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).
Primal (2019)
8.7/10
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Famke Janssen, Kevin Durand, Michael Imperioli
A big-game hunter for zoos has booked passage on a Latin American shipping freighter with a fresh haul of exotic and deadly animals from the Amazon, i... Read more
Primal (Blu-ray) (2019)
8.7/10
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Famke Janssen, Kevin Durand, Michael Imperioli
A big-game hunter for zoos has booked passage on a Latin American shipping freighter with a fresh haul of exotic and deadly animals from the Amazon, i... Read more
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
6.6/10
Director: Mike Newell
Starring: Alfred Molina, Ben Kingsley, Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton
In the spirit of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' trilogy comes a thrilling fantasy adventure based on the popular video game series of the same name. R... Read more
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time ( Blu-ray ) (2010)
6.6/10
Director: Mike Newell
Starring: Alfred Molina, Ben Kingsley, Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton
In the spirit of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' trilogy comes a thrilling fantasy adventure based on the popular video game series of the same name. R... Read more
Princess Mononoke (1997)
8.4/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Gillian Anderson, Minnie Driver
This stunning masterpiece by animation wizard Hayao Miyazaki is set during Japan's Muromachi era, when a maddened Boar God infects a prince with a dea... Read more
Princess Mononoke ( Blu-ray ) (1997)
8.4/10
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Gillian Anderson, Minnie Driver,...
This stunning masterpiece by animation wizard Hayao Miyazaki is set during Japan's Muromachi era, when a maddened Boar God infects a prince with a dea... Read more
Probability Zero (1969)
Director: Maurizio Lucidi
Starring: Henry Silva
Europe, WWII. When an Allied Spitfire plane containing important radar equipment is shot down and crashes over Norway, the desperate German forces set... Read more
Project A Part II (1987)
Director: Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Rosamund Kwan, Bill Tung
A nice mix of farce and jaw-dropping action as Jackie Chan battles ornery crooks in turn-of-the-century Hong Kong. One of Buster Keaton's most famous... Read more
Project Wolf Hunting (2022)
6.1/10
Follows dangerous criminals on a cargo ship who are transported from the Philippines to South Korea, as they unleash a sinister force after an escape... Read more
Proxima (2019)
6.4/10
Director: Alice Winocour
Starring: Eva Green, Matt Dillon
An astronaut prepares for a one-year mission aboard the International Space Station. Read more