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).
Guns Of Diablo (1964)
5.7/10
Director: Boris Sagal
Starring: Charles Bronson, Kurt Russell, Susan Oliver
Wagon train guide Charles Bronson, accompanied by young Kurt Russell, rides into a strange town where he unexpectedly rekindles an old romance and is... Read more
Gunsmith Cats - Bulletproof! (1995)
Director: Takeshi Mori
Starring: Animation
Supercharged action anime about the exploits of weapon-crazed freelance bounty hunters. Join Chicago's most lethal ladies as pistol-packing Rally Vin... Read more
Habit (2021)
2.8/10
Starring: Bella Thorne, Gavin Rossdale, Josie Ho, Ione Skye
A street-smart party girl gets mixed up in a violent drug deal and finds a possible way out by masquerading as a nun. Read more
Haeundae ( Tidal Wave ) (2009)
6.4/10
Director: Je-gyun Yun
Starring: Jeong-hwa Eom, Ji-won Ha, Kyung-gu Sol, Joong-Hoon Park
During the summer, the beach resort of Haeundae is packed with up to one million vacationing Koreans. On one such day, marine geologist Kim Hwi (Joong... Read more
Half A Loaf Of Kung Fu (1977)
Director: Lo Wei
Starring: Jackie Chan
The humour that is a hallmark of Jackie Chan's cinematic work first appeared in this light-hearted costume actioner, in which Jackie is a member of an... Read more
Halo Legends (2010)
6.7/10
Director: Shinji Aramaki, Hideki Futamura
This sweeping science-fiction saga delves into the rich Halo universe with seven exciting stories (told in eight parts) focused on Master Chief's myst... Read more
Halo Legends ( Blu-ray ) (2010)
6.7/10
Director: Shinji Aramaki, Hideki Futamura
This sweeping science-fiction saga delves into the rich Halo universe with seven exciting stories (told in eight parts) focused on Master Chief's myst... Read more
Hamburger Hill (1987)
6.7/10
Director: John Irvin
Starring: Anthony Barrile, Michael Boatman, Don Cheadle, Michael Dolan, Dylan McDermott
It was one of the bloodiest campaigns of the Vietnam War, and for a company of American soldiers, the taking of Hill 937 was the closest they'd come t... Read more
Hang 'em High (1968)
7/10
Director: Ted Post
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Ed Begley, Pat Hingle
After his "Dollars" trilogy made him an international star, Clint Eastwood returned to America to portray a cattleman who is falsely accused of murder... Read more
Hannibal (1959)
5.3/10
Director: Edgar G Ulmer
Starring: Rita Gam, Victor Mature
Victor Mature strains his breastplate as the Carthaginian general who drove an armada of elephants over the Alps as part of his campaign against the l... Read more