Recommended: Action/Adventure
46 Action/Adventure Films we think you’ll enjoy
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 $29.95 | 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Withdrawn and noticeably older (but still ass–kicking), Logan…
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$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…
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$19.95 $14.95
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
- The Marvel juggernaut rolls on with this colossal sequel to the Captain America storyline, in which Steve Rogers must clear his name after being…
- Blu-Ray $59.95
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
Snowpiercer (2013)
- Korean maestro Bong Joon–ho's English language debut is a breakneck sci–fi thriller set on a perpetual motion train carrying the last…
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$19.95 $14.95
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…
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$19.95 $14.95 | Blu-Ray $25 $18.75
Inglourious Basterds (Inglorious Bastards) (2009)
- A cocky, revisionist war epic channeling spaghetti westerns and the Dirty Dozen, Quentin Tarantino’s long–time pet project is perhaps his…
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$19.95 $14.95
Iron Man (2008)
- Technically stunning live–action realisation of the story of Marvel comic superhero Iron Man – otherwise known as Tony Stark – a genius…
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$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
New World, The (2006)
- An epic naturalist meditation on the European settlement of America from dir. Terrence Malick (DAYS OF HEAVEN), which reveals a thoughtful and at…
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$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…
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$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…
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$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
Hellboy (2004)
- Surefire comicbook yarn – fusing Nazi occultism, demonic otherworlds and FBI intrigues with nice touches of style, humour and…
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$15 $11.25
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…
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$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,…
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$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…
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$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…
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$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
Point Break (1991)
- 100% pure adrenalin? You bet! FBI rookie Keanu Reeves goes undercover to lynch an elite gang of surfing bankrobbers. Wild and incredulous, but…
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$19.95 $14.95
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 $89.95 | Blu-Ray $119.95
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…
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$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
Moonraker (1979)
- Roger Moore as Bond pursues a megalomaniac billionaire into outer space in one of the more outlandish entries of the series.
Memorable scenes…
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$19.95 $14.95
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…
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$24.95 $18.70 | Blu-Ray $44.95
Deer Hunter, The (1978)
- A grimly realistic portrait of how the atrocities of the Vietnam war have an effect on a group of friends. Robert De Niro heads a virtuoso cast in…
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$24.95 $18.70
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…
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$24.95 $18.70
Dirty Harry (1971)
- Classic genre film with Clint Eastwood as Inspector Callaghan, a dynamic cop determined to bring in a psycho–killer, even if he has to break a…
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$40 $30
French Connection, The (1971)
- An influential crime picture based on the largest narcotics seizure of all time. Won the Oscar for Best Picture for its realistic portrait of New…
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$24.95 $18.70
Dirty Dozen, The (1967)
- A group of hardened criminals redeem themselves when recruited for a suicide mission during World War 2. An exciting adventure classic.
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$19.95 $14.95
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
Great Escape, The (1963)
- McQueen heads a star–studded international cast in this superb drama based on a true account of an escape from a German POW camp by a group of…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
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…
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$40 $30