Hamilton’s 100 Most Influential Combat Films of All-Time

  1. Enter the Dragon (1973)
  2. Raging Bull (1980)
  3. Rocky (1976)
  4. Seven Samurai (1954)
  5. The Karate Kid (1984)
  6. Snatch (2000)
  7. Looking for Mr. Miyagi (2014)
  8. Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
  9. Way of The Dragon (1972)
  10. Fight Club (1999)
  11. When We Were Kings (1996)
  12. The Super Fight (1970)
  13. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
  14. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
  15. Cinderella Man (2005)
  16. Fists of Fury (1972)
  17. The Streetfighter (1974)
  18. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
  19. Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
  20. The Fighter (I) (2010)
  21. Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
  22. Sons of Cuba (2009)
  23. Facing Ali (2009)
  24. Gladiator (2000)
  25. Fight Life (2014)
  26. The Real Shaolin (2008)
  27. Judoka (1965)
  28. Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
  29. The Shaolin Boxer (1974)
  30. The Defensive Power of Aikido (1975)
  31. Fight Life (2014)
  32. The Rumble in the Jungle (1974)
  33. Bloodsport (1988)
  34. Head Games (2012)
  35. The Big Boss (1971)
  36. Kick-Ass (2010)
  37. Once Were Warriors (1994)
  38. Defending Against Attack ‘The Complete Guide’ (2008)
  39. Born and Bred (2011)
  40. The Big Fight: Muhammad Ali – Joe Frazier (1975)
  41. Never Back Down (2008)
  42. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
  43. Double Impact (1991)
  44. Marked for Death (1990)
  45. The Chinese Connection (1972)
  46. Fearless (2006)
  47. Body and Soul (1947)
  48. 47 Samurai (1962)
  49. The Prodigal Son (1981)
  50. Battle with Top-Class Samuri (1980)
  51. Blood In, Blood Out (1993)
  52. To Be King (2011)
  53. More Than Famous (2003)
  54. Renzo Gracie: Legacy (2008)
  55. Gentleman Jim (1942)
  56. Drunken Master (1978)
  57. The Curse of the Dragon (1993)
  58. Golden Gloves (2007)
  59. Dragons Forever (1988)
  60. The Matrix (1999)
  61. Champion (1949)
  62. Sword of the Beast (1965)
  63. Kung Fu Panda (2008)
  64. Samurai Assassin (1965)
  65. The Boxer (1963)
  66. Rocky Balboa (2006)
  67. The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
  68. Rocky IV (1985)
  69. Kids Return (1996)
  70. Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
  71. Fifty-Fifty (2004)
  72. The Hurricane (1999)
  73. Split Decision (2001)
  74. Sweet Dreams (2006)
  75. Ali (2001)
  76. The Boxing Prince (2002)
  77. The Champ (I) (1931)
  78. Pesti ve tme (1987)
  79. Tyson (2008)
  80. Hard Times (1975)
  81. The Crooked Circle (1957)
  82. Orthodox Stance (2007)
  83. Crying Fist (2005)
  84. Rocky III (1982)
  85. On the Ropes (1999)
  86. Champions Forever (1989)
  87. Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee (1969)
  88. The Great John L. (1945)
  89. Wing Chun (1994)
  90. The Hammer (2007)
  91. Tai-Chi Master (1993)
  92. Undisputed 3: Redemption (2010)
  93. The Legend (1993)
  94. The Gracies and the Birth of Vale Tudo (2010)
  95. Cinema of Vengeance (1994)
  96. Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing (2006)
  97. The Student Teachers (1973)
  98. Redbelt (2008)
  99. The Best of the Martial Arts Films (1992)
  100. Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994)

Matt Hamilton for Brawl Sports.