Martial Arts
Beautiful Boxer (2003)
7.1/10
Director: Ekachai Uekrongtham
Starring: Asanee Suwan, Sorapong Chatri, Orn-anong Panyawong, Kyoko Inoue, Sitiporn Niyom
A stylish, powerful and poignant blend of testosterone and oestragen telling the true story of Nang Toom, a delicate boy who felt out of place in his... Read more
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
6.6/10
Director: Rob Minkoff
Starring: Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Michael Angarano, Yifei Liu, Collin Chou, Bingbing Li
Jackie Chan and Jet Li, together at last! Nothing more is required to lure any self-respecting martial arts fan, but happily there is more in this Eas... Read more
King of Beggars (1992)
6.9/10
Director: Gordon Chan
Starring: Stephen Chow, Man Cheung, Norman Chu, Ng Man-Tat
Stephen Chow is So, an acclaimed martial artist with a snooty attitude who can barely read. Thanks to a few shifty characters and his own laziness he... Read more
Shinobi (2005)
7/10
Director: Ten Shimoyama
Starring: Yukie Nakama, Minoru Terada, Renji Ishibashi, Tak Sakaguchi
Based on the novel by Futaro Namada set in the 1600s, a powerful shogunate stirs up the feud between two ninja clans in the hopes of consolidating his... Read more
Ong Bak 2: The Beginning (2008)
Director: Panna Rittikrai, Tony Jaa
Starring: Tony Jaa, Sorapong Chatri, Sarunyoo Wongkrachang, Dan Chupong, Nirut Sirichanya
Martial arts wunderkind Tony Jaa returns with more jaw-dropping, bone-shattering action, and this time he also got behind the camera and co-directed.... Read more
Black Dynamite (2009)
7.4/10
Director: Scott Sanders
Starring: Michael Jai White, Tommy Davidson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Meet Black Dynamite (Michael Jai White, who also co-wrote), the smoothest, baddest cat on the street. He's a ladies' man and the man with a plan. He's... Read more
Bang Rajan (2000)
6.7/10
Director: Thanit Jitnukul
Starring: Winai Kraibutr, Jaran Ngamdee, Chumphorn Thepphithak, Suntharee Maila-Or
A blockbuster epic from Thailand based on the 1765 invasion by Burma. The only thing standing between the Burmese Army and the (then Siamese) capital... Read more
Alive (2002)
5.8/10
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Starring: Hideo Sakaki, Ryo , Koyuki , Shun Sugata, Erika Oda, Tak Sakaguchi, Jun Kunimura
Tenshu is imprisoned and sentenced to death for murdering the men who raped his girlfriend. However, he manages to survive his execution and is presen... Read more
Rumble in the Bronx (1996)
6.7/10
Director: Stanley Tong
Starring: Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Francoise Yip, Bill Tung
Jackie Chan's breakthrough into the Western market comes with this comic-book tale of him arriving from Hong Kong to attend a family wedding but getti... Read more
Shadowless Sword (2005)
6.5/10
Director: Young-jun Kim
Starring: Hyeon-jun Shin, So-yi Yoon, Seo-jin Lee, Ki-yong Lee, Ji-Woo Choi
A sword-slinging Korean martial arts epic set in the year 925 A.D., Prince Balhae has been assassinated and the kingdom is under attack and in turmoil... Read more