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).
Equilibrium (2002)
7.5/10
Director: Kurt Wimmer
Starring: Christian Bale, Sean Bean, Taye Diggs, Angus MacFadyen, Emily Watson, Matthew Ha...
In an attempt to end wars and maintain peace, mankind has outlawed the things that trigger emotion - literature, music and art. To uphold the law, a s... Read more
Eraser (1996)
6.1/10
Director: Chuck Russell
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, James Caan, James Coburn, Robert Pastor...
Arnold Schwarzenegger is a Federal Marshal working for the Witness Protection Program. Vanessa Williams plays a defense contractor employee who discov... Read more
Errol Flynn Collection: Captain Blood (1935) / Dodge City (1939) / The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) / The Sea Hawk (1940) / They Died With Their Boots On (1941) / The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2006)
Director: Michael Curtiz, Raoul Walsh
Starring: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Lionel Atwill, Ann Sheridan, Bette Davis, Bren...
A must-see for fans of the swashbuckling Aussie bloke who became a Hollywood icon. Includes five of Flynn's best-known films: 'Captain Blood', 'Dodge... Read more
Escape (2012)
6.1/10
Director: Roar Uthaug
Starring: Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Isabel Christine Andreasen, Hallvard Holmen
In 14th-century Norway, with the terrors of the Black Plague 10 years in the past, tragedy finally catches up to 19-year-old Signe (Isabel Christine A... Read more
Escape From Absolom (1994)
Director: Martin Campbell
Starring: Lance Henriksen, Ray Liotta, Stuart Wilson, Kevin Dillon, Kevin J O'Connor, Mich...
A.k.a. 'No Escape'. Sentenced to life imprisonment in a futuristic high security prison, convict John Robins (Ray Liotta) is left to fend for himself... Read more
Escape From L.A. (1996)
5.7/10
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Stacy Keach, Kurt Russell, Pam Grier, Cliff Robertson, Peter Fond...
The man with the patch is back. Call him Snake. Kurt Russell rejoins filmmakers John Carpenter and Debra Hill to do to the Big Orange what they did to... Read more
Escape From L.A. ( Blu-ray ) (1996)
5.7/10
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Cliff Robertson, Kurt Russell, Pam Grier, Peter Fonda, Stacy Keach, Steve Buscem...
The man with the patch is back. Call him Snake. Kurt Russell rejoins filmmakers John Carpenter and Debra Hill to do to the Big Orange what they did to... Read more
Escape From Mogadishu (2021)
7/10
Starring: Zo In-Sung
In 1991 war-torn Somalia the personnel and the families of both the South Korean and the North Korean embassies have the same goal: to escape from Mog... Read more
Escape From New York (1981)
7.2/10
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Sea...
1997. New York City is a maximum security prison. When the President's plane crash lands within it's walls, he is taken prisoner by criminals demandin... Read more
Escape From New York ( Blu-ray ) (1981)
7.2/10
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Adrienne Barbeau, Donald Pleasence, Ernest Borgnine, Harry Dean Stanton, Kurt Ru...
1997. New York City is a maximum security prison. When the President's plane crash lands within it's walls, he is taken prisoner by criminals demandin... Read more