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Kickboxer (1989)

★ 6.8 · 1,564 ratings on TMDB

An ancient sport becomes a deadly game.

Kickboxer poster★ 6.8

If your enemy refuses to be humbled... Destroy him. Accompanied by his brother Kurt, American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane, arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent: ruthless fighter and Thai champion, Tong Po. Tong not only defeats Eric, he paralyzes him for life. Crazed with anger, Kurt vows revenge.

DirectorDavid Worth, Mark DiSalle
CastDennis Alexio, Dennis Chan Kwok-San, Gam Biu, Haskell V. Anderson III, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michel Qissi
GenresAction, Drama, Thriller
The emergence reading

Kickboxer keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E11 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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