Recommended: Action/Adventure

42 Action/Adventure Films we think you’ll enjoy

Show: All FilmsRental Rental DVD Rental Blu-Ray Rental VHSSales Sales DVD Sales Blu-Ray Sales VHS

Ka Whawhai Tonu (Struggle Without End) (2024): A deeply felt and impressively rendered action–drama centred on two rangitahi caught in a crucial conflict between Maori and colonial soldiers…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Boy and the Heron, The (Kimitachi wa Do Ikiru ka) (2023): A 12–year–old boy, struggles to settle in a new town after his mother's death. However, when a sinister talking heron informs him that…; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan (2023): The first of the two–part French blockbuster treatment of Alexandre Dumas’ oft–filmed and beloved novel of 1844, set in early 17th…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023): A ravishing Eva Green takes centre stage in this follow–on from the events in THE THREE MUSKETEERS: D’ARTAGNAN, the second chapter of Martin…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Escape from Mogadishu (2021): A gritty action–thriller based on true events following a diplomatic skirmish between North and South Korea that breaks out on the African…; DVD $29.95
Dragged Across Concrete (2018): A simmering, witty and entirely unpredictable heist epic from the writer/director of BONE TOMAHAWK that stars an ageing Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughan…; DVD $24.95
Logan (2017): Passionate, mature X–Men spin–off featuring the surly Wolverine. Withdrawn and noticeably older (but still ass–kicking), Logan…; DVD ~~$20~~ $10
Deadpool (2016): Super–smug but irresistible super–(anti)hero riff based on the Marvel comic about a wise–cracking former Special Forces operative…; Poster (VG) $15
Embrace of the Serpent (El abrazo de la serpiente) (2015): A breathtaking cinematic odyssey through the Amazon, following the quests of two European explorers (one in 1909 and the other in the 1940s).…; DVD $29.95
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015): A triumphant return to a a galaxy far, far away – and one that seemed further away after the prequels – is thrillingly directed by reboot…; Blu-Ray ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Dead Lands, The (2014): After his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery, a Maori chieftain's son, must avenge his father's murder in order to bring peace and…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Far from Men (2014): Viggo Mortensen stars in this existential western adapted from an Albert Camus' short story. Set in Algeria in the fifties, Mortensen is charged with…; DVD $29.95
Raid 2, The (2014): Picking up from where it last left off, this epic sequel to the best martial arts movie in recent memory combines gangland melodrama (reminiscent of…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Hobbit, The - An Unexpected Journey (2012): Peter Jackson returns to Middle Earth with this epic first chapter in The Hobbit saga, which follows Bilbo Baggins' quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95 | Blu-Ray ~~$25~~ $18.75
Iron Man (2008): Technically stunning live–action realisation of the story of Marvel comic superhero Iron Man – otherwise known as Tony Stark – a genius…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Afro Samurai (2007): The perpetually cool Samuel L. Jackson reeks of attitude as the voice of an Afro–American samurai hellbent on revenge. In the spirit of KILL…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $44.95
Death Proof (2007): Tarantino, that great galloping genre geek, further indulges his jones for '70s B flicks and sexual kicks with his half of the 'Grindhouse' double…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Planet Terror (2007): Robert Rodriguez's half – and quite possibly, the better half – of the "Grindhouse" double bill (with Quentin Tarantino's DEATH PROOF),…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Robin Hood (TV Series) (2006): The latest reincarnation of Robin Hood is a lavish, broadly appealing small screen BBC revival of the Sherwood legend. All of Robin’s friends and…; DVD ~~$35~~ $26.25
King Kong (2005): Peter Jackson's colossal remake lavishes one of the cinema's greatest legends in 21st century technology and ratchets up the emotional stakes to…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Arahan (2004): Urban martial arts injected with supernatural pep, this effects–laden action comedy has an ultimately limited box of tricks, but provides more…; DVD $29.95
Zatoichi (2003): Actor–director–cult hero Takeshi Kitano stylishly revives a hero of well–known Japanese mythology and scores his most broadly…; DVD $24.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Bang Rajan (2000): Truly ferocious action spectacular based on the true tale of how a small Siamese village tried to withstand the efforts of 100 000 invading Burmese…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
JSA: Joint Security Area (2000): A Korean military thriller of high repute that opens with a double–killing on the bitterly–tense border between North and South and…; DVD $29.95
Saving Private Ryan (1998): Tom Hanks commands a squad assigned to retrieving a single man from behind German lines in WWII France. With 'sacrifice' the key theme,…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996): Join in the riot with an edgy thriller that loses its head midway through and gets stuck into some gleefully supernatural carnage. The director of…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Species (1995): Ben Kingsley rounds up 'experts' (Michael Madsen, Forest Whitaker, Alfred Molina, Marg Helgenberger), a kind of A–Team of strange phenomena to…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Menace II Society (1993): A ghetto drama about young men on a no–win cycle of guns and drugs in south central L.A., this covers simlar geographical and philosophical…; Poster (G) $9.95
Henry V (1989): A remarkable achievement from Kenneth Branagh both as actor and first–time director, he brings a new vitality to Shakespeare's most energetic…; DVD $19.95
Lonesome Dove (TV Mini-series) (Lonesome Dove, Streets Of Laredo, Dead Man's Walk, Return to Lonesome Dove) (1989-1993): A hefty star cast congregate for this acclaimed TV adaptation of Larry McMurtry's novel about two former Texas Rangers (Duvall, Jones) who retire to…; DVD $129.95
Salvador (1986): A potent dramatisation of a journalist's experiences in El Salvador, with Woods in his usual dynamic form. Never one for fence–sitting, the…; DVD $19.95 | Blu-Ray $24.95
Le Dernier Combat (The Last Battle) (1983): The director's impressive debut (at the age of 24) is a post–apocalyptic fable, strikingly filmed in black and white with almost no…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95 | Blu-Ray ~~$29.95~~ $24.95
Big Red One, The (1980): The best role in years for Lee Marvin, who plays the intrepid squadron leader of director Sam Fuller's WWII memoirs. Distinctive war film is…; Poster (U) $12.95
Warriors, The (1979): NY street–gang Warriors, stranded far from their home–turf, must risk crossing the territory of a dozen other hostile gangs. Sleek yet…; Blu-Ray $44.95
Cross of Iron (1977): A doomed German platoon facing annihilation at Russian hands find their instinct for personal glory greater than their instinct for…; DVD $19.95
Sleeping Dogs (1977): Roger Donaldson's nihilistic action–thriller in which Sam Neill finds himself alone between two opposing extremist groups. A trail–blazer…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Hard Times (Street Fighter) (1975): During the Great Depression Charles Bronson fights economic gloom with his fists in this invigorating punch–fest from the action ace Walter…; DVD $19.95
Enter the Dragon (1973): The martial arts film by which all others are measured, Lee gets to display his masterful skill at every opportunity. Virtually plotless, but loaded…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
War Lord, The (1965): Charlton Heston stars in this muscular historical adventure as an honoured knight who takes over a castle tower in the swampland of Normandy.…; DVD $29.95
Ray Harryhausen: Special Edition Collection (1955-1977): It Came From Beneath The Sea Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers The 3 Worlds of Gulliver Mysterious Island Jason and the Argonauts The 7th Voyage of…; DVD $79.95 | Blu-Ray $119.95
Samurai Trilogy, The (Musashi Miyamoto, Duel at Ichijoji Temple, Duel at Ganryu Island) (1954-1956): Sweeping saga of a legendary 17th century samurai Musashi Miyamoto, that made an icon of actor Toshiro Mifune. Played out against the turmoil of a…; DVD ~~$40~~ $30
Henry V (1944): Brimming with zest, this Shakespeare adaption became an instant classic when released, featuring Laurence Olivier in full sail as the youthful…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15

Main menu

Section navigation menu

Recommended: Action/Adventure