20th Century Flicks, Bristol

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...

AT CLOSE RANGE (1985)

Certification15 Our Rating

When small-town waster Brad meets up with his long-lost dad, the leader of a gang of thieves, he jumps at the chance to learn "the business". But the good life turns sour when his charismatic pop is revealed as a scumbag sex fiend and killer. Moody, starkly stylised drama with intense performances. find out more...

ATLANTIC CITY (1980)

Certification15 Our Rating

Warm and witty crime caper set amongst the fading grandeur of a seaside resort. Ageing crook Lou has a Walter Mitty memory, boasting of a life spent working for the likes of Al Capone, but his fertile imagination is tested when he meets a young hippy in trouble with the mob. A modern classic. find out more...

AUDITION (2000)

Certification18 Our Rating

A middle-aged widower enters a relationship with a beautiful, docile, doll-like younger girl. The film starts slowly, just vague hints to leave you a little uneasy, but you are like a fish on a hook and you will be landed as this women's revenge film, perhaps the nastiest most disturbing horror ever made, will leave unforgettable images etched in your mind forever. find out more...

BAD INFLUENCE (1991)

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Michael's empty yuppie lifestyle is livened up when he meets Alex, a confident, handsome and mysterious stranger. But Alex turns out to be both dangerous and deceptive, and what follows is a clever and gripping battle of wits. A superb thriller; intelligent, well made and well acted. find out more...

BADLANDS (1974)

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He was 25-years-old, combed his hair like James Dean. She took music lessons and could twirl a baton, she was 15. For a while they lived together in a tree house then in 1959, she watched while he killed a lot of people. A tale of two dumb kids going nowhere who achieved infamy in the US Midwest. The original to films like Natural Born Killers and True Romance. Sheen, Spacek and Malick debut in this impressive cult classic Brilliant - watch it! find out more...

BATTLE ROYALE (2001)

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Japan is reaching a point of economic and social meltdown, school kids are revolting and teachers fear for their lives. In order to make an example the government introduces The Battle Royale Act - a problem class of teenagers are picked and sent to a secluded island where they are each given one weapon and must to fight to the death, with only one survivor permitted, and this year's choice, because one pupil knifed a teacher, is Class B from Zentsuji Middle School. Battle Royale had rave review find out more...

BLACK WATER (2007)

Certification15 Our Rating

While holidaying in Northern Australia Grace, boyfriend Adam and young sister Lee decide to take in some of the countryside by going on 'Blackwater Barry's Tour of the Mangrove Swamp'. Despite guide Jim reassuring them that the murky water is croc-free their quiet fishing trip is soon rudely disrupted by one big, hungry scaly interloper, and that's Jim gone for starters. find out more...

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BLADE RUNNER (DIRECTOR'S CUT) (1982)

Certification15 Our Rating

A stunning visual account of man's struggle for survival in the 21st Century, a time when replicant life forms are beginning to surpass humans not just in intelligence but emotions, raising questions about our concepts of self. A post-modern sci-fi classic, THE great Hollywood movie of the '80s, the last great pre-computer film done with smoke-and-mirrors SFX and the definitive cult arthouse Sci-Fi film. This is the second version re-edited by Ridley Scott; all the good bits remain, with the onl find out more...

BLADE RUNNER (ORIGINAL) (1982)

Certification15 Our Rating

A stunning visual account of man's struggle for survival in the 21st Century, a time when replicant life forms are beginning to surpass humans not just in intelligence but emotions, raising questions about our concepts of self. A post-modern sci-fi classic, THE great Hollywood movie of the '80s, the last great pre-computer film done with smoke-and-mirrors SFX and the definitive cult arthouse Sci-Fi film. This is the originally released version with no unicorns in a dream, a voiceover to keep y find out more...