Modern-Day Martial Arts Actioners
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1. In the Blood (I) (2014)
R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
Director: John Stockwell | Stars: Gina Carano, Cam Gigandet, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Danny Trejo
Votes: 13,179
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang, Chang Chen
Votes: 283,095 | Gross: $128.08M
3. Supercop (1992)
R | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
Director: Stanley Tong | Stars: Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, Kenneth Tsang
Votes: 24,399 | Gross: $16.27M
All of the later Police Story sequels.
4. The Girl from the Naked Eye (2012)
R | 84 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
When Sandy, a call girl at "The Naked Eye", ends up dead, her friend and only ally in the world, Jake, goes on a manhunt to find out who killed her.
Director: David Ren | Stars: Jason Yee, Samantha Streets, Ron Yuan, Dominique Swain
Votes: 2,182 | Gross: $0.02M
5. The Bourne Identity (2002)
PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
A man is picked up by a fishing boat, bullet-riddled and suffering from amnesia, before racing to elude assassins and attempting to regain his memory.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Franka Potente, Matt Damon, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen
Votes: 579,191 | Gross: $121.66M
The entire saga.
6. Blade II (2002)
R | 117 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman, Leonor Varela
Votes: 235,653 | Gross: $82.35M
The first two films.
7. Fist of the Warrior (2007)
R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A hit-man, a mobster and a corrupt detective confront each other when events come to a head for them.
Director: Wayne Kennedy | Stars: Ho-Sung Pak, Peter Greene, Roger Guenveur Smith, Robin Paul
Votes: 426
8. Martial Law (1998–2000)
45 min | Comedy, Crime, Action
A Shanghai cop who is a master of martial arts fights crime in the Los Angeles Police Department.
Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Kelly Hu, Arsenio Hall, Tom Wright
Votes: 3,156
9. Rising Sun (1993)
R | 129 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When an escort girl is found dead in the offices of a Japanese company in Los Angeles, detectives Web Smith and John Connor act as liaison between the company's executives and the investigating cop Tom Graham.
Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Sean Connery, Wesley Snipes, Harvey Keitel, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Votes: 48,476 | Gross: $63.10M
10. The Perfect Weapon (1991)
R | 83 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An expert in "kenpo" karate avenges his Koreatown friend, slain by a mobster in Los Angeles.
Director: Mark DiSalle | Stars: Jeff Speakman, John Dye, Mako, James Hong
Votes: 4,863 | Gross: $14.06M
11. The Fifth Commandment (2008)
R | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
In Bangkok, an assassin who turns down a job that hits too close to home finds himself targeted by the elite members of his profession.
Director: Jesse V. Johnson | Stars: Rick Yune, Roger Yuan, Dania Ramirez, Keith David
Votes: 1,336
12. Flash Point (2007)
R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A hot-headed inspector takes on a small but powerful Vietnamese-Chinese gang, after a series of crimes and murder attempts committed and putting an undercover cop and his girlfriend in great danger.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Donnie Yen, Louis Koo, Ray Lui, Collin Chou
Votes: 13,901 | Gross: $0.00M
13. Kill Zone (2005)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A near retired inspector and his unit are willing to put down a crime boss at all costs while dealing with his replacement, who is getting in their way. Meanwhile, the crime boss sends his top henchmen to put an end to their dirty schemes.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Jing Wu
Votes: 13,251
Both films.
14. The Raid: Redemption (2011)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A S.W.A.T. team becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs.
Director: Gareth Evans | Stars: Iko Uwais, Ananda George, Ray Sahetapy, Donny Alamsyah
Votes: 218,171 | Gross: $4.11M
Both films.
15. The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
R | 95 min | Action
On the hunt for a fabled treasure of gold, a band of warriors, assassins, and a rogue British soldier descend upon a village in feudal China, where a humble blacksmith looks to defend himself and his fellow villagers.
Director: RZA | Stars: Russell Crowe, Cung Le, Lucy Liu, RZA
Votes: 64,604 | Gross: $15.63M
16. Bangkok Adrenaline (2009)
R | 90 min | Action, Comedy
Four backpackers arrive in Thailand to party and drink. A gambling game goes wrong and with their lives on the line they desperately decide to kidnap a billionaires daughter. Things go ... See full summary »
Director: Raimund Huber | Stars: Daniel O'Neill, Praya Lundberg, Gwion Jacob Miles, Conan Stevens
Votes: 1,028
17. BKO: Bangkok Knockout (2010)
R | 106 min | Action
A group of "fight club" friends, whose styles vary from Muay Thai, Capoeira to Kung Fu and Tai Chi, must join forces and fight for their lives in a daring rescue of a kidnapped friend.
Director: Panna Rittikrai | Stars: Sorapong Chatree, Kerttisak Udomnak, Krittiya Lardphanna, Supakson Chaimongkol
Votes: 1,669
18. The Expendables (2010)
R | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A CIA operative hires a team of mercenaries to eliminate a Latin dictator and a renegade CIA agent.
Director: Sylvester Stallone | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren
Votes: 366,627 | Gross: $103.07M
The entire franchise.
19. Blood and Bone (2009)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.
Director: Ben Ramsey | Stars: Michael Jai White, Julian Sands, Eamonn Walker, Dante Basco
Votes: 36,012
20. Black Dynamite (2009)
R | 84 min | Action, Comedy
Black Dynamite is the greatest African-American action star of the 1970s. When his only brother is killed by The Man, it's up to him to find justice.
Director: Scott Sanders | Stars: Michael Jai White, Arsenio Hall, Tommy Davidson, Phyllis Applegate
Votes: 52,070 | Gross: $0.23M
21. Special ID (2013)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime
A cop goes undercover in a ruthless underworld organization to stop a gang leader, only to put himself in great danger after being exposed by his former protégé and best friend.
Director: Clarence Fok | Stars: Donnie Yen, Tian Jing, Andy On, Ronald Cheng
Votes: 4,513
22. Naked Weapon (2002)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Madame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls to train them as the most deadly assassins. CIA operative follows the case for 6 years with no leads, but when a series of assassinations begin to occur, he suspects that Madame M is back in business.
Director: Siu-Tung Ching | Stars: Anya, Marit Thoresen, Maggie Q, Daniel Wu
Votes: 8,135
23. Taken (I) (2008)
PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris.
Director: Pierre Morel | Stars: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser
Votes: 637,851 | Gross: $145.00M
Both movies.
24. Hawaii Five-0 (2010–2020)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu to find his father's killer, the Governor offers him the chance to run his own task force: Five-0.
Stars: Alex O'Loughlin, Scott Caan, Taylor Wily, Daniel Dae Kim
Votes: 79,108
25. Nikita (2010–2013)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A rogue assassin returns to take down the secret organization that trained her.
Stars: Maggie Q, Shane West, Lyndsy Fonseca, Aaron Stanford
Votes: 54,218
26. 24 (2001–2010)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Counter Terrorism Agent Jack Bauer races against the clock to subvert terrorist plots and save his nation from ultimate disaster.
Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carlos Bernard, Dennis Haysbert
Votes: 198,184
27. Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
R | 119 min | Action, Thriller
Secret Service agent Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack and works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett
Votes: 294,003 | Gross: $98.93M
28. The Courier (2012)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A specialist carrier is hired to deliver a mysterious case to the underworld's most dangerous hitman.
Director: Hany Abu-Assad | Stars: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Josie Ho, Til Schweiger, Miguel Ferrer
Votes: 5,237
29. Four Assassins (2011)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Thriller
Four assassins meet in a hotel suite to resolve unfinished business. A tense drama set in the cosmopolitan world of Hong Kong.
Director: Stanley J. Orzel | Stars: Miguel Ferrer, Will Yun Lee, Mercedes López Renard, Michael C. Pizzuto
Votes: 683
30. Casino Royale (2006)
PG-13 | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
After earning 00 status and a licence to kill, secret agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, Montenegro.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Votes: 698,050 | Gross: $167.45M
The entire new generation of 007.
31. District B13 (2004)
R | 84 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
In the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop and an ex-thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb.
Director: Pierre Morel | Stars: Cyril Raffaelli, David Belle, Tony D'Amario, Bibi Naceri
Votes: 74,267 | Gross: $1.20M
Both this and the sequel.
32. Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A betrayed intelligence officer enlists the aid of a prostitute to prove his innocence from a deadly conspiracy while returning a favor to her.
Director: Chris Nahon | Stars: Jet Li, Bridget Fonda, Tchéky Karyo, Ric Young
Votes: 66,879 | Gross: $36.85M
33. The Transporter (2002)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Frank Martin, who "transports" packages for unknown clients, is asked to move a package that soon begins moving, and complications arise.
Directors: Louis Leterrier, Corey Yuen | Stars: Jason Statham, Shu Qi, Matt Schulze, François Berléand
Votes: 322,807 | Gross: $25.30M
The first two installments.
34. Parker (2013)
R | 118 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.
Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Chiklis, Nick Nolte
Votes: 130,293 | Gross: $17.62M
35. War (2007)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An FBI Agent seeks vengeance on a mysterious assassin known as "Rogue" who murdered his partner.
Director: Philip G. Atwell | Stars: Jet Li, Jason Statham, Nadine Velazquez, John Lone
Votes: 97,424 | Gross: $22.49M
36. Mission: Impossible III (2006)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
IMF agent Ethan Hunt comes into conflict with a dangerous and sadistic arms dealer who threatens his life and his fiancée in response.
Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Tom Cruise, Michelle Monaghan, Ving Rhames, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Votes: 392,564 | Gross: $134.03M
37. Honor (2006)
R | 87 min | Action, Drama
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.
Director: David Worth | Stars: Jason Barry, Russell Wong, Roddy Piper, Remy Bonjasky
Votes: 598
38. Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction.
Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Benedict Cumberbatch
Votes: 500,084 | Gross: $228.78M
39. The Sanctuary (2009)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action
In 1897, the "Poisoned Knife" clan broke into the royal palace of Thailand to steal the Royal Antiques, but the thieves didn't escape with their lives. Before their deaths, they hid the ... See full summary »
Director: Thanapon Maliwan | Stars: Michael B., Russell Wong, Inthira Charoenpura, Patharawarin Timkul
Votes: 258
40. Forced to Fight (2011)
Not Rated | 101 min | Action
Blackmailed back into the arena by a ruthless crime boss, a former underground fighting legend must survive a gauntlet of savage matches where losing just one fight... means losing it all.
Director: Jonas Quastel | Stars: Peter Weller, Gary Daniels, Arkie Reece, Alexandra Weaver
Votes: 821
41. The Tournament (2009)
R | 95 min | Action, Thriller
A tournament is watched by dozens of wealthy men betting on which one of the 30 assassins will survive the next 24 hours "kill or die" and claim the USD10,000,000 prize. It takes place in an English town with plenty of CCTVs.
Director: Scott Mann | Stars: Ving Rhames, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Hu, Ian Somerhalder
Votes: 36,514
42. Street Kings (2008)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An undercover cop, disillusioned by the death of his wife, is implicated in the murder of an officer and must struggle to clear himself.
Director: David Ayer | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans
Votes: 121,534 | Gross: $26.42M
43. Safe House (2012)
R | 115 min | Action, Thriller
A young CIA agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. But when the safe house is attacked, he finds himself on the run with his charge.
Director: Daniel Espinosa | Stars: Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Robert Patrick, Vera Farmiga
Votes: 236,831 | Gross: $126.37M
44. Man of Tai Chi (2013)
R | 105 min | Action, Drama
A young martial artist's unparalleled Tai Chi skills land him in a highly lucrative underworld fight club.
Director: Keanu Reeves | Stars: Tiger Hu Chen, Keanu Reeves, Karen Mok, Hai Yu
Votes: 41,189 | Gross: $0.10M
45. The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to ancient China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
Director: Rob Minkoff | Stars: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Juana Collignon
Votes: 110,090 | Gross: $52.08M
46. Street Warrior (2008 TV Movie)
R | 91 min | Action
An Iraqi war vet returns home to find that his brother is in a coma from participating in an illegal underground fight club.
Director: David Jackson | Stars: Max Martini, Nick Chinlund, Jane Park Smith, Max Perlich
Votes: 607
47. Ring of Death (2008 TV Movie)
R | 82 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Burke Wyatt is an innocent, but condemned man behind prison walls. He's found an outlet for his rage. It's called the Death Match, a killer sport devised by sadistic wardens and authorities... See full summary »
Director: Bradford May | Stars: Johnny Messner, Stacy Keach, Charlotte Ross, Frank Sivero
Votes: 1,084
48. Death Warrior (2009)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Horror
Five of the best mixed martial arts champions from around the world are forced to play a deadly game, a game to the death.
Director: Bill Corcoran | Stars: Hector Echavarria, Tanya Clarke, Nick Mancuso, Keith Jardine
Votes: 720
49. Beatdown (2010)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Brandon, a respected street fighter, is forced to flee the city after his brother is murdered and the money that was supposed to be paid back to a local gangster is stolen.
Director: Mike Gunther | Stars: Danny Trejo, Eric Balfour, Rudy Youngblood, Michael Bisping
Votes: 1,236
50. Never Surrender (2009)
R | 87 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
From the cage to the big screen, the world's greatest Mixed Martial Arts Champions come together for the first time in a major motion picture. When an MMA world champion is lured into the ... See full summary »
Director: Hector Echavarria | Stars: Hector Echavarria, Patrick Kilpatrick, James Russo, Georges St-Pierre
Votes: 1,927
51. Unrivaled (2010)
R | 109 min | Action, Drama, Sport
The best fighter in the world works two jobs. The only problem... he doesn't know he's the best. Ringo Duran, the son of Gracie Duran, a famous Argentinian kick boxer, works two jobs to ... See full summary »
Director: Warren P. Sonoda | Stars: Hector Echavarria, Steven Yaffee, Nicholas Campbell, Jordan Madley
Votes: 915
52. Chavez Cage of Glory (2013)
R | 92 min | Drama, Sport
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. ... See full summary »
Director: Hector Echavarria | Stars: Hector Echavarria, Danny Trejo, Steven Bauer, Patrick Kilpatrick
Votes: 233
53. No Way Out (2012 Video)
11 min | Short, Action, Horror
Five high school troublemakers are held for Saturday detention and the dean of students plans to make them pay for their misdeeds. When the lights go dark the students are trapped with a killer on the loose.
Directors: Joe G. Lenders, Jackie Gomez | Stars: Brad Champion, Chevy Cofield, John Culhane, Hunter Emer
Votes: 9
54. Confessions of a Pit Fighter (2005)
R | 95 min | Action, Drama
Confessions of a Pit fighter is a character driven action film about regret, consequences and the triumph of the human spirit. Eddie Castillo is a quiet man. He has survived seven years of ... See full summary »
Director: Art Camacho | Stars: Armand Assante, James Russo, Flavor Flav, John Savage
Votes: 273
55. Los Bravos (2001 Video)
R | 77 min | Action
Hector Riviera (Hector Echavarria) is a man with a past. Once a member of a lethal Special Forces unit in the Falkland War, he now lives an ordinary life with his wife and son. Suddenly, ... See full summary »
Director: Paulo Schultz | Stars: Jonathan Osteen, Hector Echavarria, Michel Qissi, Bill Wallace
Votes: 68
56. Extreme Force (2001)
R | 90 min | Action
An international thief becomes a hero as he seeks revenge against the partner who betrayed him.
Director: Michel Qissi | Stars: Youssef Qissi, Nikki Lemke, Hector Echavarria, Michel Qissi
Votes: 144 | Gross: $0.00M
57. Hell's Chain (2009)
Action
Roberto Santos is in a mission, a deadly mission. He is on to kill his own seven partners know as "The Deadly Assassins". Roberto was once a member of an elite squadron of mercenaries. ... See full summary »
Directors: Hector Echavarria, Patrick Johnson | Stars: Hector Echavarria, Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, Heath Herring, Frank Mir
Votes: 66
58. Cold Fusion (2011)
84 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In 1979 a UFO is spotted over Ukrainian territory in the Soviet Union. A squadron of MIG23 fighters are dispatched to intercept it.
Director: Ivan Mitov | Stars: Adrian Paul, Sarah Brown, Michelle Lee, William Hope
Votes: 502
59. Haywire (2011)
R | 93 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Michael Angarano
Votes: 90,311 | Gross: $18.94M
60. Angel of Death (I) (2009)
R | 77 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A career assassin becomes haunted by one of her victims following a near fatal injury to her brain. Becoming a rogue assassin settling the score with her former mob employers, chaos and power struggles ensue.
Director: Paul Etheredge | Stars: Zoë Bell, Jake Abel, Vail Bloom, Justin Huen
Votes: 2,466
61. Dark Assassin (2005)
R | 82 min | Action, Thriller
Derek Woo is back in town to clean up the streets once and for all. But when a group of gangsters are brutally murdered by a mysterious assassin, the police target Derek as the prime suspect.
Director: Jason Yee | Stars: Jason Yee, Thomas Braxton Jr., Cung Le, Tony Todd
Votes: 276
62. Dragon Eyes (2012)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In St. Jude, drug dealers and corrupt cops have destroyed an urban neighborhood. But newcomer, Hong, has the fighting skills and moral vision to save this town from itself.
Director: John Hyams | Stars: Cung Le, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Johnny Holmes, Peter Weller
Votes: 6,416
63. Revan (2012)
Drama
Revan is a trained assassin trapped in a maximum security mental Institution. With only one thing in her mind and is not to redeem herself for all the killing and pain she has caused.
Director: Hector Echavarria | Stars: Steven Bauer, Jocelyn Saenz, Courtney Hope, Tanya Clarke
Votes: 11
64. Duel of Legends
Action, Drama, Sport | Post-production
1967 China, A young boy (Dax) is left to survive on his own in the middle of no were, after his missionary parents were murdered by rebels. He is found and Raised by a Shawling Temple Monk ... See full summary »
Director: Hector Echavarria | Stars: Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, Hector Echavarria, Isaac C. Singleton Jr.
65. In Hell (2003)
R | 98 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the wardens' entertainment.
Director: Ringo Lam | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lawrence Taylor, Lloyd Battista, Carlos Gómez
Votes: 21,597
66. Fist of Legend (1994)
R | 103 min | Action, Drama
In 1937, a Chinese martial artist returns to Shanghai to find his teacher dead and his school harassed by the Japanese.
Director: Gordon Chan | Stars: Jet Li, Shinobu Nakayama, Siu-Ho Chin, Billy Chow
Votes: 25,039
67. Unstoppable (I) (2004)
R | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Dean has PTSD after a wet-job gone bad in Bosnia. Waiting for his police girlfriend at a diner, some bad guys inject him with a hallucinogen. It sends him back to traumatic experiences in Bosnia and he reacts violently.
Director: David Carson | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Jacqueline Obradors, Stuart Wilson, Kim Coates
Votes: 5,279
68. Wake of Death (2004)
R | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After his wife is brutally murdered, club enforcer Ben Archer wages war against the Chinese triads.
Director: Philippe Martinez | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Simon Yam, Philip Tan, Valerie Tian
Votes: 10,252
69. Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
R | 79 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two L.A. cops with opposing views on what is the best way to uphold the law have to work together to bring down the Yakuza, while trying to protect a beautiful woman.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Brandon Lee, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Tia Carrere
Votes: 20,831 | Gross: $2.28M
70. The Detonator (2006 Video)
R | 96 min | Action, Thriller
Sonni Griffith, a top US Secret Agent must protect a witness as he crosses Europe.
Director: Po-Chih Leong | Stars: Wesley Snipes, William Hope, Tim Dutton, Silvia Colloca
Votes: 4,578
71. Wages of Sin (2007)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action
A deep cover agent is framed after a botched sting operation and the assassination of two undercover officers.
Director: Nathyn Masters | Stars: Nathyn Masters, Ci Ci Foster, Michael MacRae, Riti Madugula
Votes: 99
73. Drive (1997)
R | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A prototype enhanced human, on the run from Chinese-hired hit men, hooks up with a dread-locked bystander, and the two of them elude their pursuers narrowly each time.
Director: Steve Wang | Stars: Mark Dacascos, Kadeem Hardison, John Pyper-Ferguson, Brittany Murphy
Votes: 6,940
74. The Art of War (2000)
R | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
UN's secretary general uses covert operations to help diplomacy along. Shaw's called back 6 months after one such operation. He witnesses the murder of Chinese UN ambassador at UN, NYC, chases the assassin and ends up a suspect.
Director: Christian Duguay | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Donald Sutherland, Maury Chaykin, Anne Archer
Votes: 31,062 | Gross: $30.21M
75. Mask of the Ninja (2008 TV Movie)
R | 85 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Their vengeance is relentless, their method is ritual, their weapon is secret, and the motive is in their blood. In a heavily wooded private estate in the Malibu Hills, towering above the ... See full summary »
Director: Bradford May | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Anthony Brandon Wong, Bellamy Young, Kristy Wu
Votes: 447
76. The Protector (2005)
R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. 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.
Director: Prachya Pinkaew | Stars: Tony Jaa, Nathan Jones, Xing Jin, Phetthai Vongkumlao
Votes: 39,191 | Gross: $11.91M
Both films.
77. Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.
Director: Prachya Pinkaew | Stars: Tony Jaa, Phetthai Vongkumlao, Pumwaree Yodkamol, Suchao Pongwilai
Votes: 78,594 | Gross: $4.56M
The entire trilogy.
78. The Tracker (2001 TV Movie)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When lovely Kim Chang is kidnapped in a bloody assault, disgraced private detective Connor Spears is enlisted by her brother Rick to rescue her from warring Russian and Chinese mobs.
Director: Jeff Schechter | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Françoise Robertson, Russell Wong, Jason Blicker
Votes: 305
79. Vanishing Son (1995)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Hunted by the authorities for a murder he didn't commit, a man races against time to prove his innocence and unmask the real perpetrators
Stars: Russell Wong, Jason Leland Adams, Stephanie Niznik, Chi Muoi Lo
Votes: 246
Both the movie quadrilogy and the short-lived TV series.
80. Murder at 1600 (1997)
R | 107 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young woman is murdered in the White House. Homicide detective Regis investigates while Secret Service works against him. He's assigned agent Chance. She eventually cooperates after a man's framed.
Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Diane Lane, Daniel Benzali, Dennis Miller
Votes: 33,094 | Gross: $25.83M
81. 7 Seconds (2005 Video)
R | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When an experienced thief accidentally makes off with a Van Gogh, his partner is kidnapped by gangsters in pursuit of the painting, forcing the criminal to hatch a rescue plan.
Director: Simon Fellows | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Tamzin Outhwaite, Deobia Oparei, Georgina Rylance
Votes: 7,657
82. Game of Death (2011)
R | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Secret Ops agent Marcus is sent to Detroit to take out an arms dealer and the head of the hedge fund that is financing him. His CIA backup has other plans and turns on him and it's a fight to survive in a hospital.
Director: Giorgio Serafini | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Zoë Bell, Ernie Hudson
Votes: 7,131
83. Rise to Honor (2003 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure
With a unique style of game play, you play as Kit Yun (Jet Li), an undercover Hong Kong police officer who is assigned as a bodyguard to Boss Chiang, a friend of Kit's father.
Stars: Jet Li, Gregg Berger, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson, Maise Chan
Votes: 636
84. The One (2001)
PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A rogue Multiverse agent goes on a manhunt for alternate versions of himself, getting stronger with each kill. Only the last version of himself, an LASD cop, can stop his crusade before he becomes "The One".
Director: James Wong | Stars: Jet Li, Carla Gugino, Delroy Lindo, Jason Statham
Votes: 96,629 | Gross: $43.91M
85. Rush Hour (1998)
PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A loyal and dedicated Hong Kong Inspector teams up with a reckless and loudmouthed L.A.P.D. detective to rescue the Chinese Consul's kidnapped daughter, while trying to arrest a dangerous crime lord along the way.
Director: Brett Ratner | Stars: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Ken Leung, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 296,152 | Gross: $141.15M
The first two films.
86. Shanghai Noon (2000)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A Chinese man travels to the Wild West to rescue a kidnapped Princess. After teaming up with a train robber, the unlikely duo takes on a Chinese traitor and his corrupt boss.
Director: Tom Dey | Stars: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu, Brandon Merrill
Votes: 135,936 | Gross: $56.94M
Both installments.
87. Hitman (1998)
R | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two hitmen, one a novice and the other a veteran with poor luck, band together to find the "King of Killers" for whom there is a large reward.
Director: Wei Tung | Stars: Jet Li, Eric Tsang, Simon Yam, Gigi Leung
Votes: 5,551
88. Black Mask (1996)
R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A survivor of a supersoldier project must fight his former comrades as a masked hero.
Director: Daniel Lee | Stars: Jet Li, Ching Wan Lau, Karen Mok, Françoise Yip
Votes: 12,351 | Gross: $12.49M
89. Tai Chi Master (1993)
R | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Two friends, ex Shaolin monks, part ways as they brush with the ongoing rebellion against the government. The ambitious one rises up to be a powerful military commander, while his betrayed friend resorts to learn the calm ways of Tai Chi.
Director: Woo-Ping Yuen | Stars: Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Siu-Ho Chin, Fennie Yuen
Votes: 10,921
90. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond sets out to stop a media mogul's plan to induce war between China and the UK in order to obtain exclusive global media coverage.
Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher
Votes: 205,624 | Gross: $125.33M
The first of Brosnon's heavier fighting style in his 007 series of films as well as various fighting courtesy of co-star Michelle Yeoh.
91. Safe (I) (2012)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Mei, a young girl whose memory holds a priceless numerical code, finds herself pursued by the Triads, the Russian mob, and corrupt NYC cops. Coming to her aid is an ex-cage fighter whose life was destroyed by the gangsters on Mei's trail.
Director: Boaz Yakin | Stars: Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Chris Sarandon, Robert John Burke
Votes: 118,251 | Gross: $17.14M
92. Ghosts of Mars (2001)
R | 98 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
In 2176, a Martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Upon arrival, the cops find that the post has become a charnel house.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Pam Grier, Jason Statham
Votes: 58,270 | Gross: $8.43M
93. Cool Girls (2009)
89 min | Action
A man from North Korea brings in secret data into Tokyo. His purpose is to free his nation. The data is extremely dangerous for the Japanese government. A delicate matter needs a solution.
Director: Kei Nakata | Stars: Haruna Yabuki, Ayumi Uehara, Hitomi Aizawa, Asami Tada
Votes: 9
94. Beyond the Ring (2008)
PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Drama, Family
Martial arts champion Andre Lima's fighting days ended with his wife's death. The past nine years Andre has struggled to rebuild his world around his two children. When his daughter's health suddenly fails, his finances collapse.
Director: Gerson Sanginitto | Stars: André Lima, Martin Kove, Gary Busey, Brye Cooper
Votes: 571
95. Equilibrium (2002)
R | 107 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In an oppressive future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system and state.
Director: Kurt Wimmer | Stars: Christian Bale, Sean Bean, Emily Watson, Taye Diggs
Votes: 348,773 | Gross: $1.20M
96. The Rundown (2003)
PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A tough aspiring chef is hired to bring home a mobster's son from the Amazon but becomes involved in the fight against an oppressive town operator and the search for a legendary treasure.
Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Christopher Walken, Rosario Dawson
Votes: 143,716 | Gross: $47.73M
97. Best of the Best (1989)
PG-13 | 97 min | Action, Drama, Sport
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?
Director: Robert Radler | Stars: Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland, Phillip Rhee
Votes: 15,347 | Gross: $1.70M
The entire series.
98. Girl's Blood (2014)
TV-MA | 118 min | Action, Drama
Four girls take part in an underground fighting event.
Director: Kôichi Sakamoto | Stars: Yuria Haga, Sanae Hitomi, Rina Koike, Takahisa Maeyama
Votes: 403
99. Cage Fight (2012)
97 min | Action
An illegal immigrant must fight for his life in an underground, "No Holds Barred" Cage Fight tournament in exchange for help in finding his family. Only the strongest will survive!
Director: Enrique Murillo | Stars: Martin Aguilar, Alberto Alvarado, Lorena Bernal, Leila Ciancaglini
Votes: 61
100. Full Impact (1993)
72 min | Action
A former cop who has become a professional bounty hunter tracks a serial killer who kills with his bare hands. When the killer learns that he is being tracked he starts tracking his hunter leading to the invariable martial arts showdown.
Director: David Huey | Stars: Gary Daniels, Kent Ducanon, Linda Bennett, Richard Rabago
Votes: 243
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