Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Action/Adventure: 2163 Films to Rent
Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World (2003)
- Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy
- Vivid sea–chase yarn, set during the Napoleonic Wars, with Crowe commanding the screen as the sympathetic captain of a British frigate…
Matrix Revolutions (2003)
- Dir. Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving…
- The 'Matrix Trilogy' concludes in a green–tinged maelstrom of CGI–enhanced action and conceptual confusion.
Trinity (Moss) and…
Medallion, The (2003)
- Dir. Gordon Chan Kar-Seung
Feat. Jackie Chan, Lee Evans, Claire Forlani…
- Jackie Chan's Hollywood serenade continues, here he plays a Hong Kong detective loaned to Interpol to track down a magical medallion that gives its…
My Name is Modesty (2003)
- Dir. Scott Spiegel
Feat. Alexandra Staden
- Low–budget prequel to the Modesty Blaise comic book series, with Staden's journey from being a Balkan child refugee to becoming a morally…
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…
Ned Kelly (2003)
- Dir. Gregor Jordan
Feat. Heath Ledger, Naomi Watts, Geoffrey Rush…
- Australia's most famous bushranger is portrayed with outright sympathy and a large measure of romantic invention in this messy, but not entirely…
Ninja Scroll (TV Series) (Jube Ninpucho) (2003)
- Dir. Tatsuo Sato
- Anime series based on the movie NINJA SCROLL (1993), set in Feudal Japan and following the adventures of a mercenary ninja. 13 Episodes.
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
- Dir. Robert Rodriguez
Feat. Johnny Depp, Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek…
- The final 'installment' in dir. Rodriguez' violent Mexican trilogy (see EL MARIACHI and DESPERADO), with Banderas again the loner in a dusty town,…
Ong-Bak (Muay Thai Warrior) (2003)
- Dir. Prachya Pinkaew
Feat. Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao
- A martial arts juggernaut from Thailand, in which a benign village kickboxer travels to big bad Bangkok in search of a sacred statue stolen from his…
Open Range (2003)
- Dir. Kevin Costner
Feat. Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall, Annette Bening…
- Costner stars and takes the reins of this latterday Western about a group of itinerant cattle grazers fending off the thuggish tactics of a brutal…