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 8.0
 233K
Ip Man (2008)
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: heroic, epic, exciting, tense, uplifting ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, wing chun, human spirit, master warrior, courage, bravery, training, warrior, martial artist, ambition, fight scenes ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 1940s, year 1937 ...
Place: china, east asia, seattle, asia, ancient china
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 7.5
 25K
Fist of Legend (1994)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
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: harsh, intense, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, sword fight, violence, martial artist, fight scenes, fight, brutality, samurai, wuxia, master warrior, kung fu classic ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s
Place: china, asia
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 6.7
 36K
Blood and Bone (2009)
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: manly, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, streetfighting, prison fight, kickboxing, prison, hand to hand combat, kung fu, revenge, boxing, fight, gangster, boxer ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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Bodyguards and Assassins (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 139 min.
Story: In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen visits Hong Kong to discuss plans with Tongmenghui members to overthrow the Qing dynasty. But when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him, they assemble a group of protectors to prevent any attacks.
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot: martial arts, chinese history, kung fu, giant, qing dynasty, fight, revolution, politics, sword fight, danger, patriotism, hopes ...
Time: 1900s, 20th century
Place: hong kong, china, east asia, ancient china, asia
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Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Walker, Texas Ranger is an American television action crime drama series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis, both starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division. The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993, with the first season ...
Style: serious, exciting, realistic, suspense, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: texas ranger, partners against crime, heroes, police investigation, vigilante, brutality, martial artist, good versus evil, hand to hand combat, society, machismo, interracial friendship ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place: texas, southern usa, usa, dallas texas
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xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: China, Canada, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Extreme athlete turned government operative Xander Cage comes out of self-imposed exile, thought to be long dead, and is set on a collision course with deadly alpha warrior Xiang and his team in a race to recover a sinister and seemingly unstoppable ...
Style: exciting, entertaining, action packed, intense, suspense ...
Audience: chick flick, teens
Plot: weapons, tough guy, revenge, lone hero, spy hero, superhero, back from the dead, spy, martial artist, car chase, chase, secret service ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s
Place: dominican republic, london, new york, the philippines, brazil ...
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Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Sequel to the 2002 film. This time, Heavyweight Champ George "Iceman" Chambers (White) is sent to a Russian jail on trumped-up drug charges. In order to win his freedom he must fight against the jailhouse fighting champ Uri Boyka (Adkins) ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, realistic, exciting, rough ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: boxing, martial arts, prison, kickboxing, tournament, jail, contests and competitions, prison life, martial artist, tough heroes, heroes, convict ...
Time: 21st century
Place: russia, usa
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 2.9
 10K
Jiu Jitsu (2020)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Every six years, an ancient order of jiu-jitsu fighters joins forces to battle a vicious race of alien invaders. But when a celebrated war hero goes down in defeat, the fate of the planet and mankind hangs in the balance.
Style: light, intense, exciting, stylized, cult classic ...
Plot: martial arts, chosen one, nunchaku, female warrior, alien invasion, battles, chase, heroes, danger, uninhibited rivalry, escapades, mission ...
Place: burma
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 4.7
 98K
Elektra (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy
Country: Switzerland, Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Elektra the warrior survives a near-death experience, becomes an assassin-for-hire, and tries to protect her two latest targets, a single father and his young daughter, from a group of supernatural assassins.
Style: serious, atmospheric, sexy, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot: superheroine, supernatural, vigilante, female assassin, martial arts, good versus evil, master warrior, heroes, female protagonist, uninhibited rivalry, danger, youth ...
Time: year 2005, 20th century, 2000s
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 7.1
 8K
The Legend (1993)
Genre: Action, Comedy, History
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story: This Hong Kong martial-arts extravaganza tells of evil emperors and true love. The secret Red Lotus Flower Society is committed to the overthrow of the evil Manchu Emperor and his minions. One of his Governors is sent on a mission to retrieve a list ...
Style: cult classic, stylized, humorous, exciting, realistic ...
Plot: kung fu, martial arts, wuxia, medieval, wu shu, martial artist, fight, kung fu fighting, violence, hardcore, exodus, wire fu ...
Time: 90s
Place: china, hong kong, asia
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 6.9
 29K
The Big Boss (1971)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Chen is a city boy who moves with his cousins to work at an ice factory. He does this with a family promise never to get involved in any fight. However, when members of his family begin disappearing after meeting the management of the factory, the ...
Style: stylized, grindhouse, harsh, brutal, atmospheric ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, revenge, master warrior, smuggling, factory, brutality, martial artist, drug, fight scenes, drug smuggling, chinese immigrant ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: china, east asia, asia, thailand
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 5.9
 22K
Game of Death (1978)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Billy Lo is a Hong Kong-based movie actor, who is a box office draw. His girlfriend, Ann Morris, is a singer who is also climbing to the top. Now it seems the syndicate wants Billy and Ann to join their "management firm". But Billy knows ...
Style: grindhouse, suspenseful, cult classic, psychotronic, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, gangster, martial artist, tough heroes, betrayal, fight scenes, revenge, motorcycle, exploitation, karate, fight ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: hong kong, east asia, china, macau
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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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 5.0
 34K
Cyborg (1989)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A martial artist hunts a killer in a plague-infested urban dump of the future.
Style: stylized, grindhouse, cult classic, apocalyptic, homoerotic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cyborgs, cyberpunk, martial arts, post apocalypse, androids and robots, chase, robot, post apocalyptic, one man army, apocalypse, chaos, violence ...
Time: future, year 1989, year 2019, 21st century
Place: new york, georgia, usa, charleston south carolina, south carolina ...
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The Perfect Weapon (1991)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened by one of the Korean mafia families. Jeff tries to help his old ...
Style: detective, cult classic, crime drama, independent film, psychotronic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, one man army, friendship, one against many, teacher student relationship, homecoming, father son estrangement, showdown, brother brother relationship, crime boss, revenge ...
Time: year 1991, 90s
Place: los angeles
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Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Thailand, France, Hong Kong
Duration: 108 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: intense, stylized, harsh, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, muay thai, chase, kung fu, one man army, gangster, fighter, martial arts tournament, good versus evil, violence, brutality, master warrior ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: thailand, asia, bangkok thailand
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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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Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: The Earthrealm heroes must journey to the Outworld and fight for the survival of their homeland, invaded by the forces of evil warlord Shao Kahn, in the tournament to end all tournaments: the final Mortal Kombat.
Style: anime, intense, adult animation, captivating, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: master warrior, martial artist, female warrior, kung fu, martial arts, intense violence, graphic violence, bloody violence, mortal combat, contests and competitions, warrior, fight for supremacy ...
Time: 2020s
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Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
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, funny, satirical, stylized ...
Audience: teens
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, silly humor, one against many, heroes, female martial artist, brutality, irreverent, violence, hand to hand combat, fistfight, kung fu master ...
Time: 20th century
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Hard Target 2 (2016)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Forced into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, a disgraced mixed martial arts fighter is hunted through the jungles of Southeast Asia.
Style: suspense, disturbing, brutal, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kickboxer, jungle warfare, female warrior, jungle, muscleman, hunting, hunter, rescue, fight, one man army, courage ...
Time: 2010s
Place: thailand, bangkok thailand, burma, las vegas
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 4.9
 15K
Ong Bak 3 (2010)
Genre: Action
Country: Thailand
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Ong Bak 3 picks up where Ong Bak 2 had left off. Tien is captured and almost beaten to death before he is saved and brought back to the Kana Khone villagers. There he is taught meditation and how to deal with his Karma, but very soon his arch rival ...
Style: exciting, captivating, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, fight, muay thai, kung fu, master warrior, mixed martial arts, one man army, heroes, martial artist, supernatural, medieval, vengeance ...
Time: year 2010, 15th century
Place: asia, thailand
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 6.0
 12K
Black Mask (1996)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Chui Chik tries to lead a quiet life as a librarian. However, he is really a former test subject for a highly secretive supersoldier project and the instructor of a special commando unit dubbed "701." The 701 squad is used for many ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, bloody, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: martial arts, superhero, kung fu, good versus evil, heroes, police, vigilante, martial artist, one man army, danger, soldier, undercover ...
Time: 90s, year 1996, 20th century
Place: hong kong, china, asia
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 8.6
 2K
Soul Land (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story: Tang San spent his life in the Tang Outer Sect, dedicated to the creation and mastery of hidden weapons. Once he stole the secret lore of the Inner Sect to reach the pinnacle of his art, his only way out was death. But after throwing himself off the ...
Style: scenic, captivating, exciting, breathtaking, anime ...
Plot: good versus evil, magical, supernatural ability, friendship, twists and turns, fight scenes, martial arts, alternate universe, bravery, fantasy world, alternate world, fight for justice ...
Place: ancient china, china
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 4.4
 5K
Gymkata (1985)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Johnathan Cabot is a champion gymnast. In the tiny, yet savage, country of Parmistan, there is a perfect spot for a "star wars" site. For the US to get this site, they must compete in the brutal "Game". The government calls on ...
Style: surreal, funny, action adventure, serious, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, martial artist, karate, ninja, gymnastics, contests and competitions, 007, mixed martial arts, exodus, exploitation, fight ...
Time: year 1985, 80s
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 5.7
 26K
Nowhere to Run (1993)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Escaped convict Sam Gillen single handedly takes on ruthless developers determined to evict Clydie - a widow with two young children. Nobody knows who Sam is.
Style: exciting, political, cult classic, suspense, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, motorcycle, on the run, widow, farm, manhunt, showdown, hand to hand combat, police officer, one man army, one against many, fistfight ...
Time: year 1993, 90s
Place: california, montana
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 5.2
 44K
The Medallion (2003)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A Hong Kong detective suffers a fatal accident involving a mysterious medallion and is transformed into an immortal warrior with superhuman powers.
Style: entertaining, stylized, humorous, semi serious, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: martial arts, interpol, superhuman powers, chase, immortality, locket, kung fu, tough cop, heroes, rescue, supernatural, magic ...
Time: year 2003
Place: hong kong, ireland, dublin ireland, asia
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Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Kung Fu: The Legend Continues is a spin-off of the 1972–1975 television series Kung Fu. David Carradine and Chris Potter starred as a father and son trained in kung fu - Carradine playing a Shaolin monk, Potter a police detective. This series ...
Style: serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, police, kung fu, violence, hand to hand combat, kung fu fighting, martial artist, shaolin kung fu, shaolin monk, heroes, police officer, master warrior ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa
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The Debt Collector (2018)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A classically-trained martial artist goes to work as a debt collector for the mob. The job seems easy enough, until one “client” pulls him into a situation deeper than could ever be expected.
Style: entertaining, buddy comedy, semi serious, brutal, humorous ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: debt collector, mafia, martial artist, martial arts, gangster, friendship between men, criminal's revenge, dark humor, unlikely friendships, partners in crime, twists and turns, criminal heroes ...
Place: dublin ireland
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 5.4
 44K
Snake Eyes (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: After saving the life of their heir apparent, tenacious loner Snake Eyes is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage where he is taught the ways of the ninja warrior. But, when secrets from his past are revealed, Snake Eyes' ...
Style: suspense, saga, enigmatic, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot: ninja, snake, ninja warrior, female warrior, martial arts, master warrior, mysterious character, fight, giant snake, ninja master, female ninja, showdown ...
Time: 2020s
Place: japan, los angeles, washington state, tokyo
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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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