Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Action/Adventure > Martial Arts: 292 Films to Rent
- Ip Man (2008)
- Dir. Wilson Yip
Feat. Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan…
- Kung fu stalwart Donnie Yen assumes the legend of Ip Man, celebrated master of the rare and deadly form of martial arts, Wing Chun (later adopted by…
- Ong-Bak 2 (Ong-Bak 2: The Beginning) (2008)
- Dir. Tony Jaa, Panna Rittikrai
Feat. Tony Jaa, Sorapong Chatree, Sarunyu Wongkrachang
- Heavy–handed follow–up to the decade’s best martial arts movie, co–directed by and starring ONG–BAK’s Tony Jaa as a…
- Red Cliff (The Battle of Red Cliff) (2008)
- Dir. John Woo
Feat. Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Takeshi Kaneshiro, Fengyi Zhang…
- A gargantuan Han Dynasty epic from Hong Kong's action movie grandmaster, John Woo, in which two kingdoms must form an unlikely alliance to stave off…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- Rogue Assassin (War) (2007)
- Dir. Philip G Atwell
Feat. Jet Li, Jason Statham
- Mildly entertaining actioner pits Statham as an FBI detective hell–bent on revenge after Li kills his partner; titular character Li, meanwhile,…