Drama

• Rise Of The Footsoldier | DVD | (10/03/2008) from £4.25   |  Saving you £11.74 (276.24%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Follow the rise of Carlton Leach from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals.

• Queen & Slim | DVD | (08/06/2020) from £15.29   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man (Daniel Kaluuya) and a black woman (Jodie Turner-Smith), are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the couple unwittingly become a symbol of trauma, terror, grief and pain for people across the country. As they drive, these two unlikely fugitives will discover themselves and each other in the most dire and desperate of circumstances and will forge a deep and powerful love that will reveal their shared humanity and shape the rest of their lives. Bonus Features Feature Commentary with Director/Producer Melina Matsoukas and Writer/ Producer Lena Waithe A Deeper Meaning Melina & Lena Off The Script On The Run With Queen & Slim

• Swept Away | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £4.04   |  Saving you £1.95 (48.27%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Madonna gives her most believable performance in Swept Away as Amber, a rich woman on a sea cruise who expects the world to obey her every whim. When she and a high-spirited crew member (Adriano Giannini) are marooned on a small deserted island the feud that sprang up between them on the ship becomes an all-out war then changes into lustful desire as Amber finds that losing status opens up a new side of her personality. Some people will want to see Swept Away for the simple pleasure of seeing Madonna being slapped; more demanding filmgoers will, sadly, be left wanting. Though the movie purports to be a satirical examination of capitalism (as was the original 1974 version), its vague discussion of money and power adds up to very little. The love story is surprisingly sincere, making Swept Away a standard romantic potboiler with gorgeous tropical backdrops. --Bret Fetzer

• Twin Sisters | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £5.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (233.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The moving story of two sisters separated during the Second World War, and the dramatic turns their lives take as a result.

• Little Dorrit | DVD | (27/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £25.99

  The original 1987 BBC feature film adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale Little Dorrit starring Alec Guinness and Derek Jacobi. A story told in two films the life of Arthur Clennam and the life of Amy Dorrit in the London of the 1850's.

• APOLLO 13 - The Film Vault Range Steelbook | Blu Ray | (19/08/2024) from £31.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Ron Howard directs Academy Award® Winner Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise and Ed Harris in this riveting suspense-thriller from Imagine Entertainment about a routine space flight. Apollo 13 is a breathtaking adventure that tells the true and remarkable story of courage, faith and ingenuity in a race to bring a group of heroic astronauts home when their spacecraft is damaged thousands of miles from Earth.

• The Bible - Moses | DVD | (29/11/2010) from £7.72   |  Saving you £7.03 (117.95%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Sir Ben Kingsley enthralls in the central role of Moses as he embarks on his momentous undertaking to lead the Israelites out of bondage into the promised land...

• The Idiots | Blu Ray | (09/06/2025) from £14.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The second film certified as part of the anti-establishment Dogme 95 movement, Lars von Trier's The Idiots follows a group of young people who share one interest: releasing their inner idiot. With a large house in the suburbs of Copenhagen as their base, these lost souls spend their spare time together exploring the hidden and anarchic values of their performed idiocy.ExtrasThe Humiliated (1998) - The Making of The IdiotsThe Purified (2003)Dogma Waves from the North - a web conversation with Lars von TrierLooking Back at the Idiots - a Behind the Scenes documentaryIdiotic Filters - a Behind the Scenes documentaryNikolaj Lie Kaas & Lars von Trier and the Idiot All Stars - Dogma Music VideoLars von Trier - Cannes InterviewTheatrical Trailer

• Star Trek III: The Search For Spock | Blu Ray | (06/09/2021) from £11.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Admiral Kirk's defeat of Khan and the creation of the Genesis planet are empty victories Spock is dead and McCoy is inexplicably being driven insane. Then a surprise visit from Spock's father provides a startling revelation: McCoy is harboring Spock's living essence. Kirk attempts to steal the U.S.S. Enterprise and defy Starfleet's Genesis planet quarantine to search for his friend, but the Klingons are planning a deadly rendezvous. Looking better than ever on Blu-ray, this essential third installment of the original motion picture saga is boldly remastered from a 4K scan of the original film elements.

• Sunday | DVD | (16/04/2007) from £13.98   |  Saving you £8.00 (66.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Emmy nominated Sunday tells the story of the events of January 30th 1972 when British Paratroopers shot dead 14 unarmed civilians and wounded a further 15 during an illegal civil rights march in Derry Northern Ireland. The programme made with the full consultation and co-operation of the families affected by the tragedy has been carefully researched over several years by am experienced factual production team. More than a hundred first hand interviews have been conducted with British soldiers and officers priests politicians medical experts and eyewitnesses as well as relatives.

• My Feral Heart | DVD | (27/11/2017) from £6.10   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A sudden bereavement throws Luke, a fiercely independent young man with Down syndrome, into a daunting new environment where he finds unexpected support from his feisty streetwise carer and a local heir dealing with his own demons. As friendships bloom and long-buried secrets are revealed, Luke verges dangerously close to disaster. My Feral Heart is a beautifully realised, understated character study bolstered by strong performances, distinctive cinematography and a deeply evocative score.

• Le Week-End | DVD | (10/02/2014) from £9.98   |  Saving you £9.00 (128.76%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Le Week-End is a beautifully observed and poignant story of a long-married British couple (Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan) who return to Paris for the first time since their honeymoon to revitalize their marriage. While there they run into an old friend (Goldblum) who transforms their thoughts on life and their love for one another. Directed by Roger Michell (Notting Hill).

• Carnivale - Series 1 | DVD | (03/07/2005) from £26.14   |  Saving you £23.85 (91.24%)   |  RRP £49.99

  Into each generation is born a creature of light and a creature of darkness. 1934. The Dustbowl. The last great age of magic. In a time of titanic sandstorms vile plagues drought and pestilence - signs of God's fury and harbingers of the Apocalypse - the final conflict between good and evil is about to begin. The battle will take place in the Heartland of an empire called America. And when it is over man will forever trade away wonder for reason. A sweeping epic that is both chal

• High-Kick Girl | DVD | (09/05/2011) from £16.45   |  Saving you £1.54 (9.36%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Two rival pickpocket gangs face off on the streets to vie for the possession of a beautiful and mysterious woman who is kept, like a bird in a cage, by the boss of one of the gangs. Comedy caper with comparisons to French New Wave work such as 'Umbrellas.

• The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby | DVD | (13/05/2002) from £39.99   |  Saving you £-20.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This 2000 television adaptation confirms Nicholas Nickleby's place among television dramatists' favourite Dickens novels. It has all the vital ingredients: a sensitive, intelligent young hero cast by circumstances in the role of everyman whose fortitude is tested at every turn; romance; danger; one of Dickens' richest braces of characters; and a sense of humanity that is, at times, overwhelming. Condensing all this into three hours is no mean achievement. Martyn Edward Hesford's screenplay maintains an impressive balance between dramatic tension and allowing the characters the space they need to reveal their essential qualities. Only in the last 30 minutes does it become something of a gallop to the finishing post. True, the horrors of the boarding school could be more horrific; the grime of Victorian London and its toothless inhabitants could be grimier and less cosmetic. But as always with a superior production of a Dickens novel, the richness and depth of the drama outweigh such minor quibbles. As for the cast, James D'Arcy's Nicholas is pitch-perfect: part cipher for the injustices and despair he encounters, part emblem for the triumph of goodness, an innocent whose eyes are quickly forced open to the darker realities of life. These darker realities are congealed in Charles Dance's relentlessly chilling, heartless Ralph Nickleby. This is a deceptively complex performance; even as we cheer the gathering forces which finally extinguish his increasingly desperate power, the awful tragedy of his end still elicits a discomforting ounce of sympathy. Gregor Fisher as the one-eyed Squeers and Pam Ferris as his fearsomely lascivious wife are outstanding in an ensemble of fine character actors. And Lee Ingleby's Smike gives our tear ducts a good workout while steering just the right side of sentimentality. On the DVD: Nicholas Nickleby is presented in widescreen format with Dolby Digital soundtrack, and has all the technical qualities you might expect from the DVD release of a modern television production. Extras include cast filmographies, a Dickens biography and a list of his work, all of which add to the disc's merits as a literary educational tool. --Piers Ford

• Crossfire | Blu Ray | (01/04/2024) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Charles Dickens Collection | DVD | (19/03/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.91

  Great ExpectationsThe key ingredient in this modern-day version of Charles Dickens's classic is director Alfonso Cuarón, who made the glowing, estimable A Little Princess. If you saw that (and you should), understand that Expectations has those ingredients (great sense of time, place, and timing) but adds modern music and sex appeal; the latter personified by the long-legged Gwyneth Paltrow. Finnegan Bell (Ethan Hawke as an adult, Jeremy James Kissner at age 10) is the new version of Dickens's Pip. He's a child wise beyond his years, befriending an escaped convict (Robert De Niro) in the warm waters of Florida's Gulf Coast. Finn is also the plaything for Estella (Paltrow as an adult, Raquel Beaudene at age 10), the niece of the coast's richest and most eccentric lady, Ms. Dinsmoor (a fun and flamboyant Anne Bancroft). The prudish Estella likes Finn (catch the best first kiss scene in many a moon) but has been brought up to disdain men; she'll break hearts. As the object of Finn's desires, Estella unfortunately is a one-dimensional character, yet what a dimension! Clad in Donna Karan dresses and her long, sun-kissed hair, Paltrow is luminous. She and Hawke make a very sexy couple. Mitch Glazer's script does better by Finn. He's a blue-collar worker with a gift for drawing (artwork by Francesco Clemente). Following his Uncle Joe's (Chris Cooper) honest ways, Finn grows up as a fisherman, thoughts of Estella and art drifting away in the hard work. When a mysterious benefactor allows him to follow his dream, Finn finds himself in New York, preparing for a once-in-a-lifetime art exhibit--and in the arms of the engaged Estella. Filled with cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki's golden-drenched light, the film has an irresistible, wildly romantic look. Dinsmoor's place is certainly gothic, Estella and Finn's longing encounters glamorous. Cuarón uses an MTV-friendly soundtrack with a confident touch. Songs by Tori Amos and the band Pulp--along with Patrick Doyle's silky score--create passionate scenes. It all ends far too swiftly with a seemingly tacked-on ending (reflecting the book, as it happens) but the film is splendid storytelling. It's a stylish, sweet valentine. --Doug Thomas Oliver TwistIf Charles Dickens were alive to see Roman Polanski's faithful adaptation of Oliver Twist, he'd probably give it his stamp of approval. David Lean's celebrated 1948 version of the Dickens classic and Carol Reed's Oscar-winning 1968 musical are more entertaining in some ways, but Polanski's rendition is both painstakingly authentic (with superb cinematography and production design) and deeply rooted in the emotional context of the story. Both Polanski and Dickens had personal experiences similar to those of young Oliver (played here by Barney Clark)--Polanski in the Nazi-occupied ghettos of Poland during World War II, and Dickens during his hard-scrabble youth in Victorian London--and this spiritual kinship lends a certain gravitas to the tale of a tenacious orphan who escaped from indentured servitude in London society and is taken in by Fagin (Ben Kingsley) and his streetwise gang of pickpockets. As the evil Bill Sykes, who exploits Oliver for his own nefarious needs, Jamie Foreman is no match for Oliver Reed (in the '68 musical) in terms of frightening menace, but even here, Polanski's direction hews closer to Dickens, while the screenplay by Ronald Harwood (who also wrote Polanski's The Pianist) necessarily trims away subplots and characters for the sake of narrative economy. All in all, this Oliver Twist rises above most previous versions, and with the benefit of Kingsley's nuanced performance, Polanski arrives at a compassionate conclusion that captures the essence of Dickens' novel in a way that viewers of all ages will appreciate for many years to come.-- Jeff Shannon Nicholas NicklebyWhile it necessarily streamlines the Charles Dickens classic, this delightful adaptation of Nicholas Nickelby captures the essence of Dickens in all of its Victorian splendor and squalor. With Charlie Hunnam (the U.K. Queer as Folk) doing noble work in the title role, this quintessentially Dickensian tale begins with the death of Nicholas's father, and the subsequent scheme by his cruel uncle (Christopher Plummer, perfectly cast) to separate Nicholas from his now penniless sister and mother. Stuck in a squalid school run by the evil Mr. and Mrs. Squeers (Jim Broadbent, Juliet Stevenson), Nicholas escapes with his loyal friend Smike (Billy Elliott's Jamie Bell), whose lineage will determine the greedy uncle's fate. As he did with Jane Austen's Emma, writer-director Douglas McGrath has crafted a prestigious production that shifts effortlessly between comedy and tragedy without compromising its warm, inviting tone. His dialogue rings true throughout, inspiring a stellar cast including Nathan Lane, Alan Cumming, Edward Fox, and Timothy Spall. Dickens himself would almost certainly have approved. --Jeff Shannon

• Ratcatcher (The Criterion Collection) | Blu Ray | (19/10/2021) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling Blu-Ray (Criterion Collection) - UK Only | Blu Ray | (27/01/2025) from £11.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One of the greatest comedians of all time, Richard Pryor gets raw and real in this brutally funny and lacerating self-portrait.

• Shameless: Series 1-11 (Repackage) | DVD | (19/02/2024) from £71.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A