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Desert Kickboxer (1992)
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Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A kickboxing cop abandons the violent life after he accidentally kills his opponent during a match. After quitting, he heads for the Arizona desert to live alone and occasionally work tracking drug runners for the area sheriff. One particularly wily Mexican drug lord, Santos, has been a real thorn in tracker Joe Highhawk's side, so when he encounters the beautiful Claudia and her simpleton brother Anthony running for their lives because she, an accountant, embezzled $20 million from Santos, he decides to help them. This actioner follows what happens next. Along the way, they encounter all sorts of danger, and double cross until the exciting final standoff between the kickboxer and the villain.
Plot:
kickboxer, native american, warrior, navajo, martial arts, gangsters, karate, heroes, desert, male female relationship, kickboxing, gun, hand to hand combat, strong man, chase, martial arts tournament, gunfight, sheriff, retribution, kiss, brawl, bow and arrow, master warrior, one man army, blood ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, cult film, exciting and realistic films with plots about heroes, fistfight, martial arts, showdown, hand to hand combat, brawl and violence mostly in Action, Drama and Western genres. Some movies like Desert Kickboxer: To the Death (1992), The Fighter (1995), Bloodfist IV: Die Trying (1992), Bounty Tracker (1993), Trained To Kill (1989). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 90 min.
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Duration: 92 min.
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Duration: 94 min.
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Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Story:
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