Martial arts school movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant martial arts school movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, captivating, exciting, suspenseful and suspense films and TV shows about / with martial arts, martial arts school, master warrior, fight, rivalry, heroes, kung fu, fistfight, martial artist and martial arts training plots mostly in Action, Drama and Comedy genres shot in USA, China, Hong Kong and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as martial arts school: The Whirlwind Girl (2015), The Final Master (2015), Spin Kick (2004), Fights Break Sphere (2018), Dragon Tiger Gate (2006), The Karate Kid (2010), Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002), Ip Man 3 (2015), Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993), Kiss of the Dragon (2001).

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The Whirlwind Girl (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: China
TV show
Story: 10 years ago in the town of An Yang, the origin of Yuan Wu Dao martial arts, world champion Qu Xiang Nan was accused of doping and his prestigious title was stripped. He became a disgrace to the town and tarnished their name in the arts of Yuan Wu ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, touching
Plot: first love, friendship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, best friend, martial arts training, love, athlete and trainer, friendship between girls, kendo, martial arts tournament, martial arts school, teacher student relationship ...
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Once Upon a Time in High School: The Spirit of Jeet Kune Do (2004)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A model student transfers to the notorious Jungmoon High School known for its severe corporal punishment by teachers and power struggles between school gangs.
Style: serious, captivating, touching, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: manly, teen drama
Plot: mixed martial arts, martial artist, hand to hand combat, rivalry, teenage life, troublemaker, buddies, youth, love and romance, love triangle, unfulfilled love, high school ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: seoul, asia, korea
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The Final Master (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Determined to pass down his art, the Final Master of Wing Chun is caught in a power struggle with malicious local officials and ultimately must choose between personal honor and his master’s dying wish.
Style: captivating, suspense, exciting, tense
Plot: kung fu, wing chun, martial arts school, martial arts, medieval, master warrior, rivalry, culture clash, battles, wartime life, warrior, training ...
Time: 1930s, year 1932
Place: china
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 6.0
 382
Spin Kick (2004)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A school director is forced to train the 'worst' students of his school to master Taekwondo as the old coach, taking along the best of his athletes, left the school.
Style: entertaining, captivating, feel good, satirical, humorous
Plot: martial arts school, martial arts, school, athlete and trainer, martial arts training, troubled youth, ambition, teamwork, master warrior, martial arts tournament, contests and competitions, humour ...
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Fights Break Sphere (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Xiao Yan is a genius child who suddenly loses all his powers. In a world governed by strength and power, Xiao Yan’s lack of talent is an embarrassment to his family. At the age of 15, Xiao Yan accidentally summons Yaochen from his mother’s ...
Style: captivating, exciting, tense, xianxia
Plot: journey, martial arts school, martial arts, fantasy world, medieval, teenager, relationships, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, male female relationship, samurai, showdown, supernatural power ...
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Dragon Tiger Gate (2006)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Dragon Tiger Gate is a 2006 Hong Kong martial arts-action film directed by Wilson Yip and featuring fight choreography by Donnie Yen, who also stars in the film. The film is based on the popular Hong Kong manhua, Oriental Heroes, which bears the ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, scenic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, superhero, triad, martial arts school, medieval, vengeance, leadership, rivalry, danger, gang, master villain ...
Place: china
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 6.2
 204K
The Karate Kid (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA, China
Duration: 140 min.
Story: 12-year-old Dre Parker could have been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying but the cultural differences make such a friendship ...
Style: inspirational, uplifting, feel good, sentimental, sincere ...
Audience: teens, kids, girls' night, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot: teachers and students, kung fu, martial arts, human spirit, boy, bullying, contests and competitions, perseverance, coach, underdog, coming of age, teacher ...
Time: 2010s, year 2010, 21st century
Place: china, beijing china, america, asia, michigan ...
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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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 7.0
 60K
Ip Man 3 (2015)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story: When a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer make a play to take over the city, Master Ip is forced to take a stand.
Style: breathtaking, entertaining, stylized, scenic, cult classic ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, wing chun, fight scenes, martial arts school, culture clash, cancer, fight, gang, mentor, gangster, medieval ...
Time: 1950s, 20th century, year 2015, 2010s, year 2016
Place: china, hong kong, asia
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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhod of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in America. Before long, he is discovered ...
Style: uplifting, captivating, realistic, serious, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, biopic, master warrior, actor's life, filmmaking, culture clash, training, father son relationship, american dream, prodigy, rising to stardom ...
Time: 1940s, year 1993, 20th century, 60s, 70s ...
Place: hong kong, los angeles, seattle, california, asia ...
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Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Liu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.
Style: exciting, intense, stylized, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, police corruption, kung fu, conspiracy, reconnaissance, framed for murder, heroin, murder, fight, prostitute, one against many, drug lord ...
Time: year 2001, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: paris france, france, europe
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 7.1
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Hot Girl (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: How are legends made? Guan Xiao Di is a rebellious young woman. The traditional life of studying and finding a stale career never interested her. When she accidentally stumbles into a bodyguard training center, her life will never be the same ...
Style: captivating, humorous, feel good, light
Plot: bodyguard, military, martial arts, war buddy, love and romance, friendship, martial arts tournament, mixed martial arts, martial arts school, battles, friends, romantic friendship ...
Place: china
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Handsome Siblings (2020)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story: Clashing martial arts twins face relentless villains, thorny romance and brotherly rivalry as their troubled pasts catch up to them.
Style: captivating, suspense, tense
Plot: martial arts, revenge, brother brother relationship, twins separated at birth, master warrior, brothers, family problems, martial arts school, forceful separation, martial arts training, martial arts tournament, rivalry ...
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The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The Return of the Condor Heroes is a Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. It is the second installment of a trilogy produced by Zhang Jizhong, preceded by The Legend of the Condor Heroes and followed by ...
Style: light, entertaining, romantic, captivating
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, kung fu master, master warrior, martial arts training, in love, romantic relationship, couple relations, love story, fall in love, male female relationship, martial arts school ...
Time: 13th century
Place: ancient china, china
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Legend of Awakening (2020)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era, young Lu Ping escapes the wicked forces of Shanhai Tower and discovers his spiritual identity in a moment of enlightenment – or rather, his spiritual identities, as he becomes aware of six distinct souls ...
Style: captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing
Plot: martial arts, supernatural power, wizard, supernatural ability, master warrior, good versus evil, twins, spirit, demon hunter, fight, magic, demon ...
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The Weapons of Death (1981)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: In San Francisco's Chinatown, a band of thugs kidnaps a girl for a large Chinese gang. Her half-brother gathers a team of expert fighters to get her back.
Style: fast, serious, realistic, rough, poliziottesco
Plot: martial arts, kidnapping, motorcycle gang, martial arts school, bar fight, redemption, heroes, rivalry, gang, good versus evil, parents and children, injustice ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: san francisco
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The Streetfighter (1974)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Terry is a tough mercenary and a master of martial arts. When an important business magnate dies, leaving billions to his daughter, the Mafia and Yakuza try to hire Terry to kidnap the daughter. When they refuse to meet his exorbitant price, then ...
Style: grindhouse, cult classic, bloody, stylized, perverse ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kung fu, martial arts, karate, samurai, yakuza, mafia, kidnapping, exploitation, fight, violence, violent, vengeance ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: japan, hong kong, bolivia, asia
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Kickboxing Academy (1997)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A young former kickboxer is needed for his old school as they prepare for competition against a rival school for ownership. But, the young kickboxer is afraid after nearly killing someone in a earlier tournament. He must now make his try to put his ...
Style: independent film
Plot: martial arts, child martial arts, erotica, heroes, female fight, incest, bully comeuppance, ninja, bully, skateboard, mental breakdown, prank telephone call ...
Place: miami
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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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The Last Dragon (1985)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Music, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way he must fight an evil martial arts expert and rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter.
Style: cult classic, semi serious, humorous, exciting, entertaining ...
Audience: boys' night, family outing, teens
Plot: martial arts, kung fu classic, kung fu, blaxploitation, kidnapping, music, stereotypes, brother brother relationship, dishonesty, gang, ambition, danger ...
Time: 80s, year 1985
Place: new york, usa, harlem, new york city, harlem, manhattan new york city
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The One-Armed Boxer (1972)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Tien Lung, the best fighter at the Ching Te martial arts school, gets into a fight with the Hook Gang, part of a local opium-dealing and prostitution ring run by a man named Chao, and easily defeats them. The beaten Hook gang members return to Chao, ...
Style: grindhouse
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, medieval, wuxia, violent, exploitation, fight, kung fu classic, boxer, handicapped, disabled, disabled character ...
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Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019)
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: poignant, inspirational, uplifting, atmospheric, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, wing chun, master warrior, fight, human spirit, immigrant, hand to hand combat, philosophy, medieval, cancer, mentor ...
Time: 60s, 2010s
Place: china, usa, san francisco, hong kong, california
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 5.9
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Ranma ½ (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Akane is the youngest of three daughters for Soun Tendo. Her father Soun Tendo runs a dojo for martial arts. Akane hopes to carry on her father's dojo into the distant future. Meanwhile, Akane has been selected to marry Ranma, the son of her ...
Style: humorous, suspense, light, tense, feel good ...
Plot: martial arts school, family business, romantic rivalry, single father, curse, martial arts training, martial arts, violence, superhero, japanese high school, arranged marriage, high school student ...
Time: 2010s
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Sister Street Fighter (1974)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Lee Long is a martial-arts champion who the police use as an undercover agent to infiltrate a drug ring responsible for importing heroin from Japan to Hong Kong. When he is identified and imprisoned, the police pressure his sister, Tina Long, to ...
Style: grindhouse, crime drama, fast, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, karate, kung fu, heroes, master warrior, yakuza, chess, knight, badass female lead, vigilante, strong female lead, female fight ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: hong kong, asia, japan
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Image of Bruce Lee (1978)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A band of counterfeiters wants to make Hong Kong their new territory. The disgraced leader of the Special Squad will have to team-up with a group of Hong Kong police officers in an attempt to stop the dirty business of crime lord Han Tin Lung, but ...
Style: fast, serious, independent film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, partner, undercover, master warrior, forgery, heroes, rivalry, gang, partners against crime, tough law enforcer, law enforcement ...
Time: 70s
Place: hong kong, asia
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A Dangerous Place (1994)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: When Ethan's older brother Greg is found dead, the police rule the case a suicide, but Ethan suspects foul play stemming from Greg's recent involvement with a martial arts team called the Scorpions. Ethan is also accomplished at martial ...
Style: independent film, exciting, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: martial arts, dojo, karate, high school, gang, youth, violent content, performer's life, urban ghetto, high school life, urban ghetto life, teachers and students ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
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Bruce Lee: The Man, the Myth (1976)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A highly fictionalized biography of the famous Bruce Lee, this movie traces his college life, his marriage to Linda Lee, his relationship with his master, and his untimely death.
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, grindhouse
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, asian, heroes, master warrior, biopic, family relations, couples, rise to the top, society, artists and showbiz, rising to stardom ...
Time: 70s, 60s, 50s, 20th century
Place: seattle, east asia, hong kong, usa, asia
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 3.8
 631
Superchick (1973)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Tara B. True is a flight attendant who makes a weekly swing through New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. In each city, she has a man: Edward, older and wealthy; Johnny, a beach bum with gambling debts; and, Davey, a rock musician on the cusp of ...
Style: grindhouse, sexy, realistic, semi serious, offbeat ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: sexploitation, exploitation, martial arts, erotica, stewardess, nudity, strong female lead, karate, airplane, femme fatale, disco, hijacking ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: usa
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 5.2
 1K
Showdown (1993)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Ken has just moved from Kansas with his mother. He talks to a girl named Julie, not knowing that her boyfriend Tom is very possessive of her. Tom is learning karate from Lee, a sensei whose brother was killed by a rookie cop named Billy. Billy has ...
Style: independent film, realistic, serious, exciting, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, die hard, kickboxer, good versus evil, youth, contests and competitions, rivalry, danger, police detective, school, teenage life, student ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
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Maximum Cage Fighting (2006)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Jimmy Garren, a former Tae Kwon Do world champion, is now retired and a widowed father to ten-year-old Katie. So when he's challenged by a famous cage fighter-and former rival Nick "the Nasty" Harper-to a fight, he refuses...until ...
Style: realistic, serious, rough, suspense
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, one man army, tough heroes, rivalry, ambition, save the day, righting the wronged, battles, athlete and trainer, daring rescue, vigilantism, escapades ...
Time: 21st century
Place: brazil
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