Favorite Martial Arts Action Movies
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Great Martial Arts Action Movies
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Action movies will not be complete without martial arts action. Almost all great action stars perform some sort of martial arts in their movies. During his prime, Bruce Lee made martial arts famous inspiring quite a following of practitioners and wannabes. This is a collection of our favorite martial arts action movies, both old classics and new. We love most of Jackie Chan's and Jet Li's movies. There are also some notable movies from other foreign martial artists. We have added a voting plexo so you can also vote in your favorite martial action movies.
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Enter the Dragon (1973)
Starring: Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Director: Robert Clouse, Rating: R
The fast-paced action extravaganza that set the standard for martial arts films. Bruce lee plays a British agent who infiltrates the island fortress and brutal martial arts tournament of a death-dealing drug baron.
Jackie Chan's Police Story (1985)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Director: Jackie Chan, Rating: PG-13
Jackie Chan's Police Story
(Special Collector's Edition)
Police Story breaks new ground with its breathtaking fights and incredible stunt sequences. Featuring a top-notch cast, which includes multi-award winning actresses Brigitte Lin & Maggie Cheung, actor-director Jackie Chan combines a compelling storyline of an honest cop on the run from a false murder charge with dynamic visuals and full-blooded fight action which is electrified with emotional underscoring. In the case of this particular project the price of excellence was high, with many of Jackie's elite stunt team being seriously injured during the course of principal photography. Superb action sequences and stunts!!!
Jackie Chan's Police Story 2 (1987)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Director: Jackie Chan, Rating: PG-13
Police Story 2
(Special Collector's Edition)
The explosive sequel to Jackie Chan's groundbreaking original, Police Story 2 is famous internationally for some of the most daring and inventive stunt sequences ever committed to film. Despite his success at apprehending criminals, Kevin Chan's unorthodox approach to his work as a police officer sees him demoted to the traffic branch. Despite this, the man he put behind bars is now out of prison, and has vowed to make his life a misery.
Supercop (1992)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, Koo Kei-Wah, Director: Na Rating: R
Hong Kong policeman Chia Chu (Jackie Chan) goes undercover in mainland China to bust a drug-smuggling ring. After breaking the drug lord's brother out of prison, he and Chinese undercover agent Jessica Yang (Michelle Yeoh) gain the trust of the syndicate. But when Chia accidentally runs into his girlfriend May (Maggie Cheung), his cover is blown; the criminals kidnap May, and Chia is forced to help pull off another jailbreak. This movie is also known as Police Story 3
Under Siege (1992)
Starring: Steven Seagal, Gary Busey, Director: Andrew Davis, Rating: R
A US Navy ship is taken over by a former high level military hitman in order to blackmail the United States government and protect himself from being taken out. Little does he know that the ship's cook is a former Navy SEAL who will stop at nothing to fend off the bad guys.
Fist of Legend (1994)
Starring: Jet Li, Chin Siu Ho Director: Gordon Chan, Yuen Woo Ping, Rating: R
A Chinese martial artist returns to Shanghai to find his teacher dead and his school harassed by occupying Japanese forces. He has but one choice - to avenge his master's murder and restore his school's honor.
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
Starring: Steven Seagal, Eric Bogosian, Director: Geoff Murphy, Rating: R
Under Siege 2:
Dark Territory
[Blu-ray]
An electronic wiz and his militia have seized a sleek passenger train and turned it into a rolling command center for an awesome weapons satellite. But the hijackers didn't count on one thing one of the passengers is ex-navy seal Casey Ryback.
Rumble in the Bronx (1996)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Director: Stanley Tong, Rating: R
This action-packed adventure film brings the international superstar to the mean street of America's toughest neighborhood. Performing all of his own stunts, Hong Kong veteran Jackie Chan comes alive on the screen!
Jackie Chan's First Strike (1997)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Jackson Liu, Director: Stanley Tong, Rating: PG-13
In post-Soviet Russia nothing is as it seems. When members of the Russian mafia pose as KGB agents to steal a nuclear missile. The CIA calls on martial arts master Jackier Chan to stop them. Jackie treks the globe from the icy glaciers of the Ukraine to the pristine beaches of Australia.
Rush Hour (1998)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Ken Leung, Chris Tucker, Director: Brett Ratner, Rating: PG-13
Rush Hour
(New Line Platinum Series)
When Hong Kong Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter (Chris Tucker) to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves in this action-packed buddy comedy. It's so amazing to watch Jacki Chan doing his own stunts and the bloopers normally found towards the end or on the special features.
Jackie Chan's Who Am I? (1998)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Neil Berger, Dik Brinksma, Director: Jackie Chan, Rating: PG-13
In his most thrilling and stunt-packed adventure yet superstar Jackie Chan plays a lone commando struggling to regain his memory and stop an international espionage ring before they stop him dead.
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Director: Brett Ratner, Rating: PG-13
The sequel to the hit Rush Hour, Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker partnered again as buddy cops now on vacation in Hong Kong. But their vacation is cut short when an explosion kills two custom agents and Chan and Tucker are put on the case.
Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
Starring: Jet Li, Bridget Fonda, Director: Chris Nahon, Rating: R
Li plays Liu Jian, a narcotics cop sent to Paris to help crack a French-Chinese smuggling ring. When the mission goes horribly wrong, Liu becomes embroiled in a vast conspiracy and must race to prove his innocence and ensure his survival.
Romeo Must Die (2000) / Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
Starring: Jet Li, Delroy Lindo, Aaliyah, Rating: R
Romeo Must Die / Cradle 2 the Grave
Not only is this movie action-packed, but there are several funny moments. See how Jet Li fights off the bad guys.
Hero (2004)
Starring: Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Director: Yimou Zhang, Rating: PG-13
Hero Special Edition
(2-Disc Blu-ray with DVD + Digital Copy)
[Blu-ray] [Blu-ray]
The Qin King has long been obsessed with conquering all of China and becoming her first Emperor, which makes him the target of three legendary assassins. To anyone who defeats the assassins, the King promises great power, mountains of gold and a private audience with the King himself. Jet Li heads the stellar cast of Hero as Nameless, the enigmatic county sheriff who earns his audience with the mighty King.
Unleashed (2005)
Starring: Jet Li, Bob Hoskins, Director: Louis Leterrier, Rating: R
Unleashed
(Unrated Widescreen Edition)
A gripping action-packed story about a man raised from childhood by a ruthless crime boss. When a blind piano tuner takes him in Danny (Jet Li) tries to start a new life but his brutal past follows him forcing him to fight back.
Ong-Bak - The Thai Warrior (2003)
Starring: Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Director: Prachya Pinkaew, Rating: R
Ong-Bak:
The Thai Warrior
[Blu-ray]
When the head of his village's sacred Buddha statue is stolen, simple country boy Ting (Tony Jaa) is sent to Bangkok to retrieve it. Raised by a monk who has trained him in Muay Thai, Ting has vowed to never use his lethal martial arts skills. But once he arrives in Bangkok, Ting is forced to fight. It's non-stop action as Ting infiltrates Bangkok's seedy underworld and takes on a series of bad guys and criminals in his quest to obtain the sacred head.
Seven Swords (2005)
Starring: Donnie Yen, Leon Lai, Director: Hark Tsui, Rating: NR
In the early 1600's, the Manchurians have taken over sovereignty of China and established the Ching Dynasty. The newly set-up government immediately imposes a Martial Arts Ban, forbidding the practice of martial arts altogether in order to gain control and order. A group of soldiers travel the country seeking out those who would flout the law. A swordsman and his disciples decide to take the fight to the enemy, following a plea from a group of villagers. The Seven Swords is formed and their heroic journey begins. As they lead the entire village to the road of a safer place, they discover there is a traitor amongst them. Between this narrow gap of life and death, the situation is further complicated by the blossoms of love.
The Protector (2006)
Starring: Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Director: Prachya Pinkaew, Rating: R
The Protector
(Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Tony Jaa stars as Kham, a young Thai who sets off for Sydney, Australia, to reclaim his family's prized pachyderms in this action-packed martial-arts movie featuring bone-crunching action sequences. When a widked Chinese gang shoots his father and makes off with two beloved elephants, Kham vows to settle the score, following a trail that ultimately leads to the perfidious Madame Rose (Xing Jing) and her ruthless henchmen.
Jet Li's Fearless (2006)
Starring: Jet Li, Shido Nakamura, Director: Ronny Yu, Rating: NR
Jet Li's Fearless
(Unrated Widescreen Edition)
This tells the story of Chinese martial arts master Huo Yuanjia (1969-1910). Huo Yuanjia was the founder & spiritual guru of the jin wu sports federation.
Rush Hour 3 (2007)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Julie Depardieu, Hiroyuki Sanada Director: Brett Ratner Rating: PG-13
Rush Hour 3
(Widescreen and Full-Screen)
Rush Hour 1-3 Special Edition Gift Set
When a Chinese criminal mastermind flees to Paris, there's only one culture-clashed, crime fighting duo for the job. Ready to raise hell in the city of lights, Chief Inspector Lee (Chan) and Detective Carter (Tucker) instead get caught in an explosive battle between French police, the Triad gang and two gorgeous femmes fatales! With everybody kung-fu fighting to the top of the Eiffel Tower, this one-two punch of hilarious action doesn't let up to the final heart-stopping au revoir!
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Starring: Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Director: Rob Minkoff, Rating: PG-13
The Forbidden Kingdom
(2-Disc Special Edition)
[Blu-ray]
Individually, they've starred in the most adrenaline-pumping martial-arts adventures ever. Together for the first time, Jet Li and Jackie Chan join forces to create the greatest martial arts epic of them all, The Forbidden Kingdom. As ancient Chinese warriors, they must train and mentor a 21st century kung-fu fanatic who's been summoned to fight a centuries-old battle and free the imprisoned Monkey King. If you're a martial arts fighting fan, this is the movie you've been waiting for.
Ip Man
Donnie Yen (Actor), Simon Yam (Actor), Wilson Yip (Director) | Rated: R
Ip Man
(Collector's Edition)
[Blu-ray]
Ip Man is an award winning adaptation based on the life of Ip Man (Donnie Yen), the grandmaster of Wing Chun and later teacher and mentor to widely influential and legendary martial artist, Bruce Lee. Ip Man is set in the 1930s in Foshan, a hub of southern Chinese martial arts just as the Second Sino-Japan war breaks out. During the war, China is nearly ripped to pieces by racial hatred, nationalistic strife and warfare. Ip Man rose like a phoenix above these ashes as he defied an empire bringing hope to China. Winner of Best Picture and Actor, Ip Man ranks as one of the best martial arts movies of all time!
Ip Man 2
Donnie Yen (Actor), Sammo Hung (Actor), Wilson Yip (Director) | Rated: R |
Ip Man 2
(Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
[Blu-ray]
Ip Man 2:
Legend of the Grandmaster Collector's Edition
International superstar Donnie Yen reprises his iconic role as the real-life kung fu Grandmaster Ip Man, widely known as the man who brought Wing Chun to the world with the help of his star pupil, Bruce Lee. Master Ip, a new arrival in British-occupied Hong Kong, wants to open a martial arts academy to teach his unique Wing Chun style. A corrupt group of martial arts masters, led by Master Hung (Sammo Hung) refuses to allow him to teach in peace until he proves himself as a kung fu master. Ip s troubles continues when he is forced to enter a brutal King of the Ring boxing match against Twister, a Western-style boxer who insults the Chinese locals, in a East versus West knock-down, drag-out fight to the finish.
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chuckholmes301
Feb 29, 2012 @ 8:00 am | delete
- I agree with Robert, Enter the Dragon is the best martial arts movie I've watched.
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- Enter the Dragon is simply the best.
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