Films
Feature films in which the martial arts play a part. 75 works · page 2/2.
2010Undisputed III: RedemptionAmerican action film by Isaac Florentine from 2010, in which Yuri Boyka enters a prison tournament against capoeira, taekwondo and other styles.CapoeiraTaekwondo2011The RaidIndonesian action film by Gareth Evans (2011) about a police raid on a Jakarta tower block; the pencak silat fights were designed by Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian.Pencak Silat2011WarriorAmerican sports drama by Gavin O'Connor (2011) about two estranged brothers in an MMA tournament whose opponents are played by real professional fighters.MMA2012Here Comes the BoomAmerican comedy from 2012: biology teacher Scott Voss (Kevin James) enters MMA to save a school club. His trainer is played by former UFC champion Bas Rutten.MMA2012Rurouni KenshinJapanese live-action film by Keishi Otomo (2012) based on Nobuhiro Watsuki's manga: a former assassin in the Meiji era protects people with a reverse-blade sword and a vow not to kill.Koryu Bujutsu2013The GrandmasterHong Kong-Chinese film by Wong Kar-wai from 2013 about the life of Wing Chun master Ip Man and other masters; the fights were choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping.BaguazhangWing ChunBajiquan+22014FoxcatcherAmerican biographical film by Bennett Miller from 2014 about the Olympic freestyle champion Mark Schultz and his time at John du Pont's training centre.Freestyle WrestlingMMA2014John WickAmerican action thriller from 2014. The fights combine grappling with gunplay, and Keanu Reeves trained in judo, jujutsu, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and arnis for the role.Brazilian Jiu-JitsuJudoJujutsu+22014The Raid 2Gareth Evans's 2014 Indonesian action thriller and sequel to The Raid: police officer Rama goes undercover in the underworld, and the fights are built on pencak silat.Pencak Silat2015CreedAmerican sports drama by Ryan Coogler from 2015, the seventh film in the Rocky series. In it, the son of boxer Apollo Creed prepares for professional boxing under Rocky Balboa.Boxing2015Ip Man 3The third Ip Man film, from 2015: Ip Man faces a boxer played by Mike Tyson and a Wing Chun master from the same lineage; the action was directed by Yuen Woo-ping.Wing ChunBoxingMuay Thai2017Blade of the ImmortalTakashi Miike's 2017 Japanese film based on Hiroaki Samura's manga: the immortal samurai Manji protects a girl taking revenge on the swordsmen of the fictional Itto-ryu school.Koryu Bujutsu2018The Night Comes for UsIndonesian action thriller by Timo Tjahjanto from 2018 about a former triad enforcer who saves a girl during a massacre and turns his own organisation against him.Pencak SilatJudo2019Ip Man 4: The FinaleFinal film of the Ip Man series from 2019: Ip Man travels to San Francisco, where Bruce Lee teaches; Yuen Woo-ping directed the action.Wing ChunKarateTai Chi+12021The Last DuelRidley Scott's 2021 historical drama about a dispute that led in 1386 to one of the last judicial duels in France, fought in plate armour.HEMA
