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Action Movie SUBGENRES

ADVENTURE |  ALL FOR LOVE  |  ARNOLD MOVIES |  BOND  |  BUDDY  |  CHASE  |  FIGHT  |   GRRRL POWER  |  HEIST
MARTIAL ARTS  |  REVENGE  |  SUPER COP |  SUPERHERO  |  SUPER SOLDIER

This is a huge, ongoing project that I live to work on :D  If a movie that you think should be in a category is not there,
it's probably because I haven't gotten around to re-watching it to be sure. Same thing, if you see any glaringly wrong placements
of films in categories, please email me:  gynell@gmail.com. For a list of movies, see my Hit List.


MARTIAL ARTS 

Do you know KUNG FU? I don't. Although Martial Arts movies are the source of many remakes/'copies', there are so many great fighting styles, it seems crazy to even try to have it as a category, but, to leave it out would also be unthinkable. So bear in mind just how extensive a list would be if it included every good movie, and even how many subgenres there are within Martial Arts (even fighting styles are too numerous to list). With the help of author Ric Meyers' presentation at ActionFest 2011, and his book Films of Fury: The Kung Fu Movie Book, here is my list. I am listing my favorites, what I think are the most seen (best-loved) movies, and the movies with the most early and continued influence on  mainstream 'American' Action Movies. 

The hero in these movies is beyond skilled and all we can do is watch in amazement!  The philosophy and values are a welcome bonus.  These are the movies you watch for the Martial Arts. They showcase their particular style of fighting and it's often something American audiences have never seen before.   


ACTION MOVIE
SUBGENRE

MARTIAL ARTS

Kung Fu (China)
For a proper list of the
Top 100 Kung Fu movies (1966-2010),
see Ric Meyers' Films of Fury:
The Kung Fu Movie Book

Five Fingers of Death
Iron Monkey
aka
Bloody Monkey Master

BRUCE LEE Movies
(Kung Fu, Wushu, Qigong, Jun Fan Gung Fu, Wing Chun, Jeet Kune Do,
"the style of no style")

The Chinese Connection
Fists of Fury
The Way of the Dragon
Enter The Dragon
The Game of Death

JACKIE CHAN Movies
Jackie Chan's First Strike
Operation Condor
Project A
Rumble in the Bronx
Supercop 2

CHUCK NORRIS Movies
(Karate, Tae Kwon Do
Tang Soo Do, Chun Kuk Do
)
A Force Of One

Other Martial Arts

Muay Thai (Thailand)
Ong-bak
Ong bak 2
Ong Bak 3

Silat Harimau
aka Tiger Silat (Indonesia)
Merantau

Wuxia (China)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Zui Quan (Drunken Boxing)
Drunken Master
The Legend of Drunken Master 

Multiple / Mixed Martial Arts
Bloodsport
Born To Fight

(Bloodfist Series)

'Ninja' Movies
American Ninja
Ninja Assassin

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The Chinese Connection (7 Nov 1972)
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Fists of Fury (March 1973)
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Five Fingers of Death (21 Mar 1973)
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The Way of the Dragon (7 Aug 1974)
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Enter The Dragon (19 Aug 1973)
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The Game of Death (8 June 1979)
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Iron Monkey aka Bloody Monkey Master (1983)
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Action Movie SUBGENRES
ADVENTURE |  ALL FOR LOVE  |  ARNOLD MOVIES |  BOND  |  BUDDY  |  CHASE  |  FIGHT  |   GRRRL POWER  |  HEIST
MARTIAL ARTS  |  REVENGE  |  SUPER COP |  SUPERHERO  |  SUPER SOLDIER




Fellow Freaks 
 

87Eleven Action Design | Chad Stahelski + David Leitch
The Action Elite  Eoin Friel
Action Fanatix
ActionFest  (please bring it back . . . ) | Aaron Norris, Bill Banowsky, Dennis Berman
ActionFlix
Action Reloaded  | Jeff Turner
Alex in Wonderland | Female Action Films/Girls WIth Guns list
AvP Central
AllOuttaBubbleGum  | Brenton Haysom + Tyler Hanson
  Artemis Women in Action Film Festival
Black Ops | Toys
  City on Fire
Exploding Helicopter
Explosive Action
Headquarters 10 | Matthew Kiernan
  Herve Attia
IMCDb Internet Movie Cars Database
IMFDb Internet Movie Firearms Database
IMPDb Internet Movie Plane Database
Iron Dragon TV Action Fest
John J. Rambo
Kain's Korner/Kain's Quest | Brenton Haysom
The London Action Festival  Year 2: June 21-25, 2023
Magnolia Pictures
Man In Hat  | Peter Kaplowski
 
Fandango Movie Clips
Outlaw Vern
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Predator The Hunted
Rantbo's Repository Ty Guy on Letterboxd | Ty Hanson
Ric Meyers
The Riddick Archive
Screen Junkies
Stallone Zone
The Stunt Pod

Xombie Dirge
Star Store
zeroplate at CHUD


  

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