Cinema has had a tradition over the years of releasing great fighting films, with narratives that tell stories of overcoming challenges, even inspired by true stories. Furthermore, the titles also carry an appreciation of martial arts, where the characters demonstrate improved techniques, trying to be as similar as possible to those of professional athletes.
Check out the list below prepared with the top 10 fighting movies that every fan, if you haven’t already, should watch.
Fight Clubs (1999)
Directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt, who plays Tyler Durden, and Edward Norton, who plays Jack, the film is a critical reflection on the control of emotions and violence. In the storyline, the characters create a secret fighting group and gather several people together to perform corporal duels. As the gangs grow, the violence is escalating and out of control on the city streets.
The Golden Girl (2005)
This is one of those movies that takes your breath away and makes you emotional. The feature film, which won an Oscar in 2005, tells the real drama with fictional increments of a relationship of trust and willpower created between Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood), a boxing trainer, and Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank), a young fighter who dreamed of excelling in sports.
Breaking the Rules (2008)
This is one of the fighting movies that fans usually fondly remember. Jake Tyler, played by Sean Faris, moves to Orlando, Florida with his mother and brother. With his temper out of control, he ends up rivaling a group of bullies. And to get rid of it he starts training for an MMA tournament where he will face his main rival.
Boy (2016)
Displaying an array of martial arts skills, the character Boyka, played by Scott Adkins, is a fighter who has retired from the ring following the accidental death of his opponent. When he discovers that his opponent’s wife is in trouble with her, he does everything to save her.
The Great White Dragon (1988)
Bringing some oriental fighting style, Great White Dragon could not be left out of our fighting movie list. It was with this feature film that none other than Jean-Claude Van Damme was launched to stardom.
In the story, American soldier Frank Dux travels to Hong Kong in search of an opportunity to fight in Kumite, a highly secretive and extremely violent martial arts competition.
Karate Kid (1984)
Another classic when it comes to fighting movies is Karate Kid. In the story, Daniel Larusso, role played by actor Ralph Macchio, moved to the city with his mother. In the new place he begins to suffer with some schoolmates. However, things start to change when he meets a Japanese karate master (Pat Morita).
Street Fighter (2009)
This is an excellent cinematic work for those who like a lot of action. The character Isaiah Bone, played by Michael Jai White, is released from prison after five years and back on the streets, where he decides to honor a friend who has passed from prison by storming the streets of Los Angeles and risking his own life.
Elimination (2015)
One of cinema’s greatest boxing dramas, “Knockout” impresses with the fight scenes and physical transformation of Jake Gyllenhaal, who plays the role of boxer Billy Hope, who needs to rebuild himself after his wife is killed, the who puts his career and relationship with his own daughter at risk.
Creed: Born to Fight (2015)
Son of Apollo Creed, former world boxing champion, Adonis Johnson, played by Michael B. Jordan never knew his father, who died earlier in a fight, but the impetus of a fighter is in his blood. But to get in the ring and fight professionally, he seeks the support of Rock Balboa (Sylvester Stallone).
Rocky, a Fighter (1976)
To conclude this list could not be different. The classic that revolutionized sports movies, Rocky is still successful today. In the storyline, Rocky Balboa gets a chance to face Apollo Creed and he trains tirelessly so as not to be humiliated in the ring.
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