Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2193 Films to Buy & Rent
Cliffhanger (1993)
- Dir. Renny Harlin
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow
- Schlock doesn't get any slicker than this romp on the ice–capped Dolomites. The best thing Stallone's done since the original ROCKY, even if…
Crime Story (1993)
- Dir. Kirk Wong
Feat. Jackie Chan
- A serious Jackie Chan movie for which he even nabbed a HK oscar! Based on a true story involving police corruption and a kidnapping ring, the…
Crow, The (1993)
- Dir. Alex Proyas
Feat. Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott…
- Sleek action fantasy on which its star, Brandon Lee, lost his life before its completion. The designer mayhem plays like a gothic music video, though…
Death Train (1993)
- Dir. David Jackson
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Patrick Stewart, Alexandra Paul…
- Originally made for TV, this action flick based on the Alistair MacLean novel pitches Brosnan's hero against Christopher Lee's evil Russian general,…
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
- Dir. Rob Cohen
Feat. Jason Scott Lee, Lauren Holly, Robert Wagner…
- Jason 'no–relation' Scott Lee clenches Bruce Lee's fists of fury in this entertaining 'loving–tribute'–style biopic of the great…
Fencing Master, The (1993)
- Dir. Pedro Olea
Feat. Omero Antonutti, Assumpta Serna, Joaquim De Almeida
- Opulent tale of lust and betrayal in politically turbulent turn–of–the–century Spain. A middle–aged celibate fencing teacher…
Getaway, The (1993)
- Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen…
- A glossy yet respectable remake of the 1972 Peckinpah thriller with real–marrieds Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger in the shoes of Steve McQueen…
Gettysburg (1993)
- Dir. Ronald F. Maxwell
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Tom Berenger, Martin Sheen
- A truly epic screen version of the three–day American Civil War battle of 1863. The director's decade–long obsession is rich in military…
Hard Target (1993)
- Dir. John Woo
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Hong Kong action style–merchant John Woo goes America and fashions an ultra–violent cartoon for Jean–Claude Van Damme. Complete…
Heart of Darkness (1993)
- Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Feat. Tim Roth, John Malkovich
- A more literal adaptation of the Joseph Conrad novel that inspired APOCALYPSE NOW. Roth plays the British captain leading a team along the Congo and…