Olivier is an aristocrat and a player of games who has lost his wife to nouveau-riche hairdresser Caine, and who relentlessly draws Caine into an intense battle of wits to exact his revenge. An intricate plot with delightful scam and counter-scam - not to be missed!
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THE COOLER (2003)
Certification15 Our Rating
Bernie Lootz is one of the best coolers in the casino business and his boss, Vegas mobster Shelly Kaplow, knows it. Bernie's method of halting a punters lucky streak? All he has to do is get near them, because the secret to Bernie's success is that he's a loser of gargantuan proportions, everything he touches turns rotten, that is until he meets Natalie, a waitress that works in Kaplow's casino. Bernie is in love, but with this new found wellbeing Bernie's effectiveness as a cooler plummets, a p
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THE MATADOR (2005)
Certification15 Our Rating
Julian Noble, a drunk, lonely and shambolic hit man, is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. In search of some real human connection and friendship, a chance encounter with straight-laced, mild-mannered travelling salesman Danny Wright in Mexico City would appear to offer Julian his opportunity. Matador is a well scripted, well acted and original take on the buddy movie - funny, perceptive and occasionally poignant.
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THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU'RE DEAD (1996)
Certification18 Our Rating
Stylish, slick gangster thriller with brooding dark humour and a language all its own. Ex-hood Garcia agrees to do one last job for local mafioso Walken, but incompetence strikes and it all goes horribly wrong. Sometimes staying alive is not the hardest choice you have to make. Definitely not to be missed.
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THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT (1974)
Certification18 Our Rating
Thunderbolt is a veteran robber, sharp, cunning and laconic, Lightfoot is young, feisty, good natured and with a gob on him that's in danger of getting him into even more trouble than his thieving ways. Together the two men are on a road trip to regain their misplaced heist, a dangerous task due to the vengeful and brutal nature of the ex-members of their gang. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot is an intelligent, fast moving and impressively superior take on the buddy, buddy movie. A fine debut from the
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TWO HANDS (1998)
Certification15 Our Rating
Jimmy has just misplaced ten grand's worth of mob money, this is bad, the owners come asking for an explanation...this is lethal. Jimmy has one hope of life, an idea so dodgy it's just not worth contemplating...unless of course it's the only idea you've got. Fast, witty and action packed, Two Hands is one of Australia's highest grossing films of all time for a good reason. Darker and less amiably comic than Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (the closest comparison) and a richer film as a resul
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