Subgenre Sampler
      Action/Adventure > Foreign Cinema: 403 Films to Buy & Rent
	  		 
	        
 Arahan (2004) Arahan (2004) 
- Dir. Ryoo Seung-Wan
 Feat. Ryoo Seung-beom, Yoon So-yi, Ahn Sung-Ki
- Urban martial arts injected with supernatural pep, this effects–laden action comedy has an ultimately limited box of tricks, but provides more…
 Barrio 13 (District B13) (2004) Barrio 13 (District B13) (2004)
- Dir. Pierre Morel
 Feat. Cyril Raffaelli, David Belle
- Set in a near–future ghetto dystopia, this slightly–plotted action spectacle thrills as a vehicle for its martial art of choice: Parkour,…
 Born to Fight (Kerd ma lui) (2004) Born to Fight (Kerd ma lui) (2004) 
- Dir. Panna Rittikrai
 Feat. Chattapong Pantanaunkul
- Created by the makers of the stupendous ONG BAK, this lesser action vehicle is contrived around a showdown in the Thai countryside between a…
 Brotherhood of War (Tae Guk Gi) (2004) Brotherhood of War (Tae Guk Gi) (2004) 
- Dir. Kang Je-Gyu
 Feat. Jang Dong-Gun, Won Bin, Lee Eun-Joo
- Deemed as one of the most graphic and violent war films ever made, this tells the story of two South Korean brothers (Bin and Dong–Gun) who…
 Casshern (2004) Casshern (2004) 
- Dir. Kazuaki Kiriya
 Feat. Yusuke Iseya, Kumiko Aso, Akira Terao
- Set in a ravaged, post–nuclear war future, ruled by a fascist clique, this rearranges some familiar elements with a visually charged, epic…
 Crimson Rivers 2 - Angels of the Apocalypse (2004) Crimson Rivers 2 - Angels of the Apocalypse (2004)
- Dir. Olivier Dahan
 Feat. Jean Reno, Benoit Magimel, Christopher Lee
- Barely coherent, but mostly fun sequel to the serial–killer hunt of CRIMSON RIVERS, has detective Reno return to track a case of religious…
 House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) (2004) House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) (2004) 
- Dir. Zhang Yimou
 Feat. Zhang Ziyi, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau
- The dir. of HERO follows up with an equally watchable oriental spectacle, inserting the same cartwheeling martial arts action, complete with torrents…
 Kung Fu Hustle (2004) Kung Fu Hustle (2004) 
- Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
 Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao), Wah Yuen
- Hong Kong superstar Stephen Chow trumps all previous efforts (and that's saying something) with this dynamic, bust–a–gut funny…
 New Police Story (2004) New Police Story (2004)
- Dir. Benny Chan
 Feat. Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Daniel Wu
- A groundbreaking fourth (or possibly fifth) entry in Jackie Chan's martial arts series about the life of a reckless Hong Kong policeman, here…
 Survive Style 5+ (2004) Survive Style 5+ (2004)
- Dir. Gen Sekiguchi
 Feat. Tadanobu Asano, Hiroshi Abe, Vinnie Jones…
- Hitmen, hypnotists, murdered spouses, and a trio of oddball thieves converge in this delirious, unclassifiable comedy–mystery–drama by…