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Arbitrage (2012): Sleek drama with "silver fox" Richard Gere in fine form as a troubled hedge fund magnate desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire before…; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
Argo (2012): Oscar–winning thriller based on the fact–based story of a CIA agent's unconventional plans to rescue six American diplomats during the…; DVD $39.95 | Blu-Ray $49.95
Boot Tracks (2012): Charlie Rankin, recently released from prison, seeks vengeance for his jail–house mentor William The Buddha Pettigrew. Along the way, he meets…; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
I, Anna (2012): A modest, artfully unfurled London noir, centred on a glamourous sixty–something (Rampling) who falls in with a detective (Byrne) investigating…; DVD $34.95
Pusher (2012): Slick remake of the Nicolas Winding Refn thriller with Richard Coyle as a street dealer who's life spins out of control after losing a drug shipment.; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
Sherlock - Series 2 (TV Series) (2012): Further episodes from this ingenious update of the master detective, with Benedict Cumberbatch's idiosyncratic take on the character nicely…; DVD $39.95, $54.95 | Blu-Ray $44.95
Taste 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…; DVD $29.95
Anonymous (2011): Enjoyable hokum posits that the true writer of Shakespeare's plays was in fact the Earl of Oxford. Some of Britain's finest thesps – including…; DVD $39.95 | Blu-Ray $44.95
Appropriate Adult (TV Mini-series) (2011): Utterly riveting, BAFTA and Golden Globe winning mini–series that details the crucial part played by a trainee social worker in uncovering the…; DVD $29.95
Breaking Bad - Season 4 (TV Series) (2011): Further episodes chronicling the deeds of anti–hero Walter White (Cranston), a high school chemistry teacher who turns to a life of…; DVD $44.95 | Blu-Ray $49.95
Devil'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…; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
Hour, The - Series 1 (TV Series) (2011): A team of journalists (lead by THE WIRE's Dominic West) front a groundbreaking news hour for the BBC, only to chance upon a high–level…; DVD $20, $39.95 | Blu-Ray $44.95
Jury, The (The Jury 2) (2011): A gripping court room drama regarded for its authenticity and attention to detail, which centres on a prolonged court room trial from the perspective…; DVD $34.95
Life 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…; DVD $29.95
Machine Gun Preacher (2011): A surprisingly solid – and notwithstanding its sensationalist title – serious movie (amid splashes of gun–toting action) about the plight of…; DVD ~~$39.95~~ $14.95, ~~$39.95~~ $19.95
Mad Dogs (TV Series) (2011): Oddly unsettling and engaging in equal measure, this mid–life black comedy centres on four middle–aged blokes who reunite to celebrate…; DVD $29.95
Marchlands (TV Series) (2011): Time–switching supernatural drama where three separate families who have lived in the same Yorkshire house in 1968, 1987 and the present day,…; DVD $29.95
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011): A damaged young woman struggles to re–assimilate with her sister after fleeing an abusive cult in this unnerving, suggestive psycho–drama…; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
Polisse (2011): A tough, unglamorous insight into the police work of a Parisian Juvenile Protection Unit, whose officers grapple with the moral and personal dilemmas…; DVD $39.95
Snowtown (2011): Australian serial killer John Bunting is the controversial subject of this disturbing yet persuasively told recreation of the 'scum' murders that…; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $29.95 | Blu-Ray ~~$39.95~~ $34.95
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011): An enthralling, impeccably cast screen adaptation of John Le Carre’s quintessential cold war spy novel, centred on a retired George Smiley (Oldman)…; DVD $39.95 | Blu-Ray $44.95, $49.95
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011): Tilda Swinton struggles to cope with the grief and guilt of mothering a deeply troubled child in Lynne Ramsay's unflinching, stylistic adaptation of…; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
All Good Things (2010): Bizarre account of a notorious unsolved murder with Ryan Gosling as an eccentric business heir who's wife mysteriously disappears in the…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Animal Kingdom (2010): The deadly underworld politics of a Melbourne crime family come under the microscope in this outstanding Australian gangland thriller. Framed…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95 | Blu-Ray ~~$39.95~~ $24.95
Breaking Bad - Season 3 (TV Series) (2010): Further episodes chronicling the deeds of anti–hero Walter White (Cranston), a high school chemistry teacher who turns to a life of…; DVD $44.95 | Blu-Ray $49.95
Carlos (Carlos the Jackal) (2010): An explosive, globe–trotting biopic of Venezuelan terrorist and fugitive Ilich Ramírez Sánchez – aka Carlos the Jackal – whose exploits in the…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $8, ~~$39.95~~ $15 | Blu-Ray ~~$49.95~~ $39.95
Dear Mr. Gacy (2010): Haunting cautionary tale – based on a true story – chronicles the interactions between an ambitious college student and the notorious…; DVD $19.95 | Blu-Ray $24.95
Fair Game (2010): A smart, ground level conspiracy thriller based on the true story of an undercover CIA operative (Watts) whose identity was suspiciously leaked after…; DVD $20
Holy 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…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Housemaid, The (2010): A sleek, sexual thriller of manipulation and revenge, centred on the consequences of a torrid affair between a wealthy industrialist and his newly…; DVD $34.95
Hunter, The (Shekarchi) (2010): Spare, lyrical drama with a low–paid security guard on the run from authorities after gunning down two police officers. Unfolding against the…; DVD $24.95
Mr. Nice (2010): Droll tale of the life raconteur and international drug smuggler Howard Marks who Ifans plays as a smug hippie–capitalist. The endless…; DVD $39.95
Once Fallen (2010): Credible portrait of a young drug–trafficker's struggle to adjust to life outside prison. Committed performances help disguise what is…; DVD $29.95
Red White and Blue (2010): Engrossing but ultimately depressing tale of a libidinous young woman, an Iraq War veteran and an aspiring rocker whose lives violently intersect.; DVD $34.95
Sherlock - Series 1 (TV Series) (2010): Ingenious updating of the master detective finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London. Benedict…; DVD $39.95, $54.95 | Blu-Ray $44.95
Small Town Murder Songs (2010): Simmering provincial redemption story stars Peter Stormare as a clammy police officer trying to escape his violent past in a small Mennonite…; DVD $29.95
Stone (2010): Smouldering thriller with Edward Norton as a convicted arsonist who looks to manipulate a parole officer into a plan to secure his parole by placing…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95
Tourist, The (2010): Vacationing in Venice, Johnny Depp is drawn into the web of a beautiful woman (Angelina Jolie) in this intriguing international thriller from the…; DVD $10, $19.95 | Blu-Ray $24.95
True Grit (2010): This lively, immaculately shot remake of John Wayne’s classic 1969 western sees the Coen Brothers reinterpret Charles Portis’s novel, about a plucky…; DVD $15, $39.95 | Blu-Ray $49.95
Wasted on the Young (2010): Potent teen thriller, stylishly directed by first–timer Lucas, has a party getting out of hand an triggering a wave of revenge acts.; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
Whistleblower, The (2010): Uncompromising drama with Rachel Weisz as an American cop whose stint as a Bosnian peacekeeper exposes her to a human trafficking ring run from…; DVD $39.95 | Blu-Ray $44.95
William Vincent (Shadows and Lies) (2010): A quiet criminal recounts the eccentric path that has brought him to New York – after four years in exile, to rescue the favourite call girl of…; DVD $39.95
Winter's Bone (2010): Celebrated art–house thriller set in the Ozark Mountains follows a teenage girl as she desperately searches for her drug–dealing father…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $44.95
Balibo (2009): Searing political thriller based on the death of five Australian–based journalists (one, a Kiwi) who, upon covering the occupation of East…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Breaking Bad - Season 2 (TV Series) (2009): Further episodes chronicling the deeds of anti–hero Walter White (Cranston), a high school chemistry teacher who turns to a life of…; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray ~~$39.95~~ $36.75
Brooklyn's Finest (2009): The dir. of TRAINING DAY spins this heavy–handed multi–narrative around three burnt out NYC cops at the end of their tether. Posturing…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95
Glorious 39 (2009): Trademark Stephen Poliakoff visuals and upper crust intrigue characterise this pre–WWII mystery, starring Romola Garai as the adoptive daughter…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Good Wife, The (TV Series) (2009): Golden Globe winning series about a politician's wife who must return to the workforce after a sex and corruption scandal lands her husband in jail.; DVD $49.95, $49.95
Leaves of Grass (2009): Stoner comedy for the philosophically inclined with Edward Norton pulling double duty as an Ivy League professor lured back to his Oklahoma hometown,…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Lie To Me (TV Series) (2009): Engaging crime drama that sees an unlikely Tim Roth play Cal Lightman, a doctor who has such an uncanny ability to read facial expressions and body…; DVD $59.95, $59.95, $59.95, $119.95
Limits of Control, The (2009): Indie King Jim Jarmusch directs this mysterious and moody crime thriller, in which a Lone Man wanders through Madrid and Seville on an undisclosed…; DVD $34.95
Lucky Country (2009): Terrific outback chamber piece is a turn–of–the–century powerplay between a poverty–stricken family, and three…; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $14.95
Peacock (2009): A freak accident in a small American town threatens to disclose a bank teller's secret life – that of a split personality – in this…; DVD $39.95
State Of Play (2009): With excellent political thriller credentials, this accomplished remake (from the BBC mini–series) transposes its conspiracy–laden scoop…; DVD $39.95 | Blu-Ray $44.95
Storm (2009): Accomplished international courtroom drama sees a determined prosecutor (Fox) risk life and limb in order to prove that the former commander of the…; DVD $19.95
Uncertainty (2009): 'Uncertainty' is both the title and the key to enjoying this convention–defying thriller that interweaves two parallel stories that feature the…; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $24.95
Van Diemen's Land (2009): Forbidding re–enactment of the "legend" of Alexander Pearce, who escaped from a penal colony in 1822 into the unforgiving Tasmanian wilderness…; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $19.95
Acolytes (2008): Chilling, if somewhat uneven, low–budget Aussie thriller concerning a group of teens who blackmail a serial killer to help them extract revenge…; DVD $29.95
Breaking Bad - Season 1 (TV Series) (2008): Cynical drama series that gives us a new anti–hero in Walter White (Cranston), a high school chemistry teacher who turns to a life of…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
Changeling (2008): Would–be heavyweight drama set in 1920's L.A. sees solo mother Angelina Jolie reunite with her kidnapped son only to realise he is an impostor,…; DVD $15, $39.95 | Blu-Ray $44.95
Eye, The (2008): Mildly startling Hollywood remake of creepy Hong Kong horror sees Jessica Alba playing the once–blind violinist whose sight gets surgically…; DVD $34.95
Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008): Sharp docu–drama with Jim Sturgess as Irishman Martin McGartland, charged with infiltrating the IRA during the 1980s. Tense action sequences…; DVD ~~$39.95~~ $19.95 | Blu-Ray $49.95
Generation Kill (TV Mini-series) (2008): Superlative HBO series from the makers of THE WIRE following the U.S. Marine reconnaissance battalion in the first year of the Iraq invasion.…; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $44.95
Gran Torino (2008): Grizzly Korean war veteran Clint Eastwood puts aside his prejudices to defend a family of Hmong immigrants from Asian gangsters in this clear cut and…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Guns (TV Mini-series) (2008): Mini–series exploring the issue of gun violence in Canada through the story of four families caught up in illegal trafficking in Toronto.…; DVD $29.95
I Know You Know (2008): Grim British drama focused on the volatile Charlie (Carlyle), an undercover spy working for a shadowy agency, and the fiercely protective…; DVD $19.95
Mentalist, The (TV Series) (2008): Superior crime series sees Simon Baker play an ex–'psychic' who now uses his remarkable powers of scrupulous observation in the name of the…; DVD $59.95, $59.95, $59.95, $59.95
Nothing But The Truth (2008): Solid political drama 'inspired' on a true story focused around a young journalist who faces imprisonment after outing a CIA agent and refusing to…; DVD $39.95
Other Man, The (2008): Melodrama starring Liam Neeson as a man whose struggle to find his missing and unfaithful wife (Linney) brings him into contact with her new lover…; DVD ~~$39.95~~ $19.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
Oxford Murders, The (2008): At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical…; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $24.95 | Blu-Ray ~~$39.95~~ $24.95
Quid Pro Quo (2008): Offbeat indie thriller focused on a wheelchair–bound radio reporter sent to investigate the emerging trend of people paying doctors to remove…; DVD $14.95
Revanche (2008): A botched bank robbery resulting in the death of a prostitute compels an embittered ex–con to contemplate revenge in this steely, impressive…; DVD $29.95
Air I Breathe, The (2007): Slick ensemble drama charting four desperate city dwellers who find their destinies intertwined through the four emotions of Happiness, Pleasure,…; DVD $29.95
Black Snake Moan (2007): Christina Ricci stars as a scrawny, Southern–fried nympho whose demons get her deep into trouble in the deep, deep South the minute her doting…; DVD $20
Breach (2007): A first–rate dramatic thriller that pits spy against spy on the American homefront, based on the true story of the FBI's internal investigation…; DVD $10, $14.95
Brooklyn Rules (2007): Three impressionable Italian Americans must choose to resist or surrender to Mob life in this familiar, but soundly acted coming–of–age,…; DVD $14.95
Cassandra's Dream (2007): Woody Allen–directed suspense, rounding out his recent penchant for London–set thrillers, starring Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell as…; DVD $15, $29.95
City of Men (Cidade dos Homens) (2007): Salty Rio back–blocks melodrama from the producers of CITY OF GOD revolving around two orphaned street kids on the brink of adulthood faced…; DVD $15
Day Zero (2007): A 'what if scenario' study of three New Yorkers facing the draft in an alternate post–9/11 reality. There's embattled Ivy Leaguer Chris…; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $8
Dead Clever (The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley) (2007): Smart British suburban thriller in which a scorned wife extracts wicked revenge on her cheating husband. A simple concept that skirts the line…; DVD $29.95
Durham County (TV Series) (2007-2008): An emotionally powerful series centered around Detective Mike Sweeney and his family as he hunts a serial killer he's certain is the guy across the…; DVD $39.95, $39.95
Extraordinary Rendition (2007): Topical, slightly underdone small–budget political thriller tracks a forward thinking UK teacher who is abducted and brutally tortured in an…; DVD $24.95
Far North (2007): On the Arctic tundra a starving stranger is thrown upon the charity of two Inuit women, driven to isolation by fear of prophecy and a violent past,…; DVD $34.95
Girl by the Lake, The (La ragazza del lago) (2007): It swept Italy's Academy Awards, won the Venice Film Festival s top acting prize for star Toni Servillo (IL DIVO, GOMORRA) and remains one of the…; DVD $169.95
Joshua (2007): Carefully drawn psychological thriller in which a precocious child of Manhattan's wealthy elite starts to act up – in a creepy, possibly…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Lust, Caution (Se, Jie) (2007): Dir. Ang Lee (BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN) returns to the mainland to present a slow–burn, psychologically dense and provocative spy thriller, based on…; DVD $15, $39.95
Michael Clayton (2007): Razor–sharp legal thriller involving a sprawling class–action law suit and alleged cover–up, George Clooney plays a humble legal…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
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
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 $10, $19.95
Noise (2007): An impressive Australian modern 'noir', refreshingly off–centred around a hearing–afflicted cop who is assigned the night shift at a…; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $6, $10, $19.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
Premonition (2007): Sandra Bullock loses her husband to a car accident – or does she? – in this eerie time–bending thriller. While Bullock haters will view this…; DVD $29.95
Rendition (2007): Frenetic thriller by dir. of TSOTSI concerns Witherspoon's desperate search for her husband after he goes missing on an international flight,…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Reservation Road (2007): Emotionally charged thriller from the director of HOTEL RWANDA set around two families whose lives will forever be intertwined after a hasty father…; DVD $29.95
Rush Hour (The Trial Begins) (2007): Tightly directed drama about the temptation of amoral manipulation. Italian tax official Filippo makes himself guilty of fraud and bribery to join…; DVD ~~$169.95~~ $156.35
Savage Grace (2007): Featuring another fearless performance from the great Julianne Moore, this takes the family dysfunction drama to a disturbing extreme as it maps the…; DVD $12, $19.95
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars (2007): Holmes gets kicked into the 21st century with this made–for–TV family drama in which the crime–busting duo must rely on a gang of…; DVD $29.95
Shotgun Stories (2007): Sturdy, atmospheric independent drama detailing the simmering rivalry between two sets of half–brothers which boils over after the death of…; DVD $10, ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Walk All Over Me (2007): Shadowy crime thriller leavened by screwball comedy–styled pickles sees small–town woman (Sobieski) adopting her friend's dominatrix…; DVD $14.95
Alpha Dog (2006): The versatile Emile Hirsch plays a rich, white, and very teenage drug dealer whose charmed existence is threatened when a kidnapping–murder…; DVD $39.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95
Bug (2006): Claustrophobic, knife's–edge drama in which a victim of spousal abuse (Judd) develops an obsessive, paranoid relationship with an enigmatic…; DVD $15, $39.95
Dead Girl, The (2006): A superb ensemble cast give rich life to this exceptional drama that interlinks the unsettling stories of five women connected to the discovery of a…; DVD $30
Departed, The (2006): A rip–roaring remake of Hong Kong actioner INFERNAL AFFAIRS, Martin Scorsese returns to the mean streets in this high–performance game of…; DVD $19.95, ~~$39.95~~ $24.95 | Blu-Ray ~~$44.95~~ $29.95
First Snow (2006): Fateful neo–noir thriller stars Guy Pearce as a shyster salesman whose life is sent into a paranoid tailspin after a trailer park palm reader…; DVD $14.95
Four Minutes (Vier Minuten) (2006): Unrelentingly gritty German drama of redemption details the hostile relationship between an incarcerated piano player and her emotionally chilly…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Good German, The (2006): Dir. Steven Soderbergh takes another extravagant artistic punt with this meticulous pastiche of 1940's war stories, shot not only in black’n’white…; DVD $34.95
Good Shepherd, The (2006): Robert De Niro directs this dramatization of the CIA’s clandestine origins, with Matt Damon in the central role of a colourless career…; DVD $10, $39.95
Hollywoodland (2006): The intriguing, mysterious circumstances surrounding George ‘Superman’ Reeves’ suicide are exhumed by a private eye (Adrien Brody) in this smoky…; DVD $19.95 | Blu-Ray $24.95
Illusionist, The (2006): Edward Norton plays an enigmatic magician who courts a Viennese Dutchness (Biel) with the art of illusion in this lush and mystical period…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $13
Inland Empire (2006): Warped and optically haunting suspense starring Lynch regular Laura Dern as a focused actress ecstatic about receiving a part in a new film, until…; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $19.95
Irresistible (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
Like Minds (2006): Determinedly creepy psychological thriller with Richard Roxburgh and Toni Collette partnered as detective and forensic psychologist investigating a…; DVD $19.95
London to Brighton (2006): Two women on the lam board a train in hope of evading their violent pursuers in this tough–as–nails contemporary British…; DVD $34.95
Macbeth (2006): A black–lacquered contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s 'Macbeth' set in the ganglands of Melbourne, with dir. Wright (ROMPER STOMPER)…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $19.95
New Street Law (TV Series) (2006): Engrossing legal drama with Hannah and Freeman as heads of two law firms sharing the same premises. Plenty of ethical conundrums populate a tightly…; DVD $39.95
Notes on a Scandal (2006): Authorities Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench go head–to–head in this psychological gambit between a pottery teacher engaged in an illicit…; DVD $19.95
Out of the Blue (Aramoana) (2006): 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 $34.95
Red Road (2006): Absorbing, unbearably tense drama of undisclosed motivations, which follows a lonely surveillance operator and her pursuit of a man throughout the…; DVD $24.95
Situation, The (2006): A noted fictional dramatisation of the Iraq conflict and its many complex participants and victims, this film interweaves a love triangle with…; DVD $24.95
Southland Tales (2006): A chaotically comedic, pre–apocalyptic sci–fi ensemble piece, helmed with self–importance and unrestraint by the…; DVD $10, $34.95
State Within, The (TV Series) (2006): Gripping political series centred on the British Ambassador to Washington who finds himself entangled in the midst of political scandal after a plane…; DVD $39.95
State's Evidence (2006): Six high school students make a suicide pact which goes nastily awry, in this prurient youth drama clearly influenced by cinema provocateurs Larry…; DVD $14.95
True North (2006): Devastating thriller concerning the crew of a Scottish trawler in financial strife who smuggle Chinese immigrants in appalling conditions across the…; DVD $24.95
Bleak House (Mini-series) (2005): From the pen of Charles Dickens comes this pacy, razor sharp BBC adaptation dabbling in murder, lineage, and the 19th century legal…; DVD $59.95, $99.95
Bubble (2005): Steven Soderbergh's creepy, independent sojourn (made between OCEAN'S 12 and 13) casts an uneasy eye on a midwestern doll factory, where the…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $6, $10
Closer, The (TV Series) (2005-2006): Capable and assured detective drama dodges most of the worst cliches of the genre, with Kyra Sedwick playing a talented 'Southern Belle' investigator…; DVD $39.95, $59.95, $59.95, $59.95
Constant Gardener, The (2005): A British diplomat in Kenya (Fiennes) becomes obsessed with uncovering the secrets that lie behind his wife's (Weisz) murder which seem to lead to…; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95
Crime Novel (Romanzo criminale) (2005): Novel–based Italian crime drama concerning a group of small–town crims who went on to become Rome's most merciless crime family and a…; DVD $164.95
Down in the Valley (2005): Slow–burn yet layered and intense drama has Edward Norton in fine form as a delusional 'cowboy' who charms his way into trouble via the heart…; DVD $29.95
Edmond (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
Hard Candy (2005): Unflinchingly dark and slickly impressive thriller proceeds from the chatroom flirtations between a precocious teenager (Page) and a…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
King, 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 $20, $34.95
Love (2005): Little–known but extremely worthwhile drama lays out several major storylines, but centres on the struggles of a former Serbian soldier trying…; DVD $29.95
Match Point (2005): Widely touted as Woody Allen's finest film since the mid–80's, this is also his least characteristic – set in London and entirely…; DVD $10, ~~$29.95~~ $13
Munich (2005): Compelling, if occasionally muddily–overearnest thriller based around the aftermath of the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich…; DVD $19.95
Proposition, The (2005): Grimly intense and atmospheric 'Australian Western' – scripted by singer Nick Cave – is set the outback of the 1880s, where lawman Ray…; DVD $29.95
Quiet, The (2005): A creepy teenage melodrama about an orphaned deaf–mute girl (Belle) who goes to live in suburbia with her godparents (Falco, Donovan) and…; DVD $19.95
Separate Lies (2005): Tense tragedy of manners stars Tom Wilkinson as a complacent lawyer whose young wife (Watson) confesses to being tangled–up in a fatal…; DVD $19.95
Syriana (2005): Fierce and dense exploration of the machinations and consequences of the global oil industry in the form of a multiple–storyline drama (from…; DVD $12.50, $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Tsotsi (2005): Deserved winner of the 2006 Foreign Language Oscar, this gripping tale of a young homicidal street–thug ('tsotsi') in post–apartheid…; DVD $19.95
Two for the Money (2005): Set in the world of gridiron betting, this steamy male melodrama has an injured quarterback (McConaughey) tempted into the field of 'sports…; DVD $10, $39.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
Where the Truth Lies (2005): Challenging and kinky mystery drama from dir. Atom Egoyan (EXOTICA), in which a reporter in the 1970s (Lohman) investigates the death by overdose of…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $14.95
24 - Season 3 (TV Series) (2004): Further episodes in this high–concept TV thriller, covering 24 hours of real time events (an hour per episode) with Kiefer Sutherland as lead…; DVD $59.95
Assassination of Richard Nixon, The (2004): The ghost of 'Travis Bickle' (TAXI DRIVER) pervades this accomplished diatribe on the contentious era of Richard Nixon's administration – a…; DVD $10, $19.95
Collateral (2004): A moody night–thriller that cruises the streets of Los Angeles with a taxi–driver (Foxx) whose cab is commandered by a ruthless,…; DVD $19.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Cooler, The (2004): Casino–cool 'indie' film starring William H. Macy as a life–long loser employed to 'cool' the winning streaks of high–rollers in a…; DVD $39.95
Fida (2004): Typically likeable Bollywood item that intercrosses two love stories with the tale of an online bank heist. Treading lightly through the genre…; DVD $24.95
Fracture (2004): An impressively staged adaptation of Maurice Gee's novel "Crime Story", set around two equally fractured families who enter each other's orbit after…; VHS $10
Hotel Rwanda (2004): A deeply affecting expose of the Rwandan conflict of the early 1990s that matches its political conscience with vivid staging and terrific…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $13
In My Father's Den (2004): Achieving a new high watermark in production terms at least, this vivid New Zealand melodrama harnesses the complexities of Maurice Gee's…; DVD $34.95
Machinist, The (2004): A mind–twisting thriller in the industrial–gothic mould, this might at times feel like an off–cut from the David…; DVD $34.95
Memories of Tomorrow (2004): An artful psychological thriller set around a man's (Thompson) frustrating amnesia of a past which seemingly involves commando training and…; DVD $19.95
One Last Chance (2004): Scottish hi–jinks cut in the same droll humour as SHALLOW GRAVE, with a young man landlocked in his small highland village discovering a gold…; DVD $19.95
She's Gone (2004): Ray Winstone is typically compelling as the father of a young British woman who goes missing in Turkey. Travelling to the Middle East, he quests to…; DVD $29.95
Veronica Mars (TV Series) (2004): Addictive, dark–hued mystery noir masquerading as a high school drama, centred on the socially ostracised teen daughter of a private eye whose…; DVD $59.95, $59.95, $59.95
21 Grams (2003): For his English–language debut, the celebrated Mexican director of AMORES PERROS weighs in with an unconventional, soul–baring drama that…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $14.95
Alexandra's Project (2003): Business executive Gary Sweet arrives home one evening and walks into a psychological trap set by his aggreived wife (Buday). Finding that she has…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $19.95
Ashes and Sand (2003): Promising but ultimately disappointing drama set among the members of a girl–gang in Brighton, England. Although based on an…; DVD $29.95
Blind Flight (2003): True story of the 4–year kidnapping in 80s Lebanon of Irishman Brian Keenan and Englishman John McCarthy, given an affecting depth by its…; DVD $19.95
Blue Murder (TV Series) (2003): Pragmatic crime series featuring British comedian Caroline Quentin as a detective at the top of her game, trying to juggle her demanding career and…; DVD $24.95
Dot The I (El Punto sobre la I) (2003): A skillfully moody London romance, in which the relationship of an engaged couple is disturbed by a pre–wedding ritual in which Verbeke must…; DVD $29.95
Elephant (2003): A smoothly crafted, but troubling depiction of the Columbine High School massacre in which two disaffected teenagers planned and staged the multiple…; DVD $12, $19.95
For Good (2003): Deserving of a wider audience, this assured and well–focused NZ feature debut belies its limited budget with a pertinent crime story executed…; DVD $30
Mean Creek (2003): Skillful 'delinquent thriller' about a group of highschool kids who plot to humiliate the overweight school bully on a boating daytrip. Though the…; DVD $15
Monster (2003): Powerful dramatization of the story of female serial–killer Aileen Wournos, strong enough to support an astonishing, Oscar–winning…; VHS ~~$25~~ $12.50 | Poster (VG) $12.95
Mystic River (2003): Dignified crime thriller shot in unfussy style by old pro Clint Eastwood, this is less thrilling than a reliable entertainment, with the emotional…; DVD $29.95
Owning Mahowny (2003): Phillip Seymour Hoffman stars in this fact–based story of a Toronto bank manager who became legendary for gambling away millions of his…; DVD $10, ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Perfect Strangers (2003): Thriller of possessive love, set effectively on the rugged coastline of New Zealand’s West Coast, that changes tack mid–way into blackly comic…; DVD $34.95
Return, The (Vozvrashcheniye) (2003): A surprise arthouse hit about a couple of teenage brothers who are taken on a mysterious trip by their estranged and rather surly father, with his…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $19.95
Runaway Jury (2003): It's back to court with John Grisham, in a well–cast, entertaining tale of gun–control issues, jury–manipulation, big business and…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $14.95
Singing Detective, The (2003): A not unthoughtful remake of Dennis Potter's iconic 1980s TV Series, in which a psoriasis–afflicted crime writer hallucinates mystery plots and…; DVD $29.95
Swimming Pool (2003): A beguiling psychological thriller, in which a British mystery–novelist (Rampling) travels to her publisher's holiday house in rural France for…; DVD $19.95
Veronica Guerin (2003): Playing an Irish journalist determined to uncover the drug–networks of Ireland, Blanchett gives a rounded portrait of a headstrong…; DVD $34.95
Young Adam (2003): 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
'R Xmas (2002): Familiar territory tinged with originality from bad boy dir. Ferrara, examining the unusual Christmas crises of a drug–dealing Latino couple in…; DVD $14.95
Chaos (2002): A witty French thriller where, through a chance meeting, a middle–class woman comes to the rescue of an Algerian–born prostitute who is…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
City By the Sea (2002): Robert De Niro faces a personal and professional dilemma as a decent cop/bad father who discovers that the prime suspect in the murder of his partner…; DVD $12.95
City of Ghosts (2002): A moody debut for dir. Dillon, unfolding a familiar thriller of dueling lowlifes in the exotic–chaotic scenery of presentday…; DVD $14.95
City of God (Cidade de Deus) (2002): An incendiary Brazilian drama depicting two decades of blood–drenched rivalry between two youth gangs who control a slum area of Rio De…; DVD $39.95
Dancer 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…; DVD $19.95 | Poster (VG) $12.95
Foyle's War (TV Series) (2002): 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…; DVD ~~$59.95~~ $29.95, ~~$59.95~~ $29.95, ~~$59.95~~ $29.95, ~~$59.95~~ $29.95
Gangs of New York (2002): Dir. Martin Scorsese’s messy yet resonant epic based on a 19th century chapter that witnessed mass civil unrest in NYC is painted with the director’s…; DVD $39.95
John Q (2002): Denzel Washington plays a cash–strapped pillar–of–decency who can’t afford his son’s heart–transplant in the mercenary US…; Blu-Ray $39.95
Once 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…; Poster (VG) $12.95
Spun (2002): A cinematically exhilarating depiction of existence among a group of methamphetamine (P) addicts in Los Angeles, that is sure to divide audiences as…; DVD $29.95
Ted Bundy (2002): For those not wearied of the serial–killer genre, this is a memorable portrait of America’s first acknowledged specimen, Ted Bundy…; DVD $39.95
Wire, The - Season 1 (TV Series) (2002): Tough, patient HBO TV policier (from David Simon, creator of HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREETS) follows the Baltimore drug scene from both the police and…; DVD $59.95
Without a Trace (TV Series) (2002): Television crime drama from the Jerry Bruckheimer stable (see also CSI) that traces the investigations of the FBI's Missing Persons Squad, led by the…; DVD $39.95, $39.95, $39.95, $39.95
Gosford Park (2001): A handsome recital of Agatha Christie–style whodunnit and ‘upstairs–downstairs’ class–drama set in the confines of an English…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95 | Poster (VG) $12.95
Love the Hard Way (2001): Big–city fable with Brody playing a snakeskin–jacketed thief with some polished one–liners, who nurses a secret ambition to be a…; DVD $11.95
Murder In Mind (TV Series) (2001): Excellent star–studded series of self–contained stories on the theme of murder, generally centered around apparently 'normal people' who…; DVD $39.95, $39.95, $39.95, $69.95
Read My Lips (Sur Mes Levres) (2001): Sturdy, unconventional French thriller about an insecure, partially–deaf office clerk who tries to help an irascible ex–con integrate…; DVD $19.95 | Poster (VG) $12.95
Till Human Voices Wake Us (2001): A supernaturally–tinged drama in which psychiatrist Guy Pearce returns his hometown and the spectres of a doomed teenage romance. Mourning…; DVD $39.95
Tunnel, The (2001): An extended though by no means deep excavation of German Cold War history, in which an East German swimmer (Ferch) defects to West Berlin in 1961 and…; DVD $29.95
Burnside (TV Series) (2000): Bearable Detective spin–off series of THE BILL, with Christopher Ellison reprising the riveting character of Detective Frank Burnside, who…; DVD $29.95
Gossip (2000): Three media students decide to create a story out of pure, unfounded gossip, targeting a affluent and prudish classmate. The story of her sexual…; DVD $12.95
Mr. Rice's Secret (2000): David Bowie is the 400–yr old ‘friend’ of a terminally ill boy who is directed into a magical adventure in this…; DVD $39.95
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) (2000): A rather fascinating speculation which dramatises the real–life relationship between "Sherlock Homes"–author Arthur Conan Doyle (Laing)…; DVD ~~$39.95~~ $29.95
Pledge, The (2000): Sean Penn as director's pledge to the stuff of raw drama pays off with a thriller/parable centred round a powerhouse turn from Jack Nicholson. As…; DVD $29.95
Series 7: The Contenders (2000): The scourge of ‘reality–TV’ gets its comeuppance (or homage?) in this ultraviolent satire. We’re in the near–future,…; VHS ~~$25~~ $12.50
Traffic (2000): A masterful, suitably complex address of the ‘drug problem’ and how it enslaves consumers, dealers, policy–makers and…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95 | Blu-Ray $24.95
Civil Action, A (1999): Fact–based account of a protracted courtroom duel between two corporations and small–town folk, whose children have been affected by…; DVD $19.95
Cruel Intentions (1999): Spoiled and randy step–siblings Sarah Michelle Geller and Ryan Phillipe raise the amorality stakes by betting that he can deflower the prim…; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $24.95
Insider, The (1999): A brooding masterpiece from dir. Mann (HEAT), who finally wrestles down a topic of sufficient weight to justify the peerless brilliance of his…; DVD $29.95
Life Before This, The (1999): Based loosely on a real–life shootout in Toronto, this ambitious drama postulates life as a mosaic of interconnected actions, where often…; DVD $11.95
Room for Romeo Brass, A (1999): This extraordinary coming–of–age story places two twelve–year–old boys in the company of a well–meaning but…; DVD $29.95
Sopranos, The (TV Series) - Season 1 (1999): Groundbreaking TV–series that ironically portrays the life of a New Jersey Mafia clan as a parade of suburban neurosis, pop–culture…; DVD $59.95
Interview, The (1998): Sleek, edgy Aussie drama works a detailed script and a sharp cast to pile layers of ambiguity and guilt into a standard interrogation premise. Winner…; DVD $19.95
Love And Rage (1998): Tantalising Irish melodrama starring Greta Scacchi as an English aristocrat who hires Daniel Craig as manager for her sumptuous estate and ends up…; DVD $19.95
Miss Monday (1998): An improving indie thriller sets its improbable but well–realised story around a struggling screenwriter, who sneaks into a woman's apartment…; DVD $11.95
Snow Falling On Cedars (1998): The seemingly perfect conjunction of David Guterson's best–selling novel and dir. Hicks (SHINE), results in a technically magnificent, but…; DVD $12.95
Blackout, The (1997): Dir. Abel Ferrara spills more lurid behaviour all over the screen just like he did in BAD LIEUTENANT. Matthew Modine does the honours for this spin…; DVD $11.95
Character (1997): A murderous confrontation bookends an elegantly told story of class, oppression and perseverance in 1920s Rotterdam, in which a young…; DVD $19.95 | Poster (VG) $12.95
Donnie Brasco (1997): Riveting, true–life tale of an FBI agent's perilous infiltration of the New York Mafia in the 70s. A knife–edge dramatic tension is…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Duggan (Death in Paradise, Sins of the Fathers) (1997-1998): Detective inspector John Bach heads up these made–for–TV policiers as a recluse drawn into a murder cases near his Marlborough Sounds…; DVD $39.95, $39.95
Twentyfour Seven (1997): The cockney director of low–budget miracle SMALL TIME, enters the ring with a few more bob and a larger cast, delivering a warm, yet…; DVD $19.95
Woman In White (1997): Suitably creepy, if not entirely faithful, BBC adaptation of Wilkie Collins' gothic tale of murder, love and greed, in which a pair of half sisters…; DVD $79.95
Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) (1996): Adapted from a series of novels by Reginald Hill, Clarke and Buchanan play a pair of mismatched Yorkshire detectives whose clash in personal and…; DVD $39.95, $39.95
In Cold Blood (1996): Mini–series adaptation of Truman Capote's novel about the real–life murders of a family in a sleepy Kansas town. Solid but not a patch on…; DVD $14.95
Kansas City (1996): An all–star cast jam out on the multiple storylines of Robert Altman's homage to the 30s jazz–mecca of Kansas City. The old master stirs…; DVD $19.95
Killer: a Journal of Murder (1996): James Woods plays America's first official serial killer, Carl Panzram, but his demonic energies seem wasted on a simplistic film that offers scant…; DVD $14.95
Lone Star (1996): John Sayles' searching character study set in a dusty New Mexican town crosses multiple characters and time frames across three ethnic cultures.…; DVD $20
Sleepers (1996): Based on a purportedly fact–based novel by Lorenzo Carcaterra, a disastrous prank lands four schoolboys in a borstal where they suffer…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Too Late (Prea Târziu) (1996): Bleak, unflinching examination of Romanian society from dir. Pintilie focuses on an inexperienced investigator who discovers a myriad of corruption…; DVD $19.95
Carried Away (1995): Rustic, brooding melodrama in which a middle–aged school–teacher (Dennis Hopper) crosses the line with his 17–year old student, and…; DVD $14.95
La Haine (Hate) (1995): A distinctive French urban crime drama in which the idle hands of male youth form fisticuffs on mean urban streets. A whole lot punchier, intelligent…; DVD $39.95
Oliver's Travels (TV Mini-series) (1995): BBC oddity centered around Oliver (Bates), an ex–university lecturer with a passion for puzzles, who goes on a search to find legendary…; DVD $39.95
Death of a Cheerleader (A Friend to Die For) (1994): Enjoyably trashy true story in which a mousy Catholic girl transfers to a public school and desperately attempts to befriend the most popular girl in…; DVD $19.95
Getting Gotti (1994): Lorraine Bracco pre–SOPRANOS stardom takes on the role of a determined U.S. Attorney Assistant tracking down a Mafia Crime Boss that grew up in…; DVD $24.95
Love and Human Remains (1994): A fascinating hybrid of twentysomething romantic comedy, cynical social satire and mystery thriller, adapted from an accomplished stageplay by the…; DVD $20
No Ordinary Love (1994): Intriguing clash of styles marks this MELROSE PLACE spoof as one to watch, with five sexy and possibly dangerous housemates coping with a unexpected…; DVD $24.95
Wycliffe (TV Series) (1994): Edgy novel based detective drama following the feats of a conventional trench coat clad superintendent investigating small town crime. Effectively…; DVD $99.95
Blood In, Blood Out (Bound by Honour) (1993): Melodramatic but exciting depiction of Hispanic prison gangs at war in San Quentin, California during the 1980s. Set around two brothers and their…; DVD $14.95
Cracker (TV Series) (1993-1994): Justifiably acclaimed, often grim television drama centred round the forensic exploits of troubled, gambling–addict psychologist Robbie…; DVD $24.95, $24.95, $24.95, $24.95
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 $69.95, $79.95
Flesh and Bone (1993): Southern gothic mood piece with James Caan and Dennis Quaid as estranged father and son that share a sinister secret involving Meg Ryan. This won't…; DVD $24.95
In the Name of the Father (1993): Daniel Day–Lewis gives a devastating performance in this powerhouse re–creation of the tragedy that beset Jerry Conlon, his family and…; DVD $39.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95
Intersection (1993): Compelling shaggy–dog tale of an architect caught between his stale marriage and fiery mistress. Richard Gere and Sharon Stone star but its…; DVD $19.95
Music of Chance, The (1993): Impressively cast against type, James Spader's slimy card shark entices broken family man Mandy Patinkin to accept a poker challenge by two eccentric…; VHS $10
NYPD Blue (TV Series) (1993): "Groundbreaking" TV cop show that wasn't so much groundbreaking as a slick 90s rehash of the likes of 'Hill Street Blues'. But despite all the fast…; DVD $79.95, $79.95, $89.95, $89.95
Perfect World, A (1993): Sheriff Clint Eastwood and criminologist Laura Dern clash egos in pursuit of Kevin Costner, who's imperfectly cast as an escaped convict with an…; DVD $14.95
A Touch of Frost (TV Series) (1992-1995): An old–fashioned but thoroughly reliable British detective series set around a Detective Inspector with the 'common touch'. David Jason's…; DVD $24.95, $24.95, $24.95, $24.95
Damage (1992): Jeremy Irons plays a Tory cabinet minister who becomes entangled, (especially physically) with his son's fiancee – a chic,…; DVD $29.95
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 $59.95
Player, The (1992): Magnificent Tinseltown satire that manages to be an intricate, clever, surprising and entertaining thriller all at the same time, with a cast of over…; DVD $34.95 | Poster (F) $9.95, Poster (G) $11.95
Ruby (1992): The story of the man who shot the man who shot JFK, with Danny Aiello perhaps too likeable in the title role. Worthy slant on an increasingly…; DVD $19.95
Comfort of Strangers, The (1991): Genuinely unsettling, if not ultimately coherent, tale of an English couple (Rupert Everett and Natasha Richardson) in Venice who become the…; DVD $19.95
Not Without My Daughter (1991): Sally Field stars in this gripping true story of a woman who accompanied her Iranian–born husband to his homeland, and became his permanent…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Prime Suspect (TV Series) (1991-2003): Helen Mirren stars as DCI Tennison in seven award–winning (Emmy and BAFTA) mini–series from the pen of Lynda La Plante.; DVD $19.95, $19.95, $24.95, $29.95
Proof (1991): Near–perfect little drama makes the most of its intriguing premise; a blind photographer interprets the world by having his photographs…; DVD $12.95
Class Action (1990): A lawyer becomes forced to prosecute a case in which his estranged daughter will act for the defence. Courtroom ethics are violated in style by Gene…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Godfather 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 $24.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Havana (1990): A gracefully ageing Robert Redford seeks his fortune on the verge of the Cuban revolution, while romantic entanglement with Lena Olin has political…; DVD $14.95
Hidden Agenda (1990): Perhaps dir. Loach’s most genre–based film, this political thriller about sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland in the early 1980s involves…; DVD $14.95
Two Jakes, The (1990): Long–awaited sequel to CHINATOWN, with Jack Nicholson reprising his role as the laconic P.I. whose petty burrowing upturns homicide and…; DVD $19.95
Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series) (1989-2002): Solid TV adaptation of Agatha Christie's series of detective novels featuring the fussily eccentric Belgian detective Hercule Poirot as he goes about…; DVD $19.95, $19.95, $19.95, $19.95
Music Box (1989): Jessica Lange plays the attorney daughter of a Hungarian immigrant (Mueller–Stahl), now accused of WW2 war crimes. Her quest for the truth…; DVD $14.95
Nocturne Indien (1989): Moody drama from dir. Corneau (TOUS LES MATINS DU MONDE) sees a young Frenchman travel to India to search for a missing friend, and get lost in…; DVD $19.95
Billionaire Boys Club (1987): Glossy but compulsive TV mini–series about a preppy blue–blood who persuades his well–connected classmates to join his investment…; DVD $19.95
Dangerous Orphans (1987): Three orphans act on their plan to avenge the death of their father but must undermine an elaborate crime ring to carry it out. With Peter Stevens,…; DVD $12.95
Ebony Tower, The (1987): Self–conscious but watchable satire has a young art critic finding himself attracted to the unusual lifestyle of a reclusive painter. Based on…; DVD $29.95
Edge of Darkness (TV Mini-series) (1986): Multi award–winning suspense drama journeys into the secret, high–stakes world of the nuclear state. This is television at its most…; DVD $39.95
Mona Lisa (1986): Gritty British crime thriller, with Bob Hoskins in great form as a crim fresh out of prison.; Blu-Ray $19.95
At Close Range (1985): Sean Penn plays a wayward youth who reunites with his gangland father (Christopher Walken) with violent consequences. Sordid yet solid drama.; DVD $14.95
Bill, The (TV Series) (1984-2006): One of the longest–running TV series in history, this surprisingly realistic drama is set around the comings and goings of the Sun Hill Police…; DVD $34.95, $34.95, $34.95, $49.95
Killing Fields, The (1984): Devastating and award–winning account of Pol Pot's regime in Cambodia.; DVD $19.95 | Blu-Ray $24.95
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 $39.95, $39.95, $39.95, $39.95
Exposed (1983): Typically unrestrained effort from cult director Toback has Nastassja Kinski in fine form as a midwestern girl seeking fame in New York CIty. If…; DVD $14.95
Jamaica Inn (Mini Series) (1983): DVD $79.95
Reilly Ace Of Spies (TV Mini-series) (1983): Quintessential 1980s mini–series follows the adventures of a real life British superspy Sidney Reilly in the turbulent Russia, Europe and Asia…; DVD $79.95
Missing (1982): Jack Lemmon goes in search of his missing son in volatile Latin America (based on Chile), where even the American representives seem to be concealing…; DVD $14.95
Coup de Torchon (Clean Slate) (1981): Mordantly humourous suspense set in dusty French Senegal, with Noiret playing a much–abused police chief who begins to have dreams of…; DVD $19.95
Taps (1981): A surprise box–office smash about a group of cadets who take over their military college, which is on the brink of being closed down. Inspired…; DVD $19.95
True Confessions (1981): Roberts' De Niro and Duvall act their socks off as cop and priest who happen to be brothers. Conflicting loyalties come to a head through a…; DVD $14.95
American Gigolo (1980): Low–key but effective thriller. Richard Gere is suspected in a Hollywood murder.; DVD $12.95
Brubaker (1980): Straight–edged prison drama based around the true story of a warden who disguised himself as a convict in order to expose the corruptions of…; DVD $29.95
First Deadly Sin, The (1980): Probably Ol' Blue Eyes' last decent film, giving an understated, effective performance as a pressured NYC detective hunting a serial killer and…; DVD $11.95
Formula, The (1980): Muddled thriller with Scott as a detective caught up in a conspiracy to manipulate world fuel prices. Brando –only in three scenes– does…; DVD $19.95
Hussy (1980): A prostitute working in a posh London nightclub begins an affair with a mysterious American and is pulled further into the criminal underworld she is…; DVD $14.95
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
Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, The (1978): Powerful adaptation of Thomas Keneally's fact–based novel about an exploited half–caste Aborigine who eventually erupts in tragic…; DVD $29.95
Fingers (1978): Harvey Keitel conjures up the required intensity for this portrait of a frustrated concert pianist with a violent temper. The nerve–shredding…; DVD $14.95
Backroads (1977): This short road–movie was a moody debut for dir. Noyce, laying out the tale of two drifters (one black, one white) who steal a car for an…; DVD $39.95
Murder Most English (TV Series) (The Flaxborough Chronicles) (1977): Based on the Colin Watson mysteries, this Ever–so–English detective series follows two English detectives as they solve particularly…; DVD $34.95
All the President's Men (1976): Chilling account of events that led to the publicising of the Watergate scandal, as uncovered by two reporters. A key film of the 1970s.; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $14.95
Rocky Boxset (Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky V, Rocky Balboa) (1976-2006): The complete Rocky legacy in one box–set, including Stallone's final recent swansong in the career–defining role.; DVD $59.95 | Blu-Ray $99.95
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975): Simply one of the best Australian films ever, this elegant mystery, based on the novel by Joan Lindsay, centres around the disappearance of several…; VHS $10 | DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
Stepford Wives, The (1975): Beautifully understated, bizarre satire on suburbia and the feminist movement in which the inhabitants of a small town seem curiously contented. …; DVD $29.95
Godfather Part 2, The (1974): 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 $24.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Melissa (TV Mini-series) (1974): Riveting BBC mystery thriller series adapted from the Francis Durbridge novel that tells the tale of a husband who begins to uncover the mysterious…; DVD $24.95
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 $24.95, $24.95, $39.95, $39.95
Long Goodbye, The (1973): Elliot Gould portrays a '70s Philip Marlowe, a wildly unkempt version of Chandler's legendary detective. Altman's film noir pastiche is equally…; VHS $10 | DVD $19.95
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
Godfather, The (1972): Adaptation of Mario Puzo's novel is a vivid and immaculately staged chronicle of a Sicilian family's ascension to NY gangland dominance. Seamlessly…; DVD $24.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Moonstone, The (1972): Atmospheric whodunit drama, based on the Wilkie Collins novel, which tells the tale of an investigation into the theft of a precious Indian jewel…; DVD $34.95
Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, The (1970): Late period Billy Wilder (THE APARTMENT) applies his ironic sensibility, with less acid than usual, to the mind of Conan Doyle's detecting hero and…; DVD $29.95
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969): This Western comeback from blacklisted director Polonsky (FORCE OF EVIL) focuses (rather ironically) on the manhunt of Robert Blake, who here plays…; DVD $19.95
A Lovely Way to Die (1968): Dramatic suspense in which a retired vigilante NYC cop hired to look after a potential murderess ends up unprofessionally mixing business and…; DVD $14.95
Bride Wore Black, The (La Mariée était en noir) (1968): Traumatised by her fiance's death, moments before due to be wed, Jeanne Moreau dedicates herself to a long–term plan of revenge, hunting and…; DVD $19.95
Dr. Crippen (1962): This well paced drama centered around Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen's murder of his wife was originally billed as a horror, but is actually a rather…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $8
Young Savages, The (1961): Arresting crime drama set on the segregated streets of East Harlem and focused on a district attorney investigating the murder of a blind Puerto…; DVD $19.95
Last 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…; DVD $14.95
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957): Kerr and Mitchum play a nun and Marine sergeant respectively, who are stranded on a desert island during WWII – the island happens to also be…; DVD $19.95
Time Without Pity (1957): Nervy noir has Michael Redgrave in top form as an alcoholic father racing against time to save his son from the gallows. Somewhat dated thriller…; DVD $14.95
Backlash (1956): Richard Widmark and Donna Reed play the tough–talkin', rootin–tootin leads in this gritty horse opera, as they both seek vengeance for…; DVD $14.95
Man Without A Star (1955): Character–driven Western sees Kirk Douglas plays a laconic gunslinger with a dark–side, who drifts from scrape to scrape while working…; DVD $14.95
Seminole (1953): Superlative Western set against the backdrop of 1935 Florida, where Rock Hudson plays a West Pointer Lieutenant who, on the insistence of Richard…; DVD $19.95
Drunken Angel (Yoidore tenshi) (1948): The film that made Toshiro Mifune a star – playing a petty gangster with TB, who turns to an alcoholic doctor for help after a shoot–out.…; VHS $10 | DVD $29.95
Fallen Idol, The (1948): Celebrated, tasteful British thriller about the muddled attempt of an 8–year–old ambassador's son to protect the embassy butler (Ralph…; DVD $19.95
My Brother's Keeper (1948): Rickety chase film from Gainsborough Pictures with two prisoners chained together making a dash for freedom.; DVD $19.95
Desert Fury (1947): Small town Nevada desert set suspense focusing around a gambling empire obstinately led by a tough woman whose perfect monopoly is interrupted by her…; DVD $14.95
Seventh Veil, The (1945): Renowned film serves up psychiatry in bite sized chunks as a concert pianist is cured of her complexes by a shrink intent on fixing her up with the…; VHS $20
Le Corbeau (1943): Fascinating as a wartime allegory made under the German Occupation of France, a small town becomes a hot–bed of paranoia following a rash of…; DVD $34.95
Ox Bow Incident, The (Strange Incident) (1943): Superlative moral drama in a Western setting, where three lynched cattle rustlers are later proven innocent by the upstanding Henry Ford. Although…; DVD $19.95
Went the Day Well? (1942): British pluck and courage is put to the test in this Graham Greene story, where a cosy English village is infiltrated during WWII by a truckload of…; DVD $19.95
Swamp Water (1941): An interesting melodrama, dank with the regional atmosphere of the Florida Everglades, about the problems undergone by a youthful fur trapper…; DVD $24.95
Rebecca (1940): A masterful gothic romance about a nobleman's second wife who becomes haunted by the image of his beloved first. Hitchcock's first American film was…; DVD $39.95
Algiers (1938): Remake of a PEPE LE MOKO, in which a dashing jewel thief who has been hiding out for two years in the mysterious, murky Casbah, falls madly in love…; DVD $14.95

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