Best Martial Art to Take Down a Big Guy
by Plantasma | created - xx October 2014 | updated - 20 Oct 2014 | Public
Having seen over 400 martial arts films, I have culminated this list of my own personal favorites. For many unlike reasons, I've included the post-obit and left out others. In that location are many many great films, but these are the films I relish the most. I lean heavily towards Kung Fu, patently.
PG-thirteen | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A defence officer, Nameless, was summoned by the King of Qin regarding his success of terminating three warriors.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Jet Li, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Maggie Cheung, Ziyi Zhang
Votes: 179,928 | Gross: $53.71M
Simply one of the best movies always made. The most beautiful cinematography of any martial arts movie I have always seen. Deeply emotional story, incredible acting, action, and wonderful ending. Perfect film!
16+ | 99 min | Activity, Comedy, Fantasy
In Shanghai, Mainland china in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.
Director: Stephen Chow | Stars: Stephen Chow, Wah Yuen, Qiu Yuen, Siu-Lung Leung
Votes: 136,555 | Gross: $17.11M
Not only hilarious, just an incredible film through and through. Action is 2d to none. This is Stephen Grub's masterpiece, subsequently making several very good films and also a few stinkers. Groovy piece of kung fu art!
PG-thirteen | 104 min | Action, Biography, Drama
A biography of Chinese Martial Arts Main Huo Yuanjia, who is the founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation.
Director: Ronny Yu | Stars: Jet Li, Li Dominicus, Yong Dong, Yun Qu
Votes: 75,498 | Gross: $24.63M
Jet Li is absolutely incredible in this emotional, spiritual kung fu moving-picture show. Amazing fight scene near the middle of the picture show is unparalleled. If y'all can, make sure y'all see the original uncut version of this film, because the U.S. version edits out quite a bit of the story.
16+ | 106 min | Action, Biography, Drama
During the Japanese invasion of China, a wealthy martial artist is forced to go out his dwelling when his metropolis is occupied. With piddling ways of providing for themselves, Ip Human and the remaining members of the urban center must find a fashion to survive.
Manager: Wilson Yip | Stars: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan, Ka-Tung Lam
Votes: 221,132
Truly a masterpiece, Donnie Yen brings the now legendary historical figure to life in this war-torn, beautifully shot saga of dedication, family, nationalism, peace, and expiry. Fight choreography set a new bar.
PG-13 | xc min | Action, Law-breaking, Drama
A martial artist/doctor steals from the corrupt authorities every bit a masked thief to give to the poor while another martial artist/doctor is forced to hunt him down. Merely a major threat unites them as a powerful and traitorous shaolin monk takes over the government.
Managing director: Woo-Ping Yuen | Stars: Rongguang Yu, Donnie Yen, Jean Wang, Sze-Human being Tsang
Votes: sixteen,298 | Gross: $xiv.68M
The early ninety's Atomic number 26 Monkey truly created a new standard for wire-fu and universally accustomed martial arts movies. For this film, make sure you get the Hong Kong UNEDITED version, because Tarantino completely mutilated this motion picture for American audience by cut out over twenty minutes of important storyline in improver to changing the dialogue, to arrive "more understandable" for U.Due south. audiences. Ugh.
R | 131 min | Action, Drama
After ambushing and killing his rival, losing everything in the process, dispirited warlord Hou Jie turns to a Shaolin monastery seeking conservancy.
Director: Benny Chan | Stars: Shaoqun Yu, Chen Zhiui, Xing Yu, Jing Wu
Votes: 19,394 | Gross: $0.06M
An absolutely visually stunning piece of cinematography, focusing on the deconstruction of Shaolin in war-ravaged China. Bated from the Kung Fu, this film provides an incredible and intriguing story the unravels slowly and emotionally. Jackie Chan has a scrap part besides.
99 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A rough-and-tumble trucker and his side boot face off with an ancient magician in a supernatural battle beneath Chinatown.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, James Hong
Votes: 136,621 | Gross: $xi.10M
Who could forget or leave out this fourscore'south archetype? Still hilarious, for a multitude of reasons, Big Trouble has created a whole bag of iconic phrases for children of the 80'southward.
116 min | Action, Take chances, Drama
A man studies kung fu at the Shaolin Temple to fight back against the oppressive Manchu government.
Director: Chia-Liang Liu | Stars: Chia-Hui Liu, Lieh Lo, Yue Wong, Chia-Yung Liu
Votes: sixteen,145
Bringing Gordon Liu to the forefront of Kung Fu stardom, this feature changed the style Kung Fu picture were seen past the world. Spawing 2 sequels and many, many copies - this original archetype is however one of the best ever featuring great grooming sequences.
98 min | Action, Drama
Mongols with the help of an insider, ambush the influential Yang Family, defenders of the dynasty. The Mongols must chase downwardly all Yang survivors so their insidious plot to overthrow the dynasty will not exist uncovered.
Director: Chia-Liang Liu | Stars: Chia-Hui Liu, Sheng Fu, Lily Li, Kara Wai
Votes: 3,028
Another great Gordon Liu film, featuring great training sequences, family unit struggle, and a wonderful tale of revenge and redemption.
97 min | Activeness, Drama
Teenager Wong Fei-hung is sent to train in the art of hung gar kung fu from his father's teacher, Luk Ah-choy. With training complete, Wong must fight an assassinator and regain the honor of his school.
Director: Chia-Liang Liu | Stars: Chia-Hui Liu, Kuan Tai Chen, Yue Wong, Lily Li
Votes: 621
What can I say, information technology's a pre-36th chamber classic from director Lau Kar-leung, my favorite of the archetype Kung Fu era directors.
95 min | Activity, Drama
The monk Hung Wen-Ting fights against the evil priest White Lotus.
Director: Lieh Lo | Stars: Chia-Hui Liu, Lieh Lo, Lung-Wei Wang, Kara Wai
Votes: 1,694
Intrigue, mystery, subterfuge, kung fu, Lo Lieh directed - this confusing kung fu classic tale of deceit is wonderful.
PG-thirteen | 120 min | Action, Take a chance, Drama
A immature Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and and so escapes into a globe of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.
Manager: Ang Lee | Stars: Chow Yun-Fatty, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang, Chang Chen
Votes: 265,309 | Gross: $128.08M
Information technology may non include the well-nigh incredible fight sequences; even so, this motion picture deserves serious recognition for bringing kung fu to the world's eye. It has some great acting and a beautiful story, as well as very tasteful wire magic.
PG-13 | 123 min | Activeness, Adventure, Drama
An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.
Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Tony Ka Fai Leung, Chao Deng, Carina Lau, Bingbing Li
Votes: 11,225 | Gross: $0.46M
Oftentimes disregarded, this modern magical kung fu film should be recognized every bit very proficient. Information technology's very well written and performed, although with some questionable effects.... It's squeamish to see this type of film and then wonderfully executed in today'southward movie theater.
R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A papermaker gets involved with a murder case concerning two criminals leading to a determined detective suspecting him and the old's vicious male parent searching for him
Manager: Peter Ho-Dominicus Chan | Stars: Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tang Wei, Jia-Min Li
Votes: 14,792 | Gross: $0.01M
Great Donnie Yen picture. I honey the slow moving way in which the kung fu mastery unfolds in this mystery. Unpredictable plot twists abound and the great story and incredible activeness makes for a wonderful movie.
PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Comedy
Wong Fei-Hung is a mischievous yet righteous fellow, but after a serial of incidents his frustrated father has him disciplined by a chief of drunken martial arts.
Director: Woo-Ping Yuen | Stars: Jackie Chan, Siu-Tin Yuen, Jeong-lee Hwang, Dean Shek
Votes: 39,633
Jackie Chan is probably the virtually worldly famous martial artist, coming from Peking Operatic beginnings. This early Chan is i of his very best, showing some of the almost brilliant kung fu choreography I've ever seen.
100 min | Action, Drama
A couple unite - she is fluent in the crane style of kung fu, he in tiger style. They accept a son, but the boy's father is killed past the evil eunuch Bai Mei. Disguised equally a girl, his mom ... Meet full summary »
Director: Chia-Liang Liu | Stars: Kuan Tai Chen, Lieh Lo, Yue Wong, Lily Li
Votes: 1,582
Some other Liu Kar Lung classic, involving intrigue and more Shaolin history.
R | 103 min | Activeness, Drama
In 1937, a Chinese martial artist returns to Shanghai to notice his teacher expressionless and his school harassed past the Japanese.
Director: Gordon Chan | Stars: Jet Li, Shinobu Nakayama, Siu-Ho Chin, Billy Chow
Votes: 23,526
Picking upwards where Bruce Lee left off, Jet Li brings this character to life in this Chinese nationalistic tour de force of Kung Fu. Many people cite some of these fights as the best choreographed kung fu ever.
R | 130 min | Activity, Biography, Drama
The story of martial-arts master Ip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Ziyi Zhang, Jin Zhang, Chang Chen
Votes: 33,933 | Gross: $half-dozen.59M
The original (unedited Hong Kong) version of this film is very very proficient. It's tiresome plot is nearly interesting to those involved and interested in the history of Hung Gar, Wing Chun, and other Northern and Southern styles of Kung Fu. Very well acted and written. Beautiful modern cinematography.
PG-13 | 119 min | Activeness, Take a chance, Drama
A romantic police captain breaks a beautiful member of a rebel grouping out of prison house to aid her rejoin her fellows, simply things are non what they seem.
Manager: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Ziyi Zhang, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Dandan Vocal
Votes: 111,367 | Gross: $11.05M
Other than Hero, has a kung fu film of such beauty been filmed? Mayhap not. It is a wonderful visual treat, as well as some incredible wire fu. Very tasteful and emotional.
sixteen+ | 108 min | Activity, Biography, Drama
Centering on Ip Man's migration to Hong Kong in 1949 equally he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Donnie Yen, Xiaoming Huang, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Lynn Xiong
Votes: 103,777 | Gross: $0.21M
On the heels of Ip Homo, Donnie Yen returns to portray this Fly Chun legend with this sequel. While a little more 'fantastic' than the original in terms of believability, information technology's still a wonderful moving picture. The middle fight sequence betwixt the teachers of the respective schools is admittedly brilliant.
100 min | Activity, Biography, Drama
Yip Man's resistance against invading foreigners, along with his romantic relations while under the tutelage of 3 Wing Chun masters.
Director: Herman Yau | Stars: Yu-Hang To, Yi Huang, Biao Yuen, Siu-Wong Fan
Votes: 32,107
While non as astonishing as information technology'south 2 predecessors, this moving picture is nonetheless very very expert. Peachy fight choreography and information technology packs a strong emotional punch in this historical story. Yu-Hang To does a great job playing a young Donnie Yen.
PG-xiii | 92 min | Activeness, Comedy, Drama
The brothers and small time crooks Yipao and Taipao convince a martial arts good to take them on every bit students.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Ka-Yan Leung, Chia-Yung Liu, Biao Yuen, Kuang Yu Wang
Votes: 1,297
Knockabout is one of the greatest archetype kung fu films ever made. Bao Yien is maybe the well-nigh underrated martial arts actor in cinema. He never made information technology to the level of Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen, Jet Li, or even Sammo Hung. But he should have. His talent was no less, and many say improve than... He finally stars in this keen film.
110 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
A romantic comedy most the origins of the Fly Chun fighting mode.
Director: Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung | Stars: Jing Bai, Shaoqun Yu, Collin Chou, Tak-Wah Chow
Votes: 393
Very expert modern view of the origin of Wing Chun. With the unfortunate murder of the chief actress shortly later on this film, I feel information technology was underevaluated as a serious kung fu motion-picture show, which it should be seen equally.
R | 100 min | Action, One-act, History
This Hong Kong martial-arts caricature tells of evil emperors and true love. The underground Red Lotus Flower Society is committed to the overthrow of the evil Manchu Emperor and his minions. ... Come across full summary »
Managing director: Corey Yuen | Stars: Jet Li, Josephine Siao, Michelle Reis, Wenzhuo Zhao
Votes: 7,837
Similar Fist of Fable, Jet Li portrays this wonderful take on history through the fashion of Bruce Lee. The fight scenes were different anything always seen when this was released. Actually great kung fu flick.
xc min | Action, Comedy
Gordon Liu Chia-hui reprises his famous Monk San Te role equally he tries to support and protect Shaolin her Fang Shih-yu who purposely attacks corrupt Ching officials. Fights by legendary action managing director Liu Chia-liang are to die for.
Director: Chia-Liang Liu | Stars: Hou Hsiao, Chia-Hui Liu, Lily Li, Jason Piao Pai
Votes: ane,952
Sequel to Liu Kar Lung's 36th Sleeping accommodation of Shaolin, Gordon Liu returns to play a slightly more comedic monk in a little more light-hearted kung fu classic. Incredible, fifty-fifty today.
R | 102 min | Action, Comedy
A young martial artist is caught betwixt respecting his pacifist father's wishes or stopping a group of disrespectful foreigners from stealing precious artifacts.
Directors: Chia-Liang Liu, Jackie Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Ho-Sung Pak, Lung Ti, Anita Mui
Votes: 45,506 | Gross: $11.55M
Many afficianados cite this movie as the best kung fu choreography ever. I personally prefer the before Jackie Chan work, like information technology's predecessor Drunken Principal. Merely this pic does have some truly incredible and unique fights. When Jackie Chan was however on the cusp of being able to perform his best stunts in a fighting sequence, this motion picture is astonishing.
116 min | Action, One-act
A disgraced former Kung Fu skillful makes a living as a merchant with the assist of a hot headed friend. When the men are harassed by gangsters, the merchant decided to teach his friend monkey battle then they tin defend their business organization.
Managing director: Chia-Liang Liu | Stars: Chia-Liang Liu, Hou Hsiao, Kara Wai, Lieh Lo
Votes: 964
With a rare instance of Liu Kar Lung actually co-starring in 1 of his own (directed) films, this is one of my all-time favorites. This movie provides some of the accented best shaolin-style training sequences e'er filmed. Wonderful.
95 min | Activity, Comedy
Ii rival warriors, a Japanese and a Chinese, are forced to work together after their master has been killed by a mighty enemy.
Director: Corey Yuen | Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Conan Lee, Jeong-lee Hwang, Kaname Tsushima
Votes: 1,888
Although I generally prefer Chinese Kung Fu and Shaolin-based martial arts, this film was an exception. Sort of. Information technology still included lots of Shaolin styles, while confronting the Japanese Ninja (or at to the lowest degree their version of that). Conan Lee, similar Bao Yien, is one of the most well-nigh under-valued martial artists in interim history. His acrobatic prowess is off the hook in this classic.
R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a immature martial creative person goes to the big urban center and finds himself taking on the underworld to call up it.
Director: Prachya Pinkaew | Stars: Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Pumwaree Yodkamol, Suchao Pongwilai
Votes: 74,104 | Gross: $4.56M
How could I not include Onk-bak? Tony Jaa, with this picture show, defined himself every bit 1 of the world's favorite martial artists with his Thai Boxing and acrobatic wonders. This movie raised the bar over again for physical expectations of martial arts superstars.
13+ | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A virtuous Hong Kong Police force Officer must articulate his adept name when the drug lord he is after frames him for the murder of a dirty cop.
Directors: Jackie Chan, Chi-Hwa Chen | Stars: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Yuen Chor
Votes: 35,356 | Gross: $0.11M
Ane of Jackie Chan's very best. Alongside the Project A series, these movies solidified Jackie Chan as the current Kung Fu movie world champion. Unique stunts, astonishing fight scenes. This was his noon.
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Comedy
Fighting against pirates at the turn of the 20th century, the Hong Kong navy are failing miserably. It's up to Sergeant Lung (Jackie Chan) to take matters into his ain hands.
Directors: Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Biao Yuen, Dick Wei
Votes: 16,640
Alongside the Police force Story 1 and 2, this Project A series was Jackie Chan at his very best. Activity, stunts, and kung fu wizardry the world had not yet seen.
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Comedy, Criminal offence
Dragon is now transferred to exist the constabulary head of Sai Wan commune, and has to contend with a gangster kingpin, anti-Manchu revolutionaries, some runaway pirates, Manchu Loyalists and a decadent Law Superintendent.
Managing director: Jackie Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Rosamund Kwan, Carina Lau
Votes: 10,170
Project A'south sequel left nada to exist desired. But as action-packed and uniquely magnificent as the commencement one.
D | 101 min | Action, Law-breaking, Thriller
A Southward.West.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: 201,575 | Gross: $4.11M
Smashing mod action packed gun-fu. I'1000 not a fan of gun-fu in full general, but this provided plenty true martial arts to keep me satisified. While the story is very weak, the activeness is why you lookout man this ane. If you only want cracking fights, this is the flick for you lot. Not specifically Shaolin oriented, just more mod mixed genre.
R | 117 min | Action, Adventure
Drizzle/Zeng Jing tries to kickoff a new life after she had betrayed her gang and hid the remains of monk.
Directors: Chao-Bin Su, John Woo | Stars: Michelle Yeoh, Jung Woo-sung, Xueqi Wang, Barbie Hsu
Votes: 8,129
Michelle Yeoh, martial creative person superstar, leads this magical story of flow kung fu.
99 min | Activeness, One-act
When thugs prey upon innocent factory workers, a small-time scammer trains for revenge by studying the moves of Shaolin temple monks.
Director: Chia-Liang Liu | Stars: Chia-Hui Liu, Lung-Wei Wang, Hou Hsiao, Lun Hua
Votes: iii,859
The 2nd in the 36th Chamber Series, I love this sequel well-nigh every bit much every bit the original. Near. Great archetype Shaolin kung fu spiritual gamble.... And the training sequences!!!
87 min | Action
Two friends from rival schools are turned against one some other by a jealous chief who wants to eliminate those whose fighting styles may rival his own.
Director: Chia-Hui Liu | Stars: Chia-Hui Liu, Adam Cheng, Li Ching, Idy Chan
Votes: 914
It'south great to run across Gordon Liu in so many Shaolin based movies. This i defined a whole genre of Wu Tang/Shaolin cinema rivalries. Wonderful work from Liu.
96 min | Action, Drama
Shaolin Mantis (Orig. Tang lang) is a 1978 Shaw Brothers film directed by Lau Kar-leung. Starring David Chiang and Liu Chia Hui. Shaolin Mantis tells the story of a man who learns martial arts by observing a praying mantis.
Managing director: Chia-Liang Liu | Stars: David Chiang, Cecilia Wong, Lily Li, Chia-Yung Liu
Votes: 637
Yous probably detect the amount of fauna based Shaolin Kung Fu movies on my list. This one is no exception! Although not actually based in Shaolin and there are no monks at all in this movie - it'south a bully tale of intrigue and deceit in menses Communist china...
21 | 113 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their reward.
Manager: Stephen Grub | Stars: Stephen Chow, Wei Zhao, Yat-Fei Wong, Homo-Tat Ng
Votes: 79,147 | Gross: $0.49M
Pre-Kung Fu Hustle, Stephen Chow made this fantastic modern kung fu classic - making soccer and this motley coiffure of misfits its centerpiece. It's a very nice film, leading up to Kung Fu Hustle's luminescence.
97 min | Action, Comedy
An orphan who has been raised at a kung fu school, where he is treated every bit little more than a dogsbody and practice target for the students, has a life-changing feel subsequently helping an former peripatetic beggar.
Manager: Woo-Ping Yuen | Stars: Jackie Chan, Siu-Tin Yuen, Jeong-lee Hwang, Dean Shek
Votes: 11,704
Early Chan is and then underrated! This movie's kung fu choreography is unbelievable for the fourth dimension. It's truly incredible. Jackie Chan at his well-nigh nimble and young, this picture is ane of the best early Chan movies in existence.
PG-13 | 128 min | Activity, Adventure, Fantasy
An evil warlord takes in 2 students (Wind & Cloud) in an effort to become invincible and so he can take over the earth.
Director: Andrew Lau | Stars: Aaron Kwok, Ekin Cheng, Shin'ichi Chiba, Kristy Yeung
Votes: iii,908
Dainty modern anime-fashion martial arts slice. Lots of magic-fu and tastefully done wire fighting. Very nice fantasy kung fu moving-picture show.
PG-13 | 100 min | Activeness, Hazard, Drama
Yang travels to Chen Village to acquire a powerful class of Tai Chi. Though villagers are forbidden from teaching outsiders, Yang becomes their all-time hope for survival when a human being arrives with a plan to build a railroad through the village.
Director: Stephen Fung | Stars: Hark-On Fung, Xiaochao Yuan, Stephen Fung, Eddie Peng
Votes: five,071 | Gross: $0.21M
This moving-picture show, along with it's sequel Tai Chi Hero, were a very nice piece of steam punk kung fu cinema. I haven't seen that done earlier or since. Very unique mode. Information technology's sort of a video game narrated steam punk movie, if that makes sense.
100 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Yang Luchan marries the Chen fashion kung fu 1000 master'south girl in Chen village in 1800s People's republic of china, so he tin learn Chen fashion kung fu/tai chi. The deputy governor wants the village.
Director: Stephen Fung | Stars: Daniel Wu, Shu Qi, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Angelababy
Votes: 3,506 | Gross: $0.04M
This sequel to the to a higher place Tai Chi Nil loses a chip of its steam as it winds down this two-part story, but information technology nevertheless deserves to stand together with its predecessor. The final fight sequence alone is worth the look.
R | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
2 friends, ex Shaolin monks, part ways equally they brush with the ongoing rebellion against the government. The ambitious one rises upwardly to be a powerful war machine commander, while his betrayed friend resorts to larn the at-home means of Tai Chi.
Director: Woo-Ping Yuen | Stars: Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Siu-Ho Chin, Fennie Yuen
Votes: ten,080
Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh tear it upwards in this wonderful early 90's kung fu archetype. Afficianados often list this as their favorite. Great fights, great plot. Great grapheme development.
R | 115 min | Activeness, Drama, History
People's republic of china, 1861: After rescuing the Qing prince from rebels, General Su retires to start a martial arts school. His foster brother betrays him and Su barely survives. Su has a new enemy to defeat.
Manager: Woo-Ping Yuen | Stars: Wenzhuo Zhao, Xun Zhou, Andy On, Xiaodong Guo
Votes: 8,785 | Gross: $0.08M
Great modern fu! Magic and a fall from grace. This i has nifty fights and a very emotional ending. Not for everybody. Wonderful grooming sequencing hither.
89 min | Action, One-act, Drama
Chung Yao, a martial arts skilful, has long been on the run from his stepbrother, who he caught trying to rape his married woman on their wedding night. His brother has never given up the chase ... See total summary »
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Ka-Yan Leung, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Yi Chang, Fanny Wang
Votes: 626
One of Sammo Hung's greatest films. The combination of expectedly confusing plots, great action choreography, slapstick Sammo wit, and drama make this kung fu classic a bout de force.
R | 95 min | Action, Drama
Beloved for its combination of thrilling combat choreography and hilarious physical comedy, the film tells the story of a humble cashier who discovers a plot to kill his small town mayor.
Manager: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Ka-Yan Leung, Ho Wang, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Chia-Yung Liu
Votes: 1,335
Another smashing Sammo Hung Kam-Bo precious stone, this i still has a smashing bargain of the classic Sammo slapstick wit - only it'southward one of the virtually heavy, brutal kung fu films I accept seen from the archetype era. It's a masterpiece.
17 | 126 min | Action, Drama, Family unit
A martial arts main agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager.
Managing director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove
Votes: 218,935 | Gross: $90.82M
I'm a kid of the eighty's, I admit information technology. This classic however holds a place in my center. Are the fight scenes good? Of form not. Is information technology believable? No way. Is the interim good? Marginal. Why practise I notwithstanding love information technology? I accept no idea. Only it's a great flick for whole family unit.
207 min | Action, Drama
A poor village under attack by bandits recruits vii unemployed samurai to assistance them defend themselves.
Managing director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Yukiko Shimazaki
Votes: 338,318 | Gross: $0.27M
This archetype Kurosawa black and white film from the mid-50'due south is still considering 1 of the greatest all time films of Japanese movie house. It pre-dates all the kung fu classics and is quite simply simply a beautiful piece of art from Nihon'southward history.
PG-13 | 106 min | Activeness, Chance, Comedy
Jackie is hired to aid the Un find Nazi gold hidden in Sahara. He'southward accompanied from Espana past 2 (afterwards 3) cute women. As at that place are others wanting the gilt, lots of kung fu fighting and comedy follows.
Director: Jackie Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Carol 'Do Practice' Cheng, Eva Cobo, Shôko Ikeda
Votes: xx,430 | Gross: $x.44M
I love this Jackie Chan flick, although he was simply started to exit his physical prime in terms of action choreography for my tastes. But information technology nevertheless deserves to exist in the Jackie Chan apex of films.
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