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Rental > Action/Adventure: 2166 Films to Rent
Walking Tall (2004)
- Dir. Kevin Bray
Feat. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Johnny Knoxville, Kirsten Wilson…
- Gung–ho revenge vehicle set in backwoods America, showcasing the dumb–smart style of rising action star The Rock as a 'Special Forces'…
2 Fast 2 Furious (The Fast and the Furious 2) (2003)
- Dir. John Singleton
Feat. Paul Walker, Cole Hauser, James Remar
- Furiously hyped retread of THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS, with undercover cop Paul Walker seeking to redeem himself by infiltrating the street racing…
24 - Season 2 (TV Series) (2003)
- Feat. Kiefer Sutherland
- Further episodes in this high–concept TV thriller, covering 24 hours of real time events (an hour per episode) with Kiefer Sutherland as lead…
Accidental Spy, The (2003)
- Dir. Teddy Chen
Feat. Jackie Chan
- One of Jackie Chan's 'Off–Hollywood' productions, an international action adventure filmed on the cheap in Hong Kong. Contains lashings of…
Aragami (2003)
- Dir. Ryuhei Kitamura
Feat. Takao Osawa, Masaya Kato, Tak Sakaguchi
- Another confidently executed, blood–soaked samurai fantasy from dir. Kitamura (VERSUS), set in a remote medieval temple into which a wounded…
Azumi (2003)
- Dir. Ryuhei Kitamura
Feat. Aya Ueto, Shun Oguri, Kenji Kohashi
- The dir. of VERSUS advances to a studio–scale budget for this historical action yarn, set around a skilled swords–woman in ancient feudal…
Bad Boys 2 (2003)
- Dir. Michael Bay
Feat. Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Joe Pantoliano…
- A new low (or high) in crassness from the Bruckheimer action movie sausage machine (see CON AIR, ARMAGEDDON), with maverick cops Smith and Lawrence…
Ballistic: Ecks Vs Sever (2003)
- Dir. Wych Kaosayananda
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu
- Panned on release, this over–geared action slambam has its own sense of chaotic fun that may be enjoyable for some out there.
Antonio…
Basic (2003)
- Dir. John McTiernan
Feat. John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Connie Nielsen…
- Slick jungle thriller kept interesting by a far from basic storyline involving US troops on a training mission in Panama.
When the squad runs into…
Battle Royale II: Requiem (Battle Royale 2) (2003)
- Dir. Fukasaku Kinji, Fukasaku Kenta
Feat. Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ai Maeda, Shugo Oshinari
- Bolder and bloodier sequel that introduces 9/11–style terrorist topicality into its violent, 'last teen standing' scenario, with overt…