Sky Cinema Action Thursday

A military officer recruits a mismatched band of martial artists to rescue hostages being held by an insane general. Action adventure, with Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia

A mysterious gunfighter defends a family of homesteaders intimidated by a cattle baron and his henchmen. Western, starring Alan Ladd, Jack Palance, Van Heflin and Jean Arthur

A demon baby summoned during a thwarted Nazi experiment grows up to be a US government agent fighting against supernatural evil. Action fantasy, starring Ron Perlman and John Hurt.

Two mismatched undercover cops set out to stop a drug lord flooding the market with a deadly form of Ecstasy. Comedy thriller sequel, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence

When a woman is kidnapped, a man turns an inability to feel physical pain into an advantage in his quest to rescue her. Action comedy, starring Jack Quaid

A military officer recruits a mismatched band of martial artists to rescue hostages being held by an insane general. Action adventure, with Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia

Miami cops Lowrey and Burnett go on the run to clear their late captain's name. Action adventure, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence

Rescue diver Jonas Taylor is hired to save the crew of a deep-sea submersible from a 75ft-long prehistoric shark. Action thriller, starring Jason Statham

A young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail. Music-themed action thriller, starring Ansel Elgort and Kevin Spacey

The Man of Steel returns to Earth to discover his arch-enemy Lex Luthor is wreaking havoc with stolen alien technology. Comic-book adventure, with Brandon Routh and Kevin Spacey

The one-man army travels to Burma to rescue a party of missionaries from a sadistic military officer. Action sequel, directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone. With Julie Benz

A playboy media-mogul becomes a masked crime-fighter, with the help of his kung fu expert chauffeur. Comic-book adventure, starring Seth Rogen, Jay Chou and Cameron Diaz