Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Action/Adventure: 2161 Films to Rent
Count of Monte Cristo, The (2001)
- Dir. Josee Dayan
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Ornella Muti, Jean Rochefort
- The classic tale of injustice and revenge (by Alexander Dumas), gets respectful treatment in this French TV mini–series starring Gerard…
Diamond of Jeru (2001)
- Dir. Ian Barry, Dick Lowry
Feat. Billy Zane, Keith Carradine, Paris Jefferson
- Solid telemovie in the action–adventure mould, with Zane playing a scientist who journeys up a river in Borneo with his wife in the hunt for…
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
- Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud
Feat. Jude Law, Ed Harris, Rachel Weisz…
- A big–budget recreation of the crucial WWII battle of Stalingrad, in which Germans and Russians fought it out till there was a toll of over 1…
Fast and the Furious, The (2001)
- Dir. Rob Cohen
Feat. Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez
- A shameless pleasure for petrol–heads, this not particularly deep action–drama set amid the world of street–drags, gets its message…
Formula 51 (The 51st State) (2001)
- Dir. Ronnie Yu
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer…
- Super drug–chemist Jackson embarks to the UK on the deal of a lifetime, but is quickly embroiled in murky underworld plots in…
Fourth Angel, The (2001)
- Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Forest Whitaker, Charlotte Rampling…
- The inimitable Jeremy Irons plays a magazine editor whose family are killed in a terrorist attack by a Serbian man, and he decides to seek justice…
Fulltime Killer (2001)
- Dir. Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai
Feat. Andy Lau, Simon Yam, Kelly Lin…
- Two very different hit men face off in this Hong Kong action film, with Andy Lau playing a flamboyant new hotshot who is tracking down the number one…
Ichi the Killer (2001)
- Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Tadanobu Asano, Nao Omori, Shinya Tsukamoto
- Dir. Takashi Miike earned his notoriety with this wincingly violent revenge thriller in which a bent ex–cop (played by "Tetsuo" director,…
Invincible (2001)
- Dir. Jefery Levy
Feat. Billy Zane
- Four contemporary samurais must defeat their hereditary enemies the Shadowmen in this high–gloss–low–concept actioner.
Knight's Tale, A (2001)
- Dir. Brian Helgeland
Feat. Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Paul Bettany
- Surprisingly satisfying medieval comedy slam–bang, that wears its mindlessness on its chain–mail sleeve, while Geoffrey Chaucer’s…