Martial Arts Movies with the Most Fight Scenes
If a martial arts film has more than a dozen brawls in it, I'm including it.
Counting fights is a matter of personal discretion, but in general, I'll consider a scene if it includes at least some semblance of back-and-forth choreography (no one-hit knockouts) and lasts at least ten seconds. Montages composed of short matches count as single fights.
Because I'm not as well-versed in Asian cinemas, I've included mainly North American films for now, but feel free to mention any other qualifiers in a private message.
Thanks a bunch, DeathViperKhan, for helping me with the tallying!
Counting fights is a matter of personal discretion, but in general, I'll consider a scene if it includes at least some semblance of back-and-forth choreography (no one-hit knockouts) and lasts at least ten seconds. Montages composed of short matches count as single fights.
Because I'm not as well-versed in Asian cinemas, I've included mainly North American films for now, but feel free to mention any other qualifiers in a private message.
Thanks a bunch, DeathViperKhan, for helping me with the tallying!
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- DirectorRay BradyStarsGordon AlexanderElizabeth TanNeil RaymentAliens appear at the UN and invite Earth to join the Galactic Federation, there is a catch though, Earth has one year to send a team of it's best fighters to represent the planet in an unarmed combat tournament. The fate of the Earth depends on the tournaments outcome.Fight Count: 35
- DirectorAlan MehrezPhilip TanStarsDaniel BernhardtJames HongPat MoritaAlex Cardo is imprisoned and disciplined by one of the inmates. His new master also tells him about the brutal yet illegal Kumite tournament - but how will they get there?Fight Count: 28
- DirectorDavid HueyStarsGary DanielsDavid CarradineTadashi YamashitaProject K.I.C.K was a drug given to cattle to make them grow quicker, if the meat is eaten from these cattle it has horrible side effects. James is a martial artist hired by the DEA to find to a dealer his former Master who is trying to start selling the drug in an American. But little does James know not is what it seems.Fight Count: 26
- DirectorFeng HuangStarsAngela MaoCarter WongSammo Kam-Bo HungThree graduated Hapkido students return to China from Japanese-occupied Korea in order to set up their own school. However, problems start to arise when a local Japanese martial arts school tries to run the new school out of town.Fight Count: 25
- DirectorJino KangStarsJino KangBill DuffMichael BauldA mixed martial arts teacher is haunted by his failure to prevent the murder of young couple years earlier.Fight Count: 24
- DirectorArt CamachoStarsDon WilsonCynthia RothrockLorenzo LamasA computer virus has invaded a virtual reality fighting game leaving a rebellious teen trapped within. Now the boy's father must enter the tainted program and battle his way through a deadly maze of martial arts fighters to save his son.Fight Count: 23
- DirectorCirio H. SantiagoStarsMatt MullinsJoe SabatinoGlen MeadowsAlex Danko descends into the ultra-violent underworld of extreme martial-arts to find his brother's killer with the help of hardened Detective Ramirez and his brother's alluring ex-lover in this post-apocalyptic allegory of greed and revenge set in in 2050 Los Angeles.Fight Count: 22
- DirectorSiu-Hung LeungStarsBrandon GainesFeihong YuKeith VitaliJack Cody has always wanted to enter the world of the Superfights, a free fighting tournament. One night, he rescues a girl from a mugging and he becomes a national hero. Then, he is finally given his opportunity to become a Superfighter. He soon discovers a Ninja who tells him that the man behind the Superfights is involved with illegal acts. When this comes to Jack, he must fight now for his life.Fight Count: 22
- DirectorJ. Stephen MaunderStarsJalal MerhiBolo YeungCynthia RothrockThe Tiger Claws killer is broken out of jail by a former colleague, who acquires a large shipment of weapons and schemes to open a portal to the past into an ancient martial arts temple.Fight Count: 22
- DirectorNewt ArnoldStarsJean-Claude Van DammeDonald GibbLeah Ayres"Bloodsport" follows Frank Dux, an American martial artist serving in the military, who decides to leave the army to compete in a martial arts tournament in Hong Kong where fights to the death can occur.Fight Count: 21
- DirectorJalal MerhiStarsOlivier GrunerJalal MerhiLorenzo LamasPrisoners are dying at the Ogden Correctional Institution, a prison where a corrupt Warden has taken justice and business into his own hands.Fight Count: 21
- DirectorErnie Reyes Jr.StarsErnie Reyes Jr.Corin NemecErnie Reyes Sr.A martial arts champion saves the life of a street fighter and must fight for him in the ultimate fight to the death.Fight Count: 21
- DirectorJean-Claude Van DammeStarsJean-Claude Van DammeRoger MooreJames RemarA group of gentlemen of fortune visits a legendary "Lost City", located in Tibet. They plan to steal a priceless statue "Golden Dragon" during the martial arts tournament.Fight Count: 21
- DirectorAlan MehrezStarsDaniel BernhardtJohn Rhys-DaviesAmber Kelleher-AndrewsAfter his trainer is murdered, Alex Cardo uses his martial arts skills and takes on the one responsible.Fight Count: 20
- DirectorPhillip KoStarsDarren ShahlaviTamara GuoKarin PerathonerIn the future, a computer bug sets a new breed of armed and dangerous villains loose on an unsuspecting world. Digital game characters who govern their own destiny and with global domination at their cyber fingerprints pose the biggest threat to mankind. Our greatest hope lies with the "Techno Warriors" to capture and drag them back into the digital domain.Fight Count: 20
- DirectorAlbert PyunStarsKeith CookeTina CoteNorbert WeisserA kickboxing champion is forced to fight cyborgs in a tournament when the company kidnaps his fiancee.Fight Count: 20
- DirectorAlbert PyunStarsSasha MitchellKamel KrifaBrad ThorntonDavid Sloan must travel to Mexico to save his wife from a savage drug lord who's also an old nemesis.Fight Count: 20
- DirectorTeddy PageStarsCynthia KhanDale CookDon Nakaya NeilsenIn a post-apocalyptic world, a man helps a beautiful young girl get revenge against a roving gang of renegades that destroyed her village.Fight Count: 19
- DirectorJack KaprielianStarsJ.D. RifkinPaul LoganT.J. Storm"SATO" a sinister Asian warlord puts up $1 million dollar prize and attracts martial arts fighters to his remote island. He entraps them as they fight to the death.Fight Count: 19
- DirectorRoss BoyaskStarsCecily FayJoelle SimpsonHelen Steinway BaileyTwo powerful female warriors must journey across a post-apocalyptic land to fight a ritual duel, and fulfill an ancient prophecy.Fight Count: 19
- DirectorRichard W. MunchkinStarsMichael WorthJenilee HarrisonSam J. JonesA skillful fighter who works as a mechanic goes with his friend to a rich guy's villa where illegal fighting is being organizes. It should be easy money, but the friend gets killed and now the mechanic wants revenge on the people involved.Fight Count: 18
- DirectorShan HuaStarsBilly ChongCarl ScottLouis NegliaWhen a Black Panther's whole family is wiped out by a ruthless band of assassins, he's determined to avenge their murder. The gang think he's weak but they didn't reckon with him employing the aid of a martial arts genius.Fight Count: 18
- DirectorSteven L. AustinStarsGary DanielsIan JacklinGerald OkamuraThere are battles fought in the ring, in the streets, for love and for honor.... but now Jake Tanner (Gary Daniels) faces the battle of his life. To save his brother (Ian Jacklin) he must make the ultimate sacrifice.Fight Count: 17
- DirectorRobert ClouseStarsJackie ChanKristine DeBellJosé FerrerA young Asian-American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fighting competition.Fight Count: 17
- DirectorTeddy PageStarsDale CookAndrea LamatschDon Nakaya NeilsenMax, a prize boxer who has developed a drinking habit after his girlfriend Susan left him, gets involved in dirty business once she asks him to help her find her missing husband.Fight Count: 17