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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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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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

This is extremely entertaining and I enjoyed the nuances of the different fighting styles. Also the fact that this story was completely fabricated makes it a hilarious con.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 4, 2022

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Chief B

We know it's all cliche but the fighting and the signature fighting style of van Damme is just super to watch. And of course Bolo

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/13/25

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Harrison B

Hard to rate this because, as a movie, it's awful and idiotic, but, as a showcase of a really amazing athlete it's top-notch. Nothing else good about it though.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/09/25

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Michael D L

Great action movie with a decent plot

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/07/25

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Joel H

*puts on nostalgia glasses* Man! Bloodsport is such a fun action flick! The fight scenes are exciting and there are so many iconic moments and quotable lines. *takes glasses off* Huh. I know I thought this movie was awesome when I was a kid, but now it’s obvious that the acting is pretty awful, the dialogue is clunky & cliched, and the story doesn’t make a lot of sense. *glasses on* Whoa! A helicopter kick! Jean-Claude Van Damme is so cool! It’s no wonder this film was such a hit! *glasses off* How did this make so much money? Look, I know it’s not great, but I’ll always get a kick out of Bloodsport.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/06/25

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Steven D

Van Damme drops the Dim Mok on you here with Bloodsport. In his stunning debut. Top 3 Van Damme movie for sure.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/12/25

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Aaron D

It's just a fun vibe, that's all I can say. And the music, God damn.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/23/25

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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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