A morally ambivalent tale of two policemen involved in various battles; for the top job, to put an end to a violent gang, to protect their snitches and, we are led to believe, in the past over a woman. Both policemen bend the laws beyond the limits of decency to achieve their ends in this dark and gun-slinging thriller set against the backdrop of a neon-lit Paris underworld.
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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.
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ASHES TO ASHES DISC 1 (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
This follow up to 'Life On Mars' sees the return of DCI Gene Hunt But he's no longer the self-styled 'Sheriff Of Manchester' - drawn by the action and intrigue of the London Met, Gene's turned his attentions to taking on the 'southern nancy' criminal scum! He is joined by his faithful sidekicks Ray Carling and Chris Skelton. This time it's a female detective, DCI Alex Drake, who's thrown into the mix, hurled back from 2008 after a near fatal attack in the line of duty. "Ashes To Ashes" lacks the
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ASHES TO ASHES DISC 2 (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
This follow up to 'Life On Mars' sees the return of DCI Gene Hunt But he's no longer the self-styled 'Sheriff Of Manchester' - drawn by the action and intrigue of the London Met, Gene's turned his attentions to taking on the 'southern nancy' criminal scum! He is joined by his faithful sidekicks Ray Carling and Chris Skelton. This time it's a female detective, DCI Alex Drake, who's thrown into the mix, hurled back from 2008 after a near fatal attack in the line of duty. "Ashes To Ashes" lacks the
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ASHES TO ASHES DISC 3 (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
This follow up to 'Life On Mars' sees the return of DCI Gene Hunt But he's no longer the self-styled 'Sheriff Of Manchester' - drawn by the action and intrigue of the London Met, Gene's turned his attentions to taking on the 'southern nancy' criminal scum! He is joined by his faithful sidekicks Ray Carling and Chris Skelton. This time it's a female detective, DCI Alex Drake, who's thrown into the mix, hurled back from 2008 after a near fatal attack in the line of duty. "Ashes To Ashes" lacks the
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ASHES TO ASHES DISC 4 (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
This follow up to 'Life On Mars' sees the return of DCI Gene Hunt But he's no longer the self-styled 'Sheriff Of Manchester' - drawn by the action and intrigue of the London Met, Gene's turned his attentions to taking on the 'southern nancy' criminal scum! He is joined by his faithful sidekicks Ray Carling and Chris Skelton. This time it's a female detective, DCI Alex Drake, who's thrown into the mix, hurled back from 2008 after a near fatal attack in the line of duty. "Ashes To Ashes" lacks the
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BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS (2009)
Certification18 Our Rating
Terence is a cop addicted to pain-killers prescribed to him after a work-related back injury during the Katrina flood. A chance for redemption occurs as he investigates the murder of an immigrant family.
Not to be confused with Abel Ferrara's 1994 film this is an exotic blend of European and American cinematic styles; free-spirited American junk and experimental, police procedure and fantasy.
Critically acclaimed but a box-office loser - never again will the manic German be allowed loo
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CALL NORTHSIDE 777 (1948)
CertificationU Our Rating
Based on a true story, the film begins in 1932 with the killing of a Chicago cop and the sentencing of two young men for his murder. Fast-forward eleven years, and the boss of the Chicago Times newspaper is intrigued to find an advert by the mother of one of the killers, Frank Wiecek, asking for information about the crime, clearly Wiecek's mother thinks her son is innocent. PJ O'Neal (Stewart), one of the Times' top reporters, is dispatched to find out whether Mrs Wiecek's opinion is clouded by
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CROSSFIRE (1947)
CertificationPG Our Rating
Years of police work have taught Detective Finlay that where there's crime there's motive. However he finds no usual motive when investigating a man beaten to death, this man was killed because he was a Jew. "Hate", Finlay says, "is like a gun." A landmark film noir nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Edward Dmytryk directs a taught stylish tale that, certainly for its time, dared to explore a topic rarely covered in Hollywood; anti-Semitism in the US.
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