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RecommendedRecommended: Action/Adventure

43 Action/Adventure Films we think you’ll enjoy

 
Escape from MogadishuEscape from Mogadishu (2021)Recommended
A gritty action–thriller based on true events following a diplomatic skirmish between North and South Korea that breaks out on the African…
DVD $29.95
Dragged Across ConcreteDragged Across Concrete (2018)Recommended
A simmering, witty and entirely unpredictable heist epic from the writer/director of BONE TOMAHAWK that stars an ageing Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughan…
DVD $24.95
LoganLogan (2017)Recommended
Passionate, mature X–Men spin–off featuring the surly Wolverine. Withdrawn and noticeably older (but still ass–kicking), Logan…
DVD $20 $10
DeadpoolDeadpool (2016)Recommended
Super–smug but irresistible super–(anti)hero riff based on the Marvel comic about a wise–cracking former Special Forces operative…
Poster (VG) $15
Embrace of the SerpentEmbrace of the Serpent (El abrazo de la serpiente) (2015)Recommended
A breathtaking cinematic odyssey through the Amazon, following the quests of two European explorers (one in 1909 and the other in the 1940s).…
DVD $29.95
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force AwakensStar Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)Recommended
A triumphant return to a a galaxy far, far away – and one that seemed further away after the prequels – is thrillingly directed by reboot…
Blu-Ray $19.95 $14.95
Captain America: The Winter SoldierCaptain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)Recommended
The Marvel juggernaut rolls on with this colossal sequel to the Captain America storyline, in which Steve Rogers must clear his name after being…
Blu-Ray $59.95
Far from MenFar from Men (2014)Recommended
Viggo Mortensen stars in this existential western adapted from an Albert Camus' short story. Set in Algeria in the fifties, Mortensen is charged with…
DVD $29.95
Raid 2, TheRaid 2, The (2014)Recommended
Picking up from where it last left off, this epic sequel to the best martial arts movie in recent memory combines gangland melodrama (reminiscent of…
DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
SnowpiercerSnowpiercer (2013)Recommended
Korean maestro Bong Joon–ho's English language debut is a breakneck sci–fi thriller set on a perpetual motion train carrying the last…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Hobbit, The - An Unexpected JourneyHobbit, The - An Unexpected Journey (2012)Recommended
Peter Jackson returns to Middle Earth with this epic first chapter in The Hobbit saga, which follows Bilbo Baggins' quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf…
DVD $19.95 $14.95 | Blu-Ray $25 $18.75
Inglourious BasterdsInglourious Basterds (Inglorious Bastards) (2009)Recommended
A cocky, revisionist war epic channeling spaghetti westerns and the Dirty Dozen, Quentin Tarantino’s long–time pet project is perhaps his…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Iron Man Iron Man (2008)Recommended
Technically stunning live–action realisation of the story of Marvel comic superhero Iron Man – otherwise known as Tony Stark – a genius…
DVD $15 $11.25
Afro SamuraiAfro Samurai (2007)Recommended
The perpetually cool Samuel L. Jackson reeks of attitude as the voice of an Afro–American samurai hellbent on revenge. In the spirit of KILL…
DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $44.95
New World, TheNew World, The (2006)Recommended
An epic naturalist meditation on the European settlement of America from dir. Terrence Malick (DAYS OF HEAVEN), which reveals a thoughtful and at…
DVD $20 $15
Robin Hood (TV Series)Robin Hood (TV Series) (2006)Recommended
The latest reincarnation of Robin Hood is a lavish, broadly appealing small screen BBC revival of the Sherwood legend. All of Robin’s friends and…
DVD $35 $26.25
King KongKing Kong (2005)Recommended
Peter Jackson's colossal remake lavishes one of the cinema's greatest legends in 21st century technology and ratchets up the emotional stakes to…
DVD $15 $11.25
ArahanArahan (2004)Recommended
Urban martial arts injected with supernatural pep, this effects–laden action comedy has an ultimately limited box of tricks, but provides more…
DVD $29.95
HellboyHellboy (2004)Recommended
Surefire comicbook yarn – fusing Nazi occultism, demonic otherworlds and FBI intrigues with nice touches of style, humour and…
DVD $15 $11.25
Bang RajanBang Rajan (2000)Recommended
Truly ferocious action spectacular based on the true tale of how a small Siamese village tried to withstand the efforts of 100 000 invading Burmese…
DVD $29.95 $19.95
JSA: Joint Security AreaJSA: Joint Security Area (2000)Recommended
A Korean military thriller of high repute that opens with a double–killing on the bitterly–tense border between North and South and…
DVD $29.95
Saving Private RyanSaving Private Ryan (1998)Recommended
Tom Hanks commands a squad assigned to retrieving a single man from behind German lines in WWII France. With 'sacrifice' the key theme,…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
From Dusk Till DawnFrom Dusk Till Dawn (1996)Recommended
Join in the riot with an edgy thriller that loses its head midway through and gets stuck into some gleefully supernatural carnage. The director of…
DVD $20 $15
Menace II SocietyMenace II Society (1993)Recommended
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
Lonesome Dove (TV Mini-series)Lonesome Dove (TV Mini-series) (Lonesome Dove, Streets Of Laredo, Dead Man's Walk, Return to Lonesome Dove) (1989-1993)Recommended
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 | Blu-Ray $119.95
Full Metal JacketFull Metal Jacket (1987)Recommended
Disturbing account of the recruitment, training and combat of young Americans in Vietnam. A powerful indictment of the senselessness of war, superbly…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
PredatorPredator (1987)Recommended
Big Arnie leads a SWAT team into the South American jungle only to be confronted by a faceless, hostile alien life–form. Solid sci–fi…
DVD $15 $11.25
PlatoonPlatoon (1986)Recommended
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 $19.95 $14.95
SalvadorSalvador (1986)Recommended
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 CombatLe Dernier Combat (The Last Battle) (1983)Recommended
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
Big Red One, TheBig Red One, The (1980)Recommended
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
Shogun (Mini Series)Shogun (Mini Series) (1980)Recommended
Exciting TV mini–series version of James Clavell's novel set in Feudal Japan. Great locations and rousing battle–scenes make for a most…
DVD $89.95 $50
MoonrakerMoonraker (1979)Recommended
Roger Moore as Bond pursues a megalomaniac billionaire into outer space in one of the more outlandish entries of the series. Memorable scenes…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Warriors, TheWarriors, The (1979)Recommended
NY street–gang Warriors, stranded far from their home–turf, must risk crossing the territory of a dozen other hostile gangs. Sleek yet…
DVD $24.95 $18.70 | Blu-Ray $44.95
Robin and MarianRobin and Marian (1976)Recommended
Hearty adventurism envisions Robin Hood as an aging 40–something, who upon returning from the Crusades, rekindles his rivalry with the Sheriff…
DVD $20 $15
Hard TimesHard Times (Street Fighter) (1975)Recommended
During the Great Depression Charles Bronson fights economic gloom with his fists in this invigorating punch–fest from the action ace Walter…
DVD $19.95
Live and Let DieLive and Let Die (1973)Recommended
Roger Moore succeeds Sean Connery in the role of 007, with exotic elements "borrowed" from the blaxploitation craze of the time. The superagent…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
French Connection, TheFrench Connection, The (1971)Recommended
An influential crime picture based on the largest narcotics seizure of all time. Won the Oscar for Best Picture for its realistic portrait of New…
DVD $24.95 $18.70
BullittBullitt (1968)Recommended
A taut, action–packed cop thriller boasting the most spectacular car chase to be committed to screen, through the streets of San Fransisco.
DVD $24.95 $18.70
War Lord, TheWar Lord, The (1965)Recommended
Charlton Heston stars in this muscular historical adventure as an honoured knight who takes over a castle tower in the swampland of Normandy.…
DVD $29.95
Ice Cold In AlexIce Cold In Alex (1958)Recommended
After a hurried retreat from the siege of Tobruk, a band of medics and nurses in an ambulance, attempt an arduous crossing of the Libyan Sahara…
DVD $15 $11.25
Ray Harryhausen: Special Edition CollectionRay Harryhausen: Special Edition Collection (1955-1977)Recommended
It Came From Beneath The Sea Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers The 3 Worlds of Gulliver Mysterious Island Jason and the Argonauts The 7th Voyage of…
DVD $79.95 | Blu-Ray $119.95
Hell's AngelsHell's Angels (1930)Recommended
Still highly watchable, this early sound feature financed and 'directed' by the notorious Howard Hughes, boosts its melodramatic story of WWI heroics…
DVD $19.95 $14.95

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