Cynthia Rothrock
Cynthia Rothrock (born March 8, 1957) is an American martial artist and actress in martial arts films. She holds black belt rankings in seven styles of martial arts and was a high-level competitor in martial arts before becoming an actress. In 2014, she was inducted into the International Sports Hall Of Fame. In 2016, Martial Arts History Museum bestowed Rothrock the official title of "The Queen Of Martial Arts."
Rothrock was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and began training in martial arts at the age of 13. She quickly rose through the ranks, winning numerous championships in karate, kickboxing and taekwondo. In 1981, she was named World Champion in Forms and Weapons.
In 1985, Rothrock made her film debut, alongside Michelle Yeoh, in the Hong Kong action film "Yes, Madam!" The film was a box office success and made Rothrock a star in Asia. She went on to star in several more Hong Kong films, including "Millionaires' Express" (1986), "Magic Crystal" (1986), "Righting Wrongs" (1986) and "Lady Reporter" (1989).
Rothrock would return to the United States to further her acting career in many more martial arts films, including two "China O'Brien" movies in 1990, as well as "Lady Dragon" (1992), "Rage And Honor" (1992) and "Sworn To Justice" (1996).
In 2024, Rothrock co-wrote, produced and starred in a crowd-funded martial arts western, entitled "Black Creek," for which there's also an accompanying graphic novel.
Along with teaching martial arts, Rothrock is also a successful businesswoman, with her own line of martial arts clothing and accessories.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.19 |
| Birthday | 1957-03-08 |
| Place of Birth | Wilmington, Delaware, USA |
| Also Known As | 羅芙洛, Cynthia Ann Christine Rothrock, Синтия Ротрок , |
1985
24 Hours to Midnight
3.8/4
A woman trained in Ninjutsu takes revenge after her husband is killed while out jogging.
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24 Hours to Midnight
2021
Re-Enter the 'New York Ninja'
5.667/3
A profile on martial artist John Liu and the making of his "lost" U.S. directorial debut, 'New York Ninja'.
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Re-Enter the 'New York Ninja'
1993
Undefeatable
5.3/63
The film follows Kristi Jones who, along with her gang, take part in Mafia-run street fights to earn money for her sister's college education. Kristi'...
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Undefeatable
2024
Darkness of Man
6.6/161
Russell Hatch, an Interpol operative who takes on the role of father figure to Jayden, the son of an informant killed in a routine raid gone wrong. Ye...
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Darkness of Man
1990
China O'Brien
5.6/53
China O'Brien; big city police woman; martial arts trainer, is forced to hand in her badge and head home to her father and the small town where she gr...
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China O'Brien
1990
China O'Brien II
5.3/29
This time China O'Brien has trouble with a dealer who puts a prize on her head because she had spoiled an important drug deal of his. But all the worl...
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China O'Brien II
2024
Black Creek
0/0
A dark, gritty, dystopian, western action martial arts film featuring a strong 'no-holds-barred' female protagonist portrayed by action film star Cynt...
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Black Creek
1991
Fast Getaway
5.9/29
Nelson, played by Corey Haim is a teenager who robs banks with his father in group along with two other friends. Corey Haim Is the right guy, in the r...
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Fast Getaway
1995
Portrait in Red
3.333/6
An artist with a rather unusual art-style literally uses all the men she likes for her artworks. Bodies begin to pile up in abandoned alleyways and th...
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Portrait in Red
1987
No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder
5.6/98
In this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.
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No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder
1996
Tiger Claws II
5/27
Released five years after the first installment, Tiger Claws II finds Yeung's martial arts serial killer, Chong, busted out of jail by a team of heavi...
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Tiger Claws II
1991
Martial Law II: Undercover
6.2/62
Sean and Billie are undercover cops and martial arts masters. Investigating the death of a cop, they uncover a deadly ring of murder and corruption at...
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Martial Law II: Undercover
1991
Tiger Claws
5.4/39
The police does not know what to do. They have to deal with a serial killer who aims at martial arts masters. One after another is killed in the same...
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Tiger Claws
1986
Righting Wrongs
7.7/63
Jason Chan, a Hong Kong lawyer, is angry at the way the law protects criminals and decides to take the law into his own hands, dishing out vigilante j...
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Righting Wrongs
1992
Rage and Honor
4.9/33
Witnessing a drug deal involving local gang members and cops, an Australian police officer feels he can no longer be just an observer. He joins forces...
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Rage and Honor
1993
Rage and Honor II: Hostile Takeover
5.1/19
Kris and Preston team up once again to take on powerful gangster Buntao. But Buntao has problems of his own, dealing with Dazo, another gangster who i...
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Rage and Honor II: Hostile Takeover
1990
Martial Law
6.2/83
An undercover cop teams up with a martial-arts expert to stop a gang of drug smugglers and car thieves.
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Martial Law
1985
Yes, Madam!
7.1/98
Two unlucky thieves break into a just murdered man's hotel room and steal his passport with a hidden microfilm wanted by a triad boss. Two hard kickin...
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Yes, Madam!
2004
X-Treme Fighter
3.4/15
A well-meaning genius creates a virtual reality game that leaves his grandson trapped within when a virus invades. The boy's father (Don Wilson) enter...
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X-Treme Fighter
1993
Lady Dragon 2
4.8/8
A woman seeks revenge on the men who raped her and murdered her husband.
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Lady Dragon 2
1992
Lady Dragon
5.3/24
An ex-CIA agent living in Indonesia tracks the arms dealer who killed her husband. Along the way, she meets a young boy and his grandfather, who teach...
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Lady Dragon
2023
Buckle Up
2/1
The story of ex-banger racer Jack Elger who has to honor his brothers gambling debt by picking up a rare diamond necklace from an Arab prince off the...
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Buckle Up
1990
Prince of the Sun
4.6/16
Cynthia Rothrock helps to protect a Buddhist boy from villains who wish to stop him from becoming the Prince of the Sun.
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Prince of the Sun
1994
Fast Getaway II
4.9/11
A former robber (whose partner was his father) has reformed and is now running an insurance business with his girlfriend. An ex-partner frames him for...
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Fast Getaway II
1992
Honor and Glory
4.3/32
FBI agent Tracy Pride is on a mission to capture businessman Jason Slade, who is involved in extortion and murder. Teaming up with her is her sister J...
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Honor and Glory
1996
Sworn to Justice
5.7/27
After masked attackers kill her sister and young nephew, a female psychologist takes the law into her own hands by acting as a defense witness by day...
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Sworn to Justice
2014
Spirit2Power
0/0
Spirit2Power is an evocative, feature-length docu-film presenting a journey into the spirit of martial arts. It is set against the backdrop of Turkey’...
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Spirit2Power
1989
Lady Reporter
6.4/17
Cindy, an American FBI agent, travels to Hong Kong to investigate a newspaper editor, Ronny Dak, who is suspected of printing counterfeit money using...
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Lady Reporter
1993
Angel the Kickboxer
0/0
An FBI agent leads the martial-arts rescue of her father, kidnapped by the coveter of a nuclear device.
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Angel the Kickboxer
2015
Cool Cat Saves the Kids
3.2/54
Cool Cat is the coolest cat in town. All the kids love him. Except for the bully Butch, who hates Cool Cat for his coolness. He terrorizes Cool Cat, h...
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Cool Cat Saves the Kids
1996
American Tigers
4.2/4
Terrorists from all countries are to be reunited in order to join forces against their governments. The USA army notice it. A group of assassins, wait...
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American Tigers
1986
Magic Crystal
6.288/26
Archaeologist Shum finds an antique jade with supernatural power in Greece. The stone is wanted both by KGB's agent Karoff and the Interpol. Shum asks...
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Magic Crystal
2002
Outside the Law
4.3/16
Betrayed government agent Julie Cosgrove runs for the border but risks her safety by aiding a couple being harassed by drug smugglers as Julie's pursu...
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Outside the Law
1997
The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
5.333/24
Mama Josephine Max wants to build a theme park in Hazzard, right on the Duke family farm! To stop her, Bo and Luke have to win a cross-country moonshi...
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The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!
2000
Manhattan Chase
5/4
After six years as a guest of the state, mob hit man Jason Reed wants nothing more than to get an honest job and spend time with his young son, Tommy....
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Manhattan Chase
1989
City Cops
5.6/18
Cindy is an American FBI agent who is currently in Hong Kong seeking arch-criminal Kent Tong. In order to bring down Tong and his criminal organizatio...
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City Cops
1994
Guardian Angel
4.7/12
Detective - turned - bodyguard Cynthia McKay (Cynthia Rothrock) is hired by a psychotic icy seductress, Nina Lindell (Lydie Denier), the same woman wh...
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Guardian Angel
1999
Tiger Claws III
4/21
When a psychotic martial artist called Stryker resurrects the long-dead spirits of three ancient Chinese master assassins in an effort to take over th...
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Tiger Claws III
2012
Santa's Summer House
4.1/12
A dense fog falls over Southern California, sending a group of discontent vacationers to a mysterious island occupied by a jolly old soul whose Christ...
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Santa's Summer House
2013
Badass Showdown
2.333/9
Uber MMA fighter manager Ivy Reed (B-movie action star of the '80s and '90s Cynthia Rothrock) is unique as a woman in a male-dominated field, using a...
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Badass Showdown
1992
Angel Of Fury
3.8/11
A security specialist is hired to deliver a valuable computer. She is joined by her former lover who has plans of his own for the computer.
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Angel Of Fury
2002
Redemption
5/3
A disgraced cop goes to work for the mob, and must choose between good and evil when he goes up against his former friends on the force.
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Redemption
1987
Fight to Win
5.8/5
Martial artists in America battle over the possession of three ancient Chinese statues.
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Fight to Win
1997
Deep Cover
5/1
FBI agent Kate Mason, an expert in martial arts, becomes the main target for a gangster, after she kills one of his closest employees.
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Deep Cover
1997
Night Vision
5.7/14
A psycho serial killer who videotapes each of his bloody conquests is on the loose, and it's up to alcoholic motorcycle cop Dak and his new tough-as-n...
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Night Vision
1996
Eye for an Eye
6.2/391
It's fire and brimstone time as grieving mother Karen McCann takes justice into her own hands when a kangaroo court in Los Angeles fails to convict Ro...
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Eye for an Eye
1993
Irresistible Force
5.2/13
A police sergeant is hoping for a few quiet weeks before his impending retirement, but his plans are scuppered when he is joined by an over-enthusiast...
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Irresistible Force
2014
Mercenaries
5.2/122
A diplomatic official is captured and imprisoned while touring a war zone, so a team of elite female commandos is assembled to infiltrate a women's pr...
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Mercenaries
2024
Fyre Rises
5.8/6
Debt-ridden pacifist Richard Fyre is propositioned to return to his abandoned mercenary ways by flamboyant zealot Priest to eliminate his internationa...
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Fyre Rises
1988
The Inspector Wears Skirts
6.1/31
The film revolves around a crack squad of female police officers who have to deal with harassment and a lack of respect from their male colleagues, pe...
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The Inspector Wears Skirts
1995
Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
10/1
The first video to combine international martial arts together with interviews and demonstrations by celebrities of Hollywood.
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Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities
1986
Millionaires' Express
6.6/53
What happens when a glamorous express, with high government officials, wealthy merchants, concubines and a gang of brigands on board, speeds towards t...
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Millionaires' Express
Operation Dagon
0/0
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Operation Dagon
1996
Top Fighter 2
5.3/6
The sequel of "Top Fighter" focuses in the importance of the women in the martial-arts movies, from her first characters as "hero's girl" until becomi...
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Top Fighter 2
Prey of Wrath
0/0
An elite special forces operative is sent by Russian Intelligence to hunt down former teammates who have hijacked nuclear warheads.
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Prey of Wrath
2015
The Martial Arts Kid
6.5/11
When a troubled teen from Cleveland experiences bullying in Cocoa Beach, he soon learns Martial Arts to gain confidence and self-defense skills.
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The Martial Arts Kid
2022
Ryan Carson
0/0
A mechanic, who moonlights as a fixer, must stop his brother from terrorizing the one woman he loves.
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Ryan Carson
2016
Showdown in Manila
3.1/37
The film unfolds in Manila, Philippines, and in the jungles of the island of Boracay on a tropical island in the privacy of living Russian middle-aged...
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Showdown in Manila
2024
Taken from Rio Bravo
6.7/16
1874, East Texas. Two friends pursue the Posse, a group of sadistic human traffickers who have kidnapped five women. Along with an Indian scout, they...
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Taken from Rio Bravo
2024
Lady Scorpions
5.4/19
An ex-FBI agent's fight against a crime syndicate becomes personal when they kidnap her granddaughter. She and her daughter, both martial arts masters...
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Lady Scorpions
1990
The Best of the Martial Arts Films
8.7/28
The most explosive barehanded combat sequences ever filmed. An electrifying video of martial arts mastery and mayhem. This program takes a behind-the-...
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The Best of the Martial Arts Films
2024
No Time To Think
0/0
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No Time To Think
2024
The Last Kumite
6.8/107
When Karate champion Michael Rivers wins the last tournament of his career, shady businessman Ron Hall offers him the opportunity to fight in an illeg...
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The Last Kumite
2016
Asian Ghost Story
4.3/3
The spirit of a dead Chinese railway worker seeking revenge possesses the body of a lethal assassin!
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Asian Ghost Story
2024
American Expendables: The Films of North American Pictures
0/0
The documentary celebrates some of the unsung action stars of the late eighties/nineties in the North American Pictures Catalog. From Cynthia Rothrock...
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American Expendables: The Films of North American Pictures
2017
Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine
3.6/21
Saber Raine is hired to guide three elite soldiers on a rescue mission to recover a prince and princess who have been abducted from their home world....
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Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine
1988
Jungle Heat
2.5/2
Vincent Wong (Leo Fong) has a son who is kidnapped; he, his partner (Cynthia Rothrock) and a martial arts expert (Richard Norton) is put on the trail...
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Jungle Heat
1985
Defend Yourself!
10/1
Martial arts instructional video with Cynthia Rothrock teaching "The 10 master moves to instinctive self defense."
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Defend Yourself!
2017
Death Fighter
7.214/7
When an American cop witnesses his mentor's murder in a trade deal gone wrong, he finds himself on the wrong side of the law in Thailand. But despite...
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Death Fighter
2018
Cool Cat Kids Superhero
1.2/4
Cool Cat is the Coolest Cat in the World. But Butch the Bully hates him and always tries to bully him, and Cool Cat shows kids how to win and be cool.
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Cool Cat Kids Superhero
2017
Fists of Fury
0/0
Class is in session as your seductive sensei, Cynthia Rothrock gives you the hardest hitting lessons of your life! Courses include a study on the grea...
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Fists of Fury
2002
Modern Warriors
5.2/4
Over 80 of the world's greatest martial artists demonstrate techniques and discuss philosophy in this fascinating account of the martial arts phenomen...
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Modern Warriors
2017
A Doggone Hollywood
4.769/13
Murphy ("Just Jesse the Jack") is a mega-famous canine TV star who is fed up with being treated like a 'cashmachine' by Hollywood executives. He escap...
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A Doggone Hollywood
1998
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
8.5/2
Special honoring the grand masters of the martial arts with guest stars from film and television, music performances, live demonstrations, competition...
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Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
2018
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
5/10
When the Fist found a mystical gold fleece jacket, he became the biggest porn star of the 1970s. But in the ‘80s, he’s on the cusp of eviction from a...
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Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
1990
No Witnesses
0/0
Harry Grady and Jerry West are two key witnesses in the judicial process followed against mob boss Powder Chan, who has ordered his henchmen to elimin...
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No Witnesses
2019
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
6.8/37
The most comprehensive retrospective of the '80s action film genre ever made.
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In Search of the Last Action Heroes
2002
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
5.7/11
Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, this in-depth documentary offers viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the history of the martial arts film -- from the gen...
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The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2019
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
6.8/52
The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong...
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Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
1994
Cinema of Vengeance
5.4/5
A documentary study of martial arts films and their leading protagonists. Included are profiles of such artists as Bruce Lee, Cynthia Rothrock, Jackie...
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Cinema of Vengeance
1998
The Hostage
0/0
The Hostage is about a gang of high-end thieves who plan to break into a really rich businessman's house, hack into his computer, and download all his...
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The Hostage
2003
Lost Bullet
6/2
Daniel, an ex-convict, tries to get back at his corrupt father-in-law by kidnapping his own son and hiding him in an abandoned town where they are pro...
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Lost Bullet
2021
New York Ninja
5.1/28
After his wife is murdered, a man becomes a ninja to take revenge on her killers across the streets of New York, in this film that was originally aban...
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Chinese Hercules: The Bolo Yeung Story
0/0
This is the story of the bodybuilder, Martial Artist and actor who wrote his own destiny and walked his own path. A legendary tale that's never been t...
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Chinese Hercules: The Bolo Yeung Story
2024
Cool Cat Bloopers 'Behind the Scenes' Footage
10/1
A feature-length film documenting the filming of Cool Cat Saves the Kids and Cool Cat vs Dirty Dog 'The Virus Wars'.
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