Crime Thriller

• Carlito's Way | Blu Ray | (25/10/2021) from £21.85   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From Brian De Palma, the director of Scarface, comes the critically acclaimed crime-thriller Carlito's Way. Al Pacino gives an electrifying performance as former drug kingpin Carlito Brigante, who is sprung from prison by his high-powered attorney (Sean Penn). He stuns the New York underworld by vowing to go straight from a history of violence, but his plans are undermined by misguided loyalties and an outmoded code of honour. In a life-or-death battle, Carlito takes on the relentless forces that refuse to let him go. Special Features Deleted Scenes The Making of Carlito's Way Brian De Palma on Carlito's Way Original Promotional Featurette Theatrical Trailer

• Thieves Like Us | Blu Ray | (20/11/2023) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A group of criminals daringly escape from prison in depression-era Mississippi. They survive by robbing banks and hole up with a gas station attendant where injured Bowie (Keith Carradine, Nashville) falls in love with the attendant's daughter Keechie (Shelley Duvall, 3 Women). Made within one of the great runs of back-to-back classics by any filmmaker, Robert Altman followed multi-award-winning classics like M*A*S*H and The Long Goodbye with Thieves Like Us, an adaptation of Edward Anderson's pulp novel. Previously adapted by Nicholas Ray as They Live by Night, Altman's film takes a more faithful approach to the source material, preserving the original tone and period of the novel, going back to historical and American myth themes that Altman mined so brilliantly in his earlier McCabe & Mrs. Miller. Critically praised, noted critic Pauline Kael described it as 'the closest to flawless of Altman's films - a masterpiece. Product Features High Definition digital transfer Original uncompressed mono PCM audio Audio commentary by director Robert Altman Brand new interview with co-screenwriter Joan Tewkesbury who discusses the film and her working relationship with Altman (2023) Brand new interview with star Keith Carradine (2023) Geoff Andrew on Thieves Like Us - the critic discusses the film and its place within Altman's work Two classic radio plays featured in the film - The Shadow written by and starring Orson Welles and Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police starring Ed Gardner Trailer Promotional image gallery English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• The Rookie - Staffel 4 | DVD | (09/02/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Absolute Power | DVD | (03/04/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Director Clint Eastwood's 1997 box-office hit stars himself as Luther Whitney, a highly skilled thief who finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, witnessing the murder of a woman involved in a secret tryst with the US president (played by Gene Hackman). Determined to clear his name, Whitney cleverly eludes a tenacious detective (Ed Harris) while investigating a corruption of power reaching to the highest level of government. Adapted by veteran screenwriter William Goldman from David Baldacci's novel, this thriller balances expert suspense with well-drawn characters and an intelligent plot that's just a pounding heartbeat away from real White House headlines. Absolute Power features the great Judy Davis in a memorable supporting role as the White House chief of staff who desperately attempts to cover up the crime. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• Midsomer Murders - Death's Shadow | DVD | (08/08/2003) from £6.88   |  Saving you £10.11 (146.95%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Based on Caroline Graham's novels and featuring the stolid crime-solving skills of Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby, Midsomer Murders made their television debut in 1997 and continue to keep viewers happy with that potent whodunnit ingredient: spectacularly bloody murders in the most tranquil rural settings the Shires have to offer. Midsomer is a vaguely defined area of villages and hamlets with charming names like Badger's Drift and Goodman's Land. It also has the highest number of violent deaths per capita outside the average war zone. Serial killings abound to test the nerve of Barnaby (John Nettles) and his sidekick Sergeant Troy (Daniel Casey), a dullard easily perplexed by a world which refuses to stick to his black and white view of things. Nettles is excellent; there's a hint of Bergerac still, now heavier of jowl and broader of beam, though the chasing is necessarily limited and the DCI enjoys the home comforts of an understanding wife and a spirited daughter. "Every time I go into any Midsomer village, it's always the same thing", he huffs. "Blackmail, sexual deviancy, suicide and murder." Ain't it the truth? The murders are astonishing. Family feuds, jealousy, incest, industrial espionage, all erupt at regular intervals leaving a trail of bodies with throats slashed, limbs dismembered and blood absolutely everywhere. Rivers of sheer nastiness run deep beneath the superficially pastoral perfection of Midsomer. Thank goodness there are still men like dependable Barnaby to get to the bottom of things. Eventually. Sure of Barnaby’s eventual success, Midsomer Murders make for a cosy, even comforting, couple of hours curled up in front of the television. And they make a great showcase for star turns from the great stable of British character actors, too, from Celia Imrie and Elizabeth Spriggs to Imelda Staunton and Duncan Preston, who invariably turn this whimsical stuff into the tastiest possible ham.--Piers Ford

• Devil's Knot | Blu Ray | (06/10/2014) from £7.96   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  True crime thriller directed by Atom Egoyan and starring Colin Firth and Reese Witherspoon. The film follows the 1993 murder and mutilation of three young boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, and the resulting trial of the three teenage boys found guilty of the killings. Firth plays visiting private investigator Ron Lax who leads the defence of the suspected killers. Through his work on the case and conversations with Pam Hobbs (Witherspoon), the mother of one of the dead children, Ron finds there.

• Stone Cold | DVD | (10/10/2005) from £10.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (18.20%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Based on the bestselling novel by Robert B. Parker. Selleck is Jesse Stone a former L.A. homicide detective who left behind the big city and an ex-wife to become the police chief of the quiet New England fishing town of Paradise Massachusetts. Stone's old habits die hard as he continues to indulge in his two favourite things - scotch and women. When a series of murders take place he's forced to face his own demons in order to solve the crimes.

• Get Shorty | Blu Ray | (19/03/2012) from £8.75   |  Saving you £1.24 (14.17%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Drug smuggling. Racketeering. Loan sharking. Welcome to Hollywood! Golden Globe winner John Travolta leads an all-star cast in the hysterical comedy that insists it doesn't take much to make it in the movies...just a background with the Mob.Loan shark Chili Palmer (Travolta) is bored with the business. So when he arrives in LA to collect a debt from down-and-out filmmaker Harry Zimm (Gene Hackman), Chili talks tough...and then pitches Harry a script idea. Immediately, Chili is swept into the Hollywood scene: He schmoozes film star Martin Weir (Danny DeVito), romances B-movie queen Karen Flores (Rene Russo) and even gets reservations at the hottest restaurants in town. In fact, all would be smooth for this cool new producer, if it weren't for the drug smugglers and the angry mobster who won't leave him alone!

• Romanzo Criminale | DVD | (07/05/2007) from £4.90   |  Saving you £11.09 (226.33%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Three childhood friends set out to conquer the streets of Rome in this vivid and ferocious movie.

• Mona Lisa | DVD | (27/04/2015) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Neil Jordan's dark, romantic Mona Lisa stars Bob Hoskins as a tough but lovable thug. Just out of prison, he's given a job by his old boss (Michael Caine) as chauffeur to a gorgeous but chilly call-girl (Cathy Tyson). For all his criminal experience, this guy is surprisingly innocent; when he develops a crush on the woman he's driving, it leads inevitably to tragedy. Hoskins is heartbreakingly good as this poor thick sod, while Caine projects an oily malevolence. Tyson is also fine as a woman who has secrets of her own. --Marshall Fine

• Odd Thomas | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  From director Stephen Sommers (G.I. Joe, The Mummy, Van Helsing) and based on the novel by Dean Koontz, Odd Thomas is the incredible new supernatural action thriller starring Anton Yelchin (Star Trek: Into Darkness), Addison Timlin (Californication) and Willem Dafoe (Spiderman). In less than 24 hours, the city of Pico Mundo will awaken to a day of catastrophe. When Odd, a fast food chef with the ability to see the dead and sense impending danger, discovers a dark secret about a stranger in h...

• Deception | DVD | (26/08/2008) from £4.90   |  Saving you £15.09 (307.96%)   |  RRP £19.99

  An accountant is introduced to a mysterious sex club known as The List by his lawyer friend. But he soon becomes the prime suspect in a woman's disappearance and a multi-million dollar heist.

• Inside Man | Blu Ray | (15/06/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A tough cop matches wits with a clever bank robber who is holding hostages.

• The Shield: The Complete Series | Blu Ray | (01/11/2021) from £62.27   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  All 88 episodes from seven ground breaking seasons of the Emmy®-winning series available for the first time ever in stunning widescreen High Definition! Controversial, compelling and critically acclaimed, THE SHIELD reinvented the police genre and gave us one of the greatest antiheroes in television history. Vic Mackey, a corrupt cop, runs his elite Strike Team under his own set of rules, bringing conflict to not only the streets of Los Angeles, but also within his precinct. THE SHIELD showcases acting, directing and writing of the highest calibre.

• Tales From the Hood I & II (2-disc Blu-ray Set) | Blu Ray | (02/11/2020) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Horror meets the hood in Rusty Cundieff's politicallycharged horrorcomedy anthology series. Stories of abuse, corruption and racism towards the AfricanAmerican community are given the horror film treatment, as an eccentric funeral director attempts to deter a gang of drug dealers from a life of crime. Executiveproduced by Spike Lee, this cult horror favourite is presented alongside its 2018 sequel, which reunites the original creative team for more tales of terror.

• Only God Forgives | Blu Ray | (02/12/2013) from £8.95   |  Saving you £16.04 (179.22%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive) and Ryan Gosling (The Place Beyond the Pines) reunite in the highly acclaimed Only God Forgives - a stylish mesmerising and thrilling journey through Bangkok's criminal underworld. Julian (Gosling) runs a boxing club as a front for a drugs operation. He has everything he wants for and is respected in the criminal underworld though deep inside he feels empty. When Julian's brother is murdered his mother (Kristin Scott Thomas Salmon Fishing in the Yemen) - the head of a powerful criminal organization - arrives in Bangkok to collect her son's body. Furious with grief she dispatches Julian to find his killers and 'raise hell'. The stage is set for a bloody journey of betrayal and vengeance towards a final confrontation and the possibility of redemption. Hailed as 'mesmeric mad brutal and brilliant' by The Guardian Only God Forgives is a twisted breathtaking neon-drenched fairytale that you'll never forget.

• A Scanner Darkly | DVD | (22/01/2007) from £5.30   |  Saving you £12.69 (239.43%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Keanu Reeves stars in this eye-catching adaptation of Philip K. Dick's sci-fi novel.

• Death On The Nile | DVD | (07/01/2008) from £13.05   |  Saving you £-0.06 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Peter Ustinov makes his debut as Agatha Christie's brilliant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot in this lavish and star-studded follow-up to Murder On The Orient Express. As Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board and every elegant passenger becomes a prime suspect. Can Poirot identify the killer and motive before the ship of clues reaches the end of its murderous journey? Bette Davis David Niven Angela Lansbury Maggie Smith Mia Farrow George Kennedy Olivia Hussey Simon MacCorkindale Jane Birkin Jack Warden and Lois Chiles co-star in this sumptuous Oscar-winning classic adapted by Anthony Shaffer (Sleuth) and filmed on location throughout exotic Egypt.

• Dead Ringers | DVD | (31/01/2000) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-13.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Like many other films by Canadian director David Cronenberg (especially Crash), Dead Ringers presents the cinematic and psychological equivalent of an automobile accident--you dare not look, but you can't turn away. The film marked a directorial breakthrough for Cronenberg, who was able to continue some of the themes explored in his earlier horror films while graduating to a higher, more critically "respectable" level of artistic sophistication. The film is loosely based, amazingly enough, on a true story about twin gynaecologists who routinely traded each others' identities, lives and even lovers. Utilizing innovative split-screen technology (years before computer manipulation made such trickery much easier), the film stars Jeremy Irons in flawless dual roles as the identical brothers Beverly and Elliot Mantle. Their ability to instantly switch identities leads them to a shared relationship with a well-known actress (Genevieve Bujold) and, ultimately, a physical and psychological tailspin that sends them both to the brink of madness and death. The scenario suggests that both men are halves of a whole, and that one cannot exist without the other. But when Beverly pursues a kinky, drug-addicted affair with the actress, his more self-controlled brother is helpless to prevent their mutual decline. In this way Dead Ringers becomes a fascinating and stylistically clinical study of duality, and Cronenberg doesn't shy away from the dark and unpleasant aspects of the story. (One look at the movie's display of bizarre gynaecological instruments and you'll know why women find this film particularly--and unforgettably--disturbing.) The Criterion Collection DVD includes illuminating commentary by Cronenberg, Irons, production designer Carol Spier and others; extensive production information; interviews with the principal cast; and a detailed examination of the film's groundbreaking use of invisible special effects. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com --This text refers to the DVD edition of this video.

• Let Him Go | Blu Ray | (26/04/2021) from £7.29   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Following the loss of their son, retired sheriff George Blackledge (KEVIN COSTNER) and his wife Margaret (DIANE LANE) leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from a dangerous family living off the grid. They soon discover that the Weboy family has no intention of letting the child go, forcing George and Margaret to fight for their family. Special Features: The Making of LET HIM GO The Blackledges: Kevin Costner & Diane Lane Lighting The Way: Thomas Bezucha