Martial arts movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant martial arts movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out exciting, serious, cult classic, stylized, visually appealing and realistic films and TV shows about / with martial arts, kung fu, fight, fight scenes, violence, heroes, mentor, rivalry, karate and dialogue plots mostly in Action, Drama and Thriller genres shot in Hong Kong, USA, China and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as martial arts: Into the Badlands (2015), The Raid (2011), Rumble in the Bronx (1995), Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003), House of Flying Daggers (2004), Kung Fu Jungle (2014), Ip Man (2008), Merantau Warrior (2009), The Man from Nowhere (2010), Man of Tai Chi (2013).
Best films
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
In a land controlled by feudal barons, a great warrior and a young boy embark on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment.
A genre-bending martial arts series very loosely based on the classic Chinese tale Journey to the West.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, stylized, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, warrior, death, danger, post apocalypse, vengeance, master warrior, murder, fantasy world, heroes, brutality, post-apocalyptic future ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
southern usa, north america, america, usa
Is relevant?
229K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Indonesia, France, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under ...
Style:
brutal, suspenseful, suspense, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, fight, swat, violent, gang, fistfight, trapped, violence, survival, death, kung fu, warrior ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, future, 21st century
Place:
east asia, middle east, asia, indonesia, hong kong ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Keong comes from Hong Kong to visit New York for his uncle's wedding. His uncle runs a market in the Bronx and Keong offers to help out while Uncle is on his honeymoon. During his stay in the Bronx, Keong befriends a neighbor kid and beats up ...
Style:
humorous, action comedy, cult classic, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, gang, martial artist, vigilante, supermarket, wuxia, gangster, one against many, fight, fight scenes, street life, righting the wronged ...
Time:
year 1995, 90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
china, new york, bronx new york city, usa, manhattan new york city ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Thailand, Hong Kong, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.
Style:
brutal, intense, harsh, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, violence, muay thai, one man army, fight, medieval, chase, kung fu, martial arts tournament, gangster, lone hero, violent ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
thailand, asia, bangkok thailand, tokyo, hong kong
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: China, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.
Style:
light, exciting, captivating, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, female warrior, kung fu, medieval, sword fight, master warrior, heroes, love and romance, fight, revenge, asian history ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century
Place:
china, asia, ancient china, hong kong
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.
Style:
sexy, breathtaking, visually stunning, epic, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, sword fight, swords and armor, medieval, tragic love, warrior, fight, kung fu, emperor, tragic event, power of love ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, year 2004, 2000s, 9th century ...
Place:
china, east asia, asia, ancient china, hong kong
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A martial arts instructor working at a police academy gets imprisoned after killing a man by accident. But when a vicious killer starts targeting martial arts masters, the instructor offers to help the police in return for his freedom.
Style:
stylized, rough, suspenseful, perverse, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, serial killer, fight, medieval, police investigation, prison, character study, good versus evil, heroes, master warrior, law enforcement ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place:
china, hong kong, asia, japan, tokyo
Is relevant?
242K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second ...
Style:
tense, captivating, heroic, epic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
martial arts, wing chun, human spirit, master warrior, kung fu, warrior, courage, bravery, training, martial artist, fistfight, sino japanese war ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 1940s, year 1937 ...
Place:
china, east asia, seattle, asia, ancient china ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
In Minangkabau, West Sumatera, Yuda a skilled practitioner of Silat Harimau is in the final preparations to begin his "Merantau" a century's old rites-of-passage to be carried out by the community's young men that will see him ...
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, rough, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, medieval, violence, fight, journey, on the run, heroes, danger, rescue, rivalry, life is a bitch, chase ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, indonesia
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
His only friend called him 'the man from nowhere'... Taesik, a former special agent becomes a loner after losing his wife in a miserable accident and lives a bitter life running a pawnshop. He only has a few customers and a friend named ...
Style:
brutal, bloody, touching, emotional, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, girls' night, teens
Plot:
revenge, one man army, violent, martial arts, lone hero, kidnapping, gang, rivalry, child in peril, assassin, master warrior, drug lord ...
Time:
year 2010, y2k, 21st century
Place:
korea, south korea, east asia, asia, seoul
Is relevant?
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, medieval, revenge, competition, brutality, abuse, violent, mortal combat, police corruption ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
china, hong kong, asia, beijing china, tokyo
Is relevant?
20K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Thailand
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
An autistic woman with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.
Style:
brutal, rough, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, gangster, girl heroine, muay thai, debt, vengeance, female martial artist, yakuza, wuxia, revenge, tough girl ...
Time:
year 2008, 80s, 21st century
Place:
thailand, asia, tokyo, hong kong, japan
Is relevant?
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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:
serious, exciting, teen, entertaining, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
martial arts, high school, youth, athlete and trainer, underground fighting, duel, teenager, fight, boxing, revenge, streetfighting, rivalry ...
Time:
2000s, year 2008, 80s, 21st century
Place:
florida, usa, orlando florida, brazil, tokyo
Is relevant?
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, suspenseful, rough, dark ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, supernatural, martial artist, fight for supremacy, rivalry, danger, championship, opponent, wing chun, master warrior, kung fu, superhero ...
Is relevant?
112K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA, China
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Raised as a slave, Danny is used to fighting for his survival. In fact, his "master," Bart, thinks of him as a pet and goes as far as leashing him with a collar so they can make money in fight clubs, where Danny is the main contender. When ...
Style:
intense, suspenseful, rough, action packed, sincere ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, fighter, fight, vengeance, underground fighting, pianist, haunted by the past, friendship, self discovery, kidnapping, wuxia ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
scotland, europe, glasgow scotland, hong kong, china
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, China, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves in a town ruled by the Axe Gang, Sing who desperately wants to become a member. He stumbles into a slum ruled by eccentric landlords who turns out to be the greatest kung-fu masters in disguise. ...
Style:
spoof, humorous, cult classic, stylized, surreal ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, kung fu, lone hero, kung fu fighting, gangster, master warrior, heroes, mob boss, chaos, violence, violent ...
Time:
1940s, 2000s, year 2004, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, china, east asia, shanghai, asia
Is relevant?
81K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Huo Yuan Jia became the most famous martial arts fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness, defining the true spirit of martial arts and also inspiring his ...
Style:
inspirational, intense, captivating, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, wuxia, master warrior, redemption, qing dynasty, childhood, medieval, friendship, mentor, biopic, exile ...
Time:
year 2006, ancient times, 1800s, 1910s, 19th century ...
Place:
asia, china, japan, shanghai, east asia ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
After being defeated by Ip Man, Cheung Tin Chi is attempting to keep a low profile. While going about his business, he gets into a fight with a foreigner by the name of Davidson, who is a big boss behind the bar district. Tin Chi fights hard with ...
Style:
saga, captivating, tense, exciting, suspense ...
Plot:
martial arts, wing chun, medieval, lone hero, idealism, betrayal, money, fight scenes, gangster, chase, death, good versus evil ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the ...
Style:
bloody, brutal, exciting, fast paced, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, ninja, revenge, kung fu, assassin, martial artist, one man army, vengeance, hand to hand combat, fight to the death, ninjitsu, assassination ...
Time:
year 2009, 80s, 21st century
Place:
china, osaka japan, berlin germany, asia, japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The last in a line of Chosen Ones, a wannabe chef teams up with a homicide detective to unravel an ancient mystery and take down supernatural assassins.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, crime drama
Plot:
martial arts, mentor, supernatural power, danger, fight, save the day, friendship, murder, brutality, assassin, death, fight for supremacy ...
Place:
san francisco, north america
Is relevant?
526K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother, an ex-marine ...
Style:
emotional, tense, inspirational, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly
Plot:
martial arts, courage, mixed martial arts, fight scenes, boxing, fistfight, estrangement, muscleman, happy ending, father son relationship, athlete and trainer, fight ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
pittsburgh, usa, iraq, atlantic city new jersey, el paso texas ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Chen Zhen, a Chinese engineering student in Kyoto, who braves the insults and abuse of his Japanse fellow students for his local love Mitsuko Yamada, daughter of the director, returns in 1937 to his native Shangai, under Japanse protectorate -in ...
Style:
intense, harsh, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, violence, fight scenes, kung fu master, martial artist, sword fight, vengeance, brutality, wuxia, visceral, samurai ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s
Place:
china, asia, hong kong, japan, tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Everyone abuses and humiliates a downtrodden orphan (Chan) until he befriends an old man, who turns out to be the last master of the "snake fist" fighting style. Jackie becomes the old man's student and finds himself in battle with ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, grindhouse, cult classic, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, martial artist, kung fu, hand to hand combat, wuxia, vengeance, fight, heroes, master warrior, mentor, shaolin, kung fu master ...
Time:
year 2016
Place:
china, asia, japan, new jersey, hong kong ...
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131K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in hand-to-hand battle against his mortal enemies. If he wins a tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, desolation and evil will reign over the multiverse forever. To save Earth, three warriors must ...
Style:
intense, saga, exciting, suspense, disgusting ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, good versus evil, underground fighting, monster, tournament, heroic mission, mortal combat, warrior, ninja, island, fight, parallel world ...
Time:
90s, year 1995, 80s
Place:
hong kong, los angeles, china, thailand
Is relevant?
Genre: Action
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, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, master warrior, martial artist, wuxia, culture clash, folk hero, qing dynasty, friendship, kung fu, tragic hero, school, chinese history ...
Time:
19th century, year 1991, 1800s, 18th century
Place:
china, asia, hong kong, tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 107 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, rough, suspenseful, grindhouse ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, violence, murder, revenge, kung fu classic, vengeance, vigilante, fight scenes, kung fu, kung fu master, hand to hand combat, wuxia ...
Time:
20th century, year 1972, 1910s, 70s
Place:
japan, bolivia, asia, china, shanghai ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together.
As the main character, The Chosen One, ...
Style:
parody, spoof, cult classic, funny, absurd ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, martial artist, vengeance, brutality, silly humor, dumb, female martial artist, heroes, kung fu fighting, kung fu master, violence ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
hong kong
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand, Hong Kong, France, Australia
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
In Bangkok, the young Kham was raised by his father in the jungle with elephants as members of their family. When his old elephant and the baby Kern are stolen by criminals, Kham finds that the animals were sent to Sidney. He travels to Australia, ...
Style:
action packed, brutal, light, stylized, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, muay thai, elephant, kung fu, revenge, kickboxer, fistfight, chase, one man army, gangster, fight scenes, fight ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
australia, asia, sydney australia, thailand, china ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Ip Man 4 is an upcoming Hong Kong biographical martial arts film directed by Wilson Yip and produced by Raymond Wong. It is the fourth in the Ip Man film series based on the life of the Wing Chun grandmaster of the same name and features Donnie Yen ...
Style:
inspirational, poignant, saga, atmospheric, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, wing chun, master warrior, human spirit, fight, hand to hand combat, medieval, immigrant, duel, warrior, philosophy ...
Time:
2010s, 60s
Place:
hong kong, china, usa, san francisco, california
Is relevant?
179K
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Based on the original 1941 movie from Japan, and from ancient Japan’s most enduring tale, the epic 3D fantasy-adventure 47 Ronin is born. Keanu Reeves leads the cast as Kai, an outcast who joins Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada), the leader of the 47 ...
Style:
epic, exciting, stylized, fairy tale, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
samurai, martial arts, ronin, revenge, battles, medieval, shogun, beast, half breed, sword and sorcery, samurai sword, heroes ...
Time:
middle ages, 18th century, year 2013, 2010s
Place:
japan, asia, ancient china, tokyo
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