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1. Mortal Kombat (2021)
R | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
MMA fighter Cole Young seeks out Earth's greatest champions in order to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe.
Director: Simon McQuoid | Stars: Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Joe Taslim
Votes: 190,467 | Gross: $42.20M
2. Snatch (2000)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Crime
Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Stephen Graham, Vinnie Jones
Votes: 912,219 | Gross: $30.33M
3. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Shang-Chi, the master of weaponry-based Kung Fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organization.
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton | Stars: Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 436,674 | Gross: $224.54M
4. Mortal Kombat (1995)
PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Three unknowing martial artists are summoned to a mysterious island to compete in a tournament whose outcome will decide the fate of the world.
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Robin Shou, Linden Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Votes: 124,756 | Gross: $70.45M
5. Bloodsport (1988)
R | 92 min | Action, Biography, Drama
"Bloodsport" follows Frank Dux, an American martial artist serving in the military, who decides to leave the army to compete in a martial arts tournament in Hong Kong where fights to the death can occur.
Director: Newt Arnold | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Leah Ayres, Norman Burton
Votes: 94,191 | Gross: $11.81M
6. Never Back Down (2008)
PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Drama, Sport
A frustrated and conflicted teenager arrives at a new high school to discover an underground fight club, and meets a classmate who begins to coerce him into fighting.
Director: Jeff Wadlow | Stars: Sean Faris, Djimon Hounsou, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet
Votes: 106,536 | Gross: $24.85M
7. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A group of martial-arts warriors has only six days to save the Earth from an extra-dimensional invasion.
Director: John R. Leonetti | Stars: Robin Shou, Talisa Soto, James Remar, Sandra Hess
Votes: 58,187 | Gross: $35.93M
8. Jolt (2021)
R | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A bouncer with a slightly murderous anger-management problem that she controls with the help of an electrode-lined vest she uses to shock herself back to normalcy whenever she gets homicidal.
Director: Tanya Wexler | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Jai Courtney, Stanley Tucci, Bobby Cannavale
Votes: 35,413
9. Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Comedy
"Rambo" parody in which Topper Harley leads a rescue team into Iraq to save Iraqi war prisoners and all of their previous rescue teams.
Director: Jim Abrahams | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Lloyd Bridges, Valeria Golino, Richard Crenna
Votes: 97,523 | Gross: $38.91M
10. Baki (2018–2020)
TV-MA | 45 min | Animation, Action, Drama
The protagonist, Baki Hanma, trains with an intense focus to become strong enough to surpass his father, Yujiro Hanma, the strongest fighter in the world.
Stars: Tôru Furuya, Kirk Thornton, Troy Baker, Nobunaga Shimazaki
Votes: 8,820
11. 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: 35,882
12. Lionheart (1990)
R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An Ex-French Soldier begins participating in underground street fights in order to make money for his brother's family.
Director: Sheldon Lettich | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Harrison Page, Deborah Rennard, Lisa Pelikan
Votes: 39,879 | Gross: $24.08M
13. Unleashed (2005)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A man enslaved by the mob since childhood and raised into behaving like a human attack dog escapes his captors and attempts to start a new life.
Director: Louis Leterrier | Stars: Jet Li, Bob Hoskins, Morgan Freeman, Kerry Condon
Votes: 108,172 | Gross: $24.52M
14. The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Not Rated | 121 min | Drama, War
In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo | Stars: Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi, Samia Kerbash
Votes: 65,784 | Gross: $0.06M
15. The Quest (1996)
PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A group of gentlemen of fortune visits a legendary "Lost City", located in Tibet. They plan to steal a priceless statue "Golden Dragon" during the martial arts tournament.
Director: Jean-Claude Van Damme | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Roger Moore, James Remar, Janet Gunn
Votes: 28,149 | Gross: $21.60M
16. Duffle Bag Boy (2024)
Action, Adventure, Crime
Lost and forgotten, a homeless veteran hitchhikes his way into becoming an outlaw and goes to war with the kingpin of a criminal empire.
Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Alexander Raye Pimentel, James Anthony Perez, Cheryce Livingston, Don Tempesta
Votes: 32
17. Acts of Vengeance (2017)
R | 87 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A fast-talking lawyer transforms his body and takes a vow of silence, not to be broken until he finds out who killed his wife and daughter and has his revenge.
Director: Isaac Florentine | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Karl Urban, Paz Vega, Clint Dyer
Votes: 13,649
18. Fighting (2009)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In New York City, a young counterfeiter is introduced to the world of underground street fighting by a seasoned scam artist, who becomes his manager on the bare-knuckling brawling circuit.
Director: Dito Montiel | Stars: Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard, Luis Guzmán, Zulay Henao
Votes: 34,217 | Gross: $23.04M
19. Kickboxer: Retaliation (2018)
R | 110 min | Action, Drama
Right after winning a fight in Las Vegas, Kurt Sloane is sedated and taken to a prison in Bangkok, where he's forced to fight a 6'10" giant for freedom and $1M - but this will require some intense training.
Director: Dimitri Logothetis | Stars: Alain Moussi, Sara Malakul Lane, Maxime Savaria, Wanderlei Silva
Votes: 6,134 | Gross: $0.00M
20. Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A kick boxer is out to avenge his brother.
Director: John Stockwell | Stars: Dave Bautista, Alain Moussi, Gina Carano, Jean-Claude Van Damme
Votes: 12,174
21. 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: 40,992 | Gross: $0.10M
22. Bloodsport 2 (1996)
R | 90 min | Action, Sport
Alex Cardo is imprisoned and disciplined by one of the inmates. His new master also tells him about the brutal yet illegal Kumite tournament - but how will they get there?
Directors: Alan Mehrez, Philip Tan | Stars: Daniel Bernhardt, James Hong, Pat Morita, Donald Gibb
Votes: 3,560 | Gross: $0.68M
23. Cardboard Boxer (2016)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama
Gentle and broken, a homeless man is coerced by two teens to fight other men on video for cash but soon finds comfort in an unlikely friend and the lost diary of a young girl.
Director: Knate Lee | Stars: Thomas Haden Church, Terrence Howard, Boyd Holbrook, Rhys Wakefield
Votes: 2,973
24. Hard Target 2 (2016 Video)
R | 104 min | Action, Thriller
Wes is slumming it in Bangkok 6 months after killing his best friend in a match in Vegas. He's tricked into Myanmar's jungle, where he's the fox in rich people's hunt.
Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Scott Adkins, Robert Knepper, Rhona Mitra, Ann Truong
Votes: 6,618
25. Green Street 3: Never Back Down (2013 Video)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An old firm leader returns to Green Street for revenge after receiving a call that his little brother was killed, but is he able to cope with a new type of hooliganism and can he find his killer?
Director: James Nunn | Stars: Scott Adkins, Kacey Clarke, Joey Ansah, Jack Doolan
Votes: 6,005
26. Never Back Down: Revolt (2021)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A woman who is kidnapped and forced to compete in elite underground fights and has to battle her way out to freedom.
Director: Kellie Madison | Stars: Tommy Bastow, Olivia Popica, James Faulkner, Lee Charles
Votes: 804
27. Arena (2011 Video)
R | 94 min | Action, Thriller
David Lord finds himself forced into the savage world of a modern gladiatorial arena, where men fight to the death for the entertainment of the online masses.
Director: Jonah Loop | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Kellan Lutz, Johnny Messner, Katia Winter
Votes: 12,421
28. Bloodsport: The Dark Kumite (1999)
R | 100 min | Action, Romance
A police officer goes undercover to investigate the disappearance of inmates at a prison.
Director: Elvis Restaino | Stars: Daniel Bernhardt, Ivan Ivanov, Lisa Stothard, Stefanos Miltsakakis
Votes: 1,349
29. American Fighter (2019)
R | 98 min | Action, Biography
In this gritty action tale, a young wrestler competes in the world of underground fighting to raise money for his ailing mother. But will he survive his next match?
Director: Shaun Paul Piccinino | Stars: George Kosturos, Tommy Flanagan, Sean Patrick Flanery, Bryan Craig
Votes: 642
30. Fight Valley (2016)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Drama
A young woman is found dead after getting involved in an underground fighting ring. Her sister Windsor begins training under a respected ex-fighter as she searches for the killer.
Director: Rob Hawk | Stars: Susie Celek, Miesha Tate, Erin O'Brien, Kari J. Kramer
Votes: 670
31. 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: 1,916
32. Final Impact (1992)
R | 99 min | Action, Drama
A former world kickboxing champion trains a tough, young fighter, who he hopes will avenge the merciless defeat he suffered at the hands of the sadistic champ three years earlier.
Directors: Joseph Merhi, Stephen Smoke | Stars: Lorenzo Lamas, Kathleen Kinmont, Michael Worth, Jeff Langton
Votes: 655
33. Bloodsport III (1996 Video)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Sport
After his trainer is murdered, Alex Cardo uses his martial arts skills and takes on the one responsible.
Director: Alan Mehrez | Stars: Daniel Bernhardt, John Rhys-Davies, Amber Kelleher-Andrews, Uni Park
Votes: 1,699
34. The Bad Pack (1997)
R | 91 min | Action
Mexican immigrants in a small Texas border town, under attack by a local militia group, hire a band of mercenaries to protect them.
Director: Brent Huff | Stars: Robert Davi, Roddy Piper, Ralf Moeller, Larry B. Scott
Votes: 529
35. 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: 1,657
36. 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: 1,230
37. Death Match (1994)
R | 94 min | Action, Drama
A kickboxing champ and a reporter are searching for a missing man, but they turn up a series of illegal kickboxing matches run by an arms dealer.
Director: Joe Coppoletta | Stars: Ian Jacklin, Martin Kove, Matthias Hues, Renee Allman
Votes: 294
38. Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel (1993)
R | 94 min | Action, Drama, Sport
A martial-arts fighter battles murderous gang members and the henchmen of an evil underground fighting champion to save his girlfriend.
Director: Richard W. Munchkin | Stars: Don Wilson, Maria Ford, Sy Richardson, Dale Jacoby
Votes: 656
39. Outside the Law (2010)
R | 138 min | Crime, Drama, War
A drama about the Algerian struggle for independence from France after WWII.
Director: Rachid Bouchareb | Stars: Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Chafia Boudraa
Votes: 4,123
40. Streets of Gold (1986)
R | 95 min | Drama, Sport
Alek is an immigrant who has just moved to the U. S. He was banned from competing for the USSR Olympic boxing team because of his religion. Depressed and alcoholic, he finds happiness and redemption when he trains two fighters.
Director: Joe Roth | Stars: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Adrian Pasdar, Wesley Snipes, Ángela Molina
Votes: 712 | Gross: $2.52M
41. Locked Down (2010)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Danny, a respected cop, is setup after an investigation goes wrong. While laying low in his new jail cell, Danny is forced to get involved in the inmates underground cage fighting circuit. ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Zirilli | Stars: Tony Schiena, Rashad Evans, Vinnie Jones, Dwier Brown
Votes: 2,654
42. Night of the Warrior (1991)
R | 99 min | Action, Sport
Miles Keane pays the debts for his dancing bar by illegal fighting. When his debt is paid, he refuses further collaboration. But the fight mafia forces him to continue by threatening his ... See full summary »
Director: Rafal Zielinski | Stars: Lorenzo Lamas, Anthony Geary, Kathleen Kinmont, Danny Kamekona
Votes: 382
43. 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: 719
44. The Circuit (2001)
R | 91 min | Action, Drama, Sport
Years ago, Dirk Longstreet walked away from The Circuit, the merciless underground fight club with no rules, where money changes hands as men are killed. But now gangsters have got his ... See full summary »
Director: Jalal Merhi | Stars: Olivier Gruner, Bryan Genesse, Simon Kim, James Kim
Votes: 381
45. 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: 825
46. Fatal Contact (2006)
110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young man learns the fighting techniques of Sanda from a coach. The two become best friends as the young man prepares to enter an underground tournament, competing against some of the top fighters of the world.
Director: Dennis Law | Stars: Jing Wu, Ronald Cheng, Miki Yeung, Theresa Fu
Votes: 1,813
47. Best Laid Plans (2012)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
David Blair directs this powerful British Drama, loosely inspired by John Steinbeck's novel 'Of Mice and Men'. Set in Nottingham, the film revolves around the relationship between the ... See full summary »
Director: David Blair | Stars: Stephen Graham, Lee Ingleby, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, David O'Hara
Votes: 1,603
48. Brawler (2011)
R | 84 min | Action, Drama
After a devastating betrayal, two brothers return to the underground fight club scene in New Orleans and prepare to battle to the death.
Director: Chris Sivertson | Stars: Nathan Grubbs, Marc Senter, Bryan Batt, Michael Bowen
Votes: 371
49. Money Fight (2012)
PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Drama
This full-contact action drama, loaded with authentic mixed martial arts, is a transcending inspirational story of redemption.
Directors: Adam Boster, Kenneth Chamitoff | Stars: Maria Conchita Alonso, Ving Rhames, George Takei, John Savage
Votes: 571
50. Champions (1997)
R | 99 min | Action
William Rockman is a champion "Terminal Combat" fighter who retired from the sport after accidentally killing a young man while training. Five years after his retirement, Terminal Combat ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Gathings Bunche | Stars: Louis Mandylor, Danny Trejo, Ken Shamrock, Lee Reherman
Votes: 325