Action Movie Night: 4-Film Collection

Vertical Limit (2000)

Spectacular stuntwork, scenery and action highlight this thrilling adventure saga starring Chris O’Donnell and Robin Tunney as estranged sibling mountain climbers who, along with a billionaire (Bill Paxton) and and expedition leader (Nicholas Lea), scale the legendary K2 peak near the Pakistan-China border. When bad weather strikes, the team faces a series of disasters, including an avalanche ("Timber!") and getting pushed into an underground cave. 124 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

The Hard Corps (2006)

After serving three years in Afghanistan and Iraq, combat vet Philippe Sauvage (Jean-Claude Van Damme) takes a job providing security for a former boxing champ who thinks his family is in danger from a sleazy hip-hop mogul. But Sauvage may find himself clashing with his employer when he falls for the pug’s sister. Vivica A. Fox co-stars in this thrilling actioner. 110 min. C/Rtg: R

The Contractor (2007)

A former CIA assassin (Wesley Snipes) is reluctantly called back into service to take out a terrorist working in London. The job goes off without a hitch--until he’s framed for the murder of a high-ranking British cop. Now, Snipes must go into hiding, seeking help from a 12-year-old girl (Eliza Bennett) while he tries to find out who set him up. Lena Headey, Ralph Brown, and Charles Dance also star. 98 min. C/Rtg: R

Conspiracy (2008)

Retired from the Marine Corps. after being wounded during a tour of duty in Iraq, a special ops soldier (Val Kilmer) travels to a ranch in the Southwestern United States to visit an old friend. But he soon finds himself embroiled in a dangerous web of deceit when he learns his friend has disappeared without a trace and no one will acknowledge that he ever existed. Gary Cole, Jennifer Esposito co-star. 90 min. C/Rtg: R

Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English (SDH).