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Rental > Suspense > Drama: 409 Films to Rent on DVD
Arbitrage (2012)
- Dir. Nicholas Jarecki
Feat. Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Brit Marling…
- 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…
Argo (2012)
- Dir. Ben Affleck
Feat. Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin…
- Oscar–winning thriller based on the fact–based story of a CIA agent's unconventional plans to rescue six American diplomats during the…
Boot Tracks (2012)
- Dir. David Jacobson
Feat. Stephen Dorff, Michelle Monaghan, Willem Dafoe
- Charlie Rankin, recently released from prison, seeks vengeance for his jail–house mentor William The Buddha Pettigrew. Along the way, he meets…
I, Anna (2012)
- Dir. Barnaby Southcombe
Feat. Charlotte Rampling, Gabriel Byrne, Hayley Atwell…
- A modest, artfully unfurled London noir, centred on a glamourous sixty–something (Rampling) who falls in with a detective (Byrne) investigating…
Pusher (2012)
- Dir. Luke Prieto
Feat. Richard Coyle, Bronson Webb, Agyness Deyn…
- 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.
Sherlock - Series 2 (TV Series) (2012)
- Dir. Paul McGuigan
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Mark Gatiss…
- Further episodes from this ingenious update of the master detective, with Benedict Cumberbatch's idiosyncratic take on the character nicely…
Taste of Money, The (2012)
- Dir. Sang-soo Im
Feat. Kang-woo Kim, Yoon-sik Baek, Yuh-jung Youn
- 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…
Anonymous (2011)
- Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, David Thewlis…
- 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…
Appropriate Adult (TV Mini-series) (2011)
- Dir. Julian Jarrold
Feat. Emily Watson, Dominic West
- Utterly riveting, BAFTA and Golden Globe winning mini–series that details the crucial part played by a trainee social worker in uncovering the…
Breaking Bad - Season 4 (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn
- Further episodes chronicling the deeds of anti–hero Walter White (Cranston), a high school chemistry teacher who turns to a life of…