Aro Favourite: Suspense/Crime
41 Suspense/Crime Films have attained the hallowed status of Aro Favourite
Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
- An extraordinary, multi–layered dramatic thriller from France that deservingly won the Palm D'or at Cannes.
For the past year, Sandra, a…
- DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Holy Spider (2022)
- An astonishing new film from Ali Abbasi, who makes good on the promise of his head–turning Danish troll drama “Border” (2018). This one…
- DVD $29.95
How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022)
- 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…
- DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Full Time (A Plien Temps) (2021)
- A cracker of a French drama that teeters on the edge of a thriller throughout because it’s all about the pressure cooker that is modern life.…
- DVD $29.95
Corpus Christi (2019)
- A devastating, gripping drama based on the true story of a charismatic ex–convict who is mistaken to be a priest in a devout Polish village, a…
- DVD $29.95
Monos (2019)
- A dark contemporary fable inspired by Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, set in a remote and mountainous region of Columbia, where a group of teenage…
- DVD $29.95
Only the Animals (Seules les bêtes) (2019)
- A superb psychological thriller set in rural France that uncovers a twisted web of deceit concerning five people who are all linked to the…
- DVD $29.95
Parasite (2019)
- An unemployed family with a bleak future systematically ingratiate themselves into the lives of a wealthy family in this brilliant,…
- DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Dogman (2018)
- The director of GOMORRAH and TALE OF TALES expertly helms this gripping urban Italian crime noir about a mild mannered and diminutive dog groomer who…
- DVD $29.95
Upgrade (2018)
- 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…
- DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
- A superbly written dramatic thriller from the director of NIGHTCRAWLER set within the overburdened Los Angeles criminal court system. Denzel…
- DVD
$20 $15
Hell or High Water (2016)
- An exceptional ten–gallon thriller in which a divorced father and his ex–con older brother resort to a desperate but righteous scheme in…
- DVD
$15 $11.25, $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Happy Valley (TV Series) (2014-2023)
- Another riveting top–shelf British police drama hot on the heels of BROADCHURCH. Sarah Lancashire stars as a Yorkshire sergeant who suspects a…
- DVD $24.95, $34.95, $79.95
House of Cards - Season 2 (TV Series, US) (2014)
- Further episodes in the shadowy revival of the classic BBC political series, with Kevin Spacey (perfectly cast) as a machiavellian congressman…
- DVD
$15 $11.25
Broadchurch - Series 1 (TV Series) (2013)
- Superb addition to the euro crime craze, with Tennant and Colman bringing a surprisingly fresh take on the mismatched partner scenario, as detectives…
- DVD
$30 $20
Fall, The - Series 1 (TV Series) (2013)
- A dark exemplar of the current wave of female–driven crime dramas, with former X–FILES stalwart Gillian Anderson bringing a steely edge…
- DVD $29.95
House of Cards - Season 1 (TV Series, US) (2013)
- A deep, shadowy revival of the classic BBC political series, with Kevin Spacey (perfectly cast) as a machiavellian congressman manipulating his way…
- DVD
$15 $11.25
Stoker (2013)
- Korean director Park Chan–wook (OLD BOY) makes a head–turning English–language debut with this uber–stylish and sensitized…
- DVD
$20 $15
Bridge, The - Series 1 (TV Series) (Bron/Broen) (2011)
- The Scandi–crime wave continues with this steely Danish–Swedish murder mystery, centred on the discovery of a body straddling the…
- DVD $99.95
Homeland - Season 1 (TV Series) (2011)
- Anchored by Claire Danes's riveting, high–tensile performance, this outstanding surveillance thriller centres on the return of an Iraq war hero…
- DVD
$15 $11.25
Balibo (2009)
- Searing political thriller based on the death of five Australian–based journalists (one, a Kiwi) who, upon covering the occupation of East…
- DVD $19.95
Eastern Promises (2007)
- A muscular, satisfying thriller set in the underworld of the Russian mafia in London, this reteams the director and star of A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE,…
- DVD
$20 $15
Proposition, The (2005)
- Grimly intense and atmospheric 'Australian Western' – scripted by singer Nick Cave – is set the outback of the 1880s, where lawman Ray…
- DVD
$20 $15
Wallander (TV Series) (2005)
- Suspenseful Scandinavian procedural finds drama within the inner–workings of a police force in southern Sweden, chiefly between the series’…
- DVD $44.95
Wire, The - Season 3 (TV Series) (2004)
- Third season of this cracking HBO crime drama set in the seedy underbelly of the Baltimore crime scene.
This season the Baltimore mayor is…
- DVD
$20 $15
Wire, The - Season 2 (TV Series) (2003)
- Much of the cast of the first season of this phenomenal HBO crime drama return for another complex delve into the Baltimore crime scene.
This time…
- DVD
$30 $22.50
Sexy Beast (2001)
- Retirement in sunbaked Spain is going nicely for mellowed–out ex–crim Ray Winstone, that is, until a poison–tongued Ben Kingsley…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
Traffic (2000)
- A masterful, suitably complex address of the ‘drug problem’ and how it enslaves consumers, dealers, policy–makers and law–enforcers…
- DVD $19.95
Room for Romeo Brass, A (1999)
- This extraordinary coming–of–age story places two twelve–year–old boys in the company of a well–meaning but…
- DVD
$20 $15
Seven (Se7en) (1995)
- Director David Fincher imbues the hackneyed serial–killer genre with astonishing directorial flair, while bringing an influential 'underground'…
- DVD
$20 $15
Player, The (1992)
- A glittering Tinseltown satire that manages to be an intricate, clever, surprising and entertaining thriller all at the same time, with a cast of…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
Sneakers (1992)
- This reworks the spy–caper genre to dazzling effect as an endearing team of security crackpots attempt to outwit bad egg Ben Kingsley whose…
- DVD
$20 $15
Cape Fear (1991)
- Excruciating but masterful telling of a convicted rapist (Robert De Niro) who calculates revenge on his former attorney by way of his family. Scores…
- DVD
$20 $15
Prime Suspect (TV Series) (1991-2003)
- Helen Mirren stars as DCI Tennison in seven award–winning (Emmy and BAFTA) mini–series from the pen of Lynda La Plante.
- DVD $54.95
Proof (1991)
- Near–perfect little drama makes the most of its intriguing premise; a blind photographer interprets the world by having his photographs…
- DVD
$20 $15
Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
- Celebrated adaptation of Thomas Harris' novel follows the hunt of a gruesome serial killer by a rookie cop (Jodie Foster), 'aided' by an incarcerated…
- DVD
$20 $15
Miss Marple (TV Series) [Joan Hickson] (1984-2002)
- Best–loved BBC series featuring Agatha Christie's 'Miss Marple', played definitively by the great Joan Hickson. Set in the sleepy, yet…
- DVD $29.95
Wake In Fright (Outback) (1971)
- After many years in obscurity, this drama has been dusted off and deservingly reappraised as an Australian classic – a waking nightmare of…
- DVD $19.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95
Danger Diabolik (1968)
- 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
Peeping Tom (1960)
- While Hitchcock's PSYCHO received raves reviews and general acceptance, Michael Powell's equally contentious but brilliant film was condemned as…
- DVD
$20 $15
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) (1955-1962)
- Pre–dating THE TWILIGHT ZONE by some years, the Master of Suspense created this iconic television series featuring self–contained tales…
- DVD $159.95