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1. Snatch (2000)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Crime
Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Stephen Graham, Vinnie Jones
Votes: 911,920 | Gross: $30.33M
2. Desperado (1995)
R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Former musician and gunslinger El Mariachi arrives at a small Mexican border town after being away for a long time. His past quickly catches up with him and he soon gets entangled with the local drug kingpin Bucho and his gang.
Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida, Cheech Marin
Votes: 197,857 | Gross: $25.63M
3. Bloodsport (1988)
R | 92 min | Action, Biography, Drama
"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: 94,145 | Gross: $11.81M
4. Ip Man (2008)
R | 106 min | Action, Biography, Drama
During the Japanese invasion of China, a wealthy martial artist is forced to leave his home when his city is occupied. With little means of providing for themselves, Ip Man and the remaining members of the city must find a way to survive.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan, Ka-Tung Lam
Votes: 233,722
5. Never Back Down (2008)
PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Drama, Sport
A frustrated and conflicted teenager arrives at a new high school to discover an underground fight club, and meets a classmate who begins to coerce him into fighting.
Director: Jeff Wadlow | Stars: Sean Faris, Djimon Hounsou, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet
Votes: 106,509 | Gross: $24.85M
6. Lionheart (1990)
R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An Ex-French Soldier begins participating in underground street fights in order to make money for his brother's family.
Director: Sheldon Lettich | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Harrison Page, Deborah Rennard, Lisa Pelikan
Votes: 39,861 | Gross: $24.08M
7. Rust and Bone (2012)
R | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Put in charge of his young son, Alain leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Alain's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident.
Director: Jacques Audiard | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Armand Verdure, Céline Sallette
Votes: 70,341 | Gross: $2.06M
8. Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
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.
Director: Prachya Pinkaew | Stars: Tony Jaa, Phetthai Vongkumlao, Pumwaree Yodkamol, Suchao Pongwilai
Votes: 78,230 | Gross: $4.56M
9. Damage (2009)
R | 102 min | Action, Drama
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.
Director: Jeff King | Stars: Steve Austin, Walton Goggins, Laura Vandervoort, Donnelly Rhodes
Votes: 7,611
10. The Quest (1996)
PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A group of gentlemen of fortune visits a legendary "Lost City", located in Tibet. They plan to steal a priceless statue "Golden Dragon" during the martial arts tournament.
Director: Jean-Claude Van Damme | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Roger Moore, James Remar, Janet Gunn
Votes: 28,134 | Gross: $21.60M
11. Fighting (2009)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In New York City, a young counterfeiter is introduced to the world of underground street fighting by a seasoned scam artist, who becomes his manager on the bare-knuckling brawling circuit.
Director: Dito Montiel | Stars: Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard, Luis Guzmán, Zulay Henao
Votes: 34,212 | Gross: $23.04M
12. Hard Times (1975)
PG | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Sport
The saga of a drifter who turns to illicit bare-knuckle boxing in Depression-era New Orleans.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland, Strother Martin
Votes: 12,125 | Gross: $8.72M
13. Ip Man 2 (2010)
R | 108 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Centering on Ip Man's migration to Hong Kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Donnie Yen, Xiaoming Huang, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Lynn Xiong
Votes: 111,107 | Gross: $0.21M
14. In Hell (2003)
R | 98 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the wardens' entertainment.
Director: Ringo Lam | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lawrence Taylor, Lloyd Battista, Carlos Gómez
Votes: 21,527
15. Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown (2011 Video)
R | 99 min | Action, Drama, Sport
Four fighters with different backgrounds come together to train under an ex-MMA rising star and then ultimately have to fight each other.
Director: Michael Jai White | Stars: Michael Jai White, Dean Geyer, Alex Meraz, Todd Duffee
Votes: 20,761
16. Recoil (I) (2011)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A cop turns vigilante after his family is murdered, exacting vengeance on the killers - and then on all criminals who have slipped through the system.
Director: Terry Miles | Stars: Steve Austin, Serinda Swan, Danny Trejo, Keith Jardine
Votes: 5,901
17. 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: 6,403 | Gross: $6.61M
18. Bloodsport 2 (1996)
R | 90 min | Action, Sport
Alex Cardo is imprisoned and disciplined by one of the inmates. His new master also tells him about the brutal yet illegal Kumite tournament - but how will they get there?
Directors: Alan Mehrez, Philip Tan | Stars: Daniel Bernhardt, James Hong, Pat Morita, Donald Gibb
Votes: 3,552 | Gross: $0.68M
19. Gorgeous (1999)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
A romantic girl travels to Hong Kong in search of certain love but instead meets a kind-hearted professional fighter for whom she begins to fall instead.
Director: Vincent Kok | Stars: Jackie Chan, Shu Qi, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Emil Chau
Votes: 13,784
20. Cardboard Boxer (2016)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama
Gentle and broken, a homeless man is coerced by two teens to fight other men on video for cash but soon finds comfort in an unlikely friend and the lost diary of a young girl.
Director: Knate Lee | Stars: Thomas Haden Church, Terrence Howard, Boyd Holbrook, Rhys Wakefield
Votes: 2,973
21. Battle Creek Brawl (1980)
R | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A young Asian-American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fighting competition.
Director: Robert Clouse | Stars: Jackie Chan, Kristine DeBell, José Ferrer, Mako
Votes: 5,838
22. Police Story: Lockdown (2013)
Not Rated | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A man looking for the release of a long-time prisoner takes a police officer, his daughter, and a group of strangers hostage.
Director: Sheng Ding | Stars: Jackie Chan, Ye Liu, Tian Jing, Tao Yin
Votes: 10,664
23. Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor (1994)
R | 90 min | Action, Sport
David Sloan must travel to Mexico to save his wife from a savage drug lord who's also an old nemesis.
Director: Albert Pyun | Stars: Sasha Mitchell, Kamel Krifa, Brad Thornton, Jill Pierce
Votes: 3,793
24. The King of the Kickboxers (1990)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A cop goes undercover in Thailand to avenge his brother's death in this martial arts film.
Director: Lucas Lowe | Stars: Loren Avedon, Richard Jaeckel, Don Stroud, Billy Blanks
Votes: 2,007
25. Blood Out (2011 Video)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When big city detectives refuse to further investigate his kid brother's gang related murder, small town Sheriff Michael Savion drops the badge and goes undercover to find his brother's killer and avenge his death.
Director: Jason Hewitt | Stars: Luke Goss, Val Kilmer, 50 Cent, Vinnie Jones
Votes: 4,389
26. Hercules in the Underworld (1994 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A woman asks Hercules for his help because a hole leading to the underworld has opened up in her village. Hercules wants to help her, despite knowing that she comes from a group of women notorious for leading men to their doom.
Director: Bill Norton | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Anthony Quinn, Tawny Kitaen, Marley Shelton
Votes: 2,206
27. Arena (2011 Video)
R | 94 min | Action, Thriller
David Lord finds himself forced into the savage world of a modern gladiatorial arena, where men fight to the death for the entertainment of the online masses.
Director: Jonah Loop | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Kellan Lutz, Johnny Messner, Katia Winter
Votes: 12,420
28. Angelfist (1993)
R | 80 min | Action, Thriller
An assassination in the Philippines is caught on film by kickboxer Christy, which leads to her death at the hands of radicals intent on disrupting peace talks. Her sister Kat, a Los Angeles... See full summary »
Director: Cirio H. Santiago | Stars: Catya Sassoon, Melissa Moore, Michael Shaner, Denise Buick
Votes: 460
29. Crossing the Line (1990)
R | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Sport
Unemployed Scottish miner Danny Scoular (Liam Neeson) is forced into bare-knuckle boxing to make ends meet.
Director: David Leland | Stars: Kenny Ireland, Liam Neeson, Joanne Whalley, Billy Connolly
Votes: 1,436 | Gross: $0.06M
30. 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: 1,352 | Gross: $1.77M
31. Ring of Fire (I) (1991)
R | 100 min | Action, Drama, Sport
L.A.'s Chinatown is disrupted by the cross-town rivalry between two kickboxing clubs, as the competitive sport is catapulted from the ring of a gymnasium to a ring of fire.
Directors: Richard W. Munchkin, Rick Jacobson | Stars: Don Wilson, Maria Ford, Vince Murdocco, Dale Jacoby
Votes: 900
32. CIA Code Name: Alexa (1992)
R | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A terrorist couple is pitted against each other when the female counterpart is captured by C.I.A. agents. They convince her to help them bring down the dangerous group in this violent actioner.
Director: Joseph Merhi | Stars: Kathleen Kinmont, Lorenzo Lamas, O.J. Simpson, Alex Cord
Votes: 813
33. Animal 2 (2008)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
James "Animal" Allen (Ving Rhames) took the fall for the crimes of his older son (Vicellous Shannon) and is now serving a life term at Folsom Prison.
Director: Ryan Combs | Stars: Ving Rhames, Vicellous Shannon, Richard Waugh, Yannick Bisson
Votes: 1,067
34. Bloodmatch (1991)
R | 86 min | Action, Thriller
Brick Bardo is on a mission to find out which one of the world's greatest kickboxers killed his brother. Five years ago, one of the four champs was fixing fights and set up his brother in ... See full summary »
Director: Albert Pyun | Stars: Thom Mathews, Hope Marie Carlton, Marianne Taylor, Benny Urquidez
Votes: 1,092
35. Brawler (2011)
R | 84 min | Action, Drama
After a devastating betrayal, two brothers return to the underground fight club scene in New Orleans and prepare to battle to the death.
Director: Chris Sivertson | Stars: Nathan Grubbs, Marc Senter, Bryan Batt, Michael Bowen
Votes: 371
36. Jackie Chan Presents: Wushu (2008)
PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Drama, Family
Ten years ago, five students joined a martial arts school and learned the disciplines of Wushu and the bonds of friendship. Today, both will be put to the test after they and a former student stumble into a child kidnapping ring.
Director: Antony Szeto | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Fengchao Liu, Wenjie Wang, Phoebe Wang
Votes: 780
37. Fist Fighter (1988)
R | 97 min | Action, Drama, Sport
An ex-boxer comes back to a town called Rosario in South America taking revenge for the death of a friend.
Director: Frank Zuniga | Stars: Jorge Rivero, Edward Albert, Brenda Bakke, Mike Connors
Votes: 336 | Gross: $0.22M
38. Night of the Warrior (1991)
R | 99 min | Action, Sport
Miles Keane pays the debts for his dancing bar by illegal fighting. When his debt is paid, he refuses further collaboration. But the fight mafia forces him to continue by threatening his ... See full summary »
Director: Rafal Zielinski | Stars: Lorenzo Lamas, Anthony Geary, Kathleen Kinmont, Danny Kamekona
Votes: 381
39. Pit Fighter (2005)
R | 83 min | Action
Jack Severino has no memory, all he knows is the brutal sport of Pit Fighting. When his past catches him up, he realizes he is not who he thought he was. For some men must fight for redemption.
Director: Jesse V. Johnson | Stars: Dominique Vandenberg, Steven Bauer, Fernando Carrillo, Stephen Graham
Votes: 1,229
40. Bare Knuckles (2010)
PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Drama
Can a determined single mom go the distance and win the tournament that could ultimately lead to a better life for her and her daughter?
Director: Eric Etebari | Stars: Jeanette Roxborough, Martin Kove, Chris Mulkey, Teya Roxborough
Votes: 511
41. Sunday Too Far Away (1975)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama
A hard-drinking but hard-working gun shearer leads a group of Outback sheep herders into striking after wealthy landowners attempt to drive them from their territory.
Director: Ken Hannam | Stars: Jack Thompson, Max Cullen, Robert Bruning, Jerry Thomas
Votes: 947
42. Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight (1991)
R | 88 min | Action
Jimmy Boland is a man unjustly accused of a brutal crime. Within the prison he must fight for survival, freedom and justice.
Director: Oley Sassone | Stars: Don Wilson, Richard Roundtree, Gregory McKinney, Rick Dean
Votes: 664 | Gross: $0.04M
43. The Prize Fighter (1979)
PG | 99 min | Comedy
A mobster tricks an ex-boxer and his manager to take part in a series of (fixed) fights as part of a scheme to get his hands on an old boxing gym.
Director: Michael Preece | Stars: Tim Conway, Don Knotts, David Wayne, Robin Clarke
Votes: 395
44. Fatal Contact (2006)
110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young man learns the fighting techniques of Sanda from a coach. The two become best friends as the young man prepares to enter an underground tournament, competing against some of the top fighters of the world.
Director: Dennis Law | Stars: Jing Wu, Ronald Cheng, Miki Yeung, Theresa Fu
Votes: 1,812
45. Bloodfist II (1990)
R | 85 min | Action, Sport
Kickboxing champion Jake Raye thought his fighting days were over, until a call from an old friend draws him to the Far East and into the hands of a madman. This time Jake's fighting for his life!
Director: Andy Blumenthal | Stars: Don Wilson, Rina Reyes, Joe Mari Avellana, Robert Marius
Votes: 805 | Gross: $1.29M
46. Best Laid Plans (2012)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
David Blair directs this powerful British Drama, loosely inspired by John Steinbeck's novel 'Of Mice and Men'. Set in Nottingham, the film revolves around the relationship between the ... See full summary »
Director: David Blair | Stars: Stephen Graham, Lee Ingleby, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, David O'Hara
Votes: 1,602
47. Final Round (1994 Video)
R | 75 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
After a recruiter sees him winning a bar fight, Tyler Verdiccio is kidnapped and thrown into an abandoned industrial complex which has been converted into the arena. Along with his lover, ... See full summary »
Director: George Erschbamer | Stars: Lorenzo Lamas, Kathleen Kinmont, Anthony De Longis, Clark Johnson
Votes: 302
48. Gladiator Cop (1995)
R | 92 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Alexander the Great's sword is stolen from a museum as it holds special powers for the reincarnation of Alex. Illegal gladiator style duels are held around NYC. The cop investigating has visions of these fights.
Director: Nick Rotundo | Stars: Frank Anderson, Dan Carter, Eugene Clark, Christopher Lee Clements
Votes: 557
49. GirlFight: inVite (2016)
Not Rated | 13 min | Short, Action, Adventure
Sinister fatal femme Rachel inVites four unlikely model hopefuls into an underground death fight inside a barbaric steel cage surrounded by razor-sharp barb-wire. An all-female nightmare horror concept short film inspired by true events.
Director: Kelcey Coe | Stars: Becca Chanay, Kelly Culbertson, Brianna Culp, Amanda Dicapo
Votes: 380
50. 18 Fingers of Death! (2006 Video)
PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Comedy
A Martial Arts Movie Star "Mock-umentary" in the loose tradition of Spinal Tap.
Director: James Lew | Stars: Shane Aaron, Koji Abe, Michael Andersen, John Arrington
Votes: 703