Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2193 Films to Buy & Rent
Rambo 3 (1988)
- Dir. Peter MacDonald
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna
- The belated finale to the RAMBO series sees the human battletank John Rambo (Stallone) dropped into Afghanistan to rescue his mentor (Crenna).
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Red Heat (1988)
- Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi, Peter Boyle…
- Director reworks his 48HRS for Arnie and Belushi as mismatched cops on a mission in Moscow.
Tequila Sunrise (1988)
- Dir. Robert Towne
Feat. Mel Gibson, Kurt Russell, Michelle Pfeiffer…
- Wandering yet amiable thriller replicates the trashy romanticism of Old Hollywood, with drug–dealer Mel Gibson trying to go straight under the…
Walker (1988)
- Dir. Alex Cox
Feat. Ed Harris, Rene Auberjonois, Peter Boyle…
- Harris is William Walker in an unwieldy, idiosyncratic account of the American adventurer's takeover of Nicaragua in 1855.
Young Guns (1988)
- Dir. Christopher Cain
Feat. Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland…
- The long–neglected Western finds popularity with a new generation with an all–star youthful cast.
Allan Quartermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987)
- Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones…
- Proficient, if dated adventure yarn in which explorer Chamberlain and archaeologist Stone set off to Africa in search of a missing brother. Mixes…
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987)
- Dir. Sam Firstenberg
Feat. Michael Dudikoff, Steve James
- Hokey martial arts movie from the Cannon Films stable, with an American Army ranger attempting to save a group of marines who have been brainwashed…
Better Tomorrow II, A (1987)
- Dir. John Woo
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Kenneth Tsang, Emily Chu
- Sequel to Woo's breakout genre classic finds Chow Yun–Fat shoehorned (as the twin brother of his original role, no less) into another fire…
Beverly Hills Cop 2 (1987)
- Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Brigitte Nielsen…
- Slick, though belated sequel to the action–comedy smash which launched Eddie Murphy to superstardom.
Bloodsport (1987)
- Dir. Newt Arnold
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Powerful debut from Jean Claude Van Damme with some superbly choreographed violence, though fans of kick–boxing need only apply.