Showdown

Fist of Fury

Best films with/about martial arts

showdown:martialart

Grab your gi and enter the dojo. This Showdown is a roundhouse kick to other art forms. Nominate your ten favorite films that showcase a martial art: kung fu, karate, tai chi, aikido, BJJ, judo, kendo, taekwondo and the rest. Pin all others into submission with your lists, and be sure to include all the big-screen hallmarks of great wuxia spectacles: dazzling action, unexpected comedy, astounding grace, folk heroes, epic baddies, inventive camera-work… 10th-degree black belt levels of awesomeness. Begin.

Most mentioned

  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  • Kill Bill: Vol. 1
  • Enter the Dragon
  • The Raid
  • The Matrix
  • Hero
  • Ip Man
  • The Raid 2
  • Drunken Master II
  • Police Story
  • Kung Fu Hustle
  • The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
  • Kill Bill: Vol. 2
  • The Karate Kid
  • Kung Fu Panda
  • House of Flying Daggers
  • Bloodsport
  • Ong Bak
  • Drunken Master
  • John Wick

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Leonard Shelby
Leonard Shelby 20 films
Robert Sutton
Robert Sutton 15 films
Robert Sutton
Robert Sutton 42 films
Filip Mitrović
Filip Mitrović 71 films
Ishan
Ishan 14 films
Kyle
Kyle 12 films
Mark Cunningham
Mark Cunningham 35 films
Ivan
Ivan 10 films
Zane
Zane 1 film
bloodypiglord
bloodypiglord 10 films
Sam Holdren
Sam Holdren 5 films
B S
B S 10 films
Matt Bourne
Matt Bourne 5 films
StudioHibari
StudioHibari 10 films
roseholland
roseholland 1 film
Zheddy
Zheddy 10 films
Carleigh Smith
Carleigh Smith 101 films
beatlestw
beatlestw 10 films
Kash Hammer
Kash Hammer 4 films
Patrick_Z
Patrick_Z 10 films
Sagan
Sagan 7 films
Miro
Miro 10 films
Tucker
Tucker 10 films
Bruno Bergeron
Bruno Bergeron 10 films
Christovason
Christovason 3 films
Kyle
Kyle 5 films
preisman
preisman 10 films
Paul
Paul 189 films
Dallas
Dallas 15 films
Zayne
Zayne 14 films
Olga
Olga 10 films
Joshua Bateman
Joshua Bateman 10 films
scorpiofire
scorpiofire 10 films
Andreas K
Andreas K 11 films
Stephen Hanson
Stephen Hanson 10 films
Hank_Chinaski
Hank_Chinaski 329 films
eunan nwachukwu
eunan nwachukwu 300 films
Jason Rainey
Jason Rainey 10 films
Anthony Ayo
Anthony Ayo 1 film
Gals
Gals 10 films
Gabriel Jewett
Gabriel Jewett 10 films
{Todd}
{Todd} 10 films
Prince Jhonny
Prince Jhonny 10 films
Andrew
Andrew 6 films
gartenlaub
gartenlaub 18 films
thomasclyde
thomasclyde 11 films
shaiahulud
shaiahulud 7 films
lurk_moar
lurk_moar 10 films
Alex
Alex 20 films
Joe Rees
Joe Rees 10 films
directorscut
directorscut 10 films
Daniel Too
Daniel Too 10 films
Pavlos Kyriazis
Pavlos Kyriazis 16 films
Heisenbergbad
Heisenbergbad 9 films
Daniel Charchuk
Daniel Charchuk 10 films
BeesBot
BeesBot 4 films
ribcage
ribcage 10 films
Geoff T
Geoff T 30 films
megan
megan 10 films
Rackve
Rackve 30 films
Violet
Violet 11 films
Mark Johnson
Mark Johnson 11 films
The Surge!
The Surge! 10 films
Erik Vorhes
Erik Vorhes 10 films
rsq2000
rsq2000 10 films
Kyle Bailey
Kyle Bailey 7 films
Those Eyebrows
Those Eyebrows 25 films
smallantelope
smallantelope 3 films
Conor Wade
Conor Wade 6 films
dadgumblah
dadgumblah 10 films
SicSemperTyrano
SicSemperTyrano 11 films
kierstonwoodley
kierstonwoodley 10 films
le_cygne
le_cygne 10 films
Evan Mather
Evan Mather 14 films
Kurosawa
Kurosawa 10 films
festerwretch
festerwretch 10 films
TheLameDuck
TheLameDuck 10 films
ADornburg
ADornburg 10 films
Val_Z
Val_Z 11 films
Angelo Cordeiro
Angelo Cordeiro 10 films
V. Vargas
V. Vargas 10 films
Chase Eiland
Chase Eiland 10 films
Joshua
Joshua 10 films