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).
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
7.5/10
Director: Chad Stahelski
Starring: Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Riccardo Scamarci...
After retrieving his beloved car from the remnants of the Russian mafia, John Wick (Keanu Reeves) returns home with his pet dog, hoping to re-enter re... Read more
Mission: Impossible (1996)
7.1/10
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Emmanuelle Beart, Henry Czerny, Jean Reno, Jon Voight, Kristin Scott Thomas, Tom...
The hit TV series is turned into a suspenseful, explosive feature starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt, a special agent with the top secret 'Impossible M... Read more
The Mummy (1999)
7/10
Director: Stephen Sommers
Starring: Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Brendan Fraser, Arnold Vosloo
Buried alive more than 3000 years ago, an ancient Egyptian priest is brought back to life by an archeological expedition in the 1920s and uses his arc... Read more
The Three Musketeers (1993)
6.4/10
Director: Stephen Herek
Starring: Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O'Donnell, Oliver Platt, Tim Curry, Rebe...
The retelling of Alexandre Dumas' novel of chivalry and honour set in 17th century France is given the 'Young Guns' treatment by the Disney Studio. Ch... Read more
Ong Bak (2003)
7.2/10
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Starring: Tony Jaa, Petchthai Wongkamlao, Chattapong Pantanaunkul
When the head of sacred a Buddha statue, Ong Bak, is stolen, country boy Ting (Tony Jaa) is sent to Bangkok to retrieve it. Raised by a monk and train... Read more
Bullitt (1968)
7.5/10
Director: Peter Yates
Starring: Steve McQueen, Simon Oakland, Robert Vaughn, Robert Duvall, Norman Fell, Jacquel...
The quintessential Steve McQueen role has him as the system-bucking cop Frank Bullitt going after the killers of a government witness. Highlighted by... Read more
Ben-Hur (1959)
8.1/10
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd
Winner of eleven Oscars including Charlton Heston as Best Actor, an epic spectacle concerning a prince of Judea who incurs the wrath of the Roman Empi... Read more
Collateral (2004)
7.5/10
Director: Michael Mann
Starring: Bruce McGill, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smi...
Hired to kill five witnesses before they can testify against a drug cartel, existential hit man Tom Cruise forces cabbie Jamie Foxx to drive him throu... Read more
Brother (2001)
6.8/10
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps, Tatyana Ali, Claude Maki
Written and directed by 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano, this violent crime drama also features the filmmaker as a Japanese gangster who must flee Tokyo after h... Read more
Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995)
7.6/10
Director: John McTiernan
Starring: Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L Jackson
After travelling across America to battle bad guys in the first two films, New York detective Bruce Willis gets to stay on his home turf this time out... Read more