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American Ninja 5: The Nostradamus Syndrome (1992)
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Original name: Lethal Ninja
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An American ninja's wife is held hostage by a sadistic Nazi chemist on an Asian island. He teams up with an African-American ninja to rescue her.
Style:
independent film, rough, serious, realistic, fast
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ninja master, martial arts, ninja, tough heroes, island, kidnapping, heroes, hostage, undercover, rescue, master warrior, chases and races, escapades, rivalry, danger, law enforcement, confined, lone wolves, megalomaniac, one man army, race against time, buddies, athlete's life, heroic mission, special agent ...
Time:
90s
Keyword:
american, buddy movie
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Genre: Action, Drama
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Duration: 90 min.
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Duration: 91 min.
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Country: USA, South Africa
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Duration: 96 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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