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Thriller
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Dead End Drive-In
(1986) [M]
In the near future, nuclear accidents, economic collapse and global riots have put the entire world in a state of chaos. Looting is widespread. Cities are wastelands. Violent thugs control the streets. But when working-class guy Jimmy Crabs (Ned Manning) and his voluptuous girlfriend (Carmen... More
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Diary of the Dead
(2007) [MA]
In his first independent zombie film in over two decades, George A. Romero returns to ground zero in the realm of the undead. A group of film students making a horror movie in the woods discover that whenever someone dies, they come back as the living dead. Turning their cameras on the shocking... More
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Monkey Puzzle
(2008) [M]
Monkey Puzzle follows five intrepid twenty-somethings who set off on an adventure into New South Wales' Blue Mountains in search of the world's rarest tree, the wollemi pine or 'monkey puzzle' tree.
After abseiling down into the rainforest gorges, a series of mishaps delay their... More
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Restraint
(2008) [M]
Two fugitive lovers seek refuge in an abandoned mansion after a series of brutal crimes have been committed. However what they believe is a deserted estate actually belongs to a rich agoraphobic, an eccentric loner who becomes their hostage - or is it the other way around? As time passes, the... More
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Frontier(s)
(2007) [R]
In the not-too-distant future in France, the districts are over-run with violence. A group of small-time crooks use the riots to set up a heist; but when things go horribly wrong, the gang splits up and arranges to meet at a seedy hotel on the French border.
Unknown to the crooks, is... More
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Shotgun Stories
(2007) [M]
Son Hayes never speaks of the scars on his back. The shotgun pellets left under his skin are a sporadic pattern of blue-black dots. The men he works with take bets on how he got them, but his brothers, Boy and Kid Hayes, don?t discuss it. His past, just like these scars, is never far behind him.... More
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Martha (Fassbinder on Melodrama)
(1974) [M]
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, the enfant terrible of the New German Cinema, drew much of his inspiration from the work of his idol, the German-born king of Hollywood melodrama, Douglas Sirk. Each of these three films is centred on a woman who is under pressure from those around her to conform, and... More
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King of the Hill
(2007) [MA]
A man traveling through rural Spain in search of the town where his girlfriend awaits becomes ensnared in a surreal waking nightmare in director Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego's intricate thriller. Quim (Leonardo Sbaraglia) was on his way to visit his girlfriend when he stopped off at an isolated gas... More
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Yella
(2007) [M]
Yella is an East German businesswoman whose life is ruled by her explosive relationship with her ex-husband. In a bid to escape his haunting presence, Yella searches for a job in the West.
With the help of Philipp, a handsome venture capitalist, Yella rekindles her passion for... More
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True North
(2006) [M]
Inspired by a true story. TRUE NORTH is an unflinching thriller dealing with the horrendous consequences of human trafficking.
The providence, a heavily-indebted Scottish trawler, calls at a Belgian port on its return voyage. The ship's mate Sean, desperate to help reduce this debt, contacts... More
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Funny Games (U.S.)
(2007) [MA]
When Ann (Naomi Watts) and George (Tim Roth) take their young son Georgie to their idyllic country home for a holiday, their plans are only to enjoy tranquility and restfulness. But their intentions are drastically interrupted when two young men, Peter (Brady Corbett) and Paul (Michael Pitt),... More
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The Dark Knight (Blu-Ray) (2 disc set)
(2008) [M]
* Please note: A dedicated Blu-Ray DVD player is required to play Blu-Ray discs. They will not play on standard DVD players.
The follow-up to Batman Begins, The Dark Knight reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in his... More
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The Dark Knight
(2008) [M]
The follow-up to Batman Begins, The Dark Knight reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in his continuing war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organised crime in... More
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
(2007) [MA]
Master filmmaker Sidney Lumet directs this absorbing thriller about a family facing the worst enemy of all - itself. Oscar-winning Philip Seymour Hoffman plays Andy, and overextended stockbroker who lures his younger brother, Hank (Ethan Hawke), into a larcenous scheme: the pair will rob a... More
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Cactus (2008)
(2008) [M]
To gain some much needed cash, John Kelly (Travis McMahon) accepts a job to kidnap and deliver professional gambler Eli Jones (David Lyons) to his keepers in the outback: No questions asked. The journey takes both captor and hostage out of the safety of the city, deep into the desert where a... More
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We Own the Night
(2007) [MA]
Brooklyn, 1988. Crime is rife, especially drugs and drug violence. A Russian thug is building his heroin trade, while everyone laughs at the cops. Brothers have chosen different paths: Joe has followed his father Bert into New York's Finest; he's a rising star. Bobby, who uses his mother's maiden... More
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Deception
(2008) [MA]
An accountant is introduced to a mysterious sex club known as The List by his lawyer friend. But in this new world, he soon becomes the prime suspect in a woman's disappearance and a multi-million dollar heist.
Special Features:
* Commentary with Director Marcel... More
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Untraceable
(2008) [MA]
Within the FBI, there exists a division dedicated to investigating and prosecuting criminals on the internet. Welcome to the front lines of the war on cybercrime, where Special Agent Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) has seen it all……until now. A tech-savvy internet predator is displaying his... More
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Reservation Road
(2007) [M]
On a warm September evening, college professor Ethan Learner, his wife Grace, and their daughter Emma are attending a recital. Their 10-year-old son Josh is playing cello -- beautifully, as usual. His younger sister looks up to him, and his parents are proud of their son. On the way home, they... More
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Casino Royale
(2006) [M]
Casino Royale introduces James Bond before he holds his license to kill. Bond is and with two professional assassinations in quick succession, he is elevated to "00" status. "M" (Judi Bench), head of the British Secret Service, sends the newly-promoted 007 on his first mission that takes him to... More
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Detour
(1945) [M]
After his girlfriend Sue has left for the West Coast, Al Roberts decides to join her and starts a journey hitchhiking westwards. When he finds a driver who'd given him a lift dead, he decides to get rid of the body and take the man's identity, fearing he'd be accused of murder if he would go to... More
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Too Late for Tears (aka Killer Bait) : (2 disc set)
(1949) [M]
One night on a lonely highway, a speeding car tosses a satchel of money, meant for somebody else, into Jane and Alan Palmer's back seat. Alan wants to turn it over to the police, but Jane, with luxury within her reach, persuades him to hang onto it "for a while." Soon, the Palmers are traced by... More
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Portrait in Black
(1960) [M]
Lana Turner and Anthony Quinn are lovers who murder Lana's cruel, but wealthy husband, played by Lloyd Nolan.
San Francisco cargo shipping czar, Matthew Cabot (Lloyd Nolan) is bedridden and slowly dying as his beautiful and ultra-glamorous wife Sheila (Lana Turner) becomes more and... More
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Madame X
(1966) [M]
Lana Turner's performance is brilliant going from loving bride and mother to a woman so down on her luck that when confronted with the chance that her son may discover what has become of her she resorts to murder , therefore protecting the only thing she has any love left for. The supporting cast... More
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Hancock
(2008) [M]
With great power comes great responsibility - everyone knows that. Everyone, that is, except Hancock. Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic and misunderstood, Hancock's well-intentioned heroics might get the job done and save countless lives, but always seem to leave jaw-dropping damage in their wake. More
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Iron Man
(2008) [M]
Tony Stark is a billionaire industrialist and inventor who is kidnapped overseas and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armour and escapes captivity.
Upon his return to America, Tony must come to terms with his... More
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