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).
Secret Agent X-9 (1945)
6.8/10
Director: Ray Taylor
Starring: Lloyd Bridges, Keye Luke
American, Chinese and Australian agents join forces to stop the Nazis from obtaining the formula for synthetic fuel. Read more
Jungle Girl (1941)
6.7/10
Director: John English, William Witney
Starring: Frances Gifford
Dr. John Meredith has been driven from civilization by the criminal activities of his twin brother Bradley Meredith. With his infant daughter, he sett... Read more
Adventures Of Red Ryder (1940)
7.2/10
Director: William Witney, John English
Starring: Noah Beery
Mesquite banker Calvin Drake plans to profit from the Santa Fe Railroad's acquisition of right-of-way by gaining control of the land in the territory.... Read more
SOS Coast Guard (1937)
6/10
Starring: Ralph Byrd, Bela Lugosi, Richard Alexander
A 12-episode serial. The government of Marovania hires the wicked Boroff to manufacture a powerful gas that causes mass disintegration. Boroff is en r... Read more
King Of The Royal Mounted (1940)
7.4/10
Director: William Witney, John English
Canadian Tom Merritt has discovered a substance, Compound X, that will cure infantile paralysis, which he extracts from a mine at Caribou, Canada. A c... Read more
Western Heroes: 'Deadline' & 'The Arizona Ranger' (1948)
Director: John Rawlins
Starring: Richard Martin, Tim Holt, Jack Holt
Deadline: 1948. A Pony Express rider discovers some mysterious goings-on during the construction of a telegraph line. When a murder is committed, he i... Read more
The Anomaly (2014)
4.7/10
Director: Noel Clarke
Starring: Noel Clarke, Ian Somerhalder, Brian Cox, Alexis Knapp
An ex-soldier named Ryan Reeve is taken captive by the "Anomaly" organization where he learns that he only has 9:47 minutes/seconds to find out why th... Read more
The Gracefield Incident (2019)
4.2/10
Starring: Juliette Gosselin
In Gracefield, three couples are spending a long weekend in a luxurious cabin when suddenly an uninvited guest in the form of a meteorite, comes crash... Read more
Term Life (2016)
5.6/10
Director: Peter Billingsley
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Hailee Steinfeld, Bill Paxton, Jonathan Banks, Jordi Molla, Terren...
A guy wanted around town by various hitmen hopes to stay alive long enough for his life insurance policy to kick in and pay out for his estranged daug... Read more
Gone With The West (1974)
3.1/10
Starring: James Caan, Stefanie Powers, Aldo Ray, Barbara Werle, Sammy Davis Jr, Robert Wal...
After being framed, a cowboy is sent to jail. After his time is served, he leaves with vengeance in his heart. Soon he meets a young Native American w... Read more