American Ninja
Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter with little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in the Philippines after a judge gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his first missions driving a convoy, his platoon is attacked by a group of rebels who try to steal the weapons the platoon is transporting and kidnap the base colonel's daughter.
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1980★ 6.9
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2013★ 6.7
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The Marine 3: Homefront
2013★ 6.2
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Ninja III: The Domination
1984★ 6.3
An aerobics instructor becomes a ruthless assassin after being possessed by a slain ninja's spirit, leading to a showdown with a martial arts expert.
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1983★ 6.3
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2026★ 8.0
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1987★ 5.9
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