Top 100 Fight Competition Films

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1. Fists of Iron (1995)

R | 94 min | Action

A skillful fighter who works as a mechanic goes with his friend to a rich guy's villa where illegal fighting is being organizes. It should be easy money, but the friend gets killed and now the mechanic wants revenge on the people involved.

Director: Richard W. Munchkin | Stars: Michael Worth, Jenilee Harrison, Sam J. Jones, Marshall R. Teague

Votes: 333

2. Creed II (2018)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Drama, Sport

66 Metascore

Under the tutelage of Rocky Balboa, newly crowned heavyweight champion Adonis Creed faces off against Viktor Drago, the son of Ivan Drago.

Director: Steven Caple Jr. | Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad

Votes: 155,571 | Gross: $115.72M

3. Rocky IV (1985)

PG | 91 min | Drama, Sport

40 Metascore

Rocky Balboa proudly holds the world heavyweight boxing championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union.

Director: Sylvester Stallone | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers

Votes: 226,488 | Gross: $127.87M

4. Best of the Best (1989)

PG-13 | 97 min | Action, Drama, Sport

26 Metascore

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?

Director: Robert Radler | Stars: Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland, Phillip Rhee

Votes: 15,271 | Gross: $1.70M

5. The Running Man (1987)

R | 101 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

45 Metascore

In a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners, must battle killers for their freedom.

Director: Paul Michael Glaser | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown

Votes: 167,780 | Gross: $38.12M

6. 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: 1,917

7. 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

8. Unrivaled (2010)

R | 109 min | Action, Drama, Sport

The best fighter in the world works two jobs. The only problem... he doesn't know he's the best. Ringo Duran, the son of Gracie Duran, a famous Argentinian kick boxer, works two jobs to ... See full summary »

Director: Warren P. Sonoda | Stars: Hector Echavarria, Steven Yaffee, Nicholas Campbell, Jordan Madley

Votes: 908

9. Triumph of the Spirit (1989)

R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History

In Greece during World War II, a young Jewish boxer, his girlfriend, and their families are sent to Auschwitz. When the camp guards learn of his boxing abilities, they force him to participate in weekly boxing matches.

Director: Robert M. Young | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Edward James Olmos, Robert Loggia, Wendy Gazelle

Votes: 2,784 | Gross: $0.41M

10. Crossing the Line (1990)

R | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Sport

Unemployed Scottish miner Danny Scoular (Liam Neeson) is forced into bare-knuckle boxing to make ends meet.

Director: David Leland | Stars: Kenny Ireland, Liam Neeson, Joanne Whalley, Billy Connolly

Votes: 1,436 | Gross: $0.06M

11. 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

12. Blood Ring (1991)

90 min | Action

Max, a prize boxer who has developed a drinking habit after his girlfriend Susan left him, gets involved in dirty business once she asks him to help her find her missing husband.

Director: Teddy Page | Stars: Dale Cook, Andrea Lamatsch, Don Nakaya Neilsen, Steve Tartalia

Votes: 105

13. 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

15. Raw Target (1995)

R | 92 min | Action, Thriller

Johnny Rider is a kickboxing champion with a past. When he finds out a gang of drug dealers is responsible for the murder of his brother, Johnny becomes a man with only one thing on his mind...revenge.

Director: Tim Spring | Stars: Dale Cook, Ron Hall, Nicholas Hill, Mychelle Charters

Votes: 96

16. Triple Impact (1992 Video)

TV-MA | 97 min | Action

Three experts in different styles of combat must join forces when they're hired to go to the jungles of Asia and find and retrieve a priceless artifact, the golden head of Buddha. A team of evil mercs wants to get to the head first.

Director: David Hung | Stars: Dale Cook, Ron Hall, Bridgett Riley, Robert Marius

Votes: 78

17. The Circuit 2 (2002 Video)

R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Sport

Prisoners are dying at the Ogden Correctional Institution, a prison where a corrupt Warden has taken justice and business into his own hands.

Director: Jalal Merhi | Stars: Olivier Gruner, Jalal Merhi, Lorenzo Lamas, Michael Blanks

Votes: 265

18. Savate (1995 Video)

R | 92 min | Action, Western

1865. A young French officer, travelling the U.S. in search of the murderer of his best friend, gets involved in a struggle between poor farmers and a rich landowner. To help the farmers, ... See full summary »

Director: Isaac Florentine | Stars: Olivier Gruner, Ian Ziering, Ashley Laurence, Michael Palance

Votes: 907

19. Fighting (2009)

PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama

61 Metascore

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: 34,200 | Gross: $23.04M

20. Redbelt (2008)

R | 99 min | Drama, Sport

69 Metascore

A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though he refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.

Director: David Mamet | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Emily Mortimer, Max Martini

Votes: 21,520 | Gross: $2.34M

21. Ring of Fire (I) (1991)

R | 100 min | Action, Drama, Sport

L.A.'s Chinatown is disrupted by the cross-town rivalry between two kickboxing clubs, as the competitive sport is catapulted from the ring of a gymnasium to a ring of fire.

Directors: Richard W. Munchkin, Rick Jacobson | Stars: Don Wilson, Maria Ford, Vince Murdocco, Dale Jacoby

Votes: 899

22. 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

23. Bloodfist (1989)

R | 85 min | Action, Sport

Don Wilson plays retired kickboxer Jake Raye, who travels to Manila, where his brother is favored to win a kickboxing competition. His brother is killed, and Jake realizes he must enter the... See full summary »

Director: Terence H. Winkless | Stars: Don Wilson, Joe Mari Avellana, Rob Kaman, Billy Blanks

Votes: 1,347 | Gross: $1.77M

24. Lion Strike (1994)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A holiday vacation for Dr. Johnny Wu, his young son Bobby, and a beautiful forest ranger turns into a nightmare when they are thrown headfirst into a whirling maelstrom of violence involving a new breed of evil; the Global Mafia.

Directors: Rick Jacobson, Jacobsen Hart, Paul G. Volk | Stars: Don Wilson, Bobbie Phillips, Marcus Aurelius, Timothy D. Baker

Votes: 493

25. Gladiator (2000)

R | 155 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

67 Metascore

A former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed

Votes: 1,620,781 | Gross: $187.71M

26. Pompeii (I) (2014)

PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

41 Metascore

A slave-turned-gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, he must fight to save his beloved as Pompeii crumbles around him.

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson | Stars: Kit Harington, Emily Browning, Kiefer Sutherland, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Votes: 116,667 | Gross: $23.22M

27. Spartacus (1960)

PG-13 | 197 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

87 Metascore

The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.

Directors: Stanley Kubrick, Anthony Mann | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton

Votes: 143,243 | Gross: $30.00M

28. A Knight's Tale (2001)

PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

56 Metascore

After his master dies, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight.

Director: Brian Helgeland | Stars: Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon

Votes: 201,801 | Gross: $56.57M

29. Bloodfist II (1990)

R | 85 min | Action, Sport

Kickboxing champion Jake Raye thought his fighting days were over, until a call from an old friend draws him to the Far East and into the hands of a madman. This time Jake's fighting for his life!

Director: Andy Blumenthal | Stars: Don Wilson, Rina Reyes, Joe Mari Avellana, Robert Marius

Votes: 805 | Gross: $1.29M

30. In Hell (2003)

R | 98 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

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

Director: Ringo Lam | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lawrence Taylor, Lloyd Battista, Carlos Gómez

Votes: 21,505

31. Street Warrior (2008 TV Movie)

R | 91 min | Action

An Iraqi war vet returns home to find that his brother is in a coma from participating in an illegal underground fight club.

Director: David Jackson | Stars: Max Martini, Nick Chinlund, Jane Park Smith, Max Perlich

Votes: 607

32. Ben-Hur (1959)

G | 212 min | Adventure, Drama

90 Metascore

After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet

Votes: 253,716 | Gross: $74.70M

33. Mortal Kombat (1995)

PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

60 Metascore

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: 124,655 | Gross: $70.45M

34. Death Race (2008)

R | 105 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

43 Metascore

Ex-con Jensen Ames is forced by the warden of a notorious prison to compete in our post-industrial world's most popular sport: a car race in which inmates must brutalize and kill one another on the road to victory.

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson | Stars: Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane

Votes: 218,964 | Gross: $36.32M

35. Death Race 3: Inferno (2013 Video)

R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

Convicted cop-killer Carl Lucas, a.k.a. Frankenstein, is a superstar driver in the brutal prison yard demolition derby known as the Death Race. He is only one victory away from winning freedom for himself and his pit crew.

Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Luke Goss, Tanit Phoenix, Danny Trejo, Ving Rhames

Votes: 21,153

36. The Tournament (2009)

R | 95 min | Action, Thriller

A tournament is watched by dozens of wealthy men betting on which one of the 30 assassins will survive the next 24 hours "kill or die" and claim the USD10,000,000 prize. It takes place in an English town with plenty of CCTVs.

Director: Scott Mann | Stars: Ving Rhames, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Hu, Ian Somerhalder

Votes: 36,271

37. The Condemned 2 (2015 Video)

R | 90 min | Action, Thriller

A former bounty hunter who finds himself on the run as part of a revamped Condemned tournament, in which convicts are forced to fight each other to the death as part of a game that's broadcast to the public.

Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Randy Orton, Eric Roberts, Wes Studi, Steven Michael Quezada

Votes: 3,157

38. Kill 'em All (2012)

86 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Captured international assassins are locked up inside a high-tech bunker known as the Killing Chamber. To break out of this concrete hell they must duel each other, fight deadly ninjas and ... See full summary »

Director: Raimund Huber | Stars: Johnny Messner, Chia-Hui Liu, Ammara Siripong, Joe Lewis

Votes: 1,501

39. The Human Race (2013)

Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

32 Metascore

In THE HUMAN RACE a group of 80 people are ripped out of their daily lives and all re-appear in an undisclosed location. These people are from all walks of life: young and old, athletic and... See full summary »

Director: Paul Hough | Stars: Paul McCarthy-Boyington, Eddie McGee, Trista Robinson, T. Arthur Cottam

Votes: 11,065

40. The Hurricane (1999)

R | 146 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

74 Metascore

The story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Denzel Washington, Vicellous Shannon, Deborah Kara Unger, Liev Schreiber

Votes: 102,505 | Gross: $50.67M

41. Raging Bull (1980)

R | 129 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

90 Metascore

The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent

Votes: 380,348 | Gross: $23.38M

42. The Bronx Bull (2016)

R | 94 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

Based on the tumultuous real-life experiences of legendary boxing champion Jake LaMotta, THE BRONX BULL chronicles his rise as a world-class boxer and his struggles with life outside of the ring, offering an unflinchingly honest look into the heart of a champion.

Director: Martin Guigui | Stars: William Forsythe, Joe Mantegna, Tom Sizemore, Paul Sorvino

Votes: 711

43. A Fighting Man (I) (2014)

R | 88 min | Drama, Sport

Haunted by a tragic past, undefeated washed up boxer Sailor O'Connor is a broken man. When a fluke opportunity arises to step back in the ring, he takes it. Now he must stay on his feet throughout a bloody, brutal beating in the ring.

Director: Damian Lee | Stars: Dominic Purcell, Kim Coates, Louis Gossett Jr., Adam Beach

Votes: 1,658

44. The Philly Kid (2012)

R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Sport

A former NCAA champion wrestler, paroled after ten years in prison, agrees to a series of cage fights to save a friend's life and is asked to do the impossible - lose.

Director: Jason Connery | Stars: Wes Chatham, Devon Sawa, Sarah Butler, Neal McDonough

Votes: 2,298

45. The Harder They Fall (1956)

Passed | 109 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Sport

An ex-sportswriter is hired by a shady fight promoter to promote his latest find, an unknown but easily exploitable rising star from Argentina.

Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling, Mike Lane

Votes: 9,041

46. The Great White Hype (1996)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Sport

The boxing champ's promoter thinks, change is needed. He finds the one man who's beaten his black champ (at 17), a white man now in a rock band. Like Rocky, he trains heavily whereas the champ slacks.

Director: Reginald Hudlin | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, Damon Wayans, Peter Berg

Votes: 10,655 | Gross: $7.87M

47. Girlfight (2000)

R | 110 min | Drama, Sport

70 Metascore

Diana, without her father knowing it, trains as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers.

Director: Karyn Kusama | Stars: Michelle Rodriguez, Douglas Santiago, Jamie Tirelli, Paul Calderon

Votes: 11,382 | Gross: $1.52M

48. Southpaw (2015)

R | 124 min | Action, Drama, Sport

57 Metascore

After a fatal incident sends him on a rampant path of destruction, a champion boxer fights to get custody of his daughter and revive his professional career.

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Oona Laurence, Forest Whitaker

Votes: 258,456 | Gross: $52.42M

49. The Boxer (1997)

R | 113 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

75 Metascore

Young Danny Flynn is released from prison 14 years after "taking the rap" for the IRA and tries to rebuild his life in his old Belfast neighborhood.

Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Daragh Donnelly, Frank Coughlan

Votes: 22,328 | Gross: $5.80M

50. The Boxer (I) (2009)

R | 94 min | Action, Drama, Sport

An old boxing coach helps a young ex-con and teaches him how to box and try to become a professional.

Director: Thomas Jahn | Stars: Kelly Adams, Gregor Bador, Frank Braun, Marco Böhme

Votes: 601

51. Knockout (2011)

PG | 90 min | Action, Family

A retired boxer tries to help a new student, Matthew Miller, who is being targeted by bullies. While learning to box and stand up to his tormentors the young boxer must learn to overcome his tumultuous past.

Director: Anne Wheeler | Stars: Steve Austin, Danny Mags, Janet Kidder, Emma Grabinsky

Votes: 2,636

52. Damage (2009)

R | 102 min | Action, Drama

An ex-con battles it out in the cage to pay for the operation that would save the daughter of his victim. Along the way he finds fatherly love, and friendship, in the most unlikely of places.

Director: Jeff King | Stars: Steve Austin, Walton Goggins, Laura Vandervoort, Donnelly Rhodes

Votes: 7,604

53. Warrior (2011)

PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Drama, Sport

71 Metascore

The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.

Director: Gavin O'Connor | Stars: Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Morrison

Votes: 498,036 | Gross: $13.66M

54. 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: 35,838

55. Grudge Match (2013)

PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

35 Metascore

A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout, thirty years after their last match.

Director: Peter Segal | Stars: Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Kim Basinger, Alan Arkin

Votes: 62,880 | Gross: $29.81M

56. Legionnaire (1998)

R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Alain is a boxer in 1925 Marseille, France. When he doesn't take the dive paid to take by a mob boss, he has to split. He joins the Foreign Legion and is sent to Morocco. He makes 3 friends and they watch each other's backs.

Director: Peter MacDonald | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Steven Berkoff, Nicholas Farrell

Votes: 25,762

57. Real Steel (2011)

PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

56 Metascore

In the near future, robot boxing is a top sport. A struggling ex-boxer feels he's found a champion in a discarded robot.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goyo, Anthony Mackie

Votes: 355,736 | Gross: $85.47M

58. The Challenger (I) (2015)

PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, Sport

Struggling Bronx mechanic Jaden Miller uses boxing to save himself and his mother from being homeless. With a legendary trainer, and a reality show built around him, Miller goes for the title.

Director: Kent Moran | Stars: Kent Moran, Michael Clarke Duncan, S. Epatha Merkerson, Justin Hartley

Votes: 1,456 | Gross: $0.02M

59. Rigged (2008)

R | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

In the seedy underground of illegal prizefighting, a corrupt boxing promoter is embroiled in a dangerous fight-fixing scheme with his female prizefighter.

Director: Jonathan M. Dillon | Stars: Chad Ortis, Rebecca Neuenswander, Will Fowler, Matt Schroll

Votes: 1,722

60. Bare Knuckles (2010)

PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Drama

Can a determined single mom go the distance and win the tournament that could ultimately lead to a better life for her and her daughter?

Director: Eric Etebari | Stars: Jeanette Roxborough, Martin Kove, Chris Mulkey, Teya Roxborough

Votes: 511

61. Fight Valley (2016)

Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Drama

22 Metascore

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

62. Fight Valley 2: Lockdown

90 min | Action | Pre-production

Stakes, the original founder of Fight Valley is released from prison early after taking a deal from the U.S Marshalls. Infiltrate Fight Valley and find out who is running the underground ... See full summary »

Director: Ashley L. Gibson | Stars: Erin O'Brien, Ángel Salazar, Rosanne Sorrentino, Tito Ortiz

63. Strength and Honour (2007)

R | 95 min | Action, Drama

A single father decides to break his dying wife's last wish to not box again in order to save his young son from certain death.

Director: Mark Mahon | Stars: Michael Madsen, Vinnie Jones, Patrick Bergin, Richard Chamberlain

Votes: 1,628 | Gross: $0.05M

64. Gloves of Stone (2009)

Not Rated | 97 min | Action, Drama, Sport

Abner is trapped in the rough life of Mexico City. His escape? Boxing. Dr. Frank Irwin and his son Jimmy, a pro boxer, come together to teach Abner that the heart fuels the punches we throw in life.

Director: Miguel Necoechea | Stars: Martin Sheen, Kirk Harris, Álex Perea, Michael Madsen

Votes: 267 | Gross: $0.41M

65. Price of Glory (2000)

PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, Sport

32 Metascore

A father whose boxing career was derailed channels his love of the sport into coaching his three sons - but when an outside manager offers to take over, the family threatens to split in this hard-hitting drama.

Director: Carlos Avila | Stars: Jimmy Smits, Maria del Mar, Jon Seda, Clifton Collins Jr.

Votes: 906 | Gross: $3.43M

66. Two Fists, One Heart (2008)

105 min | Action, Drama, Sport

This is a contemporary story set in Perth, Western Australia. Anthony Argo is a young Italian/Australian boxer, being pushed to the limit by his Sicilian father-trainer, Joe. Joe wants ... See full summary »

Director: Shawn Seet | Stars: Daniel Amalm, Ennio Fantastichini, Jessica Marais, Rai Fazio

Votes: 264

67. The Opponent (2000)

R | 90 min | Drama, Sport

Patty, a victim of domestic abuse, meets her match in Tommy, a former boxing hopeful looking for a new star to put in the ring. But he never could have imagined it would be Patty.

Director: Eugene Jarecki | Stars: Erika Eleniak, James Colby, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, John Doman

Votes: 259

68. Enter the Dragon (1973)

R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

83 Metascore

A Shaolin martial artist travels to an island fortress to spy on an opium lord - who is also a former monk from his temple - under the guise of attending a fighting tournament.

Director: Robert Clouse | Stars: Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly, Ahna Capri

Votes: 113,018 | Gross: $25.00M

69. Cage (1989)

R | 100 min | Action, Drama

A GI in Vietnam saves his buddy's life, but in the process is shot in the head. The injury results in brain damage to the point where he basically has a child's brain in a (very large) ... See full summary »

Director: Lang Elliott | Stars: Lou Ferrigno, Reb Brown, Michael Dante, Mike Moroff

Votes: 730 | Gross: $0.62M

70. Masûru hîto (2002)

92 min | Action, Adventure

In the year 2009, a young policeman must collapse a Yakuza family whose members make a large profit with a new drug.

Director: Ten Shimoyama | Stars: Kane Kosugi, Shô Aikawa, Masaya Katô, Misato Tachibana

Votes: 297

71. Honor (2006)

R | 87 min | Action, Drama

In a world where street gangs collide with the law, neighborhood friends, Raymond and Gabriel, must decide which side of the battle to join. This will be the ultimate fight - the one for power, family, and HONOR.

Director: David Worth | Stars: Jason Barry, Russell Wong, Roddy Piper, Remy Bonjasky

Votes: 597

72. Beyond the Ring (2008)

PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Drama, Family

Martial arts champion Andre Lima's fighting days ended with his wife's death. The past nine years Andre has struggled to rebuild his world around his two children. When his daughter's health suddenly fails, his finances collapse.

Director: Gerson Sanginitto | Stars: André Lima, Martin Kove, Gary Busey, Brye Cooper

Votes: 570

73. Balance of Power (1996)

R | 92 min | Action

A peaceful karate instructor is propelled into the bloody, underworld kick-boxing circuit by the murder of a close friend. The man responsible is an Asian crime lord with a passion for gambling on the city's underground street fights.

Director: Rick Bennett | Stars: Billy Blanks, Mako, Lisa Jai, Denis Akiyama

Votes: 404

74. Fearless (2006)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Biography, Drama

70 Metascore

A biography of Chinese Martial Arts Master Huo Yuanjia, who is the founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation.

Director: Ronny Yu | Stars: Jet Li, Li Sun, Yong Dong, Yun Qu

Votes: 78,716 | Gross: $24.63M

75. Fists of Legend (2013)

Not Rated | 154 min | Action

47 Metascore

Three old friends and rivals get set to face off on a TV program billed as "The Greatest Fight Show on Earth".

Director: Kang Woo-suk | Stars: Yoo Joon-sang, Hwang Jung-min, Yun Je-mun, Lee Yo-won

Votes: 1,256

76. Man of Tai Chi (2013)

R | 105 min | Action, Drama

52 Metascore

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: 40,973 | Gross: $0.10M

77. Shootfighter: Fight to the Death (1993)

R | 96 min | Action

Fight matches, that end when a man is either unconscious or dead, are fought in Tijuana. 2 naive friends, hoping to make a quick buck, go there. One owes money to a loan shark - giving them plenty of practice in no rule fights.

Director: Patrick Alan | Stars: Bolo Yeung, Maryam d'Abo, William Zabka, Michael Bernardo

Votes: 1,475

78. Confessions of a Pit Fighter (2005)

R | 95 min | Action, Drama

Confessions of a Pit fighter is a character driven action film about regret, consequences and the triumph of the human spirit. Eddie Castillo is a quiet man. He has survived seven years of ... See full summary »

Director: Art Camacho | Stars: Armand Assante, James Russo, Flavor Flav, John Savage

Votes: 273

79. Unbeatable (2013)

122 min | Action, Drama, Sport

Fai, once a world champion in boxing, escapes to Macau from the loan sharks and unexpectedly encounters Qi, a young chap who is determined to win a boxing match. Fai becomes Qi's mentor and... See full summary »

Director: Dante Lam | Stars: Nick Cheung, Eddie Peng, Ting Mei, Crystal Lee

Votes: 3,062

80. Female Fight Squad (2016)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A former fighter reluctantly returns to the life she abandoned in order to help her sister survive the sadistic world of illegal fighting and the maniac who runs it.

Director: Miguel Angel Ferrer | Stars: Amy Johnston, Cortney Palm, Rey Goyos, Dolph Lundgren

Votes: 1,394

81. Born to Defense (1988)

R | 92 min | Action, War

Jet, a young soldier at the end of the second World War must overcome some abusive Americans who are bullying him as well as the Chinese people.

Director: Jet Li | Stars: Jet Li, Erkang Zhao, Jia Song, Kurt Roland Petersson

Votes: 2,093

82. Born Wild (2001)

Not Rated | 109 min | Action, Drama

A young man investigates his twin brother's death and discovers the dark world of underground boxing.

Director: Patrick Leung | Stars: Louis Koo, Daniel Wu, Patrick Tam, Jo Kuk

Votes: 152

83. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

PG | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

54 Metascore

Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan Kenobi discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.

Director: George Lucas | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Lee

Votes: 759,158 | Gross: $310.68M

84. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

58 Metascore

After rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.

Director: Richard Marquand | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams

Votes: 1,121,734 | Gross: $309.13M

85. The Arena (1974)

R | 83 min | Action, Adventure

When the Romans force a group of sex slaves to become gladiatrices, two such fighters - a Nubian dancer and a Gaulish priestess - form an alliance to lead the others in rebellion.

Director: Steve Carver | Stars: Margaret Markov, Pam Grier, Lucretia Love, Paul Muller

Votes: 2,107

86. Ring of Death (2008 TV Movie)

R | 82 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Burke Wyatt is an innocent, but condemned man behind prison walls. He's found an outlet for his rage. It's called the Death Match, a killer sport devised by sadistic wardens and authorities... See full summary »

Director: Bradford May | Stars: Johnny Messner, Stacy Keach, Charlotte Ross, Frank Sivero

Votes: 1,074

87. 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: 2,653

88. 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: 822

89. The Ultimate Game (2001)

Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Sport

"SATO" a sinister Asian warlord puts up $1 million dollar prize and attracts martial arts fighters to his remote island. He entraps them as they fight to the death.

Director: Jack Kaprielian | Stars: J.D. Rifkin, Paul Logan, T.J. Storm, Jennifer Doubleday

Votes: 78

90. Undefeated (2003 TV Movie)

92 min | Drama, Sport

A boxer must navigate a path between his newfound fame and his former life.

Director: John Leguizamo | Stars: John Leguizamo, Clifton Collins Jr., Adrian Martinez, Juan Carlos Hernández

Votes: 809

91. 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: 12,415

92. Arena (1989)

PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A human becomes an unlikely rising star in the biggest fighting tournament in the galaxy that's dominated by alien species.

Director: Peter Manoogian | Stars: Paul Satterfield, Hamilton Camp, Claudia Christian, Marc Alaimo

Votes: 3,041

93. Fist of Glory (1991)

R | 93 min | Action, Drama, War

During Vietnam War, a member of US special forces is shanghaied and forced to participate in an underground street fight tournament where losers die. His teammate discovers this and enters the tournament to save him and end it.

Director: Joe Mari Avellana | Stars: Cris Aguilar, Joseph Al, Dave Allen, Mike Anton

Votes: 60

94. Pushed to the Limit (1992)

R | 96 min | Action, Drama

Magnificent Mimi is a woman with a destiny and a bright future ahead of her. She is the world's greatest female wrestling champion, she has a loving boyfriend and loyal family members who ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Mileham | Stars: Mimi Lesseos, Eidan Hanzei, Verrel Reed, Barbara Braverman

Votes: 119

95. Crying Fist (2005)

134 min | Action, Drama, Sport

Tae Sik, a troubled middle aged man and Sang Hwan, a troubled youth will meet in the ring with their respective mission. To change their life.

Director: Ryu Seung-wan | Stars: Choi Min-sik, Ryu Seung-beom, Jeong-ah Bae, Kim Byeong-Ok

Votes: 3,134

96. Rocky (1976)

PG | 120 min | Drama, Sport

70 Metascore

A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.

Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers

Votes: 628,625 | Gross: $117.24M

97. Extreme Challenge (2001)

PG-13 | 89 min | Action, Adventure

A TV channel would be the first in the world to send a martial arts contest through the Internet. The competition is the people with completely different backgrounds that will make up for the title.

Director: Wei Tung | Stars: Ken Chang, Patricia Ja Lee, Jacquline Li, Jun Ngai Yeung

Votes: 179

98. Back in the Day (2016)

Unrated | 121 min | Drama, Sport

A young boxer is taken under the wing of a mob boss after his Mother dies and his Father is run out of town for being an abusive alcoholic.

Director: Paul Borghese | Stars: William DeMeo, Michael Madsen, Alec Baldwin, Annabella Sciorra

Votes: 863

99. From Mexico with Love (2009)

PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Drama, Family

A washed-up trainer takes a self-destructive young boxer under his wing.

Director: Jimmy Nickerson | Stars: Kuno Becker, Steven Bauer, Stephen Lang, Alex Nesic

Votes: 586 | Gross: $0.55M

100. Drunken Master II (1994)

R | 102 min | Action, Comedy

74 Metascore

A young martial artist is caught between 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: 48,934 | Gross: $11.55M



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