Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2195 Films to Buy & Rent
Nowhere to Run (1992)
- Dir. Robert Harmon
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rosanna Arquette
- Van Damme vehicle marks a minor progression in his ability to master a vocabulary as well as his weight–training. His escaped convict turns…
Once Upon a Time in China 2 (1992)
- Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Jet Li, Donnie Yen
- Comic emphasis is given to the continuing adventures of a traditional martial artiste in late 1900s. Escapist elements are graced with fine…
Patriot Games (1992)
- Dir. Phillip Noyce
Feat. Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Patrick Bergin…
- Ford is maverick FBI agent Jack Ryan (James Bond sans sense of humour) who blows away an IRA terrorist, and finds himself the target of a zealous…
Police Story 3 (Supercop) (1992)
- Dir. Stanley Tong
Feat. Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh
- Jackie Chan returns as death–defying maverick cop Ka Kui, while Michelle Yeoh offers some savvy sidekick. From the director of Jackie's first…
Rapid Fire (1992)
- Dir. Dwight H. Little
Feat. Brandon Lee
- A college student is forced to stretch his martial–arts skills to stay alive after witnessing a gangland murder. A kick above the average…
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
- Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi…
- Partners–in–crime Keitel, Roth, Buscemi, Madsen and others reel from a botched jewel heist in an abandoned warehouse. Tarantino's…
Saviour of the Soul (1992)
- Dir. David Lai
Feat. Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok
- Breathtaking camerawork and special effects combine with hallucinatory plotting as two city–dwelling mercenaries do battle with the silver fox,…
Sniper (1992)
- Dir. Luis Llosa
Feat. Tom Berenger, Billy Zane
- Cold assassin Berenger and rookie Zane turn against each other in the gruelling Panama jungle. A dense actioner, with liberal use of the…
South Central (1992)
- Dir. Steve Anderson
Feat. Glenn Plummer
- Compelling ghetto fable about a gang–member whose violent background impedes his attempt to start a fresh with his neglected wife and child.
Stalingrad (1992)
- Dir. Joseph Vilsmaier
Feat. Dominique Horwitz, Thomas Kretschmann, Jochen Nickel
- Superlative evocation of WW2 tragedy from a German perspective. A unit of soldiers are posted to the front line in the merciless Russian winter to…