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Bloodsport

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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Simon Cunliffe Time Out A well-plucked turkey, humourless and plagued by a script full of stilted mumbo-jumbo. Feb 9, 2006 Full Review 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 Full Review Don Shanahan Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast The best Mortal Kombat movie not named Mortal Kombat. Jun 29, 2024 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review M B Classic martial arts movie, impressive direction and filmed very well. Trying to control my rating of this is hard because it's so likeable. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/12/25 Full Review Mike G A Van Damme classic. Is it hokey? Are the characters contrived and predictable? Is the dialogue so work? The answer is yes to all the above…. But is it awesome? Thrice YAY! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/11/25 Full Review tommy J A great classic movie. Some kinda dumb scenes in the beginning, but a great movie. It used to be said it was a true story but I recall reading some guy made it up and pretended it to be true. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/04/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Newt Arnold

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Jean-Claude Van Damme

Frank Dux

Donald Gibb

Ray Jackson

Leah Ayres

Janice Kent

Norman Burton

Helmer

Forest Whitaker

Rawlins

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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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