![]() ![]() People Will Talk (1951) Cary Grant stars in a surprisingly progressive plot line for the 195r0s. Rachel Weisz stars as the lonely wife of a British judge, who discovers love and passion within an ill-fated affair with a Royal Air Force pilot, played by Tom Hiddleston. ![]() So, when she’s kidnapped by a vicious gang, he reeks a brutal vengeance on their ranks. It centers on a special agent whose friendship with a young girl helps pull him out of the grief of his wife’s death. The Man from Nowhere (2010) Jeong-beom Lee helms the Korean thriller that’s getting an American remake. Here a group of honorable warriors take face off against villainous hordes en route to taking down the fearsome tyrant whose terrorizing the locals. His samurai-centered thriller won’t disappoint on those counts, but offers a more straightforward tale than he’s known for. The plot’s simple, but the violence and action sequences are sleek and stunning.ġ3 Assassins (2011) Japanese auteur Takashi Miike has built a reputation for onscreen brutality and jaw-dropping violence with films like Audition and Ichi the Killer. Outrage (2010) At the center of visionary writer-director Takeshi “Beat” Kitano’s explosive crime-thriller is a brutal yakuza rivalry. Indulge in action-packed tales from the East: In this buzzed-about feature out Indonesia, a SWAT team invades a mobster-ruled tenement, resulting in waves of wild action sequences. No stunt doubles.” Prachya Pinkaew directs. While the other girls are serious badasses, Chocolate’s trailer boasts “No wires. Her newly acquired fighting savvy allows to her fight back against the gangsters who’ve cheated her cancer-stricken mother. Nic Cage co-stars Matthew Vaughn directs.Ĭhocolate (2008) For something off the beaten path, check out this Thai offering that stars JeeJa Yanin as an autistic young woman who discovers she has the extraordinary ability to pick up incredible martial arts moves from watching action movies. Though not the title character, Moretz steals the show as the foul-mouthed, pint-sized girl with a serious thirst for violence and vengeance. Kick-Ass (2010) Chloe Moretz was an early favorite for portraying Katniss, thanks in no small part to her take-no-prisoners performance as the merciless tween killer Hit-Girl in this baroque superhero flick. ![]() John Hawkes co-stars Debra Granik directs. Here she plays, Ree Dolly, a teen girl who learns some harsh truths about life in the Ozarks and her own family when her meth-cooking father goes missing. ![]() Winter’s Bone (2010) This gritty indie not only scored Jennifer Lawrence an Oscar nod, but also made her a serious contender for the coveted role of Katniss. Josh Hutcherson and Woody Harrelson co-star Gary Ross directs. If you want more action and tales of love and heartbreak, we’ve got you covered with some of the best titles Now Streaming.īased on Suzanne Collins’s wildly popular YA novel of a dystopian future, this teen-centered drama stars Jennifer Lawrence as a girl forced into a life or death battle on a nationally televised competition known as The Hunger Games. This week the hotly anticipated tale of Katniss Everdeen hits screens, and its only competition in theaters is an Indonesian action-extravaganza and a star-studded romance. This week we offer alternatives to Hunger Games, The Raid, and The Deep Blue Sea. Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch. ![]()
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