Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Martial Arts: 336 Films to Rent on DVD
- Redbelt (2008)
- Dir. David Mamet
Feat. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Emily Mortimer, Tim Allen…
- Upright and mature David Mamet offering examines the principles behind jujitsu through a small–time, but respected martial arts instructor…
- Three Kingdoms (Resurrection of the Dragon) (2008)
- Dir. Daniel Lee
Feat. Andy Lau, Sammo Hung, Maggie Q…
- Rousing take on a Chinese literary classic rehashes the legendary Han Dynasty power struggle between three warring kingdoms (recently given the royal…
- Wushu - The Young Generation (2008)
- Dir. Antony Szeto
Feat. Sammo Hung, Fengchao Liu, Wenjie Wang
- Under the auspices of genre legends Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan (in producing role), this standard–issue kung fu flick introduces a bevy a…
- Afro Samurai (2007)
- Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Ron Perlman
- The perpetually cool Samuel L. Jackson reeks of attitude as the voice of an Afro–American samurai hellbent on revenge.
In the spirit of KILL…
- Black Belt (Kuro-obi) (2007)
- Dir. Shunichi Nagasaki
Feat. Akihito Yagi, Tatsuya Naka
- Defence meets attack in this measured martial arts drama set in 1930s Japan, in which two karate experts (played by real–life karate pros) take…
- Chop Socky Chooks (TV Series) (2007)
- Dir. Sergio Delfino
- Outlandish martial arts animation featuring three kung–fu trained chickens ready to defend the citizens of Wasabi World (a giant shopping mall)…
- Drummer, The (Zhan. gu) (2007)
- Dir. Kenneth Bi
Feat. Tony Leung (Kar-fai), Kenneth Tsang, Jaycee Chan
- Visually enticing martial arts drama of a self–indulgent son sent into the Taiwanese mountains to escape gangland city retribution, who ends up…
- Fighting Beat (2007)
- Dir. Piti Jaturaphat
- Agile martial arts action flick based in a Thai street fighting bar renowned for its local competitors, who find themselves in a deadly fight for…
- Invisible Target (Naam yi boon sik) (2007)
- Dir. Benny Chan
Feat. Nicholas Tse, Jaycee Chan, Shawn Yue…
- Unyielding martial arts thriller rumbles with a group of detectives commissioned to take out a local Hong Kong mercenary gang. The expected ass…
- Kung Fu Dunk (Gong fu guan lan) (2007)
- Dir. Yen-ping Chu
Feat. Charlene Choi, Jay Chou, Eric Tsang…
- Inane sporting comedy about a skilled martial artist recruited to play basketball at the local university in return for help in finding his birth…