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Plot Summary:
An annual contest brings together the fiercest fighters on a remote island to earn the title of the Ultimate Champion. Two fighters must join forces to win the tournament and escape with their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 75
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult film
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WWE Extreme Rules 2009 (2009)
Plot Summary:
Extreme Rules (2009) was a PPV which took place on June 7, 2009 at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana and was presented by AT&T. It was the first event promoted under the Extreme Rules name, and initially noted by WWE to be a direct continuation of the One Night Stand chronology. It featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands. The main event was a Ladder match for the World Heavyweight Championship, which saw Jeff Hardy challenge reigning champion Edge. There were also two other highly-publicized matches; the first was a steel cage match for the WWE Championship between the champion Randy Orton and Batista, as well as a submission match between The Big Show and John Cena. Featured matches on the undercard included a No Holds Barred match between Rey Mysterio and Chris Jericho for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, CM Punk versus Umaga in a Samoan Strap match and a Triple Threat Hardcore match for the ECW Championship.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags:
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WWE Royal Rumble 2011 (2011)
Plot Summary:
Royal Rumble (2011) was the twenty-fourth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It took place on January 30, 2011 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania for his choice at either the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship. The main event was the annual Royal Rumble match featuring 40 participants from both brands, instead of the usual number of 30. The primary match on the Raw brand was for the WWE Championship, between reigning champion The Miz and Randy Orton. The primary match on the SmackDown brand was Edge versus Dolph Ziggler for the World Heavyweight Championship. The other featured match on the card was a Fatal Four Way match for the WWE Divas Championship between Eve Torres, Natalya, Layla and Michelle McCool.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 325
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 164 min
Plot tags:
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Blood Ring (1991)
Plot Summary:
Max, a prize boxer who has developed a drinking habit after his girlfriend Susan left him, gets involved in dirty business once she asks him to help her find her missing husband.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 105
Genere: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon (2004)
Plot Summary:
Ex-kickboxing champion turned sports photographer Max Havoc again finds himself in Guam on a publicity photo shoot. Max's helpful ways land him in the lives of the vacationing sisters Jane and Christy Goody who have acquired a rare jade dragon, which belongs to the ruthless Japanese Yakuza who will stop at nothing to get it back. It's up to Max to stop the Yakuza, save the sisters and restore order to the peaceful island.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 968
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, realistic, serious, independent film, fast
Similar in 79%
Bloodfist II (1990)
Plot Summary:
Jake Ray gives up his title after killing a man in the ring. When Jake goes to Manila to help an old friend, trouble awaits him! After fending off multiple attacks, Jake is finally captured and chained to a half a dozen martial arts champions. Taken to an island fortress, they are forced to battle chemically-stimulated killers in fights to the death. To win - and to live - it will take every ounce of strength and skill in their martial arts arsenal.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 782
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Bloodfist (1989)
Plot Summary:
To avenge the brutal murder of his brother, Jake Ray journeys to the Philippines, where his search for truth finds him battling both in and out of the ring. But the weapons are always the same: bare fists, bare feet. And the rules never change: last man standing wins.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, cult classic, rough, fast, independent film, cult film
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The Circuit 2: The Final Punch (2002)
Plot Summary:
Prisoners are dying at the Ogden Correctional Institution, a prison where a corrupt Warden has taken justice and business into his own hands. In the bowels of this prison, an underground fighting society has been formed. The Circuit is flourishing until investigative reporter Nicole Kent is thrown into the mix, and into Pike's cell where she is viciously attacked and left for dead. Enter Dirk Longstreet. Dirk, who was once a fighting champion on the Eastern seaboard circuit, now has to sit idly by as his girlfriend fights for her life. Dirk decides to fight for revenge.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 260
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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American Kickboxer (1991)
Plot Summary:
Kickboxing champion B.J. is jailed for an accidental murder thanks to the testimony of his arch-nemesis Denard. A year later, B.J. is released and then challenged by Denard for $100,000. Will B.J. accept and get even with Denard?.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 697
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: rough, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, grindhouse, independent film, cult film
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Bloodsport 2 (1996)
Plot Summary:
After thief Alex Cardo gets caught while stealing an ancient katana in East Asia, he soon finds himself imprisoned and beaten up by the crowd there. One of the guards, Demon, feels upset by Alex appearance and tortures him as often as he gets the opportunity. Alex finds a friend and mentor in the jailhouse, Master Sun, who teaches him a superior fighting style called Iron Hand. When a 'best of the best kumite' is to take place, Demon gets an invitation. Now Master Sun and Alex need to find a way to let Alex take part in the kumite too.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, intense, serious, realistic, independent film, fast, unusual plot structure, humorous, bad ending, melancholic
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Bloodsport III (1996)
Plot Summary:
Bloodsport III brings us back to the world of Alex Cardo. This time he must battle in a fight to end all fights - The Kumite, the most vicious warrior alive - Beast. He must not only battle for his own honor, but also avenge the death of Sun, his mentor, teacher, and spiritual "father", when Sun is spitefully killed by crime boss Duvalier. In order to defeat Beast, destroy Duvalier, and avenge Sun's death, Alex turns to Leung to whom he was indebted in Bloodsport II. Leung directs him to the great shaman, Makato "the Judge", to whom Alex must turn for guidance. The judge teaches him to fully channel the energy in his mind and body in order to rout the Beast in the Kumite.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, semi serious, independent film, exciting
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Pit Fighter (2005)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, tense
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Max Havoc - Ring of Fire (2006)
Plot Summary:
Max, having forsaken his life as a former world kick-boxing champion to redefine himself as a world class photographer, is on his way to photograph top tennis star and athlete Suzy Blaine. While on assignment, Max uncovers a crime ring and relies on his skills as a martial artist to set the situation straight.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 314
Genere: Action
Country: USA, Canada, Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, tense, suspense, independent film, rough, realistic, suspenseful, fast
Similar in 77%
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991)
Plot Summary:
In this rousing sequel to Kickboxer, Tong Po broods about his defeat at the hands of Kurt Sloan. Po and his managers resort to drastic measures to goad Kurt into the ring for a rematch.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, feel good, independent film, realistic, exciting, road movie, thought provoking, humorous, bloody
Similar in 83%
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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Ring of Fire (1991)
Plot Summary:
The main character, Johnny Woo, is a Chinese doctor who has given up fighting in the ring. His brother is a teacher in a kick-boxing club. Johnny Woo fall in love with Julie, whose brother is a teacher in a rival kick-boxing club. Tension builds up.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 884
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast, cult film
Similar in 87%
Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel (1993)
Plot Summary:
Johnny Woo and Julie play an enduring couple who survive all sorts of interference from rival kick-box gangs in their effort to put a little romance in their lives.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 649
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film, rough, serious, realistic, cult film
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Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor (1994)
Plot Summary:
Sasha Mitchell ("Kickboxer 2&3") triumphanty returns to the ring as David Sloan, fighting not just for his survival, but for his beautiful wife, who has become the sexual captive of the despicable world champion, Tong Po. Framed, forgotten and furious, Sloan has been wasting away in prison, but the Feds agree to release him, if he will lead them inside Tong Po's impenetrable Mexican fortress, protected by its deadly guards and adorned by its sexual slaves. Sloan reluctantly teams up with a female fighter to gain entry into Po's tournament of champions, a savage battle where winner takes all - and to Sloan - that means everything!.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: cult classic, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, fast, cult film
Similar in 76%
Bloodmatch (1991)
Plot Summary:
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 the fight that took his life. Now Bardo must take on the gang in the ring for an all-out kickboxing fight to the finish.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: cult classic, independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending, cult film
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Kickboxer 3: The Art of War (1992)
Plot Summary:
Kick-box champion David Sloan arrives in Rio de Janeiro for an exhibition fight. He and mentor Xian take pity on Brazilian rascal Marcos Coasta, an urchin who offers guide services but routinely steals from tourists for himself and his older sister Isabella. David is shocked when he sees how his Argentinian opponent Marcelo needlessly abuses a courteous local sparing partner. That's the doing of his evil US manager, Lane. He has nasty plans to force David to cheat and runs a white slavery racket.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, brutal, intense, cult classic, independent film, cult film
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Kickboxer (1989)
Plot Summary:
If your enemy refuses to be humbled... Destroy him. Accompanied by his brother Kurt (Van Damme), American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane (Dennis Alexio), arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent: ruthless fighter and Thai champion, Tong Po. Tong not only defeats Eric, he paralyzes him for life. Crazed with anger, Kurt vows revenge.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Action, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: cult classic, inspirational, harsh, serious, realistic, grindhouse, feel good, exciting, social, action thriller
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Fist 2 Fist (2011)
Plot Summary:
Still haunted by his failure to prevent the murder of a young couple years earlier, a mixed martial arts teacher must confront the skeleton in his closet when the boy who was orphaned by the killing shows up at his door.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 188
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, cult film
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Street Warrior (2008)
Plot Summary:
An Iraqi war vet returns home to find that his brother is in a coma from participating in an illegal underground fight club.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 603
Genere: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, rough, realistic, suspenseful
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Damage (2009)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, psychological, tense, perverse, cult classic, rough, humorous, realistic, suspenseful
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Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown (2011)
Plot Summary:
Four fighters different backgrounds come together to train under an ex MMA rising star and then ultimately have to fight each other and the traitor in heir midst.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, serious, realistic, inspirational, suspense, erotic, cult classic, teen, visually appealing
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Bloodsport (1988)
Plot Summary:
Frank Dux has entered the "kumite", an illegal underground martial-arts competition where serious injury and even death are not unknown. Chong Li, a particularly ruthless and vicious fighter is the favorite, but then again Dux has not fought him yet.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 92000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, intense, grindhouse, cult classic, serious, suspenseful, epic, independent film, rough, realistic
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Never Back Down: No Surrender (2016)
Plot Summary:
Picking up after the events of Never Back Down 2, former MMA champion Case Walker is on the comeback trail to become champion once again.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: inspirational, exciting, serious, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, motivational, cult classic, entertaining, ridiculous
Similar in 78%
Best of the Best (1989)
Plot Summary:
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?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: inspirational, emotional, exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic, cult classic, independent film, feel good, unusual plot structure
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Boyka: Undisputed IV (2016)
Plot Summary:
In the fourth installment of the fighting franchise, Boyka is shooting for the big leagues when an accidental death in the ring makes him question everything he stands for. When he finds out the wife of the man he accidentally killed is in trouble, Boyka offers to fight in a series of impossible battles to free her from a life of servitude.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, realistic, suspenseful, serious, disturbing, cult classic
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Blood and Bone (2009)
Plot Summary:
In Los Angeles, an ex-con (White) takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, inspirational, brutal, harsh, rough, suspenseful, serious, intense, motivational, hood
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Honor (2006)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 594
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, suspense, crime drama, psychological, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful