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Mystery-Suspense
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Murder Of A Moderate Man
(1985) [M]
Interpol agent Morgan Hunter-Brown has been given an assignment but there is something very strange about the whole set-up. At a remote airfield in the Middle East five years ago the leader of a moderate democratic party was assassinated. Revolution followed, extremists took over his country -... More
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Marathon Man
(1976) [M]
Oscar® winner Dustin Hoffman plays a likeable graduate student and marathon runner who unwittingly is trapped in a killing game of intrigue involving Nazi fugitive Christian Szell (Laurence Olivier). Laurence Olivier received an Academy Award® nomination for his chilling portrayal of the... More
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Who Pays The Ferryman? (2 Tape Set)
(1977) [PG]
Englishman Alan Haldane fought during the Second World War with the Greek Resistance, becoming a legendary figure whom many Cretans still call Leandros. Thirty years later, life in England has become meaningless for Haldane: his wife killed in a car accident and his boat-building business taken... More
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Stephen King's The Shining (2 Disc Set)
(1997) [M]
Jack Torrance and his family move into the sprawling, vacant Overlook Hotel to get away from it all. Away from the alcoholism that derails Jack's writing career. Away from the violent outbursts that mar Jack's past. But Jack's young son Danny knows better. He possesses a psychic gift called The... More
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The Apartment (L'Appartement)
(1995)
Max is planning a marriage, investigating a murder, chasing a lost love, and getting bizarrely hooked up with a mystery girl. Fusing atmospheric street scenes, a beautiful Parisian appartment, and chic cafes with unpredictable plot twists and pungent symbolism, 'L'Appartement' glides through... More
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The Game
(1997) [M]
Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) is a shrewdly successful businessman who is accustomed to being in control of each facet of his investments and relationships. His well-ordered life undergoes a profound change, however, when his brother Conrad (Sean Penn) gives him an unexpected birthday gift... More
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Finally Sunday
(1983) [PG]
This Hitchcock-style thriller studies an estate agent who becomes the prime suspect when his wife and his friend are found murdered. French dialogue with English subtitles. More
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Mr. Klein
(1976) [M]
Set in Paris, 1942. Catholic antique dealer Klein is making large profits from Jews fleeing the country who are forced to sell their works of art. Somehow his identity becomes confused with that of a Jew of the same name. Although acutely aware of the danger, Klein is compelled to assume the... More
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Bliss (2 tape set)
(1995) [M]
In this four-story set of the complete first series, Bliss becomes involved in several mysterious and baffling cases. 'In Memoriam', 'The Enemy Within', 'A Far Cry' and 'All Fall Down' More
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The Hour Of The Pig (The Advocate)
(1993) [M]
Set in 15th century France. A Parisian lawyer wearies of the cynical sophistication of the capital and solicits appointment as the public defender in a remote, rural province. He finds himself expected to defend a pig in a murder trial. (As the public prosecutor says, "Anyone who knows animals... More
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Foreign Correspondent (1940)
(1940) [PG]
The wind blows one way but the windmill turns another. To a group of fifth Columnists, it's a signal. It also signals to an intrepid American reporter that he's stumbled across the biggest story in prewar Europe. Foreign Correspondent is prime Alfred Hitchcock, a showcase of the director's best... More
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Kiss Me Deadly
(1955) [M]
When callous thugs beat Mike Hammer (Ralph Meeker) senseless and viciously murder the gorgeous blonde he’s been trying to help, the hard-boiled detective retaliates the only way he can: by hitting first and asking questions later. Cutting a brutal swathe through the city’s sleazy underside,... More
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Secret Beyond The Door
(1948) [PG]
In this Freudian version of the Bluebeard tale, a young, trust-funded New Yorker goes to Mexico on vacation before marrying an old friend whom she considers a safe choice for a husband. However, there she finds her dream man -- a handsome, mysterious stranger who spots her in a crowd. In a matter... More
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It Happened Here
(1965) [PG]
It is the Second World War. The Nazis have invaded Britain. There is a split between the resistance and those who prefer to collaborate with the invaders for a quiet life. The protagonist, a nurse, is caught in the middle. More
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Ten Days Wonder (La Decade Prodigieuse)
(1971) [M]
A stylish thriller in which Anthony Perkins stars as the troubled adopted son of a tycoon. He becomes increasingly worried about his amnesia and the missing segments of his life... then he wakes up one morning in a strange hotel room with blood on his hands... More
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Les Diaboliques
(1955) [M]
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Les Diaboliques is a brilliant suspense film that set a standard rarely reached by contemporary movies. A blueprint for Psycho among many others, it has many imitators but few peers. Both frightening and intoxicating in equal measure this film stands the test of time and... More
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Rope
(1948) [PG]
James Stewart stars with Farley Granger and John Dall in a highly-charged thriller inspired by the real-life Leopold-Loeb murder case. Granger and Dall give riveting performances as two friends who strangle a classmate for intellectual thrills, then proceed to throw a party for the victim's... More
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L.A. Confidential
(1997) [MA]
L.A. Confidential is "tough, gorgeous and vastly entertaining", "a genuine masterpiece that will knock your socks off" and won the 1997 Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay. Director Curtis Hanson and a terrific cast serve up a "ravishing, thrilling tale of... More
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The Birds
(1963) [PG]
Nothing equals "The Birds" for sheer terror when Alfred Hitchcock unleashes his fowl friends in one of his most shocking and memorable masterpieces. As beautiful blonde melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren) rolls into Bodega Bay in pursuit of eligible bachelor Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor), she is... More
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Chungking Express
(1995) [PG]
This astonishing feature from acclaimed director Wong Kar Wai is a double tale of two cops, two girls, and a neon city. Ditched by a girl he can’t forget, Cop No 223 (Takeshi Kaneshiro) picks up a be-wigged and mysterious woman (Brigitte Lin) in a late night bar, little dreaming she’s a... More
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Grosse Pointe Blank
(1997) [M]
GROSSE POINTE BLANK is the witty, dark comedy starring John Cusack (Con Air; The Grifters) that's being hailed by both critics and audiences for its outlandish plot and irreverent humour! Unlike his High School friends who became respected professionals, Martin Blank (Cusack) found a lucrative... More
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The Big Lebowski
(1998) [MA]
When "The Dude" Lebowski is mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, two thugs urinate on his rug to coerce him into paying a debt he knows nothing about. While attempting to gain recompense for the ruined rug from his wealthy counterpart, he accepts a one-time job with high pay-off. He enlists the... More
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Twilight (1998)
(1998) [M]
Some people can buy their way out of anything. Except the past. Paul Newman plays Harry Ross, a burned-out private eye who's plunged into a murder mystery tied to a long-unsolved case of Hollywood dreams, schemes and cover-ups. Susan Sarandon and Gene Hackman are among the locals who inhabit a... More
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Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil
(1997) [M]
Welcome to Savannah, Georgia. A city of hot nights and cold-blooded murder. The most important party of the Savannah Christmas season ends with a bang! When affable host Jim Williams (Kevin Spacey) shoots a man to death. The party is over, the mystery begins. Director Clint Eastwood weaves... More
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The Gingerbread Man
(1998) [M]
Lawyer Rick Magruder has a one-night-stand affair with caterer Mallory Doss. He becomes hooked on her, and when he learns her nut-case father Dixon is threatening her, he puts the weight of his law firm behind Mallory, has Dixon arrested and subpoenas her ex-husband Pete to testify against Dixon... More
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Dial M For Murder
(1954) [PG]
A woman slowly realises that her husband is trying to murder her. When the wrong person falls victim, a deadly series of events begins. A Hitchcock masterpiece More
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Snake Eyes
(1998) [M]
From its sensational opening shot to its atmospheric final showdown, Snake Eyes seethes with inventiveness and suspense. Nicolas Cage and Gary Sinise star in this acclaimed Brian De Palma thriller that combines the glitter, glamour and bedlam of a heavyweight championship fight with... More
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Dark City
(1998) [M]
John Murdoch awakens alone in a strange hotel to find that he has lost his memory and is wanted for a series of brutal and bizarre murders. While trying to piece together his past, he stumbles upon a fiendish underworld controlled by a group of beings known as The Strangers who possess the... More
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The Spanish Prisoner
(1997) [PG]
Joe Ross (Campbell Scott) is a man on the brink of something big. He has designed a process that will make his company millions and him a very wealthy man. Unnerved by a lack of commitment from his boss, a chance meeting with a weathly jetsetter, Dell (Steve Martin), causes him to further suspect... More
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A Simple Plan
(1998) [M]
Two brothers discover over four million dollars of stolen money. Their attempts at keeping the money a secret from the authorities lead to mistrust, lies and finally murder... More
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