Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2195 Films to Buy & Rent
Ocean Girl (TV Series) (1994-1997)
- Feat. Marzena Godecki, Jeffrey Walker, Kerry Armstrong
- Environmentally conscious Australian cult adventure series based around a mystical girl from under the sea who has the ability to communicate with…
On Deadly Ground (1994)
- Dir. Steven Seagal
Feat. Steven Seagal, Michael Caine, Joan Chen
- Steven Seagal goes PC as a macho hero with an environmental agenda in Alaska. The film even concludes with a personal message from the star/director.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman…
- With just his second film, Quentin Tarantino not only became a household name but a massive cultural phenomenon.
He miraculously surpasses…
Rapa Nui (1994)
- Dir. Kevin Reynolds
Feat. Jason Scott Lee, Rena Owen, George Henare…
- Two boyhood friends from different tribes struggle to lead their people and win the love of the same woman. Ambitious Easter Island adventure is…
Specialist, The (1994)
- Dir. Luis Llosa
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods…
- Explosives expert Stallone helps out avenging angel Stone in sending bad guys Woods and Roberts to Kingdom Come. Shamelessly implausible stuff is…
Speed (1994)
- Dir. Jan De Bont
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock…
- A jaw–dropping, state–of–the–art spectacle in which new slim–line action hero Reeves battles wits with a…
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,…