Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2199 Films to Buy & Rent
City of Industry (1996)
- Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Stephen Dorff, Famke Janssen
- A jewel heist goes wrong with double–crossings eventuating in a bitter wrangle between laconic veteran Harvey Keitel and hot–head upstart…
Daylight (1996)
- Dir. Rob Cohen
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Amy Brenneman, Viggo Mortensen…
- They do make disaster movies like they used to! Sly Stallone seeks to rescue those entrapped by a huge explosion in a NYC subway tunnel, while the…
Eraser (1996)
- Dir. Charles Russell
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Caan, Vanessa (singer/actress) Williams…
- Arnold Schwarzenegger bankrolls another effects–driven hardware epic, playing an FBI agent who 'erases' the identities of important,…
Executive Decision (1996)
- Dir. Stuart Baird
Feat. Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal
- Middle Eastern terrorists hi–jack a Jumbo and bring aboard a lethal nerve–gas capable of wiping out small nations. For a sure recipe for…
First Strike (1996)
- Dir. Stanley Tong
Feat. Jackie Chan, Jackson Liu, Annie Wu
- Jackie Chan is back to further embarrass the Yankee action–pretenders. Some mumbo–jumbo about stolen Ukrainian warheads provides an…
Fled (1996)
- Dir. Kevin Hooks
Feat. Stephen Baldwin, Laurence Fishburne
- Violent comedy handcuffs together movie–obsessed computer whizz Stephen Baldwin with no–nonsense criminal Laurence Fishburne. Breaking a…
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
- Dir. Robert Rodriguez
Feat. George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis…
- Join in the riot with an edgy thriller that loses its head midway through and gets stuck into some gleefully supernatural carnage.
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Ghost and the Darkness, The (1996)
- Dir. Stephen Hopkins
Feat. Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer
- When construction on a railroad in 19th century Uganda is interrupted by two ferocious, crafty lions snacking on the workers, the great white hunter…
Glimmer Man, The (1996)
- Dir. John Gray
Feat. Steven Seagal, Damon Wayans
- Buddhist detective Steven Seagal partners up with a wisecracking Damon Wayans in this LA variation on 48 HRS. Hunting a serial killer linked to the…
Goldeneye (1996)
- Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Isabella Scorupco…
- Brosnan cuts the mustard as the new 007, aided by shrewd modifications that thoroughly re–invigorate the franchise – playful,…