Everybody's Kung Fu Fighting!

All Martial Arts welcome in this list not just kung fu so there will be karate, swordplay, etc. For kung fu movies made before 1990, I grade on a curve as most were low budget, niche films cranked out quickly. Zhang Yi Mou or Kurosawa films are held to a higher standard. I included a few dramas which are listed at the bottom. I go back and forth about keeping them on the list.

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101. The Water Monster

Chinese Movie - 2019

7.5
102. Duel to the Death

Hong Kong Movie - 1983

7.5
103. Dragon Gate Inn

Taiwanese Movie - 1967

7.5
104. Ashes of Time Redux

Hong Kong Movie - 2008

7.5
105. Ong Bak

Thai Movie - 2003

7.5

Tony Jaa is amazing to watch.
106. An Empress and the Warriors

Hong Kong Movie - 2008

7.5

more swords than kung fu, but with Donnie we'll call it martial arts
107. Shaolin Intruders

Hong Kong Movie - 1983

7.5
108. The Swift Knight

Hong Kong Movie - 1971

7.5

Lo Lieh was able to play a good guy albeit with a dark side
109. Shaolin Prince

Hong Kong Movie - 1982

7.5
110. Maria

Filipino Movie - 2019

7.5
111. Mr. Canton and Lady Rose

Hong Kong Movie - 1989

7.5
112. Vampire vs Vampire

Hong Kong Movie - 1989

7.5
113. Drunken Master

Hong Kong Movie - 1978

7.5
114. The Swordsman

Korean Movie - 2020

7.5

Not kung fu, but martial arts so it counts. :)
115. The Storm Riders

Hong Kong Movie - 1998

7.5
116. Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno

Japanese Movie - 2014

7.5
117. Rigor Mortis

Hong Kong Movie - 2013

7.5
118. The Bare-Footed Kid

Hong Kong Movie - 1993

7.5

MAC #7
Other than the final fight, not a bad KF movie. :)
119. Project A 2

Hong Kong Movie - 1987

7.5
120. Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

Hong Kong Movie - 2010

7.5

MAC #2
121. Dragon Tiger Gate

Hong Kong Movie - 2006

7.5

MAC #10
122. The Sentimental Swordsman

Hong Kong Movie - 1977

7.5
123. Dragon Swamp

Hong Kong Movie - 1969

7.5
124. Raging Fire

Hong Kong Movie - 2021

7.5
125. Enter the Fat Dragon

Hong Kong Movie - 2020

7.5

MAC # 20
126. The Grandmaster

Hong Kong Movie - 2013

7.5

An amazing cast, beautifully shot... and a total letdown
127. One-Armed Swordsman

Hong Kong Movie - 1967

7.5

MAC #30
128. The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom

Chinese Movie - 2014

7.5

MAC #22
129. Big Brother

Hong Kong Movie - 2018

7.5
130. Tai Chi Zero

Chinese Movie - 2012

7.5
131. Lady Hermit

Hong Kong Movie - 1971

7.5
132. Clans of Intrigue

Hong Kong Movie - 1977

7.5
133. Duel for Gold

Hong Kong Movie - 1971

7.5
134. Striking Rescue

Chinese Movie - 2024

7.5
135. Raining in the Mountain

Hong Kong Movie - 1979

7.5
136. Master of the Flying Guillotine

Taiwanese Movie - 1976

7.0
137. Flying Guillotine II

Hong Kong Movie - 1978

7.0
138. The Black Tavern

Hong Kong Movie - 1972

7.5
139. The Masked Avengers

Hong Kong Movie - 1982

7.0
140. Life Gamble

Hong Kong Movie - 1979

7.0
141. Second Life

Chinese Movie - 2024

7.0
142. Seven Swords

Hong Kong Movie - 2005

7.0
143. Mad Monkey Kung Fu

Chinese Movie - 1979

7.0
144. Lady Constables

Taiwanese Movie - 1978

7.0

Rewatched to write review on 9-11-22
145. The Eight Masters

Taiwanese Movie - 1977

7.0
146. Ip Man 4

Hong Kong Movie - 2019

7.0
147. Legend of the Bat

Hong Kong Movie - 1978

7.0
148. Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman

Hong Kong Movie - 1982

7.0
149. Third Shadow Warrior

Japanese Movie - 1963

7.0
150. Samurai Reincarnation

Japanese Movie - 1981

7.0
151. The Swordsman 2

Hong Kong Movie - 1992

7.0
152. Ip Man

Hong Kong Movie - 2008

7.0
153. Five Deadly Venoms

Hong Kong Movie - 1978

7.0

One of the classic old kung fu movies
154. Ip Man 2: Legend of Grandmaster

Hong Kong Movie - 2010

7.0
155. Butterfly of Ching, A Heroine

Korean Movie - 1984

7.0
156. The Chinese Boxer

Hong Kong Movie - 1970

7.0

MAC #25
157. Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon

Chinese Movie - 2008

7.0

MAC #27
158. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

Hong Kong Movie - 1978

7.0

I enjoyed Gordon's training scenes
159. Super Power

Hong Kong Movie - 1980

7.0
160. Killer Clans

Hong Kong Movie - 1976

7.0
161. Little Dragon Maiden

Hong Kong Movie - 1983

7.0
162. Clan of the White Lotus

Hong Kong Movie - 1980

7.0

Lo Lieh as the original white haired villain with a secret weapon
163. The Magic Blade

Hong Kong Movie - 1976

7.0
164. The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter

Hong Kong Movie - 1984

7.0
165. Butterfly and Sword

Hong Kong Movie - 1993

7.0

Donnie and Michelle, but not a great movie
166. Memories of the Sword

Korean Movie - 2015

7.0

I hesitate to put this one in here. Not a very good martial arts film. No kung fu, just some sword fighting and bad wire fu. Martial arts heroines do not constantly cry nor do the villains
167. The Magnificent Trio

Hong Kong Movie - 1966

7.0
168. The Dragon Missile

Hong Kong Movie - 1976

7.0
169. White Haired Devil Lady

Chinese Movie - 2020

7.0

Martial Arts Challenge #1
170. Shaolin Temple 3: Martial Arts of Shaolin

Hong Kong Movie - 1986

7.0

REWATCH MAC #8
Scored it slightly higher this time and wrote a review.
171. Warriors of the Nation

Chinese Movie - 2018

7.0

MAC # 18
172. King Boxer

Hong Kong Movie - 1972

7.0
173. Silver Hawk

Hong Kong Movie - 2004

7.0
174. Opium and the Kung Fu Master

Hong Kong Movie - 1984

7.0

MAC #5
175. Disciples of the 36th Chamber

Hong Kong Movie - 1985

7.0

MAC #4
176. Tai Chi Hero

Chinese Movie - 2012

7.0
177. The Shaolin Temple

Hong Kong Movie - 1982

7.0

MAC # 19
178. Once upon a Time in China

Hong Kong Movie - 1991

7.0
179. Kung Fu Hustle

Hong Kong Movie - 2004

7.0

MAC #24
180. Return to the 36th Chamber

Hong Kong Movie - 1980

7.0

MAC #9
181. Green Dragon Inn

Taiwanese Movie - 1977

7.0
182. My Young Auntie

Hong Kong Movie - 1981

7.0
183. The Big Boss

Hong Kong Movie - 1971

7.0

MAC #29
184. The Invincible Fist

Hong Kong Movie - 1969

7.0
185. Blood Money

Hong Kong Movie - 1975

7.0
186. Born Invincible

Taiwanese Movie - 1978

7.0
187. Master of the Shadowless Kick: Wong Kei Ying

Chinese Movie - 2016

7.0
188. The Fatal Flying Guillotines

Hong Kong Movie - 1977

7.0
189. A Warrior's Tragedy

Hong Kong Movie - 1993

7.0
190. Dynamite Shaolin Heroes

Hong Kong Movie - 1977

7.0
191. Shaolin Kung Fu Mystagogue

Hong Kong Movie - 1977

7.0
192. The Eagle Shooting Heroes

Hong Kong Movie - 1993

7.0
193. Kawaite Soro

Japanese Special - 1993, 1 episode

7.0
194. The Dragon and the Tiger Kids

Hong Kong Movie - 1979

7.0
195. Magnificent Butcher

Hong Kong Movie - 1979

7.0
196. Ten Tigers from Kwangtung

Hong Kong Movie - 1980

7.0
197. Pedicab Driver

Hong Kong Movie - 1989

7.0
198. Shaolin Hand Lock

Hong Kong Movie - 1978

7.0
199. When Taekwondo Strikes

Hong Kong Movie - 1973

7.0
200. Kinagashi Bugyo

Japanese Special - 1981, 1 episode

7.0