52.4% from 4 members

One of the better films to come out of Hollywood.
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Confidence
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Edward Burns, Rachel Weisz, Andy Garcia
Director: James Foley
Certificate: 
Ed Burns gives arguably the best performance of his career in James Foley's fast-moving CONFIDENCE. Foley, who directed David Mamet's GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, has learned much from his mentor, making a who's-conning-whom film worthy of the master of the genre. Burns plays Jake Vig, the leader of a ..read more »
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59%
from 14,340 members

2006 WAS A GOOD YEAR FOR A GOOD GRITTY FILM ;AND THIS ONE WAS ONE OF THEM.
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The Departed
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio
Director: Martin Scorsese
Certificate: 
Director Martin Scorsese returns to his trademark style with the violent, bruised, and bloody feature THE DEPARTED. Scorsese filched the basic storyline from Wai Keung Lau and Siu Fai Mak's masterful 2002 Hong Kong action film, INFERNAL AFFAIRS, which saw a policeman going undercover as a mob ..read more »
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77%
from 86,066 members

GUY RICHIE directs one of the best films to come out of England in a long time.
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Snatch
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Vinnie Jones, Jason Statham
Director: Guy Ritchie
Certificate: 
A wild and tangled crime adventure involving gangsters, Irish gypsies, and a dog that can't stop swallowing things, SNATCH is both hilarious and action-packed. Jewel thief Franky Four Fingers (Benicio Del Toro) is in London en route to New York, where he will deliver an 86-karat diamond to his boss,..read more »
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72%
from 36,993 members

A low budget film from the north of England.
well made & very enjoyable
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Dead Man's Shoes
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Paddy Considine, Gary Stretch, Toby Kebbell
Director: Shane Meadows
Certificate: 
Two brothers, Richard and Anthony, return to their hometown. Setting up camp in the hills overlooking the town, they reminisce over their past. But Richard has not returned for the memories, he's returned for revenge...
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70%
from 34,060 members

This film was brilliant
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Shallow Grave
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Christopher Eccleston, Ewan McGregor, Kerry Fox
Director: Danny Boyle
Certificate: 
After three Edinburgh roommates (Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, and Kerry Fox) finally choose a new roommate they can live with, they find him dead on the floor with a suitcase full of cash. While trying to remove the body and extricate themselves from the situation, they wade hip-deep into ..read more »
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70%
from 15,728 members

One of the best acting cast in Hollywood.
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Casino
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci
Director: Martin Scorsese
Certificate: 
The story of a Jewish front man for the Las Vegas Mob and his wife who jinxes the operation. Based on the real-life story of Frank 'Lefty' Rosenthal and Tony 'The Ant' Spilotro.
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74%
from 32,624 members

Still my all time favorite film.
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Goodfellas
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci
Director: Martin Scorsese
Certificate: 
Based on Nicholas Pileggi's book "Wiseguy", Martin Scorsese's GOODFELLAS is a wry, violent, and exhilarating film about the life of Henry Hill, an aspiring criminal who ends up in the FBI's witness protection program after testifying against his former partners. As a poor Irish-Italian growing up ..read more »
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80%
from 62,930 members

One film that you still can't help watching.
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Layer Cake
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Daniel Craig, Tom Hardy, Jamie Foreman
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Certificate: 
As deeply cool and urbane as its unnamed hero, LAYER CAKE follows the precise, articulate XXXX (Daniel Craig) as he manoeuvres through what he intends to be his last business deal in modern-day London. His business...Drugs. On the cusp of turning 30, XXXX has amassed a personal fortune, deftly ..read more »
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66%
from 68,367 members

After all these years still brilliant.
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The Usual Suspects
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro
Director: Bryan Singer
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Director Bryan Singer's labyrinthine crime drama centers on five career criminals (played by Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Spacey, Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Pollak, and Stephen Baldwin) who meet after being rounded up for a standard police line-up. Upon their release, the men band together to pull off an ..read more »
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80%
from 80,254 members

one to add to your DVD collection.
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Smokin' Aces
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Nestor Carbonell, Jason Bateman, Sharon Bruneau
Director: Joe Carnahan
Certificate: 
When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel (Piven) decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he's no longer breathing.
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61%
from 30,374 members
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