Phoenix (
2023) | IMDb:
5.2
It follows Fiona "Phoenix" Grant, a U.S. Army veteran Sergeant teaching hand-to-hand combat skills in Afghanistan. She receives word that her father has been killed in Florida.
Starring:
Natalie Eva Marie
,
Randy Couture
,
Neal McDonough
,
Oleg Prudius
,
Joseph Aviel
,
Courtney Akbar
Directed by:
Daniel Zirilli
Olympus Has Fallen (
2013) | IMDb:
6.5
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.
Starring:
Gerard Butler
,
Aaron Eckhart
,
Finley Jacobsen
,
Dylan McDermott
,
Rick Yune
,
Morgan Freeman
Safe (
2012) | IMDb:
6.5
After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian Mafia and high-level corrupt New York City politicians and police.
Starring:
Jason Statham
,
Chris Sarandon
,
James Hong
,
Catherine Chan
,
Robert John Burke
,
Anson Mount
Confessions of an Action Star (
2005) | IMDb:
3.9
A 'mocumentary' on the rise and fall of Chip and Dales dancer turned martial arts action star, Francis Allen Sledgewick, AKA Frank Sledge. When fame and fortune caused Frank to lose his sense of what's truely important, he realised he's going to have to get in touch with his roots if there's ever going to be a comeback.
Starring:
David Leitch
,
Holmes Osborne
,
Mitch Gaylord
,
Kelly Hu
,
Carrie-Anne Moss
,
Ernie Hudson
Directed by:
Brad Martin
Wake of Death (
2004) | IMDb:
5.5
Ben Archer, an ex-mob enforcer, seeks revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsible for his wife's brutal murder. When Archer joins forces with his old underworld friends, an all-out war is waged against the Chinese Triad.
Starring:
Jean-Claude Van Damme
,
Simon Yam
,
Valerie Tian
,
Philip Tan
,
Tony Schiena
,
Claude Hernandez
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (
2002) | IMDb:
6.2
A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main character, The Chosen One, Oedekerk sets off to avenge the deaths of his parents at the hands of kung-fu legend Master Pain. Along the way he encounters some strange characters.
Planet of the Apes (
2001) | IMDb:
5.7
After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.
Starring:
Mark Wahlberg
,
Tim Roth
,
Helena Bonham Carter
,
Michael Clarke Duncan
,
Kris Kristofferson
,
Estella Warren
Big Momma's House (
2000) | IMDb:
5.2
When a street-smart FBI agent is sent to Georgia to protect a beautiful single mother and her son from an escaped convict, he is forced to impersonate a crass Southern granny known as Big Momma in order to remain incognito.
Starring:
Martin Lawrence
,
Nia Long
,
Paul Giamatti
,
Jascha Washington
,
Terrence Howard
,
Anthony Anderson
Lethal Weapon 4 (
1998) | IMDb:
6.6
With personal crises and age weighing in on them, Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads trying to free their former leaders from prison and onto American soil.
City of Industry (
1997) | IMDb:
6.1
A retired thief swears revenge on the lunatic who murdered his brother and partner, while going on the run with the loot they stole.
Starring:
Harvey Keitel
,
Stephen Dorff
,
Timothy Hutton
,
Famke Janssen
,
Wade Dominguez
,
Michael Jai White
Produced by:
Bonnie Timmermann
Congo (
1995) | IMDb:
5.3
Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa where human greed and the laws of nature have gone berserk. When the thrill-seekers -- some with ulterior motives -- stumble across a race of killer apes.
Starring:
Laura Linney
,
Dylan Walsh
,
Ernie Hudson
,
Tim Curry
,
Grant Heslov
,
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
The Three Musketeers (
1993) | IMDb:
6.4
D'Artagnan travels to Paris hoping to become a musketeer, one of the French king's elite bodyguards, only to discover that the corps has been disbanded by conniving Cardinal Richelieu, who secretly hopes to usurp the throne. Fortunately, Athos, Porthos and Aramis have refused to lay down their weapons and continue to protect their king. D'Artagnan joins with the rogues to expose Richelieu's plot against the crown.
Starring:
Kiefer Sutherland
,
Chris O'Donnell
,
Oliver Platt
,
Charlie Sheen
,
Tim Curry
,
Rebecca De Mornay
Surf Ninjas (
1993) | IMDb:
5
Two Asian-American "surfer-dude" brothers discover they are the long lost princes from a China Sea Island. Part of their inheritance includes magically-induced martial arts prowess and seeing the future. Using their new powers, they act to overthrow the island's current dictator, a despotic madman with a metal face!
Starring:
Ernie Reyes Jr.
,
Nicolas Cowan
,
Rob Schneider
,
Leslie Nielsen
,
Ernie Reyes Sr.
,
John Karlen
Directed by:
Neal Israel
Showdown in Little Tokyo (
1991) | IMDb:
6.1
An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their differences, both men excel at martial arts, and utilize their formidable skills when they go up against Yoshida, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.
Starring:
Dolph Lundgren
,
Brandon Lee
,
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
,
Tia Carrere
,
Philip Tan
,
Rodney Kageyama
The Perfect Weapon (
1991) | IMDb:
5.9
Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened by one of the Korean mafia families. Jeff tries to help his old friend, but is too late to prevent Kim's death at the hands of an unknown hitman. Vowing revenge, Jeff takes on all of the families, using his martial arts skills to find the man who killed his friend.
Tango & Cash (
1989) | IMDb:
6.4
Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are two successful narcotics detectives who can't stand each other. Crime lord Yves Perret, furious at the loss of income they have caused him, plots an elaborate revenge against them.
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone
,
Kurt Russell
,
Teri Hatcher
,
Jack Palance
,
Brion James
,
James Hong