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).
Rampage (Blu-Ray) (2018)
6.2/10
Director: Brad Peyton
Starring: Marley Shelton, Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerma...
Primatologist Davis (Dwayne Johnson) shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent silverback gorilla who has been in his car... Read more
Raw Deal (1986)
5.5/10
Director: John Irvin
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold, Darren McGavin, Sam Wanamaker, Paul Shen...
This violent and tongue-in-cheek thriller stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as a small-town sheriff (and former FBI agent) who single-handedly takes on the... Read more
Read or Die (2001)
7.5/10
Director: Kouji Masunari
A sinister plot is afoot and only one young schoolteacher with an overdeveloped affinity for literature can stop it - Ms. Yomiko Readman... better kno... Read more
Real Steel (2011)
7.1/10
Director: Shawn Levy
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kevin Durand, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goyo, Anthony Mackie
"Rocky" meets the Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots in this inspiring underdog tale loosely based on the short story "Steel" by Richard Matheson. It's the year... Read more
Red 2 (2013)
6.6/10
Director: Dean Parisot
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Brian Cox, Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Helen Mirren, Jo...
In "Red 2", retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a m... Read more
Red Dawn (1984)
6.4/10
Director: John Milius
Starring: Patrick Swayze, C Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Ben Johnson, Harry Dean Stanton,...
It's gung-ho action all the way as a troop of small-town teenagers take on the Commies when the U.S. of A. gets invaded. Opening with a truly memorabl... Read more
Red Dawn ( Blu-ray ) (1984)
6.4/10
Director: John Milius
Starring: Ben Johnson, C Thomas Howell, Charlie Sheen, Harry Dean Stanton, Jennifer Grey,...
It's gung-ho action all the way as a troop of small-town teenagers take on the Commies when the U.S. of A. gets invaded. Opening with a truly memorabl... Read more
Red Sonja (1985)
5/10
Director: Richard Fleischer
Starring: Brigitte Nielsen, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger takes a back seat to Brigitte Nielsen in this sword and sorcery adventure film with the title character a fearless female warrio... Read more
Red State (2011)
6.2/10
Director: Kevin Smith
Starring: John Goodman, Kevin Pollak, Melissa Leo, Michael Parks, Stephen Root, Michael An...
Director Kevin Smith's controversial blend of horror, action, and dark humor follows three teens as they're lured into the depraved world of fundament... Read more
Red vs Blue: Season 6 - Reconstruction (2008)
8.7/10
Director: Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum
A new enemy. A new hero. The same bunch of rejects. When a secret government project goes wrong, the Reds and Blues must reconstruct their units to fo... Read more