Martial art movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant martial art movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, rough and suspense films and TV shows about / with martial arts, rivalry, female fight, fight, heroes, danger, master warrior, violence, female fighter and fighting plots mostly in Action, Drama and Thriller genres shot in USA, Japan, China and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as martial art: The Next Karate Kid (1994), Man of Tai Chi (2013), Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon (2004), Nikita (1990), Tekken (2010), Dragon Blade (2015), Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997), The Opponent (2000), Amazons and Gladiators (2001), Gladiatress (2004).

List of martial art movies

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The Next Karate Kid (1994)
Genre: Action, Drama, Family, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: During a commemoration for Japanese soldiers fighting in the US Army during World War II, Mr. Miyagi meets the widow of his commanding officer. He gets to know her granddaughter Julie, an angry teenager who is still feeling the pain of losing both ...
Style: teen, motivational, action packed, cult classic, sentimental ...
Audience: kids, teens, family friendly, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: karate, martial arts, high school, teenage girl, high school student, bullying, teacher, hawk, teen angst, bully, female protagonist, showdown ...
Time: year 1994, 90s, 20th century
Place: boston, los angeles, massachusetts, usa, california
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 6.0
 41K
Man of Tai Chi (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story: In Beijing, a young martial artist's skill places him in position to experience opportunities and sacrifices.
Style: meditative, serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, master warrior, kung fu, tai chi, revenge, competition, mortal combat, police corruption, martial artist, betrayal, brutality, justice ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: china, hong kong, beijing china
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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
Is relevant ?
 7.3
 76K
Nikita (1990)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A beautiful felon, sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a policeman, is given a second chance - as a secret political assassin controlled by the government.
Style: neo noir, suspense, stylized, atmospheric, psychological ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: female assassin, hitman, female killer, spy, mentor, assassin, undercover, secret government organization, impossible love, bodyguard, training, woman with a gun ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 90s
Place: france, paris france, venice, europe, italy
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 4.8
 28K
Tekken (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 91 min.
Story: In the year of 2039, after World Wars destroy much of the civilization as we know it, territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporations; the mightiest of which is the Mishima Zaibatsu. In order to placate the seething masses of this ...
Style: exciting, serious, stylized, futuristic, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, ninja, fight, superhero, tough girl, kung fu, fantasy world, heroes, revenge, tough heroes, martial arts tournament, mentor ...
Time: future, 2030s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
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 5.9
 21K
Dragon Blade (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Huo An, the commander of the Protection Squad of the Western Regions, was framed by evil forces and becomes enslaved. On the other hand, a Roman general escapes to China after rescuing the Prince. The heroic duo meet in the Western Desert and a ...
Style: realistic, exciting, serious, action adventure, scenic ...
Plot: battles, master warrior, martial arts, military, ancient rome, medieval, battle zone, danger, heroic mission, ancient history, heroes, brother brother relationship ...
Time: middle ages, 1st century, ancient times, 1st century b.c.
Place: china, ancient china
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Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A group of heroic warriors has only six days to save the planet in "Mortal Kombat Annihilation." To succeed they must survive the most spectacular series of challenges any human, or god, has ever encountered as they battle an evil warlord ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, cult classic ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, teens, family outing
Plot: martial arts, ninja, end of the world, fight scenes, transformation, fight, good versus evil, alternate dimension, save the world, kung fu, death, robot ...
Time: 90s
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Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1995)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, known as Mortal Kombat: The Animated Series outside of the U.S., is a cartoon series based on the popular Mortal Kombat video game series. Produced by Threshold Entertainment and Film Roman, it aired on the USA ...
Style: stylized, epic fantasy
Audience: kids
Plot: female warrior, superhero, mixed martial arts, heroes, master warrior, kung fu fighting, heroine, warrior, villain, cartoon violence, super villain, female fighter ...
Is relevant ?
 5.4
 257
The Opponent (2000)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Patty Sullivan (Erica Eleniak) is a battered woman who decides to take charge of her life by taking boxing lessons to better protect herself when her boyfriend becomes violent. Patty soon learns she has some talent for boxing and sets her sights on ...
Style: serious, rough, sincere, independent film, realistic ...
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: boxing, female boxer, against the odds, athlete's life, ambition, follow your dream, human spirit, rise to the top, lifestyle, life is a bitch, contests and competitions, rivalry ...
Time: 90s
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Amazons and Gladiators (2001)
Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story: During the Roman Empire, General Crassius ruled a small province with an Iron fist. Serena, a young girl in a village, watches Crassius kill her parents. Crassius and Serena's destiny would lead them to the Gladiator ring; the Amazons Warrior ...
Style: serious, captivating, exciting, tense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: amazon, female warrior, sword fight, rivalry, vengeance, heroes, heroic mission, roman empire, gladiator, girl power, female fighter, ancient rome ...
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 4.2
 1K
Gladiatress (2004)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Offbeat sword-and-sandals comedy-adventure about three unlikely heroines (Doon Mackichan, Fiona Allen and Sally Phillips) who set out to thwart a Roman invasion and save Celtic Britain in their own unique and outrageous style.
Style: not serious, humorous, captivating, sexy, spoof
Plot: female warrior, daring rescue, heroic mission, rivalry, escapades, danger, save the day, roman empire, seduction, medieval, female fight, ancient ...
Time: 1st century, year 2004, 1st century b.c.
Place: europe, england
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 5.6
 2K
Rigged (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: In the seedy underground of illegal prizefighting, a corrupt boxing promoter is embroiled in a dangerous fight-fixing scheme with his female prizefighter.
Style: serious, realistic, tense, exciting, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: female boxer, martial arts, female fighter, haunted by the past, dishonesty, betrayal, athlete's life, chase, contests and competitions, cons and scams, boxing, streetfighting ...
Time: year 2008
Place: oklahoma, florida, utah, kentucky, texas ...
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Dans les cordes (2007)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Style: serious, realistic, touching, suspense
Plot: female boxer, family relations, friendship, ambition, athlete's life, family life, parents and children, contests and competitions, lifestyle, youth, hopes, teenage life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, france
Is relevant ?
 6.8
 1K
Tenjho Tenge (2004)
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Tenjho Tenge, also written as Tenjo Tenge, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Oh! great. The story primarily focuses on the members of the Juken Club and their opposition, the Executive Council, which is the ruling student body of ...
Style: anime, humorous, semi serious, shounen, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: martial arts, female fighter, school, gang, youth, rivalry, teenage life, high school life, supernatural power, fight, battles, showdown ...
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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
Is relevant ?
 6.1
 63
Whore Angels (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 62 min.
Story: Komasa is a female drifter works at a pink salon-- a shop specializing in fellatio-- called "Hot Lips". On the way to work one day she rescues a female stranger from an attack by an evil-looking man. Monroe, the stranger, kisses Komasa ...
Style: slapstick, slapstick comedy, sexploitation film
Plot: female fight, lesbian sex, pink film, prostitute, female nudity, erotica, sexploitation, christmas, impotence, flashback, male nudity, suicide ...
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Samurai Princess (2009)
Genre: Action, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min.
Story: When 11 of her friends are raped and murdered, leaving the Samurai Princess (Aino Kishi) the only survivor, she becomes infused with her comrades' souls. Transformed into an android, she sets out to avenge their deaths. Dai Mizuno co-stars as ...
Style: exciting, rough, semi serious, tense, splatter ...
Audience: teens
Plot: samurai, uninhibited rivalry, vengeance, imaginary, gory, female protagonist, medieval, chaos, androids and robots, life is a bitch, master warrior, danger ...
Place: japan, asia
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Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min.
Story: High school student Mizushima receives Valentines Day chocolates from the new student, Monami. Little did she know that the chocolates contained traces of Monami's vampire blood. He gets infected from eating them and Monami confesses that she ...
Style: scary, not serious, stylized, rough, dark fantasy ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, adult
Plot: vampire, gory, supernatural, mad scientist, frankenstein, high school, imaginary, supernatural ability, superhuman powers, disorder, family relations, deadly creature ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: japan, asia
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The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption (2012)
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Since his triumphant rise to power in the original blockbuster "The Scorpion King", Mathayus' kingdom has fallen and he's lost his queen to plague. Now an assassin for hire, he must defend a kingdom from an evil tyrant and his ...
Style: exciting, serious, cult classic, action packed, grindhouse ...
Audience: teens
Plot: female warrior, sword and sorcery, mummy, heroes, hitman, good versus evil, danger, imaginary, uninhibited rivalry, escapades, supernatural, muscleman ...
Place: egypt, thailand, middle east
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Kingdom of Gladiators (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A king makes a pact with an ancient demon and after years of ruling his kingdom in peace, the demon has come to collect. Now a group of rival gladiators must fight for the survival of the kingdom.
Style: suspenseful, serious, exciting, stylized, independent film
Plot: heroes, rivalry, battles, escapades, contests and competitions, imaginary, danger, wizards and magicians, curses spells and rituals, peplum, gladiator, intergender wrestling ...
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Missing 44 The Final Stage (2010)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Girls abducted, trained as a high school girl Miho slavery. basement of the school gathered again in the place of execution, Yamamoto, Izumi five people, would show the contestants are high-current relay rod from the net. To survive, or kill my ...
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense
Plot: kidnapped girl, torture, slavery, sex slave, fight to the death, sex slavery, teenager, sex trafficking, sadism, vigilante, slave, slave girl ...
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Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2011)
Genre: Short, Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 10 min.
TV show
Story: Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung are obsessed with reigning over various realms (parallel universes) and the winners of Mortal Kombat competitions are granted supreme control over these worlds. The Earthrealm (Earth) is an unconscious participant in this ...
Style: exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, anime ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, teens
Plot: martial arts, supernatural, fight for supremacy, danger, rivalry, championship, opponent, master warrior, wing chun, kung fu, superhero, street fighter ...
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The Protector 2 (2013)
Genre: Action
Country: Thailand
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Kham is the last in long line of guards who once watched over the King of Thailand's war elephants. Traditionally, only the perfect elephants could successfully help defend the throne, after his harrowing quest to retrieve the elephants, Kham ...
Style: rough, exciting, suspenseful, serious, action thriller ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, master warrior, danger, heroes, motorcycle chase, chases and races, daring rescue, escapades, fight, medieval, tough heroes, protagonist as suspect ...
Time: 21st century
Place: thailand
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 4.5
 1K
Kill 'em All (2012)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Captured international assassins are locked up inside a high-tech bunker known as the Killing Chamber. To break out of this concrete hell they must duel each other, fight deadly ninjas and battle against gangs of masked maniacs. And... if they ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, mortal combat, murder, survival, rivalry, battles, captivity, danger, medieval, violence, brutality, female fighter ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: thailand, usa
Is relevant ?
 3.0
 145
Battle B-Boy (2016)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Directed by Frank Lin this movie tells the story of a group of talented but financially struggling B-Boys that join an underground fighting ring in Downtown Los Angeles that uses Hip-Hop music and Break dancing to battle for money. To save the life ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, captivating
Plot: martial arts, follow your dream, rivalry, ambition, underdog, hopes, kickass, intergender wrestling, female fight, urban ghetto, battles, urban ghetto life ...
Time: future
Place: los angeles
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Death Race: Inferno (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, South Africa
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Carl Lucas / Frankenstein has won four of his races and needs to win one more to win his freedom. Before his final race, Lucas and his team, car and all, are transferred to another prison where they will compete in a Death Race in the desert. Also, ...
Style: suspense, bloody, futuristic, exciting, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: car chase, street racing, prison, chase, racing, runaway, desert, confined, chases and races, survival, car, criminal heroes ...
Time: year 2012, year 2013, future
Place: south africa
Is relevant ?
 5.1
 6K
Raze (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: After Sabrina is abducted, she finds herself in an underground lair, forced to do battle with other innocent women for the amusement of unseen spectators. Each of these reluctant warriors has something to lose, but only one will remain when the game ...
Style: rough, realistic, serious, suspenseful, grindhouse ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: revenge, fight, kidnapping, fight to the death, violence spree, woman in danger, against the odds, brutality, confined, captivity, death, life is a bitch ...
Is relevant ?
 4.7
 17K
Final Girl (2015)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Veronica, the new girl in town, is lured into the woods by a group of senior boys looking to make her a victim. But the boys don't know that Veronica's been trained to handle herself in surprisingly lethal ways.
Style: slasher, exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: serial killer, survival, murder, violence against women, psycho, violent content, sociopath, female assassin, danger, vigilante, revenge, on the run ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
Is relevant ?
 2.8
 229
HellKat (2021)
Genre: Action, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story: A fallen MMA fighter must win a netherworld no-holds-barred death tournament against man, beast and demon to save her soul.
Style: tense, exciting, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful
Plot: mixed martial arts, death, rivalry, peril, deadly creature, contests and competitions, paranormal, paranormal phenomena, violence, supernatural, danger, supernatural power ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
Is relevant ?
 4.8
 4K
Chick Fight (2020)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: When Anna Wyncomb is introduced to an an underground, all-female fight club in order to turn the mess of her life around, she discovers she is much more personally connected to the history of the club than she could ever imagine.
Style: humorous, inspirational, semi serious, uplifting
Plot: female fighter, financial problem, female friendship, coach, female boxer, female protagonist, fight, hopes, sibling relationship, human spirit, mentor, unlikely friendships ...
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