Movies like Bloodfist VIII: Trained to Kill

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Bloodfist VIII: Trained to Kill (1996)
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Bloodfist VIII: Trained to Kill (1996)
Genre: Action
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A former CIA agent lives a suburban life as a high school teacher with his teen son. When the agent is attacked by former allies because of knowledge he possesses and his son is kidnapped, he is forced back into the business and his son suddenly sees a side of his father that he never knew existed.
Style: suspense, psychotronic, independent film, cult film
Plot: die hard, spy, kickboxing, boat, exploitation, martial arts, combat, kung fu, karate, heroes, teacher, violence, kidnapping, betrayal, tough guy, gunfight, cia agent, master warrior, betrayal by friend, kickboxer, duel, chase, father son relationship, ambush, martial artist ...

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out independent film, serious, suspenseful and realistic films with plots about martial arts, fistfight, hand to hand combat, brawl, showdown, heroes and martial artist mostly in Action, Sport and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like Bloodfist VIII: Trained to Kill: Bloodfist V: Human Target (1994), Bloodfist VII: Manhunt (1995), Bloodfist IV: Die Trying (1992), Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero (1994), Moving Target (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Bloodfist V: Human Target (1994)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Don "The Dragon" Wilson struggles to regain his memory, not knowing who to trust, or even which side he's fighting on.
Style: suspense, independent film
Plot: martial arts, kickboxing, spy, exploitation, shootout, one man army, karate, ak 47, duel, fight, brawl, martial artist ...
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100%
Bloodfist VII: Manhunt (1995)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Don "the Dragon" Wilson is a man pursued. Branded a cop-killer, he must fight simply to stay alive, and to clear his name... with the very police who framed him.
Style: independent film, suspense
Plot: manhunt, kickboxing, exploitation, pistol, blood, karate, martial artist, kickboxer, violence, kung fu, one against many, martial arts ...
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56%
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying (1992)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: When Danny unknowingly repossesses the car of a powerful arms merchant, it sets off a chain of violent retaliation. After his friends are killed and his daughter is kidnapped, Danny takes matters into his own hands. It does not matter that the CIA ...
Style: independent film
Plot: martial arts, kickboxing, spy, exploitation, woman, vigilante, heroic bloodshed, martial artist, karate, kickboxer, fistfight, one man army ...
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55%
Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero (1994)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Terrorists take over a nuclear weapons launch site, but don't count on a humble military courier, who happens to be making a visit
Style: independent film
Plot: kickboxing, die hard, exploitation, fight, combat, showdown, female nudity, bare breasts, heroes, master warrior, terrorist, terrorism ...
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48%
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Moving Target (2000)
Genre: Action
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Don "The Dragon" Wilson stars in this action drama as a tourist who, through no fault of his own, finds himself on the run from a gang of terrorists, international espionage agents, and the police. Accused of a murder he didn't ...
Style: tense, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, independent film
Plot: murder, terrorist, fight, terrorism, revenge, gunfight, manhunt, kickboxing, kung fu, heroes, master warrior, showdown ...
Place: ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight (1991)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Don Wilson returns to the screen as a man unjustly accused of a brutal crime. Within the prison he must fight for survival, freedom and justice.
Style: independent film
Plot: martial arts, kickboxing, exploitation, prison fight, kung fu, chase, blood, karate, kickboxer, prison riot, martial artist, female nudity ...
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38%
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Bloodfist II (1990)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Jake Ray gives up his title after killing a man in the ring. When Jake goes to Manila to help an old friend, trouble awaits him! After fending off multiple attacks, Jake is finally captured and chained to a half a dozen martial arts champions. Taken ...
Style: independent film
Plot: martial arts, fight, karate, competition, exploitation, post apocalypse, kickboxing, interracial relations, master warrior, heroes, showdown, combat ...
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Bloodfist 2050 (2005)
Genre: Action
Country: Philippines
Duration: 78 min.
Story: Alex Danko descends into the ultra-violent underworld of extreme martial-arts to find his brother's killer with the help of hardened Detective Ramirez and his brother's alluring ex-lover in this post-apocalyptic allegory of greed and ...
Style: tense, serious, exciting, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot: kickboxing, martial arts, fight, heroes, battles, martial artist, one man army, gunfight, post apocalypse, strip club, murder, corrupt cop ...
Time: near future
Place: los angeles
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Redemption (2002)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A disgraced cop goes to work for the mob, and must choose between good and evil when he goes up against his former friends on the force.
Style: suspense, exciting, tense, serious, captivating ...
Plot: tough guy, tough cop, heroes, warrior, drug dealing, martial arts, brutality, police brutality, gunfight, showdown, gangster, woman with a gun ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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To the Death (1992)
Genre: Action
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Kickboxing champ Rick Quinn decides to retire from the ring, but his main adversary, Denard, wants him to fight again and murders Quinn's wife. Quinn suspects Denard, but can't do anything. Three month later, Quinn is jailed after a ...
Style: grindhouse, independent film
Plot: martial arts, kickboxing, kickboxer, revenge, sexploitation, martial arts training, fight, boxing, bare chested male, combat, male female relationship, showdown ...
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Blackbelt (1992)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Don "The Dragon" Wilson is back and forced to take on the greatest legends of the martial arts world. Wilson fights off all comers while defending rock superstar Shanna (Deirdre Imershein) against the insane attacks of a fanatical veteran ...
Style: realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, serial killer, murder, bodyguard, stalking, vietnam war, investigation, violence against women, vigilantism, criminal heroes, psychopath, gangster ...
Time: 20th century
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34%
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Inferno (1997)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: When Interpol officer Kyle Connors, Don "The Dragon" Wilson, watches his partner die in an explosion, he swears he'll hunt down the killer. Yanked of the case by Internal Affairs, Connors defied his orders and follows the only lead he ...
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, rough
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Time: 90s
Place: india
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34%
Trained To Kill (1989)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: From the fields of Cambodia to the mean streets of L.A., there's no escaping death and it's blinding revenge.
Style: independent film
Plot: vietnam war, vengeance, shootout, criminal, vietnam veteran, helicopter, crime boss, death of father, motorcycle, ex soldier, murder, training ...
Time: 80s
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33%
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Out for Blood (1992)
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, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: lawyer, heroes, drug dealing, martial arts, murder, vigilante, uninhibited rivalry, criminal's revenge, vengeance, fighting crime, dishonesty, society ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Jake Turner is back on a rescue mission to liberate an attractive female Drug Enforcement officer captured and held prisoner by an American drug lord in the jungles of Colombia.
Plot: jungle, drug, special forces, shootout, heroes, master warrior, village, commando, karate, soldier, damsel in distress, blood ...
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Prophet (1998)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
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Style: independent film, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
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29%
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Style: apocalyptic, independent film
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27%
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Genre: Action
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Story: Thomas Hoshino (Willson) is a tough Japanese detective, who lost his partner by a deadly Yakuza killer Jaho (Lew). He tracks down the killer and his master to Los Angeles, where he teams up with Det. Karen Ryder (Farrell). Soon they discover that ...
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Genre: Action
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Duration: 92 min.
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Genre: Action
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