Enter the Dragon

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Enter the Dragon

R

1973

1h 39m

Action

Adventure

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Bruce Lee plays a martial-arts expert determined to help capture the narcotics dealer whose gang was responsible for the death of his sister. Lee enters a kung fu competition in an attempt to fight his way to the dealer's headquarters with the help of some friends.

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Critics Consensus

Badass to the max, Enter the Dragon is the ultimate kung-fu movie and a fitting (if untimely) Bruce Lee swan song.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

08/11/2023

4/5

And yet when the fisticuffs eventually arrive — on a James Bond-style island where an evil crime lord is hosting an international kung fu-themed tournament of death — they’re impossibly satisfying.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

08/09/2023

4/5

[Lee's] balletic moves are a joy and the traditional nunchuck showoff display is mesmeric – it’s why we can forgive this film for the slightly lower-octane scenes when he’s not in them.

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Perry Stewart

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

03/20/2023

As martial arts films go, "Dragon" leads the pack so far.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

06/13/2025

3/5

Enter the Dragon is a simple, brash and straightforward action melodrama, derivative and ripe for parody from Kentucky Fried Movie...even if the writing and storytelling are hackneyed, there’s an underlying excitement that still earns pass marks today...

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Patrick Hicks

Feelin' Film Podcast

08/21/2023

3.5/5

Bruce Lee is the star and that's why we watch. Bare bones plot. No apologies. All action. All fun.

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Allison Rose

FlickDirect

08/08/2023

5/5

Enter the Dragon set the standard for Martial Arts movies that has been imitated time and time again.

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Shihan

09/03/2024

Great classic that has stood the test of time and confirms that Bruce Lee is still an iconic Martial Arts master

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Jocelyn M

05/31/2023

There is no one like Bruce Lee!

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Enrique R.

@NostalgicNerd May 2

One of the greatest movies of all time! Enter The Dragon is literally perfection. The performances by Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly are all great. The action sequences and the choreographed martial arts scenes are all incredible. Easily, the best martial arts movie alongside with Ip Man and The Raid 2. Overall, I really love this movie, seen it a billion times. But, I give Enter The Dragon an A+ or a 10/10.

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Ed B.

@EdLee Apr 3

Enter the Dragon is , in my opinion, one of the better martial arts movies from Bruce Lee. This movie has a decent plot and better acting than in his earlier efforts. John Saxon and Jim Kelly are good costars and Bruce Lee, once again, masters the art of fight choreography . I particularly enjoyed the ending where Lee faces off with the antagonist in room of mirrors. Great photography, .Provided , what I imagine, complexity on filming in a set full of mirrors.

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Elvis D

@Elvis-Del-Valle Feb 20

Enter The Dragon es sin duda una gran película. Pero no es exactamente la mejor de las cinco películas emblemáticas de Bruce Lee. Desde luego que tiene un par de errores en la edición y algún hueco argumental, pero son mínimos y no son muy importantes. El puesto de la mejor película emblemática de Bruce Lee le pertenecería a Fist Of Fury porque es la más perfecta de las cinco. Enter The Dragon se quedaría con el segundo lugar, pero eso no la hace menos importante. La historia, los personajes y el escenario presentaron una estructura que sería incorporada en obras posteriores. La importancia de esta película es innegable y eso ha hecho que se consolide como una de las mejores del cine de acción. Enter The Dragon es la película más influyente e inspiradora de las cinco películas emblemáticas de Bruce Lee. Eso hace que se merezca gran parte del reconocimiento que ha recibido y es una película que merece seguir siendo vista y recordada. Mi calificación final para esta película es un 9/10.

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Tony S.

@YamiShogun Feb 1

Perfect martial arts film

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Synopsis

Bruce Lee plays a martial-arts expert determined to help capture the narcotics dealer whose gang was responsible for the death of his sister. Lee enters a kung fu competition in an attempt to fight his way to the dealer's headquarters with the help of some friends.

Director: Robert Clouse
Producer: Paul M. Heller, Fred Weintraub
Screenwriter: Michael Allin
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers, Concord Productions Inc.
Rating: R (Martial Arts Violence|Brief Nudity)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 1, 1973, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Nov 9, 1997
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2008
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Mono, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)