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).
Minority Report (2002)
7.7/10
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Max von Sydow, Samantha Morton, Peter Stormare
In Steven Spielberg's electrifying adaptation of Philip K Dick's short story, Tom Cruise is a detective for a government agency in 2025 Washington tha... Read more
Minority Report ( Blu-ray ) (2002)
7.7/10
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Max von Sydow, Samantha Morton, Tom Cruise, Peter Stormare, Colin Farrell
In Steven Spielberg's electrifying adaptation of Philip K Dick's short story, Tom Cruise is a detective for a government agency in 2025 Washington tha... Read more
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
6/10
Director: Spike Lee
Starring: Valentina Cervi, Derek Luke, Pierfrancesco Favino, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Oma...
An African-American WWII veteran's (Laz Alonso) breakdown opens a powerful window into the past, when, in 1944, his "Buffalo Soldiers" Army unit becam... Read more
Miracles (The Canton Godfather) (1989)
7/10
Director: Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan
A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do... Read more
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020)
Director: Tony Tilse
Starring: Essie Davis, Rupert Penry-Jones
After freeing a young girl from her unjust imprisonment in Jerusalem, Phryne Fisher begins to unravel a mystery concerning priceless emeralds, ancient... 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
Mission: Impossible ( Blu-ray ) (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
Mission: Impossible - 5 Movie Collection (1996)
7.4/10
Director: Brian De Palma, John Woo, J J Abrams, Brad Bird, Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Alec Baldwin, Jon Voight,...
The first five films from the spy franchise starring Tom Cruise as a special agent. In 'Mission Impossible' (1996) Ethan Hunt (Cruise), an IMF (Imp... Read more
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
7.9/10
Starring: Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Hayley Atwell, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Ki...
Ethan Hunt and the IMF team must track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity if it falls into the wrong hands. With control of t... Read more
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (Blu-ray) (2023)
7.9/10
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Hayley Atwell, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Ki...
Ethan Hunt and the IMF team must track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity if it falls into the wrong hands. With control of t... Read more