Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Television > Action/Adventure: 117 Films to Rent
- Around the World in 80 Days (TV Mini-series) (1989)
- Dir. Buzz Kulik
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Eric Idle, Peter Ustinov…
- Mostly delightful version of Jules Verne's light adventure yarn, in which Phileas Fogg (Brosnan) attempts the titular feat for a bet. More complete…
- Booker (TV Series) (1989-1990)
- Feat. Carmen Argenziano
- Good value spin–off series from 21 JUMP STREET, with Richard Grieco from the original series taking on the role of a rebellious private…
- Lonesome Dove (TV Mini-series) (Lonesome Dove, Streets Of Laredo, Dead Man's Walk, Return to Lonesome Dove) (1989-1993)
- Dir. Simon Wincer
Feat. Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover…
- A hefty star cast congregate for this acclaimed TV adaptation of Larry McMurtry's novel about two former Texas Rangers (Duvall, Jones) who retire to…
- Captain James Cook (TV Mini Series) (1987)
- Dir. Lawrence Gordon Clark
Feat. Keith Michell, Fernando Rey, Carol Drinkwater
- Lavishly–produced series about the epochal sea voyages of Captain James Cook, who set out from Britain in 1768 to observe the transit of Venus…
- Great Bookie Robbery, The (TV Mini Series) (1986)
- Dir. Mark Joffe
Feat. John Bach, Bruno Lawrence, Andy Anderson…
- Classic heist drama based on a multi–million dollar robbery in 1976 Melbourne, and re–enacted by the cream of New Zealand's acting…
- Sledge Hammer! (TV Series) (1986)
- Feat. David Rasche, Harrison Page, Anne-Marie Martin
- GET SMART meets DIRTY HARRY in this riotous late–night spoof detailing the exploits of unorthodox Inspector 'Sledge Hammer', a loose cannon of…
- Airwolf (TV Series) (1984-1987)
- Feat. Jan-Michael Vincent, Ernest Borgnine, Alex Cord
- Eighties television series centered on a high–tech military helicopter and its crew as they undertake various missions of espionage, often with…
- Blue Thunder (TV Series) (1984)
- Feat. James Farentino, Dana Carvey
- Television series based on the 1983 movie of the same name about the law enforcers and tacticians operating the Blue Thunder helicopter and its…
- Robin of Sherwood (TV Series) (1984-1986)
- Feat. Michael Praed, Ray Winstone
- A serious–minded retelling of the 'Robin Hood' legend with Michael Praed playing the handsome 'Robin of Loxley' who copes not only the…
- Street Hawk (1984-1985)
- Feat. Rex Smith, Joe Regalbuto
- Short lived KNIGHT RIDER knock–off is still an enjoyable ride. Teen idol Smith plays a formed dirt bike racer recruited by a covert…