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).
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
8/10
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Angela Bassett, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Wes Bentley, Sean Harris,...
Two years after Ethan Hunt had successfully captured Solomon Lane, the remnants of the Syndicate have reformed into another organization called the Ap... Read more
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (Blu-Ray) (2018)
8/10
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Angela Bassett, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Wes Bentley, Sean Harris,...
Two years after Ethan Hunt had successfully captured Solomon Lane, the remnants of the Syndicate have reformed into another organization called the Ap... Read more
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
7.4/10
Director: Brad Bird
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton
In the exciting fourth entry in the successful action series, an attack on the Kremlin leaves IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team falsely a... Read more
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol ( Blu-ray ) (2011)
7.4/10
Director: Brad Bird
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton
In the exciting fourth entry in the successful action series, an attack on the Kremlin leaves IMF agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team falsely a... Read more
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
7.4/10
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Sean Harri...
With the IMF disbanded, and Ethan (Tom Cruise) out in the cold, the team now faces off against a network of highly skilled special agents, the Syndica... Read more
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation ( Blu-ray ) (2015)
7.4/10
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Sean Harri...
With the IMF disbanded, and Ethan (Tom Cruise) out in the cold, the team now faces off against a network of highly skilled special agents, the Syndica... Read more
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
6.1/10
Director: John Woo
Starring: Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton, Ving Rhames, Richard Roxburgh, Anthon...
Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt in this visual treat from director John Woo. Light on plot, the film however combines equal elements of romance and a... Read more
Mission: Impossible II ( Blu-ray ) (2000)
6.1/10
Director: John Woo
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Dougray Scott, John Polson, Rade Serbedzija, Richard Roxburgh,...
Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt in this visual treat from director John Woo. Light on plot, the film however combines equal elements of romance and a... Read more
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
6.9/10
Director: Eric Schwab, Roberto Orci, J J Abrams
Starring: Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Michelle Monaghan...
Tom Cruise reprises his role as secret agent Ethan Hunt for the last time with more outrageously over-the-top set pieces, and explosions and gadgets g... Read more
Mission: Impossible III ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
6.9/10
Director: J J Abrams
Starring: Billy Crudup, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Laurence Fishburne, Philip Seymour Hoffman,...
Tom Cruise reprises his role as secret agent Ethan Hunt for the last time with more outrageously over-the-top set pieces, and explosions and gadgets g... Read more