Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2192 Films to Buy & Rent
This Means War (2012)
- Dir. McG
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy…
- Bombastic action romance pits two CIA two operatives (lugheads Chris Pine and Tom Hardy) against each other in a war to win the hand of Reese…
Total Recall (2012)
- Dir. Len Wiseman
Feat. Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel…
- A ramped up version of Philip K. Dick's classic sci–fi short, with Colin Farrell replacing Arnie as the unlucky recipient of a 'virtual…
Underworld: Awakening (2012)
- Dir. Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Rea, Charles Dance
- When the human race wages war on both the Vampire and Lycan species, leather–clad warrioress Kate Beckinsale goes to battle in this routine…
Viral Factor, The (2012)
- Dir. Dante Lam
Feat. Jay Chou, Nicholas Tse
- Dante Lam brings the fire once more in this out–and–out grunt fest of special forces action. As to be expected, the corny dramatic…
Wu Dang (2012)
- Dir. Patrick Leung
Feat. Vincent Zhao
- A rambunctious, action–packed throwback to '80s martial arts flicks and strapping Indiana Jones–style adventure, centred on a famed…
5 Days Of War (2011)
- Dir. Renny Harlin
Feat. Rupert Friend, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Richard Coyle…
- Mediocre propaganda piece in which an American journalist, his cameraman, and a Georgian native get caught in the crossfire in the war between Russia…
Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn (2011)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig…
- Wellington's Weta Digital work their magic on this rollicking first installment of Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's 3D animated trilogy of…
Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
- Dir. Jonathan Liebesman
Feat. Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan…
- Noisy, militaristic sci–fi follows a platoon of Marines as they attempt to combat an alien invasion. Film's sole novelty is its marriage of…
Bellflower (2011)
- Dir. Evan Glodell
Feat. Evan Glodell, Tyler Dawson, Jessie Wiseman
- Genuine oddity with two slackers spending their time building flamethrowers and various other weapons in the hope that the apocalypse is imminent.
Blitz (2011)
- Dir. Elliott Lester
Feat. Jason Statham, Paddy Considine, Aidan Gillen…
- Subtlety–free actioner with Statham as a brutish cop given free reign to bring in a serial cop–killer. Almost oppressively violent with a…