Drama

• Broken | DVD | (20/08/2007) from £5.00   |  Saving you £7.99 (159.80%)   |  RRP £12.99

  No one can save you.... Broken is the brutal tale of a woman taken captive by a cruel survivalist woodsman. Single mother Hope returns from a successful blind date to home 6 year-old daughter and babysitter. Then blackness.... She awakens in terrible pain in a coffin-like crate. When it's finally opened she is struck unconscious only to wake again - bound to a tree and the captive slave of a terrifying and sadistic madman.

• Boyhood Limited Edition 4K UHD | Blu Ray | (27/03/2023) from £19.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From Richard Linklater, the director of Slacker, Dazed & Confused and Before Sunrise, Boyhood is a ground-breaking cinematic achievement; a fictional drama made with the same group of actors over a 12-year period. At once epic and intimate, it is a one-of-a-kind trip through the exhilaration of childhood, the seismic shifts of modern family life, and the passage of time itself. Dreamy-eyed grade-schooler Mason (Ellar Coltrane) is facing upheaval: his struggling single mom Olivia (Patricia Arquette) has decided to move him and older sister Samantha (Lorelei Linklater) to Houston just as their long-absent father Mason Sr. (Ethan Hawke) re-enters their world. Thus begins a decade of constantly unfolding heartbreak and wonder. Against the tide of family moves and controversies, faltering marriages and re-marriages, new schools, first loves, lost loves, good times and scary times that will shape him, Mason emerges to find his own road in life. A remarkable achievement that builds on Linklater's fascination with time, relationships and the ever-changing nature of our lives, Boyhood is a deeply moving experience that found praise from critics around the world and went on to win the award for Best Film at both the Golden Globes and British Academy Film Awards in 2015. Product Features 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) Lossless DTS HD MA 5.1 audio Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing Without Ambition, One Starts Nothing, a new featurette featuring American poet and critic Dan Chiasson in conversation with his son Louis Chiasson about their shared love and connection to the film In Search of Lost Time, a new visual essay by critic and film-maker Scout Tafoya Before and After Boyhood, a previously unheard interview with Richard Linklater by film critic Rob Stone, author of Walk, Don't Run: The Cinema of Richard Linklater Richard Linklater at the BFI, director Richard Linklater discusses Boyhood and his whole career in this on stage appearance at the British Film Institute Theatrical trailer Image gallery Double-sided fold-out poster 60-page perfect-bound collector's book featuring new writing on the film by film critic Ben Sachs and scholar Rob Stone, author of Walk, Don't Run: The Cinema of Richard Linklater

• Murphy's Law - Series 4 | DVD | (15/10/2007) from £11.97   |  Saving you £11.01 (122.61%)   |  RRP £19.99

  James Nesbitt plays Detective Sergeant Tommy Murphy a maverick cop with a dark past. After failing a psychiatric assessment he is given one last chance by his boss and given a dangerous undercover assignment. Murphy is a loner with little to lose and deals with everything on his own terms...

• Harry Wild Series 2 | DVD | (13/05/2024) from £21.97   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Servant (Vintage Classics) Collector's Edition | Blu Ray | (20/09/2021) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A stunning new 4K restoration of Joseph Loseys 1963 masterpiece The Servant. Adapted from Robin Maugham's short story, The Servant marked the first of three collaborations between Joseph Losey and celebrated playwright Harold Pinter. Nominated for five BAFTA's and winning three, including best actor for Dirk Bogarde and Best Cinematography for Douglas Slocombe, The Servant is notable for its ambitious technique and its willingness to engage with issues that were, at the time, never seen in British cinema. Experienced manservant Barrett (Dirk Bogarde) starts working for foppish aristocrat Tony (James Fox) in his smart new townhouse. Much to the annoyance of Tony's girlfriend (Wendy Craig), Barrett slowly initiates himself into the house and begins to manipulate his master. Extras: Feature in both 1:66 and 1:77 aspect ratios NEW: Locations featurette with Adam Scovell NEW: Video essay with Film Historian Matthew Sweet and Film Critic Phuong Le Trailer Stills Gallery Interview with Wendy Craig Interview with Sarah Miles Interview with Stephen Woolley Harry Burton on Harold Pinter John Coldstream on Dirk Bogarde Audio Interview with Douglas Slocombe conducted by Matthew Sweet Joseph Losey & Adolphus Mekas at the New York Film Festival in 1963 Harold Pinter Tempo Interview Joseph Losey Talks About The Servant James Fox Interviewed by Richard Ayoade 64 page booklet with essays by Peter Bradshaw and Anna Smith Artcards

• Lovewrecked | DVD | (17/09/2007) from £6.54   |  Saving you £11.45 (63.60%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Teen queen Amanda Bynes really goes overboard to get what - and the man - she wants in her latest comedy.

• Love Happens | Blu Ray | (08/02/2010) from £8.42   |  Saving you £14.57 (63.40%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aniston star in the romantic drama "Love Happens". When a self-help author arrives in Seattle to teach a sold-out seminar, he unexpectedly meets the one person who might finally be able to help him help himself.

• The Human Condition | Blu Ray | (23/07/2018) from £16.39   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One of the towering masterpieces of Japanese and world cinema, this three-part war epic has rarely been seen in the UK, at least partly because of its dauntingly gargantuan nine hour length. Director Masaki Kobayashi (Harakiri) was attracted to Junpei Gomikawa s source novel because he recognised himself in the character of the protagonist Kaji, an ardent pacifist who came of age during the aggressively militaristic 1930s and 40s. In part one, No Greater Love, Kaji is relocated to a mine-supervising job in Manchuria, where he is horrified by the use of forced labour. Part two, Road to Eternity, sees him conscripted into the Japanese army and forced to fight in the name of an aggressively imperialist cause. Part three, A Soldier s Prayer, deals with the consequences of Japan s defeat, not least for Kaji himself. Throughout, Kobayashi unflinchingly examines the psychological toll of appallingly complex decisions, where being morally right risks outcomes ranging from ostracism to savage beating to death. As Kaji, Tatsuya Nakadai (Sanjuro) is in virtually every scene, providing a rock-solid emotional anchor and a necessary one in Japan, where the film was hugely controversial for being openly critical of the nation s conduct during WWII. But it s this willingness to confront national taboos head-on that makes it such a lastingly powerful experience. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original Japanese mono soundtrack Optional English subtitles Introduction to the film by critic Philip Kemp Selected-scene commentary by Philip Kemp Theatrical trailers Reversible sleeve featuring two choices of artwork by maarko phntm

• Union City | DVD | (20/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A modern film noir tale of murder and paranoia about a neurotic business man who beats a vagrant to death. Based on a short story by Cornell Woolrich (Rear Window). Dennis Lipscomb plays Harlan an accountant who lives a repressed life with his sexually unfulfilled wife Lillian (Deborah Harry) who has her eye on the building's superintendent Larry (Everett McGill). Harlan's obsession with catching the thief who steals sips of milk from his morning delivery ends in an a

• The Man In The Moon | DVD | (23/06/2003) from £9.43   |  Saving you £3.56 (37.75%)   |  RRP £12.99

  14-year-old Dani is filled with curiosity and anticipation awaiting her first love and she wistfully compares herself to her old sister Maureen who is pursued by every male in town. One day Dani meets 17-year-old Court Foster and falls head over heels in love. Then Court meets Maureen... Suddenly the sisters' very special bond is threatened and a chain of events set in motion that will change their young lives forever...

• The Face Of Another | DVD | (21/03/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Facially scarred in a fire a businessman (Nakadai) receives psychotherapy and an amazingly lifelike mask. However he finds it difficult to re-integrate into society and discovers that his personal habits are changing. Is the mask controlling him or did he create the new personality of the mask? Director Hiroshi Teshigahara teamed up once more with screenwriter and novelist Kobo Abe and experimental composer Toru Takemitsu following their collaboration on the seminal 'Sunna No Onna'

• New Amsterdam: Season 2 | DVD | (26/10/2020) from £27.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• The Artist | Blu Ray | (28/05/2012) from £8.39   |  Saving you £21.60 (257.45%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Hollywood 1927. George Valentin is a silent movie superstar. The advent of the talkies will sound the death knell for his career. For extra Peppy Miller, major movie stardom awaits. THE ARTIST tells the story of their interlinked destinies.

• Grand Hotel | DVD | (16/02/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Oscar-winning drama with an all-star cast exploring the interwoven relationships of the residents of a plush Berlin hotel...

• La Ronde | Blu Ray | (17/06/2019) from £8.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Max Ophuls' wonderful film won a BAFTA and two Oscar nominations. Starring Simone Signoret, Simone Simon and Anton Walbrook as the enigmatic master of ceremonies who guides us through a series of amorous encounters in 1900 s Vienna. A soldier (Serge Reggiani) meets an eager young lady of the night and later has an affair with a young lady, who becomes a maid who then has an affair with the young master of the house. The young man then seduces a married woman and so spins on the carousel of romantic life...

• Reign Over Me | DVD | (20/08/2007) from £7.40   |  Saving you £9.61 (129.86%)   |  RRP £17.01

  Adam Sandler takes on a rare straight role which him trying to cope as a man who lost his family in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

• When Tomorrow Comes (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (23/09/2024) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Following the runaway success of Love Affair, Irene Dunne (The Awful Truth) and Charles Boyer (A Woman's Vengeance) were reunited for When Tomorrow Comes, a heartbreaking romantic melodrama. Despite differences of class and politics, concert pianist Philip (Boyer) falls in love with waitress Helen (Dunne), and they embark on a torrid romance. However, Helen soon finds that Philip is hiding something from her... Directed by John M Stahl (Leave Her to Heaven) and based on a story by James M Cain (The Postman Always Rings Twice), When Tomorrow Comes was later remade by Douglas Sirk as Interlude, and stands as a classic of the so-called ˜Women's Picture' genre. INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES 2K restorationOriginal mono audioAudio commentary with academic and curator Eloise Ross (2024)Geoff Andrew on ˜When Tomorrow Comes' (2024): the writer and critic assesses the film and places it within the career of director John M StahlThe Mark of Cain (2024): video essay comparing When Tomorrow Comes to Douglas Sirk's 1957 adaptation of the same James M Cain short storyImage gallery: promotional and publicity materialNew and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearingLimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Pamela Hutchinson, an archival interview with John M Stahl, a look at author James M Cain's reaction to the film, archival pieces in which actors Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer each profile their co-star, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film creditsUK premiere on Blu-rayLimited edition of 3,000 copies for the UK All extras subject to change

• The Crying Game | DVD | (16/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  An IRA film with a difference, Neil Jordan's The Crying Game takes the Anglo-Irish conflict as the starting point for a thoughtful, often poignant and sometimes humorous examination of gender and identity. Stephen Rea is the IRA volunteer who befriends a kidnapped British soldier (the gauche but likeable Forest Whitaker), then takes the questions of loyalty and instinct (the "frog and scorpion" fable) with him to London, where he falls for the dead man's girlfriend (the appealing Jaye Davidson). Love and terrorism are fused in a violent and suspenseful denouement, where truth manifests itself in an unexpected yet meaningful way. Miranda Richardson and Adrian Dunbar are persuasive as the IRA agents, and there are excellent cameos from Jim Broadbent as an East End barman and Tony Slattery as a property shark, all making the most of Jordan's stylish, Academy Award-winning script. Anne (Art of Noise) Dudley contributes a moodily atmospheric score, with three versions of "When a Man Loves a Woman" to point up the gender issue. On the DVD: The Crying Game comes to disc with a widescreen picture that reproduces adequately for an early 90s film. The soundtrack, though, has real presence. There are subtitles in English and Russian(!), though the theatrical trailer is hardly a major bonus. An interview or a commentary with Jordan, discussing the motivation behind the project, would really have benefited a film which cuts across genres so successfully as this. --Richard Whitehouse

• The Island | DVD | (21/06/2010) from £10.78   |  Saving you £5.21 (32.60%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Ewan McGregor goes on the run after he discovers an awful truth in this dark-edged sci-fi tale.

• The Hundred Year Old Man | Blu Ray | (27/10/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  Based on the internationally best-selling novel by Jonas Jonasson the unlikely story of a 100-year-old man who decides it's not too late to start over. After a long and eventful life Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home believing it to be his last stop. The only problem is that he's still in good health and in one day he turns 100. A big celebration is in the works but Allan really isn't interested and decides to escape. He climbs out the window in his slippers and embarks on a hilarious and entirely unexpected journey.