Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Action/Adventure: 2163 Films to Rent
Jewel of the Nile, The (1985)
- Dir. Lewis Teague
Feat. Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny De Vito
- Sequel to ROMANCING THE STONE again teams Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, this time for a rollicking adventure in the Middle East. Mostly…
King Solomon's Mines (1985)
- Dir. J. Lee Thompson
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom…
- Fairly lively adaptation of H Rider Haggard's classic African adventure yarn (filmed several times before), with Chamberlain and Stone dodging…
Mr. Vampire (1985)
- Dir. Ricky Lau
Feat. Ching-Ying Lam, Siu-hou Chin, Ricky Hui…
- Influential kung–fu ghostbusting flick is a distinctively Eastern slant on the 'vampire' genre – less like caped Counts, more like…
No Retreat No Surrender (1, 2 & 3) (1985)
- Dir. Corey Yuen, Lucas Lowe
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme, Loren Avedon, Cynthia Rothrock
- A naive karate fanatic, trained in the ancient secrets of martial arts by the spirit of Bruce Lee, must use his newly acquired skills to save Seattle…
Pale Rider (1985)
- Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Clint Eastwood
- Clint Eastwood mounts his heroic saddle to help protect gold miners bullied by a ruthless tycoon. Clint would have to wait seven years before he…
Police Assassins (Yes Madam) (1985)
- Dir. Corey Yuen
Feat. Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock, Tsui Hark
- Cheesy but fun outing has two hard–as–nails policewomen Michelle Yeoh (in her first lead role) and Cynthia Rothrock turning in their…
Rambo 2 (1985)
- Dir. George Pan Cosmatos
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier
- Iconic actioner in which traumatised commando John Rambo (Stallone) returns to Vietnam to rescue imprisoned G.I.s. Simplistic and violent, but a key…
Red Sonja (1985)
- Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman…
- Unremarkable except for its silliness, this excursion into CONAN territory pits uber–bimbo Nielsen against various diehard villains.…
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
- Dir. Guy Hamilton
Feat. Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Wilford Brimley…
- Fred Ward plays a tough NYC cop whose death is faked and a new identity of "Remo Williams" is bestowed by a secret organization known as CURE who…
Robbery Under Arms (1985)
- Dir. Ken Hannam
Feat. Sam Neill
- Rollicking outback western with our Sam Neill as a charismatic bushranger at the head of a wild colonial gang in search of love, loot and adventure.…