Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2199 Films to Buy & Rent
Lady Ninja: Reflections of Darkness (1996)
- Dir. Masaru Tsushima
Feat. Yuka Ohnishi, Tetsuo Kurata, Rina Kitahara
- Snappy example of the Martial Sex–Arts sub–genre, with a gang of 'Lady Ninjas' hired by a lascivious Emperor to wipe–out his royal…
Last Days of Frankie the Fly (1996)
- Dir. Peter Markle
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen
- Dim–bulb mobster Frankie (Dennis Hopper) tires of his sadistic boss Sal (Michael Madsen) and decides to branch out into the LA porn–movie…
Last Man Standing (1996)
- Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, Christopher Walken…
- Gunslinger Bruce Willis dishes up violent justice for two factions of bootleggers in an actioner that ropes in western, mob movie, film noir and even…
Long Kiss Goodnight, The (1996)
- Dir. Renny Harlin
Feat. Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson
- Heroic chemistry between Geena Davis and Samuel L Jackson fuels this spectacular actioner, with more than a few eyebrows raised sardonically along…
Maximum Risk (1996)
- Dir. Ringo Lam
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme, Natasha Henstridge
- In fact a risk–free zone, and firm proof that Jean–Claude Van Damme is unable to escape the B–movie treadmill. Plot involves JC…
Mission: Impossible (1996)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Vanessa Redgrave…
- Hollywood refit of the '60s cult TV show with classic stylings and theme–tune thankfully intact. Precisely executed action sequences redeem a…
Mulholland Falls (1996)
- Dir. Lee Tamahori
Feat. Nick Nolte, Michael Madsen, Chazz Palminteri…
- ONCE WERE WARRIORS director Lee Tamahori goes Hollywood with this tough gangster noir, fitted with an all–star cast and open chequebook. At…
Once a Thief (1996)
- Dir. John Woo
Feat. Sandrine Holt, Ivan Sergei, Nicholas Lea…
- John Woo remakes his Hong Kong hit with an American cast of young unknowns in English. Woo pretty much operates as gun–for–hire here, but…
Quest, The (1996)
- Dir. Jean-Claude Van Damme
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Jean Claude gets his manhood tested many times in far Asia with an endless series of daunting foes. Plus something about self–discovery for the…
Rock, The (1996)
- Dir. Michael Bay
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, Ed Harris
- Amateur commando Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery square–up against a granite–faced Ed Harris, holding San Francisco to ransom with…