Top 130 East Meets West Films/Shows

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1. Rising Sun (1993)

R | 129 min | Action, Crime, Drama

56 Metascore

When an escort girl is found dead in the offices of a Japanese company in Los Angeles, detectives Web Smith and John Connor act as liaison between the company's executives and the investigating cop Tom Graham.

Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Sean Connery, Wesley Snipes, Harvey Keitel, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Votes: 48,275 | Gross: $63.10M

2. The Tracker (2001 TV Movie)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When lovely Kim Chang is kidnapped in a bloody assault, disgraced private detective Connor Spears is enlisted by her brother Rick to rescue her from warring Russian and Chinese mobs.

Director: Jeff Schechter | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Françoise Robertson, Russell Wong, Jason Blicker

Votes: 299

3. Hawaii Five-0 (2010–2020)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu to find his father's killer, the Governor offers him the chance to run his own task force: Five-0.

Stars: Alex O'Loughlin, Scott Caan, Taylor Wily, Daniel Dae Kim

Votes: 78,698

4. Martial Law (1998–2000)

45 min | Comedy, Crime, Action

A Shanghai cop who is a master of martial arts fights crime in the Los Angeles Police Department.

Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Kelly Hu, Arsenio Hall, Tom Wright

Votes: 3,141

5. Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)

R | 79 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Two L.A. cops with opposing views on what is the best way to uphold the law have to work together to bring down the Yakuza, while trying to protect a beautiful woman.

Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Brandon Lee, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Tia Carrere

Votes: 20,729 | Gross: $2.28M

6. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

R | 127 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

39 Metascore

With personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads that are trying to free their former leaders out of prison and onto American soil.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo

Votes: 172,296 | Gross: $130.44M

7. You Only Live Twice (1967)

PG | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

61 Metascore

James Bond and the Japanese Secret Service must find and stop the true culprit of a series of space hijackings, before war is provoked between Russia and the United States.

Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Sean Connery, Akiko Wakabayashi, Mie Hama, Tetsurô Tanba

Votes: 117,589 | Gross: $43.08M

8. War (2007)

R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

36 Metascore

An FBI Agent seeks vengeance on a mysterious assassin known as "Rogue" who murdered his partner.

Director: Philip G. Atwell | Stars: Jet Li, Jason Statham, Nadine Velazquez, John Lone

Votes: 96,878 | Gross: $22.49M

9. Black Rain (1989)

R | 125 min | Action, Crime, Drama

56 Metascore

Two NYC cops arrest a Yakuza member and must escort him when he's extradited to Japan.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw

Votes: 59,721 | Gross: $46.21M

10. American Dragons (1998)

R | 95 min | Action, Crime

Two cops from different worlds team up to solve the murder of a powerful businessman.

Director: Ralph Hemecker | Stars: Michael Biehn, Park Joong-hoon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Don Stark

Votes: 917

11. Red Sun (1971)

PG | 112 min | Action, Drama, Western

In 1870, a gang robs a train and steals a ceremonial Japanese sword meant as a gift for the U.S. President, prompting a manhunt to retrieve it.

Director: Terence Young | Stars: Charles Bronson, Toshirô Mifune, Alain Delon, Ursula Andress

Votes: 10,723 | Gross: $4.84M

12. Rush Hour 2 (2001)

PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

48 Metascore

Carter and Lee head to Hong Kong for a vacation, but become embroiled in a counterfeit money scam.

Director: Brett Ratner | Stars: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone, Ziyi Zhang

Votes: 239,167 | Gross: $226.16M

13. Year of the Dragon (1985)

R | 134 min | Action, Crime, Drama

58 Metascore

A police detective cracks down on organized crime in Chinatown after the murders of Triad and Mafia leaders.

Director: Michael Cimino | Stars: Mickey Rourke, John Lone, Ariane, Leonard Termo

Votes: 17,732 | Gross: $18.70M

14. The Replacement Killers (1998)

R | 87 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

42 Metascore

A troubled hitman seeks aid from a forger to help him get papers to China. However, the drug lord has hired replacements to finish the job, and kill the hitman.

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Kenneth Tsang

Votes: 30,529 | Gross: $18.97M

15. The Yakuza (1974)

R | 112 min | Action, Crime, Drama

American private-eye Harry Kilmer returns to Japan to rescue a friend's kidnapped daughter from the clutches of the Yakuza.

Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura, Eiji Okada, Herb Edelman

Votes: 10,456

16. Shanghai Noon (2000)

PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

77 Metascore

A Chinese man travels to the Wild West to rescue a kidnapped Princess. After teaming up with a train robber, the unlikely duo takes on a Chinese traitor and his corrupt boss.

Director: Tom Dey | Stars: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu, Brandon Merrill

Votes: 135,271 | Gross: $56.94M

17. Shanghai Knights (2003)

PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

58 Metascore

When a Chinese rebel murders Chon's estranged father and escapes to England, Chon and Roy make their way to London with revenge on their minds.

Director: David Dobkin | Stars: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Fann Wong, Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Votes: 112,557 | Gross: $60.48M

18. Bullet to the Head (2012)

R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

48 Metascore

After watching their respective partners die, a New Orleans hitman and a Washington, D.C. detective form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy.

Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Momoa, Christian Slater, Sung Kang

Votes: 52,450 | Gross: $9.48M

19. Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)

R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama

19 Metascore

A brutal Los Angeles police Lt. is determined to bust up an organization that forces underage girls into prostitution.

Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Charles Bronson, Juan Fernández, Perry Lopez, James Pax

Votes: 3,856 | Gross: $3.42M

20. Brother (I) (2000)

R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

47 Metascore

A Japanese gangster is exiled to Los Angeles where his brother lives with a small but respectable multi-racial gang, who he inspires to expand their influence.

Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Claude Maki, Omar Epps, Masaya Katô

Votes: 24,505 | Gross: $0.45M

21. Blue Tiger (1994)

R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A woman dedicates her life to seeking revenge after her son is killed by crossfire as Japanese gangsters perform a hit.

Director: Norberto Barba | Stars: Virginia Madsen, Tôru Nakamura, Dean Hallo, Ryo Ishibashi

Votes: 865

22. American Yakuza (1993)

R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An American FBI agent is lured away by the Japanese Mafia--the Yakuza--in this action film.

Director: Frank A. Cappello | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Ryo Ishibashi, Michael Nouri, Franklyn Ajaye

Votes: 2,912

23. Back to Back (1996 TV Movie)

R | 86 min | Action, Drama

Bob Malone, a disgraced ex-cop who finds himself trapped between local homegrown thugs and the Japanese ganglords of the Yakuza when he investigates the frame-up that ruined his career.

Director: Roger Nygard | Stars: Michael Rooker, Ryo Ishibashi, Danielle Harris, John Laughlin

Votes: 850

24. Rush Hour (1998)

PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

61 Metascore

A loyal and dedicated Hong Kong Inspector teams up with a reckless and loudmouthed L.A.P.D. detective to rescue the Chinese Consul's kidnapped daughter, while trying to arrest a dangerous crime lord along the way.

Director: Brett Ratner | Stars: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Ken Leung, Tom Wilkinson

Votes: 294,853 | Gross: $141.15M

25. Drive (1997)

R | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A prototype enhanced human, on the run from Chinese-hired hit men, hooks up with a dread-locked bystander, and the two of them elude their pursuers narrowly each time.

Director: Steve Wang | Stars: Mark Dacascos, Kadeem Hardison, John Pyper-Ferguson, Brittany Murphy

Votes: 6,920

26. Nash Bridges (1996–2001)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A smart alecky San Francisco, California cop and his get rich quick scheme of a partner keep tabs on crime and take down the bad guys in the Bay Area.

Stars: Don Johnson, Cheech Marin, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Jeff Perry

Votes: 8,106

27. Mask of the Ninja (2008 TV Movie)

R | 85 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Their vengeance is relentless, their method is ritual, their weapon is secret, and the motive is in their blood. In a heavily wooded private estate in the Malibu Hills, towering above the ... See full summary »

Director: Bradford May | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Anthony Brandon Wong, Bellamy Young, Kristy Wu

Votes: 445

28. Shanghai Dawn

Action, Comedy | Announced

The continuing adventures of former Chinese Imperial guard Chon Wang and American bandit, Roy O'Bannon.

Director: Jared Hess

29. The Art of War (2000)

R | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

30 Metascore

UN's secretary general uses covert operations to help diplomacy along. Shaw's called back 6 months after one such operation. He witnesses the murder of Chinese UN ambassador at UN, NYC, chases the assassin and ends up a suspect.

Director: Christian Duguay | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Donald Sutherland, Maury Chaykin, Anne Archer

Votes: 30,913 | Gross: $30.21M

30. Safe (I) (2012)

R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

55 Metascore

Mei, a young girl whose memory holds a priceless numerical code, finds herself pursued by the Triads, the Russian mob, and corrupt NYC cops. Coming to her aid is an ex-cage fighter whose life was destroyed by the gangsters on Mei's trail.

Director: Boaz Yakin | Stars: Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Chris Sarandon, Robert John Burke

Votes: 117,647 | Gross: $17.14M

31. White Tiger (1996)

R | 93 min | Action

After a Chinese drug lord murders his partner, a tough DEA agent teams up with a mysterious beauty and makes an uneasy alliance to exact revenge.

Director: Richard Martin | Stars: Mig Macario, Kelly Benson, Frank Cassini, John Cassini

Votes: 667

32. Bloodsport (1988)

R | 92 min | Action, Biography, Drama

29 Metascore

"Bloodsport" follows Frank Dux, an American martial artist serving in the military, who decides to leave the army to compete in a martial arts tournament in Hong Kong where fights to the death can occur.

Director: Newt Arnold | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Leah Ayres, Norman Burton

Votes: 94,055 | Gross: $11.81M

33. Gedo (2000 Video)

R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama

East meets West as the Japanese Yakuza battle drug lords and the LAPD in the streets of Los Angeles...

Director: Talun Hsu | Stars: Gary Daniels, Kiyoshi Nakajoe, Eric Lutes, Kentarô Shimizu

Votes: 284

34. Deadly Target (1994)

R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A dangerous drug lord; a renegade cop; the ultimate showdown.

Director: Charla Driver | Stars: Gary Daniels, Ken McLeod, Byron Mann, Susan Byun

Votes: 349

35. Joshua Tree (1993)

R | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A framed prison escapee unknowingly kidnaps a female cop en-route to a rendezvous with the corrupt cop who put him behind bars.

Director: Vic Armstrong | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, George Segal, Kristian Alfonso, Geoffrey Lewis

Votes: 6,232

36. Steele Justice (1987)

R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Steele is ex-cop and Vietnam vet who is determined to bring down Kwan, former South Vietnamese general and now rich and powerful drug lord.

Director: Robert Boris | Stars: Martin Kove, Sela Ward, Ronny Cox, Bernie Casey

Votes: 815 | Gross: $1.33M

37. Hard Justice (1995 Video)

R | 88 min | Action

When A.T.F. agent Nick Adams (David Bradley) goes undercover in a prison to unravel the mystery of a fellow agents death there. Warden Pike (Charles Napier) and his pet goons are involved ... See full summary »

Director: Greg Yaitanes | Stars: David Bradley, Charles Napier, Yuji Okumoto, Clabe Hartley

Votes: 487

38. White Cargo (1996)

97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Joe Hargatay is a police detective who works just for the fun of it, investigating a murder that leads him into a dangerous underground world of drugs, models, models as escorts, Asian and Italian mobs, and his ex-wife.

Director: Daniel Reardon | Stars: David Bradley, Shannon Tweed, Lydie Denier, Grace Del Rey

Votes: 118

39. Chain of Command (2000)

R | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

Secret Service agents must retrieve the briefcase allowing the President control of America's nuclear arsenal before massive destruction ensues.

Director: John Terlesky | Stars: Roy Scheider, Patrick Muldoon, Maria Conchita Alonso, Michael Biehn

Votes: 927

40. The Corruptor (1999)

R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

56 Metascore

With the aid from a New York City policeman, a top immigrant cop tries to stop drug-trafficking and corruption by immigrant Chinese Triads, but things get complicated when the Triads try to bribe the policeman.

Director: James Foley | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Mark Wahlberg, Ric Young, Paul Ben-Victor

Votes: 19,149 | Gross: $15.16M

41. Wake of Death (2004)

R | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After his wife is brutally murdered, club enforcer Ben Archer wages war against the Chinese triads.

Director: Philippe Martinez | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Simon Yam, Philip Tan, Valerie Tian

Votes: 10,191

42. Die Hard (1988)

R | 132 min | Action, Thriller

72 Metascore

A New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.

Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson

Votes: 946,031 | Gross: $83.01M

43. The Golden Child (1986)

PG-13 | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

37 Metascore

A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child whom dark forces want to eliminate.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Eddie Murphy, J.L. Reate, Charles Dance, Charlotte Lewis

Votes: 59,410 | Gross: $79.82M

44. Mortal Kombat (1995)

PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

60 Metascore

Three unknowing martial artists are summoned to a mysterious island to compete in a tournament whose outcome will decide the fate of the world.

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Robin Shou, Linden Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Votes: 124,667 | Gross: $70.45M

45. Paper Bullets (1999)

R | 89 min | Action, Crime

Alcoholic cop John Rourke finds a trail of corruption after a gunman opens fire on a police conference.

Director: Serge Rodnunsky | Stars: James Russo, William McNamara, Jeff Wincott, Nicole Bilderback

Votes: 230

46. Prison Break (2005–2017)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A structural engineer installs himself in a prison he helped design, in order to save his falsely accused brother from a death sentence by breaking themselves out from the inside.

Stars: Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Amaury Nolasco, Robert Knepper

Votes: 579,744

Season 4

47. 24 (2001–2010)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Counter Terrorism Agent Jack Bauer races against the clock to subvert terrorist plots and save his nation from ultimate disaster.

Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carlos Bernard, Dennis Haysbert

Votes: 197,098

Season 4, 5, 6 & 9

48. Bloodfist (1989)

R | 85 min | Action, Sport

Don Wilson plays retired kickboxer Jake Raye, who travels to Manila, where his brother is favored to win a kickboxing competition. His brother is killed, and Jake realizes he must enter the... See full summary »

Director: Terence H. Winkless | Stars: Don Wilson, Joe Mari Avellana, Rob Kaman, Billy Blanks

Votes: 1,348 | Gross: $1.77M

49. Red Sun Rising (1994)

R | 99 min | Action

A tough Japanese detective seeks vengeance after his partner is killed by a deadly Yakuza ninja.

Director: Francis Megahy | Stars: Don Wilson, Terry Farrell, Mako, Michael Ironside

Votes: 679

50. No Way Back (1995)

R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When an op goes wrong and FBI agent Zack's partner dies, his search for the one responsible takes him to a yakuza in Japan. A mob boss wants revenge for his son's death and Zack's his target.

Director: Frank A. Cappello | Stars: Russell Crowe, Helen Slater, Etsushi Toyokawa, Michael Lerner

Votes: 3,178

51. The Last Ship (2014–2018)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

The crew of a naval destroyer is forced to confront the reality of a new existence when a pandemic kills off most of the earth's population.

Stars: Eric Dane, Adam Baldwin, Charles Parnell, Travis Van Winkle

Votes: 63,821

Season 3

52. The Ghost (2001)

86 min | Action, Thriller

A feared Chinese Tong soldier goes undercover in America as an Asian Internet bride.

Director: Douglas Jackson | Stars: Julie Lee, Michael Madsen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Richard Hatch

Votes: 383

53. The Last Samurai (2003)

R | 154 min | Action, Drama

55 Metascore

Nathan Algren, a US army veteran, is hired by the Japanese emperor to train his army in the modern warfare techniques. Nathan finds himself trapped in a struggle between two eras and two worlds.

Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, William Atherton

Votes: 471,377 | Gross: $111.11M

54. Best of the Best (1989)

PG-13 | 97 min | Action, Drama, Sport

26 Metascore

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?

Director: Robert Radler | Stars: Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland, Phillip Rhee

Votes: 15,271 | Gross: $1.70M

55. Best of the Best II (1993)

R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The Colosseum is the fighting arena owned by the champion Bracus. Now after the death of their friend, Tommy Lee and Alex Grady want revenge.

Director: Robert Radler | Stars: Eric Roberts, Phillip Rhee, Chris Penn, Edan Gross

Votes: 6,390 | Gross: $6.61M

56. Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back (1995)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A martial arts instructor comes to the defense of a schoolteacher who has taken a stand against a local white supremacist organization.

Director: Phillip Rhee | Stars: Phillip Rhee, Christopher McDonald, Gina Gershon, Mark Rolston

Votes: 2,477

57. Best of the Best 4: Without Warning (1998 Video)

R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

When a girl fleeing Russian mobsters plants a stolen computer disk on Tommy Lee, the martial arts expert finds himself unwittingly thrust into his most harrowing adventure ever.

Director: Phillip Rhee | Stars: Phillip Rhee, Ernie Hudson, Tobin Bell, Thure Riefenstein

Votes: 1,494

58. The Dangerous (1995)

R | 96 min | Action, Thriller

Brother and sister Ninja warriors get revenge for their sister's death by killing the drug dealers in New Orleans. The police enlist the help of a biker warrior to solve the crime. The head... See full summary »

Directors: Rod Hewitt, David Winters | Stars: Robert Davi, Michael Paré, John Savage, Joel Grey

Votes: 396

59. The Perfect Weapon (1991)

R | 83 min | Action, Crime, Drama

35 Metascore

An expert in "kenpo" karate avenges his Koreatown friend, slain by a mobster in Los Angeles.

Director: Mark DiSalle | Stars: Jeff Speakman, John Dye, Mako, James Hong

Votes: 4,853 | Gross: $14.06M

60. Armed Response (1986)

R | 86 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

One of Tanaka's underlings has stolen a rare statuette that he had planned to use as a peace offering between the local Yakusa and Chinese Tong. He hires two private investigators to ... See full summary »

Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: David Carradine, Lee Van Cleef, Mako, Lois Hamilton

Votes: 774 | Gross: $1.37M

61. Red Corner (1997)

R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

An American attorney on business in China is wrongfully arrested and put on trial for murder, with a female defense lawyer from the country the only key to proving his innocence.

Director: Jon Avnet | Stars: Richard Gere, Bai Ling, Bradley Whitford, Byron Mann

Votes: 18,315 | Gross: $22.42M

62. Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

R | 119 min | Action, Thriller

41 Metascore

Secret Service agent Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack and works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett

Votes: 292,470 | Gross: $98.93M

63. P.O.W. the Escape (1986)

R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Col. Cooper leads a group of American P.O.W.s, battling their way to freedom as Saigon falls to the Viet Cong.

Director: Gideon Amir | Stars: David Carradine, Charles Grant, Mako, Steve James

Votes: 763 | Gross: $2.50M

64. Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (2006 Video)

R | 96 min | Action, Thriller

Navy SEALS, headed by Lt. Bobby James, are dispatched to North Korea on a covert mission, all in an effort to take out a missile site...

Director: James Dodson | Stars: Nicholas Gonzalez, Matthew Bushell, Keith David, Denis Arndt

Votes: 5,776

65. Madam Secretary (2014–2019)

TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Thriller

A political drama which looks into the life of the Secretary of State as she tries to balance work with family.

Stars: Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Erich Bergen, Zeljko Ivanek

Votes: 26,559

66. Rapid Fire (1992)

R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When student Jake Lo witnesses a killing, he finds himself caught between two feuding drug lords. Betrayed and set up by the federal agents, the only person he can trust is Ryan, a Chicago cop who reminds Jake of his deceased father.

Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Brandon Lee, Powers Boothe, Nick Mancuso, Raymond J. Barry

Votes: 10,400 | Gross: $14.36M

67. East Meets West (1995)

Not Rated | 124 min | Action, Western

(Japanese with English subtitles) A disgraced warrior planning the murder of a Japanese diplomat, and a ninja in the employ of a navy official are about to land in San Francisco when a band... See full summary »

Director: Kihachi Okamoto | Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Ittoku Kishibe, Naoto Takenaka, Tatsuya Nakadai

Votes: 160

68. Conundrum (1996 TV Movie)

R | 97 min | Thriller, Crime, Drama

Two cops who share a devotion to their work - and to each other - suddenly find themselves caught in a tangled web of unspoken passions, lies and accusations when they each become suspects in a brutal mob-style murder.

Director: Douglas Barr | Stars: Michael Biehn, Marg Helgenberger, Ron White, Peter MacNeill

Votes: 321

69. The Protector (1985)

R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Two New York City cops, Billy Wong and Danny Garoni, head to Hong Kong after the daughter of a rich businessman is kidnapped by the drug lord, Mr. Ko.

Director: James Glickenhaus | Stars: Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello, Sandy Alexander, Victor Arnold

Votes: 5,272 | Gross: $0.98M

70. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

R | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

47 Metascore

Rambo returns to the jungles of Vietnam on a mission to infiltrate an enemy base-camp and rescue the American POWs still held captive there.

Director: George P. Cosmatos | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier, Steven Berkoff

Votes: 182,581 | Gross: $150.42M

71. Skin Trade (2014)

R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

39 Metascore

After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests, NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.

Director: Ekachai Uekrongtham | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa, Ron Perlman, Michael Jai White

Votes: 8,578 | Gross: $0.00M

72. Black Cobra (2012 Video)

R | 89 min | Action

One man travels across country, smuggling illegal black diamonds to sell in order to pay for his father's pardon in South Africa.

Directors: Scott Donovan, Lilly Melgar | Stars: Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Jade Quon, T.J. Storm, Damion Poitier

Votes: 379

73. Balls of Fury (2007)

PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Sport

38 Metascore

Down-and-out former professional ping-pong phenom, Randy Daytona, is sucked into a maelstrom when FBI Agent Ernie Rodriguez recruits him for a secret mission. Randy is determined to bounce back and win, and to smoke out his father's killer -- arch-fiend Feng.

Director: Robert Ben Garant | Stars: Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, George Lopez, Maggie Q

Votes: 44,894 | Gross: $32.84M

74. Kung Fu (1972–1975)

TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

The adventures of Shaolin Monk Kwai Chang Caine as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.

Stars: David Carradine, Radames Pera, Keye Luke, Philip Ahn

Votes: 7,259

75. Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993–1997)

Not Rated | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Kwai Chang Caine was a monk at a Shaolin temple, where his son Peter also lived and studied.

Stars: David Carradine, Chris Potter, Richard Anderson, William Dunlop

Votes: 2,640

76. Kill Fee (1992)

R | 95 min | Action, Drama

On the eve of a big US-Japan trade summit, a reporter, Erica Boswell, gets a hot tip that the Japanese-American head of a big aerospace firm will be selling trade secrets to a Japanese ... See full summary »

Director: James Becket | Stars: Thomas Ian Griffith, Craig Shugart, David Efron, Mary Page Keller

Votes: 230

77. Sniper 3 (2004 Video)

R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Deadly sniper Tom Beckett is recruited by the CIA to go to Ho Chi Minh City and take out a ruthless drug dealer who turns out to be an old war buddy he thought was dead.

Director: P.J. Pesce | Stars: Tom Berenger, Byron Mann, John Doman, Denis Arndt

Votes: 4,560

78. Behind Enemy Lines (1997)

R | 89 min | Action, Thriller

An ex-marine returns to Vietnam when he learns his former mercenary partner whom he thought was killed is being held by a sadistic general.

Director: Mark Griffiths | Stars: Thomas Ian Griffith, Chris Mulkey, Mark Carlton, Mushond Lee

Votes: 1,054

79. The Unit (2006–2009)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A secret US military group conducts covert operations across the world, facing several life-threatening situations during their missions.

Stars: Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Audrey Marie Anderson, Robert Patrick

Votes: 23,139

80. Befriend and Betray (2011 TV Movie)

85 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Criminal organizations succeed by enforcing a strict code of trust and loyalty. To penetrate these organizations and gain access to their inner circles the police need a magic bullet. Alex ... See full summary »

Director: Ken Girotti | Stars: Tim Rozon, Byron Mann, Tom Jackson, Steph Song

Votes: 116

81. Vanishing Son (1995)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Hunted by the authorities for a murder he didn't commit, a man races against time to prove his innocence and unmask the real perpetrators

Stars: Russell Wong, Jason Leland Adams, Stephanie Niznik, Chi Muoi Lo

Votes: 243

82. Once a Thief (1996–1998)

R | 97 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

The misadventures of a gang of Canadian spies, agents, criminals and mobsters, including three spies, an enigmatic director and two grim-faced assassins.

Stars: Sandrine Holt, Ivan Sergei, Nicholas Lea, Jennifer Dale

Votes: 736

83. NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

NCIS's covert operations team go undercover to investigate cases involving terrorism and National Security.

Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, LL Cool J, Eric Christian Olsen

Votes: 57,576

84. The Great Wall (I) (2016)

PG-13 | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

42 Metascore

In ancient China, a group of European mercenaries encounters a secret army that maintains and defends the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.

Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Matt Damon, Tian Jing, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau

Votes: 146,319 | Gross: $45.54M

85. The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)

R | 95 min | Action

51 Metascore

On the hunt for a fabled treasure of gold, a band of warriors, assassins, and a rogue British soldier descend upon a village in feudal China, where a humble blacksmith looks to defend himself and his fellow villagers.

Director: RZA | Stars: Russell Crowe, Cung Le, Lucy Liu, RZA

Votes: 64,268 | Gross: $15.63M

86. China Girl (1987)

R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A modern day Romeo & Juliet story is told in New York when an Italian boy and a Chinese girl become lovers, causing a tragic conflict between ethnic gangs.

Director: Abel Ferrara | Stars: James Russo, Richard Panebianco, Sari Chang, David Caruso

Votes: 2,337 | Gross: $1.26M

87. Street Kings (2008)

R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

55 Metascore

An undercover cop, disillusioned by the death of his wife, is implicated in the murder of an officer and must struggle to clear himself.

Director: David Ayer | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans

Votes: 120,858 | Gross: $26.42M

88. Honor (2006)

R | 87 min | Action, Drama

In a world where street gangs collide with the law, neighborhood friends, Raymond and Gabriel, must decide which side of the battle to join. This will be the ultimate fight - the one for power, family, and HONOR.

Director: David Worth | Stars: Jason Barry, Russell Wong, Roddy Piper, Remy Bonjasky

Votes: 597

89. Undoing (2006)

R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A crime drama set in LA's Koreatown, UNDOING introduces us to Samuel, who returns after a mysterious absence to reconcile the death of his best friend exactly one year ago.

Director: Chris Chan Lee | Stars: Sung Kang, Kelly Hu, Tom Bower, Russell Wong

Votes: 229 | Gross: $0.04M

90. The Wolverine (2013)

PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Sci-Fi

61 Metascore

Wolverine comes to Japan to meet an old friend whose life he saved years ago, and gets embroiled in a conspiracy involving yakuza and mutants.

Director: James Mangold | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima

Votes: 492,331 | Gross: $132.56M

91. Batman Begins (2005)

PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Crime, Drama

70 Metascore

After witnessing his parents' death, Bruce learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe, Liam Neeson

Votes: 1,579,346 | Gross: $206.85M

92. Kung Fu Killer (2008 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 176 min | Action

A Caucasian monk in Shanghai infiltrates the underworld to find the killers of his spiritual female Grandmaster.

Director: Philip Spink | Stars: David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Jimmy Taenaka, Kay Tong Lim

Votes: 859

93. Son of the Dragon (2006)

Not Rated | 174 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The 'Arabian Nights' tale "The Thief of Bagdad" retold and relocated to ancient China.

Stars: David Carradine, Desiree Siahaan, Rupert Graves, Theresa Lee

Votes: 528

94. Last to Surrender (1998)

R | 95 min | Action, Adventure

A maverick American cop and his Chinese counterpart join forces to bring a drug dealer and his hired thugs to justice.

Director: David Mitchell | Stars: Roddy Piper, Ong Soo Han, Andy Yim, Qingfu Pan

Votes: 194

95. The Monkey King (2001– )

Unrated | 150 min | Adventure, Fantasy

American journalist Nick Orton is caught up in the world of Chinese gods and monsters while on a search for the long lost manuscript to 'Hsi Yu Chi' (The Journey to the West) by Wu Ch'eng ... See full summary »

Stars: Thomas Gibson, Bai Ling, Russell Wong, Ric Young

Votes: 1,796

96. The Fifth Commandment (2008)

R | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

In Bangkok, an assassin who turns down a job that hits too close to home finds himself targeted by the elite members of his profession.

Director: Jesse V. Johnson | Stars: Rick Yune, Roger Yuan, Dania Ramirez, Keith David

Votes: 1,331

97. Gwang tin lung fo wooi (1989)

R | 104 min | Action, Romance

In Amsterdam - in the time before the legalisation of some drugs and the following growth of competition on the market - takes place a war between the Italian and Chinese mafia because of the control of the heroin market.

Director: Ronny Yu | Stars: Russell Wong, Steven Vincent Leigh, Lisa Schrage, Billy Drago

Votes: 417

98. The Foreigner (I) (2017)

R | 113 min | Action, Thriller

55 Metascore

A humble businessman with a buried past seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. A cat-and-mouse conflict ensues with a government official, whose past may hold clues to the killers' identities.

Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Katie Leung, Jackie Chan, Rufus Jones, Mark Tandy

Votes: 123,345 | Gross: $34.39M

99. Dragon Blade (2015)

R | 127 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

41 Metascore

When corrupt Roman leader Tiberius arrives with a giant army to claim the Silk Road, Huo An teams up his army with an elite Legion of defected Roman soldiers led by General Lucius to protect his country and his new friends.

Director: Daniel Lee | Stars: Jackie Chan, John Cusack, Adrien Brody, Choi Siwon

Votes: 21,275 | Gross: $0.07M

100. Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)

R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

19 Metascore

Tasked with destroying each other, an FBI agent and a rogue DIA agent soon discover that a much bigger enemy is at work.

Director: Wych Kaosayananda | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Lucy Liu, Talisa Soto, Gregg Henry

Votes: 21,033 | Gross: $14.29M



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