No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) movie poster

No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)

"Tonight, He either fights for his life or he'll be running for the rest of it."
ThumbScore
👍 63%audience score
Critics Score
🎬 55%
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Director
Runtime
1h 34m
Country
Hong Kong, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.3/10 (615 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
Metacritic
30

Cast

Kurt McKinney as Jason Stillwell
Jean-Claude Van Damme as Ivan Kraschinsky "The Russian" · 69% avg
J.W. Fails as R.J. Madison
Kathie Sileno as Kelly Reilly
Kim Tae-Jeong as Sensei Lee
Kent Lipham as Scott
Ron Pohnel as Ian Reilly
Dale Jacoby as Dean Ramsey

Is No Retreat, No Surrender good?

It's divisive. 63% audience score, estimated from 615 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 55%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#1634 / 1971 · Action
Rank in its year
#56 / 58 · 1986

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

Overview

The mob is trying to strongarm local martial arts schools, forcing young Jason Stillwell and his family to move after his father is injured defending their dojo. With his father now rejecting violence, Jason is forced to train on his own to protect himself and his best friend from the members of a rival karate school. Wikipedia ↗

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