Contemporary Crime

Continuing to feed our fascination for the corrupt and seedy side of life, modern crime films offer increasingly complex plots, darker transgressions and murkier distinctions between good and bad. Often commenting on modern society, they play on the fears and paranoia prevalent in modern living. The Coen Brothers, Tarrantino and Scorsese are masters of this genre.

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Contemporary Crime Film Listing

Hal Hartley, 1994

£11.99

Amateur

A quirky romantic thriller shot in Hal Hartley's unique style. Isabelle Huppert stars as a pornog...

DVD

Baran bo Odar, 2010

£7.99

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The Silence

An atmospheric and gripping German murder mystery drama, The Silence is based on the novel 'Das L...

DVD

Alan Parker, 1976

£9.99

Bugsy Malone (Parker, 1976) (Singalong Edition)

Original and entertaining Roaring 20s gangster musical with an all-child cast. Gu...

DVD

Martin Scorsese, 1976

£7.49

Taxi Driver

As a groundbreaking drama of modern alienation, Taxi Driver was something of a sordid masterpiece...

DVD

Quentin Tarantino, 2012

£17.99

Recommended Star

Django Unchained

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

Blu-ray

Quentin Tarantino, 2012

£13.99

Recommended Star

Django Unchained

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

DVD

Emir Kusturica, 1988

£13.99

Must Watch Star

Time of the Gypsies

A vivd, magical, powerful film from Emir Kusturica, in which a young gypsy with telekinetic power...

DVD

Juan Jose Campanella, 2009

£5.99

The Secret in Their Eyes

The 2010 Oscar-winning Best Foreign Language Film of the Year, the Argentinian cr...

DVD

Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2011

£6.99

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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Grand Prix winner at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia ...

DVD

Morten Tyldum, 2011

£6.99

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Headhunters

A fast-moving, cool and gripping Norwegian thriller, Headhunters is based on the bestselling nove...

DVD

Joel & Ethan Coen, 2007

£5.99

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No Country for Old Men

The Coen brothers' stripped down and gritty chase thriller has a Vietnam vet desperately trying t...

DVD

Michael R. Roskam, 2011

£12.99

Recommended Star

Bullhead

A visceral tale of revenge, redemption and fate that has been acclaimed at festivals worldwide, B...

DVD

Stanley Kubrick, 1971

£7.99

A Clockwork Orange

Kubrick's controversial screen version of the novel by Anthony Burgess remains a shockingly viole...

DVD

Ian Merrick, 1977

£9.99

The Black Panther

Directed by Ian Merrick, this intelligent crime drama charts the infamous killing spree which Don...

DVD+Blu-ray

Cristi Puiu, 2010

£11.99

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Aurora

Dark thriller written and directed by Cristi Puiu (The Death of Mr Lazarescu), who also stars in ...

DVD

Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2011

£9.99

Must Watch Star

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Grand Prix winner at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia ...

Blu-ray

Tony Garnett, 1984

£8.99

Handgun

Karen Young gives a powerfully intense performance as a victim of sexual violence who turns vigil...

DVD

Nikolas Winding Refn, 2011

£6.99

Recommended Star

Drive

An LA-set car chase thriller from Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn (Pusher, Bronson), Drive s...

DVD