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A group of very strange men, refugees and casualties of the war, rally round when one of their number is framed by a drug racketeer. Co-opting a well-known journalist to their cause, they scheme to bring the racketeer to justice in a home-made "trial" in the crypt of a ruined church.
A cinema organist carries out a series of grisly murders.
Danny and his old school friend Ben, get in farther than they can handle, when they accidentally 'switch' a case containing unmarked bills. Soon after this, unbeknown to them, they are hunted by local gangsters and hard men.
'A woman reporter is blackmailed for knowledge of freed suspect's involvement in a murder.' (British Film Institute)
February, 1983. Detectives are called to a residential address in the London suburbs following reports that the drains have been clogged by human remains. One of the property’s residents, Dennis Nilsen – a mild-mannered and unassuming civil servant – is brought in for questioning, leading to the discovery of one of the most shocking and disturbing cases of serial murder ever to rock Britain.
The minds of two master manipulators collide when journalist Courtney Piggott is granted authority to interview serial killer Compton Graves, in his search for the truth behind the 'question marks' over further victims.
An adaptation of a Sherlock Holmes short story starring Eille Norwood.
London , 1888 and the Ripper murders are gripping the country. The people of Whitechapel are afraid to walk the streets at night, the police are no closer to cracking the case. But someone is watching, waiting, ready to strike.
Eric and Devon are professional freelancers, considered to be the best in the game. However, despite numerous successful projects together, they would much rather have different partners. Eric's natural charm and charisma is constantly clashing with Devon's brutish, intimidating presence. Even as a 'gun for hire', working with a co-worker you hate is enough to ruin anyone's day. What was supposed to be a fairly simple job has gone awry and the pair are forced to clean up their mess. An emergency getaway is incoming leaving Eric and Devon faced with something they consider far worse than committing a mass murder - dining together.
An unexpected event brings together an unlikely group of students.
Dream-like short film starring Samantha Morton, in one of her earliest screen credits, as one of a couple on the run who hide out in the Fens.
Three murders 15 years apart, connected by one man. Families, detectives and forensic experts devoted their lives to exposing the truth, and bring a serial killer to justice.
A group of car thieves steal a car with a boot full of cocaine which leads to them unknowingly busting up a drug deal, between crime bosses, Frank Morgan and the Carbone Brothers. The Carbone brothers, itching to expand their influence into Frank's territory, see this situation as a way to declare a war on Frank. Separately, Nick Hayden has sought refuge in the UK after a terrifying ordeal with a gangster in New York City. However, through the influence of Claudia he soon finds himself ushered back into the world of underground poker. Linking these stories together is the sad tale of Charlene. A woman in her late twenties who desperately wishes to leave the sex industry behind her
While filling in for injured supersleuth Bulldog Drummond (Atholl Fleming), world-class cricket player Jack Pennington (Jack Hulbert) attempts to foil a criminal mastermind's (Ralph Richardson) impending heist that's targeting a valuable jewel necklace held within the British Museum. This comedic 1930s mystery features daring rescues, intense fistfights and an exciting edge-of-your seat finale aboard a runaway train.
Set in an Old Dark House, a man is murdered in his study. With his dying breath, he tells his brother of two clues to finding hidden Eastern Indian jewels that were part of a precious idol. He wants his brother to locate the treasure, so that it can be given to his son. But before the treasure can be found, a third clue must be discovered.
Michel, a young sailor, returns home to Marseilles to find that his former lover, Francine, now works in the local brothel. In a jealous rage, he picks a fight with her and an aggressive client, Julot, leading to tragedy for all three.
Crime Mystery directed by Lionel Tomlinson.
Urged by famous airman Ellissen the Lennartz Company puts into reality the project proposed by his friend Droste: F.P.1, a huge floating platform in the Atlantic that makes long-distance flights viable. Ellissen is in love with company heiress Claire, but when he returns from his adventures to save the endangered F.P.1 he finds out that he has lost her to Droste. English version of F.P.1 antwortet nicht with Conrad Veidt replacing Hans Albers as the jaded pilot Ellissen.
Short film from Scott Rawsthorne
Maisie Blue is an enigmatic black widow figure under investigation by detective Margrave for her involvement in the suicides of successful white men. Through the blurred lines of perception and reality, the myth of the Black feminine mystique is explored under the guise of a murder mystery. The film explores the fetishization of Black women as a manifestation of white male insecurity.
A society cracksman is caught when his dying victim pulls out his glass eye. There's a hint of Holmes' nemesis Professor Moriarty to the criminal mastermind of this WWI crime entertainment.
Two men try to scam a vulnerable old lady. But will their usual con go to plan?
A re-edit of the film Hiding In Plain Sight in the style of a 1940s Noir film
Peter a storyteller talks about a story of a burglar Squishy Taylor that tried to blow up his safe.
Mormons capture women for their wives in this silent anti-Mormon propaganda film featuring the original organ music.
A cabaret singer is found dead in her flat and Viscount Brent becomes a suspect. His cousin is convinced of his innocence and with a journalist investigates the crime.
Darrell, an intern at a corporate company, does not buy into the white-collar culture of ‘going along to get along’. He chooses to surround himself amongst a few bad apples. Darrell finds himself stuck between a rock and a hard place. The advice given to him by Ben, a violent group leader, keeps him narrow-minded about his environment until his friend Ryan, an intelligent hustler with dreams of opening a restaurant, shows Darrell to think about what he wants for his future.
“Ex-convict saves his estranged daughter from a blackmailer.” - BFI.
A black-and-white, stylistic film-noir focusing on a detective trying to solve the strange murder of a young girl.
A headstrong but titled suffragette slips into the power of a murderous con artist.
Harmesh and Soumili move into their dream home, unbeknownst to the spate of mysterious suicides plaguing the area and local police force. Perplexed and alarmed by the high rate of unexplained deaths, the pair seek answers from Detective Barun Rai, a specialist investigator famed for unravelling paranormal crimes.
A jealous wife helps a Chinaman kidnap a lieutenant's fiancée.
A young man searches for the father he never knew, who he believes to be a millionaire.
Two police officers turn up to a crime scene, one is a smoker, the other is not.
Sylvie, a Belgian girl living in London, arrives at her local police station. She starts to tell how she was picked up in a nightclub by the handsome Ajay, and the listening DC Judd realises he is onto a most unusual case
A parable made in the manner of an old silent comedy about artistry and illusion.
JP Paul Machin poses as a fugitive along the Cornish coast to gain the trust of a local smuggling ring. As he integrates into their world, he works to identify the leader and bring the group to justice.
British crime horror movie from 1916.
A clerk is suspected of committing a warehouse robbery and captures the real thieves aboard a pleasure boat.
David in twenty two, a film editor. He is well educated, his family are rich and he's bored. Then he meets Sean... the changes to his life are irreversible. He is drawn into a cocaine fueled underworld of crime, violence and murder. David must stop the horrific chain of events before his world is destroyed. But has his path already been preordained by the disturbed and dangerous Mr. Allen?
A quietly unhappy housewife finds a stranger in her house and is raped at knife-point by him. But when she turns to friends, neighbours and her parents-in-law for sympathy, they all seem preoccupied by other matters.
If it wasn't British, this would be in the Forgotten Horrors book. Hugh (Inspector Holt in HUMAN MONSTER) has some valuable jewels stolen. They're hidden in the back of an old clock in an antique shop. When the thieves return for them, the clock has been sold! They trace it to a creepy country estate. When Hugh and the niece of one of the crooks also show up, things get hairy.
An adulterous couple turn to murder, only to discover that a petty crook and blackmailer has already had his eye upon them.
A young man called Shiro from London tries to live a comfortable life with his family.
A public-relations agent leaves London for a seemingly idyllic village in the Cotswolds, and soon finds herself a suspect in a murder case involving a poisoned quiche.
Serial killer Stephen Port scoured dating apps to choose and target his victims. He then drugged, raped and murdered them, before discarding their lifeless bodies on the streets of East London. Featuring exclusive interviews from those closest to the case, and unseen correspondence from Port himself, this new feature documentary explores the web of lies spread by a killer hiding in plain sight.
A man's second wife is blackmailed by her former husband for the murder of her lover.
A gritty whodunit drama that follows Spade, an old-fashioned detective who is on the search for a missing girl called Lucy with the assistance of Casey, his new senior detective. But as these two detectives dig deeper into the case, they are forced to come face to face with the horrors of the modern world.
A 1973 documentary film from the Central Office of Information about the Liverpool and Bootle Constabulary.
The remarkable story of Alex Skeel, a 23-year-old man from Bedford who survived an abusive relationship with his girlfriend Jordan Worth
A Mandarin hypnotises his partner's daughter to locate hidden bonds.
Two convicts escape prison and get a job in a bakery. Their attempts to go straight are endangered by a third escaped convict.
An occult scientist tries to steal a collector's Chinese staff.
Celebrated crime writer Colin Knowles finds himself at the centre of a baffling real-life mystery when his estranged wife Louie asks for his help. Her new boss has gone missing at his grand country home -- and when his body is found, the hunt is on for a devious and twisted murderer. Sinister letters from London refer to a 'double crime'. Who will be the killer's next victim?
An FBI man and an English girl solve a mystery surrounding the loss of an airliner.
Teenage boy Jake navigates his way through Secondary School in Glasgow and the violent culture. Jake becomes more and more involved in the fighting scene after being persuaded by his best friend Camron to fight a classmate in his school...
Documentary examining the mysterious disappearance of financial advisor Lynda Spence, who vanished without a trace in 2011 from her hometown of Glasgow. As the police launched their investigation, they began to uncover hidden multiple identities, links to suspected gangsters and property fraud which stretched from Glasgow to London. What followed was one of the longest murder trials in Scotland's history, but without a body, the case remained unsolved. Fast forward to April 2022 and police have reopened the search for Lynda, but will they finally find out what happened to her?
At the Tuam mother and baby home in Ireland, 796 children born to unwed mothers disappeared. The Missing Children uncovers the truth of a shocking story of what happened to them.
Long after being deserted by her husband, Linda Harrison will soon be free to marry her lover, Michael Carteret. But when her husband suddenly reappears, he attempts to blackmail the couple with a threat of ruining Michael's career. When her husband is murdered, Michael appears to be the only obvious suspect - but will the circumstantial evidence be enough to sentence him to death?