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Rental > Action/Adventure > Foreign Cinema: 33 Films to Rent on VHS

 
Missing Gun, The (Xun qiang) (2002)
Dir. Chuan Lu
Feat. Wen Jiang
Wound–up thriller set in a small and eccentric Chinese village, where a policeman wakes one morning with a hangover to find his…
Running Out of TimeRunning Out of Time (1999)
Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Andy Lau, Lau Ching-wan
A crackingly–paced, plot–bending Yin–Yang heist drama, with terminally–ill master jewel thief Andy Lau playing against the…
Hitman (1998)
Dir. Tung Wai
Feat. Jet Li
Would–be assassin Jet Li joins in the race to avenge the murder of an evil Japanese businessman for the tune of $100 million, but is encumbered…
Blade, TheBlade, The (1996)
Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Xin Xin Xiong, Moses Chan, Man Cheuk Chiu
Honour and retribution are the key themes in this densely–plotted, straight–faced actioner set in a mythic–historical setting.…
D'Artagnan's DaughterD'Artagnan's Daughter (Revenge of the Musketeers) (1995)
Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Sophie Marceau, Philippe Noiret
This gleefully French swashbuckler checks in as a loose sequel to the Three Muskeeters. The magnetic Sophie Marceau stars as the feisty titular…
High RiskHigh Risk (1995) Aro Favourite
Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Jet Li, Jacky Cheung
A Hong Kong actioner worth singling out from the glut, Jet Li is charisma–on–legs as an unflappable stunt double/bodyguard who is forced…
Peace HotelPeace Hotel (1995)
Dir. Wai Ka-Fai
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat
Chow Yun–Fat stars in his last Hong Kong opus before taking the Hollywood leap. A 1920s Chinatown Western, he runs the 'Peace Hotel', a refuge…
Bodyguard from BeijingBodyguard from Beijing (1994) Recommended
Dir. Yuen Kwai
Feat. Jet Li
Jet Li is "The Bodyguard" in this delightful parody of the Kevin Costner/Whitney Houston smash. A gourmet chop suey of action, humour and simmering…
Burning ParadiseBurning Paradise (1994)
Dir. Ringo Lam
Feat. John Ching, Willi Chi
Dir. Ringo Lam hits prime form in this Kung Fu excursion into the distant Chinese past. Previous hero Fong Sai Yuk and friends must quickstep…
Fist of LegendFist of Legend (1994) Recommended
Dir. Gordon Chan Kar-Seung
Feat. Jet Li
Jet Li stars in an infinitely superior remake of Bruce Lee's FIST OF FURY. A showcase of the highest calibre martial arts choreography, but firmly…

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