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Chan's own film career was off and running and he swiftly appeared in many low-budget martial arts films that were churned out at a rapid-fire pace by Hong Kong studios eager to satisfy the early 1970s boom in martial-arts cinema.
- Bruce Lee. Rent on Prime Video now. The kung-fu king combined the cardiovascular capacity of an athlete with a bodybuilder’s musculature. He performed finger-and-thumbs press-ups, inflated his lats like a cobra, leapt 8ft in the air to kick out a lightbulb and unleashed the legendary 1in punch.
- Jackie Chan. Rent now on Prime Video. He helped bring Asian martial arts to the Hollywood mainstream with his acrobatics and slapstick humour, but is also an exponent of breakneck-paced kung fu.
- Donnie Yen. Rent now on Prime Video. Hong Kong heart-throb and multi-talented mixed martial artist, Yen’s most influential and well-known work is 2008’s instant classic Ip Man, the biopic of Bruce Lee’s master.
- Jet Li. Watch now on Prime Video. Acrobatic action stalwart Li Lianjie is a former wushu champion who became a national coach while still a schoolboy. The fighting prodigy was even asked by President Nixon to be his personal bodyguard.
This is the definitive list of the Top 250 Greatest Martial Arts Movies from The East, to West, And Back Again.... Movies that fall under my "Martial Arts" category and will be considered and included here are as follows: Hand to Hand Combat, (Kung Fu, Hapkido, Filipino Kali, Jeet Kune Do, Muay Thai, Karate, Pankration, MMA, Etc...)
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Here are the best martial-arts movies of all time, from old-school cult films (The 36th Chamber of Shaolin) to post-’80s essentials (Black Belt, Throwdown)
Sep 3, 2021 · Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. With Simu Liu, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Awkwafina, Ben Kingsley. Shang-Chi, the master of weaponry-based Kung Fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organization.
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May 11, 2024 · Bruce Lee forever changed Kung Fu movies, leaving behind a legacy that influenced martial arts worldwide. Jackie Chan's comedic timing and dangerous stunts solidified his role as the greatest Kung Fu star ever. Lesser-known stars like Fung Hak-on and Yuen Biao made significant contributions to the genre as well.
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Apr 19, 2022 · A subgenre of the more catch-all martial arts genre, the kung fu film is among the less-celebrated but still immensely enjoyable movie genres out there.