Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Action/Adventure: 2168 Films to Rent
Le Dernier Combat (The Last Battle) (1983)
- Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Pierre Jolivet, Jean Bouise, Jean Reno
- The director's impressive debut (at the age of 24) is a post–apocalyptic fable, strikingly filmed in black and white with almost no…
Legend of the Eight Samurai (Satomi hakken-den) (1983)
- Dir. Fukasaku Kinji
Feat. Sonny Chiba, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada
- In an ancient unspecified era, eight samurai must battle supernatural forces, witches and other hazards to rescue a princess, who is about to be…
Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
- Dir. Steve Carver
Feat. Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera…
- Man–of–few–words Norris plays a Texas Ranger who brandishes his martial arts trained fists as well as the requisite firepower in…
Midnite Spares (1983)
- Dir. Quentin Masters
Feat. Bruce Spence, James Laurie
- Cult Aussie race car movie. Young racing driver Steve comes up against a nefarious den of car thieves who may just have something to do with his…
Never Cry Wolf (1983)
- Dir. Carroll Ballard
Feat. Charles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehy
- Contemplative true story with a biologist studying the declining population of caribou in the Canadian tundra. Caused a small storm for being the…
Never Say Never Again (1983)
- Dir. Irvin Kershner
Feat. Sean Connery, Barbara Carrera
- Connery returns to role he made famous after a twelve year absence. He's lost none of his earlier style and charm or gorgeous women for that matter.…
Octopussy (1983)
- Dir. John Glen
Feat. Roger Moore, Maud Adams
- Moore plays 007 in this, the thirteenth Bond film. Travelling to India and Germany, Bond investigates a jewellery smuggling operation, encountering…
Osterman Weekend, The (1983)
- Dir. Sam Peckinpah
Feat. Rutger Hauer, John Hurt, Dennis Hopper
- An adaption of Robert Ludlum's well–known novel about cold–war espionage and paranoia.
Professional: Golgo 13, The (1983)
- Classic anime stylishly relays the underworld movements of a legendary hitman and his contract killings. Based on a long–running manga, with an…
Project A ('A' gai waak) (1983)
- Dir. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung
Feat. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen
- A famous peak period work from martial art maestro Jackie Chan in turn of the century Hong Kong, with Chan in pursuit of vicious buccaneers. Famous…