Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Action/Adventure > Spy: 87 Films to Rent
- Assignment, The (1998)
- Dir. Christian Duguay
Feat. Aidan Quinn, Donald Sutherland, Ben Kingsley
- International espionage flick that revels in the skillful, old–fashioned flourishes of an elaborate terrorist caper. Tourist Aidan Quinn gets…
- Saint, The (1997)
- Dir. Phillip Noyce
Feat. Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue, Rade Serbedzija…
- Val Kilmer's reincarnation of 'The Saint' only vaguely resembles the original character played by Roger Moore and Iain Ogilvy. There is considerable…
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
- Dir. Roger Spottiswoode
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh…
- Pierce Brosnan is back for a second round as 007, this time embroiled in the war–waging activities of an unscrupulous media baron (Jonathan…
- Goldeneye (1996)
- Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Isabella Scorupco…
- Brosnan cuts the mustard as the new 007, aided by shrewd modifications that thoroughly re–invigorate the franchise – playful,…
- Mission: Impossible (1996)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Tom Cruise
- Hollywood refit of the '60s cult TV show with classic stylings and theme–tune thankfully intact. Precisely executed action sequences redeem a…
- Terminal Velocity (1994)
- Dir. Deran Sarafian
Feat. Charlie Sheen, Nastassja Kinski, James Gandolfini…
- Sheen plays a skydiving expert roped into international espionage by way of the mysterious Kinski. It's sexist, crass and juvenile, but never dull,…
- True Lies (1994)
- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold
- Action set pieces just don't come any bigger or better than under monster–budget maestro, James Cameron. Reteaming with Schwarzenegger, it's…
- Patriot Games (1992)
- Dir. Phillip Noyce
Feat. Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Patrick Bergin…
- Ford is maverick FBI agent Jack Ryan (James Bond sans sense of humour) who blows away an IRA terrorist, and finds himself the target of a zealous…
- Licence to Kill (License to Kill) (1990)
- Dir. John Glen
Feat. Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell
- Dalton continues as a tougher and more cynical Bond, as he attempts to avenge the murder by ruthless drug lord Franz Sanchezz, of his best friend.…
- Living Daylights, The (1987)
- Dir. John Glen
Feat. Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Jeroen Krabbe
- Timothy Dalton in his debut as Bond delivers up an impressively slick performance as he struggles to disenable an evil Russian general from igniting…