Classic 'kitchen sink drama' from the British New Wave of the 1960s. Joe Lampton (Laurence Harvey) is an ambitious young man who is tired of slaving away at his job & sets his sights on his boss's daughter, Susan, thinking she will provide a short-cut to the top. Hindered by his working class background, & frustrated by the opposition of Susan's parents, Joe seeks solace in the arms of a lonely older woman named Alice (Simone Signoret). But when he then inadvertently causes Alice's death in a road accident, Joe's whole world begins to unravel. ...

Low-budget British comedy-drama from director Shane Meadows. When a stranger saves 12-year-old friends Romeo & Gavin from being badly beaten up, they agree to exchange the favour by helping the stranger date Romeo's sister. However, their new 'friend' then proceeds to draw the two youngsters into his obsessive & violent world, eventually even threatening the pair's friendship. ...

' Columbo' star Peter Falk appears here as aged, irascible Rocky Holeczek, who sets up house with his yuppie grandson Michael (D.B. Sweeney). The two are initially at each other's throats, but gradually settle into quiet domesticity. When Michael falls for a woman, Rocky doesn't like it. ...