Movies and TV series about martial arts
The 60 best titles about martial arts, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
MovieActionDramaA samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011 · Quentin Tarantino
MovieActionCrimeA former assassin, known simply as The Bride, wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill attempts to murder her on her wedding day. Fueled by an insatiable desire for revenge, she vo
The Godfather Part II
1974 · Francis Ford Coppola
MovieDramaCrimeIn the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vega
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005 · Michael Dante DiMartino
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyIn a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
Hunter x Hunter
2011
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyGon, a young boy who lives on Whale Island, dreams of becoming a Hunter like his father, who left when Gon was still young.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
MovieActionAdventureDramaTwo warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
Scissor Seven
2018
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedySeeking to recover his memory, a scissor-wielding, hairdressing, bungling quasi-assassin stumbles into a struggle for power among feuding factions.
JUJUTSU KAISEN
2020
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyYuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by curses, he eats the finger of Ryo
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
2012
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyFollow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the most prominent of which is Dio Brando and his followers.
Alchemy of Souls
2022 · Jang Jung-do
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaMysteryA powerful sorceress in a blind woman's body encounters a man from a prestigious family, who wants her help to change his destiny.
In the Mood for Love
2000 · Wong Kar-Wai
MovieDramaRomanceIn 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors form an intimate bond after making a discovery about their spouses in this visually stunning tale of unrequited love.
The Man from Nowhere
2010 · Lee Jeong-beom
MovieActionCrimeThrillerA reclusive pawnshop owner goes on a brutal rampage to rescue a young girl kidnapped by a criminal organization.
One-Punch Man
2015
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedySaitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of “special” training, though, he’s become so strong that he’s practically invincible. In fact, he’s too strong—even his mightiest o
Dragon Ball Z
1989
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyNow happily married and with a son, martial arts champion Goku must defend Earth from a series of extraterrestrial invaders bent on destruction.
KENGAN ASHURA
2019 · Tomoko Takahashi
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyOhma Tokita enters a hidden world where corporate disputes are settled in brutal gladiator bouts. Forget the money, he just wants to fight — and win.
Fist of Legend
1994 · Gordon Chan
MovieActionChen returns to his school when he finds out that his martial arts teacher has died. When he learns that his school students are harassed by some hooligans, he gears himself up to save them.
MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES
2023 · Akifumi Fujio
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyThis is a world of magic where magic is used for everything. But deep in the forest exists a young man who spends his time training and bulking up. He can't use magic, but he enjoys a peaceful life wi
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski
MovieActionScience FictionSet in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
2021 · Keishi Otomo
MovieActionAdventureDramaIn 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge.
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022 · Daniel Scheinert
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionAn aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.
The Legend of Korra
2012
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationFamilyAvatar Korra, a headstrong, rebellious, feisty young woman who continually challenges and breaks with tradition, is on her quest to become a fully realized Avatar. In this story, the Avatar struggles
Dragon Ball Super
2015
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyWith Majin Buu defeated half-a-year prior, peace returns to Earth, where Son Goku (now a radish farmer) and his friends now live peaceful lives. However, a new threat appears in the form of Beerus, th
Jackie Chan Adventures
2000
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyArchaeologist Jackie Chan joins forces with his adventurous 11-year-old niece, Jade, to race around the world in search of twelve powerful magical talismans before they fall into the hands of the sini
The God of High School
2020 · Kun Gao
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyJin Mori has proclaimed himself the strongest high schooler. His life changes when he's invited to participate in "God of High School," a tournament to determine the strongest high schooler of all. He
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004 · Quentin Tarantino
MovieActionCrimeThrillerThe Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, ch
Dragon Ball DAIMA
2024 · Kei Naito
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyMysteriously transformed into mini versions of themselves, Goku and his friends travel to the Demon Realm to uncover the truth and find a cure.
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023 · Chad Stahelski
MovieActionCrimeThrillerWith the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances ac
House of Flying Daggers
2004 · Zhang Yimou
MovieActionAdventureDramaIn 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but thing
Kung Fu Hustle
2004 · Stephen Chow
MovieActionComedyCrimeIt's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung
Enter the Dragon
1973 · Robert Clouse
MovieActionA martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.
Big Hero 6
2014 · Chris Williams
MovieActionAdventureAnimationA special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003 · Quentin Tarantino
MovieActionCrimeAn assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
Batman Begins
2005 · Christopher Nolan
MovieActionCrimeDramaDriven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new
Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
2012
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyWhen the fate of their world, Ninjago, is challenged by great threats, it's up to the ninja: Kai, Jay, Cole, Zane, Lloyd and Nya to save the world.
Police Story
1985 · Jackie Chan
MovieActionComedyCrimeOfficer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Se
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
2017
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyThe life of the shinobi is beginning to change. Boruto Uzumaki, son of Seventh Hokage Naruto Uzumaki, has enrolled in the Ninja Academy to learn the ways of the ninja. Now, as a series of mysterious e
Kung Fu Panda
2008 · Mark Osborne
MovieActionAnimationComedyChosen by prophecy but doubted by all, Po is an unlikely choice for the mystical title of the Dragon Warrior—a clumsy panda thrust into the world of kung fu as a deadly enemy threatens the Valley of P
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017 · Chad Stahelski
MovieActionCrimeThrillerJohn Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021 · Destin Daniel Cretton
MovieActionAdventureFantasyShang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.
The Animatrix
2003 · Koji Morimoto
MovieAnimationScience FictionStraight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019 · Chad Stahelski
MovieActionCrimeThrillerSuper-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the
The Raid 2
2014 · Gareth Evans
MovieActionCrimeThrillerAfter fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1987
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyFour turtles fall into the sewers and are befriended by Hamato Yoshi a Japanese man sent to New York who was forced to live in the sewers. One day he sees a strange green glow which transforms the fou
Police Story 3: Super Cop
1992 · Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
MovieActionCrimeThrillerA Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
The Legend of Drunken Master
1994 · Lau Kar-Leung
MovieActionComedyReturning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-Hong is unwittingly caught up in the battle between foreigners who wish to export ancient Chinese artifacts and loyalists who don't
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
2022 · Tetsuro Kodama
MovieActionAnimationScience FictionThe Red Ribbon Army, an evil organization that was once destroyed by Goku in the past, has been reformed by a group of people who have created new and mightier Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2, and seek
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
2013 · Masahiro Hosoda
MovieActionAnimationScience FictionAfter the defeat of Majin Buu, a powerful God of Destruction known as Beerus searches for the Saiyan warrior who defeated Frieza. Realizing the threat Beerus poses to Earth, the Z-fighters must stop h
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