Bloodsport

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Bloodsport

R

1988

1h 32m

Action

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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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Critics Consensus

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

12/28/2018

1/4

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.

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Leonard Klady

Los Angeles Times

12/28/2018

Hacking through the jungle of cliche and reservoir of bad acting in Bloodsport are some pretty exciting matches.

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Simon Cunliffe

Time Out

02/09/2006

A well-plucked turkey, humourless and plagued by a script full of stilted mumbo-jumbo.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Mar 2

5/10

It may be focused rather single-mindedly on ruthless hand-to-hand combat, accentuating muscly he-men who are often shirtless, but the repetition isn’t too bad.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

Aug 24

3/5

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.

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Don Shanahan

Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast

06/29/2024

The best Mortal Kombat movie not named Mortal Kombat.

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Julian C

@juliancooper_12 5d

One of my favorite martial arts films of all time. JCVD's stunt performances are amazing followed by a great villainous performance from Bolo Yeung.

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Alex F

@RT28636644 Apr 12

The movie is great. I still remember seeing it as a kid and absolutely loving it. But different strokes for different folks. The critics will never like it because..well lets face it they are more or less the LA crowd with limp wrists who stick their pinky out as they drink their white wine. This is more for the the type of guy that chugs a beer and then smashes it on his forehead but realistically the fight is awesome. The fights are spectacular and just the right amount of gore. Watching it is so nostalgic for me. The movie is iconic plain and simple.

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Brian H

@RT53290015 Mar 27

Grew up watching this. I’m 40 years old in 2026 and I would still watch it again and again . Yes the acting isn’t great and blah blah blah , it’s exactly how it’s supposed to be !!

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Chase T

@RT26440739 Feb 19

It's definitely cheesy, but that's what makes it so good. Lots of slow motion fighting shots that are iconic. The arena they fight in is very captivating.

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Jorge M.

@TwoGunJorge Feb 7

It’s delightful white guy karate.

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Daniel C

@RT74973898 Jan 21

Kumite!Kumite!Kumite! it aged so well never mind the critics, as always. It has bad acting? yes, but growing up with this was awesome, specially for the time it was made it was so cheap to make and made millions for a reason, people comenting this were not even born yet to understand the value

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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)