Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Action/Adventure: 2163 Films to Rent
Bounty, The (1984)
- Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Laurence Olivier…
- Robert Bolt’s (A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS) version of the ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ tale of Fletcher Christian’s (Mel Gibson) mutiny…
Cannonball Run 2 (1984)
- Dir. Hal Needham
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin…
- The answer to the trivia question: which film features both Jackie Chan and Frank Sinatra? More star–studded carnage in this fitfully amusing…
Eight Diagram Pole Fighter, The (1984)
- Dir. Kar-leung Lau
Feat. Gordon Liu, Alexander Fu, Kara Hui…
- Hong Kong martial arts epic set circa the 10th century, with a Mongol army attempting to overthrow the influential Yang family, defenders of the Song…
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan (1984)
- Dir. Hugh Hudson
Feat. Christopher Lambert, Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm…
- Tale of Tarzan (Christopher Lambert), is here evoked with a suitably steamy jungle atmosphere and festooned with Edwardian theories of 'social…
Missing in Action (1984)
- Dir. Joseph Zito
Feat. Chuck Norris, M. Emmet Walsh
- Simplistic but iconic 80s actioner, with Norris as a RAMBO–figure, a Vietnam Vet who returns to liberate POWs from their jungle hellholes.…
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
- Dir. Sergio Leone
Feat. Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern…
- An all–star cast feature in Sergio Leone's violent but sobering gangland saga, following the rise and fall of four Jewish childhood pals…
Red Dawn (1984)
- Dir. John Milius
Feat. Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Harry Dean Stanton…
- Playing out the US fear/fantasy of Commie invasion, this sees a high–school football team (led by Patrick Swayze) make for the hills and wage…
Repo Man (1984)
- Dir. Alex Cox
Feat. Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton
- Young punk Emilio Estevez unwittingly becomes involved in the car re–possession business in this curious cocktail of action, sci–fi and…
Robin of Sherwood (TV Series) (1984-1986)
- Feat. Michael Praed, Ray Winstone
- A serious–minded retelling of the 'Robin Hood' legend with Michael Praed playing the handsome 'Robin of Loxley' who copes not only the…
Shaka Zulu (TV Mini-series) (1984)
- Dir. William C Faure
Feat. Robert Powell, Edward Fox, Henry Cele
- Set in 19th century South Africa, this recounts the epic land wars between the Zulu tribes and European immigrants, with true TV mini–series…