Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2192 Films to Buy & Rent
After the Sunset (2004)
- Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson…
- Recently retired jewel thieves Brosnan and Hayek are safely esconsed on a desert island, when an old FBI nemesis turns up simultaneous with a…
Agent Cody Banks 2 (Destination London) (2004)
- Dir. Kevin Allen
Feat. Frankie Muniz, Anna Chancellor, Keith Allen…
- Fairly average sequel to Cody Banks' first James Bond Jr. adventure, here travelling to London as a disguised clarinet player to thwart an evil…
Alamo, The (2004)
- Dir. John Lee Hancock
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Patric…
- Big–budget recasting of the fabled 'Battle of the Alamo' in 1836 between Texan (US) and Mexican forces, which marked a turning point in…
Alexander (2004)
- Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer…
- A valiant, though flawed attempt by dir. Oliver Stone (PLATOON) to depict the life and times of Grecian military commander Alexander the Great,…
Alien vs. Predator (AVP) (2004)
- Dir. Paul Anderson
Feat. Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Ewen Bremner…
- A loud and slime–lacquered clash of the sci–fi titans, the enticing prospect of two classic bogeymen going monstrous…
Arahan (2004)
- Dir. Ryoo Seung-Wan
Feat. Ryoo Seung-beom, Yoon So-yi, Ahn Sung-Ki
- Urban martial arts injected with supernatural pep, this effects–laden action comedy has an ultimately limited box of tricks, but provides more…
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
- Dir. Frank Coraci
Feat. Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Jim Broadbent…
- Colourfully energetic version of Jules Verne's classic adventure, in which a casual bet sets three unusual companions on a race around the…
Barrio 13 (District B13) (2004)
- Dir. Pierre Morel
Feat. Cyril Raffaelli, David Belle
- Set in a near–future ghetto dystopia, this slightly–plotted action spectacle thrills as a vehicle for its martial art of choice: Parkour,…
Blade - Trinity (2004)
- Dir. David S Goyer
Feat. Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Jessica Biel…
- The third (and surely last) installment in the vampire slasher BLADE trilogy, with Snipes again donning the sobering mantle of vampire–human…
Born to Fight (Kerd ma lui) (2004)
- Dir. Panna Rittikrai
Feat. Chattapong Pantanaunkul
- Created by the makers of the stupendous ONG BAK, this lesser action vehicle is contrived around a showdown in the Thai countryside between a…