Karate movies

List of the best karate movies according to visitors: Shootfighter: Fight to the Death, Infinitely Polar Bear, A Force of One, Double Impact, DOA: Dead or Alive, In Hell, The Onion Movie, Dragonball Evolution, Girl's Blood, Best of the Best.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Country
Markimdb: 5.4
Genreaction
CountryUSA
Duration01:40

Nick and Ruben are hoodwinked into a "shootfighter" (no-holds-barred, to the death) martial arts match by the evil Mr. Lee, who has a grudge against world shootfighter champ(and teacher of Nick and Ruben) Shingo.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

A manic-depressive mess of a father tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.

Markimdb: 5
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA

Karate champion Matt Logan is enlisted by the police to train officers in self-defense after narcotics agents are killed by an assailant using the martial arts.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genreaction, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:58

Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris, Alex becomes a petty crook in Hong Kong. Seeing a picture of Alex, Chad rejoins him and convinces him that his rival in Hong Kong is also the man who killed their parents. Alex is suspicious of Chad, especially when it comes to his girlfriend.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genreaction, adventure, detective
CountryUSA, Germany
Duration01:27

    Four beautiful rivals at an invitation-only martial-arts tournament join forces against a sinister threat. Princess Kasumi is an aristocratic warrior trained by martial-arts masters. Tina Armstrong is a wrestling superstar. Helena Douglas is an athlete with a tragic past. Christie Allen earns her keep as a thief and an assassin-for-hire.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genreaction, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:38

    A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the warden's entertainment.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:26

    Venerable newscaster Norm Archer reports the latest news in politics, health, culture and entertainment - such as an automotive recall of decapitation-inducing "Neckbelts" and a study finding that "depression hits losers hardest". This compilation of bogus news stories, celebrity profiles, movie trailers and skits come courtesy of the ace satirists at The Onion.

    Markimdb: 2.5
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, adventure
    CountryUSA, Mexico, Japan, Hong Kong, United Kingdom
    Duration01:25

      The young warrior Son Goku sets out on a quest, racing against time and the vengeful King Piccolo, to collect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genreaction
      CountryJapan

      Four girls take part in illegal underground fighting event "Girl's Blood" held at an abandoned school building in Roppongi every night. The girls have their own stories and quirks from their private lives. Satsuki (Yuria Haga) suffers from a gender identity disorder, Chinatsu (Asami Tada) ran away from an abusive husband, Miko (Ayame Misaki) is a S&M queen and Mayu (Rina Koike) has a Lolita face.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:37

      A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country--can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?

      Markimdb: 4.3
      Genreaction, thriller
      CountryUSA, Japan
      Duration01:30

      U.S. agents send a gymnastic martial artist to secure a missile-base site in the savage country of Parmistan.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, musical
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:45

      Mike and Danny fly a cropduster, but because of Danny's gambling debts, a local sheriff takes custody of it. Trying to earn money, they hitch-hike to the World's Fair in Seattle. While Danny tries to earn money playing poker, Mike takes care of a small girl, Sue-Lin, whose father has disappeared. Being a ladies' man, he also finds the time to court a young nurse, Diane.

      Markimdb: 3.8
      Genreaction, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:30

      One of the US Air Force's most modern tactical aircrafts, an F-100 with a new laser guidance system, crashes into the sea near Malta - a region where the Soviet forces are highly present, too. The CIA immediately sends out their best secret agent, Ken Tani, to salvage the system before it falls into enemy hands. To ensure his loyalty, they bring his two young sons to a nearby hotel on the island.

      Markimdb: 3.1
      Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, adventure
      CountryUSA, Romania

      When most of the population of Earth is infected by a virus and transformed into flesh eaters and blood drinking creatures, a group of hunters lead by Tao and his sword chase the vampire zombies to eliminate them. Six non-infected survivors try to find the exit of an abandoned hospital crowded of the infected creatures. Meanwhile, the military is ready to bomb the whole area.

      Markimdb: 4.4
      Genreaction, drama, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:34

      Johnny Woo and Julie play an enduring couple who survive all sorts of interference from rival kick-box gangs in their effort to put a little romance in their lives.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrefantastic, action
      CountryJapan
      Duration01:54

      An evil criminal organisation called Sigma kidnap prominment business leaders to harvest their DNA and only Karate-Robo Zaborgar can save them.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryHong Kong, South Korea, USA
      Duration01:43

      A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrecomedy, adventure, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:28

      Hotel manager Robert Grant is forced by his boss to postpone his family vacation when a hotel critic checks in. Trouble is, the critic is really a villainous jewel thief with an orangutan assistant named Dunston. When Dunston gets loose and tries to escape a life of crime -- aided by Robert's sons -- havoc, hijinks and lots of laughs abound!

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrehorror, action, comedy, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:44

      A small group of typical Tromaville citizens find themselves in the path of a terrorist army controlled by the power elite...

      Markimdb: 4.1
      Genreaction, thriller
      CountryUSA, Japan
      Duration01:33

      A cold-blooded assassin is out for revenge against an elite corps of Special Crimes Agents headed by Eddie Cook and Vinnie Rizzo. When Cold blooded hit man Makoto escapes from prison, he and his sexy and lethal partner set out to execute the agents who sent them away. As the Special Crimes Agents are systematically gunned down, Cook and Rizzo find themselves in a deadly race to find the assassins and stop the bloodbath.

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genreaction, drama, adventure, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:29

      International spies Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) and Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum) travel around the globe in an effort to track down a secret formula that was divided into four parts and left by a dying scientist with his four of five daughters, all of whom live in different countries. His widow, Amanda, is murdered at the beginning by the counter-spies of the organization THRUSH. Evil THRUSH agent Randolph also wants the formula, and is aided by his karate-chopping henchmen.

      Markimdb: 2.8
      Genrefantastic, action
      CountryCanada, USA

      The Universal Soldiers are used to smuggle diamonds for a CIA Director, but Luc Deveroux continues to cause him problems.

      Markimdb: 3.9
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA

      A Martial Artist, afflicted with a disease that makes beautiful women want to kill him, goes on a suicide mission to find true love anyway.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genreaction, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA

      A professional model, Sam Crain, is asked by her sister to smuggle a package from Europe to Portland Oregon, where she discovers that her sister is battling Chinese Shaolin Monks (not ninjas!). Fleeing the monks, Sam unwittingly involves Ed "Brainsmasher" Molloy, a nightclub bouncer.

      Markimdb: 4.2
      Genreaction, thriller
      CountryBulgaria, Germany

      An imprisoned ex-US Special forces operative in Eastern Europe, is offered his freedom and money to rescue an American woman, who has been kidnapped by a ruthless warlord. But, shortly after freeing her discovers that the kidnap story was just a ruse to bring her out into the open.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryJapan

      Terry is a tough mercenary and a master of martial arts. When an important business magnate dies, leaving billions to his daughter, the Mafia and Yakuza try to hire Terry to kidnap the daughter. When they refuse to meet his exorbitant price, then try to kill him to conceal their secret plans, he promptly offers his services to protect her. Much ultra-violent martial-arts fighting action, as expected, ensues. This also includes a subplot of a family's blood-feud with Terry over a disputed debt.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryFrance, USA
      Duration01:35

      Liu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryRussia
      Duration01:21

      The Prince of Kiev decided to appoint an heir to the throne, only bad luck - who could it be? A relative, friend of the family or maybe an overseas princess? Without thinking twice, the Prince-Father chooses almost a princess, and most importantly a relative - his niece Zabava. Today, she and her husband, Elisha (do you remember the faithful student of Dobryni Nikitich?), Receive her education in faraway Constantinople, where the treacherous Vasileus rules. In order to return the heiress to her native lands, three heroes are sent in a hurry, and, of course, the main court horse, Julius.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genreaction, comedy, adventure, family, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, Czech Republic
      Duration01:32

      When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Panther Diamond, Chief Inspector Dreyfus is forced to assign Inspector Clouseau to a team of international detectives and experts charged with catching the thief and retrieving the stolen artifacts.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, crime
      CountryHong Kong
      Duration01:48

      Cousins Thomas and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia, a pickpocket.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama
      CountryCanada, United Kingdom

      Waxman is a former Special Forces soldier who is now working as a heavily armed assassin for a top secret government agency. When a covert mission goes terribly wrong, Waxman and fellow assassin Clegg become that agency's prime targets.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genreaction, comedy, melodrama
      CountryHong Kong, Taiwan
      Duration01:36

      When Ah Bu, a girl from a small fishing town in Taiwan, finds a glass bottle with a romantic message, she travels to Hong Kong to find her prince charming. As it turns out, her prince charming, Albert, happens to be gay. But all is not lost when Ah Bu meets the dashing Chi Wu. Meanwhile, Ah Bu's boyfriend from Taiwan comes looking for her, as the action and romance follow Ah Bu back to Taiwan.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, drama, adventure, crime
      CountryHong Kong
      Duration01:26

      Tang Lung arrives in Rome to help his cousins in the restaurant business. They are being pressured to sell their property to the syndicate, who will stop at nothing to get what they want. When Tang arrives he poses a new threat to the syndicate, and they are unable to defeat him. The syndicate boss hires the best Japanese and European martial artists to fight Tang, but he easily finishes them off.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:27

      Holidaymakers arriving in a Club Med camp on the Ivory Coast are determined to forget their everyday problems and emotional disappointments. Games, competitions, outings, bathing and sunburn accompany a continual succession of casual affairs.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genreaction, comedy, crime
      CountryHong Kong
      Duration01:28

      Uncle Tak is famous for using Chinese herbal medicines to cure diseases. A martial arts expert, he also teaches the young how to defend themselves. One of his students, Johnny, dreams of monopolizing the teaching of kung fu throughout the United States. To accomplish this, he tries to kill Uncle Tak. Chuck, Uncle Tak's best student from Hong Kong, comes to Los Angeles to find his master. Chuck is willing to let Johnny have his way, and tries to take Uncle Tak back to Hong Kong. But Johnny and his men will not leave Chuck alone. Chuck, on his way back to Hong Kong, returns for the showdown.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genreaction, comedy
      CountryGermany, Luxembourg

      A teen comedy with cool cars and fast driving.

      Markimdb: 4
      Genrefantastic, action, drama, crime
      CountryCanada

      A lawman from another galaxy must stop an invading force from building a gateway to planet Earth.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
      CountryHong Kong

      Based on a comic book called Fung Wan (or Tin Ha), the movie stars Ekin Cheng as Wind and Aaron Kwok as Cloud. The plot involves two children, Whispering Wind and Striding Cloud, who become powerful warriors under the evil warlord Conquer's tutelage. They grow up serving as his subordinates, but a love triangle and an accident leads to a quest for retribution.

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