Kickboxer

Kickboxer (1989)

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Jean Claude Van Damme kicks up his heels once again in this action film. Van Damme plays Kurt Sloane, the brother of American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane (Dennis Alexio). Having bested the best in the United States, Eric takes off to Bangkok with little brother Kurt to defeat the kickboxing… More

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Drama, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Sep 8, 1989 Wide
HBO Video

Critic Reviews

  • Luke Y. Thompson, New Times

    It is exactly what it looks like. That can be a good thing.

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  • Phil H


    His second best martial arts fest, the same kinda story as 'Bloodsport' with the same kinda revenge subplot and the same kinda outcome, but its great fun. Watching JCVD get there through some excellent training scenes/tests whilst we learn of criminal activity behind the… More

  • Tim S


    Early Van Damme action goodness.

  • Lenny M


    This in reality is around a 2-2.5 star movie but I love Van Damme. Time to Muy Thai.

  • Jason O


    "Kickboxer" was one of Jean-Claude Van Damme's first good fighting movies. Now he's made several, but this is one of the movies that got him recognized as a great actor and a great fighter in movies. Kurt Sloane (Jean-Claude Van Damme) makes it his mission to seek… More

  • Lady D


    Ok, so Jean Claude Van Damme, wants to get revenge on behalf of someone close to him, he manages to find a martial arts guru for adequate and authentic training, he finds some spectactular way to show himself doing the splits, whilst having cheesy 80?s love songs in the background.… More

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