Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Action/Adventure: 2161 Films to Rent
Survive Style 5+ (2004)
- Dir. Gen Sekiguchi
Feat. Tadanobu Asano, Hiroshi Abe, Vinnie Jones…
- Hitmen, hypnotists, murdered spouses, and a trio of oddball thieves converge in this delirious, unclassifiable comedy–mystery–drama by…
Taxi (2004)
- Dir. Tim Story
Feat. Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon, Gisele Bundchen
- A NYC detective recruits a taxi driver (Latifah) renowned for her driving skills, to catch a gang of leggy super–model bank robbers (all…
Thunderbirds (2004)
- Dir. Jonathan Frakes
Feat. Bill Paxton, Ben Kingsley, Barry Corbet…
- A live–action replay of the classic 60s sci–fi series which bears more relation to generic teen adventure than the spirit of the…
Troy (2004)
- Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
Feat. Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom…
- Homer's epic is cranked up to full fury in this Hollywood CGI–ed adaptation, depicting the seige of Troy by the vengeful Greek army and the…
Van Helsing (2004)
- Dir. Stephen Sommers
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh…
- More entertaining than some critics might have you believe, this big–budget monster–mash sees Hugh Jackman out to save a Transylvanian…
Walking Tall (2004)
- Dir. Kevin Bray
Feat. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Johnny Knoxville, Kirsten Wilson…
- Gung–ho revenge vehicle set in backwoods America, showcasing the dumb–smart style of rising action star The Rock as a 'Special Forces'…
2 Fast 2 Furious (The Fast and the Furious 2) (2003)
- Dir. John Singleton
Feat. Paul Walker, Cole Hauser, James Remar
- Furiously hyped retread of THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS, with undercover cop Paul Walker seeking to redeem himself by infiltrating the street racing…
24 - Season 2 (TV Series) (2003)
- Feat. Kiefer Sutherland
- Further episodes in this high–concept TV thriller, covering 24 hours of real time events (an hour per episode) with Kiefer Sutherland as lead…
Accidental Spy, The (2003)
- Dir. Teddy Chen
Feat. Jackie Chan
- One of Jackie Chan's 'Off–Hollywood' productions, an international action adventure filmed on the cheap in Hong Kong. Contains lashings of…
Aragami (2003)
- Dir. Ryuhei Kitamura
Feat. Takao Osawa, Masaya Kato, Tak Sakaguchi
- Another confidently executed, blood–soaked samurai fantasy from dir. Kitamura (VERSUS), set in a remote medieval temple into which a wounded…