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).
Skyfall ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7.8/10
Director: Sam Mendes
Starring: Albert Finney, Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Ha...
Daniel Craig is back as James Bond 007 in the 23rd installment of the longest-running film franchise in history. When Bond's latest assignment goes gr... Read more
Skyscraper (2018)
6/10
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Starring: Chin Han, Neve Campbell, Noah Taylor, Dwayne Johnson, Byron Mann, Roland Moller,...
Will Sawyer is a former FBI agent and U.S. war veteran who now assesses security for skyscrapers. While he's on assignment in China, the world's talle... Read more
Skyscraper (Blu-Ray) (2018)
6/10
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Starring: Chin Han, Neve Campbell, Noah Taylor, Dwayne Johnson, Byron Mann, Roland Moller,...
Will Sawyer is a former FBI agent and U.S. war veteran who now assesses security for skyscrapers. While he's on assignment in China, the world's talle... Read more
Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018)
5.6/10
Director: Crispian Mills
Starring: Asa Butterfield, Michael Sheen, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Margot Robbie
An illustrious British boarding school becomes a bloody battleground when a mysterious sinkhole appears at a nearby fracking site unleashing unspeakab... Read more
Sleepless Night (2011)
6.7/10
Director: Frederic Jardin
Starring: Julien Boisselier, Tomer Sisley, Joey Starr
Vincent is a well-respected cop and devoted father, but below the surface of his idyllic life he is involved with a very dangerous group of gangsters... Read more
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
6.9/10
Director: Hal Needham
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Mike Henry
Burt Reynolds, as a legendary truck driver and CB fanatic, picks up a female hitchhiker and a crazy turn of events sets off the longest-running chase... Read more
Smokey and the Bandit 2 & 3 (1980)
Director: Dick Lowry, Hal Needham
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Dom DeLuise, Sally Field, Paul Willia...
The sequel to the smash-hit of 1977 continues the good ol' boy antics with Burt Reynolds and company once again tangling with Sheriff Buford T Justice... Read more
Smokin' Aces (2007)
7/10
Director: Joe Carnahan
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jeremy Piven, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Andy Garcia, Joseph Rus...
A bullet-strewn ensemble comedy/thriller with Jeremy Piven as small-time scammer Buddy 'Aces' Israel, about to turn State's evidence against the mob.... Read more
Snake and Crane Arts Of Shaolin (1974)
6.7/10
Director: Chen Chi Hwa
Starring: Jackie Chan, Nora Miao, Kum Kong, Liu Ya Ying
Jackie Chan stars as a young warrior suspected of stealing a book of instructions for the unbeatable technique of the 'art of Snake and Crane'. He cla... Read more
Snake Eyes (2021)
6/10
Director: Robert Schwentke
Starring: Henry Golding, Iko Uwais, Peter Mensah, Samara Weaving
After saving the life of their heir apparent, tenacious loner Snake Eyes is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage where he is t... Read more