Kickboxer (1989)

, Glenn A. Bruce

Runtime: 1 h 37 min

MPAA: R

Production: Kings Road Entertainment

Distributor: HBO Video, Home Box Office (HBO), Image Entertainment, Lionsgate Home Entertainment, Spike TV, Worldvision Enterprises

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 1,500,000

Domestic: $ 14,697,005

No Retreat, No Surrender (1985)

Summary: Jason, a Bruce Lee fan, sees his karate instructor/dad beaten by martial art thugs. They move to Seattle where, after humiliations, he trains with Bruce Lee's ghost so he can defend himself and others against thugs.

Release Date: May 02, 1986

Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime

Director: Corey Yuen

Writers: See-Yuen Ng

, Corey Yuen

, Keith W. Strandberg

Runtime: 1 h 25 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Seasonal Film Corporation, New World Pictures

Distributor: Starmaker Entertainment, Kino Lorber, Anchor Bay Entertainment

Countries: Hong Kong, United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 4,662,137

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991)

Summary: David's brother, Kurt, defeats Po in Kickboxer (1989). A year after Po kills Kurt, David, who has a kickboxing gym in LA, is manipulated into a match against Po.

Release Date: June 14, 1991

Genres: Action, Sport

Director: Albert Pyun

Writers: Mark DiSalle

, David S. Goyer

Runtime: 1 h 30 min

MPAA: R

Production: Kings Road Entertainment

Distributor: Trimark Pictures, Vision International, HBO Video, Home Box Office (HBO), Home Box Office Home Video (HBO), Lionsgate Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 1,250,712

The Quest (1996)

Summary: 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.

Release Date: April 26, 1996

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Director: Jean-Claude Van Damme

Writers: Frank Dux

, Steven Klein

Runtime: 1 h 35 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: MDP Worldwide, Selima Films AVV, Signature Pictures

Distributor: MDP Worldwide, MCA Home Video, Fox Network, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Countries: Canada, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 30,000,000

Domestic: $ 21,686,547

International: $ 35,714,000

Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003)

Summary: 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.

Release Date: February 11, 2005

Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Director: Prachya Pinkaew

Writers: Panna Rittikrai

, Prachya Pinkaew

, Suphachai Sittiaumponpan

Runtime: 1 h 45 min

MPAA: R

Production: EuropaCorp, Golden Network, Baa-Ram-Ewe, Sahamongkolfilm Co.

Distributor: Magnolia Pictures, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Countries: Thailand, France, Hong Kong

Language: Thai

Franchise: Ong Bak

Domestic: $ 4,563,167

International: $ 15,672,259

In Hell (2003)

Summary: A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the wardens' entertainment.

Release Date: August 08, 2003

Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller

Director: Ringo Lam

Writers: Eric James Virgets

, Jorge Alvarez

, George Alvarez

Runtime: 1 h 38 min

MPAA: R

Production: 777 Films Corporation, Millennium Films, Wonderworks Films

Distributor: Columbia TriStar Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 17,000,000

Bloodsport (1988)

Summary: "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.

Release Date: April 29, 1988

Genres: Action, Drama, Biography

Director: Newt Arnold

Writers: Sheldon Lettich

, Christopher Cosby

, Mel Friedman

Runtime: 1 h 32 min

MPAA: R

Production: Cannon International

Distributor: Warner Home Video, TBS Superstation, Canon Films Corp.

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 1,100,000

Domestic: $ 11,806,119

Fighting (2009)

Summary: 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.

Release Date: April 24, 2009

Genres: Action, Drama, Crime

Director: Dito Montiel

Writers: Robert Munic

, Dito Montiel

Runtime: 1 h 45 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Rogue Pictures, Misher Films, 5150 Action, Twins Financing

Distributor: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 23,091,010

International: $ 9,391,718

Hard Target (1993)

Summary: A woman hires a drifter as her guide through New Orleans in search of her missing father. In the process, they discover a deadly game of cat and mouse behind his disappearance.

Release Date: August 20, 1993

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Director: John Woo

Writer: Chuck Pfarrer

Runtime: 1 h 37 min

MPAA: R

Production: Universal Pictures, Alphaville Films, Renaissance Pictures, S & R Productions

Distributor: Universal Pictures, MCA/Universal Home Video, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 18,000,000

Domestic: $ 32,589,677

International: $ 41,600,000

No Retreat, No Surrender 2 (1987)

Summary: In this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.

Release Date: January 27, 1989

Genres: Action, Adventure

Director: Corey Yuen

Writers: Maria Elena Cellino

, Roy Horan

, Keith W. Strandberg

Runtime: 1 h 32 min

MPAA: R

Production: Seasonal Film Corporation

Distributor: Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment, Forum Home Video, Shapiro Glickenhaus Television, TNT, Video Treasures, Virgin Video

Countries: Hong Kong, United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 108,154

Action Jackson (1988)

Summary: Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power-hungry auto magnate who is systematically eliminating his competition.

Release Date: February 12, 1988

Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime

Director: Craig R. Baxley

Writer: Robert Reneau

Runtime: 1 h 36 min

MPAA: R

Production: Lorimar Film Entertainment, Silver Pictures

Distributor: Image Entertainment, American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Warner Bros. Television, HBO Max, Warner Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 7,000,000

Domestic: $ 20,256,975

Road House (1989)

Summary: A tough bouncer is hired to tame a dirty bar.

Release Date: May 19, 1989

Genres: Action, Thriller

Director: Rowdy Herrington

Writers: R. Lance Hill

, Hilary Henkin

Runtime: 1 h 54 min

MPAA: R

Production: Silver Pictures, Star Partners II Ltd.

Distributor: United Artists, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, MGM Home Entertainment, MGM/UA Home Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Shout Select, Shout! Factory, Vinegar Syndrome, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 17,000,000

Domestic: $ 30,050,028

Double Impact (1991)

Summary: Twin brothers are separated when their parents are murdered but 25 years later they re-unite in order to avenge their parents' death.

Release Date: August 09, 1991

Genres: Action, Crime

Director: Sheldon Lettich

Writers: Sheldon Lettich

, Steve Meerson

Runtime: 1 h 50 min

MPAA: R

Production: Stone Group Pictures, Vision International

Distributor: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, Vision International, Columbia TriStar Home Video, Screen Media Ventures, MGM/UA Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video, MGM Home Entertainment, PolyGram Video, Telemundo, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, MVD Visual, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 15,000,000

Domestic: $ 30,102,717

Timecop (1994)

Summary: Max Walker, an officer for a security agency that regulates time travel, must fend for his life against a shady politician who's intent on changing the past to control the future.

Release Date: September 16, 1994

Genres: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

Director: Peter Hyams

Writers: Mark Verheiden

, Mike Richardson

Runtime: 1 h 39 min

MPAA: R

Production: Largo Entertainment, JVC Entertainment Networks, Signature Pictures, Largo International N.V.

Distributor: MCA/Universal Home Video, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Countries: United States, Japan

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 27,000,000

Domestic: $ 44,853,581

International: $ 56,793,000

Kiss of the Dragon (2001)

Summary: A betrayed intelligence officer enlists the aid of a prostitute to prove his innocence from a deadly conspiracy while returning a favor to her.

Release Date: July 06, 2001

Genres: Action, Drama, Crime

Director: Chris Nahon

Writers: Jet Li

, Luc Besson

, Robert Mark Kamen

Runtime: 1 h 38 min

MPAA: R

Production: Twentieth Century Fox, EuropaCorp, Quality Growth International Ltd., Canal+

Distributor: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Anchor Bay Entertainment, HBO Max

Countries: France, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 25,000,000

Domestic: $ 36,845,124

International: $ 27,592,723

Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)

Summary: A jewel thief's daughter is kidnapped after he steals a collection of prized black diamonds, which aren't at all what they seem.

Release Date: February 28, 2003

Genres: Action, Drama, Crime

Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak

Writers: John O'Brien

, Channing Gibson

Runtime: 1 h 41 min

MPAA: R

Production: Warner Bros., Silver Pictures

Distributor: Warner Home Video, HBO Max, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 25,000,000

Domestic: $ 34,712,347

International: $ 21,777,211

Unleashed (2005)

Summary: 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.

Release Date: May 13, 2005

Genres: Action, Drama, Crime

Director: Louis Leterrier

Writer: Luc Besson

Runtime: 1 h 43 min

MPAA: R

Production: Rogue Pictures, EuropaCorp, Danny the Dog Prods Ltd., TF1 Films Production, Qian Yian International, Current Entertainment, Canal+, Clubdeal

Distributor: Focus Features, Rogue Pictures, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)

Countries: United Kingdom, France, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 45,000,000

Domestic: $ 24,537,621

International: $ 26,333,492