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Subgenre Sampler

 
Anatomy of a FallAnatomy of a Fall (2023)Aro Favourite
An extraordinary, multi–layered dramatic thriller from France that deservingly won the Palm D'or at Cannes. For the past year, Sandra, a…
Blu-Ray $34.95
Blood For DustBlood For Dust (2023)Recommended
A stylish crime–thriller set in 90’s Minnesota that addresses the grim consequences of economic decline with slow–burn menace and…
Blu-Ray $34.95
Decision To LeaveDecision To Leave (2022)Recommended
An exquisite and mysterious melodrama from Korean maestro Park Chan–Wook (Old Boy, Thirst, The Handmaiden), ostensibly about a detective who…
Blu-Ray $34.95
How to Blow Up a PipelineHow to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022)Aro Favourite
A nail–biter of the first order that vividly depicts the actions of a group of young climate activists who come together for a 'meaningful' act…
Blu-Ray $34.95
Forgiven, TheForgiven, The (2021)Recommended
Speeding through the Moroccan desert to attend an old friend’s lavish weekend party, wealthy Londoners (Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain) are…
Blu-Ray $34.95
NitramNitram (2021)Recommended
An intense yet clear–eyed psychological drama from accomplished director Justin Kurzel (TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG) depicting the events…
Blu-Ray $34.95
PigPig (2021)
A mesmerising drama with Nicolas Cage (somewhat) changing pace to play a bedraggled truffle hunter living in the remote Oregonian wilderness. When…
Blu-Ray $34.95
AvaAva (2020)
Jessica Chastain delivers another full force performance in this otherwise by–the–numbers crime thriller, playing a Bostonian…
Blu-Ray $34.95
Marksman, TheMarksman, The (2020)
Action thriller from frequent Clint Eastwood collaborator Robert Lorenz, with Liam Neeson cast unsurprisingly as an ex–marine and rancher who…
Blu-Ray $34.95
SavageSavage (2020)
Powerful drama inspired by the history of NZ's gangs, following a young boy in three different stages of life from the 1960's to the 1980's, as he…
Blu-Ray $34.95
JokerJoker (2019)Recommended
Brilliantly dark psychological thriller introducing Batman's arch nemesis as a traumatised loner who finds his voice in acts of violence. An achingly…
Blu-Ray $24.95 $18.70
ParasiteParasite (2019)Aro Favourite
An unemployed family with a bleak future systematically ingratiate themselves into the lives of a wealthy family in this brilliant,…
Blu-Ray $34.95
SerenitySerenity (2019)
Matthew McConaughey plays a fishing boat captain whose peaceful life is disrupted by the arrival of his ex–wife (Anne Hathaway), who begs him…
Blu-Ray $34.95
American AnimalsAmerican Animals (2018)
A crime movie following the true story of a group of ordinary friends who brazenly attempt one of the most audacious heists in American history…
Blu-Ray $34.95
UpgradeUpgrade (2018)Aro Favourite
Futuristic body horror about a man who "upgrades" his body using an AI implant called STEM after his wife is murdered – the kicker of the…
Blu-Ray $34.95
Taken (TV Series)Taken (TV Series) (2017)
An action–packed prequel spin–off to the blockbuster TAKEN movies, with Liam Neeson replaced by VIKINGS star Clive Standen, who plays a…
Blu-Ray $69.95
Handmaiden, TheHandmaiden, The (2016)Recommended
Delicious erotic thriller from the brilliant Park Chan–Wook, who lends his impeccable style to a provocative potboiler of lesbian love and…
Blu-Ray $34.95
Hell or High WaterHell or High Water (2016)Aro Favourite
An exceptional ten–gallon thriller in which a divorced father and his ex–con older brother resort to a desperate but righteous scheme in…
Blu-Ray $34.95
Kettering Incident, The (TV Mini-series)Kettering Incident, The (TV Mini-series) (2016)
Tasmanian mystery drama centred around a doctor (Elizabeth Debicki) who returns to the logging town of Kettering, where tensions between…
Blu-Ray $44.95
Occupied (TV Series)Occupied (TV Series) (2015)Recommended
Exciting Norwegian political thriller from the pen of Jo Nesbo that posits a future Norway taken over by Russia in a bid to increase oil production.
Blu-Ray $44.95
PartisanPartisan (2015)
A bracing Australian thriller about a young boy raised to be an assassin in a small cult–like community who begins to question his father's…
Blu-Ray $24.95
Spooks: The Greater GoodSpooks: The Greater Good (MI-5) (2015)
Serviceable follow–up to the hit TV series has Kit Karington as a former MI5 agent investigating the disappearance of Harry Pearce when the…
Blu-Ray $34.95
Big GameBig Game (2014)
Bonkers actioner with Sam Jackson as the U.S. President relying on a teenager for aid after Air Force One crash lands in Finnish forest.
Blu-Ray $29.95
True Detective - Season 1 (TV Series)True Detective - Season 1 (TV Series) (2014)Aro Favourite
This superlative HBO policier – a marquee television event in 2014, and the first in an anthology of bespoke detective stories – pairs…
Blu-Ray $25 $18.75
Two Faces of January, TheTwo Faces of January, The (2014)
The latest Patricia Highsmith adaptation centers on a con artist, his wife, and a stranger who flee Athens after one of them is caught up in the…
Blu-Ray $44.95
Blood TiesBlood Ties (2013)
French dir. Guillaume Canet helms this cagey thriller about a convicted killer (Clive Owen) who returns from prison to live with his younger brother…
Blu-Ray $34.95
Double, TheDouble, The (2013)Recommended
Richard Ayoade (SUBMARINE) directs this stylish Kafka–esque thriller about a government worker who is joined by his doppelganger.
Blu-Ray $24.95
Starred UpStarred Up (2013)Recommended
A troubled teenager is transferred to the same prison as his violent father in this explosive British prison drama.
Blu-Ray $34.95
Company You Keep, TheCompany You Keep, The (2012)
Robert Redford directs and stars in this bristling thriller, about a former Weather Underground member, now in hiding, whose violent past comes back…
Blu-Ray $34.95
DisconnectDisconnect (2012)Recommended
A suspenseful, topical ensemble drama that addresses the corrosive effect of the internet and social media on the lives of two generations of…
Blu-Ray $34.95
Hotel NoirHotel Noir (2012)
Cult dir. Guitierrez tries his hand at film noir pastiche with this luscious ensemble piece about a detective whose encounters with various…
Blu-Ray $29.95
Kill the IrishmanKill the Irishman (2011)
Based on the violent exploits of Shamrock career criminal Danny Greene – a union crook, loan shark heavy, and finally, organised crime boss in…
Blu-Ray $34.95
Brighton RockBrighton Rock (2010)
Graham Greene's 1939 novel is the source material for this prickly British underworld drama about a gangster (Riley) whose rise through the ranks is…
Blu-Ray $19.95
Dear Mr. GacyDear Mr. Gacy (2010)
Haunting cautionary tale – based on a true story – chronicles the interactions between an ambitious college student and the notorious…
Blu-Ray $24.95
In the Electric MistIn the Electric Mist (2009)
Improving on previous James Lee Burke adaptation HEAVEN’S PRISONERS, this sturdy New Orleans thriller has Tommy Lee Jones assuming the plum role of…
Blu-Ray $19.95
HollywoodlandHollywoodland (2006)
The intriguing, mysterious circumstances surrounding George ‘Superman’ Reeves’ suicide are exhumed by a private eye (Adrien Brody) in this…
Blu-Ray $29.95
Sentinel, TheSentinel, The (2006)
A political conspiracy thriller with plenty of gun–cocked posturing involves veteran secret service agent Michael Douglas, implicated in a…
Blu-Ray $29.95
Southland TalesSouthland Tales (2006)
A chaotically comedic, pre–apocalyptic sci–fi ensemble piece, helmed with self–importance and unrestraint by the…
Blu-Ray $29.95
BreakdownBreakdown (1997)Recommended
With Kurt Russell driving and Kathleen Quinlan in the passenger seat, buckle up for a tight, lean car–trip thriller that heads out across…
Blu-Ray $24.95
Hard EightHard Eight (Sydney) (1996)Recommended
Cucumber–cool first feature set in the thick of Reno's casino culture, boasts four superb character–based performances and extended…
Blu-Ray $24.95
Body PartsBody Parts (1992)
Criminal psychologist Jeff Fahey loses his arm in a car accident and becomes the recipient of an homicidal donor arm! Unsettling thriller soon takes…
Blu-Ray $29.95
Dead AgainDead Again (1991)
Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson go Stateside for this askewed whodunnit about a P.I. who is hired to help an amnesia victim, seemingly haunted by…
Blu-Ray $34.95
Jacob's LadderJacob's Ladder (1990)Recommended
Tim Robbins plays a Vietnam vet who begins to suffer from progressively frightening hallucenations. An intense, gripping journey into the unknown…
Blu-Ray $29.95
At Close RangeAt Close Range (1985)
Sean Penn plays a wayward youth who reunites with his gangland father (Christopher Walken) with violent consequences. Sordid yet solid drama.
Blu-Ray $34.95
Year of the DragonYear of the Dragon (1985)
Mickey Rourke leads a clean–up of corruption in New York's Chinatown. An arresting melodrama with gut–wrenching violence in the league of…
Blu-Ray $34.95
Medusa Touch, TheMedusa Touch, The (1978)
Garbled but entertaining thriller stars Burton as a paranormally–gifted writer who psychiatrist (Remick) tries to wean him from his murderous…
Blu-Ray $34.95
Black SundayBlack Sunday (1977)
A suspenseful, violent terrorist thriller based on Thomas Harris' fictional novel about the pro–Palestinian "Black September" group who…
Blu-Ray $34.95
Gambler, TheGambler, The (1974)Recommended
A typically gritty 70s crime drama, adapted from a story by Dostoevsky, that boasts a fine performance by James Caan as a well–respected…
Blu-Ray $34.95
Parallax View, TheParallax View, The (1974)Recommended
Intelligent, stylish paranoia thriller with Warren Beatty as a renegade reporter investigating an unfolding political conspiracy involving a covert…
Blu-Ray $34.95
A Reflection of FearA Reflection of Fear (1971)
A giallo inspired psychological thriller set in a seaside mansion in Eastern Canada. A young girl's mental health declines rapidly when her…
Blu-Ray $34.95
Wake In FrightWake In Fright (Outback) (1971)Aro Favourite
After many years in obscurity, this drama has been dusted off and deservingly reappraised as an Australian classic – a waking nightmare of…
Blu-Ray $19.95
Assassination Bureau, TheAssassination Bureau, The (1969)
Spirited crime caper which translates Jack London's novel of the same name to Europe on the cusp of WWI. Diana Rigg plays an aspiring journalist…
Blu-Ray $34.95
Danger DiabolikDanger Diabolik (1968)Aro Favourite
Cat–burgling cool from the pop–art 1960's, outfitted in futuristic chic and the effortless glamour of John Phillip Law and blonde…
Blu-Ray $24.95
President's Analyst, ThePresident's Analyst, The (1967)
Madcap comedy suspense tracking a hapless guy awarded the task of being the president's assistant, who then must deal with bribes and death threats…
Blu-Ray $34.95
RageRage (1966)
Sweaty Mexican American thriller with Glenn Ford playing a self–pitying alcoholic doctor who lives alone in a border town, and finds himself…
Blu-Ray $34.95
Kitten with a WhipKitten with a Whip (1964)Recommended
Ann–Margaret brings white–hot intensity to this cult classic about a teenage girl on the run from the law who blackmails a clueless…
Blu-Ray $34.95
Last Train from Gun HillLast Train from Gun Hill (1959)
Underrated American Western telling the tale of a U.S. Marshal seeking revenge in the town of 'Gun Hill' after the racially charged rape and murder…
Blu-Ray $34.95
When Worlds CollideWhen Worlds Collide (1951)Recommended
When Earth faces imminent and total destruction from an errant star, scientists must organise an evacuation in time to save the human race. Thrilling…
Blu-Ray $34.95
Enforcer, TheEnforcer, The (1950)
Gripping, well–characterized crime drama leads D.A. Humphrey Bogart into the seedy underworld to trail the leader of a notorious murder ring.
Blu-Ray $24.95
Sorry, Wrong NumberSorry, Wrong Number (1948)Recommended
The great Barbara Stanwyck cracks up in this crime melodrama, an enjoyably overrought 'visualisation' of what was a gripping and highly successful…
Blu-Ray $24.95

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