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Small Town Murder SongsSmall Town Murder Songs (2010)
Dir. Ed Gass-Donnelly
Feat. Peter Stormare, Jill Hennessy, Martha Plimpton
Simmering provincial redemption story stars Peter Stormare as a clammy police officer trying to escape his violent past in a small Mennonite…
Thorne (TV Series)Thorne (TV Series) (2010)
Feat. David Morrissey, Eddie Marsan, Aidan Gillen
Another top–draw British policier loaded with all the usual suspects: atmosphere, plot twists, and a hard–bitten hero, with David…
Underbelly - Season 3 (TV Mini-series)Underbelly - Season 3 (TV Mini-series) (The Golden Mile) (2010)
Feat. Mitch Bartlett, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Emma Booth
Sydney’s infamous Kings Cross, circa 1989, is the setting for this latest airing of Australia’s dirty laundry. Although centred on the…
Above Suspicion (TV Series)Above Suspicion (TV Series) (2009)
Feat. Kelly Reilly, Ciaran Hinds, Shaun Dingwall
British crime series based on the novels written by Lynda La Plante (PRIME SUSPECT). A rookie female detective, determined to prove herself amidst…
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New OrleansBad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) Recommended
Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer
Werner Herzog's spin on the 1992 bad–boy classic delights in seeing a pasty, middle–aged Nicolas Cage cracking up (in all three meanings…
Brooklyn's FinestBrooklyn's Finest (2009)
Dir. Antoine Fuqua
Feat. Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke
The dir. of TRAINING DAY spins this heavy–handed multi–narrative around three burnt out NYC cops at the end of their tether. Posturing…
Diamond 13Diamond 13 (2009)
Dir. Gilles Behat
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Asia Argento, Olivier Marchal
Downbeat and convoluted thriller with a dying cop roping in his loyal partner in a scheme to steal a shipment of cocaine from a drug…
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, TheGirl with the Dragon Tattoo, The (2009) Aro Favourite
Dir. Niels Arden Oplev
Feat. Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre
One of the highest–grossing foreign language hits at the NZ box office, this riveting, full–bodied Swedish thriller follows an escalating…
Hunter (TV Mini-series)Hunter (TV Mini-series) (2009)
Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Janet McTeer
Standard BBC police drama following Detective Superintendent Iain Barclay (Bonneville) and his deputy Detective Sergeant Amy Foster (McTeer) as they…
In the Electric MistIn the Electric Mist (2009)
Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard
Improving on previous James Lee Burke adaptation HEAVEN’S PRISONERS, this sturdy New Orleans thriller has Tommy Lee Jones assuming the plum role of…

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