Movies Like K-1 WORLD GP 2002 Final Round
If you liked K-1 WORLD GP 2002 Final Round (2002), a action movie directed by Kazuyoshi Ishii, 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.
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Never Back Down: No Surrender (2016)
★ 7/10Also actionPicking up after the events of Never Back Down 2, former MMA champion Case Walker is on the comeback trail to become champion once again.
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American Shaolin (1991)
★ 6.9/10Also actionAfter facing brutal humiliation in the ring, a young karateka travels to China in order to study the ancient art of Shaolin Kung Fu, becoming the first American Shaolin.
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Best of the Best (1989)
★ 6.5/10Also actionA team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country--can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?
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Jawbone (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also actionA former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner…
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Beast (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also actionMMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal…
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Female Fight Squad (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also actionA former fighter reluctantly returns to the life she abandoned in order to help her sister survive the sadistic world of illegal fighting and the maniac who runs it.
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Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also actionFour 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.
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Born a Champion (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also actionAfter a blood- soaked jujitsu match in Dubai, fighting legend Mickey Kelley falls to superstar Blaine. But years later, an online video proves that Blaine cheated, and the world demands a rematch. Can the aging…
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The Paper Tigers (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also actionThree middle aged men polish their martial arts skills to avenge their fallen master.
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Shootfighter: Fight to the Death (1993)
★ 6.6/10Also actionNick and Ruben are hoodwinked into a "shootfighter" (no-holds-barred, to the death) martial arts match by the evil Mr. Lee, who has a grudge against world shootfighter champ(and teacher of Nick and Ruben) Shingo.
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In the Blood (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also actionWhen her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
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Tokyo Fist (1995)
★ 6.8/10Also actionA businessman, Tsuda, runs into a childhood friend, Kojima, on the subway. Kojima is working as a semiprofessional boxer. Tsuda soon begins to suspect that Kojima might be having an affair with his fiancée Hizuru…
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The Tournament (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also actionEvery seven years, in an unsuspecting town, The Tournament takes place. A battle royale between 30 of the world's deadliest assassins. The last man standing receives the $10,000,000 cash prize and the title of World's…
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No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers (1990)
★ 6.8/10Also actionTwo feuding brothers of differing political views, one a policeman, the other a martial artist, join forces to avenge the death of their father, a retired agent who was brutally murdered by the mafia.
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Romeo Must Die (2000)
★ 6.3/10Also actionTwo 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…
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No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1987)
★ 6/10Also actionIn this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.
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Fighting (2009)
★ 6/10Also actionSmall-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…
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Lady Bloodfight (2016)
★ 6.5/10Also actionJane is a beautiful but troubled American girl backpacking through Japan, when her raw street fighting skills draw the attention of Oshima, Japanese karate champion, who recruits and trains her to fight in the vicious…
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Street Fighter (2026)
★ 6.3/10Also actionIn 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu and Ken Masters are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury. But behind…
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Embattled (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also actionThe eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.