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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
Forgiven, The (2021): Speeding through the Moroccan desert to attend an old friend’s lavish weekend party, wealthy Londoners (Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain) are…; 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
Nitram (2021): An intense yet clear–eyed psychological drama from accomplished director Justin Kurzel (TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG) depicting the events…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
No Man of God (2021): Engrossing thriller based on the relationship between FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy. Set in Bundy's final years on death…; DVD $29.95
Pig (2021): A mesmerising drama with Nicolas Cage (somewhat) changing pace to play a bedraggled truffle hunter living in the remote Oregonian wilderness. When…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Smother (TV Series) (2021): Riveting Irish TV thriller set on the wild and rugged coast of County Clare, where a matriarch (Dervla Kirwan) is determined to find out who killed…; DVD $29.95
To Chiara (A Chiara) (2021): A rites–of–passage drama in the Italian neo–realist tradition that examines the impact of Mafia activity on those in the close…; DVD $29.95
Ava (2020): Jessica Chastain delivers another full force performance in this otherwise by–the–numbers crime thriller, playing a Bostonian…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Nest, The (TV Mini-series) (2020): Suspenseful Scottish 5–part TV drama starring Martin Compston (LINE OF DUTY) and Sophie Rundle (PEAKY BLINDERS, BODYGUARD) as a wealthy couple…; DVD $34.95
Penance (TV Mini-series) (2020): 3–part TV miniseries which replaces the male gaze with that of a mother who, grieving for her son's death, struggles with maelstrom of emotions…; DVD $29.95
Savage (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…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Shirley (2020): Elisabeth Moss gives another inspired performance in this literary themed thriller, playing a renowned horror writer who is interrupted on the brink…; DVD $29.95
Six Minutes to Midnight (2020): A tense British period thriller loosely based on the true story of the disappearance of a school teacher at an elite girls' boarding school shortly…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Wildland (2020): Powerful coming–of–age Scandi–noir about a Danish teenager who becomes embroiled in the ruthless criminal life of her aunt and…; DVD $29.95
A White, White Day (2019): Aesthetically striking Icelandic drama which plunges the viewer deep into the psyche of a tortured former police officer who suspects a neighbour…; DVD $29.95
Calm With Horses (The Shadow of Violence) (2019): Bleak and unflinching Irish crime drama following the fate of a troubled former boxer descending into a complex ecosystem of crime.; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
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
Fanny Lye Deliver'd (The Delivered) (2019): British period thriller set in 1657 on a Shropshire farm, where Fanny Lye (the magnificent Maxine Peake) is living a quiet, puritan life until the…; DVD $29.95
Inheritance (2019): Juicy gothic thriller from the director of TERMINAL, following the daughter of a wealthy patriarch whose secret inheritance threatens to tear the…; DVD $29.95
Joker (2019): 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
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood) (2019): Sprawling love–letter to the final years of Hollywood's golden age, following a faded television actor and his stunt double as they face the…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Who You Think I Am (Celle que vous croyez) (2019): Juliet Binoche is outstanding at the helm of this elegant psychological thriller, playing a French literature professor and middle–aged…; DVD $29.95
A Private War (2018): Rosamund Pike is a stand out in this powerful thriller based on the true story of the fearless and celebrated war correspondent Marie Colvin. Having…; DVD $29.95
Birds of Passage (2018): Intelligent and engrossing narco–thriller set in Columbia in the 1960's, following an indigenous Wayuu man and his family as they turn to drug…; DVD $29.95
Bletchley Circle, The: San Francisco (TV Mini-series) (2018): Set during the thrilling social change of the mid–1950s, these new episodes see two characters from the original British series travel to…; DVD $34.95
Everybody Knows (Todos Lo Saben) (2018): Iranian maestro Asghar Farhadi assembles a powerhouse cast for this Spanish–language about a mother–of–two who returns from Buenos…; DVD $24.95
Judy & Punch (Judy and Punch) (2018): A gorgeously carnivalesque and blackly comic Australian period drama in which the traditional fairy tale of Punch and Judy is turned on its head. The…; DVD $29.95
Kindergarten Teacher, The (2018): English–language remake of the 2014 Israeli film of the same name about a jaded teacher, mother and aspiring poet who becomes obsessed with one…; DVD $29.95
Little Woods (2018): Impressive debut from writer–director Nia DaCosta, detailing the struggles faced by a pair of sisters trying to make ends meet in an…; DVD $29.95
Mother is Wrong (TV Mini-series) (Maman a tort) (2018): French thriller following a detective who, despite being already consumed by a major robbery, takes on the chilling case of a child who tells her his…; DVD $34.95
Red Joan (2018): The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the KGB's longest–serving British spy. Arrested in retirement by the MI5, the extraordinary…; DVD $19.95
Sharp Objects (TV Mini-series) (2018): Searing psychological thriller with Amy Adams playing a reporter who returns to her small home town to investigate the murders of two preteen girls.…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Transit (2018): Distinguished wartime melodrama from Christian Petzold (BARBARA, PHOENIX) following the plight of a holocaust survivor who assumes the identity of a…; DVD $29.95
Killing of a Sacred Deer, The (2017): Colin Farrell returns for the singular director of THE LOBSTER for another round of macabre absurdism, this time cast as a cardiovascular surgeon and…; DVD $29.95
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
StartUp (TV Series) (2017): A unique cyber thriller in which the entrepreneurs behind a revolutionary unregulated digital currency are three strangers from the wrong side of the…; DVD $44.95
Woodshock (2017): A stylistically unique psychological thriller with all the elegance you'd expect from fashion designer siblings Kate and Laura Mulleavy in their…; DVD $29.95
Beast (2016): Gutsy account of a young Filipino boxer coming to terms with a tragic incident during a match in the slums of Manila.; DVD $29.95
Handmaiden, The (2016): 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
Witness for the Prosecution, The (2016): 2–part miniseries based on Agatha Christie's popular story. A wealthy heiress is found murdered and her principle heir is naturally the major…; DVD $29.95
Mr. Holmes (2015): An intriguing take on the great detective's final years with Ian McKellen in his element as the retired Sherlock Holmes who, dealing with early…; DVD $19.95
Narcos (TV Series) (2015): Vivid, unflinching HBO drama chronicles the exploits of the notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
Partisan (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
Suburra (2015): Enthralling crime saga follows a gangster named Samurai as he attempts to turn the waterfront of Rome into an Italian Las Vegas.; DVD $29.95
Second Chance, A (2014): Susanne Bier directs a haunting melodrama about the contrasting lives of two police officers, whose lives take a dark turn after finding a neglected…; DVD $29.95
German Doctor, The (2013): Chilling domestic thriller centred on the Argentine family who lived unknowingly with Josef Mengele, the notorious Auschwitz physician, after he fled…; DVD $24.95
Starred Up (2013): A troubled teenager is transferred to the same prison as his violent father in this explosive British prison drama.; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Company 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…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Disconnect (2012): A suspenseful, topical ensemble drama that addresses the corrosive effect of the internet and social media on the lives of two generations of…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Hotel Noir (2012): Cult dir. Guitierrez tries his hand at film noir pastiche with this luscious ensemble piece about a detective whose encounters with various…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Motel Life, The (2012): Two brothers hit the road after becoming involved in a fatal hit–and–run accident. Evocatively set between Reno and the Sierra Nevadas,…; DVD $29.95
Mud (2012): Jeff Nichols (TAKE SHELTER) directs this thrilling backwoods adventure, about two boys who befriend a charismatic criminal in hiding on the…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Taste of Money, The (2012): The dir. of THE HOUSEMAID buffs this heady class critique of Korea's impudent elite to a high sheen, with the lust and corruption of a wealthy family…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $14.95
Devil's Double, The (2011): An Iraqi foot solider is selected as the body double for Saddam Hussein's ruthless son Uday in this violent docu–drama from Kiwi dir. Lee…; DVD $14.95
Life Without Principle (2011): Hong Kong's master of suspense crafts this swirling triumvirate of stories centred on unraveling lives amidst the global financial crisis. Combing…; DVD $29.95
Snowtown (2011): Australian serial killer John Bunting is the controversial subject of this disturbing yet persuasively told recreation of the 'scum' murders that…; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $19.95
Carlos (Carlos the Jackal) (2010): An explosive, globe–trotting biopic of Venezuelan terrorist and fugitive Ilich Ramírez Sánchez – aka Carlos the Jackal – whose exploits…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Dear 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
Holy Rollers (2010): The true story of a disillusioned Orthodox Jew who turns to Ecstasy dealing is given an underwhelming treatment in this otherwise fascinating glimpse…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Sherlock - Series 1 (TV Series) (2010): Ingenious updating of the master detective finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London. Benedict…; DVD $69.95
Stolen (2010): TV thriller based on the real life 2002 kidnapping of Baby Kahu Durie, which saturated NZ media at the time. Held for $3 million ransom, the child…; DVD $19.95
About Elly (2009): Though something of a dress rehearsal for Farhadi's Oscar–winning A SEPARATION, this tense and absorbing account of a beach holiday tainted by…; DVD $29.95
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
Glorious 39 (2009): Trademark Stephen Poliakoff visuals and upper crust intrigue characterise this pre–WWII mystery, starring Romola Garai as the adoptive daughter…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Lucky Country (2009): Terrific outback chamber piece is a turn–of–the–century powerplay between a poverty–stricken family, and three…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $14.95
Monkey Puzzle (2007): A camping trip in search of a rare tree goes pear–shaped for a group of Aussie twenty–somethings as they lose their bearings and their…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $14.95
Nines, The (2007): Exigent thriller commenting on the realities of Hollywood, told by way of three connected stories inside the minds of an actor, a screenwriter and a…; DVD $14.95
Noise (2007): An impressive Australian modern 'noir', refreshingly off–centred around a hearing–afflicted cop who is assigned the night shift at a…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Hollywoodland (2006): The intriguing, mysterious circumstances surrounding George ‘Superman’ Reeves’ suicide are exhumed by a private eye (Adrien Brody) in this…; Blu-Ray $29.95
Irresistible (2006): Susan Sarandon feels the wrath of Emily Blunt in this Hitchcockian fable of one woman's struggle to prevent her life from being overtaken by another.…; DVD $24.95
Out of the Blue (Aramoana) (2006): A moving, uncomfortably harrowing account of New Zealand’s worst mass murder, bringing the trauma of 1990’s Aramoana massacre to the screen with…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Southland Tales (2006): A chaotically comedic, pre–apocalyptic sci–fi ensemble piece, helmed with self–importance and unrestraint by the…; DVD $24.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Bleak House (Mini-series) (2005): From the pen of Charles Dickens comes this pacy, razor sharp BBC adaptation dabbling in murder, lineage, and the 19th century legal…; DVD ~~$30~~ $20
Edmond (2005): Raw, unapologetic adaptation of David Mamet's 1982 stageplay stars William H. Macy as a downtrodden everyman who embarks on a volatile…; DVD $29.95
King, The (2005): A brooding, accomplished slice of southern discomfort with Gael Garcia Bernal (in his first US film) playing recently dischargee from the Navy named…; DVD $34.95
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 ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
In My Father's Den (2004): Achieving a new high watermark in production terms at least, this vivid New Zealand melodrama harnesses the complexities of Maurice Gee's…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Memories of Tomorrow (2004): An artful psychological thriller set around a man's (Thompson) frustrating amnesia of a past which seemingly involves commando training and…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $22.45
I'm Not Scared (Io Non Ho Paura) (2003): Atmospheric thriller from dir. Gabriele Salvatores that deftly conveys a foreboding childhood experience during a long, hot summer in the country,…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Rosemary & Thyme (TV Series) (2003): Utterly peculiar crime series follows two disenchanted botanists – Rosemary, a sacked horticulture lecturer, and Laura, a police officer separated…; DVD $59.95
Young Adam (2003): Evocatively set amid the grimy canal barges of post–WW2 Scotland, this follows the shady fortunes of a failed writer (McGregor), whose…; DVD $29.95
City of God (Cidade de Deus) (2002): An incendiary Brazilian drama depicting two decades of blood–drenched rivalry between two youth gangs who control a slum area of Rio De…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Dancer Upstairs, The (2002): John Malkovich debuts as a director with this slow–burn police thriller played out in the humid atmosphere of an unamed South American…; Poster (VG) $12.95
Foyle's War (TV Series) (2002-2015): A distinguished drama series of mysteries set at the dawn of World War II, from the makers of Midsomer Murders. Michael Kitchen stars as charismatic…; DVD $24.95, $24.95, $24.95, $24.95
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002): The bittersweet dramatics of dir. Meadows (ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS) get a fresh telling in this Nottingham drama, with the added spin of some ironic…; Poster (VG) $12.95
Wire in the Blood (TV Series) (2002): Terrific tough–as–nails UK detective show focused on a compassionate clinical psychologist (Green) and an ambitious Detective Inspector…; DVD $19.95
Buffalo Soldiers (2001): Broadly subversive drama set among the bored US Army Corp guarding West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Chiefly tracks…; DVD $19.95
Gosford Park (2001): A handsome recital of Agatha Christie–style whodunnit and ‘upstairs–downstairs’ class–drama set in the confines of an English…; Poster (VG) $14.95
Read My Lips (Sur Mes Levres) (2001): Sturdy, unconventional French thriller about an insecure, partially–deaf office clerk who tries to help an irascible ex–con integrate…; Poster (VG) $12.95
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
Character (1997): A murderous confrontation bookends an elegantly told story of class, oppression and perseverance in 1920s Rotterdam, in which a young…; Poster (VG) $12.95
Hard Eight (Sydney) (1996): 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
Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) (1993): Dick Van Dyke is on duty as Dr. Mark Sloan, a good–natured, unconventional and sometimes zany physician with a nose for murder. A…; DVD $39.95
A Touch of Frost (TV Series) (1992-1995): An old–fashioned but thoroughly reliable British detective series set around a Detective Inspector with the 'common touch'. David Jason's…; DVD ~~$50~~ $37.50
Maigret (TV Series) (1992-1993): Michael Gambon plays Chief Inspector Jules Maigret of the Paris Surete in this realistic crime series centred on Maigret's investigations into…; DVD ~~$40~~ $30
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
Godfather Part 3, The (1990): The conclusion of the epic Corleone trilogy, with an aging Al Pacino looking to legitimise his business activities, and find a suitable successor.…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series) (1989-2002): Solid TV adaptation of Agatha Christie's series of detective novels featuring the fussily eccentric Belgian detective Hercule Poirot as he goes about…; DVD $39.95, $39.95, $39.95, $39.95
Jack the Ripper (TV Mini-series) (1988): This British television series adds a new solution to the ever–intriguing and grisly case of Jack the Ripper, who preyed on women in Victorian…; DVD $24.95
Edge of Darkness (TV Mini-series) (1986): Multi award–winning suspense drama journeys into the secret, high–stakes world of the nuclear state. This is television at its most…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
At 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
Beiderbecke Affair, The (TV Series) (1985): Character–centric Brit TV series that was the first in the 'Beiderbecke Trilogy' following a couple of Leed's teachers ensconced in a…; DVD ~~$40~~ $30
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) (1984-1990): The archetypal amateur sleuth series, this long–running show starred the indomitable Angela Lansbury as a mystery…; DVD $24.95, $249.95
Agatha Christie: Partners in Crime (TV Series) (1983): Crisp adaptation of some of Dame Agatha's lesser known short mysteries. The protagonists here are husband and wife sleuths Tommy and Prudence…; DVD $64.95
Reilly Ace Of Spies (TV Mini-series) (1983): Quintessential 1980s mini–series follows the adventures of a real life British superspy Sidney Reilly in the turbulent Russia, Europe and Asia…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
Juliet Bravo (TV Series) (1980): Massively popular – although rather dated – UK police series focused on a female police officer who takes charge of a fictional…; DVD ~~$50~~ $35
Gambler, The (1974): 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
Godfather Part 2, The (1974): The Corleone saga continues with the same passion and exacting standards, it both broadens the scope and bolsters the stature of the original. Hailed…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Rockford Files, The (TV Series) (1974-1975): In the spirit of 'Cold Case' this detective thriller series stars James Garner as an easy going plaid jacket attired investigator pursuing unsolved…; DVD $39.95, $39.95, $39.95, $39.95
Emergency! (TV Series) (1972): Thrilling medical drama concerning firefighting paramedics weaves nonsensical medical jargon and elaborate novelty accidents with the one–two…; DVD $49.95
Kitten with a Whip (1964): 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 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

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