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).
James Caan is a San Francisco killer-for-hire, working for the CIA, who uses firearms and martial arts for revenge in this tale of espionage, conspira... Read more
This martial arts adventure stars Jackie Chan as a heroic powerhouse who uses a secret weapon to defeat his arch enemy. Read more
In the early years of the 20th century, the Kingsman agency is formed to stand against a cabal plotting a war to wipe out millions. Read more
In New York City, a young man searches for a Master to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the Glow. Read more
Director M. Night Shyamalan's mystical live-action tale, based on a Nickelodeon animated series, concerns a 12-year-old boy (Noah Ringer) who provides... Read more
A slam-bang actioner with Bruce Willis as a down-on-his-luck private detective who teams with former pro quarterback Damon Wayans to find out who kill... Read more
Defeated by his foe Sze Mun in a duel, the legendary martial artist Luk Siu-Fung recuperates at the mysterious Phantom Heights resort, where he unexpe... Read more
The year is 872, and many of the separate kingdoms of what we now know as England have fallen to the invading Danes, leaving the great kingdom of Wess... Read more
Uhtred (Alexander Dreymon) is still recovering from fighting a defining battle that saved Wessex for King Alfred (David Dawson) but which came at a hu... Read more
As the Roman Empire collapses, military commander Aurelius (Colin Firth) joins forces with a powerful wizard (Ben Kingsley) to protect a young boy bel... Read more