Crime Thriller

• Spring Breakers | DVD | (12/08/2013) from £4.49   |  Saving you £15.50 (345.21%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Brit (Ashley Benson) Candy (Vanessa Hudgens) Cotty (Rachel Korine) and Faith (Selena Gomez) have been best friends since grade school trying to save enough money for spring break. Still short of cash three of them hold up a restaurant using toy guns in order to get to Florida for two weeks of fun. After a few days of partying the girls get arrested during a police raid and land up in jail. Bailed out by local drug dealer Alien (James Franco) they soon find themselves in over their heads when their mentor introduces them to the wonders of an addictively dangerous spring break they will never forget. Special Features: Making of Theatrical Trailer Four Featurettes: Behind the Scenes The Girls Harmony Korine AVPs

• Rolling Thunder | DVD | (25/09/2023) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When Major Charles Rane and his friend Johnny Vohden returns home to San Antonio after eight years of physical and mental torture in a Vietnam POW camp they are treated as heroes. But Rane cannot know his experiences are nothing compared to the ordeal he must still face. A gang of thugs invade his home to steal the silver coins he received for his service and mangle his hand leaving him and his family for dead. Whilst recovering in hospital Rane becomes more distant and cold. Aided by his loyal friend and now wielding a hook for a hand he sets out on a mission of vengeance with the ice cold determination of a man who has suffered too much and has nothing else to live for but revenge.

• One False Move (CriterionCollection) - UK Only | Blu Ray | (06/11/2023) from £22.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A small-town police chief (Bill Paxton) concealing an explosive secret. A pair of ruthless drug dealers (cowriter Billy Bob Thornton and Michael Beach) who leave a bloody trail in their wake as they make their way from Los Angeles to Arkansas. And an enigmatic woman (Cynda Williams) caught in the middle. The way these desperate lives converge becomes a masterclass in slow-burn tension thanks to the nuanced direction of Carl Franklin, whose haunting film travels a crooked road across America's most fraught divisions of urban and rural, Black and white while imbuing noir conventions with a wrenching emotional depth. Product Features DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, approved by director Carl Franklin, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack Audio commentary from 1999 featuring Franklin New conversation between Franklin and cowriter-actor Billy Bob Thornton Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by author William Boyle

• I Start Counting | Blu Ray | (19/04/2021) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In a rapidly modernising English town, a psychopathic murderer is on the loose terrorising the young women of the local community. Fourteen year old Wynne (Jenny Agutter) begins to suspect that George (Bryan Marshall), her adoptive stepbrother who she's infatuated with, is the perpetrator. But could he really be responsible for such horrific crimes? Presented in a new 2K restoration, David Greene's much soughtafter British thriller is a gripping, cult classic of late1960s cinema and the latest addition to the BFI Flipside collection. Featuring a standout performance from Agutter and contributions from cult icons writer Richard Harris (The Avengers), production designer Brian Eatwell (Walkabout) and composer Basil Kirchin (Primitive London), ˜I Start Counting' is a haunting comingofage tale like no other. Special Features Scanned & restored in 2k from the 35mm interpositive Audio commentary by film historian Samm Deighan A Kickstart: Jenny Agutter Remembers I Start Counting (2020, 20 mins) Loss of Innocence: A Video Essay on I Start Counting by Chris O'Neill (2020, 8 mins) Interview with Jonny Trunk (2021): the writer, broadcaster, DJ and owner of Trunk Records discusses the work of composer Basil Kirchin Original theatrical trailer Other extras TBC **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Fully illustrated booklet with a new essay on the film by the BFI's Jo Botting and writing on the cast and director by Jon Dear

• The Man Who Laughs (Masters of Cinema) Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (17/08/2020) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One of the most visually striking of all the later silent films, The Man Who Laughs reunites German Expressionism director Paul Leni and cinematographer Gilbert Warrenton from their horror hit the previous year, The Cat and the Canary (1927). Both films are often considered to be among the earliest works of legendary horror classics from Universal Studios, yet the undeniably eerie The Man Who Laughs is more accurately described as a Gothic melodrama. However, its influence on the genre and the intensity of the imageryart director Charles Hall and makeup genius Jack Pierce would go on to define the look of those 1930s Universal horror landmarkshave redefined it as an early horror classic, bolstered by one of the most memorable performances of the period. Adapted from the Victor Hugo novel, The Man Who Laughs is Gwynplaine (an extraordinary Conrad Veidt), a carnival sideshow performer in 17th-century England, his face mutilated into a permanent, ghoulish grin by his executed father's royal court enemies. Gwynplaine struggles through life with the blind Dea (Phantom of the Opera's Mary Philbin) as his companion though she is unable to see it, his disfigurement still causes Gwynplaine to believe he is unworthy of her love. But when his proper royal lineage becomes known by Queen Anne, Gwynplaine must choose between regaining a life of privilege, or embracing a new life of freedom with Dea. The startling makeup on Veidt was the acknowledged direct inspiration for The Joker in the 1940 Batman comic that introduced the character, and film versions of The Joker have been even more specific in their references to Leni's film. While The Man Who Laughs contains powerful elements of tragedy, doomed romance, and even swashbuckling swordplay, its influence on horror cinema is most pronounced. Leni died suddenly at the age of 44 a year after this film (with Veidt also unexpectedly passing away too soon in 1943), and The Man Who Laughs endures as one of the most haunting and stylish American silent films, made just as that era was coming to a close. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the film on home video for the first time ever in the UK. Special Features: LIMITED EDITION O CARD (2000 UNITS) 1080p presentation on Blu-ray from Universal's 4K restoration Uncompressed LPCM 2.0 (stereo) score by the Berklee School of Music Uncompressed LPCM 2.0 (mono) 1928 movietone score A brand new interview with author and horror expert Kim Newman A brand new video essay by David Cairns Paul Leni and The Man Who Laughs featurette on the production of the film Rare stills gallery A collector's booklet featuring new writing by Travis Crawford, and Richard Combs

• Silent Night Deadly Night | Blu Ray | (23/11/2020) from £15.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  101 Films presents notorious festive horror Silent Night, Deadly Night, available on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK. Highly controversial upon release in 1984, this two-disc edition features both the original theatrical cut of the film and the extended cut with standard definition inserts. Young Billy witnesses his parents getting killed by a man dressed as Santa Claus after being warned by his senile grandpa that Santa punishes those who are naughty. Now 18 and out of the orphanage, Billy takes on the role of Santa himself, embarking on a yuletide rampage to punish the naughty . Santa Claus is coming to town, and this time he's got an axe! Special Features: DISC ONE: Theatrical Version 4K scan of the original camera negative R-Rated Theatrical Trailer & VHS Trailer TV Spots Radio Spot DISC TWO: Extended Unrated Version 4K scan of the original camera negative with standard definition inserts Slay Bells Ring: The Story of Silent Night, Deadly Night Featuring interviews with writer Michael Hickey, co-executive producers Scott J. Schneid and Dennis Whitehead, editor/second unit director Michael Spence, composer Perry Botkin and actor Robert Brian Wilson Oh Deer! An interview with Linnea Quigley Christmas in July Silent Night, Deadly Night Locations Then and Now Audio commentary with actor Robert Brian Wilson and co-executive producer Scott J. Schneid Audio commentary with Michael Hickey, Perry Botkin, Scott J. Schneid and Michael Spence Audio interview with director Charles E. Sellier, Jr. from Deadpit Radio (Extended Version) Santa's Stocking of Outrage Poster and Still Gallery

• Murder She Wrote - Series 1 | DVD | (29/08/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.28

  Angela Lansbury stars in the role that earned her 12 consecutive Emmy nominations as everyone's favourite super-sleuth Jessica Fletcher a famous mystery writer who has a knack for solving murders on and off the page. Murder seems to follow Jessica Fletcher; a former English teacher and a mystery writer full of charm and a zest for life. She always happens to become ""the investigator"" when traveling around the country to promote her series of novels. Murder always seems to occur whe

• Dressed To Kill | DVD | (29/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  To condemn Dressed to Kill as a Hitchcock rip-off is to miss the sheer enjoyment of Brian De Palma's delirious thriller. Homages to Hitchcock run rampant through most of De Palma's earlier films, and this one's chock-full of visual quotes, mostly cribbed from Vertigo and Psycho. But De Palma's indulgent depravity transcends simple mimicry to assume a vitality all its own. It's smothered in thickly atmospheric obsessions with sex, dread, paranoia, and voyeurism, not to mention a heavy dose of Psycho-like psychobabble about a wannabe transsexual who is compelled to slash up any attractive female who reminds him--the horror--that he's still very much a man. Angie Dickinson plays the sexually unsatisfied, forty-something wife who's the killer's first target, relaying her sexual fantasies to her psychiatrist (Michael Caine) before actually living one of them out after the film's celebrated cat-and-mouse sequence in a Manhattan art museum. The focus then switches to a murder witness (De Palma's then-girlfriend Nancy Allen) and Dickinson's grieving whiz-kid son (Keith Gordon), who attempt to solve the murder while staying one step ahead (or so they think) of the crude detective (Dennis Franz) assigned to the case. Propelled by Pino Donaggio's lush and stimulating score, De Palma's visuals provide seductive counterpoint to his brashly candid dialogue, and the plot conceals its own implausibility with morbid thrills and intoxicating suspense. If you're not laughing at De Palma's shameless audacity, you're sure to be on the edge of your seat. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Things Will Be Different | Blu Ray | (18/11/2024) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After evading police following a robbery, two estranged siblings lay low at an abandoned farmhouse. But when a mysterious force emerges, it makes the pair question everything about themselves and each other.

• Black Book | Blu Ray | (11/01/2021) from £16.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Title number 004 in the 101 Films Black Label range. From internationally acclaimed director Paul Verhoeven (Soldier of Orange, Elle), Black Book (Zwartboek) is an epic and moving wartime tale, in which the distinctions between good and evil become blurred by human nature. Starring Carice van Houten (Valkyrie, Game of Thrones) and Sebastian Koch (The Lives of Others, Bridge of Spies), the film chronicles one woman's fight for survival and revenge as the Second World War enters its final, bloody months. September 1944. Rachel Stein (van Houten), a Dutch-Jewish woman in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands, joins fellow refugees in their attempt to reach Allied territory by boat after her safehouse is destroyed by a bomb. The voyage ends in disaster when the escape is discovered by a Nazi patrol, with Rachel the sole survivor as her fellow refugees, including her own family, are ruthlessly killed. Set on revenge, Rachel joins the Resistance, adopting the identity of Ellis de Vries to mask her heritage, and infiltrating the German Security Service by seducing senior officer Müntze (Koch). As the war enters its final stages and the fight for survival intensifies, Rachel becomes entangled in a deadly web of deceit and betrayal. Brand New Extras The Book of Verhoeven: Paul Verhoeven on Black Book Diary of a Cinematographer: Karl Walter Lindenlaub on Black Book Additional Extras Interview with Carice van Houten (2006) Interview with Paul Verhoeven (2006) Original theatrical trailer

• World Noir Vol. 1 | Blu Ray | (18/12/2023) from £43.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

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• The Trial 50th Anniversary (StudioCanal Collection) | DVD | (10/09/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Orson Welles applied his unique directorial style to Kafka's classic work in this 1962 adaptation of The Trial. Anthony Perkins stars as Joseph K., an office clerk who gets arrested one day but is not told why. Welles used interesting techniques during filming, such as pin-screen animation to emphasise the atmosphere of K's world. The result is a moving and atmospheric attempt to capture the essence of Kafka's original work.

• Lawless | Blu Ray | (14/01/2013) from £7.35   |  Saving you £10.64 (144.76%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Acclaimed director John Hillcoat delivers a thrillingly vivid slice of American outlaw history in his epic gangster tale, LAWLESS.

• Short Sharp Shocks Vol.3 (Flipside #47) (2 x Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (09/10/2023) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The third in the critically acclaimed BFI Flipside series continuing its ongoing mission to curate an alternative Brit-screen history of overlooked rarities in deluxe home-entertainment editions is a further compelling compendium of strange, striking, thrilling, horrific, eerie and eccentric short subjects from the heyday of the British cinematic supporting programme. Settle down for another strange cinematic journey through uncanny stories, twists in the tale, low-budget weirdness, stylish spectacle, avant-garde art, peculiar public information, monstrous music and provocative experiment many ultra-rare and all with oodles of atmosphere and in High Definition. The Films: Return to Glennascaul (Hilton Edwards, 1951, 22 mins) Strange Stories (John Guillermin and Don Chaffey, 1953, 45 mins) Strange Experiences (1955, 10 mins) Maze (Bob Bentley, 1970, 15 mins) Skinflicker (Tony Bicât, 1973, 41 mins) Beach Litter: Broken Bottle (1 min) Firework: Chick (1 min) Wings of Death (Nichola Bruce and Michael Coulson, 1985, 20 mins) The Terminal Game (Geoff Lowe, 1982, 40 mins) Product Features Interview with filmmaker and artist Bob Bentley, director of Maze (2023) Interview with Tony Bicât, director of Skinflicker (2023) Interview with Nichola Bruce and Michael Coulson, directors of Wings of Death (2023) Interview with Colin Towns, composer of the music for The Terminal Game (2022) The Strange Stories Scrapbook (2023): video essay on 1950s British film producer Roger Proudlock by Vic Pratt Interview with Geoff Lowe, director of The Terminal Game (TBC) Rare scripts, stills, images and behind-the-scenes footage (TBC) **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet including new writing by directors Bob Bentley, Nichola Bruce and Tony Bicât

• Piggy | DVD | (21/05/2012) from £7.09   |  Saving you £8.90 (125.53%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Joe (Martin Compston) is a mild mannered young man bored by his humdrum London life. When his beloved brother (Neil Maskell) is murdered, Joe finds solace in Piggy, one of his brother's old friends. But is he really who he says he is?

• A Fugitive From the Past | Blu Ray | (26/09/2022) from £11.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Considered the magnum opus of the five decades-long career of Tomu Uchida (Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji, The Mad Fox), the epic crime drama A Fugitive from the Past was voted third in the prestigious Kinema Junpo magazine's 1999 poll of the Top Japanese Films of the 20th Century. In 1947, a freak typhoon sends a passenger ferry running between Hokkaido and mainland Japan plunging to the ocean depths, with hundreds of lives lost. During the chaos, three men are witnessed fleeing a burning pawnshop in the Hokkaido port town of Iwanai. The police suspect theft and arson, and when Detective Yumisaka (Junzaburo Ban) discovers the burned remains of a boat and the corpses of two men, he sets about tracking the shadowy third figure. Meanwhile, the mysterious Takichi Inukai (Rentaro Mikuni) takes shelter with a prostitute, Yae (Sachiko Hidari), a brief encounter that will come to define both of their lives. A decade later, long after the trail has gone cold, Yumisaka is called back by his successor Detective Ajimura (Ken Takakura) as two new dead bodies are found. Making its home video debut outside of Japan, this adaptation of Tsutomu Minakami's 1700-page novel is a landmark in master director Uchida's oeuvre. Its gritty monochrome photography has the immediacy of newsreel as Uchida uses the landscapes of postwar Japan to explore the massive social upheaval and unspoken legacies of the war, and create an unsettling karmic allegory of a man's struggle to escape his past sins. Product Features High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the restored 183 minute-long cut of the film Original uncompressed mono audio Optional English subtitles Introduction by writer and curator Jasper Sharp Scene-specific commentaries from leading Japanese film scholars Aaron Gerow, Irene González-López, Erik Homenick, Earl Jackson, Daisuke Miyao and Alexander Zahlten Original theatrical trailer Image gallery Tomu Uchida filmography Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Fully illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by David Baldwin and Inuhiko Yomota

• Outrage | DVD | (14/11/2011) from £6.39   |  Saving you £13.60 (212.83%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The king of yakuza epics Takeshi Kitano (Brother, Zatoichi, Hana-Bi, Sonatine) returns with his most violent gangster film yet. Mr. Chairman, the head of the ruling Sannokai yakuza clan, suspects that his henchman Ikemoto has struck a forbidden alliance with rival gangster Murase. Ikemoto tries to quell his boss' distrust by making a move against Murase, marking the start of a ruthless series of conflicts and betrayals. Before long, several yakuza clans are out for blood in their constant battle for power and money. The rival bosses fight to rise through the ranks by scheming and making short-lived allegiances. In this corrupt world where there are no heroes, it's a bad guy vs. bad guy in a spiralling outrage of gang warfare.

• Contagion Steelbook | Blu Ray | (26/02/2024) from £17.50   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When a lethal airborne virus with the power to wipe out humanity is unleashed, the worldwide medical community races to find a vaccine and stop the panic from spreading. Starring Academy Award winners Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, and Academy Award nominees Jude Law and Laurence Fishburne, this edge-of-your-seat thriller follows the deadly path of a virus that is beyond containment. Researchers for disease control, the military, the World Health Organization and ordinary civilians mobilize to try and find a cure and the cause before it's too late. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, this portrait of suspense examines how courage pulls us together...while society is falling apart. Product Features Steelbook Finishes Full Gloss Debossed Lettering (Front) and Symbols (Reverse) On-Disc Special Features The Reality of Contagion: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Laurence Fishburne and Bryan Cranston, along with medical journalist Sanjay Gupta, explore the real science of global viruses and what they mean to the human race. The world is preparing for the next biological disaster...but is it too late? The Contagion Detectives: Meet the greatest minds in the world and how they helped prepare Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet, Jude Law and the rest of the cast for the fight against deadly viruses. Contagion: How A Virus Changes The World

• The Carrier | DVD | (03/08/2015) from £5.64   |  Saving you £10.35 (183.51%)   |  RRP £15.99

  John Cusack (The Prince) and Robert De Niro (Silver Linings Playbook) star in this action-packed crime thriller about a hit-man named Jack (Cusack) who takes an assignment to deliver a mysterious bag to his boss (De Niro) with strict instructions not to look inside. With the help of an elusive prostitute (Rebecca Da Costa; The Firstling) Jack battles gun-fire car chases crooked cops and unruly mobsters on a deadly quest to deliver the precious cargo and earn a big pay day. This all-action crime thriller also stars Crispin Glover Sticky Fingaz and Martin Klebba.

• Single White Female (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (22/07/2024) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Bridget Fonda (Jackie Brown, A Simple Plan) and Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hitcher, The Hateful Eight) star in Barbet Schroeder's (Reversal of Fortune, Mad Men) erotic psychological thriller Single White Female. When Allie (Fonda) breaks off her engagement, she is delighted to find a supportive new roommate in Hedy (Leigh). But when Hedy's behaviour becomes increasingly obsessive, and a series of violent events begin to occur, Allie fears that Hedy is not all she claims to be. Beautifully photographed by Luciano Tovoli (The Passenger, Suspiria), and with a powerful score by Howard Shore (The Silence of the Lambs, Videodrome), Single White Female is one of the most stylish suspense thrillers of the nineties. INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES High Definition remaster Original English stereo audio Audio commentary with director Barbet Schroeder, editor Lee Percy, and associate producer Susan Hoffman (2018) New York Interview: Barbet Schroeder (2018): the director discusses the production and release of Single White Female Upstairs with Graham Knox (2018): actor Peter Friedman recalls his casting and relates some anecdotes from the set The Fiancé Sam Rawson (2018): in-depth interview with actor Steven Weber SWF Seeks Writer (2018): screenwriter Don Ross looks back on his adaptation of John Lutz's novel and working with Schroder She'll Follow You Anywhere (2024): the critic, broadcaster, and author of Unlikeable Female Characters Anna Bogutskaya dissects and contextualises the film within the context of the erotic thriller Original theatrical trailer Image gallery: promotional and publicity material New and improved English translation subtitles Limited edition exclusive book with a new essay by Georgia Humphreys, archival essays, a contemporary article on the making of the film, and full film credits UK premiere on Blu-ray Limited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK All extras subject to change