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Freedomland
(2006) [MA]

When her son disappears and is believed to be dead, a single mother blames an African-American man from the projects for the kidnapping, creating a racial controversy. An African-American detective (Jackson) and a white missing child researcher team up to investigate the case, which they discover...  More

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
(2006) [MA]

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of eighteenth century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.  More

Noise
(2007) [MA]

Graham McGahan is a cop-almost by default he thinks. Self-centred, beset with doubt and afflicted with tinnitus, a few days before Christmas he is sent by his boss to man a police van in a suburban shopping strip, after violent murders rock the local community. McGahan starts to engage with...  More

As Tears Go By
(1988) [M]

A low-level triad "big brother" has a hot-tempered "little brother" who can't keep out of trouble, and consequently is in constant need of being bailed out by his protector. The "big brother" is super cool, but lacks the ambition to rise in the ranks of the triad societies - and once he meets his...  More

The Edukators
(2004) [M]

Jule is seriously in debt following a car accident, owing a wealthy businessman almost 100 000 euros. Her financial situation forces her to move in to the flat her boyfriend Peter shares with Jan, both of whom are part of a revolutionary organisation called "The Edukators". The role of this...  More

The Frightened City
(1961) [PG]

London is being terrorised by gangs who wreck the premises of shops if the owners refuse to pay protection money. An evil accountant wants to combine the gangs of racketeers and form one big crime syndicate. The City of London is under an even bigger threat if this happens......  More

Fallen Angel
(1945) [M]

Eric Stanton, a penniless drifter, falls in love with Stella, who works in a small-town coffee shop. She refuses to marry him because of his poor financial condition. Desperate for money, Eric marries a wealthy local spinster, who he plans to divorce. His plans go awry when someone ends up dead...  More

Le Cercle Rouge
(1970) [PG]

Corey is a cool, aristocratic thief, released from prison on the same day that Vogel, a murderer, escapes from the custody of the patient Mattei, a cat-loving police superintendent. Corey robs Rico, his mob boss, then enlists Vogel and an ex-police sharpshooter, Jansen, in a jewel heist. While...  More

Odds Against Tomorrow
(1959) [PG]

Odds Against Tomorrow a crackling crime caper with an undercurrent of racial tension combines the desperation of three men--two of whom hate each other--and the culmination of that desperation in the form of a robbery. The film which includes a fantastic jazz score by pianist John Lewis of the...  More

Murder, My Sweet
(1944) [PG]

This adaptation of the Raymond Chandler novel 'Farewell, My Lovely', renamed for the American market to prevent filmgoers mistaking it for a musical (for which Powell was already famous) has private eye Philip Marlowe hired by Moose Malloy, a petty crook just out of prison after a seven year...  More