Martial Arts Movies That Simply Don't Get Enough Respect

If you're in the mood for orphan assassins, a single fighter against an entire army, or Jackie Chan getting serious, then it's time to check out these underrated martial arts flicks.

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Headshot | 0:00
Dragon Tiger Gate | 0:47
Azumi | 1:21
Man of Tai Chi | 1:59
The Foreigner | 2:33
Enter the Fat Dragon | 3:20
Triple Threat | 3:56
Chocolate | 4:30
Redbelt | 5:07
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear | 5:42
Plan B | 6:17
The Man with the Iron Fists | 7:02
The City of Violence | 7:53
The Grandmaster | 8:31
SPL: Sha Po Lang | 9:17

Voiceover by: Alex Mitts

[kingkryptonite]

The Foreigner is a political thriller with Jackie Chan. I love it and it was great to see Jackie doing a serious role. So good. Oh and Pierce Brosnan

[dawesolo]

1. I watched Chocolate over 20 times
2. The Foreigner is still one of my best Jackie Chan movies

[ShinRyojin]

Honorable mention: Drive starring Mark Dacascos.

One of the best martial arts action movies as all time. It showcases Mark’s amazing martial arts skills and Koichi Sakamoto and his Alpha Stunts Team incredible stunt coordination.

[gauravthemagicalman]

Ninja Assassin 2009 was also a nice movie. The rooftop and bathroom sequence were top notch.

[tnreprasentog]

The Foreigner was super dope... It was awesome seeing Jackie do something serious

[TrollFactsXP]

Meals on Wheels (1984) scene with Jackie Chan vs Benny The Jet is the best fight scene I have ever seen to this day!

[markkevorkian]

Chocolate is such a great movie. The fight scenes are so good. She is brilliant. Her fighting and her acting.

[JanieGal]

Chocolate is one of the only films I’ve ever seen that
1. Has an autistic woman as the main character
2. Portrayed autism without using stereotypes. Every single trait they covered felt authentic and meaningful to Zen’s character development.
3. Portrayed an autistic character who wasn’t completely helpless.

[crozraven]

Headshot is definitely one of a kimd action survival horror movie. Yes, it's indeead action survival horror, just like The Raid movies & The Night Come for Us. the essence of survival & visceral actions that borderlin into body horror are executed amazingly.

[MatthiasPowerbomb]

The Foreigner is an incredible movie. Highly recommended.

Red Belt is a bit unorthodox as a martial arts movie, but it's absolutely worth a watch both as a martial arts film and as a drama.

Man of Tai Chi kind of flew under the radar, but it's definitely worth a watch as Keanu's clear love letter to the martial arts genre.

Ninja Shadow of a Tear is definitely better than the original, and the fight scenes are first rate.

Triple Threat is pretty terrible as a film, but it's still worth watching for some damn good fight scenes.

I haven't seen the others.

[fletchdavidson]

Found The City of Violence in a bargain bin. One of my best cinematic buys.

[icedriver]

Azumi, Man of Tai Chi, and the Foreigner are all amazing.

[elehreginald]

I've seen the foreigner over 5times, and will still see it. Great story, great acting and action scenes. It was a great movie

[rossano]

Plan B is the most fun I had watching a martial arts movie since the original Police Story. I'm happy more people are gonna hear about this.

[johnsolo]

The foreigner was excellent I can co-sign that

[fletchdavidson]

2:34
John Wick: they killed my dog
The Foreigner: GIMME THOSE NAMES!!!!

[DannerBanks]

TLDW:
1. Headshot
2. Dragon Tiger Gate
3. Azumi
4. Man of Tai Chi
5. The Foreigner
6. Enter the Fat Dragon
7. Triple Threat
8. Chocolate
9. Red Belt
10. Ninja Shadow of a Tear
11. Plan B
12. The Man with the Iron Fists
13. The City of Violence
14. The Grandmaster
15. SPL: Sha Po Lang

[ismlamaroof]

I'm glad Chocolate made the list. It's very good.

[wenzumwayne]

Check man from nowhere (2010). I love this movie!

[fcukhataz]

Chocolate is incredible, the fight scenes and stunts are out of this world