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Rental > Action/Adventure: 2166 Films to Rent
Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
- Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Ando Masanobu, Yusuke Iseya, Renji Ishibashi…
- Mashing spaghetti western and samurai farce, Takashi Miike spins an east–meets–west tale of two rival clans attempting to bolster their…
Superman: Doomsday (2007)
- Feat. Adam Baldwin, Anne Heche, John Di Maggio…
- Brutal animation based on 'The Death of Superman' comic where our red caped superhero must defeat the creature 'Doomsday' and rise from the dead to…
Sword Of Alexander (Taitei no ken) (2007)
- Dir. Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Feat. Hiroshi Abe, Riki Takeuchi
- Camp sword and sorcery pastiche mines the Japanese tradition for bizarre humour, genre–mincing, and spectacular overacting, with…
Tin Man (TV Mini-series) (2007)
- Dir. Nick Willing
Feat. Zooey Deschanel, Alan Cumming, Neal McDonough…
- Futuristic, CGI–rich TV mini–series re–imagining the L. Frank Baum classic THE WIZARD OF OZ.
Quirk bunny Zooey Deschanel (WEEDS,…
Transformers (2007)
- Dir. Michael Bay
Feat. Shia LaBeouf, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Voight…
- Industrial–strength live–action adaptation of the cult 80s cartoon, about two waring robot factions with the ability to 'transform' into…
Vexille (2007)
- Dir. Fumisiko Sori
- Brawny sci–fi anime set in the year 2077, in which a special agent is sent to examine the capabilities of Japan’s robot technology, and its…
Warlords, The (Tau ming chong) (2007)
- Dir. Peter Chan
Feat. Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro…
- Spectacular, if now commonplace amongst a legion of Chinese historical epics, this tale of feuding warlords relays its angst, betrayal, and gory…
Weapons (2007)
- Dir. Adam Bhala Lough
Feat. Nick Cannon, Paul Dano, Mark Webber…
- Nihilistic thriller revolves around the intersecting lives of gun–toting teenagers and the circumstances surrounding a murder filled…
You Move You Die (2007)
- Dir. Ketzal Sterling
Feat. Ketzal Sterling, Bruce Hopkins
- Ad hoc gangster thriller out of Auckland concerns a stolen engagement ring, and its ensuing recovery by a desperate fiancée and his posse of…
16 Blocks (2006)
- Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse
- Surprisingly taut and minimalist New York City actioner has downtrodden, booze–addled cop Bruce Willis assigned a fool's errand to transport a…