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The King of Fighters

2009 · 93 min

A cheesy, fast-paced martial arts fantasy that feels like a video game cutscene marathon with flashy fights and thin plot.

Directed by
Gordon Chan
Genres
Action, Thriller, Science fiction
Tagline
A tournament of legends.
Overview
The surviving members of three legendary fighting clans are whisked away to other dimensions by an evil power. As the fighters enter each new world, they battle that universe's native defenders, while the force that summoned them seeks to find a way to invade and infect our world.

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Directed by
Gordon Chan
Genres
Action, Thriller, Science fiction
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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • family
  • betrayal
  • fate
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
  • fantasy world
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour2
Realism2
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
action, thriller, science fiction
Directed by
Gordon Chan
Written by
Chris Chow, Matthew Ryan Fischer, Rita Augustine
Starring
Maggie Q, Sean Faris, Ray Park, Will Yun Lee, Françoise Yip, David Leitch, Monique Ganderton, Bernice Liu Bik-Yee
Music
Tetsuya Takahashi
Cinematography
Arthur Wong Ngok-tai
Runtime
93 min
Country
Canada, Germany, Japan, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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