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).
Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
7.1/10
Director: Dominic Sena
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Robert Duvall
Nicolas Cage stars as a legendary car thief who returns to Southern California, after calling it quits, to save brother Giovanni Ribisi, who will be b... Read more
Gone With The West (1974)
3.1/10
Starring: James Caan, Stefanie Powers, Aldo Ray, Barbara Werle, Sammy Davis Jr, Robert Wal...
After being framed, a cowboy is sent to jail. After his time is served, he leaves with vengeance in his heart. Soon he meets a young Native American w... Read more
Good Kill (2014)
6.4/10
Director: Andrew Niccol
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Bruce Greenwood, Zoe Kravitz, Jake Abel, January Jones
A Las Vegas-based fighter pilot turned drone pilot fights the Taliban by remote control for 12 hours a day, then goes home to the suburbs and feuds wi... Read more
Goodbye Pork Pie (1980)
6.9/10
Director: Geoff Murphy
Starring: Tony Barry, Kelly Johnson, Claire Oberman
Gerry is a 19-year-old unemployed no-hoper from Auckland who illicitly rents a yellow Mini with little more than mischief in mind. He offers a ride to... Read more
Gorgeous (1999)
6.1/10
Director: Vincent Kok
Starring: Emil Chau, Shu Qi, Tony Leung (Chiu Wai), Jackie Chan
This change-of-pace outing for Jackie Chan, playing a corporate Kingpin, has him dealing with an unscrupulous rival attack after falling for a comely... Read more
Gran Turismo (2023)
7.2/10
Starring: David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Archie Madekwe
The true story of a team of unlikely underdogs -- a working-class gamer, a former race-car driver, and an idealistic motorsport executive -- who risk... Read more
Green Ice (1981)
5.6/10
Director: Ernest Day
Starring: Ryan O'Neal, Anne Archer, Omar Sharif
A skilled team of professionals plot to steal an enormous cache of emeralds, but their daring get-rich-quick scheme lands them in the middle of the co... Read more
Green Lantern (2011)
5.6/10
Director: Martin Campbell
Starring: Angela Bassett, Mark Strong, Tim Robbins, Ryan Reynolds, Peter Sarsgaard, Blake...
Chosen to be the first human inducted into the cosmic peacekeeping force known as the Green Lantern Corps, hot-shot test pilot Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynol... Read more
Green Lantern (Blu-ray) (3D) (2011)
5.5/10
Director: Martin Campbell
Starring: Angela Bassett, Mark Strong, Tim Robbins, Ryan Reynolds, Peter Sarsgaard, Blake...
Chosen to be the first human inducted into the cosmic peacekeeping force known as the Green Lantern Corps, hot-shot test pilot Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynol... Read more
Green Lantern: First Flight (2009)
7.1/10
Director: Lauren Montgomery
Starring: John Larroquette, Kurtwood Smith, Larry Drake, Michael Madsen, Victor Garber, Tr...
When pilot Hal Jordan accepts a mysterious ring from a dying alien creature, it transforms him into a Green Lantern - one of an elite force of superhe... Read more