Drama

• Margin Call | DVD | (18/01/2016) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Evolving over 36 hours in a troubled New York trading firm, J.C. Chandor's Margin Call--the true-ish story of the origins of the 2008 financial crisis--ranks alongside Wall Street, American Psycho and Glengarry Glen Ross in Hollywood’s long-standing fascination with the corrupting logic of late capitalism. The film’s opening round of lay-offs, one of several, includes that of a risk analyst (Stanley Tucci) who has secretly uncovered the runaway corrosive effects of the firm's big success story (and the bête noire of recent economic history): hyper-leveraged securities backed by sub-prime lending. Sensing meltdown, his protégé (Zachary Quinto) sends a warning signal up the corporate ladder--an overnight crisis meeting is convened; a drastic plan is forged--and the firm resolves to dump the bad schemes at the cost of projected global recession. The rest, we know, is history. Like Charles Ferguson's 2010 documentary Inside Job, Margin Call is tuned in to our suspicions of post-Keynesian economics, imagining high finance as an alchemy of unreal quantities from which huge profits can be netted. But if nobody, even academia, comes out of Inside Job intact, Margin Call presents a range of ethical positions: Kevin Spacey is a believably weary sales manager for whom Wall Street status is a gilded cage, while Simon Baker and Demi Moore are superb as unreflecting high-rollers, frosted over with greed and cynicism. Neither extremes are as interesting as Paul Bettany's pragmatic rank-and-file trader with a talent for corporate survival--and Jeremy Irons’ towering performance as CEO John Tuld (not to be confused with former CEO of Lehman Brothers Richard Fuld, obviously) is the most primal embodiment of capitalism since Daniel Day-Lewis prospected for oil in There Will Be Blood. His verdict sounds depressingly like authentic Wall Street cant: financial crises and the misery they inflict are a necessary part of the economic cycle. --Leo Batchelor

• Pain & Glory BD | Blu Ray | (13/01/2020) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Salvador Mallo is a veteran film director, afflicted by multiple ailments, the worst of which is his inability to continue filming. His physical condition doesn't allow it and, if he can't film again, his life has no meaning. The mixture of medications, along with an occasional flirtation with heroin, means that Salvador spends most of his day prostrate. This drowsy state transports him back to reflect on his childhood in the 60s, when he emigrated with his parents to Paterna, a village in Valencia, in search of prosperity, and the struggles and improvising his Mother made so that the family could survive. The appearance of his first desire and his first adult love in the Madrid of the 80s. In recovering his past, Salvador finds the urgent need to recount it, and in that need he also finds his salvation.

• Tammy | DVD | (10/11/2014) from £5.28   |  Saving you £17.70 (772.93%)   |  RRP £19.99

  After losing her job and learning that her husband has been unfaithful, a woman (Melissa McCarthy) hits the road with her profane, hard-drinking grandmother (Susan Sarandon).

• Tornado | Unknown | (31/12/2030) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Set in 1790, Tornado follows the journey of a young woman who must confront the violent thieves who are chasing her. From the director of Slow West, John Maclean, and starring Tim Roth, Jack Lowden, Takeiro Hira, and Kōki, this gripping action drama is coming soon to cinemas.

• Casanova | DVD | (23/05/2005) from £5.03   |  Saving you £12.96 (257.65%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Fast paced and edgy this mini-series (first shown on BBC3) alternates between the gripping love triangle involving the young Casanova Henriette and her husband Grimani and the swan song of the world's most notorious lothario! Written by Russell T. Davies creator of 'Queer As Folk' and the scribe behind the new 'Doctor Who'.

• The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel/The Second Best Exotic Marigold... | Blu Ray | (29/06/2015) from £20.00   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Double bill of British comedies directed by John Madden and starring Judi Dench Bill Nighy Dev Patel and Maggie Smith. 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' (2011) follows the experiences of a group of elderly Brits who arrive to take up residence in a newly-opened retirement home in Bangalore India. Despite its glossy publicity campaign the Marigold turns out to be rather different from the refurbished luxury hotel advertised in the brochures. However the move soon begins to pay off as the hotel - and the residents - reveal some unexpected charms. Following on from their exploits 'The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' (2015) sees Muriel (Smith) as the now fully-fledged manager of the hotel owned by Sonny Kapoor (Patel) with Evelyn (Dench) and new-found companion Douglas (Nighy) helping to run the day-to-day business. When Sonny realises that he has only one room left in his ever-popular hotel he decides to dream bigger than ever and open the Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. The cast also includes Richard Gere Tamsin Greig and Celia Imrie.

• The Count Of Monte Cristo: The Complete Series | DVD | (26/05/2014) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Swashbuckling BBC TV adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. The lavish BBC costume drama based_on Alexandre Dumas' classic novel set in the early 1800s sees Alan Badel leading_a distinguished cast in the greatest tale of betrayal, adventure, romance and revenge the world has ever known. Edmond Dantes is a brave and honest young man whose peaceful life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are abruptly shattered when he is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune Unlawfully sentenced to the infamous island prison of Chateau D'If, Edmond is destined to spend the rest of his days behind bars. When Edmond audaciously escapes the island he sets off to find the treasure and exact revenge on those who wronged him. This 12-part BBC series is now widely considered to be one of the finest adaptations of the legendary story.

• Edward The Seventh | DVD | (01/01/2008) from £23.05   |  Saving you £16.94 (73.49%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The life and times of Edward VII dramatised for the television. The BAFTA award winning 1975 drama comes to DVD for the first time! Episode titles: The Boy Experiment In Education The New World Alix A Hundred Thousand Welcomes The Invisible Queen Dearest Prince The Royal Quadrille Scandal The Years of Waiting King At Last The Peacemaker Good Old Teddy!

• Good Luck to You, Leo Grande DVD | DVD | (12/09/2022) from £6.87   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE, two-time Academy Award® winner Emma Thompson (Love, Actually) plays Nancy Stokes, a retired school teacher yearning for some adventure, and some sex. And she has a plan, which involves hiring a young sex worker named Leo Grande (Daryl McCormack). As Nancy embarks on a post-marital sexual awakening and Leo draws on his skills and charm, together they find a surprising human connection.

• Laputa Castle In The Sky | DVD | (27/02/2006) from £11.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (100.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The magic touch of master animator Hayao Miyazaki is visible from start to finish in Laputa: Castle In the Sky an imaginative tale full of mystery and adventure. The high-flying journey begins when Pazu an engineer's apprentice finds a young girl Sheeta floating down from the sky wearing a glowing pendant. Together they discover both are searching for the legendary floating castle Laputa and vow to unravel the mystery of the luminous crystal around her neck. T

• Rex | DVD | (19/03/2018) from £6.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Rex is based on the true life story of a young Marine Corporal named Megan Leavey (Kate Mara), whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq. When she is assigned to clean up the K9 unit after a disciplinary hearing, Leavey identifies with a particularly aggressive dog, Rex, and is given the chance to train him. Over the course of their service, Megan and Rex completed more than 100 missions until an explosion injures them, putting their fate in jeopardy.

• Aftersun | Blu Ray | (20/02/2023) from £10.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The stunning debut from Scottish writer-director Charlotte Wells, Aftersun juxtaposes a hopeful coming-of-age story with a poignant, intimate family portrait that leaves an indelible impression. At a fading vacation resort in the late 1990s, 11-year-old Sophie (Frankie Corio) treasures rare time together with her loving and idealistic father, Calum (BAFTA winner Paul Mescal, Normal People). As a world of adolescence creeps into view, beyond her eye Calum struggles under the weight of life outside of fatherhood. Twenty years later, Sophie's tender recollections of their last holiday become a powerful and heartrending portrait of their relationship, as she tries to reconcile the father, she knew with the man she didn't, in Charlotte Wells' superb and searingly emotional debut film. Winner of the French Touch Jury Prize at the Cannes 2022 Critics' Week and the Grand Prize at the Deauville American Film Festival.

• Fearless | Unknown | (07/07/2025) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  San Francisco architect Max Klein can see clearly now. He's been transformed ever since he stared death in the face and discovered he was unafraid.Peter Weir (Witness) directs Fearless, the vivid story of how a near-death experience impacts the lives of three people. Jeff Bridges plays Max, more wildly alive and taking more risks than ever since surviving a plane crash. Isabella Rossellini is Laura, struggling to find in Max the man she married. And Rosie Perez, 1993 Academy Award® nominee and Los Angeles, Boston and Chicago Film Critics Award winner Best Supporting Actress, is fellow crash survivor Carla: alive, yet devastated by a grievous loss. It seems no one can heal her pain. But then she meets the one person who fearlessly knows how.

• Juliet & Romeo | Unknown | (14/07/2025) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Collateral Beauty | DVD | (08/05/2017) from £4.96   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  When a successful New York advertising executive suffers a great tragedy he retreats from life. While his concerned friends try desperately to reconnect with him, he seeks answers from the universe by writing letters to Love, Time and Death. But it's not until his notes bring unexpected personal responses that he begins to understand how these constants interlock in a life fully lived, and how even the deepest loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.From Oscar-winning director David Frankel, the thought-provoking drama Collateral Beauty features an all-star cast, including Will Smith (Suicide Squad, Concussion), Edward Norton (Birdman or [The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance]), Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game), Michael Peña (The Martian), Naomie Harris (Spectre), Jacob Latimore (The Maze Runner), with Oscar winners Kate Winslet (The Reader, Steve Jobs) and Helen Mirren (The Queen, Trumbo).Click Images to Enlarge

• Florence Foster Jenkins | DVD | (05/09/2016) from £3.84   |  Saving you £16.15 (420.57%)   |  RRP £19.99

  FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS is the inspirational true story of the eponymous New York heiress and socialite who obsessively pursued her dream of becoming a great singer. The voice Florence (Meryl Streep) heard in her head was divine, but to the rest of the world it was hilariously awful. At private recitals, her devoted husband and manager, St Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant), managed to protect Florence from the truth. But when Florence decided to give her first public concert at New York's Carnegie Hall, St Clair realised he had perhaps bitten off more than he could chew. The comedy drama directed by Stephen Frears (Philomena, The Queen) celebrates the human spirit, the power of music and the passion of amateurs everywhere.

• Cinderella Man | DVD | (30/01/2006) from £5.74   |  Saving you £12.25 (213.41%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Russell Crowe and Renee Zellweger star in the story of Depression-era U.S. fighter and folk hero Jim Braddock.

• A United Kingdom | DVD | (20/03/2017) from £5.49   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana causes an international stir when he marries a white woman from London in the late 1940s.

• Performance (Criterion Collection) – UK Only | Blu Ray | (03/03/2025) from £22.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The grimy criminal underworld and hedonistic rock-and-roll counterculture of late-1960s London collide in this mind-scrambling, kaleidoscopic freak-out. On the run from his vengeful boss, a ruthless gangster (James Fox) hides out in the Notting Hill home of a reclusive rock star (Mick Jagger) and his companions (Anita Pallenberg and Michele Breton), who open the doors of his perception as the lines between reality and fantasy, male and female, persona and self, dissolve in a hallucinogenic haze. Built around Jagger's most magnetic narrative-film performance, this visionary collaboration between Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg is a daringly transgressive, endlessly influential journey to the dark side of bohemia.Film Info¢ United Kingdom¢ 1970¢ 105 minutes¢ Color¢ 1.85:1¢ English¢ Spine #1252

• I.D. | DVD | (02/02/2009) from £5.40   |  Saving you £4.59 (85.00%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Intense, ferocious and deeply unsettling, I.D. is an excellent examination of Britain's unsavoury contribution to global culture: football hooliganism. Whereas Alan Clarke's The Firm showed the violence that lurked behind a seemingly normal façade, I.D. posits football hooliganism as a feral temptation. Dedicated, ambitious undercover policeman John (Reece Dinsdale) becomes seduced by the violence of an East London gang, ultimately becoming lost from his regular life with his wife (Clare Skinner). Dinsdale delivers a measured performance that sees him spiral from committed, right-minded policeman to shaven-headed, Nazi-saluting monster, revelling in the violent impulses he embraces with glee and, alarmingly, becoming a hero amongst those he is infiltrating. Warren Clarke is absolutely monstrous as the leader of the hooligan gang, a paragon of bigoted hatred and the embodiment of John's future. Often unnervingly realistic, director Phil Davis is adept at creating riotous mob scenes that chillingly accentuate the world into which John is drawn. It could be said that I.D.'s premise is too thin, and that hooliganism is not addressed in an effective manner, but it is without doubt a chilling character study of the temptation of violence and the horrific influences that lurk in the heart of society. --Danny Graydon