Checking through our list of films currently scheduled for release this week on DVD and/or Blu-ray disc, shown below are those that fall into the mystery, suspense, thriller and adventure categories.
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Blitz (2011)
Though it was shown theatrically internationally, this film is a direct-to-DVD release in the US.
Tough, uncompromising and totally un-PC cop DS Tom Brant (Jason Statham) joins forces with officer DC Porter Nash (Paddy Considine) to hunt down a serial killer (Aiden Gillen), who has been targeting police officers. This fast-paced action-thriller is a raw, gritty tale of moral ambiguity, outsiders and the sacrifices the police make to keep crime off the streets.
Adapted from the novel Blitz by Ken Bruen, the third in the series to feature this character.
(Rated R; 95 minutes)
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Hostage (2005)
Not a new release, but a reissue of this suspenseful and entertaining — in our opinion — film on DVD and Blu-ray disc.
Bruce Willis stars as Jeff Talley, a big-city hostage negotiator who voluntarily trades trauma for house calls when he becomes Chief of Police in a sleepy town. But when a random crime escalates into a deadly standoff, Talley finds himself thrust into a situation far more volatile and terrifying than anything he could ever imagine.
Adapted from the 2001 stand-alone thriller Hostage by Robert Crais, it is the only one of the author's many bestselling novels to be adapted for film. (He has reportedly been made offers, but has refused all involving his series characters Elvis Cole and Joe Pike.)
(Rated R; 113 minutes)
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