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Bloodsport (1988) | Ranked Top 10% · CriticCrunch

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Bloodsport

Movie1988·92 min

Bloodsport

Directed by Newt Arnold

Action Thriller Drama

A action thriller film directed by Newt Arnold.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 10%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.1/10

2K ratings

About Bloodsport

An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Stylized
Story Tags: sacrifice duty, ambition hubris, action combat, sports, hong kong, urban, mentor student, action hero, underdog, competition tournament, undercover infiltration, fish out of water

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Details

Director: Newt Arnold
Language: English

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Leah Ayres

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How Bloodsport Ranks

All movies

Top 10%

1980s movies

Top 11%

Action movies

Top 13%

1980s Action movies

Top 11%

Top 10% All movies.

the vibe

Bloodsport Vibe

What it feels like

briskhopefulintenseeasy to followlight-touchpersonalheartfeltgrittystylized

What it's about

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

competition tournament

undercover infiltration

fish out of water

sacrifice duty

ambition hubris

action hero

underdog

mentor student

action combat

sports

Hong Kong

urban

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9