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).
The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (Blu-ray) (2021)
6.9/10
Director: Patrick Hughes
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Elodie Yung, Richard E Grant, Gary Oldman, Salma Hayek, Antonio B...
The bodyguard, Michael Bryce, continues his friendship with assassin, Darius Kincaid, as they try to save Darius' wife Sonia. Read more
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
7.4/10
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, James Nes...
"The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of Dwarve... Read more
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies ( Blu-ray ) (2014)
7.4/10
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, James Nes...
"The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of Dwarve... Read more
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies ( Blu-ray ) (3D) (2014)
7.4/10
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, James Nes...
"The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of Dwarve... Read more
The Horde (2009)
5.9/10
Director: Yannick Dahan, Benjamin Rocher
Starring: Jean-Pierre Martins, Eriq Ebouaney, Aurelien Recoing, Claude Perron
When a group of vengeful cops descend on the hideout of a criminal gang, they get more than they expected when the building comes under siege from an... Read more
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
7.2/10
Director: John Ford
Starring: John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers
For his only Civil War feature, director John Ford crafted a stirring true story of a Union cavalry raid into Confederate territory. Colonel John Wayn... Read more
The Human Race (2013)
5.3/10
Director: Paul Hough
Starring: Paul McCarthy-Boyington, Eddie McGee, Trista Robinson, T Arthur Cottam, Brianna...
Eighty people are abducted from a city street by an unknown entity and forced to participate in a brutal race to the death. The rules are simple; foll... Read more
The Hunger Games (2012)
7.2/10
Director: Gary Ross
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Stanley Tucci, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Josh Hutcher...
In a post-apocalyptic future, the government of what was once North America sponsors an annual televised entertainment in which 24 teenagers battle on... Read more
The Hunger Games ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7.2/10
Director: Gary Ross
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Stanley Tucci, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Josh Hutcher...
In a post-apocalyptic future, the government of what was once North America sponsors an annual televised entertainment in which 24 teenagers battle on... Read more
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
7.5/10
Director: Francis Lawrence
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Stanley Tucci, Woody Harrelson, Jeffr...
The second film in "The Hunger Games" trilogy begins as Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hung... Read more