Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2192 Films to Buy & Rent
SPL (Sha Po Lang) (2005)
- Dir. Wilson Yip
Feat. Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Simon Yam…
- Intense cops–and–hoods thriller which clearly raises the bar for Hong Kong martial–arts by infusing its tale of an idealistic cop…
Stealth (2005)
- Dir. Rob Cohen
Feat. Jessica Biel, Josh Lucas, Jamie Foxx
- Paranoid technology thriller has three top navy fighter pilots (Biel, Lucas, Foxx) startled to discover their new wingman is EDI – a highly…
Tiger Blade, The (Seua khaap daap) (2005)
- Dir. Theeratorn Siriphunvaraporn
Feat. Atsadawut Luengsuntorn
- Spiffy addition to the Thai martial arts boom, with action centered around the recovery of a magical ‘tiger blade’, by cops and robbers…
To The Ends of the Earth (TV mini-series) (2005)
- Dir. David Attwood
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Jared Harris, Sam Neill…
- Based on William Golding's epic trilogy, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a young aristocrat who travels to Australia on a journey of…
Transporter 2 (2005)
- Dir. Louis Leterrier
Feat. Jason Statham, Keith David, Hunter Clary…
- Thinly conceived sequel finds mercenary 'transporter' Statham fingered for the kidnapping of a US drug czar's son and having to find a vital viral…
Underworld: Evolution (2005)
- Dir. Len Wiseman
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Derek Jacobi, Bill Nighy
- The slinky, rubber–clad Kate Beckinsale continues her Vampiric crusade against 'the Lycans' (Werewolves) in this obligatory sequel to the…
Unleashed (Danny the Dog) (2005)
- Dir. Louis Leterrier
Feat. Jet Li, Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins
- Aggressive action drama concerns an animalistic hitman (Li) who has been secretly raised by a Glaswegian mobster (Hoskins) as a dog trained to attack…
V for Vendetta (2005)
- Dir. James McTeigue
Feat. Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea…
- Set in the year 2020, this dystopian thriller adapts Alan Moore's graphic novel about a world where deadly viruses have wiped out most of America and…
xXx - The Next Level (xXx - State of the Union) (2005)
- Dir. Lee Tamahori
Feat. Ice-Cube, Willem Dafoe, Peter Strauss…
- Bridge–burning sequel to the extreme–sports–spy hit, kills off the original star (Vin Diesel) in the opening scene, before ramping…
6 AM (2004)
- Dir. Adrian Kwan
Feat. Kenny Kwan, Steven Cheung, Charlene Choi…
- Popular Canto–pop duo ‘The Boy’z’ star in this absurdist gangster tale, playing high school slackers ‘Bowl’ and ‘Noodle’ who…