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Plot Summary:
Half-Chinese and half-Japanese Mari Hirakawa is the daughter of a Karate coach. Since her childhood, she was forced under her father's training, and has resented Karate for as long as she can remember--her only wish is to sell the dojo after her father passes away. Following his death, Mari starts fantasizing about her life of freedom; however, she finds out from her lawyer that her father has only left her 49% ownership of the property, the other 51% was left to one of his worst pupils, Chan Keung. The two clash, and Chan has a proposition – if Mari is able to win a match in a legitimate martial arts competition, he will unconditionally give her his share of the property. Mari is trapped in a dilemma, and will have to make a choice that will change her life.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 630
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing
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No Mercy (2006) was the ninth annual No Mercy PPV. It took place on October 8, 2006 from the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina and was a SmackDown! brand-exclusive event. The main event was a Fatal Four-Way match for the World Heavyweight Championship between defending champion King Booker, Bobby Lashley, Batista, and Finlay. One of the predominant matches on the card was Mr. Kennedy versus The Undertaker. Another primary match on the undercard was Rey Mysterio versus Chavo Guerrero in a Falls Count Anywhere match.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 165
Genere: Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 210 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining
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TNA Wrestling: Final Resolution (2008)
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Final Resolution (January 2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on January 6, 2008 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the fourth event under the Final Resolution chronology; the first of two Final Resolution events held in 2008 and the last event held in January. It was the first event in the 2008 TNA PPV schedule. Eight professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card, three of which involved championships.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining
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WWE TLC is the one night of the year when the WWE Universe is guaranteed to see a match involving WWE’s three most popular weapons of destruction: tables, ladders and chairs.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 208
Genere: Sport
Country: USA
Duration:
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 109
Genere: Sport
Country: USA
Duration:
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WWE: Battleground (2017)
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Battleground (2017) is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE for the SmackDown brand. It took place on July 23, 2017, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the fifth event under the Battleground chronology.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 180
Genere: Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 185 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining
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UFC 44: Undisputed (2003)
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UFC 44: Undisputed was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. Headlining the card was a light heavyweight championship unification bout between Tito Ortiz and Randy Couture.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 137
Genere: Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating
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WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2 (2014)
Plot Summary:
What does everybody want? Head to the nearest man cave, give your boss a Stone Cold salute and spend the next six hours watching The Attitude Era Vol.2, the hottest set to be released since Sable’s handprint bikini. If you are old enough to order a Steve-Weiser, “Hello ladies” was your pick up line in college and you loved WWE before “Federation” became the new “F” word, then here is what you need to do. Take this all new collection, shine it up real nice, flip it sideways and stick it straight up… your DVD player!!.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 351 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining
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UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor is a mixed martial arts event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on November 12, 2016 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 306
Genere: Sport
Country: USA
Duration:
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Lockdown (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on April 13, 2008 at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Massachusetts. It was the fourth under the Lockdown chronology and fourth event in the 2008 TNA PPV schedule. Eight professional wrestling matches, two of which for championships, were featured on the card. In the tradition of Lockdown events, every match took place inside a six sided steel structure known as the Six Sides of Steel.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 52
Genere: Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining
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TNA Wrestling: Turning Point (2008)
Plot Summary:
Turning Point (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on November 9, 2008 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the fourth in the Turning Point chronology and the first under its name to take place in November. It was originally scheduled for December, but TNA moved it to November in late 2008 for an unknown reason. It was the eleventh event in the 2008 TNA PPV schedule. Eight professional wrestling matches, with three involving championships, were featured on the event's card.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining
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UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on November 4, 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
IMDB Rating: 8.9
IMDB Votes: 227
Genere: Sport
Country: USA
Duration:
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Submission (2019)
Plot Summary:
After two marines make it home following an ISIS interrogation, one struggles to survive while the other fights his way back into the mixed martial arts world that he left behind years ago.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 816
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Bartkowiak (2021)
Plot Summary:
After his brother dies in a car crash, a disgraced MMA fighter takes over the family nightclub — and soon learns his sibling's death wasn’t an accident.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Sport
Country: Poland
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Glass Jaw (2018)
Plot Summary:
Glass Jaw is the redemption story of Travis Austin, a one time champion boxer who goes to prison and loses everything. After his release, he experiences the trials and tribulations of redeeming his reputation, his belt, and his true love.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Isabella (2006)
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On the eve of the transfer of power over Macao to the People’s Republic of China, a police officer finds himself in the throes of a dreadful crisis – both in his career and in his private life. Already thrown off course for having been suspended on a corruption charge, shortly afterwards, he has an encounter that completely changes his life. Hoping to compensate for his failed career, Shing seeks comfort in the arms of a young girl. He has no more than a one-night stand in mind when he approaches this young woman. but when he gently tries to persuade her to go to bed with him, he is more than surprised at her rebuff. For this elf-like creature named Yan confronts him with the most astonishing news conceivable.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, realistic, captivating, contemplative, gloomy
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WWE Unforgiven (2007)
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Unforgiven (2007) was the tenth annual Unforgiven PPV. It took place on September 16, 2007 from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands. The main match on the SmackDown brand was The Undertaker versus Mark Henry. The predominant match on the Raw brand was John Cena versus Randy Orton for the WWE Championship.The primary match on the ECW brand was CM Punk versus Elijah Burke for the ECW Championshi. The featured matches on the undercard included The Great Khali versus Batista versus Rey Mysterio in a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship and Triple H versus Carlito in a match where Carlito could not be disqualified.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining
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Bruised (2020)
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Jackie Justice is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after the fight, she's coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager and boyfriend Desi and grabs the attention of a fight league promoter who promises Jackie a life back in the Octagon. But the road to redemption becomes unexpectedly personal when Manny - the son she gave up as an infant - shows up at her doorstep. A triumphant story of a fighter who reclaims her power, in and out of the ring, when everyone has counted her out.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: inspirational, tense, captivating, disturbing, motivational, touching, deep, twisted, queer cinema
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The Sensei (2008)
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Lonely gay teenager, McClain, struggles to fit in with his classmates in a small, conservative Colorado town. After he's severely beaten at school, Karen O'Neil, a martial arts Sensei, secretly trains him to defend himself. When the town discovers their secret, a series of catastrophic events unfolds.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 475
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, psychological, suspense, independent film, serious, realistic
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Black Belt (2007)
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Set in 1932, amid the rise of militarism after the establishment of the Manchukuo colony in Northeast China, the story centers on a trio of karateka. Studying under their aging master in a small dojo in the woods of central Kyushu, Choei, Taikan and Giryu face a company of kempeitai military police come to requisition their dojo for use as a military base.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, exciting, captivating
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Notorious Nick (2021)
Plot Summary:
Nick Newell, a one-armed MMA fighter gets a rare chance to fight for the lightweight championship. He strives to win for himself and all the other people in the world with physical challenges.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 535
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Hammer (2016)
Plot Summary:
Victor aka Hammer is an MMA champion with the world title fight ahead. After running into the mobster Shark Hammer gets injured but is still determined to win. Victor doesn't know Shark will stick at nothing to make Victor lose.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 925
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Back in the Day (2016)
Plot Summary:
A young boxer is taken under the wing of a mob boss after his mother dies and his father is run out of town for being an abusive alcoholic.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 856
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Duel of Legends (2023)
Plot Summary:
Duel of Legends is directed by Hector Echavarria and is about a Chinese boy who is left to survive by himself because his parents were murdered by rebels. The boy is raised by a Temple Monk who teaches the boy the secrets of the Martial arts. When the child grows up he travels to America were he joins American tournaments in karate where he discovers a dark secret about who actually killed his parents. An action filled martial arts movie with many twist and turns.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes:
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: thought provoking, suspense, suspenseful, captivating
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Chavez Cage of Glory (2013)
Plot Summary:
Barely being able to make ends meet and doing everything he can possibly do to cover his ill son's growing medical bills, Hector Chavez turns to his fighting roots in the underbelly of LA. His amateur Mixed Martial Arts videos go viral grabbing the attention of the world's top MMA federation. Hector is then given a dream come true opportunity to go up against the MMA World Champion; a vicious fighter whose last opponent is in critical condition in the same hospital as his son. Hector is faced with a real do-or -die situation and must risk it all so his son can have the surgery he needs to survive.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 230
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspense
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Bloodfight (1989)
Plot Summary:
Master martial artist Masahiro Kai is a shadow of the champion fighter and trainer he once was. After his protégé was slain in a no-holds-barred, underground fight by the incomparable Chang Lee, Kai slips into a numbing alcohol-induced stupor to try to forget the past.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 621
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult film
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No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers (1990)
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Two feuding brothers (one a policeman, the other a martial arts expert) of different political views, join forces to avenge the death of their father, a retired agent, killed by the mafia.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, intense, suspense, fast, independent film
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The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010)
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Featuring some of the most spectacular, innovative and explosive martial arts ever staged, The Legend Is Born is the remarkable true story of the early life of Ip Man, the formidable kung fu genius who would become Bruce Lee's mentor.Beginning at the start of his journey from his initial training through to the ultimate battle to become supreme master of the art of Wing Chun, The Legend Is Born has already been hailed as one of the greatest martial arts films of all time and features an all-star cast, including Sammo Hung (Enter The Dragon), Yuen Biao and Ip Man's real life son, 76-year-old Ip Chun, as Ip Man's kung fu master.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: heroic, exciting, sentimental, serious, suspenseful, captivating, realistic, epic
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Unbeatable (2013)
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Fai, once a world champion in boxing, escapes to Macau from the loan sharks and unexpectedly encounters Qi, a young chap who is determined to win a boxing match. Fai becomes Qi's mentor and rediscovers his passion to fight not only in the ring but for his life and the cares.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: tense, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, captivating
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A Fighting Man (2014)
Plot Summary:
Two men meet in the ring for a fight that will change their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspense, disturbing, exciting, sincere, touching
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The Mobfathers (2016)
Plot Summary:
The godfather of the triad Jing Hing and his senior bosses need to select a new boss to run the daily operations of the five gangs under their control. Chuck, a lifelong member of the triad, dreams of being the elected one, but his wife wants him to leave the criminal life and spend time with their child. Wulf, a former cop, also wants take over the seat. Both will try to achieve their goal by any means necessary.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 482
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: captivating, heroic, entertaining, banned