Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2193 Films to Buy & Rent
Goodfellas (1990)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro…
- The double–edged allure of life in the Mafia is richly detailed in Martin Scorsese's riveting saga that follows a young mobster through three…
Hard to Kill (1990)
- Dir. Bruce Malmuth
Feat. Steven Seagal, William Sadler
- Pony–tailed tough guy Seagal spent seven years in a coma after a brutal attack, but now he's ripe to have the last laugh.
Hudson Hawk (1990)
- Dir. Michael Lehmann
Feat. Bruce Willis, Danny Aiello, Sandra Bernhard…
- Good–natured adventure with Bruce Willis as a reformed cat burglar who is blackmailed to steal from the Vatican. A major box–office…
Kid from Tibet, A (1990)
- Dir. Yuen Biao
Feat. Biao Yuen, Michelle Reis, Wah Yuen
- Amiable, energetic actioner stars the director as a young monk who must avenge a friend's death using Tibetan magic, pyrotechnics and a host of…
King of New York (1990)
- Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne, Wesley Snipes…
- A ruthless drug lord (Walken) is determined to resume his throne as the king of New York's underworld after five years behind bars. A vicious crime…
King of the Kickboxers I & II (1990-1991)
- Dir. Lucas Lowe
Feat. Loren Avedon, Richard Jaeckel, Don Stroud
- Spectacular fight sequences lift this spin–off from the NO RETREAT NO SURRENDER films out of the dreck, with Loren Avedon returning as a cop…
Licence to Kill (License to Kill) (1990)
- Dir. John Glen
Feat. Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell
- Dalton continues as a tougher and more cynical Bond, as he attempts to avenge the murder by ruthless drug lord Franz Sanchezz, of his best friend.…
Marked for Death (1990)
- Dir. Dwight H. Little
Feat. Steven Seagal, Joanna Pacula, Keith David
- Seagal takes on a hoard of dreadlocked Jamaican drug pushers in this slick, bone–snapping actioner.
Memphis Belle (1990)
- Dir. Michael Caton-Jones
Feat. Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Tate Donovan…
- A likeable modern war drama with a well–known, fresh–faced male cast who make up the crew of the title B–17 bomber about to…
Men at Work (1990)
- Dir. Emilio Estevez
Feat. Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Leslie Hope…
- Real–life bros Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen play two garbage men who uncover a conspiracy involving illegal toxic waste dumping and decide…