Foreign Action & Adventure on Netflix
Last updated February 06, 2023
Arn: The Knight Templar
2007 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsBased on Jan Guillou's trilogy, this adventure saga follows the son of nobility from his monastic education to his return home to help fight for Sweden. But when Arn impregnates his lover, he must become a warrior of the Crusades as penance.
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Dragon
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsIn this intriguing combination of historical mystery and martial-arts actioner, Liu Jin-xi, a seemingly humble paper maker, is hounded by a persistent detective after events reveal he might possibly be a killer with a complex, blood-soaked past.
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A Wednesday
2008 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsThis action-packed drama takes place over the course of four tension-filled hours on a Wednesday afternoon in Mumbai, India, beginning with a threatening phone call to police commissioner Prakash Rathod (Anupam Kher). Rathod is skeptical when the anonymous caller warns of a bomb planted near police headquarters, but when he actually finds the bomb, Rathod is forced into negotiations with the terrorist, who demands the release of four militants.
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When the Last Sword Is Drawn
2003 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsYôjirô Takita's period drama recounts the life of samurai Kanichiro Yoshimura and the waning days of feudal Japan. His memory triggered by a photograph of the expert swordsman, the elderly Saito reminisces about his past association with Yoshimura.
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Kingdom of War: Part 1
2006 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsPart 1 of this epic historical film dramatizes the childhood years that Siam's 16th-century King Naresuan spent as a hostage to the king of Burma, learning the military skills he'd one day use to set his country free of Burmese domination.
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The Chaser
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhen his escorts start disappearing without settling their debts, a cash-strapped pimp -- and former police detective -- draws upon the skills of his old job to track down one of his recently missing prostitutes.
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Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
2010 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsTenente-Coronel Nascimento, a hardened vet of Rio de Janeiro's drug wars, is now head of a special police unit. With his new title comes new responsibilities and dangers, which the captain navigates with brashness and resolve.
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A Company Man
2012 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhen his new trainee gets killed on the job, an ambitious corporate assassin feels an obligation to care for the kid's family -- but taking his eye off the ball is not how a guy gets promoted and starting a new life may prove harder than expected.
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Muay Thai Warrior
2010 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsOnce left for dead by his warrior brethren, young samurai Yamada Nagamasa becomes a bodyguard to King Naresuan the Great after working tirelessly to master Muay Thai boxing. But Yamada must face his past when his betrayers return to finish the job.
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Flash Point
2007 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsReckless Det. Ma threatens the careful work of his partner, Wilson, who's finally infiltrated a notorious gang. As the operation begins to collapse, Ma enters the fray to go one-on-one against the leader before he takes over the streets.
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Kagemusha
1980 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThree warlord clans are battling for control of medieval Japan. When the leader of the Takeda clan, Lord Shingen (Tatsuya Nakadai), is mortally wounded, he orders that his death be kept secret from his enemies. The clan searches for a "shadow warrior," an exact double, to take his place. Now, a thief named Kagemusha (Nakadai in a double role) must fight for an empire in this stunning film from legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.
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North Face
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn 1936, young German climbers Toni Kurz and Andreas Hinterstoisser face off against a rival Austrian duo in an attempt to be the first team to scale the infamous north face of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps.
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Chocolate
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAcclaimed Thai action director Prachya Pinkaew helms this martial arts drama, which follows Zen (JeeJa Yanin), a young autistic woman who discovers that she has the uncanny ability to absorb precision fighting skills just by watching martial arts movies. When her cancer-ridden mother's creditors come calling, Zen attempts to settle the debts by standing up to a hardnosed gang of criminals who have wrongfully swindled money from her family.
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White Vengeance
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAs all of China falls into chaos during the final years of the Qin Dynasty, two brothers, powerful warlords Liu Bang and Xiang Fu, engage in a bloody battle to ascend the imperial throne -- and to win the love of one woman.
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Welcome to Dongmakgol
2005 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn a remote village in war-ravaged Korea, fate brings together a U.S. fighter pilot whose plane crash-landed, three retreating North Korean soldiers and two lost South Korean soldiers. The three work together to save the village from destruction.
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Solomon Kane
2009 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsA once-murderous sea captain -- Solomon Kane -- is holed up in a monastery in retreat from the devil, whom he fears is coming for his soul. Kane soon learns, however, that the path to redemption lies in defending those who are weak.
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The Last Tycoon
2012 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAfter becoming apprentice to a Shanghai crime boss, Cheng Daqi gets a taste for power in this story of a real-life gangster that spans 30 years. Thrust into the criminal world, Cheng gets involved in a murder plot as the city is on the brink of war.
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Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsDirected by Sergio Leone, this classic spaghetti Western stars Henry Fonda as a sadistic gunslinger hired by a cutthroat railroad tycoon to kill anyone who stands in the way of his trans-American iron horse.
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The Good, the Bad, the Weird
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsOn a train crossing the Manchurian desert in the 1930s, a bounty hunter, a gangster and a train robber unite to find a treasure map's promised loot. Racing through the unforgiving landscape, they stay one step ahead of rivals and the Japanese army.
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Shaolin Soccer
2001 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsA down-on-his-luck ex-soccer player, injured during a rigged match, joins forces with a former monk to assemble an unlikely team of players -- the monk's awkward Shaolin brothers -- harnessing the discipline and power of kung fu.
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District 13: Ultimatum
2009 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSet two years after the action in Pierre Morel and Luc Besson's District 13, this French-language sequel follows Capt. Damien Tomaso (Cyril Raffaelli) and Leito (David Belle) on their quest to clean up crime and corruption in the city. With the territory divided into five distinct neighborhoods created along ethnic lines, they have their work cut out for them. But they've also got a secret weapon: a will to defy the odds.
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Tai Chi Fist
1996 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsDirected by Yuen Woo Ping, this action-packed tale of love and heroism tells the story of a young tai chi master who battles corrupt officials and international drug dealers -- all while trying to win the heart of a beautiful revolutionary. Tai Chi Fist is loaded with Yuen's trademark wirework fight scenes and high-kicking acrobatics.
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The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen a billionaire suddenly dies, his corporation passes to his free-spirited son, Largo, who's languishing in a South American jail on phony charges. Now Largo must battle corrupt cops, corporate raiders and his own ambivalence about his new wealth.
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Arahan
2004 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSang-hwan became a cop in order to help the downtrodden, but he doesn't get much respect. All that changes when he meets the Seven Masters, who teach him how to shoot chi energy from his palms.
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Ong Bak 2: The Beginning
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsTien, the son of Lord Sihadecho -- a murdered nobleman -- is taken under the wing of Chernang, a renowned warrior and leader of the Pha Beek Krut who teaches Tien a variety of deadly fighting styles.
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