Phyllis Dietrichson is trapped in a loveless marriage to a man who inspires in her nothing but contempt, but rather than leave him Phyllis decides to kill him and collect on the insurance policy she's had set up with the help of her lover, and naive partner in crime, insurance salesman Walter Neff. The only flaws in their plan are the company's reluctance to pay out so much, the diligence of Neff's increasingly suspicious colleague, (and his 'little man'), and the exemplary ruthlessness of Ph find out more...

Irish Sicilian Henry Hill always wanted to be a gangster and from running errands as a small boy, he graduates to becoming a trusted member of the "family". A stunning, violent and essential portrait of the Mafia's intimate details. An award winning film, superbly crafted by Scorsese. find out more...

Nikita director Besson delivers another superbly stylish thriller. Twelve year old Matilda is hell-bent on revenge against the bent cops who killed her family, hitman-with-a-heart Leon is the man to teach her everything she needs to know. Pacy, tightly scripted, unsentimental and just brilliant. find out more...

Corking, wise-cracking Cockney gangster caper set in London's sleazy underworld. Foul-mouthed in the extreme, "Lock, Stock" tells the sorry tale of Eddy (Nick Moran), a wanabee card-sharp who winds up well and truly shafted, owing half a million quid to somewhat volatile porn merchant Hatchet Harry. Roping in an assortment of dodgy cohorts, Eddy hits on a crazily cunning plan to come up with the readies before his dad (Sting) loses his livelihood. Hugely entertaining by virtue of its sheer energ find out more...

Tarantino's masterpiece, a sprawling montage of three interwoven tales. Rich dialogue and sassy humour. find out more...

Chucked out of Cuba as an undesirable by Castro a small time crook claws his way to the top in the Miami cocaine trade. A megolamaniac rise in a twisted version of the American dream. Very violent, foul mouthed and bloody - a telling parable for the 80s. find out more...