Street Fighter

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Street Fighter

PG-13

1994

1h 42m

Action

Adventure

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Gen. Bison (Raul Julia), the evil dictator of Shadaloo, captures a busload of relief workers and holds them for ransom. Col. Guile (Jean-Claude Van Damme) leads an international strike force to invade Shadaloo and rescue the hostages. Along the way, Guile recruits Chun-Li (Ming-Na Wen), a reporter and martial-arts expert whose father was killed by Bison years ago, two young con men (Damian Chapa, Byron Mann) and a sumo wrestler (Peter Navy Tuiasosopo).

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Critics Consensus

Though it offers mild entertainment through campy one-liners and the overacting of the late Raul Julia, Street Fighter's nonstop action sequences are not enough to make up for a predictable, uneven storyline.

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Sheila Johnston

Independent (UK)

As for Jean-Claude, it's a tough stretch for him to play a figurine from an arcade game but, why, he almost manages to be convincing.

Apr 25, 2019

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Jeff Shannon

Seattle Times

While de Souza's arrested development makes him a likely suspect to adapt a video game for movies, the result (like The Super Mario Brothers movie before it) is an empty exercise in hyper-stimulation. Or, to put it bluntly, a complete waste of time.

Rated: 0.5/4

Apr 25, 2019

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David Kronke

Los Angeles Times

De Souza's wit, which gave his earlier action scripts a tart edge, has failed him here. He pitches this entire movie at the sub-literate set that, with glassy eyes, unthinkingly pumps quarter after quarter into video games.

Apr 25, 2019

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James Croot

The Post NZ

Street Fighter doesn’t exactly scream quality entertainment. However, there is just something stylishly bad about the whole farrago.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 27, 2022

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

This is probably one of the worst things I have ever seen. Even as a kid, I thought it was bad. I never want to watch this again.

Rated: 1/5

May 6, 2022

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

This was painful to watch. All of the "storylines" felt incredibly forced, the cinematography was not handled well and everyone just seemed miserable.

Rated: 1/5

May 6, 2022

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Robert B

Yes this movie has its flaws but if you can suspend disbelief for a little bit pop a big bowl of popcorn sit back and relax and enjoy the cheesiness. I loved this movie when it first came out when I was a kid and I'm still one of my go-to movies to watch along with other video game movies of the same era.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/02/25

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Stephen C

Success in 1 hour and 42 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/16/25

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thiago s

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, o elenco é bacaninha, mas ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, nem o Jean Claude Van Damme, a história é fraca, os personagens sao fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes para fazer o filme ser bom.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/03/25

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Audience Member

Loved this as a kid and still do! Vega, Bison and Chun Li look great and the cast is having a blast in this big, campy Saturday-morning cartoon of a movie! Features Van Damme in his heyday and a scenery-chewing showstopper in Raul Julia. Shout-outs to the awesome Ming Na-Wen and Wes Studi as well!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/09/25

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Shaun R

As a Van Damme and Streetfighter fan, this is awful. It has nothing to do with a fighting tournament like the classic game, nothing to do with street fighting full stop, the characters are awful (Sagat, Dhalsim and M.Bison anyone?) and stars Kylie Minogue. Enough said.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/03/25

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T W

Totally insufferable with no redeeming qualities. Every line in this movie feels like cats scratching a blackboard.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/03/25

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Steven E. de Souza

Director

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Colonel William F. Guile

Raul Julia

General M. Bison

Ming-Na Wen

Chun-Li Zang

Damian Chapa

Ken Masters

Kylie Minogue

Lieutenant Cammy

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Street Fighter: Official Clip - Colonel Guile vs. General M. Bison

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Synopsis

Gen. Bison (Raul Julia), the evil dictator of Shadaloo, captures a busload of relief workers and holds them for ransom. Col. Guile (Jean-Claude Van Damme) leads an international strike force to invade Shadaloo and rescue the hostages. Along the way, Guile recruits Chun-Li (Ming-Na Wen), a reporter and martial-arts expert whose father was killed by Bison years ago, two young con men (Damian Chapa, Byron Mann) and a sumo wrestler (Peter Navy Tuiasosopo).

Director: Steven E. de Souza
Producer: Edward R. Pressman, Kenzo Tsujimoto
Screenwriter: Steven E. de Souza
Production Co: Edward R. Pressman Film Corp., Capcom
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $33.2M
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Surround

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