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The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter

The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter is Lau Kar-leung's 1984 Hong Kong Shaw Brothers film, adapting Yang family legend into po...

Action Classic 1970S Hong Kong

8.3 Great

2

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In is a 2024 Hong Kong action film set in Kowloon Walled City and adapted from the City...

Action Global 2020S Martial Arts

8.1 Great

3

Righting Wrongs

Righting Wrongs is Corey Yuen's 1986 Hong Kong action film starring Yuen Biao and Cynthia Rothrock, known for courtroom...

Action Classic 1980S Cult

7.5 Good

4

Mad Monkey Kung Fu

Mad Monkey Kung Fu is Lau Kar-leung's 1979 Hong Kong Shaw Brothers film, a showcase for monkey-style training and Hsiao...

Action Classic 1970S Hong Kong

7.4 Good

5

Knockabout

Knockabout is Sammo Hung's 1979 Hong Kong kung fu comedy starring Yuen Biao, noted for acrobatic training and Beggar So...

Action Classic 1970S Hong Kong

7.3 Good

6

Last Hurrah for Chivalry

Last Hurrah for Chivalry is John Woo's 1979 Hong Kong wuxia film, an early study of brotherhood, loyalty, and betrayal b...

Action Classic 1970S Hong Kong

7.2 Good

7

The Swordsman

The Swordsman is a 1990 Hong Kong wuxia film produced by Tsui Hark, adapting Louis Cha's The Smiling, Proud Wanderer for...

Action Modern Cult 1990S

7.2 Good

8

The Paper Tigers

The Paper Tigers is a 2020 American martial arts comedy about three middle-aged former kung fu students investigating th...

Action Global 2020S Martial Arts

7.2 Good

9

Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky

Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky is a 1991 Hong Kong action film noted for its extreme splatter violence and adaptation of th...

Action Modern Cult 1990S

7.0 Good

10

The City of Violence

The City of Violence is a 2006 South Korean action film directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, noted for stylized street-fighting c...

Action Modern Global 2000S

7.0 Good

11

Kung Fu Jungle

Kung Fu Jungle is a 2014 Hong Kong action thriller starring Donnie Yen as a martial arts convict helping police catch a...

Action Modern Asia 2010S

7.0 Good

12

The Storm Riders

The Storm Riders is a 1998 Hong Kong fantasy martial arts film based on Ma Wing-shing's comic Fung Wan, known for heavy...

Action Modern Cult 1990S

6.8 Fair

13

Seven Swords

Seven Swords is a 2005 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Tsui Hark, adapted from Liang Yusheng's novel Seven Swordsmen fr...

Action Modern Global 2000S

6.7 Fair

14

Blood and Bone

Blood and Bone is a 2009 American martial arts film starring Michael Jai White, centered on an ex-con entering undergrou...

Action Modern Asia 2010S

6.7 Fair

15

Ong Bak 2: The Beginning

Ong Bak 2: The Beginning is a 2008 Thai martial arts film starring and co-directed by Tony Jaa, set centuries before the...

Action Modern Asia 2010S

6.6 Fair

16

House of Fury

House of Fury is a 2005 Hong Kong action comedy produced by Jackie Chan, starring Anthony Wong as a retired agent whose...

Action Modern Global 2000S

6.1 Fair

17

The Legend Is Born: Ip Man

The Legend Is Born: Ip Man is a 2010 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film focused on Ip Man's early years and Wing C...

Action Modern Asia 2010S

6.1 Fair

18

Tai Chi Zero

Tai Chi Zero is a 2012 Chinese steampunk martial arts film directed by Stephen Fung, the first part of the Tai Chi film...

Action Modern Asia 2010S

6.1 Fair

19

Shootfighter: Fight to the Death

Shootfighter: Fight to the Death is a 1993 American martial arts film about underground no-rules combat, starring Bolo Y...

Action Modern Cult 1990S

4.8 Poor

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American Samurai

American Samurai is a 1992 American martial arts film starring David Bradley and Mark Dacascos, built around rivalry ins...

Action Modern Cult 1990S

4.6 Poor