Movies Like Kickboxer

If you liked Kickboxer (1989), a action and thriller movie directed by Mark DiSalle and David Worth, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
The King of the Kickboxers (1990)
★ 6.9/10Also action and thriller
Jake, a New York policeman poses as an actor to expose the making of martial-arts death movies in Thailand.
2
Bloodsport (1988)
★ 7.1/10Also action
An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.
3
Only God Forgives (2013)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller
Julian, who runs a Thai boxing club as a front organization for his family's drug smuggling operation, is forced by his mother Crystal to find and kill the individual responsible for his brother's recent death.
4
The Quest (1996)
★ 6.2/10Also action
Ghang-gheng, the ancient winner-take-all competition in which the deadliest fighters from around the world employ the most spectacular feats of martial arts skills ever displayed in order to win the prized Golden…
5
Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also action
Four fighters from different backgrounds come together to train under an ex MMA rising star and then ultimately have to fight each other and the traitor in their midst.
6
Double Impact (1991)
★ 6.2/10Also thriller and action
Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris, Alex becomes a petty crook in Hong Kong. Seeing a picture of Alex…
7
Blood and Bone (2009)
★ 7.4/10Also action and thriller
In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.
8
Road House (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also action and thriller
Ex-UFC fighter Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems.
9
Embattled (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also action
The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.
10
Boyka: Undisputed IV (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also action and thriller
In the fourth installment of the fighting franchise, Boyka is shooting for the big leagues when an accidental death in the ring makes him question everything he stands for. When he finds out the wife of the man he…
11
Skin Trade (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also thriller and action
After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.
12
A Prayer Before Dawn (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also action
The amazing true story of Billy Moore, an English boxer incarcerated in Thailand’s most notorious prison. Thrown into a world of drugs and violence, he finds his best chance to escape is to fight his way out in prison…
13
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
★ 7.9/10Also action and thriller
The 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, checking off the…
14
Never Back Down (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also action
Jake, full of anger after his father's death, is just starting to find a place for himself at his new Orlando high school - until Ryan, head of an underground MMA fight club, picks Jake out as a prime opponent. After…
15
Grimsby (2016)
★ 6/10Also action
Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother to save the world from a sinister plot.
16
Romeo Must Die (2000)
★ 6.3/10Also action and thriller
Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California docks. Han Sing and Trish O'Day uncover a trail of deceit that leaves most of the warring…
17
Blind Fury (1989)
★ 6.5/10Also action and thriller
A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.
18
Fighting (2009)
★ 6/10Also action
Small-town boy Shawn MacArthur has come to New York City with nothing. Barely earning a living selling counterfeit goods on the streets, his luck changes when scam artist Harvey Boarden sees that he has a natural…
19
Damage (2009)
★ 6.6/10Also action and thriller
An ex-con battles it out in the cage to pay for the operation that would save the daughter of his victim. Along the way he finds fatherly love, and friendship, in the most unlikely of places.
20
Code of Silence (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also action and thriller
A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.