Crime Thriller

• Elegant Beast | Blu Ray | (24/03/2025) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In their humble two-room apartment, the Maeda family seem ever so self-effacing - but their modest façade hides another truth. Daughter Tomoko is the mistress of a bestselling author with well-lined pockets. Son Minoru embezzles funds with his lover Yukie (Ayako Wakao, Red Angel), who has her own hidden agenda. And father Tokizo (Yunosuke Ito, Ikiru, Lone Wolf and Cub) is a former military man who swears he will never return to the poverty he knew during the war, no matter what the cost. One after another, those affected by the Maedas' schemes show up on their doorstep. But these visitors all have their own duplicitous agendas. With each knock on the door, the gamesmanship reaches a whole new level. Elegant Beast was adapted by Kaneto Shindo (Onibaba, Naked Island) from his own stage play. Director Yuzo Kawashima, mentor of Shohei Imamura and a major influence on the Japanese New Wave, makes magnificent widescreen use of the single apartment setting to deliver a ferocious satire on Japan's post-war economic miracle.

• Animal Kingdom | Blu Ray | (11/07/2011) from £6.99   |  Saving you £16.00 (228.90%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Following the death of his mother, seventeen year-old Joshua 'J' Cody (James Frecheville) moves in with his hitherto-estranged family, under the watchful eye of his doting grandmother, Janine 'Smurf' Cody (Jacki Weaver), and her three criminal sons.

• Farewell My Lovely | DVD | (12/11/2012) from £21.58   |  Saving you £-5.59 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  The first of two Raymond Chandler adaptations starring the mighty Robert Mitchum, Farewell, My Lovely put a capital M (for Marlowe, menace and murder) back in the Los Angeles neo-noir. It's 1941 in the city of angels - the police are corrupt, the hotel rooms are cheap and criminality infuses every transaction. Private detective Philip Marlowe (Mitchum) has been hired by an ex-convict looking for his old girlfriend. He's also investigating the murder of a jewellry-loving client. The two cases start to connect while Marlowe develops an attraction to the married but seductive Helen Grayle (Charlotte Rampling). The body count mounts and it looks like Marlowe is next. Dick Richards' unflinching and deadly serious adaptation (the third) of Chandler's novel glistens with a suitably pulpy sheen courtesy of Chinatown and Scarface cinematographer John A. Alonzo's lens work and David Shire's ice cool score, while Mitchum dominates as the rheumatic, world-weary Marlowe.

• The Babadook | Blu Ray | (28/03/2022) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Widowed mother Amelia is struggling following the violent death of her husband and her son Samuel's fears that a monster is coming for them. When a storybook featuring the sinister Mister Babadook appears in their home, Samuel is convinced he is the monstrous creature and Amelia slowly begins to sense a very real ominous presence. Product Features 4K / Blu-ray dual format release 4K mastered by the original post production facility and presented in HDR10 Audio Commentary by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson This Is My House!: an interview with Essie Davis The Sister: interview with Hayley McElhinney Don't Let It In: an interview with Kristina Ceyton Conjuring Nightmares: an interview with Kristian Moliere Shaping Darkness: an interview with Simon Njoo If It's in a Name or in a Look: interview with Alex Holmes The Bookmaker: an interview with Alexander Juhasz Ba-Ba-Ba...Dook!: an interview with Jed Kurzel Monster: short film They Call Him Mister Babadook: The Making Of There's No Place Like Home: Creating the House Special Effects: Stabbing Scene The Stunts Illustrating Evil: Creating the Book

• Arlington Road | Blu Ray | (10/04/2017) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Pimp | DVD | (24/05/2010) from £3.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (300.75%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Stanley (Danny Dyer) rules this dark and and sleazy world, employing hustler and pimp Woody as his right hand man. But Woody is having one of the worst weeks of his life, topped off when one of his girls goes missing.

• Convicted (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (26/06/2023) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Convicted brings Glenn Ford (The Undercover Man) and Broderick Crawford (The Mob) together in a claustrophobic film noir look at life behind bars.Locked up for manslaughter, Joe Hufford witnesses a prison murder, but refuses to break the criminal code of silence despite the encouragement of understanding warden George Knowland, and the very real threat of the electric chair...This remake of Howard Hawks' The Criminal Code is a riveting prison drama, directed by Henry Levin (Journey to the Centre of the Earth), and co-written by William Bowers (The Web).Product FeaturesHigh Definition remasterOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson (2021)Codes and Convictions (2021, 30 mins): video essay by Jonathan Bygraves which examines Convicted in relation to Columbia Pictures' other screen adaptations of Martin Flavin's play The Criminal CodeSo Long Mr. Chumps (1941, 18 mins): comedy short starring the Three Stooges in which the trio discover that prison life is a complicated businessImage gallery: promotional and publicity materialsNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• Gothic Fantastico: Four Italian Tales of Terror | Blu Ray | (17/10/2022) from £69.84   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  While groundbreaking director Mario Bava (Black Sunday, Black Sabbath) remains the most well-known purveyor of Italian Gothic horror, many other filmmakers tried their hand at the form throughout the 1960s as part of a hugely prolific and popular cycle. Gothic Fantastico presents four off-the-beaten path titles from this classic period, all of which demonstrate Italy's ability to expand genre beyond the classic literary monsters that dominated elsewhere. Gaslighting abounds in Massimo Pupillo's Lady Morgan's Vengeance a delicate tale of romance and mystery, with a sprinkling of sadism and the supernatural as newlywed Sir Harold Morgan (Paul Muller, Nightmare Castle) attempts to destroy his new bride (Barbara Nelli, Double Face) with help from his sinister maid (Erika Blanc, Kill, Baby Kill!). Meanwhile, the perverse influence of Poe is used to great effect in Alberto De Martino's The Blancheville Monster a tale of family curses and madmen in the attic, as Emilie de Blancheville (Ombretta Colli, Gladiator of Rome) returns home to her brother Roderic (Gérard Tichy, Hatchet for the Honeymoon) and discovers her own family may be out for her blood. Mino Guerinni's The Third Eye features not only a very early role for Italian cult film icon Franco Nero, but a plot that borrows several elements from Hitchcock, layered with a whiff of necrophilia. Finally, Damiano Damiani's The Witch takes a more avant-garde approach, when a young historian (Richard Johnson, Zombie Flesh Eaters) is lured to work for an ageing woman, only to be held captive when he becomes obsessed with her beautiful daughter (Rosanna Schiaffino, The Killer Reserved Nine Seats). Madness, obsession and messed up families are the order of the day in these four lesser-known monochrome gems from Italy's peak Gothic period, now fully restored in 2K from their original camera negatives for the first time and presented alongside an array of in-depth extras. Product Features Brand new 2K restorations from the original camera negatives of all four films High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentations of each film Original Italian and English front and end titles on The Blancheville Monster, The Third Eye and The Witch Original lossless mono Italian soundtracks on all four films Original lossless mono English soundtracks on The Blancheville Monster, The Third Eye and The Witch Optional English subtitles for the Italian soundtracks Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtracks Brand new video introductions to each film by Italian film devotee Mark Thompson Ashworth Image galleries Limited edition 80-page book featuring new writing on the films by Roberto Curti, Rob Talbot, Jerome Reuter, Rod Barnett and Kimberly Lindbergs Fold-out double-sided poster Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch DISC ONE: LADY MORGAN'S VENGEANCE Brand new audio commentary by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas Brand new video essay on the film by author and producer Kat Ellinger Brand new video interview with actress Erika Blanc Newly edited video interview with actor Paul Muller Newly edited audio interview with director Massimo Pupillo The complete original cineromanzo, published in Suspense in April 1971 Trailer DISC TWO: THE BLANCHEVILLE MONSTER Brand new audio commentary by filmmaker and film historian Paul Anthony Nelson Brand new video essay on the film by writer and pop culture historian Keith Allison Brand new video interview with author and filmmaker Antonio Tentori Opening credits for the US release of the film Trailer DISC THREE: THE THIRD EYE Brand new audio commentary by author and critic Rachael Nisbet Brand new video essay on the film by author and filmmaker Lindsay Hallam Newly edited video interview with actress Erika Blanc DISC FOUR: THE WITCH Brand new audio commentary by author and producer Kat Ellinger Brand new video essay on the film by author and academic Miranda Corcoran Brand new video interview with author and filmmaker Antonio Tentori

• Framed (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (24/10/2022) from £13.79   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Glenn Ford (The Big Heat, Experiment in Terror) and Barry Sullivan (Forty Guns) star in this atmospheric film noir tale of deceit and treachery in a mining town. Down-on-his-luck trucker Mike Lampert falls for small-town femme fatale Paula (Janis Carter), and soon finds himself in the middle of a criminal plot that involves fit-ups, double-crosses... and murder. Written by Ben Maddow (Murder by Contract) and photographed by the great Burnett Guffey (Decision at Sundown, The Brothers Rico), Framed is stylish and effective noir. Product Features High Definition presentation Original mono audio Audio commentary with author and critic Imogen Sara Smith (2021) The Steps of Age (1951, 25 mins): dramatised documentary written and directed by Ben Maddow, screenwriter of Framed, demonstrating the challenges of growing old as seen through of the eyes of a retired widow Up in Daisy's Penthouse (1958, 17 mins): the Three Stooges get mixed up with a murder plot, mistaken identity, a gold-digging blonde, and a great deal of money Image gallery: publicity and promotional material New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For (Blu-ray 3D) | Blu Ray | (30/01/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Bone Collector/Skeleton Key/Panic Room | DVD | (30/06/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Bone Collector: He takes his victims' lives and leaves behind mysterious pieces of a bizarre puzzle. And the only person who may be able to make sense of the serial killer's deranged plan is Lincoln Rhyme (Denzel Washington) a one-time top homicide investigator. After a tragic accident changes his life forever Rhyme can only watch as other cops bungle the case...until he teams up with a young rookie Amelia Donaghy (Angelina Jolie) who bravely becomes his eyes and ears and searches out the clues that help them solve the case. But as the killer senses the cops closing in Rhyme realizes that he and his partner are on the trail of a vicious sadistic murderer who will stop at nothing on his deadly mission. At any moment Rhyme and Amelia could become his next targets - and their first case could become their last. (Dir. Phillip Noyce 1999) The Skeleton Key: It can open any door. From the writer of The Ring (Ehren Kruger) and the director of K-PAX (Iain Softley) comes the supernatural thriller The Skeleton Key. Set largely in the dark atmospheric backwoods just outside of New Orleans The Skeleton Key stars Kate Hudson as Caroline a live-in nurse hired to care for an elderly woman's (Rowlands) ailing husband (Hurt) in their home... a foreboding and decrepit mansion in the Louisiana delta. Intrigued by the enigmatic couple their mysterious secretive ways and their rambling old house Caroline begins to explore the mansion. Armed with a skeleton key that unlocks every door in the house she discovers a hidden attic room that holds a deadly and terrifying secret. (Dir. Iain Softley 2005) Panic Room: It was supposed to be the safest room in the house. Meg Altman is at a crossroads. Suffering through a painful divorce from her husband pharmaceuticals millionaire Stephen Altman Meg moves from their suburban home in Greenwich New York and buys an Upper West Side Manhattan townhouse for herself and her eleven-year-old daughter Sarah. She intends to go back to school raise her child and start a new life. But the panic she feels at starting over pales in comparison to her fear and desperation when intruders break into her new home. (Dir. David Fincher 2002)

• The Wolf of Wall Street UHD | Blu Ray | (07/11/2022) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  More Is Never Enough.Few filmmakers depict greed and amorality on screen like Martin Scorsese. Thrilling, glamourous, seductive: his unflinching eye sees all and refuses to look away. Nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor, The Wolf of Wall Street is a monstrous masterpiece, equal parts hilarious and horrifying.Leonardo DiCaprio is on dazzling form in the frenetic true life tale of New York stock-broker Jordan Belfort and his rise from boiler room brokerage firm to a decadent life of obscene wealth, stratospheric drug-use, and rampant corruption. Spiralling out of control as government investigators close in, Belfort's fall is as spectacular as his meteoric rise.Arrow Video is proud to present a director-approved 4K transfer (making its UK premiere) of this extraordinary ode to American excess, in a special edition as sleek and sharp as the Wolf himself.Product FeaturesFully illustrated 60-page collectors book containing new writing by film critics Sean Hogan, Will Menaker, and Jourdain SearlesLimited Edition packaging featuring The Wolf of Wall Street luxury 'wallet', American Excess Credit Card, Business Card, and Stratton Oakmont BanknoteReversible sleeve featuring two choices of artworkDisc One: Feature & Extras (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray)4K (2160p) UHD Blu-Ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of a director-approved 4K transferOriginal 5.1 DTS-HD Master AudioOptional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingBrand new audio commentary by film critics Glenn Kenny and Nick PinkertonBrand new introduction by film historian Ian Christie, editor of Scorsese on ScorseseTheatrical trailerDisc Two: Extras (Blu-ray)Brand new interview with screenwriter Terence WinterBrand new interview with production designer Bob ShawWall Street After Hours, a brand new visual essay by film critic Simon Ward on the dark humour of Martin ScorsesePlanet Hollywolf, a brand new visual essay by film critics Matty Budrewicz and Dave Wain on Jordan Belfort's lesser known career as a low budget movie producerThe Wolf Pack, an archival featurette exploring Martin Scorsese's take on the story and the characters involvedRunning Wild, an archival featurette taking a closer look at the filmmaking process and key creative teamThe Wolf of Wall Street Roundtable, an archival featurette with director Martin Scorsese, writer Terence Winter and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill in conversationBehind the Scenes, documentary footage shot during filmingTV spotsImage gallery

• O | DVD | (18/07/2005) from £4.82   |  Saving you £5.17 (107.26%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Shakespeare's classic tragedy "Othello" gets a contemporary makeover as a teen drama set in an exclusive private US school.

• The Last Act | DVD | (04/05/2015) from £3.71   |  Saving you £14.04 (720.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Academy Award® winner Al Pacino stars in this erotic comedy from Oscar ® Award-winning director Barry Levinson. Aging actor Simon Axler (Al Pacino; The Godfather) is having trouble separating scenes from a play with real-life events. After an incident during his latest stage show Axler embarks upon an affair with a friend’s lesbian daughter and his whole world slowly turns upside-down. Also starring Golden Globe® Nominee Greta Gerwig (Francis Ha) and Oscar Award® winning Dianne Wiest (The Odd Life of Timothy Green) The Last Act is inventive profound and witty from start to finish.

• The Contract | Blu Ray | (03/08/2009) from £9.79   |  Saving you £6.20 (63.33%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A father, who wants to redeem himself in the eyes of his son, tries to bring a world-class assassin to justice.

• Cell 211 | DVD | (09/01/2012) from £3.79   |  Saving you £12.20 (321.90%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A new prison officer has a desperate battle for survival when he is mistakenly trapped in a prison as a riot unfolds. His only way out is by pretending to be a prisoner, but first he will have to befriend a violent inmate leading the rebellion.

• Dog Soldiers (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (22/08/2022) from £42.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  On a routine training mission in the Scottish Highlands, a small squad of British soldiers come across the bloody remains of a Special Forces team with a sole survivor. They soon discover the savage attackers are werewolves, and as the full moon rises they face a long night ahead and a fight for their lives. Product Features Limited edition O-ring A new restoration from the original camera negative approved by Director Neil Marshall and Cinematographer Sam McCurdy Features 4K UHD and Blu-ray with bonus features on both formats 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision HDR Archive audio commentary by Director Neil Marshall Archive audio commentary with Producers David E. Allen and Brian O'Toole New audio commentary by writer and Associate Professor of Film Alison Peirse Werewolves, Crawlers, Cannibals and More: a new 40-minute interview with Neil Marshall A History of Lycanthropy: author Gavin Baddeley on Werewolf Cinema Werewolves, Folklore and Cinema: a video essay by author Mikel J. Koven Werewolves vs Soldiers: The Making of Dog Soldiers with Neil Marshall, Producers Christopher Figg and Keith Bell, Actors Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Darren Morfitt, Leslie Simpson and Emma Cleasby, Special Effects Artist Bob Keen and more! A Cottage in the Woods: an interview with Production Designer Simon Bowles Combat: a short film by Neil Marshall Deleted Scenes and Gag Reel with optional commentary by Neil Marshall Trailers and Photo Gallery Optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired Limited Edition Contents Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Chris Malbon 108 page book with new essays by Craig Ian Mann, Alison Peirse, Zoë Rose Smith, Anya Stanley, exclusive interview with Neil Marshall by Matthew Thrift, interview with David E. Allen, plus Behind the Scenes photos 6 collectors' art cards

• Death Goes To School/Night Of The Prowler | DVD | (24/06/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Death Goes to SchoolPolice Inspector Campbell (Gordon Jackson) investigates the death of a school teacher in the grounds of the school. He establishes she was murdered and there are many suspects; jealous colleagues a married man she had been having an affair with among others. Also stars Barbara Murray and Sam Kydd. Produced in 1953 by Independent Artists and filmed at Merton Park Studios. Night of the ProwlerThe director of a successful motor racing company is shot dead. His fellow directors fear for their lives as they were all involved in a trail where their evidence sent a past employee down. Detective Inspector Cameron ( John Horsley) must find the killer before he strikes again. Directed by Francis Searle who directed over 40 films throughout his career a 1962 Butchers production filmed at Shepperton Studios. Picture and sound of good quality following restoration.

• Hollywoodland (BLU RAY) | Blu Ray | (20/02/2012) from £14.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (66.71%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Living in Hollywood can make you famous. Dying in Hollywood can make you a legend. Hollywood Land inspired by one of Hollywood's most infamous real-life mysteries follows a 1950's private detective who investigating the mysterious death of Superman star George Reeves uncovers unexpected connections to his own life as the case turns ever more personal. The torrid affair Reeves had with the wife of a studio executive might hold the key to the truth.

• Demoniac | DVD | (06/11/2017) from £8.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A former Catholic priest, who was tossed from the priesthood for his way-too-liberal beliefs, now writes S&M articles for a French magazine. Having been a witness to Black Masses complete with phony sacrifices, he deems himself judge and sets out to kill those people he feels are destined to spend eternity in Hell. Features: Directed by the notorious sexploitation Director Jess Franco Part of our successful Black House label Starring sex icon and Cult Horror superstar Lina Romay