20th Century Flicks, Bristol

The much awaited sequel to the ambitious and popular 'Kidulthood'; Sam is freshly out of jail after doing 6 years for the murder of Trife at the end of the first film and finds little in the way of a warm welcome. He's screwed up his life and he knows it, he's living in danger of both more problems with the old bill and those who want revenge for Trife's death, his friends have moved on in life and he's still down in the gutter, forced to rely on violence and to mix with the wrong sorts, and his find out more...

ALMOST CHRISTMAS (2013)

Certification15 Our Rating

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ALPHA DOG (2005)

Certification15 Our Rating

With the swimming pools, drugs, girls and parties come a bunch of spoilt young brats who seem to take their cues from 'American History X' and black inner city gangster movies. They tattoo themselves, build their bodies, call their girls bitches, sell drugs, fight and use guns. Violence, drugs, language, this movie has them in bucketloads, even sex raises its head. Plotwise; headcase Jake owes lots of drug money to drug lord's son John and John kidnaps Jake's younger brother as a hostage. Kid br find out more...

AMERICAN GANGSTER (2007)

Certification15 Our Rating

1970s; Harlem hood Frank Lucas has hijacked the New York heroin business by dealing directly with the Chinese growers in SE Asia and importing large amounts of the drug inside the caskets of soldiers killed in Vietnam. However his nemesis, flamboyant, tenacious and unbribable narcotics cop Richie Roberts, is on his tail and is determined to bring him down. find out more...

AMERICAN HUSTLE (2013)

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Based on the Abscam sting operation of the late 1970s and early 1980s, the story follows FBI agent Richie DiMaso as he blackmails conman Irving Rosenfeld and his lover Sydney Prosser into helping him after a successful investigation into the pair's own foreign banking scam. Although DiMaso's sights are initially set on New Jersey Mayor Carmine Polito, the investigation is broadened to include a number of Congress who are suspected of taking bribes. An amazing cast, some mind boggling hairdo&r find out more...

AMERICAN ME (1992)

Certification18 Our Rating

Powerful drama exploring the underlying erosion of stability in American society by following three generations of a Hispanic American family from the 1940's to the mid 70's. This story illustrates the roots of gang culture in LA, and digs beneath the surface. Excellently directed. find out more...

ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES (1938)

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A gutsy 30s gangster noir with two 'hood boys whose paths into adulthood are a complete contrast; Cagney becoming a violent gangster and O'Brien a priest. O'Brien has to fight the local kids' hero-worship of Cagney, and this leads to an emotional and ambiguous climax. Tense, dramatic, well-acted with sharp dialogue. Astounding. find out more...

ANIMAL (2005)

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James "Animal" King is locked away in a maximum security prison for a very good reason, the streets he ruled were more reminiscent of a war zone, and his merciless reputation was well earned. A reformed man upon his release James is horrified to find his son has taken the same violent path as him; but just how much is the "Animal" prepared to sacrifice in order to save his family. A powerful prison/urban drama starring Ving Rhames. find out more...

ANIMAL KINGDOM (2010)

Certification18 Our Rating

Following the death of his mother, 17-year�old Joshua 'J' Cody moves in with his estranged family, under the watchful eye of his doting grandmother, Janine 'Smurf' Cody. Her three criminal sons; Andrew 'Pope' Cody, in hiding from a gang of renegade detectives; middle brother Craig a successful but volatile drug dealer, and youngest Cody, Darren, who na�vely follows his elder brothers' lead, do not bode well for young J�s prospects. But it is the consequence of a cold�blooded revenge plot that es find out more...

ASH IS PUREST WHITE (2018)

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Qiao is cool headed, smart, responsible and resourceful; good qualities to have when your boyfriend is a gangster. When Bin, her man, gets into trouble, Qiao gets him out of it. She fades into the background when Bin needs to take the spotlight. Qiao even takes a fall for Bin when he needs her in a pinch. And that is when he forgets her. Qiao emerges from five years in prison to cold indifference. To Bin, it is as if she did not exist. "People should keep their emoti find out more...