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).
Mr. Right (2015)
6.4/10
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick, Tim Roth
After going through a painful break-up, a woman meets a man who appears to be perfect for her. However, as their relationship develops, she learns tha... Read more
Muay Thai Chaiya Boxers (2007)
Director: Kongkiat Khomsiri
Starring: Akara Amarttayakul, Thawatchai Penpakdee, Saengthong Gate-Uthong, Prawit Kittich...
Friends since their boyhoods in the country, Piak and Phao travel to the big city lights of 1970s Bangkok to make their fortune at professional boxing... Read more
Mulan (2020)
5.4/10
Director: Niki Caro
Starring: Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Jet Li, Jason Scott Lee
A young Chinese maiden disguises herself as a male warrior in order to save her father. Read more
Mulan (Blu-ray) (2020)
7.6/10
Director: Niki Caro
Starring: Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Jet Li, Jason Scott Lee
A young Chinese maiden disguises herself as a male warrior in order to save her father. Read more
Mulberry Street (2006)
5/10
Director: Jim Mickle
Starring: Kim Blair, Nick Damici
One sweltering summer day in Manhattan, the streets explode into chaos as a rat-borne virus breaks out. With every vicious bite, more and more city dw... Read more
Murderers' Row / The Silencers (1966)
Director: Phil Karlson
Starring: Dean Martin, Stella Stevens, Victor Buono, Ann-Margret , James Gregory
After the success of the James Bond films, Dean Martin swung his way onto the big screen as super-cool secret agent Matt Helm in these popular lighthe... Read more
Murphy's Law (1986)
5.9/10
Director: J Lee Thompson
Starring: Charles Bronson, Carrie Snodgress, Richard Romanus, Robert F Lyons
This thrilling game of hide-and-seek between a clever psychopath and a lone lawman hellbent on reaping justice stars Charles Bronson as veteran detect... Read more
Muru (2022)
7.3/10
Director: Tearepa Kahi
Starring: Cliff Curtis, Jay Ryan, Manu Bennett, Simone Kessell
Inspired by actual events, MURU is the story of a local Police Sergeant 'Taffy' Tawharau (Cliff Curtis), who must choose between his badge and his peo... Read more
Musa: The Warrior (2001)
6.2/10
Director: Sung-su Kim
Starring: Woo-sung Jung, Zhang Ziyi, Sung-kee Ahn, Jin-mo Ju, Yong-woo Park
It is 1375 and tribal clans are at war. When the Korean peace envoys are betrayed, they escape and stumble across a Ming Princess (Zhang Ziyi) and the... Read more
Mutant Chronicles (2008)
5.2/10
Director: Simon Hunter
Starring: Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, Devon Aoki, Sean Pertwee, John Malkovich, Benno Furman...
In the dystopian future of the 28th century, four giant corporations wage war for domination over the planet's dwindling resources. But the carnage ab... Read more