Contemporary Action & Adventure

Energetic combinations of suspense, exotic locations and heroic journeys blend with realistic characters and gritty themes. The latest Action and Adventure films are more extreme and inventive than ever before.

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Richard Lester, 1975

£12.99

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Royal Flash

Malcolm McDowell stars as ne'er-do-well Harry Flashman in this outrageous period comedy adapted f...

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Ridley Scott, 1982

£7.99

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Blade Runner (2007 Final Cut) (Special Edition)

A work of towering imagination and extraordinary beauty, its terrifying central t...

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Quentin Tarantino, 2012

£17.99

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Django Unchained

Set in the South two years before the Civil War, Quentin Tarantino's Oscar-winning western stars ...

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Quentin Tarantino, 2012

£13.99

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Django Unchained

Set in the South two years before the Civil War, Quentin Tarantino's Oscar-winning western stars ...

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Steven Spielberg, 2011

£15.99

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War Horse

Based on Michael Morpurgo's novel, Steven Spielberg's War Horse is an epic odyssey of joy, sorrow...

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Sam Mendes, 2012

£19.54

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Skyfall

Daniel Craig is back as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007 in Skyfall, the 23rd adventure in the long-r...

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Sam Mendes, 2012

£25.99

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Skyfall

Daniel Craig is back as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007 in Skyfall, the 23rd adventure in the long-r...

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Gary Ross, 2012

£13.49

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The Hunger Games (2 discs)

Sci-fi thriller The Hunger Games, based on the best-selling novels by Suzanne Col...

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Michael Powell, Alberto Cavalcanti, 1961-78

£13.99

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CFF Collection: Volume 3 - Weird Adventures

The splendidly eccentric final collaboration from Michael Powell and Emeric Press...

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Various (TV), 1978

£9.99

Warrior Queen

A spectacular six-part series that brings to life the valiant yet doomed attempt by Boudicca, the...

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Luc Besson, 2010

£8.99

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The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec

Adapted from the comic book series of Jacques Tardi and directed by Luc Besson, T...

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Niels Arden Oplev, Daniel Alfredson, 2009

£15.49

The Girl Who ... Millennium Trilogy: Extended Versions

Based on Steig Larsson's literary phenomenon, The G...

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Alfonso Cuaron, 2006

£5.99

Children of Men (Special Edition) (2 discs)

A hugely impressive sci-fi drama from Mexican director Cuaron. Set in London, 202...

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Don Chaffey, 1971

£12.99

Creatures the World Forgot

'They Don't Make Them Like This Anymore - Not in a Million Years'. The final e...

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Takashi Miike, 2010

£6.99

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13 Assassins

Mercilessly entertaining, 13 Assassins is Takashi Miike's larger-than-life samurai adventure set ...

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Olivier Marchal, 2004

£7.49

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36 Quai des Orfevres (Marchal, 2004)

A hugely entertaining French thriller starring two of France's greatest actors, ...

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Terrence Malick, 1973

£7.99

Badlands

Entrancing photography, perfect script and superb acting in a beautiful and occasionally painful ...

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Akira Kurosawa, 1975

£17.99

Dersu Uzala

Winner of the Best Foreign Film Oscar in 1975, Akira Kurosawa's Dersu Uzala (his only film produc...

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