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).
Assassin's Creed (2016)
5.8/10
Director: Justin Kurzel
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling, Jeremy Irons, Marion Cotillard, Michael Fas...
Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Ag... Read more
Assassins (1995)
6.3/10
Director: Richard Donner
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Sylvester Stallone, Julianne Moore
Sylvester Stallone (in tweeds) is the old timer hitman looking for a way out while Antonio Banderas ('Desperado') is the young pretender looking to be... Read more
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
6.3/10
Director: Jean-Francois Richet
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Drea de Matteo, Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo,...
Run-down Precinct 13 is closing its doors forever. But everything changes when a high-security prison transport bus arrives with some of Detroit's mos... Read more
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
7.4/10
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Laurie Zimmer, Darwin Joston, Austin Stoker
A riveting movie about a deserted L.A. Police Station that finds itself under siege by a youth gang. Exceptional performances by Austin Stoker, Laurie... Read more
Assembly (2007)
7.3/10
Director: Feng Xiaogang
Starring: Zhang Hanyu, Yuan Wenkang, Deng Chao
Acclaimed Chinese director Feng Xiaogang brings the little known Chinese Civil War into light with this powerful and unflinching film based on a true... Read more
Atlantis: Season 2 (2014)
7.7/10
Starring: Mark Addy, Robert Emms, Sarah Parish
Far from home, Jason washes up on the shores of the ancient and mysterious city of Atlantis. Read more
Atlantis: The Legend Begins (2013)
6.6/10
Starring: Mark Addy, Robert Emms, Sarah Parish
Far from home, Jason washes up on the shores of the ancient and mysterious city of Atlantis. Read more
Attack Force Z (1982)
5.6/10
Director: Tim Burstall
Starring: Mel Gibson, Chris Haywood, John Phillip Law, Sam Neill
Mel Gibson commands an elite military team dispatched during WWII to locate and rescue the survivors of a shot-down plane, stranded on a South Pacific... Read more
Attack on Titan: Collection 1 (2013)
8.8/10
Many years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating T... Read more
Attack on Titan: Collection 2 (2013)
8.8/10
Eren Jaeger vowed to rid mankind of the bloodthirsty giants who devoured his mother and destroyed his city. Now, after discovering that he has the abi... Read more