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).
Bad Boys for Life (2020)
6.8/10
Starring: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens
Marcus and Mike have to confront new issues (career changes and midlife crises), as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami police de... Read more
Bad Boys for Life (Blu-ray) (2020)
6.8/10
Starring: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens
Marcus and Mike have to confront new issues (career changes and midlife crises), as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami police de... Read more
Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever (2002)
3.6/10
Director: Wych Kaosayananda
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu, Gregg Henry, Ray Park, Talisa Soto
It's the ultimate in infiltration. The maximum in lethalness. Super-operatives Ecks and Sever both want to get their hands on a newly developed, micro... Read more
Bandidas (2006)
5.7/10
Director: Espen Sandberg, Joachim Roenning
Starring: Penelope Cruz, Salma Hayek, Steve Zahn, Dwight Yoakam, Sam Shepard
Latina heartthrobs Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek team up as sisters seeking revenge on the man who killed their daddy, in this comedy western. The ba... Read more
Bang Rajan (2000)
6.7/10
Director: Thanit Jitnukul
Starring: Winai Kraibutr, Jaran Ngamdee, Chumphorn Thepphithak, Suntharee Maila-Or
A blockbuster epic from Thailand based on the 1765 invasion by Burma. The only thing standing between the Burmese Army and the (then Siamese) capital... Read more
Bangkok Dangerous (2000)
6.6/10
Director: Danny Pang, Oxide Pang
Starring: Pavarit Mongkolpisit, Premsinee Ratanasopha
Kong, a professional killer, has been mute since childhood. He plies the city's bitterest streets, with silence his only response to the killings and... Read more
Banshee: Season 1 (2013)
8.4/10
Starring: Ben Cross, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison, Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Hoon L...
An action drama series which charts the twists and turns that follow Lucas Hood (Antony Starr), an ex-convict who improbably becomes sheriff of a rura... Read more
Banshee: Season 2 (2014)
9.2/10
Starring: Ben Cross, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison, Antony Starr, Ivana Milicevic, Hoon L...
Action drama which charts the continuing twists and turns that follow Lucas Hood (Antony Starr), an ex-convict who improbably assumes the identity of... Read more
Bastille Day (2016)
4.5/10
Director: James Watkins
Starring: Idris Elba, Jose Garcia, Richard Madden, Charlotte Le Bon, Kelly Reilly
Michael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a bag that contains more than just a walle... Read more
Bat 21 (1988)
6.4/10
Director: Peter Markle
Starring: Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed
A good actioner about an Airforce Colonel (Gene Hackman), used to being behind a desk, who is shot down behind enemy lines in dangerous territory, and... Read more