Action
The enduring popularity of the action movie has drenched the genre in cliche yet glorious invention abounds around the globe - fighting is the international language. Fashionable styles of film-making come and go but action movies just change their shoes and remain centre-stage.
Great glittering galaxies of genre from across the Alice universe have been gleaned to assemble a suitably kick-ass selection of ballistic ballet and poetic pugilism to scintillate the delicate senses of our discerning clientele. Are you ready to rumble? Are you feeling lucky, Sir/Madame? Our suggestions for a hearty evening of action are listed below.
Pictured: Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang springs into action. Sean Connery as agent 007 in "Diamonds are Forever" (1971).
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
4.7/10
Director: Greg Strause, Colin Strause
Starring: Ariel Gade, Reiko Aylesworth, Steven Pasquale, Johnny Lewis, John Ortiz
Warring alien and predator races descend on a small town, where unsuspecting residents must band together for any chance of survival. Visual effects s... Read more
Alive (2002)
5.8/10
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Starring: Hideo Sakaki, Ryo , Koyuki , Shun Sugata, Erika Oda, Tak Sakaguchi, Jun Kunimura
Tenshu is imprisoned and sentenced to death for murdering the men who raped his girlfriend. However, he manages to survive his execution and is presen... Read more
All Men Are Brothers (1975)
6.3/10
Director: Chang Cheh, Wu Ma
Starring: David Chiang, Ti Lung, Chen Kuan-tai, Betty Chung Ling-Ling
The long-awaited sequel to "The Water Margin" finds the perennial cast of kung-fu favourites on another epic adventure, this time attempting to scale... Read more
All The Devil's Men (2018)
5.1/10
Starring: Sylvia Hoeks, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Joseph Millson, Elliot Cowan, William Fichtner
A battle-scarred War on Terror bounty hunter is forced to go to London on a manhunt for a disavowed CIA operative, which leads him into a deadly runni... Read more
Alphas (2011)
7.2/10
Starring: David Strathairn, Ryan Cartwright, Malik Yoba, Mahershala Ali, John Pyper-Fergus...
Alphas is a science fiction drama focusing on a team that investigates people with supernatural abilities. Read more
Alvarez Kelly (1966)
6.4/10
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Starring: William Holden, Richard Widmark, Janice Rule
A climactic stampede sequence sparks this Civil War western with William Holden as a mercenary adventurer hired to drive cattle from Mexico to Union f... Read more
Ambulance (2022)
6.1/10
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Garret Dillahunt, Keir O'Donnell
Two robbers steal an ambulance after their heist goes awry. Decorated veteran Will Sharp, desperate for money to cover his wife's medical bills, as... Read more
Ambulance (Blu-ray) (2022)
6.1/10
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Garret Dillahunt, Keir O'Donnell
Two robbers steal an ambulance after their heist goes awry. Decorated veteran Will Sharp, desperate for money to cover his wife's medical bills, as... Read more
Ambush Bay (1966)
5.4/10
Director: Ron Winston
Starring: Hugh O'Brian, Mickey Rooney, James Mitchum, Peter Masterson
A marine patrol secretly lands on a Japanese-occupied island, fortuitously discovering a plot to attack the US fleet as it enters the bay. This gung-... Read more
American Heist (2014)
5/10
Starring: Hayden Christensen, Adrien Brody, Jordana Brewster, Tory Kittles
James owes his life to his older brother, Frankie after taking the rap for a crime they committed together. While Frankie served time, James worked to... Read more