Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Action/Adventure: 2161 Films to Rent
Turning Point (2009)
- Dir. Herman Yau
Feat. Michael Tse, Anthony Wong, Francis Ng…
- A triad gangster wrestles with conflicting loyalties after being selected by his boss to become a mole within the police force, then being recruited…
Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans (2009)
- Dir. Patrick Tatopoulos
Feat. Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra
- Latest in the long–suffering Underworld series focuses on the origins of the ancient feud between the vampires and the Lycans.
This…
Valhalla Rising (2009)
- Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
Feat. Mads Mikkelsen
- Mads Mikkelsen plays an enslaved warrior drawn into a viking crusade in this gritty, visceral primordial adventure from dir. Nicolas Winding Refn…
Vengeance (2009)
- Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Johnny Hallyday, Sylvie Testud, Anthony Wong…
- French tough guy Johnny Hallyday returns to China to exact revenge on his family's killers in another high class shoot 'em up from Hong Kong's action…
Watchmen (2009)
- Dir. Zack Snyder
Feat. Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Carla Gugino…
- Spectacular – although flawed – live action adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel, focused around a group of retired…
Wonder Woman (2009)
- Dir. Lauren Montgomery
Feat. Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Alfred Molina…
- Excellent animated feature telling the origin story of Wonder Woman (voiced by Russell) and her quest to protect the world from Ares (Molina).
The…
Woochi: Goblin Wizard (Jeon Woochi : The Taoist Wizard) (2009)
- Dir. Dong-hun Choi
Feat. Dong-won Kang, Yun-seok Kim, Su-jeong Lim…
- Mayhem is unleashed in contemporary Seoul when Taoist wizards do battle with time traveling goblins.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
- Dir. Gavin Hood
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston…
- Hugh Jackman reprises his role as wolfy superhero Wolverine, charting his origin–story from innocent child through to fully–fledged,…
Yatterman (2009)
- Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Shô Sakurai, Saki Fukuda, Kyoko Fukada
- Fantastical live–action anime serves kids and kidults alike with its tale of mild–mannered shop keepers who don jaunty costumes to fight…
24 - Redemption (2008)
- Dir. Jon Cassar
Feat. Kiefer Sutherland, Robert Carlyle, Gil Bellows…
- Solid feature–length primer for 24's seventh season finds the ever–durable Jack Bauer on the lam from American authorities, hiding out in…