Movies like Fists Of Steel

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Fists Of Steel (1989)
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Fists Of Steel (1989)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Today's street violence is the result of a permissive market for drugs. Affluent criminal societies paralyze! This is the story of one man who stands up...who believes he is responsible for the quality of the world he lives in. Internationally organized terrorists murder his father and pour into the country; Carlos burns with inner rage. Like many Americans, he perfected his commando skills in Asian jungles, but now the war has been brought home, and this family man hides his child, cleans his weapons, and takes care of business. Searching and destroying the psychopaths who brutally assault our society, this is a man that you can understand...a man you will cheer!!
Plot: revenge, drug cartel, illegal drugs, assassination, revenge motive, martial arts, boxing, fight, violence, boxer, kickboxing, street fight, kickboxer, streetfighting, street fighter, brawl, fistfight, illegal fistfight, mixed martial arts, bare chested male, cia, barefoot, bare chested male fighting, fighting style, fighting ...
Place: hawaii

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out independent film, realistic, serious and suspenseful films with plots about martial arts, fistfight, violence, fight, mixed martial arts, brawl and hand to hand combat mostly in Action, Sport and Drama genres. Some movies like Fists Of Steel: Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991), Blood Ring (1991), Night of the Warrior (1991), Bloodfist II (1990), Never Back Down: No Surrender (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991)
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: rough, serious, feel good, independent film, realistic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, revenge, kickboxer, vengeance, kickboxing, fight scenes, mentor, master warrior, violence, fight, underdog, athlete and trainer ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
 4.1
 106
Blood Ring (1991)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Max, a prize boxer who has developed a drinking habit after his girlfriend Susan left him, gets involved in dirty business once she asks him to help her find her missing husband.
Style: independent film
Plot: martial arts, fight, competition, martial artist, alcoholic, kickboxer, dark hero, fistfight, illegal fistfight, hand to hand combat, underground tournament, brawl ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
Night of the Warrior (1991)
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, fight, murder, kidnapping, street fighter, kickboxer, martial arts, blackmail, tough guy, illegal fistfight, brawl, hand to hand combat ...
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
 4.9
 798
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 ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
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Never Back Down: No Surrender (2016)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Picking up after the events of Never Back Down 2, former MMA champion Case Walker is on the comeback trail to become champion once again.
Style: inspirational, serious, realistic, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot: martial arts, fight, hand to hand combat, mixed martial arts, tournament, martial artist, martial arts training, master warrior, fight scenes, friendship, kickboxing, kickboxer ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
 4.7
 334
Fist Fighter (1988)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Spain, Mexico
Duration: 97 min.
Story: C.J. Thunderbird, a down-on-his-luck professional fighter is informed that his old friend has been killed in an illegal fight. He finds out that the killer is a goon named Rhino and, with vengeance on his mind, tracks him down in Bolivia. The ...
Style: perverse, independent film
Plot: illegal fistfight, martial arts, boxing, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, dying, murder, violence, female nudity, money, friend, drunkenness, revenge ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Four fighters different backgrounds come together to train under an ex MMA rising star and then ultimately have to fight each other and the traitor in heir midst.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, serious, realistic, inspirational ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: martial arts, martial arts tournament, fight, streetfighting, boxer, kickboxing, kickboxer, cage fighting, athlete and trainer, martial arts training, bully, hand to hand combat ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: louisiana, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
Bloodsport III (1996)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Bloodsport III brings us back to the world of Alex Cardo. This time he must battle in a fight to end all fights - The Kumite, the most vicious warrior alive - Beast. He must not only battle for his own honor, but also avenge the death of Sun, his ...
Style: semi serious, suspenseful, independent film, exciting
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, tournament, mixed martial arts, heroes, kickboxing, rivalry, vengeance, ambition, hand to hand combat, master warrior, violence, martial artist ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor (1994)
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, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kickboxer, rape, tough heroes, kickboxing, female fight, kickass, intergender wrestling, boxer, revenge, one man army, master warrior ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
 4.8
 3K
Bloodsport 2 (1996)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After thief Alex Cardo gets caught while stealing an ancient katana in East Asia, he soon finds himself imprisoned and beaten up by the crowd there. One of the guards, Demon, feels upset by Alex appearance and tortures him as often as he gets the ...
Style: suspense, intense, realistic, serious, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, prison brawl, master warrior, contests and competitions, rivalry, prison life, prison, mixed martial arts, tournament, heroes, martial arts tournament, prison violence ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
 6.4
 60K
Kickboxer (1989)
Genre: Action, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: If your enemy refuses to be humbled... Destroy him. Accompanied by his brother Kurt (Van Damme), American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane (Dennis Alexio), arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent: ruthless ...
Style: cult classic, harsh, inspirational, realistic, serious ...
Audience: manly, teens, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, muay thai, martial arts tournament, heroes, violence, kickboxer, vengeance, kung fu, kickboxing, mentor, master warrior, tough guy ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: thailand, bangkok thailand, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
 4.6
 891
Ring of Fire (1991)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 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, realistic, serious ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, streetfighting, street fighter, street gang, tough heroes, gang war, illegal fistfight, kickboxing, shakespeare, competition, fight, heroes ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Boyka: Undisputed IV (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: In the fourth installment of the fighting franchise, Boyka is shooting for the big leagues when an accidental death in the ring makes him question everything he stands for. When he finds out the wife of the man he accidentally killed is in trouble, ...
Style: exciting, rough, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night, kids
Plot: martial arts, prison, boxing, boxer, redemption, accidental death, hand to hand combat, tough heroes, widow, arrested, religion, jail ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
American Kickboxer (1991)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Kickboxing champion B.J. is jailed for an accidental murder thanks to the testimony of his arch-nemesis Denard. A year later, B.J. is released and then challenged by Denard for $100,000. Will B.J. accept and get even with Denard?
Style: realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kickboxing, martial arts, heroes, master warrior, rivalry, contests and competitions, ambition, uninhibited rivalry, beefcake martial arts, cannon, boxer, homoerotic fight ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
 4.7
 1K
Bloodfist (1989)
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, martial arts, righting the wronged, ambition, contests and competitions, against the odds, vengeance, rivalry, death of brother, love interest, combat ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: the philippines, manila philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
American Kickboxer 2 (1993)
Genre: Action, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Two rivals, one a cop and the other a martial arts teacher team up to save a little girl from a terrorist and his henchmen.
Plot: martial arts, buddy cop, boxer, skinny dipping, female nudity, teacher, girl, shootout, gangster, kickboxing, pistol, organized crime ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
WWE Royal Rumble 2011 (2011)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 164 min.
Story: Royal Rumble (2011) was the twenty-fourth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It took place on January 30, 2011 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's ...
Plot: wrestling, mixed martial arts, tough guy, sports hero, warrior, fistfight, strongman, martial arts, bare chested male, heroes, muscleman, beefcake ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
The Brutal Boxer (1972)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story: The bloodiest Kung Fu battles ever fought. The subtitle says it all, as there is hardly any story, but all the more raw fighting.
Plot: heroes, master warrior, boxing, kickboxing, violence, combat, showdown, tough guy, kung fu, martial artist, martial arts, mixed martial arts ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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 6.7
 36K
Blood and Bone (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: In Los Angeles, an ex-con (White) takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.
Style: exciting, inspirational, brutal, harsh, rough ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, streetfighting, prison fight, kickboxing, prison, hand to hand combat, kung fu, revenge, boxing, fight, gangster, boxer ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 6.5
 106K
Never Back Down (2008)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Rebellious Jake Tyler is lured into an ultimate underground fight Scene at his new high school, after receiving threats to the safety of his friends and family Jake decides to seek the mentoring of a veteran fighter who trains him for one final ...
Style: inspirational, serious, exciting, intense, entertaining ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, boys' night, teen drama
Plot: martial arts, high school, athlete and trainer, youth, fight, teenager, boxing, rivalry, teenage life, streetfighting, lesbian sex, contests and competitions ...
Time: 2000s, year 2008, 21st century
Place: florida, usa, orlando florida, brazil
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
 5.8
 142
The Showdown (2005)
Genre: Action
Country: South Korea
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Eight martial arts masters trained in a variety of different fighting styles are summoned to the mountains for a fierce competition.
Style: independent film
Plot: taekwondo, showdown, muay thai, master warrior, judo, kung fu fighting, mixed martial arts, duel, kung fu master, karate, boxer, boxing ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Kickboxer 3: The Art of War (1992)
Genre: Action, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Kick-box champion David Sloan arrives in Rio de Janeiro for an exhibition fight. He and mentor Xian take pity on Brazilian rascal Marcos Coasta, an urchin who offers guide services but routinely steals from tourists for himself and his older sister ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, intense, brutal ...
Plot: martial arts, kickboxer, tough heroes, fight, heroes, danger, gory, shooting, one man army, one against many, tough guy, mixed martial arts ...
Time: 90s
Place: rio de janeiro, brazil
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
WWE WrestleMania XXVII (2011)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
Story: The Rock returns home to be The World’s Most Electrifying Host of WrestleMania XXVII from Atlanta, GA. The Great One will lay the SmackDown on all of the pomp and festivities that makes WrestleMania the world’s greatest, annual pop culture ...
Plot: female wrestler, strongman, fight, sports hero, violence, brutality, professional wrestling, wrestling, beefcake, muscleman, brawl, mixed martial arts ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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 148
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 ...
Place: south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Split Decisions (1988)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: When a boxer is killed because he wouldn't take a dive, his brother tries to find a way to avenge him even if only symbolically.
Style: independent film, exciting, serious, realistic, sincere
Audience: boys' night
Plot: boxing, boxer, martial arts, fight, ambition, conflict, gangster, power relations, family relations, parents and children, contests and competitions, rivalry ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Eric and Kurt Sloane are the descendants of a well-known Venice, California-based family of martial artists. Kurt, the younger of the two, has always been in his brother Eric’s shadow, and despite his talent has been told he lacks the instinct ...
Style: inspirational, suspenseful, exciting, tense, intense ...
Plot: martial arts, revenge, mixed martial arts, vengeance, brother brother relationship, martial arts training, master warrior, mentor, fistfight, muscleman, hand to hand combat, athlete and trainer ...
Place: thailand, venice beach california
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Undisputed III: Redemption (2010)
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: serious, realistic, exciting, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: prison fight, boxing, martial arts, kickboxing, prison, hand to hand combat, mixed martial arts, contests and competitions, fight, capoeira, prison life, tournament ...
Time: year 2010, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
The Descendant Of Wing Chun (1978)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Fierceful fighting displays the Wing Chun style of kung fu in this tale of revenge. Evil bandit Ma Lung escapes from prison and seeks revenge on retired Wing Chun teacher Lam Chan, who had helped to imprison him. Ma wreaks havoc on Lam's Wing ...
Plot: wing chun, kung fu, fight, revenge, violence, kung fu classic, kung fu fighting, martial arts training, tai chi, fistfight, brawl, martial arts ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Blood Ring 2: The Killer Instinct (1995)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Convicted for a crime he did not commit, kickboxer Max Rivers is sentenced to life imprisonment in Carcel de Cordoba, the world's most impenetrable prison. He discovers a corrupt regime run by the chief warden, who organizes high-stake fighting ...
Style: independent film
Plot: martial arts, fight, competition, violence, prisoner, prison, kickboxing, brawl, kickboxer, kung fu classic, tough guy, fistfight ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
 5.6
 34K
Fighting (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Small-town boy Shawn MacArthur has come to New York City with nothing. Barely earning a living selling counterfeit goods on the streets, his luck changes when scam artist Harvey Boarden sees that he has a natural talent for streetfighting. When ...
Style: intense, suspense, atmospheric, harsh, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot: street fighter, boxing, martial arts, boxer, battles, streetfighting, athlete and trainer, mixed martial arts, life philosophy, rags to riches, brutality, hip hop ...
Time: year 2009, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, bronx new york city, alabama ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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