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).
Return of the Street Fighter (1974)
6.4/10
Director: Shigehiro Ozawa
Starring: Sonny Chiba
Martial arts sensation Sonny Chiba is back! Having well earned his reputation as a man who gets things done, he is hired by a gang to silence a squeal... Read more
Revenge of the Musketeers ( aka D'Artagnan's Daughter ) (1994)
5.9/10
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Starring: Philippe Noiret, Sami Frey, Sophie Marceau, Claude Rich
The legendary swordsmen of 17th-century France are called back into action by D'Artagnan's daughter (Sophie Marceau) when her convent home offers sanc... Read more
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Revolver (1973)
5.4/10
Director: Sergio Sollima
Starring: Oliver Reed, Fabio Testi
Oliver Reed is a stern prison warden who is thrown into turmoil when his loving wife is kidnapped by criminals demanding the release of inmate Fabio T... Read more
Riddick (2013)
6.4/10
Director: David Twohy
Starring: Bokeem Woodbine, Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Jordi Molla, Katee Sackhoff, Dave Bauti...
Vin Diesel reprises his role as anti-hero Riddick in the third chapter of the sci-fi action saga. A dangerous, escaped convict wanted by every bounty... Read more
Riddick (Blu-ray) (2013)
6.4/10
Director: David Twohy
Starring: Bokeem Woodbine, Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Jordi Molla, Katee Sackhoff, Dave Bauti...
Vin Diesel reprises his role as anti-hero Riddick in the third chapter of the sci-fi action saga. A dangerous, escaped convict wanted by every bounty... Read more
Rio Grande (1950)
7.2/10
Director: John Ford
Starring: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson
John Wayne is Lt. Colonel Kirby Yorke in the third of the trilogy of John Ford's films on the U.S. Cavalry. His mission is to cross the Rio Grande in... Read more
Rio Lobo ( Blu-ray ) (1970)
6.8/10
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: Jack Elam, Jennifer O'Neill, John Wayne, Jorge Rivero, Victor French, Christophe...
The final film of Howard Hawks, and the fifth pairing over a 22-year period with the Duke, is a classic action-filled John Wayne western set into moti... Read more
Roar: The Complete Series (1997)
6.3/10
Starring: Heath Ledger, John Saint Ryan, Lisa Zane, Vera Farmiga, Sebastian Roche
The role that lead Hollywood to Heath Ledger's door was that of young Irish chieftain, Conor, battling the evil Roman Queen and her wizard, Longinus.... Read more
Rob Roy (1995)
6.9/10
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Starring: Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, John Hurt, Tim Roth, Eric Stoltz, Brian Cox
Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange are at the centre of this historical drama with a liberal dose of sex and romance about the legendary Scottish warrior R... Read more
Rob Roy ( Blu-ray ) (1995)
6.9/10
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Starring: Brian Cox, Eric Stoltz, Jessica Lange, John Hurt, Liam Neeson, Tim Roth
Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange are at the centre of this historical drama with a liberal dose of sex and romance about the legendary Scottish warrior R... Read more