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 Three Musketeers - Part II: Milady (2023)
6.7/10
Starring: Francois Civil, Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris, Pio Marmai, Eva Green, Louis Garre...
Following the events of D'Artagnan, a secret from the past shatters old alliances in the spectacular second chapter to Martin Bourboulon's lavish, all... Read more
The Three Musketeers Volume 1 (1-6) (1933)
5.6/10
Director: Armand Schaefer
Starring: John Wayne
Tom Wayne rescues Clancy, Renard and Schmidt in the Arabian desert and they join him in going after El Shaitan, a bad guy who is never seen as he trie... Read more
The Three Musketeers Volume 2 (7-12) (1933)
8.1/10
Director: Armand Schaefer
Starring: John Wayne
Tom Wayne rescues Clancy, Renard and Schmidt in the Arabian desert and they join him in going after El Shaitan, a bad guy who is never seen as he trie... Read more
The Tiger Blade (2005)
4.5/10
Director: Theeratorn Siriphunvaraporn
Starring: Atsadawut Luengsuntorn, Phimonrat Phisarayabud, Pongpat Wachirabunjong
Thai policeman Yosthana finds his combat skills lacking when it comes to defeating a gang of Burmese rebels with supernatural powers at their command.... Read more
The Tower (2012)
6.5/10
Director: Ji-hoon KIm
Starring: Kyung-gu Sol, Sang-kyung Kim, Ye-jin Son
A freak helicopter accident over a Seoul high-rise apartment complex turns the skyscrapers into a towering inferno. Now the buildings' manager and loc... Read more
The Towering Inferno (1974)
6.9/10
Director: Irwin Allen, John Guillermin
Starring: Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Richard Chamberlain, F...
The Oscar-winning cinematography stands out in this all-star epic about a burning skyscraper. Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, William Holden and Faye Duna... Read more
The Transporter (2002)
6.8/10
Director: Corey Yuen Kwai
Starring: Jason Statham, Shu Qi, Francois Berleand
Frank Martin (Jason Statham - "Snatch") is the best at what he does: transporting dangerous or illegal goods with no questions asked. Problems arise w... Read more
The Transporter ( Blu-ray ) (2002)
6.8/10
Director: Corey Yuen Kwai
Starring: Jason Statham, Shu Qi, Francois Berleand
Frank Martin (Jason Statham - "Snatch") is the best at what he does: transporting dangerous or illegal goods with no questions asked. Problems arise w... Read more
The Trials Of Cate McCall (2013)
6.3/10
Director: Karen Moncrieff
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Nick Nolte, James Cromwell, Mark Pellegrino
In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal... Read more
The Triangle (2005)
6.6/10
Director: Craig R Baxley
Starring: Eric Stoltz, Catherine Bell, Lou Diamond Phillips, Bruce Davison, Sam Neill, Lis...
Developed by Bryan Singer ('X-Men') and Dean Devlin ('Stargate'), this supernatural sci-fi mini-series stars Sam Neill as a shipping tycoon who wants... Read more