Drama

• The Beat That My Heart Skipped | DVD | (27/03/2006) from £10.00   |  Saving you £13.99 (139.90%)   |  RRP £23.99

  In this follow-up to his critical success Read My Lips Jacques Audiard has adapted and updated James Toback's cult 1978 noir Fingers to come up with this memorable character study about a young man torn between a life of crime and classical music. Romain Duris in a standout performance portrays the 28 year-old Tom who seems destined to follow in his father's footsteps as a Parisian property shark working in a sleazy and sometimes brutal milieu. Howeve

• Chal Mere Bhai | DVD | (20/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This Family Drama revolves around two brothers Vicky Oberoi (Sanjay Dutt) and Prem Oberai (Salman Khan) who want to marry the same girl Sapna (Karishma Kapoor).Vicky is a business tycoon with many multinational companies under him while Prem is the happy-go-lucky type interested in theatre acting. Vicky and his grandmother (Sushma Seth) support Prem but father Balraj Obrei (Dilip Tahil) is against the idea of Prem whiling away his time and not becoming serious in life. Sapna stays with her uncle (Shakti Kapoor) and aunty (Himani Shivpuri) looking for a job. She goes to Vicky's company but rejected because of no work experience. But seeing her innocence Balraj employs her.Sapna works for Vicky but is so scared of him that every time she is around she blunders. Prem meets Sapna through her uncle who works with Prem on stage. Prem comes to know that Sapna is working for his brother.One day Sapna saves Vicky's life who was hurt in a fight. Oberoi family is impressed and became fond of Sapna. This results Vicky agrees to marry Sapna. Meanwhile Sapna and Prem become close and fall in love with each other.Before Prem can inform his family about his fondness for Sapna his father and grandmother propose to Vicky to marry Sapna. Vicky tells Prem that Sapna is the right person and he will not marry any other girl. Will Prem sacrifice his love? Will Sapna marry Vicky? To know the answer see the film Chal Mere Bhai.

• 13 Conversations About One Thing | DVD | (26/09/2005) from £18.31   |  Saving you £-4.06 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Director Jill Sprecher's critically acclaimed film assembles an all-star ensemble cast in a fresh and whimsical look at the invisible everyday and destiny shaping miracles that we've come to call ""fate."" In five distinct New York tales the lives of seemingly disparate characters: a public defender (Matthew McConaughey) whose life suddenly mirrors that of the criminals he prosecutes; a college professor (John Turturro) facing a poignant crossroads an envious businessman (Alan A

• The Last Emperor | Blu Ray | (19/04/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Winner of nine Oscars including Best Director and Best Picture Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor following Pu Yi the last of the Emperor's of China from his birth in 1908 through his childhood in the fortress-like Forbidden City and his later misguided collaboration with the Japanese in World War II THE LAST EMPEROR tells the history of modern China through the eyes of the man brought up to believe that he was the country's divine ruler. One of the biggest and most ambitious films of the era filmed almost entirely on location in China in 1986 Bertolucci and his producer Jeremy Thomas were the first Western film-makers to be allowed to make a film about modern China.

• The Boy In Blue | DVD | (28/05/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Every Era Has Its Own Kind Of Hero In this entertaining turn-of-the-century drama based on a real-life story Nicolas Cage stars as Ned Hanlan a juvenile delinquent who rises to become a world-class rower. Seeing in Hanlania chance to make some fast cash Bill (David Naughton) a gambler has Hanlan trained as a sculler and begins to promote him on the racing circuit. Eventually Hanlan's ability grows and so does his fame but success comes at a price when Hanlan falls prey to a ruthless businessman (Christopher Plummer). Through it all Hanlan becomes a world champion garners awards on three continents and becomes the first to successfully utilize the ""sliding seat."" The romantic racing drama about one of Canada's great sports heroes world-class rower Ned Hanlan.

• At Five In The Afternoon | DVD | (23/08/2004) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Following the fall of the Taliban Nogreh a young woman decides to resume her education so as to be to fulfil her ambitions to enter politics. Her fundamentalist father however feels that his world has collapsed. With refugees flooding to the city Nogreh and her father are forced to move from place to place for shelter as their living conditions become overcrowded.

• Drum | DVD | (19/07/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Set in 1860 in New Orleans this is the story of Drum the son of a plantation owner's beautiful wife and her black slave... Based on the novel by Kyole Onstott.

• Boys & Girls | DVD | (25/04/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Shy bookworm Ryan (Prinze) and the outgoing free-spirited Jennifer (Forlani) couldn't be more different. So when they first meet they can't stand each other. When they meet again they loathe each other. But when they finally reconnect in college all that friction eventually explodes into red-hot romantic fireworks! With hilarious co-starring roles for Jason Biggs Amanda Detmer and Alyson Hannigan to pump up the fun you'll laugh along as these irresistible boys and girls sort out all of love's confusing complexities.

• Guilty? | DVD | (10/06/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Directed by Edmund T Greville a 1956 Gibraltar production based on Michael Gilbert's novel Death Has Deep Roots. Convinced that a wartime resistance heroine is innocent of a murder charge Nap Rumbold (John Justin) a solicitor / private detective travels to France searching for evidence to clear her name. Aided by the glamorous police agent (Barbara Laage) they also expose a counterfeit ring. Also stars Sydney Tafler and Norman Wooland in this well acted drama.

• Apocalypse Day One | DVD | (06/08/2018) from £6.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The world is cloaked in winter. Christian Adkins is a Renegade soldier longing for peace and the son of the famed Liberator. Jen is an orphaned nurse desperately trying to save children. When the two soul mates are trapped together at the end of World War III, their lives are forever entwined.

• The Burning Plain | Blu Ray | (24/08/2009) from £12.98   |  Saving you £7.01 (54.01%)   |  RRP £19.99

  From Guillermo Arriaga ("Babel", "21 Grams", "Amores Perros"), "The Burning Plain" follows a woman on the edge who takes an emotional journey back to the defining moment of her life.

• Beautiful Kate | DVD | (25/10/2010) from £7.98   |  Saving you £10.00 (166.94%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A writer visits his isolated family home to say goodbye to his dying father but memories of his beautiful twin sister awaken long buried secrets from their past. Beautiful Kate is based on the Newton Thornburg novel. Screenplay written and directed by Rachel Ward.

• Come and See | DVD | (05/12/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Come and See is one of the greatest war films ever made and one of the finest achievements of Soviet cinema. A devastating account of the Nazi occupation of Belarus during World War II, it tells the story of a young boy's abrupt loss of innocence when he joins the Soviet resistance and is thrust headlong into the brutal horrors of combat. Featuring terrifyingly authentic battle scenes and poetic, almost surreal imagery, director Elem Klimov has fashioned a vivid and unforgettably powerful portrait of the atrocities committed by men in the name of war.

• Tony Manero | DVD | (28/09/2009) from £8.37   |  Saving you £11.62 (138.83%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Set in Chile in 1978 Tony Manero is the story of Raul Perata a fifty-something loser whose whole life revolves around impersonating John Travoltra's character in Saturday Night Fever. He spends his Saturday nights performing at an out-of-town bar living the dream for one night. His obsession is taken to new heights when a national competition is announced to find the best Tony Manero impersonator soon his life has taken a darker turn as he will go to any lengths to win the competition. A chilling portrayal of both a fetishistic obsession and of life under a repressive regime.

• Blonde Fist | DVD | (30/05/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  A woman attempts to escape her domestic problems by fleeing to New York in search of her father. She finds him and also new problems some friendship a romance and an unexpected career as pro-boxer to make ends meet.

• Les Miserables | DVD | (11/02/2008) from £6.00   |  Saving you £6.99 (116.50%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Based on Victor Hugo's classic novel this is an epic tale of love honour and obsession against the dramatic background of the French Revolution. Jean Valjean (Liam Neeson) lives a life on the run for stealing a loaf of bread. Settling in a remote town he devotes himself to the care of the poor including the beautiful young and poverty stricken Fantine (Uma Thurman). When Fantine dies she leaves a daughter Cosette (Claire Danes) who Valjean raises. But they are haunted by Javert (Geoffrey Rush) a policeman whose lifelong search for Valjean has become an obsession. A hunt begins that will come to a final confrontation on the revolution torn streets of Paris.

• Easy Rider/Taxi Driver | DVD | (30/04/2007) from £9.43   |  Saving you £0.56 (5.94%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Easy Rider (Dir. Dennis Hopper 1969): Originally released in 1969 Easy Rider is widely regarded as the original ""road movie"" and based on the cult following it developed it was soon copied by other Hollywood studios. Written by Dennis Hopper Peter Fonda and Terry Southern (Dr Strangelove) Fonda produced the low-budget production whilst Hopper took on directing duties receiving an award at Cannes for his first work. Since its release Easy Rider has been regarded as a symbol of free-spirited reaction against society and even for those too young to remember its original release it maintains its status as a classic film which characterises the attitude of a decade. Now after 30 years Easy Rider has been remastered and is presented here in High Definition with both clearer picture and sound quality. Taxi Driver (Dir. Martin Scorsese 1976): 'Taxi Driver' provoked fierce controversy when it was released running into censorship problems in America as some of the scenes of violence were described to be 'as gory as Clockwork Orange and Straw Dogs' (Evening News '76). In addition there was outcry at a 13-year-old schoolgirl actress (Jodie Foster) co-starring as a prostitute. It won Best Picture at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival and received Academy Award nominations for Best Film Best Actor (Robert De Niro) and Best Supporting Actress (Jodie Foster). Considered to be one of the most powerful films in motion picture history 'Taxi Driver' is a film which is '...a savage piece of work - and hellishly brilliant' (Evening News '76).

• American Gangster - Steel Book Edition | DVD | (10/03/2008) from £5.24   |  Saving you £19.75 (376.91%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Oscar-winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe clash in this true life gangster story set in 1970s Harlem.

• The Crossing Guard | Blu Ray | (19/03/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Mega Star Jack Nicholson (A Few Good Men, As Good As It Gets) and an outstanding, star-packed cast power this suspenseful, critically-acclaimed action thriller about a man with a vengeful obsession. For six long years, Freddy Gale (Nicholson) has waited to take his revenge on John Booth (David Morse, Twelve Monkeys) and the man jailed for a crime that stripped Freddy’s life of all happiness and meaning. Now, Booth is getting out of prison and Freddy’s giving him just three days to live…before he returns to get even. Directed by Sean Penn and starring Hollywood favourites Angelica Huston (The Addams Family and Robin Wright (Unbreakable)

• The Adversary | DVD | (22/10/2007) from £13.05   |  Saving you £-0.06 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  In The Adversary a young man newly graduated from college is unable to find meaningful employment. He lives in a crowded apartment with his widowed mother a revolutionary brother and a younger employed sister. Family frictions coupled with his mounting failure to find work place an unbearable strain on him - ultimately causing him to hallucinate. The pressure magnified by the tense and impersonal setting of Calcutta builds to a devastating crescendo.