Movies like American Kickboxer
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American Kickboxer (1991)
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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:
rough, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, cult film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kickboxing, martial arts, heroes, master warrior, rivalry, contests and competitions, ambition, uninhibited rivalry, beefcake martial arts, homoerotic fight, beach, alcohol abuse, competition, journalism, relationship problems, jail, gym, arrogance, dojo, training, teaching, courtroom, egotism, fighter, graphic violence ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, rough and suspenseful films with plots about martial arts, rivalry, fight, violence, master warrior, fistfight and heroes mostly in Action, Sport and Drama genres. Some movies like American Kickboxer: Kickboxer (1989), Boyka: Undisputed IV (2016), Bloodsport 2 (1996), Shootfighter II (1996), Bloodsport (1988). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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:
harsh, feel good, inspirational, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, martial arts tournament, muay thai, violence, heroes, vengeance, fight, mentor, kung fu, master warrior, tough guy, tournament ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
thailand, bangkok thailand, asia
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100%
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, realistic, rough, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
martial arts, prison, sport, redemption, accidental death, boxing, widow, fight, arrested, jail, religion, russian ...
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100%
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:
intense, serious, realistic, unusual plot structure, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, prison brawl, master warrior, rivalry, contests and competitions, prison life, prison, mixed martial arts, tournament, suspense, heroes, tough heroes ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In this martial-arts actioner, Miami mobsters find themselves in mortal danger after an angry police chief hires the world's most vicious fighters and uses them to launch a city-wide vendetta
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, heroes, female fight, working undercover, contests and competitions, law enforcement, ambition, rivalry, master warrior, vengeance, graphic violence, tattoo ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
florida, miami
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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, intense, serious, suspenseful, campy ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, mixed martial arts, sport, martial arts tournament, tournament, kung fu, fight, heroes, underdog, revenge, rivalry, underground fighting ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Movies similar to Boyka: Undisputed IV
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, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
siblings relations, heroes, master warrior, martial arts, contests and competitions, sport, ambition, righting the wronged, against the odds, rivalry, vengeance, martial arts tournament ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
the philippines, manila philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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:
exciting, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, streetfighting, street fighter, street gang, gang war, illegal fistfight, kickboxing, competition, fight, heroes, gangsters, kickboxer ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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, exciting
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, tournament, mixed martial arts, heroes, kickboxing, rivalry, vengeance, ambition, violence, underground tournament, martial artist, tai chi ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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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:
serious, semi serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, rape, female fight, intergender wrestling, revenge, heroes, master warrior, one man army, kidnapping, kickboxer, showdown, fight ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Still haunted by his failure to prevent the murder of a young couple years earlier, a mixed martial arts teacher must confront the skeleton in his closet when the boy who was orphaned by the killing shows up at his door.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroes, fight, master warrior, redemption, haunted by the past, ambition, rivalry, moral dilemma, martial arts, tough guy, martial arts training, guilty conscience ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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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, suspenseful, realistic, exciting ...
Plot:
martial arts, fight, mixed martial arts, sport, martial artist, tournament, martial arts training, friendship, fight scenes, master warrior, kickboxer, kickboxing ...
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32%
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An annual contest brings together the fiercest fighters on a remote island to earn the title of the Ultimate Champion. Two fighters must join forces to win the tournament and escape with their lives.
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful, cult film
Plot:
martial arts, competition, heroes, tough guy, warrior, male female relationship, kickboxing, martial arts tournament, abduction, wrestler, betrayal, showdown ...
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31%
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:
feel good, rough, serious, cerebral, campy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, revenge, fight, vengeance, fight scenes, mentor, master warrior, kickboxer, violence, tough heroes, contests and competitions, underdog ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
egypt
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Action
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
After being humiliated in the ring by a dirty kickboxer who pulled down his shorts and then hit him, a martial arts master decides to travel to China and enter a monastery where he may learn the Shaolin form of fighting. The film then veers into ...
Style:
realistic, exciting, rough, serious, tense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kickboxer, fight, master warrior, vengeance, contests and competitions, misfit, escapades, uninhibited rivalry, rivalry, tough heroes, teaching the ways of the world ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, china, asia, beijing china
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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:
realistic, serious, rough, cult film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, fight, competition, heroes, kickboxer, rivalry, confined, gang, daring rescue, gangsters, missing person, kidnapping ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A former NCAA champion wrestler is paroled after 10 years in prison. Now, to save a friend's life, in a series of cage fights he must agree to do the impossible - lose.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
fight, mixed martial arts, sport, martial arts, ambition, contests and competitions, rivalry, prisoner, manslaughter, murder, prison, competition ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, louisiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Bobby Delgado, undefeated MMA World Champion is incarcerated for eight years after accidentally killing his opponent. During this period of purgatory, Bobby experiences a paranormal 'life changing' event that will dictate his future path ...
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serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, rivalry, redemption, vengeance, heroes, tough heroes, contests and competitions, survival, ambition, prisoner, strongman, kickboxing ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Action
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:
realistic, serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, gangsters, redemption, gang, contests and competitions, obsession, ambition, sport, rivalry, tough heroes, alcohol abuse, gambling ...
Time:
90s
Place:
las vegas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Eric Kulhane, a member of the U.S. Kickboxing Team, lets his quick temper and obsessive love for beautiful Cheryl make him the perfect target for blackmail. In order to stop ruthless gambler from rigging the World Championship and killing Cheryl, ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, rough, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kickboxing, kung fu, female fight, wedding, tough heroes, betrayal, criminal heroes, obsession, dishonesty, rivalry, heroes ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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 ...
Plot:
martial arts, fight, post apocalypse, competition, exploitation, heroes, master warrior, interracial relations, asian man white woman relationship, boxing, beefcake martial arts, showdown ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 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:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, martial arts tournament, fight, streetfighting, mixed martial arts, sport, kickboxer, athlete and trainer, martial arts training, kickboxing, bully, undisciplined ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
louisiana, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Action
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Once a legend in the brutal world of illicit underground fighting, Shane Slavin (Daniels) decides to turn his life around, promising his wife and young son he's fought his last battle. But when his younger brother betrays a ruthless crime boss ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, rough, tense, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, martial arts tournament, parents and children, contests and competitions, master warrior, family relations, siblings relations, ambition, heroes, mixed martial arts, fight, violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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28%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Years ago, Dirk Longstreet walked away from The Circuit, the merciless underground fight club with no rules, where money changes hands as men are killed. But now gangsters have got his brother, and only one more journey inside the ring will save his ...
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts tournament, martial arts, underground fighting, tough heroes, haunted by the past, one man army, rivalry, ambition, contests and competitions, vengeance, gangsters, athlete's life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
This high-powered action flick follows kickboxing champion Johnny Rider, who quits the ring after accidentally killing an opponent but is forced to employ his skills again to avenge the death of his brother at the hands of crime boss Rod Sparks ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, murder, fight, kickboxing, competition, heroes, master warrior, law enforcement, rivalry, gang, vengeance, down on your luck ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Story:
Duel of Legends is directed by Hector Echavarria and is about a Chinese boy who is left to survive by himself because his parents were murdered by rebels. The boy is raised by a Temple Monk who teaches the boy the secrets of the Martial arts. When ...
Style:
suspenseful, thought provoking, captivating
Plot:
karate, fight, tough guy, martial arts, master warrior, fistfight, showdown, wrestler, suspense, warrior, heroes, brawl ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Nick and Ruben are hoodwinked into a "shootfighter" (no-holds-barred, to the death) martial arts match by the evil Mr. Lee, who has a grudge against world shootfighter champ(and teacher of Nick and Ruben) Shingo.
Style:
bloody, exciting, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, fight, competition, suspense, heroes, fight scenes, stash, strong violent content, graphic violence, battles, rivalry, ambition ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
20 year old kickboxers from opposite ends of Miami, one rich one poor, battle for triumph in sport and their own identities in this coming-of-age action/drama.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, rough
Plot:
fight, tough heroes, athlete's life, ambition, rivalry, nothing to lose, social differences, self discovery, sport, martial arts tournament, kickboxing, martial arts ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
miami, florida, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Prisoners are dying at the Ogden Correctional Institution, a prison where a corrupt Warden has taken justice and business into his own hands. In the bowels of this prison, an underground fighting society has been formed. The Circuit is flourishing ...
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, fight, martial arts tournament, prison, criminal's revenge, capoeira, college, prison life, tough heroes, life is a bitch, heroes, vengeance ...
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27%
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, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, serial killer, murder, medieval, woman with a gun, femdom, police detective, police investigation, master warrior, tough heroes, law enforcement, rivalry ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, prison fight, streetfighting, kickboxing, prison, kung fu, revenge, vengeance, tournament, fight, gangsters, drifter ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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