Top 100 Foreign Movies List

#100 Foreign Movie

Enter the Ninja (1981) R

After just completing his training at a ninja school, an army vet travels to the Phillippines and finds himself battling a land grabber who wants his war-buddy's property. He must also fight his rival.

Director:

Menahem Golan

Writers:

Dick Desmond

Stars:

Franco Nero, Susan George, Shô Kosugi

#99 Foreign Movie

Never Back Down (2008) PG-13

A frustrated and conflicted teenager arrives at a new highschool to discover an underground fightclub and meet a classmate who begins to coerce him into fighting.

Director:

Jeff Wadlow

Writers:

Chris Hauty

Stars:

Sean Faris, Djimon Hounsou, Amber Heard

#98 Foreign Movie

Black Mask (1996) R

A survivor of a supersoldier project must fight his former comrades as a masked hero.

Director:

Daniel Lee

Writers:

Hark Tsui, Koan Hui

Stars:

Jet Li, Ching Wan Lau, Karen Mok

#97 Foreign Movie

My Father is a Hero (1995) R

An undercover cop struggling to provide for his son and ailing wife, must infiltrate a ruthless gang. But things turn sour when another cop blows his cover and he quickly finds himself battling for his life and the lives of his family.

Director:

Corey Yuen

Writers:

Jack Maeby, Sandy Shaw

Stars:

Jet Li, Anita Mui, Mo Tse

#96 Foreign Movie

Wing Chun (1994) PG

Wing Chun, a woman living in a remote village often pillaged by robbers. When Wing Chun finally loses her cool and defeats them, her heroic actions stir up even more trouble in this male-based society of the time. The climactic battle to the death is a dazzler.

Director:

Woo-Ping Yuen

Writers:

Elsa Tang, Wing-Fai Wong

Stars:

Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen, King-Tan Yuen

#95 Foreign Movie

Five Element Ninjas (1982) R

A young martial artist seeks revenge on the Ninja who kills his martial arts brothers and teacher. He finds help in the form of a new teacher (who knows Ninjitsu) and new brothers. Together the four pupils face the Five Element Ninja challenge: Wood, Earth, Gold, Water, and Fire.

Director:

Cheh Chang

Writers:

Cheh Chang, Kuang Ni

Stars:

Tien-Chi Cheng, Tien Hsiang Lung, Meng Lo

#94 Foreign Movie

Heroes of the East (1978) R

A Chinese man (Liu) marries a Japanese woman through an arranged marriage and manages to insult all of her Japanese martial arts family by issuing a challenge to her that is misinterpreted by the others. He must then prove how good Chinese Kung Fu really is through a series of duels with the seven Japanese martial artists who come to meet the challenge.

Director:

Chia-Liang Liu

Writers:

Kuang Ni

Stars:

Chia-Hui Liu, Yuka Mizuno, Yasuaki Kurata

#93 Foreign Movie

Infra-Man (1975) PG

Princess Dragon Mom and her mutant army have arisen, and only Inframan can stop them!

Director:

Shan Hua

Writers:

Peter Fernandez, Kuang Ni

Stars:

Danny Lee, Terry Liu, Hsieh Wang

#92 Foreign Movie

The Quest (1996) PG-13

Kidnapped and enslaved by gun smugglers, Chris' journey takes him to forbidding Muay Thai Island where deadly martial arts are taught. There he must face the ultimate test of his manhood in the fabled Ghang-gheng, the ancient winner-take-all competition in which the deadliest fighters from around the world compete to win the prized Golden Dragon.

Director:

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Writers:

Frank Dux, Jean-Claude Van Damme

Stars:

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Roger Moore, James Remar

#91 Foreign Movie

Battle Creek Brawl (1980) R

A young Asian American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fight competition.

Director:

Robert Clouse

Writers:

Robert Clouse

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Kristine DeBell, José Ferrer

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#90 Foreign Movie

The Steel Edge of Revenge (1969) PG

A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to stop a massacre taking place.

Director:

Hideo Gosha

Writers:

Kei Tasaka, Hideo Gosha

Stars:

Tatsuya Nakadai, Tetsurô Tanba, Yôko Tsukasa

#89 Foreign Movie

Dragon Lord (1982) PG-13

The adventures of a restless martial arts student called Dragon, who, while constantly pursuing a girl, gets involved in the affairs of a gang of thieves.

Director:

Jackie Chan

Writers:

Jackie Chan, Jack Maeby

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Mars, Wai-Man Chan

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#88 Foreign Movie

Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)

The Yang family was the loyal strong-arm of the Imperial army. But a jealous General betrays the Eilte Spearman and their father to the opposing Mongol army. After an ambush of a battle, only two of the seven sons survive. One remains hidden by the family while the other lives on the run. The traitorous general must find them and silence them before either of them can testify to the Emperor.

Director:

Chia-Liang Liu

Writers:

Chia-Liang Liu, Kuang Ni

Stars:

Chia-Hui Liu, Sheng Fu, Lily Li

#87 Foreign Movie

City Hunter (1993) PG-13

Extremely silly comedy about a self-indulgent private investigator who winds up on a cruise ship full of rich patrons, gorgeous women, murderous terrorists, and scarce food.

Director:

Jing Wong

Writers:

Tsukasa Hôjô, Jing Wong

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Richard Norton, Joey Wang

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#86 Foreign Movie

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) R

While lecturing in China, Van Helsing agrees to help seven kung fu trained siblings reclaim their ancestral mountain village, now the domain of seven powerful vampires and their army of undead slaves.

Director:

Roy Ward Baker, Cheh Chang

Writers:

Don Houghton

Stars:

Peter Cushing, David Chiang, Julie Ege

#85 Foreign Movie

Miracles - Mr. Canton and Lady Rose (1989) PG

A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old lady when her daughter comes to visit.

Director:

Jackie Chan

Writers:

Golden Way Creative Group, Hal Kanter

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Ya-Lei Kuei

#84 Foreign Movie

Six-String Samurai (1998) PG-13

In the post-apocalyptic world of 1960s Nevada, a rock 'n' roll samurai takes a young boy under his protection.

Director:

Lance Mungia

Writers:

Jeffrey Falcon, Lance Mungia

Stars:

Jeffrey Falcon, Justin McGuire, Kim De Angelo

#83 Foreign Movie

Miami Connection (1987)

A martial arts rock band goes up against a band of motorcycle ninjas who have tightened their grip on Florida's narcotics trade.

Director:

Woo-sang Park, Y.K. Kim

Writers:

Woo-sang Park, Y.K. Kim

Stars:

Y.K. Kim, Vincent Hirsch, Joseph Diamand

#82 Foreign Movie

Maximum Risk (1996) R

A policeman takes his twin brother's place and inherits his problems and a beautiful girlfriend. He is forced to kickbox his way from France to the U.S. and back while playing footsie with the FBI and Russian mafia. Not just muscles with a badge, the policeman must find the answers to some tough questions, none harder than what the heck is an accordian player doing in a sauna.

Director:

Ringo Lam

Writers:

Larry Ferguson

Stars:

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Natasha Henstridge, Jean-Hugues Anglade

#81 Foreign Movie

Crippled Avengers (1978) R

Three men, crippled by an evil warlord, become friends and learn kung fu with the help of an old teacher and his idiot pupil.

Director:

Cheh Chang

Writers:

Cheh Chang, Kuang Ni

Stars:

Kuan-Tai Chan, Feng Lu, Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok

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