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Anatomy of a Fall (2023): An extraordinary, multi–layered dramatic thriller from France that deservingly won the Palm D'or at Cannes. For the past year, Sandra, a…; DVD $29.95
Decision To Leave (2022): 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 Spider (2022): 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 Pipeline (2022): 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
Maigret (2022): 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 Evil (2022): 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) (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) (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 Mogadishu (2021): 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, The (2021): 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 Time (A Plien Temps) (2021): 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
Gaia (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) (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
Nitram (2021): 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 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
Pig (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) (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 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 Chiara (A Chiara) (2021): 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) (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
Appearances (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
Ava (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) (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) (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) (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) (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, 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, 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, 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) (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, The (2020): 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) (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
Savage (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
Shirley (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 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 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
Translators, The (Les Traducteurs) (2020): A multi–lingual literary thriller centering around nine international translators, one of whom may be leaking pages of a highly anticipated…; DVD $29.95
Wildland (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 Day (2019): 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 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) (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 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) (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) (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 Christi (2019): 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) (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, 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) (2019): Gripping counter–intelligence drama series following an ex–CIA–spy–turned–traitor (Jennifer Carpenter, DEXTER) who is…; DVD $39.95
Fanny Lye Deliver'd (The Delivered) (2019): 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
Heroic Losers (2019): Winning underdog comedy from Argentinian director Sebastian Borensztein (CHINESE TAKEAWAY) based on the novel by Eduardo Sacheri (THE SECRET IN THEIR…; DVD $29.95
Incitement (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
Inheritance (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
Monos (2019): 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
Only the Animals (Seules les bêtes) (2019): 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
Parasite (2019): An unemployed family with a bleak future systematically ingratiate themselves into the lives of a wealthy family in this brilliant,…; DVD $29.95
Serenity (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 Am (Celle que vous croyez) (2019): 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 War (2018): 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 Place (2018): 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 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
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 Passage (2018): 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) (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) (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' 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
Castle Rock (TV Series) (2018): DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Destroyer (2018): 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
Dogman (2018): 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 Concrete (2018): 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 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
Guilty, The (Den skyldige) (2018): A nail–biting Danish thriller that maximises tension from minimal means in which a desk–bound police officer answers an emergency call…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
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 & Punch (Judy and Punch) (2018): 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, 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 Woods (2018): 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) (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, 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
Sharp Objects (TV Mini-series) (2018): 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
Transit (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
Upgrade (2018): 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) (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) (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 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 Time (2017): 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) (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 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) (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, The (2017): 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) (2017): 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. (2017): 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) (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) (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) (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) (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 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
Woodshock (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
A Cure for Wellness (2016): An ambitious Manhattan stockbroker is blackmailed to retrieve a company boardmember from a wellness spa in the Swiss Alps in this visually stunning…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Beast (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 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) (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) (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, The (2016): 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 Water (2016): 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) (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 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, 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) (2015): 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) (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) (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
Narcos (TV Series) (2015): Vivid, unflinching HBO drama chronicles the exploits of the notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
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) (2015): 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
Partisan (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 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
Suburra (2015): 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
Absent 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) (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 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) (2014-2017): 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
Gone Girl (2014): David Fincher's film version of the bestseller by Gillian Flynn in which a man reports that his wife has gone missing. Under pressure from the police…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Happy Valley (TV Series) (2014-2023): Another riveting top–shelf British police drama hot on the heels of BROADCHURCH. Sarah Lancashire stars as a Yorkshire sergeant who suspects a…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $22.45
House of Cards - Season 2 (TV Series, US) (2014): 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) (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, 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
Two 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 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 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) (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, The (2013): 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) (2013): A dark exemplar of the current wave of female–driven crime dramas, with former X–FILES stalwart Gillian Anderson bringing a steely edge…; DVD $29.95
German 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) (2013): 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, 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
Locke (2013): Tom Hardy plays a family man plunged into crisis and armed only with his mobile telephone in this brilliant, one–man chamber piece set entirely…; DVD $19.95
New 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) (2013): Echoing THE LONG GOODBYE and Chander's Philip Marlowe, this Californian noir stars Liev Schreiber as corporate 'fixer' whose work involves cleaning…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
Starred Up (2013): 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 Lake (2013): 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) (2013): An unnerving, atmosphere–rich 'feminist' policier from Australasian auteur Jane Campion, centred on the mystery of a 12–year–old…; DVD ~~$39.95~~ $29.95
A Hijacking (2012): 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 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,…; DVD $29.95
Company 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…; DVD $29.95
Disconnect (2012): 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 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) (Forbrydelsen) (2012): 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) (2012): 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) (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, 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
Safe 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…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
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, The (Spin; Les Hommes De L'Ombre) (2012): 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, 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~~ $14.95
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) (Bron/Broen) (2011): 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, 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 $14.95
Drive (2011): Ryan Gosling smoulders as a moonlighting getaway driver in–over–his–head in this crisply stylised, romance–inflected crime…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Headshot (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) (2011): 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 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 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
Sleepless Night (2011): A stonking, white–knuckle French action picture, smartly and tightly wound around a cop's frantic search for a stolen drug stash in order to…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
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~~ $19.95
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 ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
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
X (Night of Vengeance) (2011): A lurid, superficially–surfaced expose of tough–minded prostitutes working Sydney's King's Cross sex trade. Strictly style over…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Angels 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…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Brighton 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…; DVD $19.95, $34.95
Dear Mr. Gacy (2010): Haunting cautionary tale – based on a true story – chronicles the interactions between an ambitious college student and the notorious…
Easy 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 Darkness (2010): Kiwi Martin Campbell helms this compact Hollywood remake of the 1986 BBC mini–series he also directed. Despite Mel Gibson’s…; DVD $14.95
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
How I Ended This Summer (2010): 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 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 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
Stolen (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 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 Elly (2009): 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
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 $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
Harry 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 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…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Killing, The - Series 2 (TV Series) (Forbrydelsen) (2009): Further episodes from the ripping, immensely popular Danish homicide serial weaves a secondary plot of intrigue, corruption, and bureaucracy…; DVD $39.95
Lucky Country (2009): Terrific outback chamber piece is a turn–of–the–century powerplay between a poverty–stricken family, and three…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $14.95
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
Mother (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
Push (2009): Four telekinetic outcasts band together to expose a government conspiracy in this familiar, if crispy executed sci–fi thriller. Derives…; DVD $14.95
Breaking Bad - Complete Boxset (TV Series) (2008-2013): Boxed set edition of AMC's heavy–hitting TV series, about a high school chemistry teacher (Cranston) who turns to a life of drug–dealing…; DVD ~~$60~~ $45
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) (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
In Bruges (2008): A smart, jet–black comedy centred on two Irish assassins who are packed off to Bruges, Belgium by their superior after a hit goes horribly…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Jerusalema (2008): A punchy, gun–toting gangland epic following the rise to two Soweto teenagers seduced by crime and violence in South Africa. Although…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Mesrine (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) (2008): An under–appreciated, unique historical crime series set in Victorian Toronto in which an unorthodox young detective, William Murdoch, uses…; DVD $39.95, $39.95, $39.95, $39.95
Restraint (2008): 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 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
Death Proof (2007): Tarantino, that great galloping genre geek, further indulges his jones for '70s B flicks and sexual kicks with his half of the 'Grindhouse' double…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Eastern Promises (2007): A muscular, satisfying thriller set in the underworld of the Russian mafia in London, this reteams the director and star of A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE,…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
George Gently (TV Series) (Inspector George Gently) (2007): 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) (Forbrydelsen) (2007-2012): The entire 40–episode story arc of the gripping Danish crime thriller – an immensely popular series synonymous with the 'Nordic Noir'…; DVD $79.95
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~~ $14.95
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 $14.95
Noise (2007): An impressive Australian modern 'noir', refreshingly off–centred around a hearing–afflicted cop who is assigned the night shift at a…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
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…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Hollywoodland (2006): The intriguing, mysterious circumstances surrounding George ‘Superman’ Reeves’ suicide are exhumed by a private eye (Adrien Brody) in this…
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
Lives of Others, The (2006): Compelling dramatisation of the political tensions between artists and authorities in 80's East Germany, this widely celebrated arthouse hit won the…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
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 ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Perfume - The Story of a Murderer (2006): Lush, faithful adaptation of Patrick Suskind’s 1985 novel, with Ben Whishaw as Jean–Baptiste Grenouille, the gifted ‘nose’ turned…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Sentinel, The (2006): A political conspiracy thriller with plenty of gun–cocked posturing involves veteran secret service agent Michael Douglas, implicated in a…
Southland Tales (2006): A chaotically comedic, pre–apocalyptic sci–fi ensemble piece, helmed with self–importance and unrestraint by the…; DVD $24.95
Aura, The (2005): 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) (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
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
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 $34.95
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 ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
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) (2005): 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, 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…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $19.95
Clearing, 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 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 ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Khakee (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…; Poster (F) $7.95
Kill Bill - Vol. 2 (2004): The second half of Quentin Tarantino’s revenge saga is an uneven but redeeming affair that brings closure to his magnum opus with more character…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Matando 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 Tomorrow (2004): An artful psychological thriller set around a man's (Thompson) frustrating amnesia of a past which seemingly involves commando training and…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $22.45
Offensive 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…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Stiff (2004): 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) (2004): 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 Scared (Io Non Ho Paura) (2003): 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) (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) (2003): 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 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
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 ~~$20~~ $15
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, 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) (2002-2015): 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 $24.95, $24.95, $24.95, $24.95
Kaante (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…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $14.95
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
Wire in the Blood (TV Series) (2002): Terrific tough–as–nails UK detective show focused on a compassionate clinical psychologist (Green) and an ambitious Detective Inspector…; DVD $19.95
Buffalo 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 Park (2001): A handsome recital of Agatha Christie–style whodunnit and ‘upstairs–downstairs’ class–drama set in the confines of an English…; Poster (VG) $14.95
Intacto (2001): A finely devised Spanish thriller, in which particularly obsessed gamblers contest their 'Luck' in various absurd, dangerous and creepy…; DVD $19.95
Mulholland Drive (2001): Dir. David Lynch returns to the defiantly enigmatic mode of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Lost Highway’ with an absurdist Tinseltown satire that probably…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
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…; Poster (VG) $12.95
When 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…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
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…; DVD $39.95, $39.95, $39.95, $39.95
Stickmen (2000): A crowd–pleasing and assured sports–fetish movie, this doesn't shy from being dubbed 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Pool Cues', with its…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Essex 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
Ghost Dog (1999): Dir. Jim Jarmusch refines his zen–like poise in this weird, laidback comedy. Solemn hitman Forest Whitaker follows an ancient samurai code,…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Inspector Montalbano (TV Series) (Commissario Montalbano) (1999-2018): 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
Scarfies (1999): Kiwi icons – Dunedin, rugby, Flying Nun music, student life – upholster a formula but well–executed crime plot in which five…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Cube (1998): 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) (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
Psycho (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, 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
Breakdown (1997): With Kurt Russell driving and Kathleen Quinlan in the passenger seat, buckle up for a tight, lean car–trip thriller that heads out across…
Character (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
Insomnia (1997): An edgy, ingeniously plotted psychological thriller about an amoral Swedish detective whose murder investigation in Northern Norway (where the sun…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Jonathan Creek (TV Series) (1997): 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) (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) (1997): 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
Famous Five, The (TV Series) (1996): The most recent TV incarnation of Enid Blyton's outstanding series of childrens books, in which four intrepid English youngsters and their dog, solve…; DVD $30
Hard Eight (Sydney) (1996): 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) (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 $119.95
L'Appartement (The Apartment) (1995): Chic Parisian thriller lifts a few motifs from VERTIGO, but adds more than a few original flourishes. Vincent Cassel is about to settle down with…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
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) (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
Malice (1993): An unlikely but nonetheless ripping yarn unfolds when a brilliant but dubious doctor is sued for medical negligence by his college pal's wife.…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Manhattan 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…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Body 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…
Dead 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) (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 $54.95
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
Misery (1990): 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
Nikita (La Femme Nikita) (1990): 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) (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 $39.95, $39.95, $39.95, $39.95
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
House of Games (1987): Psychiatrist Lindsay Crouse is lured into the world of charming con–racketeer Joe Mantegna, where trust is a fragile concept. David Mamet…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
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) (1987-2000): 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) (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
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.
Mr. Wrong (1985): 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
Witness (1985): Cop Harrison Ford goes undercover at an Amish community after one of their young witnesses a murder. Consummate Hollywood thriller, quite brilliantly…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Year 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] (1984-2002): 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) (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) (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
Bergerac (TV Series) (1981): Classic of its kind. Roguish Bergerac races around Jersey trying to thwart jewel thieves, terrorists, murderers and general no gooders. Great fun,…; DVD $39.95, $39.95
Blow Out (1981): A seemingly ordinary car–crash is found by sound–recordist John Travolta to have sinister overtones when he rewinds his chance taping of…; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $26.20
Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1980): 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) (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) (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? (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
Escape from Alcatraz (1979): Clint Eastwood uses a pair of nail–clippers to stage his bid for freedom, in this memorable, understated thriller based on the only successful…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Lady Vanishes, The (1979): Curious, though lackluster remake of Hitchcock's classic train thriller. Angela Lansbury plays the vanishing lady whose disappearance is investigated…; DVD $19.95
Medusa Touch, The (1978): Garbled but entertaining thriller stars Burton as a paranormally–gifted writer who psychiatrist (Remick) tries to wean him from his murderous…
Vegas (TV Series) (Vega$) (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 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) (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, 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 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
Farewell, My Lovely (1975): With a nailbitten Robert Mitchum as a weathered Marlowe, this complex Raymond Chandler story is an impressive homage to '40s film noirs.; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
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, The (1974): 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, 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 ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Parallax View, The (1974): Intelligent, stylish paranoia thriller with Warren Beatty as a renegade reporter investigating an unfolding political conspiracy involving a covert…
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
Baffled (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) (1972): Thrilling medical drama concerning firefighting paramedics weaves nonsensical medical jargon and elaborate novelty accidents with the one–two…; DVD $49.95
Pulp (1972): After completing the phenomenal GET CARTER Caine and dir. Hodges reteamed for this lightweight, yet highly watchable comedy thriller. Caine plays…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
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) (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 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) (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, 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
Play Misty for Me (1971): The film that inspired FATAL ATTRACTION stars Clint Eastwood as a late night radio talkhost whose female fan goes way over the line.; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Wake In Fright (Outback) (1971): 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) (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) (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, 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 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 Diabolik (1968): 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) (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, 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
Rage (1966): Sweaty Mexican American thriller with Glenn Ford playing a self–pitying alcoholic doctor who lives alone in a border town, and finds himself…
Blindfold (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 Whip (1964): Ann–Margaret brings white–hot intensity to this cult classic about a teenage girl on the run from the law who blackmails a clueless…
Marnie (1964): Rich businessman Sean Connery blackmails kleptomaniac secretary Tippi Hedren into marrying him, thence free to try out his own brand of experimental…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Birds, The (1963): Hitch's masterful rendering of Daphne Du Maurier's novella contains some of his most memorable set pieces, as the population of a seaside resort come…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Portrait 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 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 Northwest (1959): 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
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) (1955-1962): 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
When Worlds Collide (1951): When Earth faces imminent and total destruction from an errant star, scientists must organise an evacuation in time to save the human race. Thrilling…
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948): The great Barbara Stanwyck cracks up in this crime melodrama, an enjoyably overrought 'visualisation' of what was a gripping and highly successful…
Stranger, 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 Journey (1937): British spy caper with Leigh as a French spy falling for a German double–agent.; DVD $34.95

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