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).
Fight Club ( Blu-ray ) (1999)
8.8/10
Director: David Fincher
Starring: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Jared Leto, Tom Waits, Meat Loaf
Brad Pitt and Edward Norton deliver grand performances in this stunningly original, darkly comic film from the director of 'Seven'. A chance encounter... Read more
Fight or Flight (2025)
6.4/10
Director: James Madigan
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Charithra Chandran, Katee Sackhoff, Julian Kostov
A deadly mid-air crisis erupts when a routine flight becomes the centre of a global manhunt. Disgraced former agent Lucas Reyes (Josh Hartnett) is pul... Read more
Final Score (2018)
5.6/10
Director: Scott Mann
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Ralph Brown, Ray Stevenson, Dave Bautista
After deadly terrorists abduct his niece at a soccer match, an ex-soldier with lethal fighting skills wages a one-man war to save her and prevent mass... Read more
Fire of Conscience (2009)
6.2/10
Director: Dante Lam
Starring: Leon Lai, Richie Ren, Baoqiang Wang, Vivian Hsu
Leon Lai and Richie Jen headline this hardboiled crime actioner as opposing cops with dark pasts that build to even darker consequences. Ill-tempered,... Read more
Firefox (1982)
5.9/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Freddie Jones, David Huffman
Clint Eastwood, an ex-US pilot, is persuaded to undertake a mission to the USSR to steal a supersonic jet fighter that is invisible to radar and contr... Read more
First Blood ( Rambo ) (1982)
7.7/10
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy
John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is an ex-Green Beret haunted by his memories of Vietnam. Harassed and jailed by the locals in a Northwest town, he mak... Read more
First Blood ( Rambo ) ( Blu-ray ) (1982)
7.7/10
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy
John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is an ex-Green Beret haunted by his memories of Vietnam. Harassed and jailed by the locals in a Northwest town, he mak... Read more
First Knight (1995)
5.9/10
Director: Jerry Zucker
Starring: Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Julia Ormond
In the days of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, the battle to keep the dream of Camelot alive had its price. Sean Connery, Richard Gere... Read more
First Love (2019)
6.7/10
Director: Takashi Miike
Leo is a young boxer, successful but unable to show emotion. He has a fight scheduled and is sure that he will win. Instead, his opponent knocks him o... Read more
Fist of Fury (1972)
7.3/10
Director: Lo Wei
Starring: Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, James Tien, Robert Baker
AKA 'The Chinese Connection'. In what many enthusiasts consider to be 'the ultimate martial arts movie', Bruce Lee is a true force of nature as he bat... Read more