Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2193 Films to Buy & Rent
Parker (2013)
- Dir. Taylor Hackford
Feat. Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Chiklis…
- Jason Statham adds a muscular, street–wise dimension to Donald E. Westlake's pulp anti–hero (fixture of such films as POINT BLANK and…
Protector 2, The (Tom yum goong 2) (2013)
- Dir. Prachya Pinkaew
Feat. Tony Jaa, Marrese Crump, RZA
- ONG–BAK superstar Tony Jaa punches below his weight in this undercooked sequel to the 2005 Sydney–set action romp about a country boy who…
R.I.P.D (2013)
- Dir. Robert Schwentke
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Bacon…
- This big budget flop is a lot of fun on its own terms: a carefree, unpretentious shoot–em–up about deceased detectives who project the…
RED 2 (2013)
- Dir. Dean Parisot
Feat. Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker…
- It's more of the same from the retired assassins club, who are still fighting for their survival in this entertaining, if entirely disposable…
Shield of Straw (2013)
- Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Takao Ohsawa, Nanako Matsushima, Kishitani Goro…
- The prolific Takashi Miike returns with a tale of a team of cops who must protect an accused killer with a billion–yen bounty on his head.
Snowpiercer (2013)
- Dir. Joon-ho Bong
Feat. Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, John Hurt…
- Korean maestro Bong Joon–ho's English language debut is a breakneck sci–fi thriller set on a perpetual motion train carrying the last…
Star Trek - Into Darkness (Star Trek XII) (2013)
- Dir. J.J. Abrams
Feat. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch…
- More of the same is a good thing in the case of J.J. Abrams' hit Star Trek reboot, with this fast–moving sequel centred on a formidable foe…
Suspect, The (Yong-eui-ja) (2013)
- Dir. Won Shin-yun
Feat. Gong Yoo, Park Hee-soon
- Explosive action film following a betrayed North Korean special agent who defects to the South to seek revenge on his family's killer.
Welcome to the Punch (2013)
- Dir. Eran Creevy
Feat. James McAvoy, Mark Strong, Andrea Riseborough…
- James McAvoy and Mark Strong square off as obsessive cop and elusive criminal mastermind respectively in this high–performance thriller set in…
White House Down (2013)
- Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal…
- Conveniently on a tour of the White House, action hero beefcake Channing Tatum scrambles to save the President (Jamie Foxx) from an invading…