Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Action/Adventure: 2163 Films to Rent
Alatriste (2006)
- Dir. Agustin Diaz Yanes
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Elena Anaya, Javier Camara
- Viggo Mortensen plays a Spanish noble warrior in this epic adaptation of Arturo Pérez–Reverte's best–selling books.
Lavished with the…
Amazing Extraordinary Friends (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Carl Dixon, Hannah Marshall, David McPhail…
- Lightweight, tongue–in–cheek Kiwi kids series focused around a young boy who gains heroic powers and goes on a quest to recruit other…
Apocalypto (2006)
- Dir. Mel Gibson
Feat. Dalia Hernandez, Rudy Youngblood
- Dir. Mel Gibson’s oft–enthralling action adventure follows a young tribesman living in a jungle village who is taken prisoner by Mayan…
Bandidas (2006)
- Dir. Joachim Roenning, Espen Sandberg
Feat. Salma Hayek, Penelope Cruz, Steve Zahn…
- A spicy and saddled western vehicle for bosom buddies Hayek and Cruz, with the spunky duo turning to bank robbery in an effort to combat a marauding…
Battle of Wits, A (Muk gong) (2006)
- Dir. Jacob Cheung
Feat. Andy Lau, Sung-kee Ahn, Zhiwen Wang…
- Broad, engrossing siege epic, in which a lone, resolute hero fights for a village overrun by a 25,000–strong army in 370 B.C. China.
Though…
Black Book (Zwartboek) (2006)
- Dir. Paul Verhoeven
Feat. Carice Van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman
- A Jewish singer goes deep undercover for the Dutch resistance in this splashy, larger–than–life WWII yarn set in Nazi–occupied…
Blackbeard (2006)
- Dir. Kevin Connor
Feat. Stacy Keach, Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward
- Fun, if historically inaccurate tele romp through the high seas in the 18th century, based loosely on the true story of pirate Edward Teach who would…
Bleach (TV Series) (2006)
- Immensely popular anime series follows the supernatural adventures of a gifted teenager whose ability to channel the powers of a ‘Soul Reaper’…
Blood Diamond (2006)
- Dir. Edward Zwick
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou…
- Robust action film with a political conscience, Leonardo DiCaprio gamely sustains a South African accent and an amoral toughness as a…
Broken Trail (TV Mini-series) (2006)
- Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Robert Duvall, Thomas Haden Church, Greta Scacchi…
- High calibrE made–for–TV western about an aging cowboy and his nephew who rescue five Chinese girls from a slave trader while…