Mix-and-match from
the AroVideo archives!
Subgenre Sampler
Rogue Assassin (War) (2007)- Dir. Philip G Atwell
Feat. Jet Li, Jason Statham - Mildly entertaining actioner pits Statham as an FBI detective hell–bent on revenge after Li kills his partner; titular character Li, meanwhile,…
Smokin' Aces (2007)- Dir. Joe Carnahan
Feat. Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Alicia Keys… - A high–strung crime caper of competing assassins from the dir. of NARC, dispatching with boyish glee a bevy of visual and narrative bullet…
You Move You Die (2007)- Dir. Ketzal Sterling
Feat. Ketzal Sterling, Bruce Hopkins - Ad hoc gangster thriller out of Auckland concerns a stolen engagement ring, and its ensuing recovery by a desperate fiancée and his posse of…
City of Violence, The (2006)- Dir. Ryoo Seung-Wan
Feat. Doo-hong Jung, Kil-Kang Ahn - A dazzling, action–fantastic revenger by way of Korea, this draws its considerable bloodletting from the aftermath of a funeral, where two…
Exiled (Fong juk) (2006)
- Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Anthony Wong, Simon Yam, Richie Ren… - Master exponent of genre Johnnie To pays homage to spaghetti westerns and the bygone era of John Woo in this energetic, skilfully dispatched action…
No Mercy For The Rude (2006)- Dir. Cheol-hie Park
Feat. Ha-kyun Shin - A mute hitman limits his contract killings to ‘rude’ individuals, saving up for a voice–restoring operation in this unconventional riff on…
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)- Dir. Jean-François Richet
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Drea De Matteo… - Effective update of John Carpenter's 1970s classic in which high–impact action and a fairly convincing raw tenseness carry the wellworn tale of…
Bittersweet Life, A (2005)- Dir. Ji-woon Kim
Feat. Byung-hun Lee - A suave mob enforcer's mercy for one of his intended victims results in the full wrath of the Korean organised crime world in this slick, ultra…
Domino (2005)- Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Delroy Lindo… - Brash, hyperkinetic action rendition of the life and times of Domino Harvey (played by Knightley), the daughter of movie–star Laurence Harvey,…
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)- Dir. Jim Sheridan
Feat. 50 Cent, Terrence Howard - Gangster–rap star "Fiddy" Cent (a.k.a. Curtis Jackson) tells the rags–to–riches tale of his Queens, NYC upbringing and how he saved…
©2024 AroVideo | Using the Catalogue | Feedback Opens in a new window | Terms of use Opens in a new window | Privacy Policy Opens in a new window | AroVideo on Twitter AroVideo on Facebook
