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Movies that feel like Bloodsport (1988)

If you loved Bloodsport, the closest films we have are Kickboxer (1989), First Blood (1982) and The Fugitive (1993). All three share Bloodsport's kinetic and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Amazon Prime Video, Philo and AMC Plus Apple TV channel and others, checked against today's data.

An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.

πŸ… 48% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.8 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Newt Arnoldkinetictensecontemplative

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If Bloodsport hit the spot, these will too

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Kickboxer
1989 Β· dir. Mark DiSalle
πŸ… 36%β˜… 6.4action Β· thriller Β· drama

The same two preoccupations: martial arts, and sports

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.

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First Blood
1982 Β· dir. Ted Kotcheff
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.7action Β· thriller Β· drama

Kinetic where it counts, tense underneath

The difference: Reviewed even better

When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.

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The Fugitive
1993 Β· dir. Andrew Davis
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.8action Β· thriller Β· drama

Action built on stillness, twice over

Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear his name.

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Merantau
2009 Β· dir. Gareth Evans
β˜… 6.7action Β· drama Β· thriller

Both keep circling back to martial arts

The difference: A 2000s film, from a different era of filmmaking

In Minangkabau, West Sumatera, Yuda a skilled practitioner of Silat Harimau is in the final preparations to begin his "Merantau" a century's old rites-of-passage to be carried out by the community's young men that will see him leave the comforts of his idyllic farming village and make a name for himself in the bustling city of Jakarta.

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San Andreas
2015 Β· dir. Brad Peyton
πŸ… 48%β˜… 6.1action Β· drama Β· thriller

Kinetic thriller, and it commits to that

In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estranged daughter.

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Captain Phillips
2013 Β· dir. Paul Greengrass
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.8action Β· drama Β· thriller

Tense drama in both cases

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.

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Haywire
2011 Β· dir. Steven Soderbergh
πŸ… 80%β˜… 5.8action Β· thriller Β· drama

Action with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

A black ops soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and left for dead.

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Enemy of the State
1998 Β· dir. Tony Scott
πŸ… 71%β˜… 7.3action Β· drama Β· thriller

Both trade on momentum more than on being thriller

When the videotape of the murder of a congressman unknowingly ends up in the hands of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert Clayton Dean, he is framed for the murder. With the help of the mysterious Brill, Dean attempts to throw the NSA off his trail and prove his innocence.

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Fist of Fury
1972 Β· dir. Lo Wei
β˜… 7.2drama Β· action Β· thriller

Drama built on tension, twice over

During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, Chen Zhen, the star pupil of a recently-deceased martial arts teacher battles a Japanese dojo which seeks the demise of his fighting school.

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The Bourne Supremacy
2004 Β· dir. Paul Greengrass
πŸ… 81%β˜… 7.7action Β· drama Β· thriller

Contemplative action, and it commits to that

A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is forced to once again take up his life as a trained assassin to survive.

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Shooter
2007 Β· dir. Antoine Fuqua
πŸ… 47%β˜… 7.2drama Β· action Β· thriller

The same action instincts

A top Marine sniper, Bob Lee Swagger, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears, living in seclusion. He is coaxed back into service after a high-profile government official convinces him to help thwart a plot to kill the President of the United States. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, Swagger becomes the target of a nationwide manhunt. He goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why, eventually seeking revenge against some of the most powerful and corrupt leaders in the free world.

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Man on Fire
2004 Β· dir. Tony Scott
πŸ… 39%β˜… 7.7action Β· drama Β· thriller

Both are thriller through and through

Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.

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