Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Action/Adventure > Spy: 87 Films to Rent
- Die Another Day (2002)
- Dir. Lee Tamahori
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Judi Dench…
- High on octane, low on sustenance, Pierce Brosnan beefs up the machismo (and arrogance?) for his fourth outing as Bond – indignant after a long…
- Extreme Ops (2002)
- Dir. Christian Duguay
Feat. Devon Sawa, Rupert Graves, Rufus Sewell…
- An appealing tale of snow–boarders turned 'special agents' that quickly skis off into the realms of complete fantasy.
While on assignment…
- I-Spy (2002)
- Dir. Betty Thomas
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Famke Janssen
- The 60s TV–series of the same name fashioned as a slick but silly buddy comedy and a shameless star vehicle for two tried–and–true…
- Spy Kids 2 - The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
- Dir. Robert Rodriguez
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Steve Buscemi…
- The diminutive spies of the hit family thriller return for another colourful, goofy round of saving the day for the grownups.
In team with a rival…
- Tuxedo, The (2002)
- Dir. Kevin Donovan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt
- Novelty Hollywood vehicle for Jackie Chan outfits the star as a chauffeur–turned–secret agent with an Inspector Gadget–type tuxedo…
- xXx (2002)
- Dir. Rob Cohen
Feat. Vin Diesel, Marton Csokas, Asia Argento
- James Bond made–over for Playstation fans as a triple–strength dose of hi–tech thrills, macho posturing and general…
- Alias (TV Series) (2001)
- Feat. Jennifer Garner, Ron Rifkin, Michael Vartan…
- Depicts the adventures of a college student (Garner) who moonlights as a special agent – fulfilling dangerous covert operations for the CIA and…
- Art of War, The (2000)
- Dir. Christian Duguay
Feat. Wesley Snipes, Donald Sutherland, Michael Biehn…
- Wesley Snipes dishes up his well–practiced Art of Action, as a UN Special–Agent who becomes the prime–suspect patsy in the…
- Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)
- Dir. John Woo
Feat. Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandiwe Newton…
- Submerging all traces of the original series, Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt, whose mission it is to keep a deadly synthetic virus out of the hands…
- World Is Not Enough, The (1999)
- Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Robert Carlyle, Sophie Marceau…
- Pierce Brosnan is back for a third time in the most cartoonish entry in many a season, with in–jokes, sexual allusions and fire–power…