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Crime
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88 Minutes
Thriller starring Al Pacino as a college professor who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist for the FBI.
Date reviewed: 3rd October 2008
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A Lonely Place To Die
Melissa George stars in the survival thriller about a group of mountaineers in the Scottish Highlands.
Date reviewed: 9th September 2011
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The American
Mark reviews Control director Anton Corbijn's crime drama, starring George Clooney.
Date reviewed: 26th November 2010
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Anything For Her
Mark Kermode reviews a French thriller about a couple whose ordinary life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of murder.
Date reviewed: 5th June 2009
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The Baader Meinhof Complex
Mark Kermode casts his critical eye over the 2008 German film based on the book of the same name.
Date reviewed: 14th November 2008
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Bad Lieutenant
Werner Herzog's unofficial remake of Abel Ferrara's dark classic sees Nic Cage in fine form as the chaotic Bad Lieutenant.
Date reviewed: 21st May 2010
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Brighton Rock
Sam Riley and Helen Mirren star in the crime thriller based on Graham Greene's book.
Date reviewed: 4th February 2011
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Burn After Reading
Comedy from the Coen Brothers and featuring an all star cast, including George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Tilda Swinton.
Date reviewed: 17th October 2008
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Carancho
Mark Kermode reviews Carancho, a crime drama set in Argentina, focusing on the illegal practices of lawyers who scam victims of traffic accidents.
Date reviewed: 2 March 2012
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Colombiana
Zoe Saldana stars as an assassin in the action drama from the pen of Luc Besson.
Date reviewed: 9th September 2011
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Cop Out
Dr K reviews Cop Out directed by Kevin Smith - a film considered so bad that some critics considered giving it no stars.
Date reviewed: 21st May 2010
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Contraband
Mark Kermode reviews new action thriller Contraband. Mark Wahlberg stars as an ex-criminal forced to return to smuggling.
Date reviewed: 16th March 2012
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The Dark Knight
Christopher Nolan's second film in the Batman franchise, starring Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger.
Date reviewed: 25th July 2008
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The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest
Mark takes a look at the adaptation of Steig Larsson's final book in his blockbusting Millennium Trilogy.
Date reviewed: 26th November 2010
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The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
What does Mark Kermode make of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo? This Swedish film brings to life the novels written by Stieg Larsson.
Date reviewed: 12th March 2010
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The Green Hornet
Mark is "bored, bored, bored" by Seth Rogen's superhero movie.
Date reviewed: 14th January 2011
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Harry Brown
Michael Caine plays the titular Harry Brown, a pensioner who turns vigilante following the death of his friend.
Date reviewed: 13th November 2009
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Horrible Bosses
Comedy about three friends conspiring to murder their bosses, starring Jennifer Aniston and Kevin Spacey.
Date reviewed: 22nd July 2011
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I Saw The Devil
Grisly horror film from South Korean director Jee-woon Kim.
Date reviewed: 29th April 2011
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Inside Job
Documentary investigating why the global credit crunch has bitten so hard.
Date reviewed: 18th February 2011
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The International
Thriller directed by Tom Tykwer and starring Clive Owen, and Naomi Watts.
Date reviewed: 27th February 2009
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JCVD
Jean Claude Van Damme plays himself in the arthouse film, takin a post-modern look at his screen persona.
Date reviewed: 30th January 2009
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Just Another Love Story
Danish neo-noir thriller by Nightwatch director Ole Bornedal.
Date reviewed: 24th July 2009
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Kick-Ass
Mark Kermode reviews this story depicting a high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
Date reviewed: 2nd April 2010
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Lakeview Terrace
Mark Kermode reviews Samuel L Jackson in the thriller Lakeview Terrace, directed by Neil LaBute.
Date reviewed: 5th December 2008
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The Last House On The Left
The remake of the controversial classic comes under the scrutiny of our resident horror fanatic, Dr Mark Kermode.
Date reviewed: 12th June 2009
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London Boulevard
Mark reviews Colin Farrell, Keira Knightley and Ray Winstone's London gangster film.
Date reviewed: 26th November 2010
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Max Payne
Mark Kermode reviews Mark Wahlberg's performance in the film based on the computer game Max Payne.
Date reviewed: 14th November 2008
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The Mechanic
Mark's entertained by the shoot em' up antics of cockney hardman Jason Statham.
Date reviewed: 28th January 2011
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Micmacs
Jean-Pierre Jeunet's crime caper about one man trying to destroy two big weapons manufacturers.
Date reviewed: 26th February 2010
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The Next Three Days
Mark reviews the crime thriller starring Russell Crowe and directed by Paul Haggis.
Date reviewed: 7th January 2011
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Ninja Assassin
Martial arts film from the director of V For Vendetta.
Date reviewed: 22nd January 2010
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Observe and Report
Mark Kermode finds little to laugh at in Jody Hills lame comedy flick, Observe And Report.
Date reviewed: 24th April 2009
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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Mark Kermode reviews Once upon a Time in Anatolia, a Turkish drama following the hunt for a dead body in the Anatolian steppes.
Date reviewed: 16th March 2012
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Pineapple Express
Mark Kermode gives his opinion on the latest film from the Judd Apatow stable, featuring James Franco and Seth Rogen.
Date reviewed: 12th September 2008
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A Prophet
Mark Kermode reviews Jacques Audiard's A Prophet starring Tahar Rahim, one of the nominees for the 2010 Bafta Rising Star award.
Date reviewed: 22nd January 2010
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Public Enemies
Mark Kermode finds a familiar if predictable pattern with Michael Mann's Public Enemies.
Date reviewed: 3rd July 2009
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Quantum Of Solace
Daniel Craig's second film as 007 in the 22nd Bond feature, which follows on from 2006's Casino Royale.
Date reviewed: 24th October 2008
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The Righteous Kill
Mark Kermode reviews The Righteous Kill, in which Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are on screen for the first time since 1995's Heat.
Date reviewed: 26th September 2008
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RocknRolla
Mark Kermode reviews Guy Ritchie's 2008 film which features Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton and Idris Elba.
Date reviewed: 5th September 2008
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Safe
Mark Kermode reviews Safe, the latest all-action thriller starring Jason Statham.
Date reviewed: 4th May 2012
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Sherlock Holmes
Guy Ritchie's take on the Victorian detective, starring Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law.
Date reviewed: 18th December 2009
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Slumdog Millionaire
Danny Boyle's Oscar-winning film about a Mumbai boy growing up in the slums, starring Dev Patel.
Date reviewed: 9th January 2009
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State of Play
Big-screen adaptation of the British television series, starring Russell Crowe.
Date reviewed: 24th April 2009
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Switch
Mark Kermode reviews Switch, a new thriller starring Eric Cantona and Karine Vanasse.
Date reviewed: 29th March 2012
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Taken
Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo have some fun reviewing Liam Neeson's thriller Taken.
Date reviewed: 26th September 2008
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The Transporter 3
It's Jason Statham time as Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo review the third film in the Transporter series directed by Olivier Megaton.
Date reviewed: 5th December 2008
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The White Ribbon
Michael Haneke's disturbing and moving Palme D'Or winner, set in Germany in 1913.
Date reviewed: 13th November 2009
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