1990s
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Cinema of Vengeance (1994) IMDb TMDB
Cinema of Vengeance
director: Toby Russell actor: Cynthia Rothrock / Yuen Biao …
other title: Le furie del cinema
A documentary study of martial arts films and their leading protagonists. Included are profiles of such artists as Bruce Lee, Cynthia Rothrock, Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude Van Damme and John Woo favorite Chow Yun-Fat.
Nov. 23, 2025 watched
Fascinating (for us fans) documentary on the history & development of Hong Kong martial arts & action films, featuring interviews with the people who make the magic happen. And lots of great clips from movies! (Which I have put into a collection here:
https://eggplant.place/collection/69ChUBekkGbNHa0VeIGmSz

I'm sure watched this on VHS in the 90s. Rewatched in #KungFuSat #WatchParty on Mastodon.
HongKong UK Action 1990s MartialArts
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The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
The Long Kiss Goodnight
7.4 (5 ratings) director: Renny Harlin actor: Geena Davis / Samuel L. Jackson …
other title: Spy / A Profissional …
Samantha Caine is a small-town schoolteacher and mom with no memory of her life before washing up on a beach eight years ago. After a car accident and a violent home invasion trigger flashes of her past, she discovers she used to be a deadly CIA assassin. Teaming up with a wisecracking private investigator, Samantha must return to her old ways to take down the people who tried to erase her.
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Mutant Action (1993) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Acción mutante
director: Álex de la Iglesia actor: Antonio Resines / Álex Angulo …
other title: Azione mutante / Aktion Mutante …
Waging war against all things glamorous and beautiful, crippled terrorists Acción Mutante plot a series of attacks on society's elite, and attempt the kidnapping of a wealthy socialite at her elaborate wedding reception.
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Tai-Chi Master (1993)
太极张三丰
8.2 (8 ratings) director: Yuen Woo-Ping actor: Jet Li / Michelle Yeoh …
other title: Batalha de Honra / Tai Chi …
Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their differences mano-a-mano.
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Double Team (1997)
Double Team
director: Tsui Hark actor: Jean-Claude Van Damme / Dennis Rodman …
other title: Double Team - Gioco di squadra / Duplo Team
A CIA agent is interned for failing to kill an international terrorist. Escaping from his island exile, he teams up with a flamboyant arms dealer and sets out to find the terrorist and rescue the agent's family. Together they're a two-man arsenal... with enough voltage to rock the free world.
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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
director: Rob Cohen actor: Jason Scott Lee / Lauren Holly …
other title: Dragon - La storia di Bruce Lee / Dragon: Legenden om Bruce Lee …
This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in America. Before long, he is discovered by a Hollywood producer and begins a meteoric rise to fame and an all too short reign as one the most charismatic action heroes in cinema history.
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Once Were Warriors (1994)
Once Were Warriors
director: Lee Tamahori actor: Rena Owen / Temuera Morrison …
other title: Once Were Warriors - Una volta erano guerrieri / A Alma dos Guerreiros …
A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband.
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Last Man Standing (1995) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Last Man Standing
director: Joseph Merhi actor: Jeff Wincott / Steve Eastin …
other title: Futur Justice / El último hombre íntegro
A gang of bank robbers, led by the ultra-violent Snake Underwood, pull off a daring mid-day heist that leaves dozens of burning police cars and scores of innocent victims in its wake. Heading the investigation into the gang is the equally violent detective Kurt Bellmore and going by the book just isn't going to be enough...
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The Underground (1997) WikiData IMDb
The Underground
director: Cole S. McKay actor: Jeff Fahey / Gregory Scott Cummins …
other title: Underground - Die Vergeltung / Underground – Die Vergeltung
A cop must stop the killings of rap stars. But, he gets in too deep after his partner is killed.
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Recoil (1998) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Recoil
director: Art Camacho actor: Gary Daniels / Gregory McKinney …
other title: Recoil - Tödliche Vergeltung / À chacun sa vengeance …
Detective Ray Morgan accidentally kills the son of a mob boss. The mob boss orders to have Morgan killed unknowing that the assassin killed Morgan's wife and kids. Now Morgan's out for revenge..and he'll do it his own way