Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2192 Films to Buy & Rent
Salt (2010)
- Dir. Phillip Noyce
Feat. Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor…
- Outlandish thriller with Jolie as a C.I.A. agent accused of being a Russian spy, and with the C.I.A. in pursuit she must fight to clear her name.…
Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (2010)
- Dir. Edgar Wright
Feat. Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Anna Kendrick…
- Wearing its super–coolness on its sleeve, this precocious action–comedy stars archetypal geek Michael Cera as a gawky bass–player…
Skyline (2010)
- Dir. Colin Strause, Greg Strause
Feat. Eric Balfour, Donald Faison, Scottie Thompson…
- Resourceful low–budget alien invasion film has bright lights appear all over Los Angeles, mesmerizing the citizens of the city while luring…
Smokin' Aces 2 (The Assassins Ball) (2010)
- Dir. P.J. Pesce
Feat. Tom Berenger, Michael Parks, Autumn Reeser…
- A bevy of professional assassins converge on an unassuming FBI agent (Tom Berenger) in this prequel to the 2007 shoot–em–up hit. Hard man…
Sorcerer's Apprentice, The (2010)
- Dir. Jon Turteltaub
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Alfred Molina, Jay Baruchel…
- Playing to type, Jay Baruchel is the average, unassuming new recruit of a master sorcerer (Nicholas Cage) who needs the help of a protégé to defeat…
Strike Back (TV Series) (2010-2017)
- Feat. Andrew Lincoln, Richard Armitage, Michelle Lukes…
- An high–octane action series centred on the intersecting operations of an SAS Sergeant (Armitage) and an SIS Agent (Lincoln) over the course of…
Super (2010)
- Dir. James Gunn
Feat. Rainn Wilson, Elliot Page, Liv Tyler…
- Violent comedy with Rainn Wilson as a schlubb turned violent avenger after his wife runs off with a drug dealer. Uneven, perhaps intentionally, with…
Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010)
- Dir. Stuart Beattie
Feat. Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lincoln Lewis…
- John Marsden's enduring 'Tomorrow' series of novels for young adults receives its first big screen treatment in this story of foreign (Asian!)…
Town, The (2010)
- Dir. Ben Affleck
Feat. Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm…
- Competent, briskly executed heist drama from actor/dir. Ben Affleck follows an armed robbery crew out of Boston’s Charlestown neighborhood, and the…
Tracker (2010)
- Dir. Ian Sharp
Feat. Ray Winstone, Temuera Morrison, Gareth Reeves…
- Ray Winstone is lured to New Zealand in this turn–of–the–century chase movie, in which the hulking Brit plays a master South…