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).
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
6.3/10
Director: Don Taylor
Starring: Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Sal Mineo, Bradford Dillman, Ricardo Montalban
In the third ape film, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter and Sal Mineo are the chimps who flee through time to modern Los Angeles, only to find their journe... Read more
Escape Plan (2013)
6.7/10
Director: Mikael Hafstrom
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Caviezel, Sylvester Stallone, Vincent D'Onofrio, Vinn...
One of the world's foremost authorities on structural security agrees to take on one last job: breaking out of an ultra-secret, high-tech facility cal... Read more
Escape Room (2019)
6.4/10
Director: Adam Robitel
Starring: Logan Miller, Tyler Labine, Deborah Ann Woll
Six strangers find themselves in a maze of deadly mystery rooms and must use their wits to survive. Read more
Eternals (2021)
6.3/10
Director: Chloe Zhao
Starring: Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kit Harington, Kumail N...
Following the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019), an unexpected tragedy forces the Eternals, ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret fo... Read more
Eternals (Blu-ray) (2021)
6.3/10
Director: Chloe Zhao
Starring: Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kit Harington, Kumail N...
Following the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019), an unexpected tragedy forces the Eternals, ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret fo... Read more
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
6.3/10
Director: James Fargo
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Ruth Gordon, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Beverly D'Angelo
Clint Eastwood drives full throttle into this comedy about an easy going trucker whose bare-knuckled brawling sideline takes him from honkytonk to hon... Read more
Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
8.2/10
Director: Daniel Scheinert
Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jenny Slate
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the liv... Read more
Everything Everywhere All At Once (4K Ultra HD) (2022)
8.2/10
Director: Daniel Scheinert
Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jenny Slate
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the liv... Read more
Everything Everywhere All At Once (Blu-ray) (2022)
8.2/10
Director: Daniel Scheinert
Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jenny Slate
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the liv... Read more
Excalibur (1981)
7.4/10
Director: John Boorman
Starring: Nigel Terry, Nicol Williamson, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi, Paul...
The legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table receives its most impressive screen treatment in "Excalibur", from visionary moviemaker J... Read more