Kickboxer (1989) movie poster

Kickboxer (1989)

"An ancient sport becomes a deadly game."
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👍 74%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 34%
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Director
Mark DiSalle, David Worth
Runtime
1h 37m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.8/10 (1,547 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
36%
Metacritic
33

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme as Kurt Sloane · 69% avg
Dennis Alexio as Eric Sloane
Haskell V. Anderson III as Winston Taylor
Rochelle Ashana as Mylee
Michel Qissi as Tong Po
Steve Lee Ka-Ting as Freddy Li
Gam Biu as Tao Liu

Is Kickboxer good?

Most people think so. 74% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 34%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#997 / 1971 · Action
Rank in its year
#56 / 65 · 1989

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗

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