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Plot Summary:
The evil criminal leader Kendrick has kidnapped an elderly biochemist who holds the secret to creating a biological superweapon. The only person who can possibly stop Kendrick and his gang is L. A. cop Sam Kettle and martial arts master Jun Kim (uncle of a little girl also kidnapped by Kendrick). Together, they go to war against an army of ninjas to rescue the hostages and bring their kidnappers to justice.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 310
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Joe Bullet (1973)
Plot Summary:
When local soccer team The Eagles fall prey to a series of onslaughts from a mysterious gangster only a week before the championship final, the team turns to the one man that can help save their chances at victory – Joe Bullet (Ken Gampu). Joe will have to battle against villainous henchmen, escape booby-trap bombs and bring his martial arts expertise to the fore in order to survive an attack from a deadly assassin. In the end he will have to infiltrate the mysterious gangster’s hide-out in a dangerous cat-and-mouse rescue mission to save not only The Eagles’ two kidnapped star players, but that of his beautiful love interest, Beauty (Abigail Kubeka). The odds will be stacked against him, but he’s the man that fights crime, the man that no one can tie down! Joe Bullet!.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 111
Genere: Action
Country: South Africa
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Duel of the Century (1981)
Plot Summary:
This mystery-tinged 'Martial Arts World' epic was one of director Chu Yuan and novelist Ku Lung's last together for the Shaw Studios, but it's another action-filled winner. Liu Yung and Sun Chien (the Korean kicking 'Venom' from Chang Cheh's internationally popular series) team to investigate the martial arts murders of a supposedly mortally wounded swordsman, only to find deception, death, double-dealings, imposters, and one deadly duel after another. No less than three choreographers are on hand to handle the multitude of magnificent martial arts.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Action, Mystery
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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The Protector (1998)
Plot Summary:
A man of mystery with no memory is haunted by a vicious crime lord and a band of lethal assassins from a secret government agency. A "Protector"...from an unlikely source joins the man in the battle to save the economic world and recapture both a past and a kidnapped son.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 83
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Shaolin Handlock (1978)
Plot Summary:
As an expert of the 'Cross fists' technique, a reclusive kung fu master Li Pai perfects a lethal maneuver called the 'Shaolin Handlock' while an old wolf-in-sheep's-clothing friend Fang Yun-piao pays the unwitting Li a visit. Armed with the deadly Handlock maneuver, Cheng-ying & Kun Shih joins forces to exact revenge on the evil Ling Hao after the truth is unraveled.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 306
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags:
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Ninja's Force (1984)
Plot Summary:
After a dangerous top-secret formula is stolen, a government agent traces the thieves back to a mysterious island and a secret-society of Ninja's.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Adventure, Action
Country: Philippines
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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Ninja: The Battalion (1988)
Plot Summary:
Four Chinese germ warfare scientists are kidnapped by a Japanese organisation.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags:
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Ninja Assassins (1976)
Plot Summary:
A former ranger sits in prison awaiting his execution when an international organization frees him and assigns him to crush a deadly spy ring.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 119
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: Philippines
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Shinobi: The Law of Shinobi (2004)
Plot Summary:
In the world of the Ninja, fighting skills play a small role in one's rank in the Shinobi order. Kageru is the best in his class, but his birth predestines him to the lower class. His friend Aoi is dealt the same fate; together they'll have to question themselves.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: historical drama
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Jade Tiger (1977)
Plot Summary:
The headless corpse of the Chao Clan patriarch and the theft of a jade tiger set in motion another successful collaboration between three of the biggest names in swordplay action dramas: director Chu Yuan, martial arts novelist Ku Lung, and kung-fu superstar Ti Lung (the same trio who made The Magic Blade and Clans of Intrigue such big hits). The authoritative Hong Kong Movie News magazine praised the film as one of the director's most "well-known suspenseful thrillers.".
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Killpoint (1984)
Plot Summary:
An L.A. cop investigating the rape and murder of his wife traces the crime to a psycho biker gang that smuggles guns. He teams up with an FBI agent to stop them and catch his wife's killers.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 394
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film, cult film
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Fists of Iron (1995)
Plot Summary:
When Dale Hartwell's best friend gets killed, he swears revenge on the bloodthirsty promoter and fighter who did it.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 329
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Russian Terminator (1989)
Plot Summary:
An ex-mercenary is enlisted back into the life to rescue the boyfriend of the daughter of a powerful mogul.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 480
Genere: Action
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags:
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Ninja Extreme Weapons (1988)
Plot Summary:
A ninja hero stealthily sets out to get revenge upon the mobsters who murdered his brother.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 72
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, campy
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Ninja USA (1985)
Plot Summary:
Two cops are investigating a drug ring that may be led by an American man who saved them when they were kids. But when he kidnaps one's wife, they must fight through an army of ninjas to save her.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: scenic
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The Ultimate Ninja (1986)
Plot Summary:
A twenty year old feud between Ronald, a benevolant village leader and Roger, an evil tyrant, leaves Ronald dead and Roger running the village with an evil bunch of ruffians. Ronald's three children have been split up and are now young adults. Jimmy, the eldest, has been in training for 20 years to extract revenge upon his father's killer and retain control of the village. Meanwhile, evil Ninja leader Victor has stolen the Black Ninja Warrior from Charles, the new leader of the Red Ninjas. Charles sets out to recapture the Black Ninja Warrior and prevent Victor from stealing the Gold Ninja Warrior. Jimmy heads for the village to get Roger as Charles begins his quest to find and destroy Victor. Jimmy has doubts: will he take back the village, will he be re-united with his brother and sister and will he deal with Roger? But Charles is confident that his good Ninja powers will defeat the evil power.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 171
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags:
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure (1964)
Plot Summary:
Wandering samurai Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) finds a bulls-eye on his back after befriending the shogunate's tightfisted financial adviser, Asahina, who's earned the wrath of the shogun's self-indulgent daughter for cutting off her allowance. The enraged princess promptly hatches a scheme to have Asahina bumped off -- along with his protector, Kyoshiro. Shiho Fujimura also stars in this installment of the enormously popular film series.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 285
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags:
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Sakura Killers (1987)
Plot Summary:
Chuck Connors stars in this routine martial arts feature as the Colonel. He sends agents Sonny (Mike Kelly) and Dennis (George Nichols) to Taiwan in search of microfilm containing experiments on genetic engineering. The agents soon find themselves up against Japanese killers known as the Sakura who plan to sell United States secrets to the Soviet Union. Sonny and Dennis train with a martial arts master in order to fight the enemy and obtain the coveted microfilm.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 412
Genere: Action
Country: USA, Taiwan
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: independent film, rough, bleak, serious, suspenseful
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Ninja Death (1987)
Plot Summary:
Tiger is the owner of a brothel who moonlights as a kung fu artist under the watchful eye of "Master." They run into serious trouble when ninjas inexplicably show up and jeopardize Tiger's prostitution ring.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 205
Genere: Action
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: cult film
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Ninja Condors (1987)
Plot Summary:
A noble-minded ninja rejects corruption and works with an undercover cop to defeat the evil student of his old master.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 179
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags:
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Full Metal Ninja (1989)
Plot Summary:
As he struggles to rescue his kidnapped family, a martial arts expert vows to seek revenge against the abductors.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 141
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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Challenge of the Ninja (1986)
Plot Summary:
Mark, a local cop is investigating a string of jewel robberies. He soon discovers that the men behind the crimes is the notorious"Red Devil" and his band of Ninjas. Mark teams up with Billy, a man out for revenge.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 98
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags:
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Ninja Kill (1987)
Plot Summary:
An army of evil purple ninjas do battle with sadistic yellow ninja to stop an assassination plot.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 94
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration:
Plot tags: independent film
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Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave (1976)
Plot Summary:
A lightning bolt strikes the grave of Bruce Lee. However, that is as much as Bruce Lee has to do with it. Then a kung fu instructor starts a quest to avenge a friend's death, and on the way has a romance with a girl with similar problems. He eventually finds the bad guys behind it all, and has several fights with them.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 406
Genere: Action
Country: South Korea
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, bizarre, cult film
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American Tigers (1996)
Plot Summary:
Terrorists from all countries are to be reunited in order to join forces against their governments. The USA army notice it. A group of assassins, waiting in jail to be executed by firing squad get the chance to be exonerated if they participate in the secret mission of killing the terrorists. But they have to train under the strict military style of Sergeant Ransom.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 167
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Once Upon a Time in China IV (1993)
Plot Summary:
Wong Fei Hung must deal with both foreign threats and the nationalist Red Lantern Society in this continuation of the popular kung fu series.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: anamorphic, cult classic, cult film
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Sifu vs. Vampire (2014)
Plot Summary:
It is said that a corpse should be exhumed and moved every 30 years to ensure continued fortune and prosperity for its descendants. As the time limit is nearing for his grandfather's corpse, TV station boss Kelvin Chow (Kelvin Kwan, Tales from the Dark 2) looks to Charlie Jiang (Yuen Biao), whose ancestors performed the ritual for the Chow family, to complete the task. When Jiang refuses, citing his belief that the ritual is unethical, Chow enlists Nicky and Boo to coerce him into it. However, a series of accidents causes the corpse to be delivered to and left at Chow's TV station, unleashing a bloodbath.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 114
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative
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The Blade (1995)
Plot Summary:
A young man adopted by a renowned swordsmith, discovers that his real father was killed by a powerful bandit called Lung. Leaving to seek revenge, he runs foul of a group of vicious desert scum, losing his right arm in the process. After being nursed back to health, he eventually learns to compensate for his loss and returns to confront the man who murdered his father.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: perverse, exciting, rough, epic, serious, suspenseful, stylized, cult film
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The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
Plot Summary:
In feudal China, a blacksmith who makes weapons for a small village is put in the position where he must defend himself and his fellow villagers.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 64000
Genere: Action
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: stylized, exciting, suspenseful, bloody, cult classic, epic, romantic, retro, scenic, action packed
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Tiger Claws (1991)
Plot Summary:
The police does not know what to do. They have to deal with a serial killer who aims at martial arts masters. One after another is killed in the same brutal way. This may be a chance for detective Linda Masterson to work on her first murder case. She gets the job and to her side an other martial arts specialist, Sgt. Tarek Richards. Now they need to find a tiger style master, because the killer obviously uses tiger style kung fu. Not a simple task, since tiger is a very ancient and rare style.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, independent film, realistic, suspenseful, detective, cult film
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Belly of the Beast (2003)
Plot Summary:
Jake and Sunti go to meet Mongkol, the leader of the Abu Karaf. Mongkol confirms that ever since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Jantapan has worked to corner the narcotics and arms markets. Jake must engage in a battle that will put both his physical and spiritual powers to the ultimate test.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action
Country: Canada, Hong Kong, UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic, suspense, spiritual, intense, action packed, fast, surprise ending