Drama

• Donnie Brasco | DVD | (12/02/2018) from £13.45   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Posing as jewel broker Donnie Brasco, FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone (Johnny Depp) is granted entrance into the violent mob family of aging hit man Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino). When his personal and professional lives collide, Pistone jeopardizes his marriage, his job life and, ultimately, the gangster mentor he has come to respect and admire. From acclaimed director Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral), and featuring an extraordinary supporting cast including Michael Madsen, Anne Heche, Bruno Kirby and James Russo.

• A Lesson Before Dying | DVD | (16/06/2003) from £11.98   |  Saving you £-5.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Louisiana 1948: Jefferson (Mekhi Phifer) is wrongly accused of the murder of a white shopkeeper. Racial inequality at the time is so pervasive that the defense lawyer's argument at Jefferson's trial is that his client is not worthy of conviction. Outraged by this statement Jefferson's godmother enlists the reluctant aid of teacher Grant Wiggins (Don Cheadle) to teach him to ""be a man""...

• Poirot - Agatha Christie's Poirot - Problem At Sea / The Incredible Theft | DVD | (12/05/2003) from £4.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (100.60%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Problem At Sea: Poirot and Hastings are enjoying a pleasant cruise but are asked to investigate a case of murder on the high seas when the wife of one of their fellow passengers is robbed and murdered in her cabin. The Incredible Theft: The future safety of the country rests on Poirot's shoulders when a vital design sheet for a secret new fighter aircraft goes missing. Can one of Lord Mayfield's trusted weekend guests really be spying for the Germans?

• The Last Time I Saw Paris | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £8.20   |  Saving you £-1.22 (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

• You'll Get Over It | DVD | (01/03/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Teenager Vincent has it all: he's good looking sporty popular at school and has a beautiful girlfriend. However his world starts to fall apart when the other pupils find out his hitherto secret true sexuality...

• Shanghai Kiss | DVD | (28/07/2008) from £3.25   |  Saving you £9.74 (299.69%)   |  RRP £12.99

  An out-of-work Chinese American actor involved with a high school girl learns that he has inherited his grandmother's home in Shanghai China. He moves to the exotic city to connect with his ancestry and start a new life but must leave behind the only girl who has ever loved him. Liam (Ken Leung) is a struggling actor wasting his time picking up on beautiful plastic girls in hip Hollywood bars with his buddy Joe (Joel David Moore) a writer who hasn't written a damn thing. The closest thing to an emotional connection in Liam's life is a flirtatious friendship with 16 year old Adelaide (Hayden Panettiere) a precocious high school girl who is actually more mature than Liam. When Liam learns he has inherited his grandmother's home in Shanghai China he travels to the bright and beautiful city and discovers a profound connection to his family legacy. Liam meets a sophisticated Chinese woman named Micki (Kelly Hu) and finds himself falling into instant infatuation with her. Liam decides to move to China leaving behind Adelaide who is quite possibly the only girl who has ever loved him but running away from his problems only lands him in deeper trouble.

• The Perfect Husband | DVD | (15/11/2004) from £6.73   |  Saving you £13.26 (197.03%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A fiercely traditional Punjabi matriarch must battle against her independently minded daughter and granddaughter in this tongue-in-cheek look at Indian society.

• A Romance of Seville | Blu Ray | (23/09/2019) from £5.86   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Featuring gorgeous cinematography from Claude Friese-Greene, this stirring drama of romance and derring-do features an early film role for debonair Egyptian-born actor Alexandre D'Arcy, playing opposite Russian-British star Marguerite Allan. Initially released as a silent film with Pathecolor sequences in May 1929, A Romance of Seville was re-released in July 1930 without the stencil colouring but with new titles and a soundtrack showcasing a feature-length medley of colourful Spanish music. The Pathecolor version no longer exists, but the re-release is presented here in a new High Definition transfer from original film elements, in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio. Dolores and Ramon celebrate their arranged betrothal with little enthusiasm: Dolores has a lover, and Ramon wants his freedom so that he can pursue Pepita. Having heard of Ramon's betrothal, Pepita gives her heart to another but when bandits accost her and try to rob her father, they give the dashing Ramon just the chance he needs to prove the gallant lover! Special Features: Image gallery Original Script PDF

• Measure For Measure | DVD | (20/08/2007) from £9.99   |  Saving you £3.00 (30.03%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Contemporary re-working of William Shakespeare's problem play set in the modern day British army. The story follows Isabel a nun who pleads for her brother's life after he is sentenced to death under martial law. Angelo a strict and frustrated young officer immediately sets about making his presence felt. He sentences for immediate execution for his violation of a senior female officer and his part in flag burning drunken stunt. This provokes a series of protests from officers and

• Marathon | DVD | (29/03/2010) from £3.98   |  Saving you £11.01 (276.63%)   |  RRP £14.99

  a real-life love story of endurance and courage The poignant and inspiring true story of the relationship between Poet Laureate William Meredith and his lover poet Richard Harteis is tenderly brought to the screen by director Biju Viswanath creating a joyful testament to the triumph of love and the reserve and resilience of the human spirit. When poet and teacher Meredith suffers a stroke his long-time companion Harteis a writer and marathon runner begins a determined battle to nurse his lover back to health. Confronted by a legal system and family members that don't recognise their union as well as an arduous therapy routine Harteis never gives up hope - giving his lover emotional and physical support that ultimately allows each man to find the courage inside him to conquer the burdens which lay ahead. Told with an eloquence of prose and evoking passionate emotional responses - much like Meredith's own poems - Marathon based on the book by Harteis is a stirring portrait of two men's unpredictable course and what it takes to cross the finish line.

• Violation Of Trust | DVD | (26/11/2001) from £5.91   |  Saving you £0.08 (1.30%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A recently divorced woman attempts to reconcile her relation-ship with her daughter Justine. As they begin to develop trust and understanding Justine is arrested for the murder of a school -friend...

• Life of Pi 3D (Includes 2D Version) - Zavvi Exclusive Limited Edition Steelbook | Blu Ray | (08/12/2014) from £29.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Zavvi Exclusive Limited Edition Steelbook with Matt Finish. Limited to 3000 Copies. Embark on the adventure of a lifetime in this visual masterpiece from Oscar® Winner Ang Lee, based on the best-selling novel. After a cataclysmic shipwreck, young Pi Patel finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with only one other survivor - a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Bound by the need to survive, the two are cast on an epic journey that must be seen to be believed.

• The Walking Dead: The Complete Series 1-11 Boxset | Blu Ray | (03/07/2023) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Kubrick Classics | DVD | (06/10/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Titles Comprise: Full Metal Jacket: begins by following the trials and tribulations of a platoon of fresh Marine Corps recruits focusing on the relationship between Gunnery Sergeant Hartman and Privates Pyle and Joker. We see Pyle grow into an instrument of death as Hartman has foreseen of all of his recruits. Through Pyle's torment and Joker's unwillingness to stand up against it the climax of part one is achieved with all three main characters deciding their fates by their action or inaction. The second chapter of Full Metal Jacket delves into Joker's psyche and the repeated referral to the fact that he joined the Corps to become a killer. When his mostly behind the scenes job as a combat correspondent is interfered with by the Tet offensive he is thrust into real combat and ultimately must choose if he really is a killer. A Clockwork Orange: Stomping whomping stealing singing tap-dancing violating Derby-topped teddy-boy hooligan Alex (Malcolm McDowell) has his own way of having a good time. He has it at the tragic expense of others. Alex's journey from amoral punk to brainwashed proper citizen forms the dynamic arc of Stanley Kubrick's future-shook vision of Anthony Burgess's novel. Unforgettable images startling musical counterpoints the fascinating language used by Alex and his pals - Kubrick shapes them into a shattering whole. 2001: A Space Odyssey: When a large black monolith is found beneath the surface of the moon the reaction immediately is that it was intentionally buried. When the point of origin is confirmed as Jupiter an expedition is sent in hopes of finding the source. When Dr. David Bowman discovers faults in the expeditionary space craft's communications system he discovers more than he ever wanted to know.

• A Christmas Romance | DVD | (03/09/2001) from £7.99   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Julia Stonecypher is down on her luck. She has lost her husband and the vice-president of the local bank pays a visit to tell her the house is being repossessed and she and her two children are homeless. After leaving Julia's house Brian the bank vice-president has an accident in his car and is forced to return to the house and shelter from the severe storm. A romance begins and Julia's life starts to take a turn for the better...

• Scrubbers | DVD | (28/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  What happens when a young girl is sentenced to Borstal and locked away from the everyday world?Blazingly well acted by a cast including Pam St Clement Kathy Burke Robbie Coltrane Miriam Margoyles and many others some of whom had actually done time 'Scrubbers' exposes a brutal society in which the strong survive and the weak are no match for the cruelties of the system.Through the hatred of lesbian Carol and promiscuous teenage mother Annetta we follow the endless rounds of violence bitching and brawling that have made Britain's borstals notorious breeding grounds for crime.

• Drowning Mona | DVD | (29/04/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Small quirky comedy thrillers such as Drowning Mona are one of the things that American cinema does best and far too rarely. Peter Steinfeld's appealing script attracted a solid cast of stars under the direction of newcomer Nick Gomez (whose previous work includes episodes of The Sopranos). It seems that someone has cut Mona's brake cables and she drove to her death by drowning. Bette Midler's Mona manages to make it entirely plausible that almost everyone might have wanted to kill her: from her son's business partner Eddie (Casey Affleck) to her husband's mistress Rona (Jamie Lee Curtis). The local police chief (Danny DeVito), already burdened with subordinates who refer to running away from danger as "securing the perimeter" and the impending marriage of his daughter (Neve Campbell) to the sweet but unreliable Eddie, has to make sense of the farrago of lies and half-truths which is all anyone will tell him. This is an ingenious tightly plotted film which is never too busy to scatter odd little gags at its margins; it's a tall tale, whose complicated telling is half the fun. On the DVD The DVD comes with the theatrical trailer, a director's commentary, interviews with the stars and four deleted scenes. The picture is 1.85:1 anamorphic and the sound is Dolby Surround. --Roz Kaveney

• Lion Of The Desert / The Message | DVD | (06/02/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The Message:It is the 7th Century and in Mecca powerful leaders are in conflict with Mohammed who attacks the many injustices their way of life produces - slavery drunkenness and cruelty. Mohammed claims to have seen a vision of the Angel Gabriel and calls to the people of Mecca to worship one God only. After a revelation from God Mohammed agrees to take arms against Mecca and at the Wells of Bedr the inexperienced Moslem troops are victorious. However at the Battle of Uh

• Ascent To Heaven | DVD | (23/10/2006) from £17.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (11.12%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A newlywed couple dash back from their honeymoon when the groom's mother falls ill. However upon their return they discover that his brothers have been neglecting their duty to care for mum preferring to plot the spending of the inevitable inheritance. What follows is a long bus ride to get his old dear's will changed to the contrary where temptation faces him at every turn.

• Butterfly Man | DVD | (15/12/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Adventure / romance about an English backpacker whose world falls apart when he meets and falls in love with a beautiful girl on an exotic Thai island.... 'Butterfly Man' is an endearing island term for someone who 'goes from lady to lady to lady'. So when Adam meets and falls in love with Em 'the girl of his dreams' and then screws up he has to confront who he is and what he really wants from her. Beyond the sun sea and sand charismatic characters and fascinating cultural d