Drama

• Episodes | Blu Ray | (28/02/2011) from £14.83   |  Saving you £10.16 (40.70%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Episodes

• Scott & Sid | DVD | (26/03/2018) from £12.45   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From their first encounter as teenagers in high school, Scott and Sid seem unlikely friends. Scott is a shambolic dreamer, intent on carving out his own path in life and holding up a metaphorical middle finger to anyone who tries to stop him. He is a quintessential troubled teen: on his fifth high school by the age of fifteen, alienated from his peers, crippled by recurring nightmares and disliked by his own foster parents. Sid, on the other hand, wants nothing more than to be liked. An unconfident, awkward recluse through circumstance, Sid's impoverished and dysfunctional background leave him no time for friends and no money for hobbies. And then Scott arrives in town, and Sid's whole world is turned upside down, as the pair embarks on a journey of Dreamchasing, the personal code that they agree to live by. Through persistence and trust, sharing secrets and testing their faith in each other, Scott and Sid become embroiled in an adventure that leads them through doubts, deprivation and demon-black days, from the desolate back alleys of their hometown to the billboards of Hollywood. Fighting against the limits of their own upbringings, outsmarting the local gangsters, always staying one step ahead and just the right side of the law and almost always smiling, their friendship is tested again and again, but they will stop at nothing to achieve their ultimate aim.

• Dear Ruth | DVD | (09/05/2016) from £4.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (61.60%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Based on the smash hit Broadway show, Dear Ruth is a wartime romantic comedy that's as endearingly funny today as it ever was! Ruth Wilkins (Joan Caulfield) is engaged to her uninspiring boss Albert which makes things a little tricky when a handsome Air Force Lieutenant Bill Seacroft (William Holden) turns up out of the blue claiming to be her pen-pal! It turns out that Ruth's patriotic younger sister Miriam has been writing rather passionately to him in the name of building wartime morale! And not only has she been using Ruth's name she's sent him her photo too. It seems only polite that Ruth humours the lonely lieutenant. After all he only has two days' leave and he's come all the way from the perils of war in the hope of making her his wife! The laughs come thick and fast in this genial and genuinely witty romantic comedy.

• The Romantic Englishwoman | DVD | (19/07/2004) from £6.97   |  Saving you £-3.98 (N/A%)   |  RRP £2.99

  A successful novelist faced with writer's block invites a handsome young German poet into to his home to provide input for his troubled screenplay. However little does the author know that the guest had previously embarked on an affair with his wife and wishes to continue their relationship...

• Conduct Unbecoming (Dual Format Edition) | Blu Ray | (21/12/2020) from £19.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Conduct Unbecoming is a 1975 British drama film, an adaptation of the Barry England play Conduct Unbecoming, first staged in 1969. It was directed by Michael Anderson and stars an ensemble cast of actors including Michael York, Richard Attenborough and Trevor Howard. In India, 1878, a British regimental outpost is scandalised when an officer's wife is assaulted. A cadet is blamed and a secret court martial ensues.

• Crocodile 2 | DVD | (01/01/1980) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  When a band of criminals crash their plane in the wilderness and one is attacked by a crocodile the survivors hunt down and kill the creature. But now the mother croc is out for revenge and she's hunting them down one-by-one.

• Alice Darling | DVD | (23/07/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  The Cockney Casanova is back. From the bedrooms of Bordeaux to the boardrooms of magazine editors trucker Alfie travels across Europe driving the French girls wild..... until tragedy strikes.....

• Jim Jarmusch Collection Vol.1 | DVD | (12/05/2008) from £20.23   |  Saving you £14.76 (72.96%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Permanent Vacation (1980): In downtown Manhattan Allie a twenty-something guy (Chris Parker) whose Father is not around and whose Mother is institutionalized is a big Charlie Parker fan. He almost subconsciously searches for more meaning in his life and meets a few strange and surreal characters along the way. Stranger Than Paradise (1984): Winner of the Camera d'Or for Best First Feature at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival Stranger Than Paradise not only launched Jim Jarmusch's career but also earned him recognition from critics as one of today's more inventive and creative filmmakers. Lounge Lizard musician John Lurie stars as Willie a disenchanted New Yorker who along with his best friend Eddie (Richard Edson) and cousin Eva (Eszter Balint) decides it's time to leave behind their boring lives in search of ""paradise."" But as their unforgettable road trip to Florida unfolds they find that amidst the sunshine blue skies and palm trees their pursuit of happiness is constantly road-blocked by the very thing they can't run away from... themselves. Down By Law (1986): In one of the hippest comedies ever made three misfits find themselves thrown together in a New Orleans jail cell. There's Zach the unemployed DJ Jack the small-time pimp and Bob the crazy Italian tourist. Unavailable for many years this cult hit stars Tom Waits John Lurie and the Oscar-winning director and star of Life is Beautiful Roberto Benigni. A film that firmly established Jim Jarmusch as the coolest director on the American independent scene.

• Frankie | Blu Ray | (20/09/2021) from £11.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Unfolding over the course of a late summer's day in the stunningly beautiful Portuguese town of Sintra, the wonderful new film from acclaimed director Ira Sachs follows a family that has gathered for a holiday organised by family matriarch Frankie (Isabelle Huppert). In this fairy tale setting, husbands and wives, parents and children, friends and lovers - all stirred by their romantic impulses - discover both the cracks between them but also unexpected depths of feeling. With an outstanding cast that includes Brendan Gleeson, Greg Kinnear and Marisa Tomei, FRANKIE delivers a funny and utterly engaging cinematic treat.

• Love Story | Blu Ray | (28/05/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Harvard Law student Oliver Barrett IV (Ryan O'Neal) and music student Jennifer Cavilleri (Ali MacGraw) share a chemistry they cannot deny and a love they cannot ignore. Despite their opposite backgrounds, the young couple put their hearts on the line for each other. When they marry, Oliver's wealthy father threatens to disown him. Jenny tries to reconcile the Barrett men, but to no avail. Oliver and Jenny continue to build their life together. Relying only on each other, they believe love can fix anything. But fate has other plans. Soon, what began as a brutally honest friendship becomes the love story of their lives.For the first time on Blu-ray, this beloved film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including an Oscar-winning musical score that became the poignant theme of the timeless romance.1970 Academy Award nominations: Best Picture; Best Actor (Ryan O'Neal); Best Actress (Ali MacGraw); Best Supporting Actor (John Marley); Best Director (Arthur Hiller); Best Music - Original Score (Francis Lai); and Best Story and Screenplay - Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced (Erich Segal).

• Kotch | DVD | (08/04/2002) from £20.41   |  Saving you £-14.42 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Kotch is a gentle comedy that reunites Walter Matthau with Jack Lemmon (this time behind the camera) in a wry look at the alienation of the elderly. Matthau's character of the title is a retired man who lives with his son and increasingly stressed daughter-in-law, as well as the grandson he dotes on. Finding himself pushed more and more into the sidelines, Kotch sets off on a journey that brings him into contact with pregnant teenager Erica (Deborah Winters), a relationship that re-introduces purpose into his life. Matthau is perfect as the eccentric Kotch, stealing every scene with his rambling monologues, although Winters brings out the caring, paternal side perfectly. It is a little schmaltzy in parts (the opening credits are particularly off putting), but Koch is ultimately an effective work that makes you wonder just why Lemmon never took the director's chair again. On the DVD: Given the wealth of potential material, the half-hearted effort at providing some extra insight is pretty woeful. There are no visual images, just a few production and biographical notes--a huge opportunity missed. --Phil Udell

• The Assassination Of Richard Nixon | DVD | (09/10/2006) from £4.59   |  Saving you £1.40 (30.50%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Sean Penn and Don Cheadle star in this drama that follows the life of a disillusioned salesman who takes extraordinary measures to make his presence felt.

• Hoop Dreams | DVD | (03/02/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This completely absorbing three-hour documentary follows the lives of two inner-city African American teenage basketball prodigies as they move through high school with long-shot dreams of the NBA, superstardom and an escape from the ghetto. Taking cues from such works as Michael Apted's 35 Up, director Steve James and associates shot more than 250 hours of footage, spanning more than six years, and their completed work actually moves like an edge-of-the-seat drama, so brimming with tension, plot twists, successes and tragedies that its length--170 minutes--is never an issue. Yet, what makes the film more impressive is how James moves his scope beyond a competitive sports drama (although the movie has plenty of terrific, nail-biting basketball footage) and addresses complex social issues, creating a scathing social commentary about class privilege and racial division. The film opens by introducing William Gates and Arthur Agee, two Chicago hopefuls, as they are being courted and recruited by various high schools to play ball, and continues until the pair are college freshmen. James allows the audience the experience of not only watching their journeys and daily routines (it's a sobering portrait of inner-city life), but also witnessing their maturation. Each takes a separate path along the way, stumbling over several obstacles (William suffers injuries, Arthur fails to meet his coach's high expectations); but James takes particular care to stress the importance and strong commitment of each character's family along the way, giving the film a essential centre. The parents and siblings emerge with as much depth and complexity as the two main "characters", and turn Hoop Dreams into an unforgettable film experience. --Dave McCoy

• Dangerous Sex Date | DVD | (05/04/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  When a beautiful young librarian answers an S&M advertisement in an illicit newspaper her life changes forever. She soon assumes a new identity and her desire for new and exciting sex becomes more and more dangerous with each encounter...

• Wolf's Rain - Chapter 3: The Midnight Of The Wolves | DVD | (12/12/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In some distant future it's common knowledge that all wolves have been extinct for 200 years. However it seems this is false as wolves have not disappeared but rather have taken human form. Kiba a lone wolf wanders into a city trying to sniff out the Lunar Flowers that are supposed to lead whoever follows the scent to paradise. The source of the smell is Cheza a girl who sleeps in what appears to be suspended animation in a lab. She and the wolves are drawn to each other and Ki

• Call It Murder | DVD | (29/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Edward Weldon (O.P. Heggie) is a foreman of a jury finding himself in the unenviable position of having the casting vote in a case that would send a young woman to the electric chair for murder. Before long however his daughter Stella (Sidney Fox) murders a gangster (played by Humphrey Bogart)...

• The Eel | DVD | (12/03/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  After an eight-year prison sentence for murder Tajuro chooses to start a new life as a barber in a small town which offers perfect isolation from his fears. As a favour to the town priest he agrees to help a young woman with a troubled past by offering her job as his assistant. However when he least expects it her past is about to colllide with his. Winner of the 1997 Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

• Come Home Charlie and Face Them | DVD | (06/08/2007) from £6.79   |  Saving you £11.46 (207.23%)   |  RRP £16.99

  Come Home Charlie and Face Them is based on the novel by R F Delderfield (To Serve Them All My Days). Charlie Pritchard thinks that the bank manager's daughter is his ideal woman as he works as a cashier in a dreary bank in a dreary Welsh town - that is until he meets Delphine. With Delphine and her sidekick Beppo a plan is hatched to rob Charlie's bank.

• Public Enemy | DVD | (23/02/2004) from £12.28   |  Saving you £2.71 (22.07%)   |  RRP £14.99

  During a stakeout a corrupt cop under investigation by Internal Affairs has his face slashed by a mysterious raincoat-clad character. A connection is made between the brutal murder of an elderly couple not far away from the previous incident and this unknown man. The cop under pressure to deliver vows to uncover the identity of the suspect at all costs...

• Jodhaa Akbar | DVD | (25/08/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Jodhaa Akbar is a sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a great Mughal emperor, Akbar, and a Rajput princess, Jodhaa.