Kickboxer

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Kickboxer (1989)

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1990 ★ 6.8

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Bloodsport

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1988 ★ 7.0

An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

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2004 ★ 7.9

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The Quest

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1996 ★ 6.2

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Only God Forgives

Only God Forgives

2013 ★ 5.8

Julian, who runs a Thai boxing club as a front organization for his family's drug smuggling operation, is forced by his mother Crystal to find and kill the individual responsible for his brother's recent death.

Embattled

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The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.

Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown

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Double Impact

Double Impact

1991 ★ 6.2

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Skin Trade

Skin Trade

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Road House

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Blood and Bone

Blood and Bone

2009 ★ 7.3

In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.

Southpaw

Southpaw

2015 ★ 7.4

Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon finds an unlikely savior in Tick Willis, a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust of those he loves the most.

Boyka: Undisputed IV

Boyka: Undisputed IV

2016 ★ 7.2

In the fourth installment of the fighting franchise, Boyka is shooting for the big leagues when an accidental death in the ring makes him question everything he stands for. When he finds out the wife of the man he accidentally killed is in trouble, Boyka offers to fight in a series of impossible battles to free her from a life of servitude.

A Prayer Before Dawn

A Prayer Before Dawn

2018 ★ 6.7

The amazing true story of Billy Moore, an English boxer incarcerated in Thailand’s most notorious prison. Thrown into a world of drugs and violence, he finds his best chance to escape is to fight his way out in prison Muay Thai tournaments.

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2000 ★ 6.3

Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California, docks. Hang Sing and Trish O'Day uncover a trail of deceit that leaves most of the warring factions dead … or worse!

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2009 ★ 6.6

An ex-con battles it out in the cage to pay for the operation that would save the daughter of his victim. Along the way he finds fatherly love, and friendship, in the most unlikely of places.

Never Back Down

Never Back Down

2008 ★ 6.8

Jake, full of anger after his father's death, is just starting to find a place for himself at his new Orlando high school - until Ryan, head of an underground MMA fight club, picks Jake out as a prime opponent. After being trounced by Ryan in front of the entire school, Jake begins training under the firm, moral guidance of a MMA master, where he learns how to fight... and how to avoid a fight. But it becomes obvious that a rematch will be inevitable if Jake wants to stop Ryan and his bullying, once and for all.

Blind Fury

Blind Fury

1989 ★ 6.5

A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.

Raging Bull

Raging Bull

1980 ★ 7.9

The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.

Code of Silence

Code of Silence

1985 ★ 5.9

A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.

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