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1980s Martial Arts Movies

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The Karate Kid(1984)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 6min | Action, Kids & Family, Drama
3.6/5 (with 1,780 votes)

Daniel, a fatherless teenager, arrives in Los Angeles and becomes the object of bullying by a gang of karate students when he strikes up a relationship with Ali, the gang leader’s ex-girlfriend, so Daniel asks Miyagi, a master of martial arts, to help him learn karate.

Wheels on Meals(1984)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 48min | Romance / Love, Action, Comedy, Crime
3.5/5 (with 173 votes)

Cousins Thomas and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia, a pickpocket.

Bloodsport(1988)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 32min | Action, Drama
3.5/5 (with 749 votes)

U.S. soldier Frank Dux has come to Hong Kong to be accepted into the Kumite, a highly secret and extremely violent martial arts competition. While trying to gain access into the underground world of clandestine fighters, he also has to avoid military officers who consider him to be AWOL. After enduring a difficult training and beginning a romance with journalist Janice Kent, Frank is given the opportunity to fight. But can he survive?

Big Trouble in Little China(1986)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 39min | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
3.6/5 (with 1,280 votes)

When trucker Jack Burton agreed to take his friend, Wang Chi, to pick up his fiancee at the airport, he never expected to get involved in a supernatural battle between good and evil. Wang's fiancee has emerald green eyes, which make her a perfect target for immortal sorcerer Lo Pan—who must marry a girl with green eyes so he can regain his physical form.

Above the Law(1988)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 39min | Action, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 293 votes)

Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his job as he is to his personalized brand of justice—expert and thorough bone-crushing.

The Karate Kid Part II(1986)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 53min | Adventure, Drama, Action, Romance / Love, Kids & Family
3.1/5 (with 921 votes)

After discovering that his father is at death's door, Mr. Miyagi sets out to Japan, to see him with Daniel. Upon arriving, Miyagi must confront an old rival. Meanwhile, Daniel encounters a new love, and some new enemies.

My Lucky Stars(1985)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 36min | Action, Comedy
3.2/5 (with 64 votes)

Two Hong-Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in diamonds. After one is captured by the Ninja-gang protecting the rogue cop, the other one gets his old Orphanage gang, dubbed the "Five Lucky Stars," to help him. They don't like this much, but they do it.

Police Story 2(1988)

2h 2min | Action, Crime, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 214 votes)

The Hong Kong super-cop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers at the same time that the villains of the first Police Story are out for revenge.

Directed by Jackie Chan - With Maggie Cheung, Charlie Cho, Jackie Chan, Benny Lai, Bill Tung, Chor Yuen, ...

Armour of God(1986)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 28min | Adventure, Action, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 236 votes)

Jackie Chan stars as Asian Hawk, an Indiana Jones-style adventurer looking to make a fortune in exotic antiquities. After Hawk discovers a mysterious sword in Africa, a band of Satan-worshipping monks kidnap his ex-girlfriend Lorelei, demanding the sword as ransom as well as other pieces of the legendary Armour of God - a magical outfit dating back to the Crusades.

The Golden Child(1986)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 34min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
3.0/5 (with 458 votes)

After a Tibetan boy, the mystical Golden Child, is kidnapped by the evil Sardo Numspa, humankind's fate hangs in the balance. On the other side of the world in Los Angeles, the priestess Kee Nang seeks the Chosen One, who will save the boy from death. When Nang sees social worker Chandler Jarrell on television discussing his ability to find missing children, she solicits his expertise, despite his skepticism over being "chosen.".

American Ninja(1985)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 35min | Action
3.0/5 (with 172 votes)

Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter with little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in The Philippines after a judge gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his first missions driving a convoy, his platoon is attacked by a group of rebels who try to steal the weapons the platoon is transporting and kidnap the base colonel's daughter.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars(1985)

1h 45min | Action, Comedy
3.4/5 (with 48 votes)

The third installment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners and My Lucky Stars. The team are released from prison to play detective in order to stop a ruthless gang from ruining their reputations, taking their lives, and that of a key witness in an upcoming trial. They must battle their way through and with the help of Muscles, take down the bad guys.

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Project A: Part II(1987)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 41min | Action, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 104 votes)

Dragon is now transferred to be the police head of Sai Wan district, and has to contend with a gangster kingpin, anti-Manchu revolutionaries, some runaway pirates, Manchu Loyalists and a corrupt police superintendent.

The Young Master(1980)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 47min | Action, Comedy
3.4/5 (with 86 votes)

Youthful martial arts master Lung is searching for his missing brother, when he is mistaken for a criminal on the run. He must prove his innocence by solving the case himself, while local lawmen and merciless mercenaries are hot on his trail.

Directed by Jackie Chan - With Jackie Chan, Wei Pai, Shih Kien, Yuen Biao, Hwang In-shik, Lily Li, ...

Project A(1983)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 46min | Action, Comedy, Adventure
3.6/5 (with 185 votes)

In late 19th Century Hong Kong the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters. One Coast Guard officer is Dragon Ma, who is determined that his beloved Coast Guard will not be made a fool of.

Directed by Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung - With Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Kwan Hoi-san, Dick Wei, Hoi Sang Lee, ...

No Retreat, No Surrender(1986)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 25min | Action
3.1/5 (with 229 votes)

Young Jason Stillwell moves with his parents to Seattle, where local bullies harass them without mercy. Jason's father Tom does not believe in violence, so the family takes it on the chin. One day Jason enrolls in a martial arts class and quietly rises in rank to be a major contender. His mettle is tested in an international match against Ivan, a Russian champion.

Black Eagle(1988)

1h 33min | Action, Drama
2.5/5 (with 98 votes)

One of the US Air Force's most modern tactical aircrafts, an F-100 with a new laser guidance system, crashes into the sea near Malta - a region where the Soviet forces are highly present, too. The CIA immediately sends out their best secret agent, Ken Tani, to salvage the system before it falls into enemy hands. To ensure his loyalty, they bring his two young sons to a nearby hotel on the island.

Game of Death II(1981)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 36min | Drama, Action
2.8/5 (with 71 votes)

In this dark tale of revenge, Bruce Lee "returns" as Billy Lo, whose best friend Chin Ku dies of a sudden illness. But suspicion of foul play arises when a gang tries to steal Ku's coffin at the funeral using a helicopter. When Lo's younger brother Lo hears about the incident, he leaves his Buddhist master to investigate the truth. His trail soon leads him to the Castle of Death, the last place Chin Ku was seen alive. There, he meets and befriends an unlikely ally--a cruel and merciless martial arts expert who is also the tower's master. But when the master dies under mysterious circumstances, Lo ends up dueling with someone far more terrifying.

Dragon Lord(1982)

1h 26min | Action, Comedy
3.1/5 (with 50 votes)

Dragon and his madcap pal Cowboy spend their days getting into mischief, frustrating the elders, chasing girls, and competing in the village sport. When Dragon overhears a fiendish plot by smugglers to sell China's national treasures overseas, the pair leap into action. Also, Cowboy's wealthy father is kidnapped by the villainous and lethal Big Boss, and the scene is set for a furious martial arts showdown.

Directed by Jackie Chan - With Jackie Chan, Cheung Wing Fat, Hwang In-shik, Tien Feng, Fung Hak-On, Shirley Yim, ...

Legacy of Rage(1986)

1h 27min | Action
3.8/5 (with 29 votes)

Brandon plays Brandon Ma, a regular working Joe who holds down two jobs, so he can support his girlfriend May and his dream of owning a motorcycle. Brandon's best friend is Michael, an ambitious and murderous dope peddler. Michael covets May and so he comes up with a plan that will win her for him, and solves a problem he's been having. It seems that an undercover cop named Sharky has been using his police connections to dominate the local cocaine trade, so Michael has him killed and uses Brandon as the fall guy. Brandon goes to jail, though he thinks that he will be released soon thanks to the efforts of his good buddy Michael. Eight years later Brandon finally gets out of jail and vows revenge.

The Last Dragon(1985)

1h 48min | Action, Adventure, Music
3.2/5 (with 108 votes)

A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way he must fight an evil martial arts expert and rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter.

Encounter of the Spooky Kind(1980)

1h 42min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
3.3/5 (with 32 votes)

Sammo is Courageous Cheung, a pedicab driver in a rural community who is known around town as the man who fears nothing. Well, this is proved false before the opening credits finish when he endures a particularly frightening nightmare of flesh-eating zombies. But, that's just the beginning of his run-ins with the supernatural...

Directed by Sammo Hung - With Sammo Hung, Chung Fat, Huang Ha, Peter Chan Lung, Lam Ching-ying

Return to the 36th Chamber(1980)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 39min | Action
3.4/5 (with 59 votes)

The workers of a dye factory have their pay cut by 20% when the factory owner brings in some Manchu thugs to try and increase production. Desperate to reclaim their full wages, the workers hire an actor to impersonate a priest and kung-fu expert from the temple of Shaolin. The factory owner proves the actor a fraud, and punishes all those involved. The young actor feels he has let the workers down, and promises to atone. He sets out for Shaolin, determined to be accepted as a kung-fu pupil at the elite temple.

The Millionaires' Express(1986)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 34min | Action, Comedy
3.2/5 (with 21 votes)

What happens when a glamorous express, with high government officials, wealthy merchants, concubines and a gang of brigands on board, speeds towards the small town of Hanshui, where escaping bank robbers, corrupt officials, and gamblers await? Well, let's just say the Titanic had a smoother maiden voyage.

The Big Brawl(1980)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 35min | Action, Comedy
3.0/5 (with 72 votes)

A young Asian American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fight competition.

Invasion U.S.A.(1985)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 47min | Action
2.9/5 (with 126 votes)

A one-man army comes to the rescue of the United States when a spy attempts an invasion.

American Ninja 2: The Confrontation(1987)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 30min | Action
2.7/5 (with 114 votes)

On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong saves an old friend from the clutches of "The Lion", an evil super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja warriors.

Directed by Sam Firstenberg - With Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Mike Stone, Gary Conway

Eastern Condors(1987)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 37min | Action, Adventure, War
3.6/5 (with 36 votes)

A motley group of Chinese prisoners held in the US is sent on a covert mission with the promise of a pardon: to go deep into Vietnam and destroy a secret depot of missiles that the US left behind during the pull-out.

Mr. Vampire(1985)

1h 36min | Action, Comedy, Horror
3.5/5 (with 39 votes)

The planned reburial of a village elder goes awry as the corpse resurrects into a hopping, bloodthirsty vampire, threatening mankind. Therefore, a Taoist Priest and his two disciples attempt to stop the terror.

Directed by Ricky Lau - With Lam Ching-ying, Ricky Hui, Chin Siu-ho, Moon Lee, Yuen Wah

Fist of the North Star(1986)

3.5/5 (with 63 votes)

After a nuclear holocaust tears the world apart, mankind is forced to the harshness of not only the oppression of others who are much more powerful, but the dead earth which seems to be getting worse with every passing moment. But a savior has risen from the ashes, a man who will defeat those who would torment the weak and make the world a livable place once more. A man named Kenshiro...

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