20th Century Flicks, Bristol

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. find out more...

BEVERLY HILLS COP (1984)

Certification15 Our Rating

If you've never heard of this movie you must have been living on another planet. Eddie is the unorthodox cop from the east coast who goes west to the rich white folk's haven of Beverly Hills to find the killer of an old friend. Eddie outwits the natives, the local cops and gets his man. find out more...

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BOARDWALK EMPIRE SEASON 2: DISC 3 (2011)

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Chronicles the life and times of Nucky Thompson, the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City, who was equal parts politician and gangster.
High production values and a fine ensemble cast: HBO knows how to do TV.

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BOARDWALK EMPIRE SEASON 2: DISC 5 (2011)

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CARANDIRU (2004)

Certification15 Our Rating

Carandiru was Brazil's largest prison, a grim enclosure that worked as a brutal self-regulating microcosm of the world outside it. The film is seen thru' the eyes of a doctor who gets to know the prisoners, drug dealers, rapists, murderers, remandees et al, and we get to know some of them thru' flashbacks to their pre-prison life. This is the story of how these men's time shuddered to a halt when riot police entered the compound in October 1992 and shot dead 111 unarmed prisoners. From the direc find out more...

CHUNGKING EXPRESS (1996)

Certification12 Our Rating

Two supremely stylish stories from Hong Kong's hottest new director. In the first, a lonely cop becomes inadvertently involved with a drug-smuggling femme fatale. In the second a lovelorn cop is oblivious to the advances of a besotted waitress...till she takes the bull by the horns. Great fun! find out more...

CLOCKERS (1995)

Certification18 Our Rating

Spike Lee injects a hefty dose of his inimitable style into this hard-hitting ghetto drug-fest. Strike is the hottest dealer on the block and the main suspect when a rival is shot dead but there are two cops on the case, and they're both looking for very different answers. Powerful and intelligent. find out more...

COP LAND (1997)

Certification18 Our Rating

Stallone is more stocky than Rocky in this brooding corruption drama, playing Freddy Heflin, the half-witted sheriff of a quiet New Jersey suburb that's been all but taken over by bent cops. Heflin either doesn't notice or doesn't care about their small-time crooked capers, until one of Manhattan's not-so-finest, Murray Babitch, shoots dead a couple of black motorists. In a gob-smacking display of arrogance, Babitch fakes his own death and "hides out" in Cop Land, right under Heflin's nose. B find out more...

CRASH (OSCAR WINNER) (2004)

Certification15 Our Rating

One incident connects several seemingly unrelated people during a day in Los Angeles. A difficult cop and his reluctant partner, a DA and his spoiled wife, a desperate single father, a wealthy black couple and a vulnerable immigrant family are just a few of the players in this morality tale set against a diverse cultural background. This is a fast-paced drama packed with staggering performances from some of Hollywood's finest. Don't let the glossy cast put you off of this well-scripted and beau find out more...

DEEP COVER (1992)

Certification18 Our Rating

Intense thriller with Fishburne as the undercover cop trying to bring down the big boys and Goldblum excellent as Fishburne's lawyer-turned-dealer partner. As Fishburne realises what a political pawn he has become, he has to re-examine his past to establish his motives. Utterly absorbing filmmaking with a hip hop soundtrack to match.

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