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Mike Hodges has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2000s.
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Since the sudden and suspicious deaths of his parents, young Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle and enrolled in a military school. Widely feared to be the Antichrist, he relentlessly plots to seize control of his uncle's business empire — and the world.
Dir. Don Taylor · With William Holden, Lee Grant, Jonathan Scott-Taylor

Jack Carter is a small-time hood working in London. When word reaches him of his brother's death, he travels to Newcastle to attend the funeral. Refusing to accept the police report of suicide, Carter seeks out his brother’s friends and acquaintances to learn who murdered his sibling and why.
Dir. Mike Hodges · With Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland

A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.
Dir. Mike Hodges · With Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow

Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer who to make ends meet, takes a job as a croupier. Jack remains an observer, knowing that everything in life is a gamble and that gamblers are born to lose. Inevitably, he gets sucked into the world of the casino which takes its toll on his relationships and the novel he is writing.
Dir. Mike Hodges · With Clive Owen, Kate Hardie, Alex Kingston

Martin, an I.R.A. hitman, is seen by a Catholic priest while carrying out a hit. He grows a bond with the priest and his niece. But his past and his former employers put all their lives in danger.
Dir. Mike Hodges · With Mickey Rourke, Bob Hoskins, Alan Bates
Will Graham is a former London crime boss who has left his former life to live as a recluse in the forest. Haunted by the blood of those he has murdered, Will wishes never to return. But when his brother commits suicide following a sexual assault at the hands of a volatile car dealer, Will returns to London to discover the cause of his brother's death and administer justice to those responsible.
Dir. Mike Hodges · With Clive Owen, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Charlotte Rampling