Bloodsport

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Bloodsport

R

1988

1h 32m

Action

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U.S. soldier Frank Dux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) has come to Hong Kong to be accepted into the Kumite, a highly secret and extremely violent martial-arts competition. While trying to gain access into the underground world of clandestine fighters, he also has to avoid military officers who consider him to be AWOL. After enduring a difficult training and beginning a romance with journalist Janice Kent (Leah Ayres), Frank is given the opportunity to fight. But can he survive?

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Critics Consensus

This is where it all began for the Muscles from Brussels, but beyond Van Damme's athleticism, Bloodsport is a cliched, virtually plotless exercise in action movie recycling.

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Tribune

The contest format is hopelessly repetitive and inert, the characters would seem underdeveloped in a comic book, and the restricted setting ensures that the action will never develop any real scale or velocity.

Rated: 1/4

Dec 28, 2018

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Leonard Klady

Los Angeles Times

Hacking through the jungle of cliche and reservoir of bad acting in Bloodsport are some pretty exciting matches.

Dec 28, 2018

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Simon Cunliffe

Time Out

A well-plucked turkey, humourless and plagued by a script full of stilted mumbo-jumbo.

Feb 9, 2006

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

It's hard to argue that this Van Damme martial arts movie is actually good, but it's acceptable to call it entertaining, especially given how it's aged, emphasizing its silly qualities.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 24, 2025

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Don Shanahan

Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast

The best Mortal Kombat movie not named Mortal Kombat.

Jun 29, 2024

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

It's very entertaining despite making absolutely no sense. Terrible acting but it's so fun, almost like "Roadhouse". The 80's were wild.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 4, 2022

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J H

A must see Classic that catapulted van Damme overnight into a Star.Yes the Acting is bad but the cool Fights are worth it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/05/25

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Carl N

If you see this from the lens of today you'll find the movie quite underwhelming. However if you look at it from the time it was made and even years after it's a landmark movie that spawned so many concepts and tropes in movies. This is an excellent movie, acting is a bit rough but was pretty good back then, concept is good and just an enjoyable movie from start to finish. Absolutely must watch for any fan of the genre.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/05/25

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Shaun R

Cheesy, bad acting and a whole lot of great fighting. What is there not to like. Classic 80s.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/16/25

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Darren P

Great Film Frank Duke great tournament love this film watched it over 50 times in my life 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/06/25

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David C.

One of my all time favs, pure 80’s martial art cheese, it’s impossible not to love Van Damme’s charisma.The acting and story are rough, but the fight choreography and sheer fun factor carry it into classic territory.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/25/25

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saul s

La mejor película de artes marciales que he visto , la historia de Frak Dux no es comprobale pero la idea es genial

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/17/25

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Synopsis

U.S. soldier Frank Dux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) has come to Hong Kong to be accepted into the Kumite, a highly secret and extremely violent martial-arts competition. While trying to gain access into the underground world of clandestine fighters, he also has to avoid military officers who consider him to be AWOL. After enduring a difficult training and beginning a romance with journalist Janice Kent (Leah Ayres), Frank is given the opportunity to fight. But can he survive?

Director: Newt Arnold
Producer: Mark DiSalle, Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan
Screenwriter: Sheldon Lettich, Christopher Cosby, Mel Friedman
Production Co: Cannon International
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.8M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Ultra-Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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