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).
Monster Hunters (2020)
2.1/10
Starring: Tom Sizemore
When an alien prison ship crash lands and unleashes creature after creature in the California desert, the Prisoners make quick work of the dozen that... Read more
Moon Warriors (1993)
6.6/10
Director: Sammo Hung
Starring: Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Anita Mui, Kenny Bee
An extraordinary tale of rivalry, betrayal and vengeance, a martial arts swashbuckler featuring some of the most aggressively acrobatic fight scenes e... Read more
Moonfall (2022)
5.2/10
Director: Roland Emmerich
A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it. Read more
Moonraker (1979)
6.3/10
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Starring: Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Roger Moore, Richard Kiel
The sky's no longer the limit for 007 when Roger Moore, as James Bond, blasts into orbit to bring down an obsessed tycoon with his own space station a... Read more
Moonraker ( Blu-ray ) (1979)
6.3/10
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Starring: Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Roger Moore, Corinne Clery, Richard Kiel
The sky's no longer the limit for 007 when Roger Moore, as James Bond, blasts into orbit to bring down an obsessed tycoon with his own space station a... Read more
Morbius (2022)
5.2/10
Director: Daniel Espinosa
Starring: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Tyrese Gibson, Michael Keato...
Biochemist Michael Morbius tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but he inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead. Read more
Mortal (2020)
5.7/10
Director: André Øvredal
Starring: Nat Wolff
Fantasy adventure origin story about a young man discovering he has God-like powers based on ancient Norwegian mythology. Read more
Mortal Engines (2018)
6.4/10
Director: Christian Rivers
Starring: Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Lang
Hundreds of years after civilization was destroyed by a cataclysmic event, a mysterious young woman, Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar), emerges as the only on... Read more
Mortal Engines (Blu-Ray) (2018)
6.4/10
Director: Christian Rivers
Starring: Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Lang
Hundreds of years after civilization was destroyed by a cataclysmic event, a mysterious young woman, Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar), emerges as the only on... Read more
Mortal Kombat (1995)
5.8/10
Director: Paul W S Anderson
Starring: Christopher Lambert, Robin Shou, Linden Ashby
Yet another video-game-turned film, this time with the plot stolen shamelessly from 'Enter the Dragon', with three heroes battling extraterrestrial ch... Read more