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).
Conan the Barbarian (1981)
6.9/10
Director: John Milius
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Sandahl Bergman, Ben Davidson, Gerry Lo...
A story of sword-and-sorcery revenge by a warrior in a time of long ago, as our hero (Arnold Schwarzenegger) seeks revenge on the cult leader who dest... Read more
Conan the Destroyer (1984)
5.9/10
Director: Richard Fleischer
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Mako , Wilt Chamberlain, Tracey Walter, Oliv...
In this sequel, Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his cohorts must rescue a Princess from the clutches of an evil wizard and retrieve a valuable magic... Read more
Concealed (2017)
4.8/10
Director: Shane T Hall
Starring: Simon Lyndon, Paul Tassone, Nadia Townsend
Max, a struggling actor living in South Africa, has flown into Sydney, Australia for the audition of his life. As soon as he lands things start to go... Read more
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
6.7/10
Director: Richard Donner
Starring: Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts, Patrick Stewart
Jerry Fletcher (Mel Gibson) is a sometime New York cabbie and fulltime conspiracy buff. Julia Roberts is a federal attorney who refused to believe him... Read more
Contraband (2012)
6.5/10
Director: Baltasar Kormakur
Starring: Giovanni Ribisi, Kate Beckinsale, Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster, J K Simmons, Caleb...
Former smuggler Chris Farraday (Mark Wahlberg) is drawn back into a life of crime when he must help his brother-in-law (Caleb Landry Jones) pay the $7... Read more
Cop Out (2010)
5.6/10
Director: Kevin Smith
Starring: Bruce Willis, Guillermo Diaz, Kevin Pollak, Seann William Scott, Adam Brody, Tra...
Two long time NYPD partners on the trail of a stolen, rare, mint-condition baseball card find themselves up against a merciless, memorabilia obsessed... Read more
Cosmoball (2020)
4/10
An enormous spaceship hovers over Earth-this is a stadium, which hosts sports events that resemble soccer but at mind-boggling speeds. The name of the... Read more
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
7.9/10
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
The popular anime series "Cowboy Bebop" gets its own feature-length film with the aptly named "Cowboy Bebop: The Movie". Set in the late 21st century,... Read more
Cowboy Bebop: Volume 1 (1998)
8.9/10
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
Starring: Animation
Volume 1 of 6. The year 2071 A.D. That future is now. Driven out of their terrestrial eden, humanity chose the stars as the final frontier. With the s... Read more
Cowboy Bebop: Volume 2 (1998)
8.9/10
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe
Starring: Animation
Volume 2 of 6. Spike and Vicious' deadly duel is concluded and Spike has survived to live another day - and to resume attempts at actually making a li... Read more