Action
The Wrong Mans (2013) WikiData TMDB IMDb
The Wrong Mans
director: James Corden / Mathew Baynton actor: Mathew Baynton / James Corden
other title: The Wrong Mans - Falsche Zeit, falscher Ort / The Wrong Mans - Mauvaise pioche
Comedy thriller about two well-meaning idiots who become entangled in a hideous world of crime, conspiracy and corruption.
The Red Spectacles (1987) TMDB WikiData IMDb
紅い眼鏡
director: Mamoru Oshii actor: Shigeru Chiba / Machiko Washio
other title: 紅い眼鏡
Summer 1995. With the arrival of the "Age of Cats", the former Kerberos police unit is now disbanded. However one member remains, a stray dog who returns to his old roost after a three-years exile. This wild dog no longer has a master, but now the "Young Lady of Fate" will guide him on his journey.
American Yakuza (1993) IMDb WikiData
American Yakuza
director: Frank A. Cappello actor: Viggo Mortensen / Ryo Ishibashi
When Nick Davis leaves prison after one year in solitairy, he is hired to operate a forklift in a warehouse in the harbor owned by the Japanese Yakuza patriarch Isshin Tendo. The place is assaulted by the Italian Mafia lead by Dino Campanela and Nick rescues and saves the life of Shuji Sawamoto, who is the representative of Yakuza interests in America. Shuji hires Nick to work for Yakuza and becomes his godfather in the family after his oath to join Yakuza. However, Nick is a lonely FBI undercover agent assigned to penetrate the criminal organization. When the FBI discovers that Campanela is organizing a massive attack to destroy the Yakuza, Nick's boss Littman calls off the operation to leave the dirty work to the Italian Mafia. But the connection of Nick with Shuji and his goddaughter Yuko forces him to help his Japanese family.
Nov. 30, 2025 watched
Saw it originally in the cinema in the UK in 1994, thought then it was a superior low-budget action flick with a superior star, then unknown Viggo Mortensen. A lot of action but also character, too. I even got the cinema to give me the promotional cardboard cutout once its run was over.

I'll try not to wait another three decades before seeing it again!
1990s Action AnzuLawson Crime FrankACappello
Kung Fu Hustle (2004) IMDb NeoDB TMDB Douban
功夫
8.8 (24 ratings) director: Stephen Chow actor: Stephen Chow / Yuen Qiu
other title: Kung Fusion / Kung Fu Zão
It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.
The Detached Mission (1986) IMDb WikiData
Одиночное плавание
director: Mikhail Tumanishvili (II) actor: Mikhail Nozhkin / Aleksandr Fatyushin
other title: Il guerriero venuto dall'est / Im Alleingang
In the waters of the Pacific Ocean, regular maneuvers of the Soviet and American squadrons are taking place. After months of autonomous navigation, our military frigate heads to its home base. The distress signal received forces sailors to change course. The CIA arranges a provocation: on a secret American base, one of the missile launchers was prepared for a real strike on the enemy’s squadron. Instead of saving people, Soviet sailors will have to intervene in the deadly game started by NATO. At the cost of tremendous effort, the crew of one of the Soviet ships managed to prevent the catastrophe provoked by CIA agents. They enter a real battle...
Nov. 27, 2025 stopped watching
I have sat through some challenging stuff. I have sat through some utter shit, to the bitter end. But I will NOT sit through an hour and a half of one guy reading out every character's lines in the most dull, lifeless voice imaginable.
1980s Action USSR
Robot Wars (1993) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Robot Wars
director: Albert Band actor: Don Michael Paul / Barbara Crampton
other title: Guerre di robot / Robotjox 2 - Krieg der Stahlgiganten
In the year 2041, the rebel Centros are a plague to the survivors of the great toxic gas scare of 1993. A renegade Megarobot pilot and an archaeologist must team up (despite personal differences, a reluctant romance, and official pressure to cease and desist) to thwart the Centro's attempts to resurrect a hidden Megarobot, with which they can challenge the prevailing order.
Convict 762 (1997) IMDb WikiData
Convict 762
director: Luca Bercovici actor: Frank Zagarino / Shannon Sturges
A spaceship with an all female crew runs into a meteor field because of a navigational mistake. They lose a lot of their fuel and realise they cant get home on what they've got. They are forced to land on a planet which has been reformed into one of the most dangerous penal colonies in the universe in order to refuel. Once there they realise only two men are left on the planet and they are engaged in hand to hand combat. The women cant figure out which one of the men is the officer and which one has systematically slaughtered the rest of the inmates. One by one each of the women is killed. Just who is Convict 762?
The Super Inframan (1975) NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
中國超人
director: Hua Shan actor: Danny Lee Sau-Yin / Wang Hsieh
other title: Inframan l'altra dimensione / Invasion aus dem Inneren der Erde
The surface of the Earth is under attack, thousands of people are killed in this unprovoked attacked. The cause, Princess Dragonmon and her army of monsters have decided to invade. Princess Dragonmon is an alien whose race has been hiding under us for centuries waiting to attack at the time is right. A doctor has been preparing for something like this and turns his assistant Rayma into the cyborg hero known as Inframan. Now only Inframan stands between the Earth and Princess Dragonmon but when a close friend is captured and brainwashed, can she be stopped with this inside man feeding her info?
Street Asylum (1990) WikiData IMDb
Street Asylum
director: Gregory Dark actor: Wings Hauser / Alex Cord
other title: Ryder
In the bleak near future Los Angeles has become a dangerous war zone with cops pitted against assorted law-breaking lowlifes. Sergeant Arliss Ryder (well played with customary wired intensity by the always great Wings Hauser) has an electronic device put into his back that turns him into an out-of-control psychotic killer and put on the Strike S.Q.U.A.D. (an acronym for Scum Quelling Assault Urban Devision), which is a unit of crazed cops assigned by Captain Bill Quinton (a typically gruff Alex Cord) to rid the City of Angels of criminals by using any means necessary. The only problem is that Arliss discovers what's going down and decides to put a stop to all this madness.
Capricorn One (1977) Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Capricorn One
director: Peter Hyams actor: Elliott Gould / James Brolin
other title: Mission: Capricorn One / Capricórnio Um
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base. But once the real ship returns to Earth and burns up on re-entry, the astronauts become liabilities. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.
Stargate (1994) NeoDB IMDb WikiData Douban TMDB
Stargate
6.7 (6 ratings) director: Roland Emmerich actor: James Spader / Kurt Russell
other title: Stargate : la porte des étoiles / Stargate: Puerta a las estrellas
An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) TMDB NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData
Star Wars
8.4 (13 ratings) director: George Lucas actor: Mark Hamill / Harrison Ford
other title: Star Wars / Guerra nas Estrelas
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.
Enemy of the State (1998) NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
Enemy of the State
5.6 (5 ratings) director: Tony Scott actor: Will Smith / Gene Hackman
other title: Nemico pubblico / Perigo Público
The life of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert Clayton Dean is turned upside down after a chance meeting with a college buddy while holiday shopping. Unbeknownst to Dean, he's just been burdened with a videotape of a congressman's assassination. Hot on the trail of this tape is a ruthless group of National Security Agents commanded by a belligerently ambitious NSA official named Reynolds. Using satellite surveillance, bugs, and other sophisticated snooping devices, the NSA infiltrates every facet of Dean's existence, tracing each physical and digital footprint he leaves while also framing him for murder. With the help of the mysterious Brill, he attempts to throw the NSA off his trail and prove his innocence.
The Hidden (1987) TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Hidden
director: Jack Sholder actor: Kyle MacLachlan / Michael Nouri
other title: L'alieno / Dødsruten
When average, law-abiding citizens suddenly turn to a life of hedonistic behavior and violent crime, Detective Tom Beck is tasked with helping young FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher determine the cause.
Cinema of Vengeance (1994) IMDb TMDB
Cinema of Vengeance
director: Toby Russell actor: Cynthia Rothrock / Yuen Biao
other title: Le furie del cinema
A documentary study of martial arts films and their leading protagonists. Included are profiles of such artists as Bruce Lee, Cynthia Rothrock, Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude Van Damme and John Woo favorite Chow Yun-Fat.
Nov. 23, 2025 watched
Fascinating (for us fans) documentary on the history & development of Hong Kong martial arts & action films, featuring interviews with the people who make the magic happen. And lots of great clips from movies! (Which I have put into a collection here: https://eggplant.place/collection/69ChUBekkGbNHa0VeIGmSz

I'm sure watched this on VHS in the 90s. Rewatched in #KungFuSat #WatchParty on Mastodon.
1990s Action Documentary HongKong MartialArts
Pedicab Driver (1989) NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData
群龍戲鳳
director: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo actor: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo / Nina Li Chi
other title: 群龍戲鳳
Lo Tung and his friend Malted Candy, pedicab drivers working the streets of Macao, have both fallen in love. The problem is that both their objects of affection - one a baker, the other a prostitute - are working under cruel and lecherous bosses. Somehow, the pair must find a way to win the ladies' hearts and free them from their unpleasant jobs.
Hard Target (1993) IMDb WikiData
Hard Target
director: John Woo actor: Jean-Claude Van Damme / Arnold Vosloo
other title: Senza tregua / Perseguição Sem Tréguas
When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.
The Club (1981) WikiData IMDb
舞廳
director: Kirk Wong Chi-Keung actor: Michael Chan Wai-Man / Norman Tsui
other title: 舞廳
Mainly the story of Sai, a rascal who works at a gang-operated nightclub, and his conflicts with a rival gang.