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Top 10 martial arts movies, by the Guardian and Observer’s critics

“Everybody is kung-fu fighting for sure, but it takes more than that to make a great martial arts movie,” said the Guardian.

These are the ten finest martial arts films according to the critics of the Guardian and Observer.

Enter the Dragon Robert Clouse

1.

Enter the Dragon

(1973)

Director: Robert Clouse
Stars: Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly

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$39.99

[amazon template=custom_thumbnail&asin=B00198X0UY&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Ang Lee]
2. [amazon text=Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon&template=custom_title&asin=B00198X0UY&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Ang Lee] (2000)
Director: [amazon text=Ang Lee&template=custom_search&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Ang Lee] Stars: [amazon text=Yun-Fat Chow&template=custom_search&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Yun-Fat Chow], [amazon text=Michelle Yeoh&template=custom_search&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Michelle Yeoh], [amazon text=Ziyi Zhang&template=custom_search&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Ziyi Zhang]
[amazon text=Amazon&template=custom_text_price&asin=B00198X0UY&multi_cc=1&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Ang Lee]
Police Story Jackie Chan, Chi-Hwa Chen

3.

Police Story

(1985)

Directors: Jackie Chan, Chi-Hwa Chen
Stars: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin

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House of Flying Daggers Yimou Zhang

4.

House of Flying Daggers

(2004)

Director: Yimou Zhang
Stars: Ziyi Zhang, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau

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$14.31

[amazon template=custom_thumbnail&asin=B0083SJG2E&search_text=%TITLE%&title=The Matrix Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski]
5. [amazon text=The Matrix&template=custom_title&asin=B0083SJG2E&search_text=%TITLE%&title=The Matrix Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski] (1999)
Directors: [amazon text=Andy Wachowski&template=custom_search&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Andy Wachowski], [amazon text=Lana Wachowski&template=custom_search&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Lana Wachowski] Stars: [amazon text=Keanu Reeves&template=custom_search&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Keanu Reeves], [amazon text=Laurence Fishburne&template=custom_search&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Laurence Fishburne], [amazon text=Carrie-Anne Moss&template=custom_search&search_text=%TITLE%&title=Carrie-Anne Moss]
[amazon text=Amazon&template=custom_text_price&asin=B0083SJG2E&multi_cc=1&search_text=%TITLE%&title=The Matrix Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski]
Ong-Bak Prachya Pinkaew

6.

Ong-Bak

(2003)

Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Stars: Tony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Pumwaree Yodkamol

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The Raid: Redemption Gareth Evans

7.

The Raid: Redemption

(2011)

Director: Gareth Evans
Stars: Iko Uwais, Ananda George, Ray Sahetapy

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A Touch of Zen King Hu

8.

A Touch of Zen

(1971)

Director: King Hu
Stars: Feng Hsu, Chun Shih, Ying Bai

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$19.95

Yojimbo Akira Kurosawa

9.

Yojimbo

(1961)

Director: Akira Kurosawa
Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Eijirô Tôno, Tatsuya Nakadai

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$23.49

Once Upon a Time in China Hark Tsui

10.

Once Upon a Time in China

(1991)

Director: Hark Tsui
Stars: Jet Li, Biao Yuen, Rosamund Kwan

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The Guardian (founded in 1821) is a British national daily newspaper, and the Observer (founded in 1791) is its Sunday sibling. They are amongst the most influential papers in the world. The Guardian and its journalists have won numerous journalism awards, especially in the last decades.

Source: The Guardian
Last checked on: 16 January 2016
Image: Enter the Dragon