Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Action/Adventure: 2166 Films to Rent
Grand Theft Parsons (2003)
- Dir. David Caffrey
Feat. Johnny Knoxville, Christina Applegate, Robert Forster…
- A blackly comic account of the wordly departure of country–folk–rock pioneer Gram Parsons, who after perishing of a drug overdose, had…
Hidalgo (2003)
- Dir. Joe Johnston
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Louise Lombard
- Grandly conceived, this period adventure epic has a troubled 'Pony Express' rider (Mortensen) summoned to compete in an epic 3000–mile race…
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
- Dir. Ron Shelton
Feat. Harrison Ford, Josh Hartnett, Lena Olin…
- Frantic action–comedy, hardly distinctive for its 'in–shop' Hollywood setting, but with enough gags and star pratfalls from the leads to…
Hulk (2003)
- Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Nick Nolte…
- The thinking person's superhero actioner, this boldly revises the 1960s Marvel Comics icon, a mild–mannered scientist who, when triggered or…
Infernal Affairs 2 (Mou gaan dou II) (2003)
- Dir. Wai Keung Lau, Siu Fai Mak
Feat. Edison Chen, Shawn Yue, Carina Lau…
- Solid prequel to the hit Hong Kong policier, goes back in time to the era of the 1991 and moves forward in three acts to the Chinese handover,…
Infernal Affairs 3 (Mou gaan dou III) (2003)
- Dir. Wai Keung Lau, Siu Fai Mak
Feat. Andy Lau, Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Leon Lai…
- Actual sequel to the hit Hong Kong gangland–cop thriller attempts valiantly to tie up loose ends, both picking up where corrupt cop Ming (Lau)…
Italian Job, The (2003)
- Dir. F. Gary Gray
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton, Charlize Theron…
- The 60s heist classic, madeover with an attractive young cast and hi–tech savvy, but with the fleet of getaway Minis intact.
Vowing revenge…
Kill Bill - Vol. 1 (2003)
- Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox…
- A blunt revenge picture souped up as an over–the–top homage to 70s ‘grindhouse’ flicks, this “fourth film by Quentin Tarantino”…
Last Samurai, The (2003)
- Dir. Edward Zwick
Feat. Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, William Atherton…
- Swathed in the scenery of New Zealand, this enactment of the Japanese civil wars of the late 19th century is an ambitious, though…
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The (2003)
- Dir. Stephen Norrington
Feat. Sean Connery, Stuart Townsend, Jason Flemyng…
- A swanky action–adventure in Victorian period dress that’s enticing premise teams up heroes and villains from classic fiction – Allan…