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Megan Turner is a rookie cop who gets accused of being trigger-happy when she blows away a supermarket robber during her first day on the job. Suspended from duty, Megan finds herself the object of desire for killer Eugene Hunt, who has stolen the robber's gun from the scene of the crime. What follows is a dangerous game of cat and mouse, in which Megan's life and career both hang in the balance.
Set free after 30 years in prison, train robbers Harry Doyle and Archie Long discover that they have a lot of catching up to do as they face the high-tech, new-wave, whirlwind lifestyle of the 1980s. And with a stubborn cop and a myopic hit man hot on their trail, Harry and Archie find the straight life a little too tough to handle. That's when these two old pros start doing what they do best,,, making plans for their boldest, most explosive train heist ever!
Serpico is based on the true story of a New York policeman who discovers that honesty is not expected to be part of his job. He endures scorn and mistreatment from his fellow cops while attempting to perform his job with integrity. The character of Serpico, combining the best elements of the Establishment and counter-culture, is a tour-de-force for Pacino. The film is a breathtaking suspense story and a fascinating character study as well as a memorable statement about government's inherent flaws.
Morgan Freeman returns to the role of Detective Alex Cross in this follow-up to the 1997 hit 'Kiss the Girls'. This time Cross is investigating the kidnapping of a senator's daughter from an exclusive school in Washington DC. Assisted by secret-service agent Jezzie Flannigan (Monica Potter), he works out that the kidnapper's real target was another pupil at the same school, the son of the Russian president. Then, after narrowly averting a second attempt to grab the boy, Cross begins to wonder if there isn't somebody else involved, somebody who is more in control of events than the kidnapper himself.
Trespass Against Us is set across three generations of the Cutler family who live as outlaws in their own anarchic corner of Britain’s richest countryside. Chad Cutler is heir apparent to his bruising criminal father, Colby and has been groomed to spend his life hunting, thieving and tormenting the police. But with his own son Tyson coming of age, Chad soon finds himself locked in a battle with his father for the future of his young family. When Colby learns of Chad’s dreams for another life he sets out to tie his son and grandson into the archaic order that has bound the Cutler family for generations. He engineers a spectacular piece of criminal business involving a heist, a high-speed car chase and a manhunt, which leaves Chad bruised and bloodied and with his very freedom at stake.
For seven thrilling, intriguing seasons, Special Consultant Patrick Jane has tapped his razor-sharp skills of observation and psychological manipulation to solve serious crimes in a manner that leaves his counterparts baffled. While assisting the California Bureau of Investigation and the FBI, Jane uses his wit, charm and mentalist mind games to sidestep the system, cope with his tragic past and bring the serial killer Red John to justice. From starting a new career to starting a new life, the full arc of Jane's charming and complex character is here in The Mentalist: The Complete Series.
Whether it’s confronting a cold case, chasing down a cybercriminal, whacking a mole in the CIA, stopping the killing spree of a serial SEAL assassin, or shutting down a meth lab tucked away in a B&B, it’s all in a day’s work for the tireless ohana of the Hawaii PD. Family also adds to the drama as “Danno” gets taken down a notch by his high-maintenance ex-mother-in-law, and Lou has to broker peace when his parents arrive for Thanksgiving.
Niagra Falls police detective and Iraq war veteran John Dromoor is flagged down by a 12 year old girl after she witnesses her mother, Teena, being brutally attacked and left for dead by a group of local men. When the men are caught, their parents hire slick criminal defence attorney Jay Kirkpatrick, who puts the focus on Teena's credibility, based on her sobriety and promiscuity. Shockingly her assailants are exonerated and released, even though the daughter's testimony should have alone been enough for a certain conviction. In the aftermath of the verdict, Dromoor grows increasingly close to the victim and her family, who he then discovers are being taunted and stalked by the freed men. The injustice becomes too much for him to take and fuelled by a sense of vengeance and his own personal demons, Dromoor sets out on a lone campaign to serve the justice the men deserve. Based on the novel Rape: A Love Story by Joyce Carol Oates.
19-2 is the car and calling code of Nick Barron and Ben Chartier, unwilling partners thrust together following the devastating shooting of Barron’s previous partner. Haunted by the guilt of the shooting, Nick resents having to babysit the newcomer to the city. But Ben has his own demons to battle. The lives and traumas of the squad of the 19th Precinct are laid bare, a team moulded and defined by their scars both old and new as they struggle to police one of the toughest districts in Montreal, Canada. Even where trust is paramount and you must cover each other’s backs just to survive; secrets still exist and threaten to destroy partnerships taking the squad to breaking point.
The French crime drama returns as Captain Laure Berthaud's personal life, already a mess, threatens to be derailed further when she receives some unexpected news. Working with her trusted team, she leads an investigation into a shocking double murder. Meanwhile, lawyer Josephine Karlsson tries to rebuild her reputation by taking on the case of a man accused of killing a policeman. It's a brilliant opportunity to get back in the ring, but things don't quite turn out as planned. With its nail-biting suspense and constant tension, Spiral is a furiously-paced crime series.
Remake of the 1971 blaxploitation classic with Samuel L. Jackson taking over from Richard Roundtree in the title role. When waitress Diane (Toni Collette) sees ultra-rich playboy Wade (Christian Bale) murder a young black man outside a nightclub, she knows that she will be next and promptly goes into hiding. Enter Armani-wearing supercop John Shaft (Jackson), the only man who cares enough to bring Wade to justice, and Diane's only hope of survival. Wade pays the drug-boss Peoples Hernandez (Jeffrey Wright) to have Diane killed, but Shaft is also hot on her trail and he's not a man put off easily. Shoot-outs and car chases follow.
Seven years after being forced to resign as a New York police officer, private detective Billy Taggart takes on his toughest case yet: following the wife of the city's hard-nosed mayor, who's convinced she's cheating on him. But by the time the mayor reveals his true intentions, Billy is already in too deep. Now, with his freedom - and quite possibly his life - on the line, Billy will risk it all in a desperate bid to expose the truth, and seek redemption in a city where second chances don't come cheap.
Enjoy every twist and turn from NCIS in this explosive 48-disc collection. Join special agent Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and his team as they face international espionage, murder and terrorism around the globe. Every suspense-filled episode from the acclaimed crime drama is here, complete with behind-the-scenes featurettes and special features.
Multi-award winning actress Brenda Blethyn returns as DCI Stanhope in critically acclaimed crime drama, Vera. Driven by work and her own personal demons, Vera, along with her trusted and long suffering colleague, Sergeant Joe Ashworth, is faced with a number of daunting cases. She delves into the unsettling private life of an old colleague, attempts to break through the code of secrecy in the army, and copes with the impact on a family torn apart by addiction. Combined with beautifully shot landscapes and atmospheric production, each enthralling story is enhanced by the captivating performance of Brenda Blethyn as this shambolic yet brilliant detective as she discovers secrets from her own past that threaten to change her life forever.
Winner of the Best Director award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, Drive is the story of a Hollywood stunt driver by day, a loner by nature, who moonlights as a top-notch getaway driver-for-hire in the criminal underworld. He finds himself a target for some of LA's most dangerous men after agreeing to aid the husband of his beautiful neighbour, Irene. When the job goes dangerously awry, the only way he can keep Irene and her son alive is to do what he does best - Drive!
Immigrants from around the world enter Los Angeles every day, with hopeful visions of a better life, but little notion of what that life may cost. Their desperate scenarios test the humanity of immigration enforcement officers. In Crossing Over, writer-director Wayne Kramer explores the allure of the American dream, and the reality that immigrants find – and create -- in 21st century L.A. Kramer's intersecting stories, both cathartic and tragic, are brought to life by a first rate cast.
One of television's most critically acclaimed programmes, The Wire addresses the seedy side of Baltimore’s finest, looking into money, drugs, politics and murder. Told from the point of view of both the police and their targets, the series captures a universe of subterfuge and surveillance, where easy distinctions between good and evil, and crime and punishment, are challenged at every turn. A study on urban life in one of America’s toughest cities, each season of The Wire has focused on a different aspect of Baltimore, starting with the police force and the drug trade, then moving on to City Hall, the education system and concluding with the media.
Original Hollywood Bad Boy Sean Penn stars in this shocking story of a teenage hood thrown in jail after a bungled drug score. He learns all too soon that life inside is Hell - and only the strongest survive.
Michael Mann directs this stylish crime thriller, in which Tom Cruise is cast against type as assassin Vincent, who hires taxi driver Max (Jamie Foxx) to take him to five different addresses over the course of one evening - and to wait outside while he carries out his ruthless business. As Max becomes aware of Vincent's true purpose - and realises that one of Vincent's potential victims is Annie (Jada Pinkett Smith), a young, friendly and attractive lawyer who rode in his cab earlier, he must find a way to prevent Vincent from killing again - and to save his own skin. Mark Ruffalo, Bruce McGill and Peter Berg co-star as the three LAPD cops hot on Vincent's tail.
When his niece disappears, forensic psychologist Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) travels to Washington, where he learns from detective Nick Ruskin (Cary Elwes) that she is one of eight women to have been kidnapped by a mystery man who calls himself 'Casanova'. When one of the women, Dr Kate McTiernan (Ashley Judd), manages to escape from Casanova's lair, her attempts to help Cross track him down are hindered by the fact that she has been injected with an amnesia-inducing drug.
Hard-hitting, Italian crime drama directed by Matteo Garrone, based on the non-fiction book by Roberto Saviano, who was forced into hiding after the book's publication. The film takes an unglamorous look at the extent to which the city of Naples is controlled by the Camorra mob, a network of families whose influence extends beyond the underground world of organised crime and into the everyday running of the city. Five intertwining stories show the effects of mobster rule on Neapolitan citizens from all walks of life.
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