Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure > Martial Arts: 298 Films to Buy & Rent
- Who Am I? (1998)
- Dir. Jackie Chan, Bennie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan
- A standard opening soon flowers into one of Jackie Chan's crazier flights of action–ballet, playing an amnesiac commando who can't work out why…
- Black Mask (1997)
- Dir. Daniel Lee
Feat. Jet Li, Lau Ching-wan
- Mild–mannered librarian by day – pain–resistant, cool–garbed crime–fighter by night – Jet Li's engaging…
- Double Team (1997)
- Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Rodman, Mickey Rourke
- Jean Claude Van Damme and basketball superfreak Dennis Rodman muscle up against the reliable terrorism of the ultimate whacko, Mickey Rourke. …
- Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997)
- Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Jet Li
- Jet Li reprises his signature role in the popular saga, this time reinvented as a Kung Fu Western – the perfect setting for…
- Blade, The (1996)
- Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Xin Xin Xiong, Moses Chan, Man Cheuk Chiu
- Honour and retribution are the key themes in this densely–plotted, straight–faced actioner set in a mythic–historical setting.…
- Executive Decision (1996)
- Dir. Stuart Baird
Feat. Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal
- Middle Eastern terrorists hi–jack a Jumbo and bring aboard a lethal nerve–gas capable of wiping out small nations. For a sure recipe for…
- First Strike (1996)
- Dir. Stanley Tong
Feat. Jackie Chan, Jackson Liu, Annie Wu
- Jackie Chan is back to further embarrass the Yankee action–pretenders. Some mumbo–jumbo about stolen Ukrainian warheads provides an…
- Glimmer Man, The (1996)
- Dir. John Gray
Feat. Steven Seagal, Damon Wayans
- Buddhist detective Steven Seagal partners up with a wisecracking Damon Wayans in this LA variation on 48 HRS. Hunting a serial killer linked to the…
- Lady Ninja: Reflections of Darkness (1996)
- Dir. Masaru Tsushima
Feat. Yuka Ohnishi, Tetsuo Kurata, Rina Kitahara
- Snappy example of the Martial Sex–Arts sub–genre, with a gang of 'Lady Ninjas' hired by a lascivious Emperor to wipe–out his royal…
- Quest, The (1996)
- Dir. Jean-Claude Van Damme
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Jean Claude gets his manhood tested many times in far Asia with an endless series of daunting foes. Plus something about self–discovery for the…