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).
Undersea Kingdom (1936)
4.8/10
Director: B Reeves Eason, Joseph Kane
Crash Corrigan, a recent graduate of Annapolis, and Diana, a go-getting reporter, join Professor Norton for a search for the source of a string of ear... Read more
Underworld (2003)
7/10
Director: Len Wiseman
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly, Erwin Leder, Bill...
In the Underworld, Vampires are a secret clan of modern aristocratic sophisticates whose mortal enemies are the Lycans (Werewolves), a shrewd gang of... Read more
Underworld: Awakening (2011)
6.4/10
Director: Mans Marlind, Bjorn Stein
Starring: Charles Dance, Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Rea, Michael Ealy, Theo James, India Eis...
Death Dealer Selene (Kate Beckinsale) is back - again dressed in skintight black - for this fourth installment of the popular horror/action series, as... Read more
Underworld: Evolution (2006)
6.7/10
Director: Len Wiseman
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Tony Curran, Bill Nighy, Derek Jacobi
The violent feud between the snooty vampires and thuggish werewolves escalates as beautiful Death Dealer Selene (Kate Beckinsale) and her forbidden Ly... Read more
Underworld: Evolution ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
6.7/10
Director: Len Wiseman
Starring: Derek Jacobi, Kate Beckinsale, Steven Mackintosh, Bill Nighy, Scott Speedman, To...
The violent feud between the snooty vampires and thuggish werewolves escalates as beautiful Death Dealer Selene (Kate Beckinsale) and her forbidden Ly... Read more
Underworld: Extended Edition ( Blu-ray ) (2003)
7/10
Director: Len Wiseman
Starring: Erwin Leder, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Nighy, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen, Shane B...
In the Underworld, Vampires are a secret clan of modern aristocratic sophisticates whose mortal enemies are the Lycans (Werewolves), a shrewd gang of... Read more
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
6.6/10
Director: Patrick Tatopoulos
Starring: Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra, Steven Mackintosh, David Ashton, Kevin G...
The third in the 'Underworld' series is a slick prequel that fleshes out the story of the ancient war between Vampires and their one-time slaves, the... Read more
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans ( Blu-ray ) (2009)
6.6/10
Director: Patrick Tatopoulos
Starring: Steven Mackintosh, Bill Nighy, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Michael Sheen, Rhona Mitra,...
The third in the 'Underworld' series is a slick prequel that fleshes out the story of the ancient war between Vampires and their one-time slaves, the... Read more
Unforgotten (2015)
8.3/10
Starring: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nicola Walker
London detectives investigate crimes from the past, unravelling secrets left buried for years. Read more
Unforgotten Series 2 (2017)
Starring: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nicola Walker, Bernard Hill, Trevor Eve, Ruth Sheen, Tom Courte...
This crime-drama stars Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar as the lead characters DCI Cassie Stuart and DS Sunil "Sunny" Khan. The detectives are on a m... Read more