Black belt movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant black belt movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult classic, exciting and rough films and TV shows about / with black belt, martial arts, heroes, hand to hand combat, kung fu, karate, fistfight, violence, rivalry and brawl plots mostly in Action, Drama and Thriller genres shot in USA, Hong Kong, Japan and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as black belt: Black Belt Jones (1974), High-Kick Girl! (2009), Duel of Legends (2023), Bloodsport III (1996), Bruce Lee, My Brother (2010), The Art of Self-Defense (2019), Max Havoc - Ring of Fire (2006), Once Upon a Time in China (1991), Silent Rage (1982), Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon (2004).

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Black Belt Jones (1974)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Jones is a secret agent who has gone into semi-retirement, concentrating instead on teaching the martial arts to inner city youths. The karate school is run by a kindly old coot named Pops ,played by Scatman Crothers. His gambling debts, however, ...
Style: grindhouse, black comedy, action thriller, cult classic, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, martial arts, kung fu, exploitation, black, karate, african american, mixed martial arts, shaolin, heroes, chase, gangster ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: los angeles, california, usa, australia, south central los angeles
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High-Kick Girl! (2009)
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Martial arts purists -- not to mention fans of miniskirt-clad, high-kicking karate girls -- will welcome the tightly choreographed fight scenes and slow-motion scuffles in this film about a teenage karate phenom eager to take down her older peers. ...
Style: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, fast ...
Audience: teens
Plot: karate, martial arts, teenage girl, female martial artist, hottie, japanese schoolgirl, rivalry, master warrior, gang, battles, danger, escapades ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia
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Duel of Legends (2023)
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, suspense, captivating
Plot: karate, fight, tough guy, martial arts, master warrior, hand to hand combat, showdown, fistfight, wrestler, warrior, combat, heroes ...
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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
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Bruce Lee, My Brother (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Bruce Lee, My Brother is an action-dramatic biopic of the eponymous martial arts legend as told by his younger brother, Robert Lee. It revolves around Bruce Lee's life as a rebellious adolescent in Hong Kong before he sets off for the USA and ...
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, captivating, mind blowing
Plot: martial arts, master warrior, actor's life, ambition, lifestyle, rising to stardom, artists and showbiz, heroes, celebrity culture, showbiz, wing chun, biopic ...
Place: china
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The Art of Self-Defense (2019)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a ...
Style: dark comedy, captivating, psychological, independent film, black comedy ...
Audience: adult
Plot: martial arts, traumatized man, master warrior, accountant, conspiracy, suicide, karate, male nudity, gang leader, motorcycle gang, female martial artist, male pubic hair ...
Time: year 2019, 2010s
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Max Havoc - Ring of Fire (2006)
Genre: Action
Country: USA, Canada, Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Max, having forsaken his life as a former world kick-boxing champion to redefine himself as a world class photographer, is on his way to photograph top tennis star and athlete Suzy Blaine. While on assignment, Max uncovers a crime ring and relies on ...
Style: exciting, serious, tense, suspense, independent film ...
Plot: martial arts, gangster, resort, gang, tough heroes, rivalry, kickboxing, criminal, showdown, fighting crime, heroes, violent content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c., seattle
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Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Set in late 19th century Canton this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung (1847-1924) against foreign forces' (English, French and American) plundering of China.
Style: colorful, intense, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: martial arts, martial artist, culture clash, kung fu, folk hero, master warrior, wuxia, qing dynasty, friendship, tragic hero, school, fight ...
Time: 19th century, year 1991, 1800s
Place: china, asia
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 5.4
 7K
Silent Rage (1982)
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A mentally ill man in a small Texas town goes on a killing rampage and is fatally wounded by police. When doctors use an experimental serum to bring him back to life, the killer develops superhuman strength and the town sheriff must pursue him.
Style: slasher, bloody, suspenseful, grindhouse, detective ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, murder, monster, chase, serial killer, survival, mad scientist, hospital, small town, mixed martial arts, home invasion, maniac ...
Time: 80s
Place: texas, austin texas, usa
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Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon (2004)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Ex-kickboxing champion turned sports photographer Max Havoc again finds himself in Guam on a publicity photo shoot. Max's helpful ways land him in the lives of the vacationing sisters Jane and Christy Goody who have acquired a rare jade dragon, ...
Style: realistic, exciting, rough, serious, independent film ...
Plot: martial arts, chase, heroes, gangster, rivalry, danger, kickboxing, violence, martial artist, fistfight, love interest, warrior ...
Time: 21st century
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The Chinese Connection (1972)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Chen Zhen returns to the international compound of China only to learn of his beloved teacher's death. This is compounded by the continual racist harassment by the Japanese population in the area. Unlike his friends, he confronts it head on ...
Style: serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough, grindhouse ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, murder, violence, kung fu classic, fight scenes, samurai, revenge, wuxia, fight, mentor, karate ...
Time: 20th century, year 1972, 1910s, 70s
Place: japan, bolivia, asia, china, shanghai
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 5.1
 4K
Black Tigers (1978)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The former leader of a commando rescue attempt into Vietnam tries to discover why his squad members are being murdered, one-by-one, after the war is over.
Style: cult classic, independent film, serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, vietnam war, revenge, kung fu, politics, rescue mission, military, rescue, machine gun, conspiracy, one against many, one man army ...
Time: 70s, year 1978
Place: vietnam, asia, los angeles, washington d.c., california ...
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Best of the Best II (1993)
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, realistic, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, vengeance, master warrior, karate, friends, rivalry, contests and competitions, violence, death, kung fu, revenge, fighter ...
Time: 90s, year 1993, 20th century
Place: las vegas, usa
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American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA, Canada, South Africa
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Jackson is back, and now he has a new partner, karate champion Sean, as they must face a deadly terrorist known as "The Cobra", who has infected Sean with a virus. Sean and Jackson have no choice but to fight the Cobra and his bands of ...
Style: serious, cult classic, captivating, grindhouse, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ninja, martial arts, tough heroes, fight scenes, good versus evil, terrorism, heroes, master warrior, one man army, mortal combat, vengeance, island ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: japan, asia, usa, caribbean
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 6.0
 34K
Above the Law (1988)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Seagal is Nico Toscani, an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist, and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his job as he is to his personalized brand of justice: expert and thorough bone-crushing.
Style: suspense, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, conspiracy, aikido, corruption, brutality, vengeance, drug dealing, cia, police, kung fu, police officer, vietnam war ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 70s
Place: chicago, vietnam, usa, las vegas, illinois ...
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Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Prequel to the first Missing In Action, set in the early 1980s it shows the capture of Colonel Braddock during the Vietnam war in the 1970s, and his captivity with other American POWs in a brutal prison camp, and his plans to escape.
Style: cult classic, grindhouse, independent film, serious, realistic ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: vietnam war, prison, jungle, military, one man army, martial arts, explosions, survival, cannon, war, vietcong, betrayal ...
Time: 80s, year 1985, 70s, 20th century, year 1972
Place: vietnam, asia, washington d.c.
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Pray for Death (1985)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Akira Saito, a Japanese businessman lives in Tokyo with his Japanese-American wife Aiko and their children, Takeshi and Tomoya. When the family has a chance to move to the United States so that Aiko can teach the children about their American ...
Style: retro, cult classic, manga, independent film, psychotronic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ninja, martial arts, kung fu, medieval, chainsaw, mafia, mixed martial arts, guy, kidnapping, crooked cop, ninjitsu, blood ...
Time: 80s
Place: asia, japan
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The Delta Force (1986)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 125 min.
Story: A 707 aircraft jetliner on its way from Athens to Rome and then to New York City is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists. The terrorists demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandoes ...
Style: grindhouse, exciting, suspenseful, cult classic, funny ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: military, terrorism, martial arts, special forces, explosions, cannon, commando, violence, war on terror, hostage, aviation, patriotism ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: middle east, israel, athens greece, beirut lebanon, iran ...
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American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong saves an old friend from the clutches of "The Lion", an evil super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja warriors.
Style: intense, serious, grindhouse, light hearted, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ninja, martial arts, fight scenes, genetics, one man army, soldier, heroes, danger, rescue, mortal combat, kidnapping, one against many ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: caribbean
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 6.8
 93K
Bloodsport (1988)
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, cult classic, intense, serious ...
Audience: manly, teens, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, mixed martial arts, heroes, martial arts tournament, kung fu, tournament, underdog, master warrior, revenge, hand to hand combat, karate, underground fighting ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: hong kong, asia
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Hero and the Terror (1988)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Danny O'Brien is back in action fighting the notorious Simon Moon, also known as The Terror. Three years earlier O'Brien had single-handedly captured The Terror and was called Hero by the people of L.A. Now Simon has escaped and has ...
Style: suspenseful, cult classic, slasher, suspense, grindhouse ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, murder, martial arts, cannon, police investigation, brutality, violence, chase, death, hospital, investigation, psychopath ...
Time: 80s
Place: los angeles
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Best of the Best (1989)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country--can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?
Style: inspirational, emotional, exciting, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, family friendly, teens
Plot: martial arts, martial artist, martial arts tournament, underdog, culture clash, redemption, vengeance, taekwondo, violence, kung fu, fight scenes, fight ...
Time: 80s, year 1989
Place: seoul, asia, korea
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American Samurai (1992)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: When a father passes on the traditional family sword to one of his two adopted sons, the other--in a fit of jealous rage--joins a yakuza drug smuggling mob. When the other son decides to find him and set things straight, things don't seem to go ...
Style: realistic, rough, suspenseful, exciting, serious ...
Plot: martial arts, yakuza, master warrior, uninhibited rivalry, vengeance, gory, culture clash, gangster, contests and competitions, siblings relations, father son relationship, jealousy ...
Time: 90s
Place: japan, asia, turkey, istanbul turkey
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 6.2
 56K
Hard Target (1993)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: When a woman's father goes missing, she enlist a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.
Style: exciting, suspense, entertaining, intense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: martial arts, chase, gunfight, manhunt, ex military, tough heroes, drifter, justice, survival, danger, one man army, hunting ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: new orleans, louisiana, usa
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Outside the Law (2002)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Secret agent Julie Cosgrove is walking into her most dangerous mission yet.
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, secret agent, undercover, vengeance, danger, working undercover, hitman, starting over, government agency, heroes, murder, spy ...
Place: usa, colombia, florida
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 6.8
 320K
The Transporter (2002)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Former Special Forces officer, Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of ...
Style: serious, exciting, stylized, sexy, action packed ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: car chase, chase, one man army, tough guy, lone hero, martial arts, transportation, tough heroes, fight scenes, escapades, car, smuggling ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: france, nice france, europe, saint tropez, riviera ...
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 4.3
 8K
Into the Sun (2005)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story: After the assassination of Tokyo's Governor by Yakuza members, the CIA bureau chief (William Atherton) for Tokyo puts out a call to an agent (Steven Seagal) that had been raised in Japan and trained by ex-Yakuza. Using his former ties, he ...
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: yakuza, law enforcement, martial arts, assassination, fbi, gangster, master criminal, undercover, race against time, danger, katana, martial artist ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, thailand, asia, tokyo
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 5.5
 10K
Wake of Death (2004)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, France, South Africa, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Action superstar, Jean-Claude Van Damme (Universal Soldier, Street Fighter), is back and at his hard-hitting best as Ben Archer, an ex-mob enforcer seeking revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsible for his wife's brutal murder. ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, action adventure ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: revenge, martial arts, gangster, child in peril, murder, mortal combat, danger, rivalry, tough heroes, chase, mafia, loss of wife ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
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 4.0
 5K
Out of Reach (2004)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Poland
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Vietnam veteran Billy Ray Lancing, a former CSA agent who now works on a wildlife refuge in Northern Alaska, has been exchanging letters in a pen-pal relationship with Irina Morawska, a 13-year-old orphaned girl in Poland that he's helping out ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, realistic, suspense, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: rescue, friendship, danger, human trafficking, secret code, orphan, martial arts, obsessive quest, righting the wronged, special agent, secret agent, good versus evil ...
Time: 2000s
Place: poland, europe, warsaw poland, montreal, eastern europe
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story: The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five ...
Style: brutal, non-linear, suspense, atmospheric, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: revenge, vigilante, vengeance, hitman, strong female lead, dark humor, martial arts, sword fight, mentor, retribution, tough girl, female assassin ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place: austin texas, persia, el paso texas, mexico
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