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).
Hornblower 8: Duty (2003)
Director: Andrew Grieve
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Julia Sawalha, Paul McGann, Lorcan Cranitch, Barb...
Hornblower is filled with trepidation on his wedding day, but he has given his word - how could he dishonour his bride Maria and live with himself? Ad... Read more
Hornblower: The Complete Collection (1998)
Director: Andrew Grieve
Starring: Jamie Bamber, Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Paul McGann, David Warner, Nicholas...
Digitally Re-mastered for the very first time! Epic award-winning films based on C.S. Forester's classic adventure stories. Set during the 18th centur... Read more
Hostage (2005)
6.6/10
Director: Florent Emilio Siri
Starring: Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak, Jonathan Tucker, Ben Foster, Rumer Willis
Jeff Talley (Bruce Willis) became Chief of Police in a sleepy town, to leave behind the traumas of his big city career as a hostage negotiator. But wh... Read more
Hot Fuzz ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
7.9/10
Director: Edgar Wright
Starring: Billie Whitelaw, Edward Woodward, Jim Broadbent, Kenneth Cranham, Steve Coogan,...
The lads that brought us zombie spoof 'Shaun of the Dead' turn their attentions to the British bobby in this cameo-packed mickey-take of the cops-and-... Read more
Hot Pursuit (2015)
5.1/10
Director: Anne Fletcher
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara, Michael Mosley
An uptight and by-the-book cop tries to protect the outgoing widow of a drug boss as they race through Texas pursued by crooked cops and murderous gun... Read more
Hotel Artemis (2018)
6.1/10
Director: Drew Pearce
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Jodie Foster, Zachary Quinto, Charlie Day, Dave Bautista, Jenny S...
As rioting rocks Los Angeles in the year 2028, disgruntled thieves make their way to Hotel Artemis -- a 13-story, members-only hospital for criminals.... Read more
House of Flying Daggers (2004)
7.6/10
Director: Zhang Yimou
Starring: Zhang Ziyi, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Song Dandan
Zhang Ziyi, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Andy Lau star in this stunning blend of lyrical romance and eye-popping fight scenes. Mei is an exotic, beautiful bl... Read more
House of Flying Daggers ( Blu-ray ) (2004)
7.6/10
Director: Zhang Yimou
Starring: Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi, Song Dandan
Zhang Ziyi, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Andy Lau star in this stunning blend of lyrical romance and eye-popping fight scenes. Mei is an exotic, beautiful bl... Read more
House Of The Dragon (2022)
8.5/10
Director: Clare Kilner, Miguel Sapochnik, Greg Yaitanes
Starring: Rhys Ifans, Matt Smith, Graham McTavish, Paddy Considine, Bill Paterson, Eve Bes...
The Targaryen dynasty is at the absolute apex of its power, with more than 10 dragons under their yoke. Most empires crumble from such heights. In the... Read more
House Of The Dragon: Season 2 (2024)
8.3/10
Director: Clare Kilner, Miguel Sapochnik, Greg Yaitanes
Starring: Rhys Ifans, Matt Smith, Graham McTavish, Paddy Considine, Bill Paterson, Eve Bes...
Following King Aegon II's coronation and the death of Queen Rhaenyra's son, House Targaryen is divided in two. In King's Landing, Aegon II rules from... Read more