Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Action/Adventure: 2161 Films to Rent
Seraphim Falls (2006)
- Dir. David Von Ancken
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Liam Neeson, Anjelica Huston
- More old–fashioned than revisionist, this muscular revenge western trails a savage army colonel (Neeson) as he hunts down a union officer…
Snakes on a Plane (2006)
- Dir. David R Ellis
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Margulies, Rachel Blanchard…
- Shamelessly egregious B–movie actioner with Samuel L. Jackson playing an FBI agent escorting a federal murder witness (Phillips) on a…
Superman Returns (2006)
- Dir. Bryan Singer
Feat. Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey…
- Solid revival of the 'Man of Steel' franchise soars to new heights of conceptual daring and tour–de–force action, with newcomer Brandon…
Tiger Brigades, The (2006)
- Dir. Jerome Cornuau
Feat. Clovis Cornillac, Diane Kruger, Edouard Baer…
- Splashy French adventurism, in the spirit of THE UNTOUCHABLES, pits a high–minded inspector and his hard knocks 'Tiger Brigade' of crimebusters…
Tristan and Isolde (2006)
- Dir. Kevin Reynolds
Feat. James Franco, Rufus Sewell, Sophia Myles
- Accessible and handsome rendering of the legendary Celtic love affair between a noble British knight (Franco) and an Irish princess (Myles), which…
Ultraviolet (2006)
- Dir. Kurt Wimmer
Feat. Milla Jovovich, William Fichtner
- Bleak and vaguely coherent sci–fi actioner, with Milla Jovovich playing a diseased half–vampire who must protect a small boy –…
Unit, The (TV Series) (2006)
- Dir. David Mamet, various
Feat. Dennis Haysbert, Scott Foley, Robert Patrick…
- The brainchild of David Mamet, this riveting black–ops suspenser serialises the daring assignments of a covert special forces team who, under…
United 93 (2006)
- Dir. Paul Greengrass
- Intensely affecting recreation of the fated last flight of United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11th 2001, where passengers successfully rose up…
Vengeance (Phairii phinaat paa mawrana) (2006)
- Dir. Preaw Sirisuwan
- Fast–paced jungle fantasy horror has a young man and his friends in pursuit of an escaped prisoner inside a fantastical forest populated by…
World Trade Center (2006)
- Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Maria Bello, Maggie Gyllenhaal…
- Powerful and gripping rendering of the plight of two NYC cops who became trapped in the rubble of the collapsing World Trade Center in the 9/11…