Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2192 Films to Buy & Rent
Dororo (2007)
- Dir. Akihiko Shiota
Feat. Ko Shibasaki, Satoshi Tsumabuki
- Electrifying action fantasy based on a manga comic by the grandfather of Anime – Osamu Tezuka (ASTRO BOY), in which an abandoned samurai's son…
Dragon Wars (D-War) (2007)
- Dir. Hyung-rae Shim
Feat. Jason Behr, Amanda Brooks, Robert Forster
- Schlocky and ungainly monster movie makes good fist of its Korean legend, about giant dragons resurrected and dispatched upon Los Angeles, served…
Drummer, The (Zhan. gu) (2007)
- Dir. Kenneth Bi
Feat. Tony Leung (Kar-fai), Kenneth Tsang, Jaycee Chan
- Visually enticing martial arts drama of a self–indulgent son sent into the Taiwanese mountains to escape gangland city retribution, who ends up…
Eastern Promises (2007)
- Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel…
- A muscular, satisfying thriller set in the underworld of the Russian mafia in London, this reteams the director and star of A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE,…
Elite Squad (Tropa de Elite) (2007)
- Dir. José Padilha
Feat. Wagner Moura, Andre Ramiro, Caio Junqueira…
- Brawny South American policier centred on a special division of Brazilian drug enforcement at war with the drug lords of Rio de Janeiro.
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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
- Dir. Tim Story
Feat. Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans…
- Comparable sequel to the hit live–action adaptation of the Marvel comic books, with the dir. and cast returning as the four discover there are…
Fighting Beat (2007)
- Dir. Piti Jaturaphat
- Agile martial arts action flick based in a Thai street fighting bar renowned for its local competitors, who find themselves in a deadly fight for…
Ghost Rider (2007)
- Dir. Mark Steven Johnson
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Wes Bentley…
- The latest Marvel superhero to 'ignite' the screen, a rather unlikely Nicolas Cage stars as Johnny Blaze, a stunt motorcyclist who strikes a deal…
Golden Compass, The (2007)
- Dir. Chris Weitz
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Ben Walker…
- Visually magnificent fantasy epic adapted from the first installment in Philip Pullman's controversial "His Dark Materials" trilogy traverses similar…
Graduation (2007)
- Dir. Michael Mayer
Feat. Adam Arkin, Shannon Lucio, Riley Smith…
- Teen heist flick concerns a quartet of college friends on the brink of graduation who try to pull off a risky bank job to help fund cancer treatment…