Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2193 Films to Buy & Rent
Tai Chi Master, The (1993)
- Dir. Yuen Woo Ping
Feat. Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh
- Jet Li ascends to be the founder of the Chinese art of self–defence and healing known as Tai Chi Chuan, but not before crossing blades with,…
Three Musketeers, The (1993)
- Dir. Stephen Herek
Feat. Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, Chris O'Donnell…
- Very glossy and yet very average version of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Tim Curry's eccentric villain is perhaps the highlight.
Tombstone (1993)
- Dir. George P. Cosmatos
Feat. Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer
- Not–so–young guns Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer as Earp and Holliday don't quite make it past being big boys in dress–up. There's…
True Romance (1993)
- Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Gary Oldman…
- Precocious, ultra–violent black comedy from the pen of Tarantino in which comic–book–nerd Christian Slater transforms into…
Bride with White Hair (1992)
- Dir. Ronnie Yu
Feat. Leslie Cheung, Brigitte Lin
- In a remote China of superstition and legend, vicious clan skirmishes result in an eye–popping frenzy of acrobatic martial arts. Resplendent…
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)
- Dir. John Glen
Feat. Marlon Brando, Tom Selleck, George Corraface
- The other film version of CC's oceanic excursion with George Corraface and Brando in one of his notoriously overpaid cameos.
Deep Cover (1992)
- Dir. Bill Duke
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Jeff Goldblum
- Principled cop Larry Fishburne goes into deep cover to penetrate a dangerous drug cartel and forms a partnership with with drug–dealing…
Dragon Inn (New Dragon Gate Inn) (1992)
- Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung (Kar-fai)…
- Gory Ming Dynasty–set epic in which forces of good and evil clash swords over the fate of feudal China. An extravagant climax, featuring…
El Mariachi (1992)
- Dir. Robert Rodriguez
Feat. Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gomez
- A cause celebre of low–budget film–making, this $7000 Tex–Mex wonder about a guitar–player mistaken for a gangster contains…
Far and Away (1992)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman
- Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman sport Irish accents for this sweeping saga that follows their quest to claim a piece of America they can call their own.