# The King of the Kickboxers (1990)

> A grieving fighter enters Bangkok’s brutal kickboxing underworld, trains under a legendary mentor, and hunts the champion who murdered his brother.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/48073

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama
- Director: Lo Yuen-Ming
- Cast: Loren Avedon, Billy Blanks, Keith Cooke, Jerry Trimble, Richard Jaeckel, Don Stroud, Sherrie Rose, William Long Jr.
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102217/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: aggressive, tense, brutal, martial arts movie night, cult action marathon

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- [A Prayer Before Dawn (2018)](https://ember.film/movie/304556)
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- [Skin Trade (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/207480)
- [Kickboxer: Retaliation (2018)](https://ember.film/movie/303658)
- [Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/107208)

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