The Specialist (1994)
Action | Thriller
Set in Miami, an explosives expert helps a seductive beauty avenge the murder of her parents, teaming up against a formidable trio of villains: a powerful Cuban crime boss, his son, and their merciless hit man.
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Rod Steiger, Eric Roberts
Director: Luis Llosa
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Action | Crime | Drama | Western
In Arizona in the late 1800's, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Russel Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Christian Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other's respect. But with Wade's outfit on their trail — and dangers at every turn — the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man's destiny. In theaters September 7th.
Starring: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, Ben Foster
Director: James Mangold
Righteous Ties / Georukhan gyebo (2006)
Action | Crime | Drama
Chi-sung, a gangster, is sent to prison for seven years after stabbing a man on orders from his boss. But his boss betrays him and tries to have him killed, though the attempt is unsuccessful and Chi-sung manages to escape. His childhood friend Joo-joong is given the task of tracking him down, forcing him to choose between his friendship and loyalty to his gang.
Starring: Jae-yeong Jeong, Jun-ho Jeong, Seung-yong Ryoo
Director: Jin Jang
Fast Five / Fast & Furious 5 (2011)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Dominic and his crew find themselves on the wrong side of the law once again as they try to switch lanes between a ruthless drug lord and a relentless federal agent.
Starring: Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson
Director: Justin Lin
Limit of Love: Sea Monkey (2006)
Action | Drama
A small team of Coast Guard divers, including Daisuke, rappels onto the ship from a helicopter and begins to evacuate the panicked passengers. Then Daisuke finds a familiar face – Kanna. They had a tiff the night before about their wedding plans – Kanna had already made her dress, while Daisuke was still reluctant to propose – and she left for Tokyo, feeling like a fool. Now she see Daisuke in a different, more heroic light – but before they can properly reconcile, she has to evacuate, while Daisuke searches for stray passengers.
He finds two – a pregnant woman (Ohtsuka Nene) and an excitable man (Fukikoshi Mitsuru) who reluctant to leave his expensive foreign car. Through a series of mishaps, Daisuke, his pal and fellow diver Tetsuya (Sato Ryuta), and the two passengers end up trapped on the ship, as the water seeps in from below and the flames roar above.
The Coast Guard swings into action to save this quartet, but despite the presence of dozens of Guardsmen, the rescue operation does not go smoothly. Who can save them?
Starring: Hideaki Itô, Ai Katô, Ryûta Satô
Director: Eiichiro Hasumi
Sea Monkey (2004)
Action | Drama
The movie "Umizaru" is the story of 14 young Japan Coast Guard officers who take part in a grueling training to become rescue divers. They must endure and survive a 50-day training. Daisuke Senzaki (Hideaki Ito) and 13 other recruits take part in the training. With his love for the ocean and dream to work as a rescuer at sea, a rescue diver seemed like the perfect occupation for Daisuke.
Starring: Hideaki Itô, Ai Katô, Ken Kaito
Director: Eiichiro Hasumi
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller
Sean Connery is back for his final performance as superagent James Bond in this high-velocity action thriller from the director of The Empire Strikes Back. When two atomic warheads are hijacked by the evil SPECTRE organization, Agent 007 is hurled into an explosive, pulse-pounding race to save the world from nuclear terrorists!
Starring: Sean Connery, Kim Basinger, Max von Sydow, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Barbara Carrera, Bernie Casey
Director: Irvin Kershner
Casino Royale (2006)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
Casino Royale introduces James Bond before he holds his license to kill. But Bond is no less dangerous, and with two professional assassinations in quick succession, he is elevated to "00" status. "M" (Judi Dench), head of the British Secret Service, sends the newly-promoted 007 on his first mission that takes him to Madagascar, the Bahamas and eventually leads him to Montenegro to face Le Chiffre, a ruthless financier under threat from his terrorist clientele, who is attempting to restore his funds in a high-stakes poker game at the Casino Royale. "M" places Bond under the watchful eye of the Treasury official Vesper Lynd. At first skeptical of what value Vesper can provide, Bond's interest in her deepens as they brave danger together. Le Chiffre's cunning and cruelty come to bear on them both in a way Bond could never imagine, and he learns his most important lesson: Trust no one.
Starring: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Giancarlo Giannini, Caterina Murino, Jeffrey Wright
Director: Martin Campbell
Shamo (2007)
Action
After barbarically slaughtering his parents, 16 year old Ryo is sent to a prison for boys. Continually tortured by his fellow inmates, Ryo takes up karate training after a savage beating leaves him for dead. Returned to society after 3 years, Ryo catches the attention of the local triads for his natural ferocity and dedication to destruction. Convinced to enter underground, no rules fighting tournaments, Ryo easily demolishes the competition. Seemingly unstoppable, Ryo's inevitable confrontation with champion Sugawara may be his only chance for respect by the society that has so completely rejected him.
Starring: Shawn Yue, Annie Liu, Francis Ng, Masato, Dylan Kuo, Siu-Lung Leung, Ryo Ishibashi
Director: Pou-Soi Cheang
Alien vs. Ninja (2010)
Action | Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Terrible creatures – the aliens – have come to Earth. But the ninjas have to realize that they can align with their martial arts. The aliens are waiting with incredible tricks, unexpected strength and speed. A fierce battle rages. The great Iga Ninja Yamata meets the challenge in the final battle against the Aliens.
Starring: Mika Hijii, Ben Hiura, Shûji Kashiwabara, Masanori Mimoto, Yûki Ogoe, Donpei Tsuchihira
Director: Seiji Chiba
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
In the 19th film of the franchise, James Bond is once again pitted against Valentin Zukovsky, the Russian mobster from Goldeneye.
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Robert Carlyle, Denise Richards, Robbie Coltrane, Judi Dench
Director: Michael Apted
Live and Let Die (1973)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
James Bond battles the forces of black magic in this high-octane adventure that hurtles him from the streets of New York City to Louisiana's bayou country. With charm, wit and deadly assurance, Roger Moore steps in as Agent 007 and takes on a powerful drug lord (Yaphet Kotto) with a diabolical scheme to conquer the world.
Starring: Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Seymour, Clifton James, Julius Harris, David Hedison
Director: Guy Hamilton
Die Another Day (2002)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
When his top-secret mission is sabotaged, James Bond finds himself captured by the enemy, abandoned by M16 and stripped of his 00-license. Determined to get revenge, Bond goes head-to-head with a sultry spy, a frosty agent (and a shadowy billionaire (Toby Stephens) whose business is diamonds… but whose secret is a diabolical weapon that could bring the world to its knees.
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, Judi Dench, Madonna
Director: Lee Tamahori
Gods and Generals (2003)
Action | Drama | History | War
A sweeping epic charting the early years of the Civil War and how campaigns unfolded from Manassas to the Battle of Fredericksburg, this prequel to the film Gettysburg explores the motivations of the combatants and examines the lives of those who waited at home.
Starring: Robert Duvall, Stephen Lang, Jeff Daniels, Mira Sorvino, Bruce Boxleitner
Director: Ronald F. Maxwell
5 Days of War (2011)
Action | Drama | War
A drama set centered around the war between Russia and Georgia, and focused on a journalist from the US, his cameraman, and a Georgian native who become caught in the crossfire.
Starring: Rupert Friend, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Richard Coyle, Andy Garcia, Val Kilmer, Dean Cain
Director: Renny Harlin
Shadowless Sword / Muyeong geom (2005)
Action
AD 926 years, North Korea, one from the Bohai martial arts female paladin Yan Su-he (Yin Suyi ornaments), stepped in to rescue the last Prince is Yin (Lee Swiss town of decoration), making the country the Bohai Sea from the threat of the country by the fall of Khitan.
Starring: Hyeon-jun Shin, So-yi Yoon, Seo-jin Lee, Ki-yong Lee
Director: Young-jun Kim
Pathfinders: In the Company of Strangers (2011)
Action | History | War
Untold and lost history. A true story of the American Pathfinders, the volunteer paratroopers whose deadly mission was to land 30 minutes before the Normandy invasion, locate and mark strategic "drop zones" and set up the top-secret navigation equipment needed to guide the main airborne assault on D-Day.
Starring: Christopher Serrone, Michael Conner Humphreys, Jon Ashley Hall
Director: Curt A. Sindelar
Defiance (2008)
Action | Drama | History | Thriller | War
Four Jewish brothers living in Nazi occupied Poland escape into the forest where they join up with Russian resistance fighters in battling the Nazis. Throughout the war they built a village inside the forest and saved the lives of more than 1200 other Jews. Based on a true story.
Starring: Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos, Alan Corduner
Director: Edward Zwick
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
James Bond (Agent 007) must find the missing "Solex Agitator," a device that will harness the sun's radiation and give awesome power to whomever possesses it. Also vying for the prize is Francisco Scaramanga, a world-class assassin who brandishes a distinctive golden gun. When 007 discovers he is to be Scaramanga's next target, he is hurled into a deadly game of cat- and-mouse, continuing the search as he evades the killer on his trail. Bond must also contend with Scaramanga's exotic lover Andrea Anders, and Nick Nack, whose small size belies his lethal abilities. Even as 007 enlists the aid of sensuous Mary Goodnight, he must overcome ferocious odds to survive an explosive showdown on Scaramanga's remote island. His adventures draw him into a gripping boat pursuit, a wild automobile chase through Bangkok, and an unthinkable confrontation against an entire martial arts school.
Starring: Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Maud Adams, Herve Villechaize, Clifton James
Director: Guy Hamilton
Belly of the Beast (2003)
Action | Adventure
Intrigue, seduction, betrayal . . . and action all the way. Steven Seagal is Jake Hopper, once an operative on the inside on his way to retirement, when he receives some startling news. While vacationing in Thailand, his daughter has been kidnapped by a notorious terrorist group, Abu Karaf. The C.I.A. launches an attack mission to save her, but that's not good enough for Hopper. He has never been one to play by the rules and this time – there are no rules.
Starring: Steven Seagal, Byron Mann, Monica Lo, Tom Wu, Sara Malakul Lane
Director: Siu-Tung Ching
