Must See DVDs
Discover a fantastic range of films on DVD at your local Idea Store library. Here are a selection of films that our movie buffs have enjoyed. Feel free to scroll down or follow the links below.
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Action | Bollywood | Drama | Family | Horror | Science Fiction | Thriller | Western | World
Action
Aliens (1986)
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Lance Henriksen, Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton
Certificate: 18
Is an impressive firepower of a rescue team enough to fight an alien colony? Find out for yourself!
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong
Certificate: 15
'I'll be back', Arnie promised, and he mean't it in this suspenseful and gripping sequel that is one of the best action flicks ever.
Bollywood
Salaam-E-Ishq (2007)
Director: Nikhil Advani
Starring: Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra
Certificate: 12
Salaam-e-ishq is the story of six different groups of people. They are from different parts of the world, from different walks of life, ignorant about each other's existence but who end up being brought together by destiny, fate and LOVE...
Dhoom 2
Director: Sanjay Gadhvi
Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan
Certificate: 12
One of the most successful films of 2006. Sequel to Dhoom, but this time it's bigger, it's faster and it's better. The cat and mouse game grips Inspector Jai Dixit who leaves no stone unturned to find maverick international thief known only as 'A'. Brilliant choreography and cutting edge action, which is rare to see in Indian films, are highly entertaining. Must see film to get insight into which direction popular Indian cinema is heading.
Drama
Fargo (1996)
Directors: Joel Cohen and Ethan Cohen
Starring: Frances McDormand and William H. Macy
Certificate: 18
A man decides to have his wife kidnapped. When his father-in-law pays the ransom he plans to use it to cover the money that he has embezzled from his father-in-law's company. It is not long before things start to go badly wrong! A treat.
Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Director: John Ford
Starring: Henry Fonda and John Carradine
Certificate: PG
During the Great Depression, an Oklahoma family lose their farm and they decide to move to California to find work. We watch their journey as they travel towards what they hope will be a new beginning. A truly great film. If you haven't already read the novel, do so.
Family
Spirited Away (2001)
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Rumi Hîraqi
Certificate: PG
A young girl, Chichiro, and her parents make a stop at a seemingly deserted restaurant on the way to their new house in the suburbs. Her parents start eating the lavish feast that is set out, but Chichiro feels uneasy and doesn't eat anything. As night falls, she discovers that her parents have been turned into pigs and that the surrounding town is inhabited by Japanese gods and spirits. While Chichiro works in the bath house, she must find a way to stop her parents from becoming one of the meals in the restaurant. Another classic from studio Ghibli.
Finding Neverland (2004)
Director: Marc Foster
Starring: Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet
Certificate: 12
This film follows the friendship between J. M. Barrie, a widow and her four boys. We see how these friendships provide the inspiration for what will go on to become the children's classic Peter Pen. I defy you not to cry!
Horror
Halloween (1978)
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Donald Pleasance, Jamie Lee Curtis
Certificate: 18
The best slasher movie ever with more screams than in Scream!
Psycho (1960)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Vivien Leigh, Vera Miles
Certificate: 15
Taking a shower is not the best idea - according to the master of cinema, Alfred Hitchcock, but this makes for a classic split personality movie.
Science Fiction
Gattaca (1997)
Director: Andrew Niccol
Starring: Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman
Certificate: 15
This atmospheric film explores a future where genetically modified people are the norm and the 'natural' born are discriminated against. 'Natural' born Vincent has a dream of space flight and will do whatever he can to achieve it.
Cube (1997)
Director: Vincenzo Natali
Starring: Joan Leaven and Helen Holloway
Certificate: 15
Seven strangers wake up in a room and have to find a way out of it. Only it turns out that the room is just one of a series of interconnected rooms and escape can be deadly.
Thriller
Seven (1995)
Director: David Fincher
Starring: Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Gwyneth Paltrow
Certificate: 18
The best and scariest thriller of the 1990s.
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Colette
Certificate: 15
Breathtaking twist at the end that redefines the whole movie! It is a must see!
Western
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Starring: William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan
Certificate: 18
With a high body count, excellent storyline and directing this ride will rock you!
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Director: John Ford
Starring: John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin
Certificate: PG
Gripping, tense with brilliant acting - the best movie besides Stagecoach, from the US master of western, John Ford.
World
Infernal Affairs (2002)
Director: Wai-Keung Lau and Siu Fai Mak
Starring: Tony Leung and Andy Lau
Certificate: 15
The Hong Kong Police Department and the Triads each have a mole in their midst - the question is: which one will be found first? The Departed is a remake of this fine film, which one will you prefer?
A Very Long Engagement (2005)
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Starring: Audrey Tautou and Gaspard Ulliel
Certificate: 15
A young woman suspects that her fiancé has not died in the First World War trenches and goes on a mission to find him. This film has something for everyone - romance, mystery, war and drama.
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