Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Action/Adventure: 2161 Films to Rent
Stargate (1994)
- Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson
- Kurt Russell and James Spader headline this big–budget spectacle. Promising start evokes the epic adventure intrigue of a LAWRENCE OF ARABIA,…
Streetfighter (1994)
- Dir. Steven De Souza
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Kylie Minogue
- Targeting the same young audience as its video–game namesake, Van Damme does what he does best as Guile, the wronged good guy who…
Surviving the Game (1994)
- Dir. Ernest Dickerson
Feat. Ice-T, Rutger Hauer, Gary Busey
- Slick, if unnecessary, variation of 'The Most Dangerous Game' story in which a street–bum (Ice T) becomes the unwitting target of rich men who…
Terminal Velocity (1994)
- Dir. Deran Sarafian
Feat. Charlie Sheen, Nastassja Kinski, James Gandolfini…
- Sheen plays a skydiving expert roped into international espionage by way of the mysterious Kinski. It's sexist, crass and juvenile, but never dull,…
Timecop (1994)
- Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mia Sara, Ron Silver…
- Big–budget sci–fi film disabled by a banal script and a leaden leading man. Jean Claude Van Damme plays a 21st Century cop who tracks…
Treasure Hunt (1994)
- Dir. Ricky Lau
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat
- CIA operative Chow Yun–Fat falls in love while on secret assignment at mainland Shaolin monastery. Bubble–headed romance with some action…
True Lies (1994)
- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold
- Action set pieces just don't come any bigger or better than under monster–budget maestro, James Cameron. Reteaming with Schwarzenegger, it's…
Wing Chun (1994)
- Dir. Yuen Woo Ping
Feat. Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen
- Martial–arts star Michelle Yeoh lends some charisma to a cotton–sugar tale of remote villagers plagued by robbers. In the title role Yeoh…
Wyatt Earp (1994)
- Dir. Lawrence Kasdan
Feat. Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman
- Lovingly crafted rendition of an oft–told legend is the first major flop in the careers of Costner and the director. Not a bad film, but the…
Adventures of Brisco County Jr., The (TV Series) (1993-1994)
- Dir. Bryan Spicer
Feat. Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, Christian Clemenson
- Wacky TV western following a Harvard–educated lawyer–turned–bounty hunter who goes after an outlaw using a range of curiously…