Recommended: Action/Adventure
47 Action/Adventure Films we think you’ll enjoy
Menace II Society (1993)
- A ghetto drama about young men on a no–win cycle of guns and drugs in south central L.A., this covers simlar geographical and philosophical…
- Poster (G) $9.95
Henry V (1989)
- A remarkable achievement from Kenneth Branagh both as actor and first–time director, he brings a new vitality to Shakespeare's most energetic…
- DVD $19.95
Lonesome Dove (TV Mini-series) (Lonesome Dove, Streets Of Laredo, Dead Man's Walk, Return to Lonesome Dove) (1989-1993)
- 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…
- DVD $89.95, $129.95
Untouchables, The (1987)
- Well–cast and generally classy update of the adventures of Elliot Ness, the earnest law enforcer who took on Al Capone during the prohibition…
- DVD
$20 $15
Platoon (1986)
- This film won the Best Picture Oscar for its compelling and sincere account of the Vietnam, also ushering the era of 1980s film reappraisals of the…
- DVD
$20 $15
Salvador (1986)
- A potent dramatisation of a journalist's experiences in El Salvador, with Woods in his usual dynamic form. Never one for fence–sitting, the…
- DVD $19.95 | Blu-Ray $24.95
Le Dernier Combat (The Last Battle) (1983)
- The director's impressive debut (at the age of 24) is a post–apocalyptic fable, strikingly filmed in black and white with almost no…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95 $24.95
Right Stuff, The (1983)
- A richly detailed, down–to–earth account of the lives of the first Americans to travel into space. Top ensemble cast.
- DVD
$20 $15
Big Red One, The (1980)
- The best role in years for Lee Marvin, who plays the intrepid squadron leader of director Sam Fuller's WWII memoirs. Distinctive war film is…
- Poster (U) $12.95
Slap Shot (1977)
- Violent ice–hockey scenes jostle with profane humour in this ironic sports–flick based around a failing minor–league team, coached…
- DVD
$20 $15