Action & Adventure - Crime

The advent of sound marked the rise of action and adventure crime films with machine gun fire, screams, screeching breaks and squealing car tires bringing the drama to life. Non-stop motion and a fast pace make for the ultimate escapist entertainment.

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Action & Adventure - Crime Film Listing

Carol Reed, Basil Dean, 1930-54

£11.99

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Ealing Studios Rarities Collection: Volume 1

A first collection of rare and classic features from the iconic British film stud...

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Quentin Tarantino, 2012

£17.99

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Django Unchained

Set in the South two years before the Civil War, Quentin Tarantino's Oscar-winning western stars ...

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Quentin Tarantino, 2012

£13.99

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Django Unchained

Set in the South two years before the Civil War, Quentin Tarantino's Oscar-winning western stars ...

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Arthur Penn, 1967

£7.99

Bonnie and Clyde

Not entirely true to life, but still immensely stylish account of the depression-era killer coupl...

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Olivier Marchal, 2004

£7.49

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36 Quai des Orfevres (Marchal, 2004)

A hugely entertaining French thriller starring two of France's greatest actors, ...

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Terrence Malick, 1973

£7.99

Badlands

Entrancing photography, perfect script and superb acting in a beautiful and occasionally painful ...

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Anthony Asquith, 1929

£17.99

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A Cottage on Dartmoor

This late silent film from Anthony Asquith is a dark tale of sexual jealousy and thwarted love th...

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Brian De Palma, 1980

£13.99

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Blow Out

One of Brian De Palma’s most acclaimed films, Blow Out is the brilliant fusion of the obsessive s...

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Elmer Clifton, 1939

£8.99

Crashing Thru

This 1939 entry in the Renfrew of the Mounted Police series stars the personable James Newill as ...

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Walter Hill, 1978

£8.99

The Driver

Brilliant film noir with laid-back performances from Bruce Dern and Ryan O'Neal, while Isabelle A...

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Maclean Rogers, 1952

£11.99

Paul Temple Returns

Paul Temple Returns is the last entry in the Paul temple film series in which Paul and Steve find...

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Kim Jee-Woon, 2013

£12.99

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The Last Stand

Action icon Arnold Schwarzenegger makes his much-anticipated return to the big screen in the all-...

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H.B. Halicki, 1974

£8.99

Gone in 60 Seconds

A hi-octane action thriller from 1974 (remade in 2000 with Nicolas Cage), famous for its central ...

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James Tinling, 1938

£7.99

Mr. Moto's Gamble

In this third adventure in the prewar detective adventure series, Peter Lorre (joined here by spe...

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Ronald Neame, 1950

£11.99

Golden Salamander

An exotic British thriller adapted from the best selling novel by Victor Canning Golden Salamande...

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Luc Besson, 1990

£6.99

Nikita

Anne Parillaud plays Nikita, a nihilistic young junkie who is given a life sentence for killing a...

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Nick Love, 2012

£8.99

The Sweeney

A big screen modern-day revamp of the gritty 70s TV series. Ray Winstone and Ben Drew (aka Plan B...

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Dominic Sena, 2009

£10.49

Whiteout

Action thriller based on the 1998 comic book by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber. Kate Beckinsale star...

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