Here is a collection of great martial art movies. This is not a complete collection but most movies with focus on any martial art have been included.
1.
The Legend of Drunken Master (1994)
Returning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-Hong is unwittingly caught up in... (102 mins.)
Director: Chia-Liang Liu
Stars: Jackie Chan, Ho-Sung Pak, Lung Ti, Anita Mui
2.
Ip Man (2008)
A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. (106 mins.)
Director: Wilson Yip
Stars: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan, Ka Tung Lam
3.
Fist of Legend (1994)
In 1937, a Chinese martial artist returns to Shanghai to find his teacher dead and his school harassed by the Japanese. (103 mins.)
Director: Gordon Chan
Stars: Jet Li, Shinobu Nakayama, Siu-hou Chin, Billy Chow
4.
Hero (2002)
A series of Rashomon-like flashback accounts shape the story of how one man defeated three assassins who sought to murder the most powerful warlord in pre-unified China. (99 mins.)
Director: Yimou Zhang
Stars: Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung, Ziyi Zhang
5.
Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
In the sequel to the Tsui Hark classic, Wong Fei-Hung faces The White Lotus society, a fanatical cult... (113 mins.)
Director: Hark Tsui
Stars: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Donnie Yen, Siu Chung Mok
6.
Iron Monkey (1993)
A doctor fights the corrupt authorities as a masked Robin Hood hero, even while another martial artist/doctor is forced to hunt for him. (90 mins.)
Director: Woo-ping Yuen
Stars: Rongguang Yu, Donnie Yen, Jean Wang, Shi-Kwan Yen
7.
Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
Set in late 19th century Canton this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial... (134 mins.)
Director: Hark Tsui
Stars: Jet Li, Biao Yuen, Rosamund Kwan, Jacky Cheung
8.
Ong-bak (2003)
When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Stars: Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Pumwaree Yodkamol, Suchao Pongwilai
9.
The Protector (2005)
A young fighter named Kham must go to Australia to retrieve his stolen elephant. With the help of a Thai-born Australian detective, Kham must take on all comers, including a gang led by an evil woman and her two deadly bodyguards. (108 mins.)
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Stars: Tony Jaa, Nathan Jones, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Bongkoj Khongmalai
10.
Enter the Dragon (1973)
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover. (98 mins.)
Director: Robert Clouse
Stars: Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly, Ahna Capri
11.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life. (120 mins.)
Director: Ang Lee
Stars: Yun-Fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang, Chen Chang
13.
Fist of Fury (1972)
A young man seeks vengence for the death of his teacher. (102 mins.)
Director: Wei Lo
Stars: Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, James Tien, Maria Yi
14.
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
The anti-Ching patriots, under the guidance of Ho Kuang-han, have secretly set up their base in Canton... (115 mins.)
Director: Chia-Liang Liu
Stars: Chia Hui Liu, Lieh Lo, Chia Yung Liu, Norman Chu
12.
Centering on Ip Man's migration to Hong Kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts.(108 mins.)
Director: Wilson Yip
Stars: Donnie Yen, Lynn Hung, Simon Yam, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
16.
Flash Point (2007)
An agent battles against three brothers of a powerful Vietnamese gang. (88 mins.)
Director: Yip Wai Shun
Stars: Donnie Yen, Louis Koo, Ray Lui, Collin Chou
17.
Drunken Master (1978)
An undisciplined boy must learn Drunken Fist Kung Fu in order to stop an assassin. (111 mins.)
Director: Woo-ping Yuen
Stars: Jackie Chan, Siu Tien Yuen, Jang Lee Hwang, Tien Lung Chen
18.
The Shaolin Temple (1982)
The Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, who installs himself as emperor in the East Capital... (95 mins.)
Director: Xinyan Zhang
Stars: Jet Li, Yan Di Hua, Lan Ding, Chun Hua Ji
15.
Fearless (2006)
This film tells the story of Chinese Martial Arts Master Huo Yuanjia (1869-1910). Huo Yuanjia was the founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation. (104 mins.)
Director: Ronny Yu
Stars: Jet Li, Shidô Nakamura, Betty Sun, Yong Dong
19.
Lightning Fists of Shaolin (1984)
A Kung Fu master finds out that an opium den is destroying the lives of the town he lives in, and vows to put an end to the den, but first he must try to defeat the strongest enemy he has ever faced: his addiction to the drug itself.
Director: Chia Tang
Stars: Lung Ti, Te-Lo Mai, Hsueh-hua Liu, Kuan Tai Chen
20.
The Legend (1993)
This Hong Kong martial-arts extravaganza tells of evil emperors and true love. The secret Red Lotus... (100 mins.)
Director: Corey Yuen
Stars: Jet Li, Lung Chan, Sung Young Chen, Adam Cheng
21.
Unleashed (2005)
A man raised into behaving like a dog, escapes from his captor to start a new life, who seeks to reclaim him because of his unnatural martial arts skills that are triggered when unleashed.(103 mins.)
Director: Louis Leterrier
Stars: Jet Li, Bob Hoskins, Morgan Freeman, Kerry Condon
22.
The Way of the Dragon (1972)
A man visits his relatives at their restaurant in Italy and has to help them defend against brutal gangsters harassing them. (100 mins.)
Director: Bruce Lee
Stars: Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Nora Miao, Ping-Ao Wei
