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).
The Luminaries (2020)
6.4/10
Starring: Eve Hewson, Eva Green, Himesh Patel, Marton Csokas, Ewen Leslie, Erik Thomson, M...
Adventure mystery set in the midst of New Zealand's 1860's gold rush period. It has all the stuff that makes a good drama: murder, love and revenge, a... Read more
The Machine Girl (2008)
5.9/10
Director: Noboru Iguchi
Starring: Minase Yashiro, Asami , Kentaro Shimazu, Honoka , Nobuhiro Nishihara
When gangsters murder her brother, and hack off her left arm, sweet Japanese schoolgirl Ami takes matters into her own...er, hand, and gets her stump... Read more
The Magic Blade (1976)
7.1/10
Director: Chu Yuan
Starring: Ti Lung, Ching Li, Lo Lieh
This exciting tale of two swordsmen vying with a power-hungry villain for possession of the dangerous 'Peacock Dart' showcases brilliantly choreograph... Read more
The Magic Carpet (1951)
5.3/10
Director: Lew Landers
Starring: Lucille Ball, John Agar, Patricia Medina
Using a magic flying carpet and a handful of friends, the son of a murdered Caliph must fight the usurper in order to win the throne of the Caliphate. Read more
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
7.8/10
Director: John Sturges
Starring: Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Eli Wallach, Charles Bronson, James C...
All-star cowboy classic based on the Japanese film "Seven Samurai." Gunslinger Yul Brynner, at the request of Mexican peasants, recruits a band of his... Read more
The Magnificent Seven ( Blu-ray ) (1960)
7.8/10
Director: John Sturges
Starring: Brad Dexter, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach, Horst Buchholz, James Coburn, Robert...
All-star cowboy classic based on the Japanese film "Seven Samurai." Gunslinger Yul Brynner, at the request of Mexican peasants, recruits a band of his... Read more
The Magnificent Seven Collection ( The Magnificent Seven / Return of the Magnificent Seven / Guns of the Magnificent Seven / The Magnificent Seven Ride! ) (1972)
Director: Burt Kennedy, John Sturges, Paul Wendkos, George McCowan
Starring: Yul Brynner, Charles Bronson, Horst Buchholz, James Coburn, Brad Dexter, Steve M...
A collection containing the four 'Magnificent Seven' features. "The Magnificent Seven" (1960) - In this western remake of "Seven Samurai," paid gunsli... Read more
The Magnificent Seven Collection ( The Magnificent Seven / Return of the Magnificent Seven / Guns of the Magnificent Seven / The Magnificent Seven Ride! ) (Blu-ray) (1972)
Director: Burt Kennedy, John Sturges, Paul Wendkos, George McCowan
Starring: Yul Brynner, Charles Bronson, Horst Buchholz, James Coburn, Brad Dexter, Steve M...
A collection containing the four 'Magnificent Seven' features. "The Magnificent Seven" (1960) - In this western remake of "Seven Samurai," paid gunsli... Read more
The Mallorca Files (2019)
6.5/10
A British and German detective clashing over how to police the Spanish island of Mallorca. Read more
The Man from Hong Kong (1975)
Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith
Starring: George Lazenby, Jimmy Wang Yu
Aka "The Dragon Flies". The Far East picks a fight Down Under in The Man From Hong Kong, a cult martial arts action extravaganza from Ozploitation... Read more