When the camera has completed its movement, the physical motion of the scene resumes. While the film’s fight scenes are amazing, it is the philosophical depth of The 36th Chamber of Shaolin that sets the it apart from others in the genre.

117 min These top MMA fighting films that focus on the sport of mixed martial arts as a central theme. Ryan Gilbey. A young man seeks vengence for the death of his teacher.

It is the philosophy of this martial arts classic, and its unique star. Laurence Fishburne, 86 min Oona Laurence,

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Chen Zhiui,

Phylicia Rashad, Votes: If the material sounds familiar or even arch, Lee and Clouse elevate it to the level of mastery. Arifin Putra, As MMA becomes more entrenched in our sports culture, we can expect to see even more good MMA fight movies making their way into our theaters.

124 min

Donald Gibb,

Cutting edge “wire fu” technology is elevated to the level of pure artistry in fight scenes across rooftops and in billowing trees.

| By John Wells 1 day ago. Votes: Lawrence Taylor, Oka Antara, Votes: Year: 2000 Please refresh the page and try again. | $4.71M, Not Rated Our website will be tested on a periodic basis with assistive technology such

Director: Liu Chia-Liang Siu-Wong Fan, R

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Director: Ang Lee

| | One of the most recognisable stars in the world talks to, … to mark the return of Withnail and I to the big screen. $109.77M, PG-13 Making a direct rebuttal of the Hollywood way of doing things (in his mind, sloppily and half-heartedly), Chan prioritised the fights and stuntwork, using the genre elements mostly as filler.

Hilary Swank, Wilson Yip $0.10M, PG Yun-Fat Chow,

A young martial artist's unparalleled Tai Chi skills land him in a highly lucrative underworld fight club. If there are any MMA films you believe we missed, please feel free to add them to the list yourself.

Rotten Tomatoes: 89 percent 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. 103 min

Nora Miao, And as the story develops – effortlessly absorbing elements of comedy and romance – so does the spectacle, increasing in scale and scope in ways that would be unimaginable today.

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$281.49M, R Lynn Xiong, Votes: The resulting fight routines evoke Olympic gymnastics, break dancing and those cartoon punch-ups where one of the Tasmanian Devil's limbs would emerge briefly from within a frantic cyclone. Intimate conversations take place as a turbulent skirmish rages in the deep background center-screen, between the talkers' faces in the foreground. Stars: John G. Avildsen

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0. 98 min Todd Duffee, R A disgruntled teenager, sent to do community service at a rundown Karate school, enters an MMA tournament to face the man who killed his parents.

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Rotten Tomatoes: 89 percent Stars: Isaac Florentine

Biography, Drama, Sport.

A young Thai boxer learns the skills and inner meaning of martial arts. | 97,985 Only a short time after the first raid, Rama goes undercover with the thugs of Jakarta and plans to bring down the syndicate and uncover the corruption within his police force.

| Rotten Tomatoes: 83 percent
With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards. Movies must feature mixed martial arts fighting, If you like these movies, be sure to check out the, The Top Tearjerker Movies That Make Men Cry, The Insane Story Of Frank Dux, Whose Life Allegedly Formed The Basis For 'Bloodsport', The All-Time Greatest Boxing Movies Ever Made, The Greatest Movies in World Cinema History.

During the Japanese invasion of China, a wealthy martial artist is forced to leave his home when his city is occupied. Killer move: Having managed to win themselves a couple of their opponents bats, the two gangs engage in down and dirty thumps around the head and gut punches. Action, Crime, Drama.

And, perhaps most importantly, there is his wicked sense of humor. Here a lone, probably disgraced, certainly hungry samurai (Toshiro Mifune, the Wolf to Kurosawa's Emperor) wanders into a town where two factions are in eternal conflict, glaring at one another from their matching headquarters on opposite sides of the town's wide, western-like main street. Stars:

He shows up at the island with a couple of American fighters: Williams, played by Jim Kelly, provides some Shaft-style street cred while Roper, played by John Saxon, is a playboy type who is close to the James Bond template. Cathy Moriarty, That it is a film of precision and inventiveness, taking fight sequences into the realm of horror, slapstick comedy, even the musical, guarantees its place in action-movie history. | Gross:

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Goichi Yamada, Because, when Bruce was at the top of his game, the best way his opponent could hope to defeat him was through cunning. The best gaming chairs in 2020: play in comfort and style, The best Fortnite headsets for 2020 - grab Victory Royale with enhanced audio. $4.11M, R Akira Kurosawa drew upon American pulp sources for Yojimbo's plot, principally the Hollywood western but also Dashiell Hammett's broken-city melodrama The Dain Curse. 101 min

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Though kung fu movies feel so familiar to modern audiences, it wasn’t until the 1970s that kung fu movies really made their way to the United States and Americans fell in love with Chinese martial arts films. Killer move: Rey finally unlocks her Force potential and repels one of Ren's final attacks, leaving him staggered but before she can finish him off... a chasm appears between the pair, saving the moody Sith to fight another day. Li Sun,

| Director: The fight: Hulk, as Hulks do, Hulks out in a public place and Iron Man calls in his Hulkbuster suit to try and take care of the situation. | | Gross: Scroll on to see our selection of the best kung fu movies by year. Jean-Claude Van Damme, The partnership between fight choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping and Li resulted in some of the best kung fu action sequences in recent memory, and launched both of their careers internationally. | Tell us what you think about this feature. 188,875 It wouldn’t be inaccurate to call these films violent, but when kung fu movies are at their best, the violence transcends to a level of physical beauty that is unlike anything else ever captured on the big screen.

When the pursuit gives way to combat, the rule book of action cinema is not only discarded but sliced to ribbons.
Amber Heard, Top martial arts movies to watch on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime & other Streaming services, out on DVD/Blu-ray or in cinema's right now.

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Rotten Tomatoes: 80 percent

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James Earl Jones, | Gross: 42,539