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ANGEL HEART (1987)

Certification18 Our Rating

Superbly stylish and atmospheric thriller set in the steamy New Orleans of 1955. Down and out private eye Harry Angel is hired by the sinister Louis Cyphre to find a missing crooner who's been dabbling in the occult. But Harry's leads keep winding up ritually murdered. Chilling, erotic, brilliant. find out more...
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CHINATOWN (1974)

Certification18 Our Rating

Polanski has a go at the film noir detective thriller, very bleak, very twisted and very menacing it is to. Nicholson plays a private-eye in pre-war LA who is hired to pursue an adultery case, but finds himself embroiled in a complicated murder investigation. find out more...
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HIDDEN AGENDA (1990)

Certification15 Our Rating

A superb drama-documentary which won Ken Loach a top award at the Cannes Film Festival. The events revolve around the alleged shoot-to-kill policy in Northern Ireland and centre on an English policeman who runs up against a web of lies, intrigue and violence. A tense, enthralling thriller. find out more...
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IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967)

Certification15 Our Rating

An arrogant bright black Northern homicide detective travelling via a small Mississippi town becomes involved in a murder investigation after a local industrialist is found dead. Engaged in a clash of wills with the local racist cop the two eventually develop a mutual respect. Won Best Picture at 1967 Academy Awards. find out more...
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JAR CITY (2007)

Certification15 Our Rating

A small girl dies of a genetically inherited brain condition and an ageing pervert is killed in a squalid basement flat in Reykjavik, the latter a case to which dogged detective Erlendu is assigned. His investigation, at times, takes him back to crimes thirty years in the past and into a sordid Icelandic underbelly of deprived urban estates, impoverished rural communities, marital infidelity and drug addiction. An atmospheric, genuinely different, murder investigation/puzzle with some truly left find out more...
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KISS KISS BANG BANG (2005)

Certification15 Our Rating

Harry is a small time crook and a big time loser, that is until he inadvertently, and comically, finds himself up for the lead in a Hollywood movie. Upon his arrival in LA Harry is hooked up with a real life Private Detective and sent off into the real world to learn his craft. But this is a vicious and murderous world, one that Harry is ill equipped to deal with, or indeed survive. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang breathes much needed new life into the buddy movie, it plays like a knowing modern noir thrill find out more...
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LUTHER SERIES 2: DISC 1 (2011)

Certification15 Our Rating

1. Luther, still plagued by the death of Zoe faces a serial killer wearing a Punch mask and tries to rescue an old acquaintance's daughter from the dangerous world of drugs and prostitution.
2. Luther must rescue Ripley before Cameron sets out his final murdering piece; schoolkids that are set to be dumped and gassed. Meanwhile, Jenny's ruthless and vengeful boss is demanding compensation for stealing her protege.

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MISSISSIPPI BURNING (1988)

Certification18 Our Rating

Three civil rights activists are murdered by the Ku Klux Klan and the local community remains tight-lipped when the two FBI agents arrive. One is determined to go by the book but the other is determined to blow open the case any which way. Another powerful masterpiece from Alan Parker. Watch it! find out more...
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NO WAY OUT (1987)

Certification15 Our Rating

A powerful thriller with an ingenious plot that leaves you piecing it together well after the end. Tom Farrell wins a plum job in the Pentagon only to find himself investigating a murder to which he was a witness and is a potential suspect. His mission becomes a quicksand of double bluffs, concealments, and attempts to sabotage the clues in order to avoid the Pentagon fingering him for the crime. A plot full of twists and surprises as he enters a race to clear himself. Excellent. find out more...
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STATE OF PLAY: SERIES 1, DISC 1 (BBC) (2003)

Certification15 Our Rating

State of Play is a classic conspiracy thriller that promotes the belief that New Labour has betrayed the longing for a new ethical politics, replacing the sleaze scandals of the Major years with more of the same. The script, the dialogue and the acting are all top drawer in this gripping, pacey, multi-layered tale of ambitious and talented young men tragically failing. find out more...