Action films Action films Tarzan the Ape Man ( 1932) is an action adventure film starring Johnny Weissmuller, Neil Hamilton, C. Aubrey Smith & Maureen O'Sullivan. The movie is based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel. The movie was directed by W.S. Van Dyke (who later went on to direct The Thin Man & some or all of its sequels). ...more on Wikipedia about "Tarzan the Ape Man"
Tarzan, the Ape Man is a 1981 American action movie and adventure film directed by John Derek. It stars Bo Derek, Richard Harris, John Phillip Law and Miles O'Keeffe. The screenplay by Tom Rowe is based on the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The original music score is composed by Perry Botkin Jr. The film's tagline is Unlike any other "Tarzan" you've ever seen! ...more on Wikipedia about "Tarzan, the Ape Man"
Taxi was a 1998 French movie starring Samy Naceri, written by Luc Besson, and directed by Gérard Pirès. It was followed by Taxi 2 in 2000 and Taxi 3 in 2003. ...more on Wikipedia about "Taxi (1998 film)"
Taxi is a 2004 American remake of the 1998 Luc Besson-penned French film of the same name, starring Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon and Gisele Bündchen, and directed by Tim Story. A young cop persuades a speedy taxi driver to help in a case involving a gang of beautiful female bank robbers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Taxi (2004 film)"
Taxi 2 is a 2000 French movie directed by Gérard Krawczyk. It is a sequel to Taxi written by Luc Besson and directed by Gérard Pirès in 1998. It was followed by Taxi 3 in 2003. ...more on Wikipedia about "Taxi 2"
Taxi 3 is a 2003 French film directed by Gérard Krawczyk. ...more on Wikipedia about "Taxi 3"
The Terminator series is a series of science fiction films concerning battles between artificially intelligent robots and human beings. ...more on Wikipedia about "Terminator series"
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The 51st State is a 2001 film directed by Ronny Yu, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle and Emily Mortimer. Most of the filming was done on location in Liverpool. ...more on Wikipedia about "The 51st State"
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane is a 1990 comedy adventure film starring controversial comedian Andrew Dice Clay as Ford Fairlane. The film was directed by Renny Harlin ...more on Wikipedia about "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane"
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty ia an American action/adventure motion picture. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Adventures of Rex and Rinty"
The Arena is a 1974 gladiator- blaxploitation film, starring Margaret Markov and Pam Grier, and directed by Joe D'Amato. Pam Grier and Margaret Markove portray female gladiators in ancient Rome, who have been enslaved and must fight for their freedom. This film is the second teaming of Pam Grier and Margaret Markov; their first film together was Black Mama, White Mama. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Arena (1974 film)"
The Art of War is an American action movie. The title is based on the ancient Chinese text of the same name by war strategist Sun Tzu. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Art of War (film)"
The Beast Must Die is a 1974 horror film directed by Paul Annett. Screenplay by Michael Winder, based on the short story There Shall Be No Darkness by James Blish. Starring Calvin Lockhart, Peter Cushing, Marlene Clark, Michael Gambon, Charles Gray, Anton Diffring, Ciaran Madden, and Tom Chadbon. 93 minutes, rated PG. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Beast Must Die"
The Beastmaster is a 1982 fantasy film directed by Don Coscarelli that starred Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, John Amos and Rip Torn. It is often dubbed a B-movie and cult film. It is also a Canadian television series that aired from 1999 to 2002. Tenuously based on characters created by Andre Norton in her seminal science fiction novel The Beast Master. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Beastmaster"
The Big Red One is a 1980 war film written and directed by Samuel Fuller. The film was heavily cut on its original release, but a restored version was premiered in 2004, some years after Fuller's death. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Big Red One"
The Bourne Identity is a 2002 movie based on the book of the same name by Robert Ludlum. The film is loosely based on the novel and adapted by Tony Gilroy. In 2004, The Bourne Identity was followed with a sequel titled The Bourne Supremacy. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Bourne Identity (film)"
The Bourne Supremacy is a 2004 film based loosely on the Robert Ludlum novel with the same name. It is also a sequel to the 2002 film The Bourne Identity. Supremacy continues the story of the amnesiac and expert assassin, Jason Bourne and his attempt to learn more of his shadowy past. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Bourne Supremacy (film)"
The Brazilian Job is a sequel to the 2003 film The Italian Job. David Twohy wrote the screenplay to this sequel, and F. Gary Gray will return as the director. It is currently in production stage (as of September 2005) and is expected to be released in 2006. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Brazilian Job"
The Dead Pool (1988) is the fifth and latest film in the Dirty Harry series. Harry Callahan ( Clint Eastwood) is assigned to investigate the death of rock singer Johnny Squares ( Jim Carrey). He discovers that film director Peter Swan ( Liam Neeson) is part of a game in which he has to guess which celebrity will die next. He discovers that he too is on the list. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Dead Pool"
The Delta Force is a 1986 action film starring Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin as leaders of an elite squad of special forces troops based on the real life U.S. Army Delta Force unit. It was directed by Menahem Golan and featured Martin Balsam, Joey Bishop, Robert Vaughn, Robert Forster, Shelley Winters, and George Kennedy. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Delta Force (film)"
The Devil's Brigade is a 1966 book written by World War II combat pilot, novelist, and historian Robert H. Adleman in conjunction with Col. George Walton, a brigade member. The story tells the real-life World War II story of the 1st Special Service Force. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Devil's Brigade"
The Eiger Sanction is a 1975 action/ thriller based on a 1972 novel by American author Dr. Rodney William Whitaker, under the pen name of Trevanian and directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood as Dr. Jonathan Hemlock. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Eiger Sanction"
The Enforcer ( 1976) is the third film in the Dirty Harry series. Directed by James Fargo, it stars Clint Eastwood as Inspector Harry Callahan and Tyne Daly as Inspector Kate Moore. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Enforcer (1976 film)"
The Exterminator is a 1980 action movie directed by James Glickenhaus and starring Robert Ginty as the leading role. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Exterminator"
The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 action film starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, and directed by Rob Cohen. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)"
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