# Kickboxer (1989)

> After his champion brother is crippled by a ruthless Thai fighter, a determined kickboxer trains under a reclusive master to seek revenge in the ring.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5330

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller
- Director: David Worth, Mark DiSalle
- Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Alexio, Dennis Chan Kwok-San, Haskell V. Anderson III, Rochelle Ashana, Michel Qissi, Steve Lee Ka-Ting, Gam Biu
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097659/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: propulsive, melodramatic, campy, martial arts movie night, 1980s action marathon

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- [The Quest (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/4452)
- [No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/27039)
- [Inferno (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/5952)
- [Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/14801)
- [Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/33979)
- [Cyborg (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/5247)
- [Kickboxer: Retaliation (2018)](https://ember.film/movie/303658)
- [No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/7337)
- [Kickboxer 3: The Art of War (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/24696)
- [Wake of Death (2004)](https://ember.film/movie/8341)

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