Villain

May 26, 1971

1h 38m

★ 6.2

By the time he's ready to kill you, its an act of mercy.

Overview

In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Kastner/Ladd/Kanter

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Anglo-EMI

Villain Trailers

Cast

Vic Dakin

Richard Burton

Wolfe Lissner

Ian McShane

Bob Matthews

Nigel Davenport

Gerald Draycott

Donald Sinden

Venetia

Fiona Lewis

Frank Fletcher

T. P. McKenna

Edgar Lowis

Joss Ackland

Mrs. Dakin

Cathleen Nesbitt

Patti

Elizabeth Knight

Tom Binney

Colin Welland

Duncan

Tony Selby

Terry

John Hallam

Sang-hoon is a lowlife gangster, a debt collector exercising thuggish ways to collect his money. The recipient of nothing but anger since his childhood, he expresses himself through violence. When he finally encounters someone who can stand up to him, feisty school-girl Yoon-hee they become unlikely friends.

6.9

Made in Britain

Jul 10, 1983

After being sent to a detention centre, a teenage skinhead clashes with the social workers who want to conform him to the status quo.

6.3

Repo Men

Mar 18, 2010

In the future, medical technology has advanced to the point where people can buy artificial organs to extend their lives. But if they default on payments, an organization known as the Union sends agents to repossess the organs. Remy is one of the best agents in the business, but when he becomes the recipient of an artificial heart, he finds himself in the same dire straits as his many victims.

7.1

The Beguiled

Jan 23, 1971

Offbeat Civil War drama in which a wounded Yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls' school in the South towards the end of the war, becomes the object of the young women's sexual fantasies. The soldier manipulates the situation for his own gratification, but when he refuses to completely comply with the girls' wishes, they make it very difficult for him to leave.

0.0

Petals and Memories

Apr 25, 2025

No overview available.

6.3

Waiting to Exhale

Dec 22, 1995

Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar lovers. Friends and confidants Vannah, Bernie, Glo and Robin talk it all out, determined to find a better way to breathe.

7.0

Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery

Aug 8, 2021

As Hannah and Mike experience engaged life while balancing their busy careers, a murder at a 24-hour gym complicates their wedding planning.

3.3

Sunshine Sparkling in My Eyes

Jun 1, 2009

Raphaël is seventeen years old and in love. It is the story of an awakening, the painful explosion of the adolescence.

3.7

Lost Everything

Nov 1, 2010

A gay movie star struggles to stay in the closet, an art dealer fends off her abusive ex, and a televangelist plots to force his gay son into conversion therapy. Little do they know, their lives are about to converge on a deadly collision course.

5.6

Unicorn

May 9, 2014

A young German/Bolivian Mennonite risks his life to escape his strict religious community to find love and freedom in the city.

8.4

The Door-to-Door Bookstore

Oct 10, 2024

Carl’s life runs like clockwork: every day, he goes door-to-door delivering books to a handful of loyal customers. He knows their preferences and takes pride in selecting the perfect story for each of them. But his well-ordered life is turned upside down by a cheerful nine-year-old girl, Schascha, who decides to join him on his daily book round. Schascha’s unique outlook on life helps Carl to come out of his shell and realise that his customers are so much more than just that to him. But when Carl unexpectedly loses his job, this vibrant community starts to fall apart - and it will take the power of books and all Schascha’s determination to bring them back together again.

6.0

Laddie

Jan 18, 1940

Handsome Laddie Stanton courts neighbor Pamela Pryor, meeting opposition from her stern military father, recently immigrated from England.

6.0

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

Nov 10, 2016

19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad – contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.

3.7

From Here to Eternity

Jul 3, 2014

In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.

10.0

Call If You Need Me

Mar 28, 2009

Gentle, easy-going Or Kia moves from the countryside to Kuala Lumpur to work for his cousin and best friend Ah Soon, a mid-level gangster and enforcer. While Or Kia works hard to put a sister through school, Ah Soon cares for an unstable girlfriend prone to mysterious disappearances. As they both sink deeper into a nocturnal world of debts, drugs, and betrayal, Or Kia's loyalties are strained when Ah Soon falls out of favor with the bosses and tries to escape the business.

5.5

Mother, Couch

Jul 5, 2024

The members of a dysfunctional family find themselves mysteriously trapped in an antiquated furniture store when their elderly matriarch suddenly refuses to get up from one of the display couches.

0.0

Men of Sacrifice

Oct 5, 2022

The police bomb squad and SWAT teams face off against an embittered serial bomber out to get revenge for his daughter against the gangster who caused her death.

6.1

The Weekend Away

Mar 3, 2022

When her best friend vanishes during a girls' trip to Croatia, Beth races to figure out what happened. But each clue yields another unsettling deception.