Crime Thriller

• Dr. Death: Season 1 | Blu Ray | (07/08/2022) from £19.10   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Based on the hit podcast from Wondery, Dr. Death tells the shocking true story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch (Joshua Jackson), a seemingly bright, young neurosurgeon with a thriving medical practice. But all is not as it seems. When a growing number of Dr. Duntsch's defenceless patients end up permanently maimed or worse, two fellow physicians, neurosurgeon Robert Henderson (Alec Baldwin) an vascular surgeon Randall Kirby (Christian Slater), attempt to stop him before he causes any more harm. All 8 episodes on 2 DVD's for you to enjoy, just make sure you haven't eaten before you watch. A Parade Of Mental And Physical Horror The Guardian

• The Salton Sea | DVD | (26/05/2003) from £5.38   |  Saving you £8.61 (160.04%)   |  RRP £13.99

  The largest lake in California becomes a symbol of a lost idyll in DJ Caruso's excellent noir-ish thriller The Salton Sea. Val Kilmer is superb as lowlife Danny Parker, or perhaps trumpeter Thomas Van Allen; a man so far over the edge in tragedy, duplicity and drugs he no longer knows or cares who he is. A warped revenge drama occupying similar territory to Memento, The Salton Sea is not as ingenious as that instant classic, but is more elegantly stylised, boasting superb production design, cinematography and music, the latter by Thomas Newman. Along for the ride is Deborah Kara Unger, and those who remember her from The Game will do well to take Kilmer's narration to heart when he says nothing is as it seems. Distinguishing what could have been simply a good thriller are elements not just of humour, but of laugh-out-loud hilarity funnier than most recent comedies; indeed, The Salton Sea is the most striking fusion of laughter and darkness since the admittedly very different An American Werewolf in London (1981). In this respect, Vincent D'Onofrio delivers a side-splitting and audacious performance as drug baron Pooh Bear. Watch out for the rabid badger. On the DVD: The Salton Sea is presented anamorphically enhanced at 1.77:1, with a flawless picture that captures the rich tones and extreme visual contrasts to perfection. The Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack is crystal clear and deeply atmospheric. Extras are the theatrical trailer, plus features on the production design (eight minutes) and cast and crew (nine minutes). More intelligent than the expected Electronic Press Kit material, the running length means they are still fairly perfunctory. --Gary S Dalkin

• 21 Grams/Ronin/The Usual Suspects | DVD | (08/06/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Titles Comprise: How much does life weigh? A freak accident brings together a terminally ill mathematician (Penn) a grieving mother (Watts) and a born-again ex-con (Del Toro) in Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's fantastic multi-layered follow up to his debut 'Amores Perros' a gripping story that takes them to the heights of passion the depths of obsession and sees the promise of revenge... Ronin: In a world where loyalty is earned and betrayal is a way of life a new and deadlier terrorist threat has emerged - the freelance killer! Staring Robert De Niro Jean Reno Natascha McElhone Stellan Skarsgard Sean Bean and Jonathan Pryce written by J.D. Zeik and Richard Weisz and directed by John Frankeheimer the master of intelligent thrillers Ronin is a gritty international film packed with high-octane action. The Cold War may be over but at the forefront of the New World is a group of covert mercenaries whose skills in surveillance reconnaissance and attack are for sale to the highest bidder. A mysterious client for a dangerous mission assembles five of these operatives known as 'Ronin' in Paris: steal a top-secret briefcase. Featuring some of the most exciting stomach-churning car chases ever committed to film Ronin is a tough uncompromising thriller that will leave you breathless. The Usual Suspects: Winner of two 1995 Academy Awards including Best Original Screenplay this masterful atmospheric film noir enraptured audiences with its complex and riveting storyline gritty tour-de-force performances (including an Oscar-winning turn by Kevin Spacey) and a climax that is truly deserving of the word stunning. This thoroughly engrossing film (HBO) is so gripping and diabolically clever (The Wall Street Journal) that it becomes a maze you'll be happy to get lost in (Los Angeles Times)! Held in an L.A. interrogation room Verbal Kint (Spacey) attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord not only exists but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor - leaving few survivors. But as Kint lures his interrogators into the incredible story of this crime lord's almost supernatural prowess so too will you be mesmerized by a lore that is completely captivating from beginning to end!

• Jagged Edge | DVD | (07/06/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A grisly homicide... a sensational trial... a forbidden affair. It's Jagged Edge a razor-sharp suspense-thriller about crime punishment and passion. Jeff Bridges is the prime suspect and Glenn Close plays the attorney who falls in love with him. When a San Francisco socialite is viciously murdered her publisher husband Jack Forrester (Bridges) is accused of committing the crime. Teddy Barnes (Close) decides to defend the charming manipulative Jack only to disregard legal ethics by having an affair with him. With the help of private eye Sam Ransom (Robert Loggia) she takes on a ruthless D.A. (Peter Coyote) who's using the case as a political steppingstone. However a startling revelation puts Teddy in jeopardy of becoming the next victim of the 'Jagged Edge'.

• Honest Thief | DVD | (01/04/2021) from £16.44   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Thick As Thieves | Blu Ray | (16/02/2009) from £17.82   |  Saving you £10.16 (68.51%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Thick As Thieves (Aka.The Code)

• Action - Six Pack (Slimline Packaging) | DVD | (05/11/2012) from £4.99   |  Saving you £35.00 (87.50%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Taking of Pelham 123Walter Garber is a New York City subway dispatcher whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. Ryder, the criminal mastermind behind the hijacking and leader of a highly-armed gang of four, threatens to execute the train's passengers unless a large ransom is paid within one hour. As the tension mounts beneath his feet, Garber employs his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages. But there's one riddle Garber can't solve: even if the thieves get the money, how can they possibly escape?American GangsterDrug-kingpin Frank Lucas smuggles heroin into the US by hiding it with the bodies of soldiers killed during battle in Vietnam. By delivering a product that is far superior to his competitors, Lucas has rapidly established his status as Harlem's most innovative drug dealer. While Lucas delicately constructs his own criminal empire, Richie Roberts, one of the few honest detectives in a corrupt system, senses a sizeable shift within the hierarchy of the drug underworld and sets out to investigate this hitherto unknown power player that has come out of the shadows to dominate the drug trade.Inside ManAcclaimed actors, Denzel Washington, Clive Owen and Jodie Foster, come together to explore the lure of power, the ugliness of greed and the mystery of a perfect robbery, in a combustible new crime drama from Spike Lee. The hardbitten, but unorthodox, Detective Fraiser pits his wits against a high-class bank robber, Dalton Russell (Owen), following the robbery of a Manhattan bank. As the chase unfolds, political corruption and hidden agendas threaten to destabilise an already volatile situation.The Bone CollectorHe 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, 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.PhiladelphiaUp-and-coming young lawyer Andrew Beckett has just been fired by his prestigious law firm. They say he hasn't got what it takes. Andrew knows it's because he's got AIDS. Determined to defend his professional reputation, Andrew hires fierce, brilliant personal-injury attorney Joe Miller to sue his former employers for wrongful dismissal. Joe is initially reluctant to take on the case. Although he as grown up knowing the pain of prejudice, he's never had to confront his own prejudices against homosexuality and AIDS...until now. One man is fighting for his reputation, his life and for justice. The other is battling to overcome his own and society's ignorance and fear. Philadelphia is one of the most powerful and critically acclaimed movies of our time.GloryRobert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.

• The Ritual Killer Bd | Blu Ray | (13/10/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Perry Mason - Series 2 | DVD | (14/09/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Raymond Burr stars as the defense attorney who never lost a case in the landmark series Perry Mason. In every episode Mason matches wits with his courtroom adversary D.A. Hamilton Burger (William Talman). Every time Mason - aided by devoted secretary Della Street (Barbara Hale) and loyal private eye Paul Drake (William Hopper) - uncovers evidence that clears his client of murder.

• Taken/Man On Fire | DVD | (21/04/2014) from £3.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (60.10%)   |  RRP £9.99

  TakenLiam Neeson stars in this action-packed international thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. When his estranged daughter is kidnapped in Paris a former spy (Neeson) sets out to find her at any cost. Relying on his special skills he tracks down the ruthless gang that abducted her and launches a one-man war to bring them to justice and rescue his daughter. Man on FireTwo-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington ignites a masterpiece of mayhem in this powerful action suspense thriller. Burnt-out ex-CIA operative John Creasy (Washington) has lost faith in humanity and is set on a path of self-destruction until he is hired to protect the young daughter (Dakota Fanning) of a wealthy family in Mexico City. But when the little girl is kidnapped Creasy unleashes a firestorm of relentless vengeance against those responsible. With compelling supporting performances by Christopher Walken and Mickey Rourke.

• Honest Thief | Blu Ray | (01/04/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• EXTE | DVD | (14/07/2008) from £6.95   |  Saving you £6.04 (86.91%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Customs agents discover a huge amount of human hair along with the bald corpse of a young girl. This arouses the curiosity of Yamazaki a mortuary employee with a hair fetish particularly since the girl's hair continues to grow. Now a mad hair-peddler with an endless stock of locks Yamazaki sells her ever-growing hair to salons to be used for extensions. Meanwhile Yuko an up-and-coming hair stylist is entrusted with the care of her timid and frightened niece Mami whose body bares the signs of abuse. It's not long before death surrounds them and their extension-wearing clientele. The hair it seems has a life of its own with lethal vengeful intentions. And Yuko and Mami must untangle the mystery before more deaths occur. Directed by Sion Sono Hair Extensions will make your hair stand on end!

• Midsomer Murders - Who Killed Cock Robin? | DVD | (11/10/2004) from £7.20   |  Saving you £9.79 (135.97%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Chief Inspector Barnaby is pitted against one of his old rivals when what at first seems like a routine road accident opens the door on a much more sinister crime.... An Irish stranger vanishes after being knocked down by Dr Burgess on his way home from an evening's drinking. Barnaby discovers the visitor to be Sean O'Connell a disgraced vet turned horse whisperer then his search brings him face to face with an old adversary Melvyn Stockard. Stockard's daughter is about t

• Mother Night | DVD | (28/06/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Mother Night is the third movie from director Keith Gordon (The Chocolate War, A Midnight Clear). The 35-year-old director who started as an actor (Christine) has turned into one of the more assured directors working today. His films are ambitious in plot and tone. With Mother Night he works with his first major star, Nick Nolte. In 1961, the fictitious Howard W Campbell Jr., an American by birth, shares the same deserted prison with Adolph Eichmann. As he prepares to stand trial for war crimes, the former playwright scribes his memoirs. Now this is the same Howard W. Campbell Jr. who was a notorious voice on German radio during the war, tearing into American policy and spreading Nazi propaganda. Was he a wilful participant or an American spy? Campbell, who romanticises at the drop of a hat, tells his story of indifference, morality, and love. His days of notoriety in Berlin give way to anonymity back in the States. He purrs about his true love (Sheryl Lee) and tells truths with his shrewd neighbour in New York (Alan Arkin). The movie is based on Kurt Vonnegut's 1961 novel of the same name. Gordon and screenwriter Robert E. Weide have an uncommon insight into Vonnegut's material: the mesh of fact and fiction, the sweeping themes, the tragic goofiness. The movie is perfectly suited to Nolte's gruff style with a husky voice that pierces the night. The film is a cherished companion piece to Slaughterhouse Five. --Doug Thomas

• The Last Godfather | DVD | (14/10/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Based on a gripping true story. After the arrest of the biggest Boss Totò Riina (the miniseries Corleone) control of the mafia is now in the hands of Bernardo Provenzano the man who together with Riina climbed to the top of the sicilian mafia. Provenzano inherits a weakened mafia especially after the revelations of the witnesses but his objective is to rebuild it thanks to a new strategy: no more outstanding murders or attacks on institutions but a slow and invisible rebuilding of the economic and criminal relationships which in the span of a few years will permit the mafia to regain power. Nothing is known of the last godfather not even his face. The only known photograph goes back to more than fifty years. Provenzano is a ghost and in order to discover his hideout the Police decide to create a task force of twenty-five men whose sole objective is to bring an end to the longest concealment in the history of crime.

• Full Time Killer | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Two hit men in Hong Kong battle it out for the title of King Killer as an Interpol agent closes in.

• Vacancy/Vacancy 2 | DVD | (16/03/2009) from £20.94   |  Saving you £7.04 (39.22%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Vacancy (2007): When David (Luke Wilson) and Amy Fox's (Kate Beckinsale) car breaks down in the middle of nowhere they are forced to spend the night at the only motel around with only the TV to entertain them... until they discover that the low-budget slasher movies they're watching were all filmed in the very room they're sitting in. With hidden cameras now aimed at them... trapping them in rooms crawlspaces underground tunnels... and filming their every move David and Amy must struggle to get out alive before whomever is watching them can finish their latest masterpiece. Vacancy 2 - The First Cut(2008): Suspecting only a night of hard beds and tacky decor Caleb his sexy new fiancee Jessica and his sarcastic best friend Tanner check into the Meadow View Inn. They have no idea that it is not just another lonely motel but a horrific trap where guests are brutally tortured and murdered while the sadistic maniac Mr. Smith and his greedy accomplices film the grisly slayings for profit. Caught in a deadly game or cat and mouse the three young friends now must fight to survive.

• Terrace Tear-Up Box Set | Blu Ray | (10/01/2011) from £9.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (150.15%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Titles Comprise: Rise Of The Footsoldier (2007): Hooligan. Gangster. Legend. This British crime epic charts the inexorable rise of Carlton Leach from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to leader of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex during the late eighties and early nineties. As his notoriety increased Leach became entwined in a violent series of events which culminated in the Rettendon Range Rover murders of 1995 one of the most infamous slayings in British Gangland history. This is his story. Green Street 2 (2009): When the top players of the Green Street Elite are imprisoned following a deadly battle with their arch enemies Millwall every day becomes a fight for survival. On the inside rival firms and prison guards will stop at nothing to make their lives a living hell leaving the lads with no choice but to stand their ground and fight... So when the opportunity of early release arises the boys will stop at nothing to beat Millwall to the punch. Cass (2008): The incredible true story of how an orphaned Jamaican baby became one of the most feared and respected men in Britain. Adopted by an elderly white couple and brought up in an all white area of London Cass Pennant (Nonso Anozie RocknRolla ) was forced to endure racism on a daily basis. When he joined West Ham's notorious Inter City Firm he found a respect and sense of belonging that he never had before and rose through the ranks to become one of the leaders of the firm.

• Inspector Morse - Disc 25 And 26 - Cherubim And Seraphim / Deadly Slumber | DVD | (09/09/2002) from £6.40   |  Saving you £8.59 (134.22%)   |  RRP £14.99

  When Inspector Morse first appeared on television in 1987, nobody could have predicted that it would run into the next century, maintaining throughout a quality of scripts and storylines that raised the genre of the detective series to a new level. Much of its success can be attributed to John Thaw's total immersion in the role. Morse is a prickly character and not obviously easy to like. As a detective in Oxford with unfulfilled academic propensities, he is permanently excluded from a world of which he would dearly love to be a part. He is at odds with that world--and with his colleagues in the police force--most of the time. Passionate about opera and "proper beer", he is a cultural snob for whom vulgarity causes almost physical pain. As a result, he lives from one disillusionment to another. And he is scarred--more deeply than he would ever admit--by past relationships. But he also has a naïve streak and, deep down, sensitivity, which makes him a fascinating challenge for women. At the heart of Morse's professional life is his awkward partnership with Detective Sergeant Lewis, the resolutely ordinary, worldly sidekick who manages to keep his boss in an almost permanent state of exasperation while retaining his grudging respect. It's a testament to Kevin Whately's consistently excellent performance that from such unpromising material, Lewis becomes as indispensable to the series as Barrington Pheloung's hypnotic, classic theme music. Morse's investigations do occasionally take him abroad to more exotic locations, but throughout 14 successful years of often gruesome murders, the city of Oxford itself became a central character in these brooding two-hour dramas: creator Colin Dexter said he finally had to kill Morse off because he was giving Oxford a bad reputation as a dangerous place! --Piers Ford

• Le Professionnel | DVD | (05/04/2010) from £11.49   |  Saving you £4.50 (28.10%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Joss Beaumont (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is a French spy given the assignment of killing an African dictator and when he arrives in Africa to do so he is captured and put in prison. The political winds had changed - the dictator is now an ally - and the best way to handle the agent is to keep him in jail. Naturally at odds now with his former bosses and with an ax to grind for his own incarceration the agent escapes after two years in prison and heads back to Paris where he announces that he is going to finish his assassination job during the coming diplomatic visit of the African leader. Once aware of his intent the French government sets up one trap after another but to no avail - the agent remains free and there is no doubt that he has the full capacity to do exactly what he says.