Crime Thriller

• Wrong Turn 6 - Last Resort | Blu Ray | (05/03/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Hustlers | DVD | (21/04/2014) from £6.49   |  Saving you £9.50 (146.38%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The hustle is on! Brendan Fraser (The Mummy) Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings) Vincent D’Onofrio (Men in Black) Academy Award Nominee Matt Dillon (Crash) Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead) Thomas Jane (Hung) Lukas Haas (Inception) and Paul Walker (Fast & Furious) star in 3 twisted tales all connected by items from a Southern small-town pawn shop. A man searching for his kidnapped wife a couple of white-supremacist drug dealers and a sad-sack Elvis impersonator plus more desperate characters come to life in the action-packed and hilarious story written by Adam Minarovich and from the director of The Cooler and Running Scared Wayne Kramer.

• Stoker | Blu Ray | (23/09/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £28.99

  Stoker is a masterful psychodrama that teems with unsettling vibrations that hark directly back to Alfred Hitchcock, but also to the wave of contemporary cinema that has been surging in South Korea for the past decade. It is the first American feature by the auteur Park Chan-wook, whose widely seen trilogy of "revenge" films, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, and Lady Vengeance, paved the way for the meticulous craftsmanship of Stoker. The inspiration for Wentworth Miller's haunting script was Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt, though Stoker makes for an altogether creepier tale of a mysterious uncle, his melancholy niece, and the deadly interplay of family secrets slowly revealed. Park's delicate weaving of style transforms the material into a narrative symphony, with thematic elements conveyed in the smallest details of composition, art direction, and graceful cinematography. Mia Wasikowska is India Stoker, the teenage niece who just lost her father to a violent auto accident. It's a complete surprise to India and her mother Evelyn (Nicole Kidman) when his handsome younger brother Charlie (Matthew Goode) shows up at the brooding family mansion (itself a character that is integral to the story). Charlie's enigmatic smirk signals both calm and danger, and his presence is a catalyst that ratchets up the emotional turmoil India and Evelyn are already experiencing. India senses the danger even as she is drawn to Charlie, and her mother's repressed sexuality turns into a bonfire under his mysterious charm. He tempts and teases them both in an expertly choreographed dance of menace that fuels the rage building in India and puts further pressure on her mother's cataclysmic despair. Charlie's psychopathic presence infests the brooding, yet deceptively airy surroundings of the Stoker estate with a sense of peril that is just out of reach. Several key scenes unfold at the family dinner table, where poison lurks in Freudian undercurrents and maybe in the food and wine, too. The most mesmerising sequence captures a visit from the sheriff, who's investigating the murder of one of India's schoolmates. The crime is just one of many acts of deadly violence that erupt with jarring force in the past, present, and future of Stoker's disturbing timeline. As the sheriff talks to India and Charlie, the camera swirls around to the rhythm of the scene, separating, uniting, then retreating from them in a virtuosic room-to-room sweep. The extended take says much more about the interplay of India and Charlie's dread connection than the oblique dialogue. It's also a breathtaking illustration of Park's obsessive attention to shot design. But Stoker is much more than an exercise in style; it is also an unnerving and understated thriller that gives big rewards for all that attention to detail. To say that there are plot twists is an understatement for a movie whose elegant creativity is the biggest twist of all. --Ted Fry

• Identity | Blu Ray | (30/04/2007) from £18.69   |  Saving you £1.30 (6.96%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Identity is a daring thriller from director James Mangold (the writer/director of Girl Interrupted Cop Land and Heavy) and producer Cathy Konrad (Scream 1 2 & 3 Cop Land Girl Interrupted) featuring an all-star ensemble cast including John Cusack Ray Liotta Amanda Peet Alfred Molina Jake Busey Clea DuVall and Rebecca De Mornay. Caught in a savage rainstorm ten travellers are forced to seek refuge at a strange desert motel. They soon realize they've found anything but shelter. There is a killer among them and one by one they are murdered. As the storm rages on and the dead begin to outnumber the living one thing becomes clear: each of them was drawn to the motel not by accident or circumstance but by forces beyond imagination forces that promise anyone who survives a mind-bending and terrifying destiny.

• Four Film Noir Classics Vol 2 Limited Edition Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (20/03/2023) from £59.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Tormented protagonists, sadistic villains, sublimated sex and murder most foul. Take a walk through the shadowy streets of Film Noir in these four atmospheric classics. In The Suspect (1944) a genial shopkeeper, Philip Marshall, is constantly nagged by his shrewish wife, Cora, while secretly yearning for a pretty young stenographer. When Cora falls to her death the police are suspicious, and Marshall's neighbour sees a chance for blackmail. A classic noir with an unusual Edwardian setting directed by Robert Siodmak (The Killers), and starring Charles Laughton (The Big Clock), Ella Raines (Phantom Lady) and Henry Daniell (The Body Snatcher). Meanwhile, The Sleeping City (1950) sees an undercover policeman investigating murder and narcotics racketeering at New York's Bellevue Hospital. Starring Richard Conte (Thieves' Highway) and Coleen Gray (Nightmare Alley) this tense, semi-documentary thriller was shot entirely on location by director George Sherman. In Thunder on the Hill (1951) convicted murderer Valerie Carns is being transported for execution when a flood strands her and her guards at a convent hospital, where Sister Mary Bonaventure becomes convinced of Valerie's innocence and sets out to find the real killer.Celebrated director Douglas Sirk is best known for his classic melodramas, but he made a number of noir thrillers and this is one of the best; starring Claudette Colbert (It Happened One Night) and Ann Blyth (Mildred Pierce). Finally, in Six Bridges to Cross (1955) streetwise delinquent Jerry Florea is shot and wounded by rookie policeman Eddie Gallagher while fleeing the scene of a robbery. Despite this, the two develop a friendship as Eddie and his wife take Jerry under their wing, trying to keep him on the straight and narrow. As an adult Jerry marries and seems to settle down, until an armoured security company across the street from him is robbed of two and a half million dollars. Directed by Joseph Pevney (Man of a Thousand Faces) the film stars Tony Curtis (Some Like it Hot), George Nalder (Robot Monster), Julie Adams (Creature from the Black Lagoon) and Sal Mineo (Rebel Without a Cause), with cinematography by the great William H. Daniels (The Naked City). This showcase of lesser known noir classics features sterling performances from a host of screen greats, as well as taut direction, stunning cinematography, and superb screenwriting from the likes of Oscar Saul (A Streetcar Named Desire), Jo Eisinger (Gilda, Night and the City), Andrew Holt (In a Lonely Place) and Sydney Boehm (The Big Heat). Embrace the darkness with these hard-boiled genre gems. Product Features High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all four films Original lossless mono audio on all films Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing on all films Audio commentaries by leading scholars and critics Farran Smith-Nehme (The Suspect), Imogen Sara Smith (The Sleeping City), Josh Nelson (Thunder on the Hill) and Samm Deighan (Six Bridges to Cross) It Had to be Done, a new interview in which author and scholar Alan K. Rode takes a detailed look at the life and work of Robert Siodmak director of The Suspect and other classic noirs The Real Deal, a new visual essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas looking at realism and reality in The Sleeping City José Arroyo on Thunder on the Hill, a new appreciation by the esteemed film scholar and critic Style and Place, a new visual essay by film critic Jon Towlson examining the work of celebrated cinematographer William H. Daniels Vintage radio play versions of The Suspect and Thunder on the Hill starring Charles Laughton, Ella Raines, Claudette Colbert and Barbara Rush Theatrical Trailers Poster and stills galleries Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Scott Saslow Double-sided fold-out posters for each film featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Scott Saslow Hardback collector's book featuring new writing on the films by film critics Kat Ellinger, Philip Kemp and Jon Towlson [Limited Edition Exclusive]

• Phantom Lady | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £6.49   |  Saving you £3.50 (53.93%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Robert Siodmark directs this 1940s film noir adapted from Cornell Woolrich's crime novel. Feeling down following another argument with his wife, Scott Henderson (Alan Curtis) heads out to the pub where he becomes acquainted with an equally dejected woman. Scott asks her to accompany him to the theatre and she agrees but mysteriously wishes to keep her name a secret. When he gets home later he discovers that his wife has been strangled to death and that he is the prime suspect in her murder. W...

• The Big Lebowski | Blu Ray | (19/05/2025) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From the Academy Award-winning Coen brothers, The Big Lebowski is a hilariously quirky comedy about bowling, a severed toe, White Russians and a guy named The Dude.From the Academy Award-winning Coen brothers, The Big Lebowski is a hilariously quirky comedy about bowling, a severed toe, White Russians and a guy named The Dude.Jeff The Dude Lebowski doesn't want any drama in his life. Heck, he can't even be bothered with a job. But, he must embark on a quest with his bowling buddies after his rug is destroyed in a twisted case of mistaken identity. Starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Turturro, experience the cultural phenomenon of The Dude in this cult classic. BONUS FEATURES: Features High Dynamic Range (HDR10) for Brighter, Deeper, More Lifelike Color Worthy Adversaries: What's My Line Trivia The Dude's Life The Dude Abides: The Big Lebowski Ten Years Later Making of The Big Lebowski The Lebowski Fest: An Achiever's Story Flying Carpets and Bowling Pin Dreams: The Dream Sequences of The Dude Interactive Map Jeff Bridges Photo Book Photo Gallery An Introduction

• The Snorkel (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (15/02/2021) from £13.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Before becoming synonymous with the horror genre, Hammer Films had in the 1950s produced a number of noir-inspired crime and suspense films. The Snorkel is one of the finest of these. Penned by Jimmy Sangster (with nods to Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt) and directed by Guy Green (A Patch of Blue), this elaborate and ingenious thriller pits murderous stepfather (Peter van Eyck) against his young stepdaughter (Mandy Miller) who is convinced he killed her parents, and is determined to prove it - before he makes her his next victim Extras High Definition remaster Original mono audio Audio commentary with film historian Michael Brooke and author Johnny Mains Undercover Killer: Inside ˜The Snorkel' (2018, 21 mins): an analysis of the film and its production by Hammer expert Jonathan Rigby, BFI curator Josephine Botting and cultural historian John J Johnston Hammer's Women: Betta St John (2018, 11 mins): film historian Kat Ellinger offers an appreciation of the American actress, singer, and dancer Original script ending (10 mins): a reconstruction of the final scenes as they appear in Jimmy Sangster's original screenplay Peter Allchorne and Hugh Harlow remember ˜The Snorkel' (2018, 8 mins): the Hammer production crew regulars recall making the film Four-Note Fear (2018, 24 mins): an appreciation of composer Francis Chagrin's score by David Huckvale, author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde Original theatrical trailer Image gallery English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

• When A Stranger Calls | DVD | (22/05/2000) from £14.98   |  Saving you £-8.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Curt Duncan a psychopathic murderer is apprehended by a detective John Clifford and sent to an asylum. Years later - he escapes to begin a new reign of terror. Once again the now aging detective sets out to track Duncan down. The climax provides twist after twist and one of the most terrifying cinematic endings ever.... The simple reality shows it could really happen... anywhere... at anytime... and to anyone... Additional

• She Freak (American Genre Film Archive) | Blu Ray | (14/03/2022) from £9.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Fed up with waitressing, Jade Cochran (Claire Brennen) embarks on a new life with a traveling carnival. But she discovers that what lurks behind the curtain doesn't take too kindly to her backstabbing plans. A gutter-noir reworking Tod Browning's FREAKS and a valentine to the carnival lifestyle that defined the career of producer David F. Friedman (BLOOD FEAST), SHE FREAK is a snapshot of life, love, and revenge on the grounds of a seedy carnival in Smalltown, USA complete with crackpot monster make-up effects from Harry Thomas (PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE). Like Devo's music and Ed Wood's novels, SHE FREAK creates a synthetic reality that is often preferable to our own. Special Features: Presented in 4K from the original camera negative Archival commentary with producer David F. Friedman and Something Weird founder, Mike Vraney Asylum of the Insane: She Freak inserts preserved in 2K The Laughing, Leering, Lampooning Lures of David F. Friedman a feature-length compilation of trailers from the Something Weird vaults, newly preserved in 2K Vintage shorts from the carnival midway Promotional photo gallery Booklet with essay by Something Weirds Lisa Petrucci

• Charley Varrick (Blu-Ray) | Blu Ray | (22/01/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Charley Varrick (Walter Matthau) is a former stunt-pilot who makes his living robbing small banks in the American Southwest. His latest heist sees him unwittingly steal from the local mafia, setting a psychotic hit-man on his trail and unleashing a maelstrom of violence and destruction. Directed by the great Don Siegel (Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Dirty Harry), Charley Varrick is one of the best thrillers of the 70s: action-packed, memorably lurid and gleefully unsentimental Extras: Limited edition remaster Original mono audio Last of the Independents: Don Siegel and the Making of ˜Charley Varrick' (2015, 72 mins): a feature-length documentary on the making of the film The Guardian Lecture with Don Siegel (1973, tbc mins): archival audio recording of an interview conducted by Tony Sloman at London's National Film Theatre The Guardian Lecture with Walther Matthau (1988, tbc mins): archival audio recording of an interview at London's National Film Theatre Super 8 version: original cut-down home cinema presentation Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by author and critic Richard Combs, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and historic articles on the film UK premiere on Blu-ray Limited Edition of 3,000 copies

• The Boy Next Door | Blu Ray | (06/07/2015) from £6.75   |  Saving you £18.24 (270.22%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Jennifer Lopez leads the cast in The Boy Next Door a psychological thriller that explores a forbidden attraction that goes much too far. Directed by Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious) and written by Barbara Curry the film also stars Ryan Guzman John Corbett and Kristin Chenoweth. Bonus Features: Deleted Scenes The Making Of The Boy Next Door Feature Commentary with Director Rob Cohen

• Host (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (22/02/2021) from £54.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Six friends hire a medium to hold a seance via Zoom during 2020's lockdown. Some take it more seriously than others however and they get a lot more than they bargained for when they inadvertently anger a demonic spirit. SPECIAL FEATURES New exclusive commentary by Director Rob Savage and Producer Douglas Cox New exclusive cast commentary New exclusive cast interview BehindtheScenes feature ˜Is There Goblins Now?' the original prank video ˜Kate Scare' prank video test run Rob Savage's short films Dawn of the Deaf and Salt The Host Team Séance BFI Q&A with Rob Savage, Gemma Hurley, Jed Shepherd, Douglas Cox, Haley Bishop, Brenna Rangott, Caroline Ward Evolution of Horror interview with Rob Savage, Gemma Hurley and Jed Shepherd LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS Rigid slipcase featuring new artwork by Thomas Walker Perfectbound booklet with the original story outline and new essays by Ella Kemp and Rich Johnson 6 collectors' art cards

• Adrift | Blu Ray | (05/11/2018) from £10.11   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Starring Shailene Woodley (Fault in Our Stars, Divergent films) and Sam Claflin (Me Before You, The Hunger Games films), ADRIFT is based on the inspiring true story of two free spirits whose chance encounter leads them first to love, and then to the adventure of a lifetime. As the two avid sailors set out on a journey across the ocean, Tami Oldham (Woodley) and Richard Sharp (Claflin) couldn't anticipate they would be sailing directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. In the aftermath of the storm, Tami awakens to find Richard badly injured and their boat in ruins. With no hope for rescue, Tami must find the strength and determination to save herself and the only man she has ever loved.

• Hell Night (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (26/07/2021) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  101 Films presents haunted house hazing horror Hell Night (1981), released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK and title 020 on the 101 Films Black Label. Directed by Tom DeSimone (Reform School Girls, Angel III: The Final Chapter), this slasher classic benefits from a talented young cast including Linda Blair (The Exorcist), Vincent Van Patten (Rock ˜N' Roll High School), Peter Barton (Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter) and Kevin Brophy (The Seduction). As an initiation rite into Alpha Sigma Rho fraternity, four pledges must spend a night in Garth Manor, twelve years to the day after the previous resident murdered his entire family. Two of the pledges, Marti and Jeff ignore the rumors that the now-deserted mansion is haunted by a crazed killer, until one by one, members of their group mysteriously disappear. Could this be a part of a fraternity prank ... or is a demented former tenant seeking revenge? When this seemingly innocent night turns deadly, these college students will do anything to survive Hell Night. Special Features: Transfer from a 4K scan of the best surviving archival 35mm film print with minor SD inserts to replace missing footage Limited edition booklet: Includes The Scare Blair Bunch: Hell Night, Linda Blair and the Rise of the American Sorority Slasher by Andrew Graves and Haunted Houses on Film by Barry Forshaw Linda Blair: The Beauty of Horror Hell Nights with Tom DeSimone Peter Barton: Facing Fear Producing Hell with Bruce Cohn Curtis Writing Hell with Randy Feldman Vincent Van Patten and Suki Goodwin in conversation Kevin Brophy and Jenny Neumann in conversation Gothic Design in Hell Night Anatomy of the Death Scenes On Location at Kimberly Crest Theatrical Trailer TV Spots Radio Spot Photo Gallery

• Infernal Affairs | DVD | (28/01/2013) from £8.05   |  Saving you £4.94 (61.37%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Ming (Andy Lau) and Tan (Tony Leung) lead parallel lives: Ming is a Triad mole in the police department; Yan is a police stooge in mob boss Sam's (Eric Tsang) Triad Gang. Both men have a desire to put their false lives behind them and to take their rightful place in a society that eludes them one night during a police raid to bring down Sam's Empire the two men's paths finally cross. Both the police and the mob soon realise that there is a mole amongst them and a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues. In this race again time nobody is safe and the lives of everyone involved becomes threatened. In the meantime Super-intendant Wong (Anthony Wong) does his best to keep Yan's secret safe but how long can the men's hidden lives remain undiscovered. The first in an explosive and internationally praised trilogy Infernal Affairs sets a stylish benchmark for modern thrillers and broke all-time box office records in Hong-Kong.

• Miss Sloane | Blu Ray | (18/09/2017) from £17.65   |  Saving you £-2.75 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.90

  In the high-stakes world of political power-brokers, Elizabeth Sloane (Jessica Chastain) is the most sought-after and formidable lobbyist in D.C. Known equally for her cunning and her track record of success, she has always done whatever is required to win. But when she takes on the most powerful opponent of her career, she finds that winning may come at too high a price.

• Live Flesh | DVD | (28/02/2000) from £6.85   |  Saving you £13.14 (191.82%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Victor Plaza (Liberto Rabal) is a child of Franco's Spain born on a bus that was taking his mother a prostitute to the hospital. In spite of this Victor is young and life has not destroyed his trust in people particularly Elena (Francesca Neri) the daughter of a diplomat and the woman with whom he shares his first sexual experience. Victor believing the experience was not a casual one soon discovers things are not usually as straightforward as one would hope. Nerves a gun an

• Bedelia | DVD | (16/04/2018) from £8.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Bedelia Carrington is living happily, it appears, in Monte Carlo with her husband Charlie Carrington. But a cultivated young artist, Ben Chaney, begins probing into her past with curious concern. Chaney, who is really a detective, learns that Bedelia's obsession for money knows no boundaries, and will kill for it.

• Holy Rollers | DVD | (31/10/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In Brooklyn a youth from an Orthodox Jewish community is lured into becoming an Ecstasy dealer by his pal who has ties to an Israel drug cartel.