Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure > Martial Arts: 300 Films to Buy & Rent
Canton Godfather, The (Miracles; Mr. Canton and Lady Rose) (1989)
- Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Anita Mui
- Though light on martial arts, this lavish period production is generally considered Jackie Chan's most accomplished movie. At once inspired by THE…
Iceman Cometh, The (Time Warriors) (1989)
- Dir. Fok Yiu Leung
Feat. Biao Yuen, Maggie Cheung
- A pair of Ming Dynasty adversaries find themselves defrosted 300 years later in contemporary Hong Kong. Film festival fave combines outrageous farce…
In The Line of Duty (In The Line of Duty 4: The Witness) (1989)
- Dir. Yuen Woo Ping
Feat. Donnie Yen, Cynthia Khan , Michael Wong…
- Although the fourth in a film series about a flashy martial–arts cop, this is generally considered the best, with Yen taking his police job in…
Kickboxer (1989)
- Dir. Mark DiSalle
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Van Damme vengeance vehicle for fans of the muscled one only.
Tiger On the Beat (1989)
- Dir. Liu Chia Liang
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Conan Lee
- Chow Yun Fat buddies up with martial artiste Conan Lee as a pair of mismatched cops in hot pursuit of an international drug syndicate, climaxing in a…
Zatoichi 26 (Darkness Is His Ally) (1989)
- Dir. Shintaro Katsu
Feat. Shintaro Katsu
- An enjoyable, autumnal revival of the 1960s–70s samurai movie franchise, with a much older Katsu reprising his role of the blind swordsman and…
Dragons Forever (1988)
- Dir. Sammo Hung, Corey Yuen
Feat. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen
- Final martial–arts rumble for the 'three brothers' team of Chan, Hung and Biao (see PROJECT–A), here playing three spokes in a nefarious…
Nico: Above the Law (1988)
- Dir. Andrew Davis
Feat. Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Sharon Stone…
- Former bodyguard Seagal makes his debut as a short–fused cop who employs martial artistry to teach hoodlums that crime doesn't pay for hospital…
Police Story 2 (1988)
- Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung
- Jackie Chan directs this follow–up to his landmark hit, playing a demoted detective who must use his wiles to track down bomb–scare…
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987)
- Dir. Sam Firstenberg
Feat. Michael Dudikoff, Steve James
- Hokey martial arts movie from the Cannon Films stable, with an American Army ranger attempting to save a group of marines who have been brainwashed…