Drama

• Stephen | DVD | (18/10/2021) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Stephen portrays events from 2006, thirteen years after Stephen's death on the evening of 22 April 1993 in a racially motivated attack whilst waiting for a bus in Well Hall Road, Eltham. Even though Doreen and Neville Lawrence knew the identity of their son's killers, the original investigation had failed to convict those responsible, and their extraordinary campaign for justice led to a public inquiry that branded Metropolitan Police institutionally racist and brought about sweeping changes in the law and police practices and transformed thinking and understanding of racial inequality in the UK. Yet six years on from the Inquiry no progress had been made into the case. The drama tells the story of the ongoing struggle by Doreen and Neville Lawrence to achieve justice and how a detective, DCI Clive Driscoll working closely with the Lawrences puts together an investigation that finally more than 18 years after his death secures the convictions of two of the gang who committed the murder of Stephen. Starring Steve Coogan. Sharlene Whyte & Hugh Quarshie

• Love Me If You Dare | DVD | (29/05/2008) from £8.04   |  Saving you £11.95 (148.63%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Hyperactive Julien (Guillaume Canet) and shy Sophie (Marion Cotillard) are pre-teen misfits who forge a bond based on their mutual hardships--for Julien it's his mother's terminal illness, and for Sophie it's the ridicule she receives for being Polish. They devise a game in which the passing of a tin carousel between them signals the recipient to carry out an outrageous dare designed by the other, with the trouble they get into only serving to bring them closer together. Ten years later, Julien and Sophie are in college--and while they have both grown to be attractive and intelligent, their relationship is still only platonic and their disruptive game still continues at a fevered pace. Continuing into adulthood and forging separate lives, their dares become more hurtful to each other. It soon becomes apparent that the game has only served to prevent them from admitting their true feelings for each other. This dark and whimsical debut from director Yann Samuell shows the influence of Luc Besson and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, sidestepping traditional French cinematic austerity in favor of splashy, big-budget visuals. In fact, the entrancing first act (in which Julien and Sophie are children) is bathed in a beautiful autumnal glow and features a kinetic style reminiscent of Jeunet's AMELIE. As Julien and Sophie's game escalates, LOVE ME IF YOU DARE lands in bleaker territory, with the performances of Canet and Cotillard and a daring ending giving this surprising romantic fantasy an uncommon resonance.

• The Big Wedding | DVD | (14/10/2013) from £4.96   |  Saving you £13.03 (262.70%)   |  RRP £17.99

  THE BIG WEDDING is an uproarious romantic comedy about a charmingly modern family trying to survive a weekend wedding celebration that has the potential to become a full blown family fiasco.

• The Banshees Of Inisherin | Blu Ray | (30/01/2023) from £6.40   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From writer-director Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing , Missouri) comes a unique film starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. Although Pádraic (Farrell) and Colm (Gleeson) have been lifelong friends, they find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, bringing alarming consequences for both of them.

• The Seagull | DVD | (21/01/2019) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Every summer aristocratic actress Irina (ANNETTE BENING, Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool), her brother Sorin (BRIAN DENNEHY, First Blood) and her son Konstantin (BILLY HOWLE, On Chesil Beach) entertain family and friends at their lakeside estate. When Irina's lover, the successful novelist Boris Trigorin (COREY STOLL, House of Cards), accompanies her one year, Nina (SAOIRSE RONAN, Lady Bird), a naïve girl who lives on a neighbouring estate, falls in love with the older Boris. He basks in her adulation, while Masha (ELISABETH MOSS, The Handmaid's Tale) is obsessed with Konstantin, who loves Nina. While everyone is caught up in passionately loving someone who loves somebody else, a tragicomedy unfolds about art, fame, human folly, and the eternal desire to live a purposeful life.

• Modern Times (1936) (Criterion Collection) UK Only | Blu Ray | (14/03/2022) from £12.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Modern Times, Charlie Chaplin's last outing as the Little Tramp, puts the iconic character to work as a giddily inept factory employee who becomes smitten with a gorgeous gamine (Paulette Goddard). With its barrage of unforgettable gags and sly commentary on class struggle during the Great Depression, Modern Timesthough made almost a decade into the talkie era and containing moments of sound (even song!)is a timeless showcase of Chaplin's untouchable genius as a director of silent comedy. Special Features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition New audio commentary by Chaplin biographer David Robinson Two new visual essays, by Chaplin historians John Bengtson and Jeffrey Vance New program on the film's visual and sound effects, with experts Craig Barron and Ben Burtt Interview from 1992 with Modern Times music arranger David Raksin Chaplin Today: Modern Times (2004), a half-hour program with filmmakers Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne Two segments removed from the film Three theatrical trailers All at Sea (1933), a home movie by Alistair Cooke featuring Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, and Cooke, plus a new score by Donald Sosin and a new interview with Cooke's daughter, Susan Cooke Kittredge The Rink (1916), a Chaplin two-reeler highlighting his skill on wheels For the First Time (1967), a Cuban documentary short about a projectionist who shows Modern Times to firsttime moviegoers More! PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Saul Austerlitz and a piece by film scholar Lisa Stein that includes excerpts from Chaplin's writing about his travels in 1931 and 1932

• The Aviator | DVD | (13/06/2005) from £6.83   |  Saving you £14.16 (207.32%)   |  RRP £20.99

  Leonardo DiCaprio stars as the eccentric industrialist and Hollywood film mogul Howard Hughes in this glamorous biopic from Martin Scorsese.

• House - Series 2 | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £9.14   |  Saving you £40.85 (446.94%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Go deeper into the medical mysterious of House: Season 2 in one of TV's most compelling drama series'. Hugh Laurie stars as the brilliant but sarcastic Dr. Gregory House a maverick physician who is devoid of bedside manner. While his behavior can border on antisocial Dr. House thrives on the challenge of solving the medical puzzles that other doctors give up on. Together with his hand-picked team of young medical experts he'll do whatever it takes in the race against the clock to solve the case. Episodes Comprise: 1. Acceptance 2. Autopsy 3. Humpty Dumpty 4. TB or Not TB 5. Daddy's Boy 6. Spin 7. Hunting 8. The Mistake 9. Deception 10. Failure to Communicate 11. Need to Know 12. Distractions 13. Skin Deep 14. Sex Kills 15. Clueless 16. Safe 17. All In 18. Sleeping Dogs Lie 19. House vs. God 20. Euphoria (1) 21. Euphoria (2) 22. Forever 23. Who's Your Daddy? 24. No Reason

• Birdsong | DVD | (12/03/2012) from £9.59   |  Saving you £10.40 (108.45%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Sebastian Faulks' epic love story set against the First World War, which became a modern classic when it was published in 1993, is adapted for the screen for the first time by Abi Morgan. The action of the two part film moves between 1910 and 1916, telling the story of Stephen Wraysford (Eddie Redmayne), a young Englishman who arrives in Amiens in Northern France to stay with the Azaire family and falls desperately in love with Isabelle Azaire (ClmencePosy). They begin an illicit and all-consuming affair, but the relationship falters. Years later, Stephen finds himself serving on the Western Front in the very area where he experienced his great love. As he battles amidst the blood and gore of the trenches he meets Jack Firebrace (Joseph Mawle), a tunneller who unexpectedly helps him endure the ravages of war and enables him to make peace with his feelings for Isabelle. Special Features: Featurettes: War Story Love Story On Set

• The Shape of Water | Blu Ray | (25/06/2018) from £7.80   |  Saving you £2.19 (28.08%)   |  RRP £9.99

  From master storyteller, Guillermo del Toro, comes an other-worldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of silence and isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment.

• Wendy and Lucy | Blu Ray | (06/10/2025) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From Kelly Reichardt, acclaimed director of Meek's Cutoff, First Cow and The Mastermind. Homeless and desperate, Wendy is driving with her dog Lucy to Alaska in hopes of a summer job in a cannery. When her car breaks down en route, the thin fabric of their situation comes apart, and Wendy is faced with a series of increasingly dire challenges. Reichardt's understated approach and Michelle Williams' stunning, heartbreaking performance paints a vivid portrait of a young woman's struggle to survive in a world indifferent to her plight. Simple and direct, Wendy and Lucy is a moving meditation on resilience and the often-overlooked struggles of those on the fringes of society.

• Spartacus | DVD | (12/09/2005) from £8.15   |  Saving you £1.84 (22.58%)   |  RRP £9.99

  For a limited time only, Universal Pictures are re-releasing five of their most beloved Cinema Classics in cinemas around the UK. The following films will be released: Spartacus, Blues Brothers, Scar Face, The Thing and Animal House.

• Courageous | DVD | (27/02/2012) from £7.28   |  Saving you £12.71 (174.59%)   |  RRP £19.99

  As law enforcement officers, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes and their partners willingly stand up to the worst the world can offer, yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood. While they consistently give their best on the job, they quickly discover that their children are beginning to drift further away from them. When tragedy hits home, these men are left with a newfound urgency to renew their faith and reach out to their own children. Will they be able to find a way to serve and protect those who are most dear to them?

• Chariots Of Fire | DVD | (20/06/2005) from £4.96   |  Saving you £8.03 (161.90%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The come-from-behind winner of the 1981 Oscar for Best Picture, Chariots of Fire either strikes you as either a cold exercise in mechanical manipulation or as a tale of true determination and inspiration. The heroes are an unlikely pair of young athletes who ran for Great Britain in the 1924 Paris Olympics: devout Protestant Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson), a divinity student whose running makes him feel closer to God, and Jewish Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross), a highly competitive Cambridge student who has to surmount the institutional hurdles of class prejudice and anti-Semitism. There's delicious support from Ian Holm (as Abrahams's coach) and John Gielgud and Lindsay Anderson as a couple of Cambridge fogies. Vangelis's soaring synthesised score, which seemed to be everywhere in the early 1980s, also won an Oscar. Chariots of Fire was the debut film of British television commercial director Hugh Hudson (Greystoke) and was produced by David Puttnam. --Jim Emerson

• Harriet (DVD) | DVD | (30/03/2020) from £8.15   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on the thrilling and inspirational life of an iconic American freedom fighter, Harriet tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.

• The Pursuit Of Happyness | DVD | (14/05/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  An ambitious salesman seeks a better life for him and his young son in this inspirational drama.

• Champions | DVD | (18/01/2010) from £8.98   |  Saving you £7.01 (78.06%)   |  RRP £15.99

  When British jocky Bob Champion is struck down with cancer in the prime of his career his desire to live is determined by a single promise; on successful recovery he will ride jump prospect Aldaniti in the 1981 Grand National... John Hurt gives a truly stunning performance as Bob Champion in this true story of courage dedication and the strength of the human spirit.

• M | DVD | (27/08/2012) from £31.19   |  Saving you £-15.20 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Of all Fritz Lang's creations none have been more innovative or influential than M the film that launched German cinema into the sound era with stunning sophistication and mesmerising artistry. A spate of child killings has stricken a terrified Berlin. Peter Lorre gives a legendary performance as the murderer Hans Beckert who soon finds himself chased by all levels of society. From cinema's first serial killer hunt Lang pulls back to encompass social tapestry police procedural and underworld conspiracies in an astonishingly multi-faceted and level-headed look at a deeply incendiary topic. One of the greatest psychological thrillers of all time M remains as fresh and startling almost 80 years on.

• City of God | Blu Ray | (19/09/2011) from £20.90   |  Saving you £5.35 (27.24%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Youth gangs took over the slums of Rio de Janeiro during the 1960s and didn't relinquish their stronghold until the mid-1980s. Only a sucker wouldn't have turned to crime and this is exactly how naive teen Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues) views himself. His attempts in illegal activity fail as he finds potential victims too friendly. Equally unsuccessful in love he regularly fails to lose his virginity. Blood spills throughout the streets of the Cidade de Deus as gang leader Li'l Ze (Douglas Silva) is challenged by local druglords and a gang of pre-teens known as the Runts. Nominated for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay at the 2004 Oscars.

• Happy Valley Series 3 | DVD | (13/02/2023) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When Catherine discovers the remains of a gangland murder victim in a drained reservoir, it sparks a chain of events that unwittingly leads her straight back to Tommy Lee Royce. Her grandson Ryan is now 16 and still living with Catherine, but he has ideas of his own about what kind of relationship he wants to have with the man Catherine refuses to acknowledge as his father. Still battling the seemingly never-ending problem of drugs in the valley and those who supply them, Catherine is on the cusp of retirement.