Fists of Fail: Martial Arts Movie Podcast

REQUEST: What are your favorite Film Fight Scenes from 2025?

Getting close to the end of the year and I need to start thinking about finalizing my list of favorite film fight scenes for the Fist of Fail podcast and YouTube channel.

Basically anything where 2 characters get into some sort of physical altercation and is "enjoyable" to watch is fair game but generally I'm looking for something in a martial arts movie or an action film that has fight choreography. It's always nice when a non action film has a cool fight scene though! Also no TV shows for this list.

We choose from new movies that are accessible in the US via theatrical release, streaming, VOD, etc. in 2025. I won't be adding anything that came out in film festivals as it will most likely be released next year. Here's everything that we've watched this year and are considering:



A Working Man
Affinity
Ash
Baby Assassins 3
Back in Action
Ballerina
Captain America Brave New World
Cleaner
Deathstalker
Diablo
Don't Mess With Grandma
Fight or Flight
Ghost Killer
Havoc
Heads of State
Hostile Takeover
Invincible Swordsman
K.O.
Karate Kid Legends
Kpop Demon Hunters
Legend of Hei 2
Lone Samurai
Love Hurts
Mantis
Megan 2.0
Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning
Ne Zha 2
Nobody 2
Novocaine
Predator: Badlands
Predator: Killer of Killers
Prisoner of War
Shogun's Ninja
Superman
The Naked Gun
The Old Guard 2
The Old Way
The Prosecutor
The Shadow's Edge
The Sixth Robber
Tron Ares
Troubleman

Would love to know your thoughts and we'll be calling out all user shared responses in our end of year discussion! The categories for fights scenes that we label our top choices are:

1 versus 1

Group

Creative

Honorable Mentions


If you want to watch the video we did for the Best Fights of 2024 you can find that HERE - https://youtu.be/KPVX4B_2gkM


And then our Best Fights of 2023 is HERE - https://youtu.be/s53NtWc4OFw

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Fists of Fail: Martial Arts Movie Podcast

WHAT ARE YOU FAVORITE FILM FIGHTS FROM 2024?

EDIT: RECORDING FINISHED! Thanks everyone who commented - be on the look out for the episode as we call out all those who contributed.

Getting close to the end of the year and I need to start thinking about finalizing my list of favorite film fight scenes for the Fist of Fail podcast and YouTube channel. Some on the list are jokes and may or may not be there to just poke fun FYI but anything where 2 characters get into some sort of physical altercation and is "enjoyable" to watch is fair game for me. No TV shows for this one. We choose from new movies that are accessible in the US via theatrical release, streaming, VOD, etc. in 2024. I won't be adding anything that came out in film festivals as it will be widely released next year.

Would love to know your thoughts and we'll be calling out all user shared responses in our end of year discussion!

Here's everything that we've watched and are considering:


Farang (Mayhem)

The Beekeeper

One More Shot

60 Minutes

Badland Hunters

Kung Fu Panda 4

One Percenter

Roadhouse

Baby Assassins 2

Boy Kills World

The Round Up: Punishment

Monkey Man

The Mob

Life After Fighting

Kill

Twilight of the Warriors

Jackpot!

The Killer's Game

Fall Guy

The Shadow Strays

Take Cover

100 Yards

Dead Hand

Bangkok Dog

Jade

Blade of Fury

Black Storm

Striking Rescue

Officer Black Belt

Trigger Warning

The Bodyguard

Hundreds of Beavers

Cade the Tortured Crossing

The Wild Blade of Strangers

Deadpool and Wolverine

The Killer

Art of War

Eye for an Eye 2

Crakk

The Crazy Dad

Kung Fu Games

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