Drama

• My Brother is a Dog | DVD | (12/09/2011) from £3.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (69.30%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Lighthearted German drama about a ten-year-old girl whose wish for a pet dog leads to havoc within the family. Marietta (Maria Erich) wants nothing more in the world than a pet dog, but her parents keep refusing. Little wonder when she receives a magical stone for her birthday she retreats to her room and wishes upon that stone her desire to have a dog. To her delight and amazement the wish is granted and she is soon playing with friendly schnauzer Tobi, but there is a catch. Marietta's four-year-old brother Tobias (Hans-Laurin Beyerling) has disappeared and her new dog shares certain physical characteristics with Tobias which convinces her that her brother has been transformed. Will Marietta be able to get her human brother back? And will little Tobias even want to come back to the human world after his adventures as a canine?

• The Last Emperor | DVD | (25/10/1999) from £17.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Bernardo Bertolucci does the nearly impossible with this sweeping, grand epic that tells a very personal tale. The story is a dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the emperors of China. It follows his life from its elite beginnings in the Forbidden City, where he was crowned at age three and worshipped by half a billion people. He was later forced to abdicate and, unable to fend for himself in the outside world, became a dissolute and exploited shell of a man. He died in obscurity, living as a peasant in the People's Republic. We never really warm up to John Lone in the title role, but The Last Emperor focuses more on visuals than characterisation anyway. Filmed in the Forbidden City, it is spectacularly beautiful, filling the screen with saturated colours and exquisite detail. It won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. --Rochelle O'Gorman

• The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya Collector's Edition | Blu Ray | (13/07/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  From Oscar-winning animation house Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away Grave of the Fireflies The Wind Rises) and directed by Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata (Grave of The Fireflies) comes the spellbinding and visionary tour de force The Tale of the Princess Kaguya. Visually inspired by Eastern brush painting this haunting story is based on the 10th century Japanese folktale ‘The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter’. Nominated for an Academy Award the film is another superb addition to Ghibli’s well-loved catalogue its unique animation style will appeal to all existing Ghibli fans and new audiences alike. Collector's Edition includes DVD version

• Rome Express | DVD | (16/11/2015) from £8.26   |  Saving you £1.73 (20.94%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A key 1930s thriller from director Walter Forde, Rome Express stars Conrad Veidt in his first British film role alongside Cedric Hardwicke and Gordon Harker as intrigue unfolds on the legendary express train that once linked Paris to Rome. Whimsically scripted by Sidney Gilliat, this seminal adventure would ultimately inspire a genre of thrillers and is presented here in a brand-new transfer from original film elements in its as-exhibited aspect ratio. A sinister character boards the Rome Express on the trail of a valuable van Dyck painting, recently stolen from a Paris gallery. Much to his annoyance he finds the train populated with a motley assortment of passengers, including adulterous lovers, a parsimonious philanthropist, a golfing bore, a holidaying French police chief and an American movie star all of whom are between him and the painting he desperately seeks... SPECIAL FEATURES: Image gallery Original Promotional PDFs Booklet by Professor Neil Sinyard

• To Kill A Mockingbird | Blu Ray | (05/12/2022) from £30.70   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Experience one of the most significant milestones in film history like never before with To Kill A Mockingbird. Screen legend Gregory Peck stars as courageous Southern lawyer Atticus Finch-the Academy Award®-winning performance hailed by the American Film Institute as the Greatest Movie Hero of All Time. Based on Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize winning novel about innocence, strength and conviction and nominated for 8 Academy Awards®, this beloved classic includes hours of unforgettable bonus features. Watch it and remember why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird. Now for the first time in 4K Ultra High Definition, with brand new documentary To Kill A Mockingbird: All Points Of View: Delve deep into the impact and legacy of To Kill a Mockingbird in this new documentary as film historians, scholars, and Gregory Peck's grandson, Christopher Peck, reflect on the messages of hope, courage and integrity that are still relevant 60 years after the film was released. Product Features 48pp booklet - featuring script excerpts with Gregory Peck's notes, original storyboards, artwork and more Film Cell - exclusive film cell replica from the iconic courtroom scene Art Cards - 4 Collectible art cards featuring unique movie poster images from around the world To Kill A Mockingbird: All Points of View Fearful Symmetry A Conversation with Gregory Peck Feature Commentary with Director Robert Mulligan and Producer Alan Pakula And More!

• Valentin | DVD | (21/06/2004) from £12.04   |  Saving you £7.95 (66.03%)   |  RRP £19.99

  An 8-year-old boy, raised by his grandmother, is surrounded by problems in his family that he finds only himself capable of solving.

• The One That Got Away | DVD | (03/04/2006) from £6.49   |  Saving you £3.50 (53.93%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Based on the remarkable true story of Franz von Werra The One That Got Away is the story of the only German prisoner of war to escape Britain and return to his homeland. The One That Got Away stars Hardy Kruger (Barry Lyndon Flight of the Phoenix) - a real-life prisoner of war who escaped from the Americans on three occasions - as the cocky and charismatic von Werra and supported by numerous British screen legends including Michael Goodliffe (The Battle of

• The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | Blu Ray | (08/08/2011) from £19.62   |  Saving you £5.37 (27.37%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Adapted from John Boyne's best-selling novel, "The Boy in The Striped Pyjamas" is a moving story told through the eyes of an eight year old boy largely shielded from the reality of World War II.

• Airport | DVD | (24/04/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.54

  Airport (Dir. George Seaton 1970): Take a non-stop flight with an all-star cast to a world of tension-filled human drama in this trend-setting box office blockbuster. Based on Arthur Hailey's runaway best seller the emotion-charged adventure stars Burt Lancaster as the manager of a glamorous international airport who must juggle personal crisis with professional responsibilities as he attempts to keep his blizzard torn facility open to rescue a bomb-damaged jetliner. The la

• Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £24.92   |  Saving you £-8.93 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Why is his head worth one million dollars and the lives of 21 people? Sam Peckinpah's rip-snorting classic available on DVD for the first time. When a Mexican land baron puts a million dollars on the head of the man who seduced his daughter two money-hungry men (Young and Weber) recruit a small-town bartender Bennie (Oates) to help them do their dirty work. He sets off with his girlfriend Elita on a tequila-fueled trek across the desolate Mexican frontier which grows m

• Mediterraneo | DVD | (14/06/2004) from £11.10   |  Saving you £1.89 (17.03%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Mediterraneo, the 1991 comedy by Gabriele Salvatores, was knocked for not being deep enough but it is what it is; and it is actually an easygoing, sunny movie about eight Italian soldiers who manage to strand themselves on a tiny Greek island paradise during World War II. The sort of mutts who would shoot a donkey for not knowing the proper password, these clumsy warriors become a comic variation on the Lotus Eaters of myth, their fighting spirit evaporated in the midst of so much beauty and sexual availability among the local women. There are also sundry opportunities for the men to find another purpose for their lives (one particularly artistic fellow works on the restoration of a church, for example). Amid the sometimes coarse jokes and gratuitous nudity, there are subtle themes about the contrast between what men are truly like in their natural state versus what they are like as killers. (The Thin Red Line this isn't but Salvatores does, in his own way, touch on some of the same themes.) Watch this one on a cold winter's day and vicariously enjoy the tans as well as the antiwar sentiment. --Tom Keogh

• My Left Foot | Blu Ray | (27/05/2013) from £5.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (66.78%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker give Oscar winning performances in an emotional tale of life love and one family's incredible sense of courage. Based on the story of Christy Brown this highly acclaimed film depicts his struggle for a normal life. Born with cerebral palsy into a poor working-class Irish family Christy was able only to control movement in his left foot and to speak in guttural sounds. With the help of his strong-willed and dedicated family and his own sheer courage and determination Christy not only learns to grapple with life's simple physical tasks and complex psychological pains but he also develops into a brilliant painter poet and author.

• The Jigsaw Man | DVD | (13/09/2002) from £8.48   |  Saving you £-5.49 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  Kim Philby Guy Burgess Donald Maclean Peter and Helen Kroger... and now Sir Philip Kimberly... All traitors spies defectors - call them what you will. Each betrayed their country or the country they had adopted for money for ideal or for both.

• Pets | Blu Ray | (05/08/2019) from £12.09   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Teenage Runaway Bonnie (Candice Rialson) has escaped the clutches of her controlling brother, only to become immediately embroiled in a twisted web of sexual manipulation. Initially convinced to aid in a carjacking, Bonnie is then taken in by a lecherous lesbian artist who hopes to groom her into a sapphic lover, only to have her plans thwarted by the perverse advances of a local gallery owner whose bizarre proclivities include the keeping of an unusual assortment of ˜pets.' A truly unparalleled exploitation film viewing experience, Raphael Nussbaum's PETS veers between moments of overwrought melodrama and jarring bouts of unhinged sleaze. Co-starring Ed Bishop (TV's UFO), Joan Blackman (BLUE HAWAII), and Mike Cartel (RUNAWAY NIGHTMARE), and adapted from Nussbaum's own stage play, 88 Films presents this drive-in classic newly restored from rare 35mm elements and on Blu-ray for the very first time. Special Features: Limited Edition O-Card slipcase [First Print Run Only] Newly scanned and restored in 2k from multiple 35mm vault elements Optional English SDH subtitles Brotherly Love an interview with Mike Cartel, actor and production assistant Alternate One Night Stand title sequence Archival still gallery Trailer Reversible cover

• Drive To Dream | DVD | (02/04/2012) from £6.46   |  Saving you £6.53 (50.30%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Drive to Dream tells the story of high school senior Roy (Gosling) from a small Montana town where there isn't much to do except drink and play football. After being cut from the school football team Roy falls for local barmaid Skyla (Duvall) and starts playing in an unsanctioned six-man football league. He is recruited and coached by an out-of-towner Gideon (Morse) who draws suspicion from the community and later from Roy. He begins to serve as a father figure to Roy whose own dad recently committed suicide. But what role does such a figure play in the life of an eighteen-year-old? And are Gideon’s intentions towards Roy actually noble? 

• Angel Eyes | DVD | (25/03/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  When Chicago police officer Sharon Pogue (Jennifer Lopez) is saved from a bullet by a mysterious stranger, it proves a life-changing experience.

• Malcolm X | DVD | (23/04/2001) from £7.84   |  Saving you £5.15 (65.69%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Filmmaker Spike Lee actor Denzel Washington and other top talents vividly portray the life and times of Malcolm X. ""Heres a man who rose up from the dregs of society spent time in jail re-educated himself and through spiritual enlightenment rose to the top "" Lee says. Academy Award winner Washington was an Oscar nominee and the New York Boston and Chicago Film Critics choice as 1992s Best Actor.

• It's Kind of a Funny Story | DVD | (06/06/2011) from £4.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (75.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.

• Patch Adams | Blu Ray | (11/07/2016) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Patch Adams raises two schools of thought: there are those who are inspired by the true story of a troubled man who finds happiness in helping others--a man set on changing the world and who may well accomplish the task. And then there are those who feel manipulated by this feel-good story, who want to smack the young medical student every time he begins his silly antics. Staving off suicidal thoughts, Hunter Adams commits himself into a psychiatric ward, where he not only garners the nickname "Patch" but learns the joy in helping others. To this end, he decides to go to medical school, where he clashes with the staid conventions of the establishment as he attempts to inject humour and humanity into his treatment of the patients ("We need to start treating the patient as well as the disease", he declares throughout the film). Robin Williams, in the title role, is as charming as ever, although someone should tell him to broaden his range--the ever-cheerful, do-gooder à la Good Will Hunting and Dead Poets Society is getting a little old. His sidekick Truman (Daniel London) steals the show with his gawky allure and eyebrows that threaten to overtake his lean face--he seems more real, which is odd considering that Patch Adams does exist and this film is based on his life. Monica Potter is the coolly reluctant love interest and she makes the most of her one-dimensional part. While moments of true heartfelt emotion do come through, the major flaw of this film is that the good guys are just so gosh-darn good and the bad ones are just big meanies with no character development. Patch Adams, though, does provide the tears, the giggles and the kooky folks who will keep you smiling at the end. --Jenny Brown

• My Name Is Joe | DVD | (29/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Can we talk? Everybody is pretty well agreed that Great Britain's Ken Loach is one of our most important filmmakers. On the basis of his work with actors alone--often actors who are unknown until showcased in his films--he commands a place in the modern Pantheon. The problem is that he sounds terminally "worthy"; his films invariably reflect a commitment to framing harsh sociopolitical realities and steeping us in the fight for justice, a square deal or a square meal. They sound, in short, as if they're "good for you"--whereas the fact is that they are almost always damned good, period.My Name Is Joe makes for an excellent introduction to Loach country--partly because it's just a tad more immediate in its basic viewer appeal. Joe Kavanagh (Peter Mullan), out-of-work Glasgow housepainter, is a terrifically attractive fellow, and though he is also a recovering alcoholic, he seems eminently pulled-together and ready for yeoman service as a movie leading man. The main story line concerns his encounter with and growing attraction to a smart social worker (Louise Goodall). There is nothing star-crossed about their potential love, but each is tough enough to set limits till they've travelled over a distance of mutual ground. Meanwhile, Joe's status as role model among his more emotionally and economically precarious neighbours--an extended family of man--is good for a surprising number of lusty laughs and one fatal, criminal complication that could jeopardise his future. Peter Mullan won a well-deserved Best Actor award at Cannes in 1998, and subsequently directed a family comedy-drama of his own, Orphans. --Richard T. Jameson, Amazon.com