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Subgenre Sampler

 
Missing Gun, The (Xun qiang) (2002)
Dir. Chuan Lu
Feat. Wen Jiang
Wound–up thriller set in a small and eccentric Chinese village, where a policeman wakes one morning with a hangover to find his…
ShaftShaft (2000)
Dir. John Singleton
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Roundtree, Toni Collette
Despite the excellent pedigree of those involved – Samuel L Jackson, Richard Roundtree, dir. John Singleton, Toni Collette – this revival…
DowntimeDowntime (1997)
Dir. Bharat Nalluri
Feat. Paul McGann
A good crack from the Brits at the action–thriller genre, starring Paul McGann as a troubled ex–copper who helps a solo–mum escape…
Fire Down BelowFire Down Below (1997)
Dir. Felix Enrique Alcala
Feat. Steven Seagal, Randy Travis, Levon Helm
The vicious yet eco–friendly Steven Seagal points his hose toward a rank case of enviromental damage in the coal–belt of Kentucky, where…
Treasure HuntTreasure Hunt (1994)
Dir. Ricky Lau
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat
CIA operative Chow Yun–Fat falls in love while on secret assignment at mainland Shaolin monastery. Bubble–headed romance with some action…
Boiling PointBoiling Point (1993)
Dir. James B. Harris
Feat. Wesley Snipes, Dennis Hopper, Viggo Mortensen
Cop thriller rises above its familiar plot through the likeable heavyweight cast.
Robocop 3Robocop 3 (1993)
Dir. Fred Dekker
Feat. Robert Burke, Nancy Allen, Rip Torn
Replacing Peter Weller in this final installment is Robert Burke.
NailsNails (1992)
Dir. John Flynn
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Anne Archer, Tomas Milan
Dennis Hopper kicks butt as Harry Niles, a veteran cop 'as hard as nails'. After his partner is taken out by Cuban assassins, Harry uncovers a…
Robocop 2Robocop 2 (1990)
Dir. Irvin Kershner
Feat. Peter Weller
Peter Weller returns as the cyber–policeman in this violent sequel.
Killer, TheKiller, The (1989) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Woo
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat
Action at break–neck speed with a body–count to match the running time, this smorgasbord of super–violence with lashings of good…

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