Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2192 Films to Buy & Rent
Robocop (2014)
- Dir. José Padilha
Feat. Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton…
- Paul Verhoeven's electric blockbuster about a tormented robotic supercop is rebooted for the 21st century.
Robot Overlords (2014)
- Dir. Jon Wright
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Gillian Anderson, Callan McAuliffe…
- Cheap and cheerful sci–fi set in a world overrun by robots from another galaxy Earth's future is in the hand of a small band of rebellious…
Sabotage (2014)
- Dir. David Ayer
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam Worthington, Terrence Howard…
- A brawn–before–brains action vehicle for aging star Arnold Schwarzenegger, here playing the leader of a DEA task squad hunted by a…
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
- Dir. Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin…
- A return to the hard boiled caricatures of Frank Miller's graphic "Sin City". Tales of vengeance, torture and infidelity are woven together into an…
Sons of Liberty (TV Series) (2014)
- Dir. Kari Skogland
Feat. Ben Barnes, Marton Csokas, Rafe Spall…
- A History Channel miniseries in the "historical fiction" style, exploring the lives of America's Founding Fathers during the revolution that created…
Stretch (2014)
- Dir. Joe Carnahan
Feat. Patrick Wilson, Ed Helms, Chris Pine…
- Brash action–comedy with a Patrick Wilson as a hard–luck limo driver struggles to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie. He takes…
Taken 3 (Tak3n) (2014)
- Dir. Olivier Megaton
Feat. Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace…
- Third addition to the Liam Neeson action franchise has our hero accused of a murder he never committed or witnessed. More scowling and punching…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
- Dir. Jonathan Liebesman
Feat. Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner…
- Inexplicably, another mindless reboot of the ninja turtle franchise, only this time injected with all the crass and bombast of producer Michael Bay's…
Tokyo Tribe (2014)
- Dir. Sion Sono
Feat. Akihiro Kitamura, Ryôhei Suzuki, Hitomi Katayama
- Dystopian action–musical set in an alternate Japan where territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes.
Transformers - Age of Extinction (Transformers 4) (2014)
- Dir. Michael Bay
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer…
- Shia LaBeouf passes the Transformers baton to dudebro Mark Wahlberg in this kunckleheaded fourth installment of the Michael Bay–helmed…