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).
Rollerball (Blu-ray) (1975)
6.6/10
Director: Norman Jewison
Starring: James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, Moses Gunn, John Beck, Pamela Hensley, Ra...
The most popular sport in the 21st century is Rollerball--a gory combination of roller derby and gladiator combat played with motorcycles. James Caan... Read more
Animal Kingdom: Season 1 (2016)
8.2/10
Starring: Shawn Hatosy
Centers on a Southern California family, whose excessive lifestyle is fueled by their criminal activities. Read more
Blood & Treasure: Season 1 (2019)
6.6/10
Starring: Matt Barr, James Callis
An antiquities expert teams up with an art thief to catch a terrorist who funds his attacks using stolen artifacts. Read more
The Captain (2017)
7.3/10
Director: Robert Schwentke
Starring: Alexander Fehling
In the last moments of World War II, a young German soldier fighting for survival finds a Nazi captain's uniform. Impersonating an officer, the man qu... Read more
Magnum P.I.: Season 2 (1981)
7.5/10
Director: Corey Allen, Ray Austin
Starring: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E Mosley, Larry Manetti
The charmingly roguish private eye returns for more action, mystery and quick wit in the second season. Designed to fill the shoes of 'Hawaii 5-0' wh... Read more
Dollman (1991)
5.8/10
Director: Albert Pyun
Starring: Tim Thomerson, Nicholas Guest, Kamala Lopez-Dawson, Jackie Earle Haley
Brick Bardo (Tim Thomerson) is a traveller from outer space who is forced to land on Earth. Though regular sized on his home planet, he is doll-sized... Read more
Last Hurrah for Chivalry (1979)
7.2/10
Director: John Woo
A son sets out to avenge his father and gets two sword fighters to help him in John Woo's take on the heroic fantasy movie genre. With plenty of outst... Read more
Red State (2011)
6.2/10
Director: Kevin Smith
Starring: John Goodman, Kevin Pollak, Melissa Leo, Michael Parks, Stephen Root, Michael An...
Director Kevin Smith's controversial blend of horror, action, and dark humor follows three teens as they're lured into the depraved world of fundament... Read more
Elysium (2013)
6.6/10
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Starring: Jodie Foster, Matt Damon, William Fichtner, Diego Luna, Wagner Moura, Alice Brag...
In the year 2154, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live... Read more
Star Trek Into Darkness ( Blu-ray ) (2013)
7.7/10
Director: J J Abrams
Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Peter Weller, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, John Cho,...
Director J.J. Abrams' exciting sequel to 2009's "Star Trek" finds the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise facing one of their deadliest foes. This time, Cap... Read more