Movies like The King of the Kickboxers
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The King of the Kickboxers (1990)
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Kahn is a heavy weight kick-box champion, who often kills his opponents in front of the running camera, to sell it on video tape. Jake had to witness once how his brother was killed by him, and now has come for revenge. But first he has to improve his fighting skills; he asks Phang, the only person in the whole world who ever had Khan down on his back, to train him until he is a match for him.
Style:
rough, realistic, suspenseful, serious, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, fight to the death, kickboxing, vengeance, heroes, working undercover, tough law enforcer, investigation, murder, law enforcement, police investigation, tough heroes, male female relationship, one against many, loss of friend, one man army, fight, kickboxer, mixed martial arts, revenge, muay thai, martial arts training, underground fighting, martial artist, training ...
Time:
90s, year 1991, year 1981
Place:
thailand, bangkok thailand, asia, new york, new jersey
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Most similar movies to The King of the Kickboxers
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, independent film and rough films with plots about martial arts, fistfight, rivalry, violence, hand to hand combat, heroes and fight mostly in Action, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like The King of the Kickboxers: Rage and Honor II (1993), Deadly Bet (1992), China O'Brien (1990), Fist of Honor (1993), Bloodsport (1988). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Indonesia, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Kris and Preston team up once again to take on powerful gangster Buntao. But Buntao has problems of his own, dealing with Dazo, another gangster who is on a steady rise to power...
Style:
suspense, independent film, fast, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, female martial artist, female fighter, woman with a gun, female fight, fistfight, fight, heroes, profanity, partner, violent content, special agent ...
Time:
90s
Place:
australia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Jeff Wincott plays a gambler who puts his life on the line to buy his way out of the clutches of a mobster.
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, martial arts tournament, underground fighting, gangster, gang, obsession, redemption, ambition, contests and competitions, rivalry, tough heroes, alcohol abuse ...
Time:
90s
Place:
las vegas, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
China O'brien; big city police woman; martial arts trainer, is forced to hand in her badge and head home to her father and the small town where she grew up. The peaceful town she knew is now struggling against the clutches of organized crime. ...
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female martial artist, martial arts, kung fu, anti heroine, tough girl, cop, female fight, father daughter relationship, organized crime, women, kickass, corruption ...
Time:
year 2016, 20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
china
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
As two rival Godfathers view to take control of the city, a hot-tempered family member kills two relatives of the opposing family, breaking the "Truce of Honor". Now the war begins! As a young boxer seeks revenge for his fiancée's ...
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, bare breasts, bad father, heroes, gangster, murder, betrayal, chases and races, gang, rivalry, dishonesty ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
100%
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102K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Frank Dux has entered the "kumite", an illegal underground martial-arts competition where serious injury and even death are not unknown. Chong Li, a particularly ruthless and vicious fighter is the favorite, but then again Dux has not ...
Style:
exciting, grindhouse, intense, serious, cult classic ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, mixed martial arts, heroes, martial arts tournament, mentor, tournament, underground fighting, kung fu, hand to hand combat, underdog, master warrior, airport ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, asia, china
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Magnificent Mimi is a woman with a destiny and a bright future ahead of her. She is the world's greatest female wrestling champion, she has a loving boyfriend and loyal family members who care and love her. But things take a turn for the worst ...
Style:
independent film, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
female bodybuilder, female fight, wrestling, martial arts, female wrestler, kickass, fight, women's wrestling, competition, revenge, murder, femme fatale ...
Time:
90s
Place:
las vegas
Similarity:
100%
43K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Lyon Gaultier is a deserter in the Foreign Legion arriving in the USA entirely hard up. He finds his brother between life and death and his sister-in-law without the money needed to heal her husband and to maintain her child. To earn the money ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, sentimental, psychological ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, french foreign legion, revenge, fistfight, friendship, death of brother, mixed martial arts, illegal fistfight, kickboxing, on the run, drug dealer, tough guy ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, north africa, usa, california, paris france ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The police does not know what to do. They have to deal with a serial killer who aims at martial arts masters. One after another is killed in the same brutal way. This may be a chance for detective Linda Masterson to work on her first murder case. ...
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, independent film, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, serial killer, murder, one woman army, woman with a gun, police detective, police investigation, master warrior, tough heroes, law enforcement, master criminal, rivalry ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Action
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, intense, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial artist, master warrior, kung fu, jungle, heroes, danger, daring rescue, martial arts, cambodian civil war, hand to hand combat, fistfight, kickboxing ...
Time:
80s
Place:
cambodia, asia, bangkok thailand, thailand
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Sequel to the 2002 film. This time, Heavyweight Champ George "Iceman" Chambers (White) is sent to a Russian jail on trumped-up drug charges. In order to win his freedom he must fight against the jailhouse fighting champ Uri Boyka (Adkins) ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
boxing, prison, martial arts, kickboxing, tournament, convict, contests and competitions, fight, prison life, tough heroes, martial artist, fistfight ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
russia, usa, new jersey, california, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: France, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Miles Keane pays the debts for his dancing bar back by illegal fighting. When his debt is paid, he refuses further collaboration. But the fight mafia forces him to continue by threating his mother,the murder of his former lover Joy and kidnapping ...
Style:
independent film
Plot:
streetfighting, kickboxer, underground fighting, street fighter, fight, kidnapping, murder, tough guy, nightclub, martial arts, fistfight, hand to hand combat ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong, South Korea
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In this dark tale of revenge, Bruce Lee "returns" as Billy Lo, whose best friend Chin Ku dies of a sudden illness. But suspicion of foul play arises when a gang tries to steal Ku's coffin at the funeral using a helicopter. When ...
Style:
grindhouse, serious, realistic, rough, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, fight, karate, katana, revenge, sword fight, one against many, heroes, partner, gangster, prostitute ...
Time:
80s
Place:
asia, korea
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Two feuding brothers (one a policeman, the other a martial arts expert) of different political views, join forces to avenge the death of their father, a retired agent, killed by the mafia.
Style:
serious, realistic, intense, suspense, fast ...
Plot:
kickboxing, martial artist, karate, kickboxer, dojo, vengeance, martial arts, fistfight, hand to hand combat, master warrior, buddy cop, fight ...
Time:
80s
Place:
florida, washington d.c.
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A former kick-boxing world champion discovers a young fighter, and believes together they can win back the world crown.
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, exciting
Plot:
martial arts, kickboxer, tough heroes, underground fighting, swimming pool, training, relationship problems, gambling, gym, nightclub, championship, competition ...
Time:
90s
Place:
ohio, usa, las vegas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When Dale Hartwell's best friend gets killed, he swears revenge on the bloodthirsty promoter and fighter who did it.
Style:
independent film
Plot:
martial arts, competition, fight, female fight, kickass, underground fighting, flashback, bare breasts, blood, revenge, female nudity, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Johnny Woo and Julie play an enduring couple who survive all sorts of interference from rival kick-box gangs in their effort to put a little romance in their lives.
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, underground fighting, female bodybuilder, kickboxer, fight, competition, heroes, gangster, danger, rivalry, daring rescue, gang ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
To avenge the brutal murder of his brother, Jake Ray journeys to the Philippines, where his search for truth finds him battling both in and out of the ring. But the weapons are always the same: bare fists, bare feet. And the rules never change: last ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
master warrior, siblings relations, one man army, martial arts, righting the wronged, ambition, contests and competitions, against the odds, vengeance, rivalry, combat, tough guy ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
the philippines, manila philippines
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In an underground fight club, blackbelt Travis Brickley is killed after losing to the evil martial arts master Brakus. Travis' death is witnessed by Walter Grady, the son of his best friend Alex Grady. Alex and his partner, Tommy Lee, vow to ...
Style:
serious, suspense, independent film, fast, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, master warrior, vengeance, karate, friends, rivalry, contests and competitions, violence, kung fu, revenge, death, bare chested male ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century, 80s
Place:
las vegas, usa
Similarity:
24%
Movie in collections
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In this rousing sequel to Kickboxer, Tong Po broods about his defeat at the hands of Kurt Sloan. Po and his managers resort to drastic measures to goad Kurt into the ring for a rematch.
Style:
serious, rough, feel good, independent film, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, kickboxer, revenge, vengeance, tough heroes, kickboxing, mentor, fight scenes, master warrior, violence, fight, contests and competitions ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
egypt
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The main character, Johnny Woo, is a Chinese doctor who has given up fighting in the ring. His brother is a teacher in a kick-boxing club. Johnny Woo fall in love with Julie, whose brother is a teacher in a rival kick-boxing club. Tension builds ...
Style:
independent film, fast, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, streetfighting, kickboxer, street fighter, street gang, tough heroes, martial artist, martial arts tournament, kickboxing, gang war, illegal fistfight, competition ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Someone in a prison run by a corrupt warden fakes the deaths of convicts to later use them as expendable assassins. A police officer is sent into the prison to gather evidence of the corruption.
Style:
action adventure, cult classic, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, gunfight, jail, karate, prison, guard dog, kung fu, prison violence, conspiracy, undercover, heroes, murder ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sasha Mitchell ("Kickboxer 2&3") triumphanty returns to the ring as David Sloan, fighting not just for his survival, but for his beautiful wife, who has become the sexual captive of the despicable world champion, Tong Po. Framed, ...
Style:
cult classic, independent film, fast, serious, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kickboxer, martial arts, rape, underground fighting, tough heroes, kickboxing, martial arts tournament, kickass, female fight, boxer, intergender wrestling, revenge ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A lawyer's family is murdered by drug smugglers, and he is beaten and left for dead, but survives although in a coma. When he awakes he only has a partial memory of what happened. In order to find out the real story, he trains with a karate ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
lawyer, vigilante, heroes, drug dealing, murder, martial arts, tough heroes, police detective, police investigation, uninhibited rivalry, dishonesty, rivalry ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Almost the whole staff of a tax consultant office is slayed by a team of professional killers, only Paul Damone can escape. He didn't know that his partner used to wash gangster Louis Sarazin's money and had to testify as chief witness ...
Style:
suspense, independent film, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, bare chested male, police officer, tough guy, police protection, revenge, vigilante, one man army, gangster, murder, heroes, bounty hunter ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, boston
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An undercover cop struggling to provide for his son and ailing wife, must infiltrate a ruthless gang. But things turn sour when another cop blows his cover and he quickly finds himself battling for his life and the lives of his family.
Style:
crying, scenic, cult classic, fast, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, undercover, fight, hand to hand combat, gangster, father son relationship, tough cop, tough guy, one against many, fistfight, one man army ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, beijing china, asia
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A brother and sister escape from Japanese-occupied Shanghai to Japanese-occupied Taiwan, to stay with their grandfather who runs a Kung-Fu school there. However, the master of a Japanese Kung-Fu school in Taiwan has designs on bringing all other ...
Style:
action adventure, cult classic, fast, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, medieval, fight, heroes, master warrior, world war two, anti hero, school, against the odds, wartime life, murder ...
Place:
taiwan, hong kong, asia
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened by one of the Korean mafia families. Jeff tries to help his old ...
Style:
psychotronic, crime drama, cult classic, independent film, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, karate, kung fu, teacher student relationship, one against many, hand to hand combat, friendship, aikido, father son estrangement, homecoming, showdown, crime boss ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Karate champion Matt Logan is enlisted by the police to train officers in self-defense after narcotics agents are killed by an assailant using the martial arts.
Style:
independent film, christmas horror, cult classic, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, ninja, karate, police, serial killer, xmas, martial arts tournament, santa claus, kung fu, blaxploitation, immunity, murder mystery ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
Place:
vietnam, asia, los angeles
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Kickboxing champion Matt Reeves witnesses the murder of his friend Johnny. While investigating the crime, he learns that a Mr. Negaal in South Africa has founded a new kickboxing association and does not leave international champions much of a ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, vigilante, kickboxer, tough heroes, kickboxing, showdown, boxer, fight, terrorism, murder, leadership, contests and competitions ...
Time:
90s
Place:
south africa, africa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Russian inmate Boyka, now severely hobbled by the knee injury suffered at the end of Undisputed 2. No longer the feared prison fighter he was, he has declined so far that he is now good only for cleaning toilets. But when a new prison fight ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
prison fight, prison, boxing, kickboxing, martial arts, fistfight, mixed martial arts, hand to hand combat, contests and competitions, capoeira, prison life, fight ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
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