Crime Thriller

• Columbo - Series 1 | DVD | (13/09/2004) from £19.93   |  Saving you £15.06 (75.56%)   |  RRP £34.99

  TV detective fans rejoice: Peter Falk's rumpled and infallible Lt. Columbo joins the DVD precinct with a five-disc set that features the detective's first nine appearances for NBC. Though Falk as Columbo (no first name) made his TV debut in 1967, the detective had actually first appeared on an episode of the 1960-61 Chevy Mystery Show (Bert Freed played the role) written by veteran TV scribes Richard Levinson and William Link (The Fugitive, Alfred Hitchcock Presents). The pair turned the episode into a stage play titled Prescription: Murder, which was adapted into a TV movie in 1967 with Falk in the lead. NBC greenlit a two-hour Columbo pilot (Ransom for a Dead Man) in 1971, and the series was launched that fall as part of the NBC Sunday Mystery Movie, a rotating 90-minute program that alternated Columbo with episodes of MacMillan and Wife and McCloud (another Levinson/Link creation). Viewers were quickly won over by Falk's shrewd performance as he matched wits with a host of exceptional guest stars (including Gene Barry, Patrick McGoohan, and others), all of whom assumed that the disheveled detective would never figure out their "perfect crimes"; the popularity and quality of the original series allows Falk to continue to don the trenchcoat some 30 years later for occasional Columbo TV movies. All seven 90-minute episodes of the 1971-72 debut season are included here, along with Prescription: Murder and Ransom for a Dead Man; unfortunately, as the lieutenant himself would say, "Oh, just one more thing"--no extras are included in the set, but having these fine TV mysteries in one set should be reward enough for armchair sleuths. --Paul Gaita

• Halo: Season Two 4K UHD Steelbook | Blu Ray | (15/07/2024) from £51.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When the Covenant threatens mankind's greatest stronghold, Master Chief (Pablo Schreiber) and his elite team of Spartans embark on an epic journey to find the Halo and ensure humanity's survival...or guarantee their destruction. Also starring Charlie Murphy (Peaky Blinders), Natascha McElhone (The Crown), Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo), and featuring Jen Taylor (voice of Cortana in the Halo video game series). This 4-disc collection includes every thrilling episode of Halo: Season 2.

• Shadow Dancer | Blu Ray | (14/01/2013) from £11.98   |  Saving you £10.00 (100.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Single mother Collette McVeigh is a Republican living in Belfast with her mother and hardliner IRA brothers. When she is arrested for her part in an aborted IRA bomb plot in London, an MI5 officer (Mac) offers her a choice: lose everything and go to prison for 25 years or return to Belfast to spy on her own family. With her son’s life in her hands, Collette chooses to place her trust in Mac and return home, but when her brothers’ secret operation is ambushed, suspicions of an informant are raised and Collette finds both herself and her family in grave danger.

• THE LAST WARNING (Masters of Cinema) Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (15/02/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Eureka Entertainment to release Paul Leni's THE LAST WARNING, the final film from one of German cinema's great filmmakers, presented on Blu-ray from a 4K restoration on home video for the first time in the UK as a part of The Masters of Cinema Series from 15 February 2021. The first print run of 2000 copies will feature a Limited-Edition O-card Slipcase. Adapted from Thomas F. Fallon's 1922 Broadway play of the same name, The Last Warning is based on the story The House of Fear by Wadsworth Camp and centres on an unsolved murder that occurs during a live Broadway performance. When the victim's body goes missing, the death remains unsolved and the theatre is condemned. That is, until years later when a suspicious new producer arrives to restage the play with the original cast and crew. The Last Warning was Paul Leni's final film before his untimely death, and a prime showcase for Universal's leading lady of the era, Laura La Plante (The Cat and the Canary, Skinner's Dress Suit). A visual artist at the peak of his career, Leni's camera never stops shifting, offering cutaways and trick shots involving nervous could-be culprits, a highly suspicious sleuth, and cast members who suddenly disappear in the darkened theatre. The result is a cinematic funhouse that restlessly cross-examines the suspense of the story's stage play against the real murder mystery saga, all unfolding amid the outstanding production design of Charles D. Hall. Part of Universal's ongoing silent restoration initiative, The Last Warning honours the studio's rich film history that has spanned more than a century. Universal's team of restoration experts conducted a worldwide search for The Last Warning's available elements, ultimately working with materials from the Cinémathèque française and the Packard Humanities Institute Collection in the UCLA Film & Television Archive. The Masters of Cinema series is proud to present the completed 4K restoration on Blu-ray, the first time the film has ever been available on home video in the UK. Special Edition Features: Limited Edition O-card Slipcase (First Print Run of 2000 Copies Only) | 1080p presentation on Blu-ray from Universal's 4K restoration, available for the first time ever on home video in the UK | Score by composer Arthur Barrow | Brand new audio commentary with horror and fantasy authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman | Paul Leni and The Last Warning video essay by film historian and author John Soister on Leni's final film | Rare stills gallery | PLUS: A Collector's Booklet featuring a new essay by Philip Kemp and a short essay by composer Arthur Barrow on his score for the film

• A Nightmare on Elm Street | Blu Ray | (14/10/2024) from £21.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Hailed as one of the most intelligent and terrifying horror films of the 1980s (The Movie Guide), celebrate 40 years of Wes Craven's nightmarish masterpiece with a brand new 4K restoration.From modern horror master Wes Craven (Scream 1, 2, and 3) comes a timeless shocker that remains the standard bearer for terror.Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) is having grisly nightmares. Meanwhile, her high-school friends, who are having the very same dreams, are being slaughtered in their sleep by the hideous fiend of their shared nightmares. When the police ignore her explanation, she herself must confront the killer in his shadowy realm. On-Disc Special Features4K: TBC

• Presumed Innocent | DVD | (26/07/1999) from £9.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (40.04%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Rich with ambiguity, this smooth adaptation of Scott Turow's bestselling mystery novel stars Harrison Ford as Rusty Sabich, the prosecuting attorney assigned to a case involving the murder of a beautiful, seductive lawyer (Greta Scacchi) with whom he'd been having a secret affair. After the investigation gets off to a slow start, damning evidence points to Rusty as the prime suspect. His career is destroyed when his superior and secondary suspect Raymond Horgan (Brian Dennehy) sets him up for the fall. Bonnie Bedelia plays Rusty's wife Barbara, who is not above suspicion herself. While Ford's performance rides a fine line between presumed innocence and possible guilt, director Alan J Pakula (All the President's Men) maintains a consistent tone of uncertainty that keeps the viewer guessing. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

• The Ritual | Blu Ray | (11/08/2025) from £18.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Father Theophilus Riesinger and Father Joseph Steiger, the former struggling with his faith and the latter dealing with his past, work together to complete a series of exorcisms on Emma Schmidt, a young woman who's allegedly experiencing demonic possession.

• Identity Thief | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £4.89   |  Saving you £15.10 (308.79%)   |  RRP £19.99

  When a mild-mannered businessman learns his identity has been stolen, he hits the road in an attempt to foil the thief - a trip that puts him in the path of a deceptively harmless-looking woman.

• The Cell Limited Edition 4K UHD | Blu Ray | (20/01/2025) from £24.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  HIS MIND IS HER PRISON Sublime, grotesque and visually ravishing, Tarsem Singh's debut feature delivers on the extraordinary artistry of his work in music video and commercials as it takes the audience on a journey through the bizarre worlds inside the mind of a killer.When serial murderer Carl Stargher (Vincent D'Onofrio) falls into a coma with his latest victim still trapped in an unknown location and waiting to die, the FBI turn to psychologist Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) for help. Using an experimental technology she enters the dark dreamscape of Stargher's mind, attempting to learn his secrets before it's too late. But his unconscious is a twisted nightmare, a labyrinth that threatens to trap her inside his terrifying world forever. To save a life, she'll have to risk her own. With a script by Mark Protosevich (I Am Legend), and a supporting cast that includes Vince Vaughn (Brawl in Cell Block 99) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (In Fabric), The Cell is a gripping, edge-of-the-seat thriller, filled with jaw-dropping imagery that will entrance and unsettle in equal measure. 2-DISC 4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS¢ Brand new 4K restorations of both the 107-minute Theatrical Cut and the 109-minute Director's Cut by Arrow Films, approved by director Tarsem Singh ¢ Includes bonus disc containing a previously unseen version of the film with alternate aspect ratio and alternate grading created by director of photography Paul Laufer ¢ Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio ¢ Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing ¢ Illustrated collector's book containing new writing on the film by critics Heather Drain, Marc Edward Heuck, Josh Hurtado, and Virat Nehru ¢ Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Savieri DISC 1 - FEATURE & EXTRAS (4K ULTRA HD) ¢ 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray™ (2160p) presentation of both the Theatrical and Director's cuts of the film in its original 2.39:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) ¢ Brand new audio commentary with film scholars Josh Nelson & Alexandra Heller-Nicholas ¢ Brand new audio commentary with screenwriter Mark Protosevich & film critic Kay Lynch ¢ Archive audio commentary with director Tarsem Singh ¢ Archive audio commentary with director of photography Paul Laufer, production designer Tom Foden, makeup supervisor Michèle Burke, costume designer April Napier, visual effects supervisor Kevin Tod Haug, and composer Howard Shore ¢ Projection of the Mind's Eye, a new feature-length interview with director Tarsem Singh ¢ Between Two Worlds, a new in-depth interview with director of photography Paul Laufer DISC 2 - ALTERNATE VERSION & EXTRAS (BLU-RAY) ¢ Previously unseen version of the Theatrical Cut of the film, presented in 1.78:1 aspect ratio with alternate grading, from a 2K master created by director of photography Paul Laufer ¢ High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation ¢ Paul Laufer Illuminates, a new interview about the alternate master of The Cell presented on this disc ¢ Art is Where You Find It, a new visual essay by film scholar Alexandra Heller-Nicholas ¢ The Costuming Auteur, a new visual essay by film critic Abby Bender ¢ Style as Substance: Reflections on Tarsem, an archive featurette ¢ Eight deleted/extended scenes with optional audio commentary by director Tarsem Singh ¢ Six multi-angle archive visual effects vignettes ¢ Theatrical trailers ¢ Image gallery

• Foyle's War - Series Five - Complete | DVD | (28/04/2008) from £20.23   |  Saving you £4.76 (23.53%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Michael Kitchen (Alibi) returns as Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle in the fifth and final series of the hugely popular series Foyle's War. This triple DVD set containing the final series of this hugely popular drama

• Breaking In (DVD) | DVD | (17/09/2018) from £4.89   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Gabrielle Union stars as a woman who will stop at nothing to rescue her two children being held hostage in a house designed with impenetrable security. No trap, no trick and especially no man inside can match a mother with a mission when she is determined on Breaking In.

• A Certain Killer / A Killer's Key Limited Edition Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (10/02/2025) from £21.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Anticipating the cool aesthetic of Seijun Suzuki's Branded to Kill and based on a crime novel by Shinji Fujiwara, the author of the original material for the same year's A Colt is My Passport, A Certain Killer and A Killer's Key are similarly stylish contemporary hitman thrillers directed by Daiei's top director of jidai-geki, Kazuo Mori (The Tale of Zatoichi Continues) and starring the studio's top actor Raizō Ichikawa (Shinobi: Band of Assassins, Sleepy Eyes of Death). In A Certain Killer, Shiozaki's low-profile existence as a chef at a local sushi restaurant serves as a front for his true job as a professional assassin whose modus operandi is poisoned needles. He's approached by Maeda, a low-ranking member of a local yakuza group, to take out a rival gang boss. But the sudden arrival into his life of a spirited young woman, Keiko (Yumiko Nogawa, Gate of Flesh), has dramatic ramifications on his relationship with his new employer. Ichikawa's lone wolf assassin is back in A Killer's Key, this time masquerading as a traditional dance instructor named Nitta who is called in to avert a potential financial scandal that threatens to engulf a powerful yakuza group with ties to powerful figures in the political establishment. Co-scripted by the director Yasuzō Masumura (Giants and Toys, Blind Beast) and featuring masterful scope cinematography with an expressionistic eye for colour by one of Japan's most esteemed cinematographers, Kazuo Miyagawa (Rashomon, Ugetsu), these Japanese crime drama essentials are presented for the very first time to the English-language home video market. LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS ¢ High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of both films ¢ Original uncompressed Japanese mono audio for both films ¢ Optional newly translated English subtitles ¢ Brand new audio commentary for both films by critic and Asian cinema expert Tony Rayns ¢ The Definite Murderer, a brand new 30-minute introduction to the films by Japanese film scholar Mark Roberts ¢ Original theatrical trailers for both films ¢ Image gallery ¢ Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork for both films by Tony Stella ¢ Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the films by Jasper Sharp and Earl Jackson

• Aeon Flux 4K UHD Steelbook | Blu Ray | (20/10/2025) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The gripping, action-packed thriller based on the groundbreaking MTV animated series comes to 4K Ultra HD for its 20th Anniversary in this limited edition SteelBook®. Charlize Theron stars as the titular underground operative, fighting against totalitarian rule in 25th-century Earth's last living city. She's the best hope of overthrowing the oppressively sterile, perfect society. But while on assignment to gun down the government's leader, she uncovers a web of startling secrets that could completely change the world. Co-starring Jonny Lee Miller, Sophie Okonedo and Frances McDormand, ÆON FLUX was brought to the big screen by acclaimed director Karyn Kusama (JENNIFER'S BODY, YELLOWJACKETS).Blu-ray Special Features:Commentary by Charlize Theron and Producer Gale Anne HurdCommentary by Co-Screenwriters Phil Hay and Matt ManfrediCreating a World: Aeon FluxThe Locations of Aeon FluxThe Stunts of Aeon FluxThe Costume Design Workshop of Aeon FluxThe Craft of the Set Photographer on Aeon Flux

• The Usual Suspects Limited Edition 4K UHD | Blu Ray | (06/01/2025) from £24.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  FIVE CRIMINALS. ONE LINE UP. NO COINCIDENCE. Amidst the wave of neo-noir thrillers that swept American cinema in the 1990s, few films made as much impact as The Usual Suspects, which revolutionised the genre, won two Academy Awards® and is still regarded as one of the greatest crime films ever made. After a brutal massacre on a cargo ship off the coast of Los Angeles leaves 27 men dead, Special Agent Dave Kujan (Chazz Palminteri) interrogates one of the only two survivors, small-time con artist Verbal Kint (Kevin Spacey). During the interview, Kint tells Kujan of how he was recruited by the fearsome crime lord Keyser Söze to commit a series of daring heists with four other crooked misfits: Dean Keaton (Gabriel Byrne), Mike McManus (Stephen Baldwin), Fred Fenster (Benicio del Toro) and Todd Hockey (Kevin Pollak). But as Kint's account of the events leading up to the massacre becomes more convoluted, Kujan becomes increasingly sceptical and determined to discover the identity of the elusive Keyser Söze.With an unforgettably twisty and tightly written Oscar®-winning script by Christopher McQuarrie, The Usual Suspects is an unmissable entry in the canon of American indie cinema. 4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS ¢ 4K restoration from the original negative approved by cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel¢ 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)¢ Original lossless DTS-HD MA 5.1 and 2.0¢ Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing ¢ Audio commentary with director Bryan Singer and writer Christopher McQuarrie ¢ Audio commentary with editor and composer John Ottman ¢ The Devil in the Details, an archival interview with Newton Thomas Sigel ¢ Archival interview with John Ottman ¢ Round Up: Deposing the Usual Suspects, a two-part featurette delving into the creation and production of The Usual Suspects with clips, interviews with key figures, and footage from the making of the film ¢ Keyser Söze (Lie or Legend?), an archival featurette¢ Heisting Cannes with The Usual Suspects, archival footage from the film's world premiere at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival¢ Introducing The Usual Suspects, an original EPK featurette¢ Deleted scenes with introduction by John Ottman¢ Gag reel¢ Interview outtakes with Chazz Palminteri, Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Pollak, Benicio del Toro, and Bryan Singer ¢ International trailer ¢ U.S. trailer with introduction by John Ottman ¢ TV spots ¢ Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket¢ Collector's booklet featuring new writing by Barry Forshaw¢ Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket

• Plot of Fear (Limited Edition Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (24/11/2025) from £22.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Corinne Cléry (Hitch-Hike), Michele Placido (The Pyjama Girl Case), Tom Skerritt (Alien), and Eli Wallach (The Lineup) star in Plot of Fear (E tanta paura), a dark and perverse thriller from director Paolo Cavara (Mondo Cane, The Black Belly of the Tarantula).Inspector Lomenzo (Placido) investigates a series of bizarre murders, each linked by the fact that pages from the German children's book Shock-Headed Peter have been left at the scene of the crime. As the bodies pile up, Lomenzo is guided by a model (Cléry) and a surveillance expert (Wallach) to a decadent club frequented by the rich and powerful...Co-written by long-time Federico Fellini collaborator Bernadino Zapponi (who also co-wrote Dario Argento's Deep Red), and incorporating a specially produced erotic animation by Francesco Maurizio Guido aka Gibba (best-known for his comic cartoon King Dick), Plot of Fear is a disturbing and engrossing giallo.INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURESNew 4K restoration from the original negative by Powerhouse FilmsOriginal Italian and English mono soundtracksAudio commentary with film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth (2025)Interview with first assistant director Roberto Palmerini (2025)New presentation of a 2013 interview with actor Corinne Cléry (2025)Newly edited archival interview with screenwriter Enrico Oldoni (2025)Newly edited archival interview with actor Michele Placido (2025)Newly edited archival interview with director Paolo Cavara's son, Pietro Cavara (2025)Video essay by Ercolani looking at the cast of Plot of Fear (2025)Original trailersNew and improved English translation subtitles for the Italian soundtrackNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English-language soundtrackLimited edition exclusive 80-page book with a new essay by Adrian J Smith, archival writing on the work of director Paolo Cavara, an archival career-spanning interview with screenwriter Bernadino Zapponi, an archival profile of animator Gibba, and film creditsLimited edition of 5,000 individually numbered units (4,000 4K UHDs and 1,000 Blu-rays) for the UKAll features subject to change

• Runner, Runner | Blu Ray | (03/02/2014) from £4.00   |  Saving you £20.99 (524.75%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Richie (Justin Timberlake), a Princeton college student who pays for school with on-line gambling, bottoms out and travels to Costa Rica to confront the on-line mastermind, Ivan (Ben Affleck), whom he believes has swindled him.

• DogMan Blu-Ray | Blu Ray | (11/03/2024) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Written and directed by Luc Besson (LEON), DOGMAN stars Caleb Landry Jones in a wild drama about crime, canines and drag. Wrecked by childhood trauma a young man becomes an unlikely superhero, training his packs of dogs to rob from the rich and rude and take revenge on those who cross him and those he loves.

• Dead Man Walking | Blu Ray | (28/01/2013) from £39.29   |  Saving you £-26.30 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Inspired by a true story, this provocative tale of crime and redemption earned Susan Sarandon a 1995 Oscar for Best Actress and Sean Penn an Oscar Nomination for Best Actor. Sister Helen Prejean (Sarandon) becomes the spiritual advisor to Matthew Poncelet (Penn), a vicious and complex killer awaiting execution. As she attempts to save Matthew's dark soul, she uncovers shocking truths that will rock the very foundation of her faith.

• Chucky Season 3 Good Guys III Edition | Blu Ray | (30/09/2024) from £36.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Chucky is back with a vengeance in Season 3 of the hit series from Chucky franchise creator Don Mancini. This time, the infamous killer doll (voiced by Brad Dourif) has managed to find his way inside the White House as the new favorite toy of the president's young son. With Chucky threatening to wreak havoc in America's highest office, Jake (Zackary Arthur), Devon (Björgvin Arnarson) and Lexy (Alyvia Alyn Lind) must travel to the nation's capital and somehow find a way inside the world's most secure house to thwart Chucky again before it's too late.'Good Guys III' Edition includes: · Improved more robust Lenticular Slipcase · Double-Sided Poster· 4 x Artcards · 32-page booklet Bonus features:- Deleted Scenes

• The Keeper Of Lost Causes | DVD | (22/12/2014) from £11.98   |  Saving you £10.00 (100.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This is the first thrilling adaptation of the best selling Department Q crime novels by Jussi Alder-Olsen. Carl is a disgraced detective who is re-assigned to the newly created Department Q as basement -bound job filing cold cases and assigned a new assistant Assad a smart young Muslim cop. Although they receive specific orders to only read and sort through the cases Carl's stubborn nature throws them headlong into the mystery of a missing politician's disappearance 5 years earlier.Believing the case to be unsolved they embark on a dangerous journey that will lead them into the dark underworld of Copenhagen.