Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Television > Action/Adventure: 117 Films to Rent
- 24 - Season 2 (TV Series) (2003)
- Feat. Kiefer Sutherland
- Further episodes in this high–concept TV thriller, covering 24 hours of real time events (an hour per episode) with Kiefer Sutherland as lead…
- Battlestar Galactica (TV Mini Series) (2003)
- Dir. Michael Rymer
Feat. Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell
- Glossed–up reprise of the late–70s sci–fi TV series, which replaces the cuteness with a more sombre tone, ethnic diversity and…
- Napoleon (TV Mini-series) (2003)
- Dir. Yves Simoneau
Feat. Christian Clavier, Gerard Depardieu, John Malkovich…
- A handsomely staged French (though English language) production of the life of Napoleon Bonaparte (Clavier) from his youthful antics, military…
- 24 - Season 1 (TV Series) (2002)
- Feat. Kiefer Sutherland, Leslie Hope, Dennis Haysbert…
- High–concept TV thriller, covering 24 hours of real time events (an hour per episode), with Kiefer Sutherland as lead special agent of a…
- Alias (TV Series) (2001)
- Feat. Jennifer Garner, Ron Rifkin, Michael Vartan…
- Depicts the adventures of a college student (Garner) who moonlights as a special agent – fulfilling dangerous covert operations for the CIA and…
- Band of Brothers (TV Series) (2001)
- Dir. Phil Alden Robinson, Richard Loncraine, Mikael Salomon
Feat. David Schwimmer, Ron Livingston
- The brainchild of Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, this excellently–produced WWII mini–series follows the fortunes of ‘Easy Company’,…
- Count of Monte Cristo, The (2001)
- Dir. Josee Dayan
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Ornella Muti, Jean Rochefort
- The classic tale of injustice and revenge (by Alexander Dumas), gets respectful treatment in this French TV mini–series starring Gerard…
- Les Miserables (TV Mini-series) (2000)
- Dir. Josee Dayan
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Christian Clavier, John Malkovich…
- Well mounted and faithful adaptation of Victor Hugo's tale of persecution and revenge set in early 19th century France, with Gerard Depardieu playing…
- CI5: The New Professionals (TV Series) (1999)
- Feat. Edward Woodward
- Short–lived revival of the seminal British TV series finds the fictional government agency now tackling international acts of terrorism,…
- Harsh Realm (TV Series) (1999-2000)
- Feat. Scott Bairstow, D.B. Sweeney, Terry O'Quinn…
- A US infantryman (Bairstow), about to be demobilised, is given one last mission – to test a top secret 'virtual reality' training game.
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