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).
Deadpool 2 (2018)
7.9/10
Director: David Leitch
Starring: Josh Brolin, Leslie Uggams, Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Eddie Marsan, TJ Mil...
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool meets Russell, an angry teenage mutant who lives at an orphanage. When Russell becomes the target of Cable -- a geneti... Read more
Deadpool 2 (Blu-ray) (2018)
7.9/10
Director: David Leitch
Starring: Josh Brolin, Leslie Uggams, Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Eddie Marsan, TJ Mil...
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool meets Russell, an angry teenage mutant who lives at an orphanage. When Russell becomes the target of Cable -- a geneti... Read more
Deadpool and Wolverine (Blu-ray) (2024)
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman
Deadpool's peaceful existence comes crashing down when the Time Variance Authority recruits him to help safeguard the multiverse. He soon unites with... Read more
Death Duel (1977)
6.8/10
Director: Chu Yuan
Starring: Yu An-an, Ping Chen, Derek Yee, Ling Yun
Yen Shih-san (Ling Yun) is reputed to be a swordsman without equal, and in a brief space of time kills several challengers, all of whom were also skil... Read more
Death Race (2008)
6.4/10
Director: Paul W S Anderson
Starring: Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane, Tyrese Gibson, Natalie Martinez
Barnstorming futuristic thriller with Jason Statham as ex-con Jensen Ames, forced by a notorious prison warden to compete in the post-industrial world... Read more
Death Race ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
6.4/10
Director: Paul W S Anderson
Starring: Ian McShane, Joan Allen, Jason Statham, Tyrese Gibson, Natalie Martinez
Barnstorming futuristic thriller with Jason Statham as ex-con Jensen Ames, forced by a notorious prison warden to compete in the post-industrial world... Read more
Death Race 2000 / Deathsport (1975)
Director: Paul Bartel, Allan Arkush, Henry Suso
Starring: Claudia Jennings, David Carradine, Mary Woronov, Sylvester Stallone, Roberta Col...
A killer double feature of 70s exploitation from legendary B-movie producer Roger Corman. 'Death Race 2000' (1975, 80 mins) - Paul Bartel's cult class... Read more
Death Rides a Horse (1969)
7.2/10
Director: Giulio Petroni
Starring: Lee Van Cleef, John Phillip Law
Bill (John Phillip Law) grows up to seek revenge on the gang that killed his parents. He meets up with Ryan (Lee Van Cleef), a veteran gunslinger seek... Read more
Death Sentence (2007)
6.8/10
Director: James Wan
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Preston, Jordan Garrett, Stuart Lafferty, Ai...
Nick Hume (Kevin Bacon) becomes a man on a grisly mission after his family is attacked in a sadistic gang initiation ritual. Hell-bent on cold-bloode... Read more
Death Train (1993)
4.3/10
Director: David S Jackson
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Patrick Stewart, Alexandra Paul, Ted Levine, Christopher Lee
Based on Alistair MacLean's best-seller, a Russian dissident intent on re-igniting the Cold War hijacks a train an dheads for Iraq. The UN quickly mo... Read more