Karate kick movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant karate kick movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, exciting, realistic, independent film, fast and suspenseful films and TV shows about / with karate, karate chop, martial arts, tough guy, fistfight, hand to hand combat, violence, heroes, brawl and showdown plots mostly in Action, Drama and Adventure genres shot in USA, Hong Kong, Japan and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as karate kick: Black Belt (2007), Point Blank (1998), Jingle All the Way (1996), Invasion U.S.A. (1985), Kick or Die (1987), Irresistible Force (1993), American Kickboxer 2 (1993), Hammerhead (1987), Immortal Combat (1994), The Tattoo Connection (1978).

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 6.9
 2K
Black Belt (2007)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Set in 1932, amid the rise of militarism after the establishment of the Manchukuo colony in Northeast China, the story centers on a trio of karateka. Studying under their aging master in a small dojo in the woods of central Kyushu, Choei, Taikan and ...
Style: serious, realistic, exciting, captivating
Audience: boys' night
Plot: karate, martial arts, heroes, martial arts tournament, battles, vengeance, rivalry, against the odds, military life, instructor, tough heroes, self defense ...
Time: 1930s
Place: japan, asia
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 4.2
 2K
Point Blank (1998)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Convicted corporate criminal Howard engineers a prison break as he and a number of fellow inmates are being transferred to a new facility. The escapees storm a shopping mall and take a group of shoppers hostage (after killing many more of them) ...
Style: serious, realistic, rough, tense, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: hostage, rescue, danger, race against time, one man army, brother brother relationship, criminal heroes, tough law enforcer, confined, daring rescue, fugitives, escaped prisoner ...
Time: 90s
Place: texas, usa
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Jingle All the Way (1996)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Meet Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company is constantly busy at his job, and he also constantly disappoints his son, after he misses his son's karate exposition, his son tells Howard that he wants for Christmas is an action figure ...
Style: humorous, slapstick, christmas classics, sentimental, melancholic ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing, teens
Plot: christmas, father son relationship, holiday, santa claus, chase, toys, postman, shopping, superhero, christmas party, motorcycle, neighbor ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 2016
Place: minnesota, usa, minneapolis minnesota
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Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A one-man army comes to the rescue of the United States when a spy attempts an invasion.
Style: grindhouse, cult classic, exciting, independent film, fast ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, vigilante, violence, one man army, vigilantism, cold war, machismo, spy, explosions, revenge, terrorism, gunfight ...
Time: 80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place: florida, miami, usa, everglades, atlanta georgia
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 3.7
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Kick or Die (1987)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A sadistic rapist is atacking female students on a college campus. The college enlists the help of wealthy record producer Craig Merkel who hires his old friend Don Potter to teach the students self-defence. Don meets waitress Eve Campo who has her ...
Style: independent film
Plot: rape, rape victim, serial rapist, rapist, karate, nudity, rape and revenge, self defense, martial arts, martial arts training, hand to hand combat, fistfight ...
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Irresistible Force (1993)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A police sergant is about to retire. Therefore he only wants to let the time pass by without getting in trouble or even becoming hurt. But this is not so easy as he receives as partner an enthusiastic young, female agent who provokes all kinds of ...
Style: dark comedy, black comedy, independent film, suspense, surprise ending
Plot: female warrior, karate, buddy cop, woman with a gun, die hard, female martial artist, computer cracker, terrorist, policewoman, terrorist group, shopping mall, fight ...
Time: 90s
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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 ...
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 5.5
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Hammerhead (1987)
Genre: Action
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A detective's hunt for the man who murdered his friend takes him to the Caribbean, where he finds himself enmeshed in a web of corruption and murder.
Style: detective, dark comedy, black comedy, surprise ending, buddy comedy
Plot: spy, shootout, murder, caribbean sea, police, war buddy, friend turned foe, yankee, sarcasm, old love, weirdo, safe ...
Place: miami, jamaica
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Immortal Combat (1994)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Two police officers discover an island laboratory where a madwoman is turning martial artists into superkillers.
Style: psychotronic, independent film
Plot: ninja, martial arts, kung fu, buddy cop, ninja warrior, karate, immortal, wrestling, lapd, gunfight, police officer, asian man ...
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The Tattoo Connection (1978)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When a diamond is stolen in Hong Kong, the company insuring the diamond sends a former CIA agent to Hong Kong to retrieve it. Meanwhile, one of the thieves begins to have a change of heart because his girlfriend wants him to leave his criminal ...
Plot: martial arts, blaxploitation, urban, kung fu, tattooed woman, master warrior, multiple murder, violence, drowning, prostitute, voyeur, tattooed man ...
Place: san francisco, hong kong
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Bruce Lee in G.O.D. (2000)
Genre: Biography
Country: Japan, Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Bruce Lee in G.O.D. is a "docudrama" about the filming of Game of Death. The first 40 minutes of the film is a dramitisation of events before Lee dropped filming for GOD to do Enter the Dragon, interspersed with interviews with people ...
Style: serious, exciting, captivating, realistic
Plot: martial arts, actor, martial artist, tough guy, warrior, asian, wing chun, master warrior, kung fu classic, kung fu master, atheist, taekwondo ...
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 4.9
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Open Fire (1994)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Mercenaries leads from Kruger seize an entire city, and one man sets out to stop them.
Style: independent film
Plot: mercenary, die hard, showdown, combat, brawl, hostile takeover, one against many, terrorism, terrorist, hand to hand combat, karate, terrorist plot ...
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Last to Surrender (1998)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A maverick American cop and his Chinese counterpart join forces to bring a drug dealer and his hired thugs to justice.
Style: crime drama, independent film
Plot: buddy cop, triad, shootout, cop, wrestling, action violence, karate, fistfight, gunfight, tough guy, shooting, buddy ...
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 6.2
 3K
Narco (2004)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Gustave Klopp suffers from narcolepsy, he can fall asleep everwhere at anytime whithout warning. Living a simple life with his wife Pam and his best friend Lenny Bar, Gus decides to undergo therapy sessions and finds out that he can make incredible ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, tense, offbeat
Plot: narcolepsy, dream, support group, follow your dream, ambition, imaginary, mental illness, daydreamer, group therapy, comic book, sleep disorder, disorder ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
Place: europe, france
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Last Hero in China (1993)
Genre: Action, Comedy, History
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Jet Li stars in this comic spectacle as a Chinese "Robin Hood" who stumbles upon a kidnapping scheme after unwittingly opening a martial arts school next to a brothel!
Style: scenic, romantic, cult classic, humorous, epic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, medieval, fight, kung fu fighting, wong fei hung, wire fu, wuxia, one man army, master warrior, heroes, folk hero ...
Time: 19th century
Place: china, asia
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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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A View to a Kill (1985)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: A newly developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. James Bond must find out how and why. His suspicions ...
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, sexy ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: 007, james bond, espionage, british secret service, chase, cold war, secret service, malice, villain, race against time, secret agent, agent ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1985
Place: san francisco, paris france, california, france, bay area ...
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Universal Soldier (1992)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech soldier of the future. After the failure of the initiative to erase all the soldier's memories, he ...
Style: futuristic, exciting, intense, rough, serious ...
Audience: manly, teens, boys' night
Plot: soldier, androids and robots, cyberpunk, martial arts, vietnam war, cyborgs, reporter, transformation, military, robot, adaptation, amnesia ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 60s, year 1969
Place: vietnam, utah, arizona, nevada, louisiana ...
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Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business (1998)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Luc Devereaux and Veronica Roberts continue their attempts to expose the Universal Soldier unit. But after a hostage situation mistakenly leaves Veronica a fugitive, the two escape the city and go into hiding. CIA Deputy Director Mentor and Dr. ...
Style: tech noir, exciting, tense, rough, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: soldier, military, terminator, fugitives, alien, cyborgs, heroes, strong man, violent content, profanity, hostage, political corruption ...
Place: toronto ontario canada
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Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms (1998)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: The Universal Soldiers are used to smuggle diamonds for a CIA Director, but Luc Deveroux continues to cause him problems.
Style: tech noir, exciting, tense, serious, fast
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, soldier, terminator, killer robot, alien, army, military life, heroes, one man army, violent content, battles, government facility ...
Place: vietnam
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Five Fingers of Death (1972)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A young boxer joins a martial arts school to increase his skill so he can enter a martial arts competition. he leaves the school when he hears that a local gangster is terrorizing the town. he comes to the aid of a young singer and brings on the ...
Style: grindhouse, cult classic, serious, realistic, stylized ...
Audience: kids, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, kung fu classic, exploitation, fight, wuxia, martial arts tournament, karate, competition, gangster, power relations, tough heroes ...
Time: year 1972, 70s
Place: china, asia
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 5.8
 2K
Tickle Me (1965)
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Elvis is a singing rodeo rider who drifts into an expensive dude ranch patronized by wealthy glamour girls. The owner, Vera Radford, hires Elvis as a stable man. Pretty physical fitness trainer Pam Merritt has a letter from her late grandfather ...
Style: psychotronic, retro, independent film, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: elvis presley, aerobics, rodeo, karate, ranch, letter, rock and roll, love, music, buddies, fall in love, lifestyle ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: arizona
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 3.7
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Terminal Rush (1996)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A group of terrorists, led by a Brit and a psycho (in a great performance by "Rowdy" Roddy Piper) take control of the Hoover Dam and demand $25 million or they will kill civilians and dam workers they have taken hostage. But the terrorists ...
Style: cliffhanger, independent film, fast, exciting, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: disaster, wrestling, die hard, martial arts, one man army, heroes, terrorism, violent content, frame up, hijacking, haunted by the past, tough heroes ...
Time: 90s
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 7.2
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Tai-Chi Master (1993)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their ...
Style: cult classic, fast, serious, exciting, stylized
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, female warrior, tai chi, medieval, monk, fight, wuxia, revenge, martial artist, shaolin, wire fu ...
Time: middle ages
Place: china
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Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Bison, the ruthless leader of the international terrorist organization Shadowlaw, has been desperately searching for the greatest fighter on the planet for years. He finds it in Ryu, a young wanderer who never stays in one place long enough for ...
Style: anime, manga, retro, epic, shounen ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: street fighter, martial arts, street fight, video game, boxing, friendship, kung fu, blood, violence, revenge, fight, assassination ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: japan, washington state, seattle, india, washington d.c. ...
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The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All (1999)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: At a college visit to a war buddy's professor daughter, mercenary Treat Williams finds her brutally beaten. He then poses as a teacher to teach a lesson to the football jocks responsible.
Style: christian film, fast, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vigilante, american football, vigilantism, die hard, teacher, education, college, undercover, samurai sword, tough girl, working undercover, college life ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa
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The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: When teacher Randall Thomasson is killed during a carjacking, an unexpected visitor shows up at his funeral - his estranged brother, Karl Thomasson (Treat Williams). An ex-Green Beret turned mercenary. Karl signs on as a new substitute teacher in ...
Style: hood, independent film, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gang, vigilante, vigilantism, high school, die hard, tough heroes, ghetto, interracial, gangster, education, murder, ak 47 ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, vietnam, brooklyn new york city
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 5.8
 55K
Stuck on You (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: In Martha's Vineyard, Mass., conjoined twins Walt (Greg Kinnear) and Bob Tenor (Matt Damon) make the best of their handicap by being the fastest grill cooks in town. While outgoing Walt hopes to one day become a famous actor, shy Bob prefers to ...
Style: funny, touching, humorous, light, semi serious ...
Plot: hollywood, twins, family relations, happy ending, fall in love, love and romance, artists and showbiz, satire, internet, brother brother relationship, siblings, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, massachusetts, beverly hills, usa ...
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The Storm Riders (1998)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Based on a comic book called Fung Wan (or Tin Ha), the movie stars Ekin Cheng as Wind and Aaron Kwok as Cloud. The plot involves two children, Whispering Wind and Striding Cloud, who become powerful warriors under the evil warlord Conquer's ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized
Plot: martial arts, wuxia, sword and sorcery, kung fu, swashbuckler, sorcery, superhero, new love, rivalry, save the world, vengeance, good versus evil ...
Place: hong kong, asia
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The Executioner (1974)
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Three street toughs are hired to take down a Tokyo drug dealer in this hard-hitting Toei karate action film.
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, fight, ninja, sexploitation, heroes, gangster, drug dealing, leadership, rivalry, danger, law enforcement ...
Time: 70s
Place: tokyo, asia, japan
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