Aro Favourite: Action/Adventure
21 Action/Adventure Films have attained the hallowed status of Aro Favourite
Godzilla Minus One (2023)
- Hailed by some as the greatest Godzilla film since the monster's sombre genesis in 1954. As with the original, a wartime subtext and some genuinely…
- DVD $24.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Monos (2019)
- A dark contemporary fable inspired by Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, set in a remote and mountainous region of Columbia, where a group of teenage…
- DVD $29.95
Upgrade (2018)
- Futuristic body horror about a man who "upgrades" his body using an AI implant called STEM after his wife is murdered – the kicker of the…
- DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
- Thrillingly turbo–charged fourth installment (and effective reboot) of the "salvage punk" action series set in post–apocalyptic Australia…
- Blu-Ray
$20 $15
Justified - Season 1 (TV Series) (2010)
- Slick urban western with an old–school U.S. Marshal reassigned from Miami to his childhood home in the poor, rural coal–mining towns of…
- DVD
$30 $22.50
Female Agents (Les femmes de l'ombre) (2008)
- Substantial, exciting WWII espionage thriller following an all–female commando unit of the French Resistance recruited to rescue a British…
- DVD
$15 $11.25
River Queen (2005)
- Both underrated and overblown, dir. Vincent Ward's (VIGIL) ambitious historical drama depicts the journey across heart, soul and land–scapes of…
- DVD
$30 $22.50
Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (2003)
- Peter Jackson's adaptation of J R R Tolkien's fantasy trilogy of 'Middle Earth' reaches its spectacular climax, drawing the story–threads…
- DVD
$20 $15
Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (Extended Edition) (2003)
- The final installment in Peter Jackson's epic adaptation of JRR Tolkien's fantasy classic. This version includes an extra 45 minutes of footage.
- DVD
$35 $26.25
Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (Extended Edition) (2002)
- Peter Jackson’s mammoth adaptation of J R R Tolkien’s fantasy classic continues in grand fashion, with increased visual panache and dramatic…
- DVD
$35 $26.25
Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- Monumental fantasy–epic and filmmaking accomplishment for local–boy–made–good Peter Jackson, transmutes the first part of J R…
- Blu-Ray
$20 $15
Amores Perros (Love's a Bitch) (2000)
- Bursting forth with passion, cinematic mettle and pungent local flavours, this debut feature, a triptych of stories set in polyglot Mexico City, is…
- DVD
$29.95 $15, $29.95
Thin Red Line, The (1998)
- A studiously arthouse rendition of WWII, isolating a crucial battle of the Pacific campaign (Guadacanal) as a minutely observed microcosm of humanity…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
El Mariachi (1992)
- A cause celebre of low–budget film–making, this $7000 Tex–Mex wonder about a guitar–player mistaken for a gangster contains…
- DVD
$15 $11.25
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
- Partners–in–crime Keitel, Roth, Buscemi, Madsen and others reel from a botched jewel heist in an abandoned warehouse. Tarantino's…
- DVD
$20 $15
Die Hard (1988)
- Star–making role for Bruce Willis as an ordinary cop who runs into international terrorism at the top of a skyscraper on Christmas Eve. …
- DVD
$25 $18.75
Robocop (1987)
- Loaded with sweat–breaking violence and suspense, dir. Paul Verhoeven never surpassed this stunning dystopian satire about a prototype cyborg…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
Great Bookie Robbery, The (TV Mini Series) (1986)
- Classic heist drama based on a multi–million dollar robbery in 1976 Melbourne, and re–enacted by the cream of New Zealand's acting…
- DVD $34.95
Scarface (1983)
- Sweat–breakingly violent portrait of a contemporary mobster with Pacino in top gear as the ruthless megalomaniac. Stunning, if you can hack…
- DVD
$20 $15
Utu - Redux (1983-2013)
- With lavish technical enhancement and narrative streamlining, this 'Redux' version of the 1983 epic restores its rightful place in the canon of great…
- DVD
$24.95 $14.95, $39.95 $24.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95 $34.95
Seven Samurai, The (1954)
- Kurosawa's classic 'Eastern Western' about a village who hire an elite band of warriors to fend off marauders. Compassionate storytelling with combat…
- DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95