Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2192 Films to Buy & Rent
Fountain, The (2006)
- Dir. Darren Aronofsky
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn…
- A madly ambitious, visually splendid odyssey from dir. Darren Aronofksy, this will certainly intrigue fans of his earlier work, while sci–fi…
Guardian, The (2006)
- Dir. Andrew Davis
Feat. Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Costner, Sela Ward
- Ashton Kutcher and Kevin Costner get wet as trainee coast guard and salty swim legend respectively in this broad–chested adventure about an…
Host, The (Gwoemul) (2006)
- Dir. Joon-ho Bong
Feat. Kang-ho Song, Doona Bae, Ah-sung Ko
- Colossal Korean blockbuster that single–handedly revives the generic monster movie: birthed from a batch of military–grade chemicals…
Man vs Wild (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Bear Grylls
- Macho malarkey with modern day Macgyver and master masochist Bear Grylls running round extreme terrains tormenting himself for the benefit of couch…
Mission: Impossible 3 (2006)
- Dir. J.J. Abrams
Feat. Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Keri Russell…
- Propulsive and hyper–violent third outing for Tom Cruise as US superagent Ethan Hunt, here on a globe–jetting mission to foil a vile…
New World, The (2006)
- Dir. Terrence Malick
Feat. Colin Farrell, Q'orianka Kilcher, Christopher Plummer…
- An epic naturalist meditation on the European settlement of America from dir. Terrence Malick (DAYS OF HEAVEN), which reveals a thoughtful and at…
No Mercy For The Rude (2006)
- Dir. Cheol-hie Park
Feat. Ha-kyun Shin
- A mute hitman limits his contract killings to ‘rude’ individuals, saving up for a voice–restoring operation in this unconventional riff on…
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)
- Dir. Michel Hazanavicius
Feat. Jean Dujardin
- Dusting off a little–known French spy spoof from the 1960's, this remake upgrades rather than updates the franchise, combining the Bond school…
Other Side, The (2006)
- Dir. Gregg Bishop
Feat. Nathan Mobley, Jaimie Alexander
- Paced like a bat–out–of–hell, this action–packed yet intricate 'undead' thriller follows a murdered student to hell and back…
Outlaw (2006)
- Dir. Nick Love
Feat. Sean Bean, Danny Dyer, Rupert Friend…
- Unpleasant slug–fest with Sean Bean establishing a posse of vigilantes to round up the 'lawless scum' pervading Britain.
Simplistic thriller…