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).
Swamp Thing (1981)
5.4/10
Director: Wes Craven
Starring: Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise
Out of the pages of a DC comic comes this action pic about a scientist who turns into a strong, kindly monster who is half human and half plant. Ray W... Read more
Swashbuckler (1976)
6/10
Director: James Goldstone
Starring: Beau Bridges, Genevieve Bujold, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle, Robert Shaw
Robert Shaw, Genevieve Bujold and James Earl Jones star in this lusty, rollicking pirate adventure set in the 18th Century Caribbean. A pirate and a h... Read more
Sweeney 2 (1978)
6.7/10
Director: Tom Clegg
Starring: Denholm Elliott, Dennis Waterman, Ken Hutchison, John Thaw, Lewis Fiander, Anna...
"We're the Sweeney, son, and we haven't had any dinner..." The second of two big screen spin-offs from the roughest, toughest and most politically inc... Read more
Sweeney! (1976)
6.9/10
Director: David Wickes
Starring: Barry Foster, Dennis Waterman, Ian Bannen, John Thaw, Colin Welland, Diane Keen
"Shut it you slag... You're nicked!" The first of two big screen spin-offs from the roughest, toughest and most politically incorrect crime series in... Read more
Sweet Tooth (2021)
7.8/10
Starring: Nonso Anozie, Christian Convery, Adeel Akhtar
Ten years ago "The Great Crumble" wreaked havoc on the world and led to the mysterious emergence of hybrids babies born part human, part animal. Unsur... Read more
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1983)
4.4/10
Director: Stephen Weeks
Starring: Leigh Lawson, Lila Kedrova, Peter Cushing, Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Ronald L...
In this uneven dramatization of a legendary sword-and-sorcery tale, the Green Knight (Sean Connery) is a magician who appears at King Arthur's court b... Read more
Swordfish (2001)
6.5/10
Director: Dominic Sena
Starring: Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Hugh Jackman, Vinnie Jones, John Travolta, Sam Shepard
Non-stop mix of high-tech thrills and plot twists stars John Travolta as a mysterious criminal mastermind (or is he?) who hatches a plan to lift billi... Read more
Swordfish ( Blu-ray ) (2001)
6.5/10
Director: Dominic Sena
Starring: Don Cheadle, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, John Travolta, Sam Shepard, Vinnie Jones
Non-stop mix of high-tech thrills and plot twists stars John Travolta as a mysterious criminal mastermind (or is he?) who hatches a plan to lift billi... Read more
Take Home Pay (2019)
Director: Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa
Two brothers, Alama and Popo, arrive for the first time in New Zealand as Seasonal Workers, making plenty of money to take back home to their families... Read more
Taken 2 (2012)
6.3/10
Director: Olivier Megaton
Starring: Famke Janssen, Liam Neeson, Rade Serbedzija, Maggie Grace
Fast-paced sequel to the hit action yarn sees Liam Neeson return as the ex-intelligence agent with a "very particular set of skills" and a disdain for... Read more