Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Action/Adventure: 2161 Films to Rent
Kite (Kite Liberator) (1998-2007)
- Dir. Yasuomi Umetsu
- A gory revenge tale boasting visuals on par with BLOOD – THE LAST VAMPIRE, this controversial anime details the exploits of a young woman,…
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
- Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci…
- Mel and Danny couldn't refuse the pay–cheque for this fourth and biggest–grossing outing yet, which at least has Hong Kong's Jet Li to…
Man in the Iron Mask, The (1998)
- Dir. Randall Wallace
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, Gerard Depardieu
- Modern swashbuckler conducts the sequel to THE THREE MUSKETEERS (also from Alexander Dumas) in measured tones that defeat one's expectations.…
Martial Law (TV Series) (1998-2000)
- Feat. Sammo Hung, Arsenio Hall
- Action–comedy series starring prolific Hong Kong actor/director/producer Sammo Hung (and frequent Jackie Chan collaborator) as a Chinese law…
Mask of Zorro, The (1998)
- Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Scabarding much of the swordplay of the Tyrone Power original for mega–budget stuntwork and destruction, this ultimately swaps one brand of…
Mercury Rising (1998)
- Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin
- Bruce Willis as, you guessed it, a maverick FBI–man, follows this case with a frowning seriousness, cutting the wisecrackery of the DIE HARD…
Moby Dick (1998)
- Dir. Franc Roddam
Feat. Patrick Stewart, Gregory Peck, Henry Thomas…
- Rich re–telling of the ultimate ocean adventure of a fixated captain on a quest to capture a great white whale that took his leg off. A worthy…
Mr Nice Guy (1998)
- Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Jackie Chan
- Another comic hodgepodge starring the overworked Jackie Chan, filmed and set in Melbourne, Australia (as a budget consideration?)
An incriminating…
Newton Boys, The (1998)
- Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Matthew McConaughey, Skeet Ulrich…
- Former indie–darling, Richard Linklater (SLACKER, DAZED AND CONFUSED), chronicles the 1920s bankrobbing true exploits of the four brothers,…
Passion in the Desert, A (1998)
- Dir. Lavinia Currier
Feat. Ben Daniels, Michel Piccoli, Paul Meston
- An intense, almost supernatural relationship develops between a leopard and its prey, a French soldier from Napoleon's Army lost in the Egyptian…