
Movies that feel likeKickboxer (1989)
If you loved Kickboxer, the closest films we have are Police Story 2 (1988), Ong-Bak (2003) and In the Line of Duty 4 (1989). All three share Kickboxer's kinetic and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013).
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If Kickboxer hit the spot, these will too

The same two preoccupations: martial arts, and showdown
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Two things both keep coming back to: thailand and muay thai
The difference: Leans harder into crime than Kickboxer does

One thread runs through both: martial arts

Both are built on the same subject: showdown

Kinetic where it counts, tense underneath

Both lean on grit more than on action

Kinetic thriller in both cases

Action built on tension, twice over
The difference: 24 years apart, and the 2010s show

Gritty thriller, and it commits to that

Action with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

Both keep coming back to the same thing: fight

Thriller with a pulse of tension, in both cases
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