Martial Arts
see all genres ›Asian fighters of many stripes bring athletic beauty and deadly force to this popular genre. Hong Kong martial arts films began being exported widely in the 1970s but the genre is incredibly diverse. Every decade of martial arts filmmakers (many outside Hong Kong) have reinvigorated the action film with new choreography and new styles of storytelling.
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Bloody Fight
A young couple learns the cost of courage and the high price of justice when they avenge a murder. A respected boxing school owner is killed by a Japanese judo and karate expert. His daughter travels to Yunnan to find a former pupil of her father's, Choi Sai Ho, in hopes that together they can retaliate.Start your free trial to watch -
Bruce's Deadly Fingers
After malicious gangsters capture Bruce Lee's ex-girlfriend, a young martial artist attempts to rescue her along with the late master's book containing lethal techniques for killing with one's fingers. Plenty of kung fu action and mayhem (including a particularly gruesome scene involving the torture of a...Start your free trial to watch -
Budo
Filmed entirely in Japan, BUDO: THE ART OF KILLING is a highly acclaimed documentary and a favorite of martial arts practitioners and fans alike. Highlighting the various techniques of “Budo” (Karate, Judo, Aikido and so forth), this action-packed film is a visual feast exploring the spiritual and historical traditions,...Start your free trial to watch
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Challenge of Death
Various styles of "Animal Fist" fighting are featured in this electrifying kung fu thriller starring the great Delon Tam! Devoted practitioners of "Snake Fist" and "Dragon Fist" are deadly rivals but now they must team up to capture a ruthless pirate who specializes in the notorious "Spider Claws"...Start your free trial to watch -
A Chinese Tall Story
While on the quest to retrieve the Buddhist scriptures, the Tang Monk (Nicholas Tse) and his three disciples led by the Monkey King come under attack by the evil Tree Demon. Tang escapes and meets Meiyan (Charlene Choi), an ugly lizard imp who instantly falls in love with the handsome but chaste monk....Start your free trial to watch -
Deadly Snail vs. Kung Fu Killer
In this kung fu fantasy, a daring duel of powers between the fairies finds the young mortal Cheung rescuing the Sky Mussel Fairy. His bravery is not repaid, however, as Cheung is driven out of his home by his uncle. Now Cheung must struggle to stay alive in a world of gods and demons with only his kung fu...Start your free trial to watch
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Death Trance
Grave steals a mysterious coffin from a holy temple, a coffin said to contain a great and dangerous power. Imprisoned inside the coffin is the Goddess of Destruction, confined and held at bay from laying destruction to this world! Grave fearlessly travels the haunted forests dragging the coffin behind him, unaware of what...Start your free trial to watch -
Delinquent Schoolgirls
Our protagonists in this low-budget cinematic carrion are escapees from an insane asylum! One is an ex-baseball player turned rapist, another is gay and the ringleader is a hack impressionist. When they stumble upon an all-girls school, antisocial behavior with these siliconed "students" ensues... but with...Start your free trial to watch -
The Dragon Lives
The true story of Bruce Lee, a phenomenal legend and the greatest martial arts star the world has ever known. This biopic stars Bruce Li, a sixth-degree black belt in his own right, who studied with the great Lee. The film concentrates on Lee's college years, his training, his marriage and his mysterious...Start your free trial to watch
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Dynamite Brothers
Before RUSH HOUR there was DYNAMITE BROTHERS, the first movie to team an African-American action star and an Asian Martial Arts star! It's action all the way from the ghettos of L.A. to the streets of San Francisco's Chinatown as Larry Chin and Stud Brown blast apart the secrets of the syndicate. Gang...Start your free trial to watch -
18 Secrets of Kung Fu
Li Tai must endure terrible hardship under his sadistic kung fu master in order to perfect his fighting technique. The ambitious young man finally has a chance to prove himself when his old master meets his match and Li has to use the eighteen secrets of kung fu to fight the challenger.Start your free trial to watch -
Enter the Phoenix
Daniel Wu (THE SHINJUKU INCIDENT) stars in this action comedy, the directorial debut by actor Stephen Fung (HOUSE OF FURY). Hong Kong’s top triad leader Hung appoints his gay son Georgie (Wu) to be his successor before he dies. But Hung’s loyal right-hand man Cheung mistakes his roommate Sam (pop superstar...Start your free trial to watch
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Female Convict: Scorpion
When a band of assassins invade the home of their target, they find only his bride-to-be Nami and give her a cruel choice: either she kills her fiance's sister or they kill her fiance. Trapped, Nami becomes a killer and is sent to prison where she can only survive by becoming more ruthless than those...Start your free trial to watch -
Fighter in the Wind
A young Korean Taekwondo competitor arrives in Japan near the end of World War II with hopes of being a fighter pilot, but ends up on the streets battling racism, organized crime, occupying American servicemen, and his own fear of failure as a martial artist. He retires to the wilderness for two years to...Start your free trial to watch -
Fists and Guts
Gordon Liu stars in this kung fu comedy directed by the legendary Chia Yung Liu and co-starring the great Lo Lieh (FIVE FINGERS OF DEATH). While searching for a fugitive, the Master (Lui) uncovers a scheme to steal the priceless Jade Buddha. But in order for him to stop the theft, the Master must fight his way through a...Start your free trial to watch
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Gallants
In a remote village, Dragon (Chen Kuan Tai) and Tiger (Leung Siu-Lung) run Law's Teahouse, which was once a celebrated martial arts school. The middle-aged pair's skills have diminished in the thirty years they have waited for their Kung Fu master to awaken from his coma. When real estate associate Cheung arrives in the...Start your free trial to watch -
He Has Nothing But Kung Fu
Directed by the legendary Liu Chia Yung and starring Liu Chia Fai and Wang Yue, HE HAS NOTHING BUT KUNG FU has been hailed as one of the best kung fu films of all time. After a fierce battle with the local hoodlums, Hoi is thrown over an embankment and left for dead. However, Hoi survives the ordeal but...Start your free trial to watch -
House of Fury
Chinese chiropractor Teddy (Anthony Wong) is a widower struggling to raise his sullen teenage son Nicky (Stephen Fung) and his wild daughter Natalie (Gillian Chung). Teddy's kids are deeply embarrassed by their Dad's outlandish tales of his glory days. What they don't know is that their father leads a clandestine life...Start your free trial to watch




