Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Action/Adventure: 2164 Films to Rent
Murphy's Law (1986)
- Dir. J. Lee Thompson
Feat. Charles Bronson, Carrie Snodgrass, Robert F. Lyons…
- A violent funride and one of Bronson's better actioners, playing a wily detective, framed for the murder of his ex–wife. In between escaping…
Peking Opera Blues (1986)
- Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Brigitte Lin, Cherie Chung, Sally Yeh
- One of prolific Hong Kong director/producer Tsui Hark's most celebrated films is a genre–blending romp set around the Peking Opera in 1913. A…
Platoon (1986)
- Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen
- This film won the Best Picture Oscar for its compelling and sincere account of the Vietnam, also ushering the era of 1980s film reappraisals of the…
Raw Deal (1986)
- Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Formula action with Arnie as trouble–shooting former FBI agent.
Run, Chrissie, Run! (1986)
- Dir. Chris Langman
Feat. Carmen Duncan, Red Symons
- An ex–terrorist from Germany is on the run in Australia with her teenage daughter Chrissie, with a former lover on her trail, and two IRA…
Running Scared (1986)
- Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Gregory Hines, Billy Crystal, Steven Bauer
- Two street–wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer that nearly killed…
Salvador (1986)
- Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. James Woods, James Belushi
- A potent dramatisation of a journalist's experiences in El Salvador, with Woods in his usual dynamic form. Never one for fence–sitting, the…
Shanghai Surprise (1986)
- Dir. Jim Goddard
Feat. Sean Penn, Madonna, Paul Freeman…
- Universally panned adventure flick stars Madonna as a missionary (!) on the hunt for medicinal opium (!) and then–husband Penn plays the…
Sledge Hammer! (TV Series) (1986)
- Feat. David Rasche, Harrison Page, Anne-Marie Martin
- GET SMART meets DIRTY HARRY in this riotous late–night spoof detailing the exploits of unorthodox Inspector 'Sledge Hammer', a loose cannon of…
Tai Pan (1986)
- Dir. Daryl Duke
Feat. Bryan Brown, Joan Chen, Kyra Sedgwick
- Colourful though largely missed attempt at adapting James Clavell's novel about the adventures of a rogue trader in 19th century Hong Kong . Despite…