and the Fatman (TV Series) (1987)
Eighties primetime crime show starring William Conrad (CANNON) as a generously plump former cop turned maverick district attorney who teams with a…
DVD $139.95
Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Mini-series) Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Mini-series) (1987-2000)Recommended
Well–loved British mystery series consisting of adapted stories from celebrated crime writer Ruth Rendell, brought to life by an impressive…
DVD $119.95
Matlock (TV Series)Matlock (TV Series) (1986)
Updating the "Perry Mason" blueprint with rumpled Southern charm, the ultra laid–back Andy Griffith plays Ben Matlock, an Atlanta defense…
DVD $119.95
Name of the Rose, TheName of the Rose, The (1986)Recommended
A haunting medieval chiller with Sean Connery as a monk who discovers a series of bizarre deaths are not the work of evil spirits, as commonly…
DVD $24.95 $18.70
At Close RangeAt Close Range (1985)
Sean Penn plays a wayward youth who reunites with his gangland father (Christopher Walken) with violent consequences. Sordid yet solid drama.
Mr. WrongMr. Wrong (1985)Recommended
A young woman acquires a Mark 2 Jaguar that appears to be harbouring the ghost a past owner. Some well executed thrills keep Heather Bolton…
DVD $29.95 $20, $29.95
Year of the DragonYear of the Dragon (1985)
Mickey Rourke leads a clean–up of corruption in New York's Chinatown. An arresting melodrama with gut–wrenching violence in the league of…
Miss Marple (TV Series) [Joan Hickson]Miss Marple (TV Series) [Joan Hickson] (1984-2002)Aro Favourite
Best–loved BBC series featuring Agatha Christie's 'Miss Marple', played definitively by the great Joan Hickson. Set in the sleepy, yet…
DVD $29.95
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) (1984-1990)
The archetypal amateur sleuth series, this long–running show starred the indomitable Angela Lansbury as a mystery…
DVD $24.95, $249.95
Agatha Christie: Partners in Crime (TV Series)Agatha Christie: Partners in Crime (TV Series) (1983)
Crisp adaptation of some of Dame Agatha's lesser known short mysteries. The protagonists here are husband and wife sleuths Tommy and Prudence…
DVD $64.95
Road GamesRoad Games (1981)Recommended
Inventive and at times intense, this road thriller has truckdriver Keach traversing the outback, while a serial killer is on the loose. Effectively…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Beyond Reasonable DoubtBeyond Reasonable Doubt (1980)Recommended
Probing account of events surrounding the much–publicised Crew murders that put an innocent farmer, Arthur Allan Thomas, behind bars for ten…
DVD $24.95 $18.70
Juliet Bravo (TV Series)Juliet Bravo (TV Series) (1980)
Massively popular – although rather dated – UK police series focused on a female police officer who takes charge of a fictional…
DVD $39.95, $39.95
Magnum P.I. (TV Series)Magnum P.I. (TV Series) (1980)
After a tour of duty in Vietnam, the ever–affable Tom Selleck cruises Hawaii in his Porsche as a private investigator. Classic,…
DVD $39.95, $39.95, $39.95, $39.95
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980)
A classic Agatha Christie TV adaptation in which a vicar sets out to discover the meaning behind "Why didn't they ask Evans?", the last words spoken…
DVD $24.95
Lady Vanishes, TheLady Vanishes, The (1979)
Curious, though lackluster remake of Hitchcock's classic train thriller. Angela Lansbury plays the vanishing lady whose disappearance is investigated…
DVD $19.95
Capricorn OneCapricorn One (1978)Recommended
Intriguing, thought–provoking thriller, with astronauts Sam Waterston and OJ Simpson helping NASA to fake a manned landing on Mars, unknowing…
DVD $20 $15
Medusa Touch, TheMedusa Touch, The (1978)
Garbled but entertaining thriller stars Burton as a paranormally–gifted writer who psychiatrist (Remick) tries to wean him from his murderous…
Vegas (TV Series)Vegas (TV Series) (Vega$) (1978)
Although Michael Mann is credited as creator of this splashy 70s detective series (in which Sin City is at its gaudy and ostentatious best), the…
DVD $39.95, $39.95
Black SundayBlack Sunday (1977)
A suspenseful, violent terrorist thriller based on Thomas Harris' fictional novel about the pro–Palestinian "Black September" group who…
Rhinemann Exchange, The (TV Mini-Series)Rhinemann Exchange, The (TV Mini-Series) (1977)
Vintage spy thriller follows a US intelligence agent (Collins) on a mission to oversee the exchange of high–altitude gyroscope plans. A little…
DVD $29.95
American Friend, TheAmerican Friend, The (1976)
Twisting thriller stars Bruno Ganz as an apparently terminally–ill man duped into murder. Dennis Hopper plays the American 'friend', while…
DVD $34.95 $19.95
Murder by DeathMurder by Death (1976)
A classic whodunnit premise is taken within an inch of its life by a knockout cast, here playing a gaggle of famous sleuths and sidekicks who convene…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
3 Days of the Condor3 Days of the Condor (Three Days of the Condor) (1975)
A polished thriller from the heyday of the 70s conspiracy genre, with Robert Redford as the hunted CIA operative who knows 'too much'. Going on…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Hanged Man, The (TV Series)Hanged Man, The (TV Series) (1975)
Colin Blakely plays a rich industrialist whose success has made him the death target of his shady competitors. Series follows Blakely pretending to…
DVD $29.95
Gambler, TheGambler, The (1974)Recommended
A typically gritty 70s crime drama, adapted from a story by Dostoevsky, that boasts a fine performance by James Caan as a well–respected…
Godfather Part 2, TheGodfather Part 2, The (1974)Aro Favourite
The Corleone saga continues with the same passion and exacting standards, it both broadens the scope and bolsters the stature of the original. Hailed…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Parallax View, TheParallax View, The (1974)Recommended
Intelligent, stylish paranoia thriller with Warren Beatty as a renegade reporter investigating an unfolding political conspiracy involving a covert…
Rockford Files, The (TV Series)Rockford Files, The (TV Series) (1974-1975)
In the spirit of 'Cold Case' this detective thriller series stars James Garner as an easy going plaid jacket attired investigator pursuing unsolved…
DVD $39.95, $39.95, $39.95, $39.95
Thriller (TV Series)Thriller (TV Series) (1973-1976)
Producer of THE AVENGERS, Brian Clemens, lent his midas touch to this mildly gothic anthology of horror and suspense stories, fronted by such British…
DVD $40 $30
BaffledBaffled (1972)
Following a disturbing 'vision', racing–car driver Leonard Nimoy becomes engulfed in a supernatural vortex of baffling incidents, haunted…
DVD $14.95
Emergency! (TV Series)Emergency! (TV Series) (1972)
Thrilling medical drama concerning firefighting paramedics weaves nonsensical medical jargon and elaborate novelty accidents with the one–two…
DVD $49.95
Snoop Sisters, The (TV Series)Snoop Sisters, The (TV Series) (1972)
Two elderly spinsters put down their mystery writing pens to catch perps for real in this dotty, genteel crime series. Starring former Miss Marple,…
DVD $39.95
Van Der Valk (TV Series)Van Der Valk (TV Series) (1972-1992)
A hugely popular police procedural series starring Barry Foster as Van der Valk, a no–nonsense Dutch detective and head of the Amsterdam CID…
DVD $109.95
A Reflection of FearA Reflection of Fear (1971)
A giallo inspired psychological thriller set in a seaside mansion in Eastern Canada. A young girl's mental health declines rapidly when her…
Ellery Queen (TV Series)Ellery Queen (TV Series) (Don't Look Behind You) (1971-1975)
Whodunnit series stars Jim Hutton as a mystery writer whose sleuthing know–how is regularly called upon by his Police Inspector…
DVD $49.95
Firechasers, TheFirechasers, The (1971)
Brit–crime flick has an insurance investigator chasing down an arsonist, along the way he meets and works with a beautiful newspaper reporter…
DVD $14.95
Get CarterGet Carter (1971)Recommended
A small–time London hood takes on tough Northerners while investigating his brother's death. Exciting, violent thriller shows off the once…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Persuaders, The (TV Series)Persuaders, The (TV Series) (Persuaders!, The) (1971)
Roger Moore and Tony Curtis play a debonair duo who lend their status and charm to dissuade the criminal fraternity. Wonderfully corny. DVD 'Box…
DVD $79.95
Wake In FrightWake In Fright (Outback) (1971)Aro Favourite
After many years in obscurity, this drama has been dusted off and deservingly reappraised as an Australian classic – a waking nightmare of…
DVD $19.95
Callan (TV Series)Callan (TV Series) (1970)
The bold British TV spy series with Edward Woodward as the cold–blooded but very human secret agent.
DVD $129.95
Night Gallery (TV Series) Night Gallery (TV Series) (1970-1973)
Spooky suspense series, hosted by Rod Serling, with each episode adapted from a sci–fi and horror short story. While not up to Serling's…
DVD $29.95, $29.95, $39.95, $79.95
Assassination Bureau, TheAssassination Bureau, The (1969)
Spirited crime caper which translates Jack London's novel of the same name to Europe on the cusp of WWI. Diana Rigg plays an aspiring journalist…
Some Girls DoSome Girls Do (1969)
Return outing for Richard Johnson's 'Bulldog Drummond' pits the Bond–wannabe against a cabal of mini–skirted fembots and his…
DVD $19.95
Danger DiabolikDanger Diabolik (1968)Aro Favourite
Cat–burgling cool from the pop–art 1960's, outfitted in futuristic chic and the effortless glamour of John Phillip Law and blonde…
Dragnet (TV Series)Dragnet (TV Series) (1967)
The classic hard–case, ultra–realistic sixties police procedural, with officers Friday and Gannon cleaning up the mean streets of…
DVD $49.95
President's Analyst, ThePresident's Analyst, The (1967)
Madcap comedy suspense tracking a hapless guy awarded the task of being the president's assistant, who then must deal with bribes and death threats…
DVD $15 $11.25
Blow UpBlow Up (Blow-Up) (1966)Recommended
Nothing–is–what–it–seems in this slow yet absorbing account of a fashion photographer's suspicion that he may have witnessed…
DVD $29.95 $22.45
RageRage (1966)
Sweaty Mexican American thriller with Glenn Ford playing a self–pitying alcoholic doctor who lives alone in a border town, and finds himself…
BlindfoldBlindfold (1965)
Rock Hudson stars in this wry thriller as a psycho–analyst caught up in an international spy plot after one of his patients knows more than…
DVD $14.95
Kitten with a WhipKitten with a Whip (1964)Recommended
Ann–Margaret brings white–hot intensity to this cult classic about a teenage girl on the run from the law who blackmails a clueless…
Manchurian Candidate, TheManchurian Candidate, The (1962)Aro Favourite
Politically–charged nail–biter with Frank Sinatra experiencing post–war paranoia about a fellow soldier who may have been…
DVD $24.95 $18.70
Portrait in BlackPortrait in Black (1960)
Sudsy potboiler with Turner and Quinn murdering Turner's wealthy husband, unfortunately the perfect crime does not go undetected. Campy fun.
DVD $14.95
Last Train from Gun HillLast Train from Gun Hill (1959)
Underrated American Western telling the tale of a U.S. Marshal seeking revenge in the town of 'Gun Hill' after the racially charged rape and murder…
North by NorthwestNorth by Northwest (1959)Aro Favourite
Cary Grant becomes a victim of mistaken identity and is chased across America by enemy agents, in one stylish set piece after another. One of Hitch's…
DVD $24.95 $18.70
Defiant Ones, TheDefiant Ones, The (1958)
That well known image of race–hatred – escaped black and white prisoners unwillingly handcuffed together – originated here, with…
DVD $15 $11.25
Hell DriversHell Drivers (Hard Drivers) (1957)
Stanley Baker plays a hard–nosed trucker forced to take on a dangerous long haul, through which a bitter rivalry develops with a fellow driver…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series)Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) (1955-1962)Aro Favourite
Pre–dating THE TWILIGHT ZONE by some years, the Master of Suspense created this iconic television series featuring self–contained tales…
DVD $49.95 $39.95, $49.95
An Inspector CallsAn Inspector Calls (1954)
Alastair Sim, superb here as the titular inspector, bears down on a smug upper crust family whose closely–guarded secrets are exposed to…
DVD $15 $11.25
When Worlds CollideWhen Worlds Collide (1951)Recommended
When Earth faces imminent and total destruction from an errant star, scientists must organise an evacuation in time to save the human race. Thrilling…
Alfred Hitchcock - The Signature CollectionAlfred Hitchcock - The Signature Collection (Dial M for Murder, I Confess, Stage Fright, The Wrong Man.) (1950-1957)
Box set contains four 50's classics from The Master of Suspense.
DVD $49.95 $35
Enforcer, TheEnforcer, The (1950)
Gripping, well–characterized crime drama leads D.A. Humphrey Bogart into the seedy underworld to trail the leader of a notorious murder ring.
Third Man, TheThird Man, The (1949)Aro Favourite
Superb romantic thriller about a writer in post–war Vienna whose old friend fails to meet him – under mysterious circumstances. Justly…
DVD $20 $15, $20 $15
Sorry, Wrong NumberSorry, Wrong Number (1948)Recommended
The great Barbara Stanwyck cracks up in this crime melodrama, an enjoyably overrought 'visualisation' of what was a gripping and highly successful…
Stranger, TheStranger, The (1946)
Orson Welles plays a Nazi war criminal who marries an unsuspecting American, but Edward G. Robinson is hot on his trail. Welles also directed this…
DVD $29.95
Dark JourneyDark Journey (1937)
British spy caper with Leigh as a French spy falling for a German double–agent.
DVD $34.95

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