Best Movie Fight Scenes

[@sdafasdfasdfsda]

The fight scene between Roddy Piper and Keith David in They Live is a classic too.

[@Judgeholden95]

I second this fact

[@privateprivate1865]

That is i oretty goos scene

[@manifestdust]

And that delicious fight isn't just a hat-tip to Howard Hawks, but an amusing metaphor on the limits of enlightenment. Imagine a vaxer & anti-vaxer in contention. Or a CRT debate. (But for that one, roles would be reversed...)

[@Dylanbolton69]

That’s the first thing I thought of when I saw the title

[@cloudedleopardeffects5010]

@@Dylanbolton69 same here. That scene is so epic.

[@guygadbois3010]

Michelle Yeoh vs Zhang Ziyi in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" - two scenes, first is hand-to-hand during the theft of the sword, later its a variety of weapons vs sword. I'll admit the hand-to-hand is more like dancing than fighting, but I could watch that on a loop until the day I die and not get tired of it, and it successfully shows the experience of the older fighter vs the energy of the younger. And imagine the hours of practice it took to gain the skill to carry off the weapons scence! Modern Hollywood can't do anything like that!

[@WordUnheard]

I just watched Kingsman for the first time in years, and I'd almost forgotten just how incredible and gratifying the fight scene in the church was. It's easily one of the best fight scenes I've seen.

[@sameerahmed-gx8js]

it's overrated

[@WordUnheard]

In your opinion, I'm sure it is. Yet other opinions still exist.

[@alexanderg1297]

Kill Bill and the Crazy 88 scene has to be on here, some might think it’s over-stylized, but Robert Richardson’s cinematography in that particular scene is amazing. He easily carried Tarantino in that movie.

[@lamenamethefirst]

Even the fight with O ren after that was beautiful. That calm tension after all that energy. You know a boss fight is coming.

[@cbrend22]

@@lamenamethefirst Her fight with O’ren is my all time favorite. Not for the choreography, but the ambience, sound, etc. is amazing

[@Mixolydio]

The sunglasses fight between Roddy Piper and Keith David in They Live, 1988.

[@beyondz55]

I was just about to say the exact same thing. I wholeheartedly agree! Love that scene so much!!!

[@LeonWick526]

The final fight of Kill Zone: SPL between Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung is probably the best "emotional" martial arts action sequence ever. There's no dialogue between the 2 characters before they start. They just go at each other in a brutal and riveting climatic scene that makes you feel the hatred between them and all the emotional build-up of the film erupts on the screen. Not to mention the music really sells it too.

[@taliamason7986]

Bond and Red Grant on the train in Russia From With Love. The camera work is outstanding, so far ahead of its time and had a huge influence on many action films that came after it. Especially the The Bourne Identity, Supremacy and Ultimatum which contrary to opinion actually borrowed a lot from the early Bond films before the Daniel Craig films borrowed from them. It's claustrophobic, violent (especially for the early 60's) and leaves you at the edge of your seat.

[@BraxtonWages]

Total agree on that. That was the first truly modern fight scene in cinema.

[@matheusarruda6462]

Yuen Woo-Ping has to be up there as one of the absolute legends when it comes to movie fight scenes. The genius behind The Matrix, both Kill Bill films, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Drunken Master, Danny The Dog and of course Kung Fu Hustle. Kung Fu Hustle in particular I feel deserves props for its incredible fight scene with the three masters and the harpists, the latter which was a true feat of marrying Hong Kong choreography and big budget western technology (Stephen Chow wanted the film to be a American co-production namely to get access to Sony's state-of-the-art sound design for that sequence, and it shows).

[@matheusarruda6462]

@Billy Soto Mártires del Batallón de San Patricio Fist of Legend

[@davids2368]

The final "real" fight in Rashomon. I love how pathetic all 3 of the main characters are after all the lies, bravado and scheming in the 3 previous versions of the fight/murder. The most objective viewpoint is simultaneously the most tragic, the most chaotic and funniest; and by extension the most human scene in the whole film. Yet another fantastic physical Mifune performance in this scene. It's the kind of scene that makes me think, yes, this is really how humans fought and killed each other in history; or at least how it felt to fight and kill another man for most people.

[@kareliask]

I agree that Eastern Promises's bathhouse scene is very impactful, well acted and shot, also appreciable as a homage to the nude wrestling scene in Women in Love.

[@shabeeb1206]

Oldboy hallway fight is the best fight scene ever made imo. It was too creative and advanced for its time, I would say. And that 3 minute sequence tells a lot about oh dae su. I would also mention other great fights like the one from they alive(1988), final knife fight from the man from nowhere(2010), Jackie Chan vs Benny the jet in wheels on meals etc.

[@starwarsroo2448]

Shot that in three days, I think it took the whole movie brawl to a completely new place and way of shooting it, been ripped quite a lot since. Certainly one of my favourites

[@J.S.3259]

Three O’Clock High (1987) is another comedy with an absolutely phenomenal fight at the end. The camera panning to make the schoolyard look like a Roman coliseum is the icing on the cake “Don’t fuck this up, Mitchell!”

[@danielcastillo4537]

If he never would've touched him that would've never happened! C'mon the guy loved sharks this spells trouble!

[@theowlman7091]

Good content. I'm shocked no one chose the epic fight between Neo and Mr. Smith in the first Matrix movie. It was classic too.

[@pesky716]

I did see some people picked it. She doesn’t read every one

[@stepheng1523]

The whole movie was fantastic but my favorite was always Morpheus and Smith in the bathroom, with all the ceramic and tile breaking, so visceral

[@hoibsh21]

My all time favorite is the swordfight between Jason and the Skeleton Warriors in Jason and the Argonauts!!

[@nerychristian]

Bruce Lee fight scenes are full of amazing fight scenes. And since he is the father of MMA and influential for all future action stars and fighters, I would say that his fight scenes are the best. Ong Bak also has many amazing fight scenes. Kind of like a modern interpretation of Bruce Lee fights.

[@guidethelight3707]

I’m not sure what my favorite is but I think a shamefully underrated one is the ending fight in “Warrior” I accidentally saw the climax of the fight because I walked into the theater early but it still shocked me the second time. Then at the start of the last round when you know there’s no way Tommy can win but Brendon has to keep fighting him anyway and the song; that fucking song comes in and the movie just starts to hurt.

[@Catweazel1976]

I love the fight choreography in Jet Li's Fearless. Brilliant movie.

[@J.S.3259]

It’s not hand to hand combat, but the finale of Ringo Lam’s Full Contact (1992) with Chow Yun-Fat is an all-time stunner

[@thunderstruck5484]

“The Long Riders “ 1980 Cole Younger and Sam Starr Bowie knife fight excellent thanks again!

[@sickasmalaria4580]

The fight scene in Friday The 13th Pt. 8 where that guy punches Jason over and over again. It goes on way too long until Jason punches him once and decapitates him

[@jimbeam2299]

I’ve always thought the final fight between Spider-Man and Green Goblin in Spider-Man (2002) stands out. No music, great use of sound design, brutal choreography, and camera work that amplifies the violence. I don’t remember many films that made me genuinely think that the protagonist was going to die.

[@chiguy7781]

Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson in marriage story

[@walthersorsa4847]

For me fight scenes in Raging Bull are so intense and brutal. Great video Maggie and take care and stay safe 👍.

[@charlesthorndike2702]

3 of my favorites (the ones that hyped me up the most during my first watch): T-800 vs T-1000 in Terminator 2 Batman vs Bane in The Dark Knight Rises Rocky vs Drago in Rocky IV

[@busterwalsh4703]

You are a beautiful movie buff goddess, thanks for the awesome art and movie discussions.

[@danielcastillo4537]

Either the one in "Marriage Story" when Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansen are driving personal knives into each other or when Ralphie gives Scott Farkus the climatic beatdown!

[@helgaratbone1691]

Drunken Master 2 .. when mom has her son help capture the thieves and encourages him to get drunk to show off the fighting style and promote their dojo behind the father’s back. Classic, comedic, graceful, silly, and, epic!

[@earlybird3]

Bonus: Ripley vs the Alien Queen to rescue Newt in Aliens. This arguably is so unique and mind blowing one could bump it to the top of any movie battle in film history.

[@jainee4507]

The final 2 on 1 fight in The Raid is incredible. I much preferred it to the kitchen fight in The Raid 2.

[@phothewin6019]

Definitely. Also, I wasn't a huge fan of the Baseball Bat Dude and Hammer Girl fight scenes in the 2nd one. With gimmicky characters like those, you lose a lot of tightness and groundedness in the choreography. I much prefer the final 2v1 fight of the first movie.

[@VAVORiAL]

The Raid 2 and Oldboy definitely come to mind. Camera-wise Upgrade really surprised me as well.

[@jonwesick2844]

HEMA practitioners say the duel in the 1974 Polish film Potop (Deluge) is the most realistic sword fight ever filmed.

[@jewelcitizen2567]

Jason Bourne series was particularly well choreographed.

[@doburu4835]

At least the first two. The later films camera is all over the place

[@nerychristian]

The opening scene of the Matrix. Even though it's not technically a fight, it is an amazing action set piece.

[@chrisgermann6658]

The first ip man had some solid fight cheography

[@Scout555]

The HUNTED by Friedkin with Benicio del Toro and Tommy Lee Jones introduced brutal knife fights into modern films.

[@J.S.3259]

Friedkin is just a brilliant director

[@jerryjohnson575]

the end fight in Dune ==== Paul vs that freeman tribal guy

[@uhdudewhy7980]

Not sure you'd call it a typical fight scene, but Bad Boys (1983) where Sean Penn beats the crap out of those thugs with I'm-not-gonna-say-what-it-is-because-I'd-give-it-away.

[@Wildcock23]

This is one of my all-time favorite movies, but Penn’s sparing in that scene verges on the laughable… plus, don’t forget about the cameraman that you can see in the background during that fight! 😂

[@disgorgeofconsciousness2250]

I'VE BEEN SO HYPE FOR THIS VIDEO!!

[@disgorgeofconsciousness2250]

Also, maybe showcase some of your art at the end of your videos, it would be cool to see some of your work and could bring more traction to your commissions ✌️

[@brentulstad3275]

In addition to Furiosa in Mad Max Fury Road, Atomic Blonde - Charlize Theron's stairway fight. Also a very new movie that many may not have seen yet, but should if only for the climax, the final jousting & duel in The Last Duel. Something about how Ridley set up and filmed the whole sequence was very unique and had a brutal realism and physicality that I had not seen done that way. Unique angles and framing. Really equals and then surpasses what he did years back in Gladiator.

[@davidellis5141]

Enter The Dragon 🐉 has epic fight sequences !

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Every Gen Xer thinks of that movie. I know I did. Bruce Lee might have been smoke and mirrors, but he was still cool as hell.

[@jewelcitizen2567]

@David Ellis *_”Boards… don’t hit back.”_*

[@Troy1g]

Bruce Lee Kareem Abdul Jabbar.

[@Troy1g]

From the unfinished Game of Death.

[@SebastianRodriguez]

Love this video btw - would love to see one about fight scenes in TV shows!

[@marccalhoun1901]

The fight between Hugh Grant and Colin Firth in Bridget Jones Diary. Such British gents. lol

[@gamji3756]

I meant to comment this when you posted the question, but couldn’t decide at the time; but for me my personal favorite fight scenes are from Unleashed with Jet Li. The first fight after he’s reunited with Uncle Bart and the fight between him and the guy dressed all in white at the climax of the film. There’s something so expressive and animated yet so visceral and grounded about the fight choreography of Yuen Woo-Ping. An honorable mention to the two dok ock vs. spidey scenes in Spider-Man 2 , the first where doc ock has aunt may hostage and of course the train fight sequence.

[@TheBloodiac]

The hallway fight scene in "Old Boy"

[@bio1656]

The fight scene in the movie They live with Rowdy Piper and David Keith .

[@GuamoKun]

Asuka vs the JSSDF and the MPEs in EoE is one of my favorites. (Lmao all these acronyms)

[@Astrobrewster]

The crash through the window in Bourne 1, Street Fighter - the second last fight with the bald guy, X-men 1 which is a remake of SF

[@purplewine7362]

Have you watched The Last Duel? Would love to hear your thoughts on it.

[@brentulstad3275]

Absolutely, the way Ridley set up and shot the final fight sequence was very unique and authentic. Pacing, camera angles and sound design that felt very raw & intense. Like nothing else.

[@earlybird3]

Hated it

[@inmybloodboxing.1992]

Hope you have a blessed thanksgiving, like i say im new here but im really liking your videos God bless hun, salute from Milwaukee.

[@deepfocuslens]

Thank you! Same to you. :D

[@inmybloodboxing.1992]

@@deepfocuslens my favorite fight Scene of all time is the Final fight in Lethal Weapon 4, Jet Li was a bad mf in that movie. My dad was a kick boxer and my uncle and 3 older cousins were all black belts so all that kind of got me into karate as a child. haha. Take care, Happy Thanksgiving.

[@mediamaniac898]

The fight scene at the beginning of John Wick 3 with the swords, knives and axes. The Wick films always have an increasingly balletic form to the action, and it’s perfect. The burly brawl with Indy and the big guy in Raiders, it’s not easy for him. The opening parkour scene in Casino Royale is also great. The train fight in From Russia with Love is simple and wonderful, with a menacing opponent, definitely setting a precedent for many action scenes to come. Avengers: Infinity War, the Titan Battle: sure, there are a lot of Avengers and it’s full of CGI and it’s big-scope, but the directors do an excellent job of having the heroes work together, utilizing their powers to bring down Thanos. Empire Strikes Back, the final confrontation between Vader and Luke: the stakes are desperate, and the odds are stacked against Luke, but I love him standing up to the Dark Lord anyway.

[@simonaguilar3646]

Maybe it's not a fight scene per se but my favorite action scene is the colosseum chariot battle from Gladiator. We stand a better chance of survival if we work together.

[@capacola262743]

i thought of some more; -chuck norris vs bikers in "silent rage" -mafia vs bikers in "bronx tale" now, youz CAN'T leave... -eastwood vs william smith in "any which way you can" -charles bronson vs robert tessier in "hard times"

[@classicvideogoodies]

The 1987 Hong Kong action film A Better Tomorrow 2 ends with a non-stop 9-minute gunfight scene that has about 90 kills. Director John Woo is known for his well-choreographed action scenes, but this one is a bit too much for me. You can search YT to see it. A more well-known and better gunfight scene is of course in The Godfather where the mob boss baptizes his son while his henchmen carry out the bloody deed. The gunfight at the end of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is pretty good too.

[@J.S.3259]

Seeing that in a theatre was such a transcendent experience. “It’s his twin brother…” “You don’t like my rice?”

[@dumbcat]

might be of value to do a pole asking if people would enjoy watching you do some movie reactions

[@MrMoneyclips]

I like the playground fight in Daredevil. And all of Taken 3.

[@donvito2682]

The last fight scene in Roadhouse with Patrick Swayze

[@J.S.3259]

The scene near the end of CLASS (1983) with Rob Lowe vs. Andrew McCarthy is shockingly brutal and real

[@Wildcock23]

Thumbs up just for the sheer fact that someone else besides me actually knows this movie!

[@SebastianRodriguez]

The first ambush scene in John wick 1, dude just lays waste to everyone!

[@gabrielcorporan7759]

Bathroom fight between Morpheus & Agent Smith in the first "Matrix". It's incredibly intense, relatively short, but is so awesome and drives the story and illustrates just how powerful the agents can be.

[@Psychebo]

Hey, please can you do a "Best Double Features" video? Love the content! Keep it up!

[@privateprivate1865]

Oh I know.. the knife fighting saving Private Ryan. They had me on edge.

[@gavinborden5451]

Barry Lyndon scene hysterical

[@chucknutz9598]

Bratt Pete vs Eric Bana is one of the best

[@inmybloodboxing.1992]

the monologue that brad pitt gives prior to that fight is great also.

[@sashaisgod2309]

Asian movies do fight scenes best. No quick cuts and edits. The scene with the eyeballs in The Man From Nowhere came to mind.

[@vaskopz]

Ong Bak 2 the fight with the masked guys on the wooden houses/stairs/bridges. Ip Man vs 10 black belts Never Back Down: Never Surrender (Case Walker vs Cobra) honorable mention: The Monk (Jason Statham) - In Mean Machine where he imagines in black and white beating up the players of the other team

[@privateprivate1865]

A scene that doesnt look very realistic now, but it seemed very well acted when i was a kid, was when tLou gossett Jr and Richard Gere fought in an Officer and a gentleman. That scene always sticks in my head because they said some pretty funny things.

[@clockworkanimal7937]

The final fight in "The Man from Nowhere" is pretty good.

[@xo4812]

A#1 vs the Shack (Lee Marvin vs Ernest Borgnine) on the train at the end of EMPEROR OF THE NORTH; the entire film builds to it.

[@chrispin0582]

"Stop trying to fight me and fight me!" -Morpheus

[@RBASHA1]

the fight between K and Luv in Bladerunner 2049.

[@JCT1926]

Oh, it would be super cool if you could do a "my favorite introductory scenes" video. I just rewatched Dawn of the Dead 1978, and the first two scenes (the newsroom and the apartment raid) are both really fantastic, imo.

[@guyman5693]

Any of the fight scenes in raging bull

[@nunyabizness9787]

No Rod Taylor Vs. William Smith in Darker Than Amber? This instantly means you're going to have to film a part 2 to this, because leaving that out is unforgiveable. Look it up and tell me I'm wrong! That wasn't acting, either - Taylor and Smith were both badasses and just agreed to legitimately go at it full-contact. It looks like a brutal brawl because it IS a brutal brawl.

[@Suite_annamite]

@5:50: Speaking of "not walking around fighting in stilettos", in films like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (2000) and "The Grandmaster" (2013), all of the female characters only fight in either flats or even barefeet!

[@Turtleproof]

This is a low blow but the climax of Antichrist. Also: any fight Hugh Jackman is in. Even when he's the villain the rage is incandescent.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris in the Way of the Dragon.

[@JCT1926]

That's what I was thinking. The mystical elements, the comparisons to Bruce being like a 🐈, and even some of the camera work is great. Both guys can actually fight so there's that, too.

[@TheWaynos73]

Radio room fight Enter the Dragon.

[@sonofshoenice8010]

Not a film, but the episode of The Sopranos, Whoever Did This? Tony vs Ralph, I love that scene, so intense and brutal

[@Misericorde9]

If you count it as a fight scene, the climactic massacre in Taxi Driver. It is my personal gold standard for a realistic depiction of life-and-death violence, and that alone greatly ramps up its effectiveness at getting a sympathetic reaction of tension out of me.

[@foxskyful]

How can you count that as fight scene. Go watch The Veteran 2011 if you like more realistic action done. Its similar concept in the end like in Taxi Driver just with more action

[@michaelcooney9368]

Very obscure film called My Bodyguard from around 1980, about bullying, with two kids who must fight, but each hires a bigger guy, so it's a interesting double simultaneous fight at end.

[@darwyndehnke8217]

The Night Comes For Us has so many fight scenes where do I begin? The final fight lasts roughly 10 minutes and it escalates to be the most insane fight I've ever seen. Highly reccomend this Indonesian gem, there are so many fights the film will intercut between them, one scene features three female assassins and it is beyond impressive how stylish and insane the film is. Many compare the film to The Raid films and not just because Iko Uwais is in it...

[@davidmac8081]

I think some of the best fight scenes are the least stylized. The end of My Bodyguard (1980), or the pool hall in Mean Streets, come to mind. I like the other stuff too, but it's interesting no one mentions scenes that actually look like fights.

[@manifestdust]

And taking your cue re fights that look like actual physical fights--within the realm of how bodies & physics interact--have another look at John Huston's barroom brawl in Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Maybe no more palpable and real fight in cinema. Outside of Scorsese, perhaps.

[@ibrahimasscandy1849]

Solid suggestions but Riki-Oh final fight hands down.

[@AndréVilaFranca]

Check out the Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen OVA and the film Sword of the Stranger, both have amazing fight scenes throughout.

[@PulseRELOADED]

I hope you review *BRUISED* on Netflix The fight sequences weren't all that bad

[@interlace84]

Technically speaking almost anything with Tony Jaa/Donnie Yen/Jason Statham/Scott Adkins and the likes (modern-era) or oldschool Bruce, Jet or Jackie for the more classic action should scratch almost any itch :)

[@butros5137]

they live alley fight best fight to me.

[@grimreads]

When you mentioned most female action stars and stuntment flipping themselves over I had to laugh, because, in a real fight, the person flipped over does so themselves because otherwise one of their joints or limps is going to be crushed or land on hard ground neck-first. One punch knockdowns on the other hand... Oldboy is my hands-down favourite

[@ggfffgggds]

Roddy Piper V Keith David 😎👊👽

[@Suite_annamite]

@10:04: Indeed with Asian aesthetics, *fighting is dancing* , and they see no dichotomy between the two.

[@Yony42]

I see the title of this video, I click & frantically search the comments for "raid" but...I can't find anything! Then 45 seconds in I was vindicated.

[@earlybird3]

1.Bruce Lee vs the guards Enter the Dragon. 2.Michelle Yeoh tries to get the Green Destiny sword back from Zhang Zi, in Couching Tiger Hidden Dragon 3.Neo and Agent Smith battle on the subway platform The Matrix.4. Jackie Chan vs the Taekwondo master in Drunken Master 5. The Bride vs GoGo and then the Crazy 88 in Kill Bill Vol 1 6. Jason Bourne's chase, fight and rescue, of Nicki vs the Morrocan assassin in The Bourne Ultimatum. 7. Mad Max and Furiosa teaming up to defeat Donald Trump in Mad Max Fury Road. 8.The man in the mask vs Inigo in The Princess Bride. 9.Luke vs Vader in Empire, and then Return. 10. Chuck Norris vs Bruce Lee in Way of the Dragon

[@targetfootball7807]

Ever see the fight scene in 'Planet of the Apes" Charleston Heston is in a cage with another human, and it's as if the director said, " just go in there and be animals!" and the look on their faces is the best face action in a fight ever! 😂. But fights are generally more interesting and creative when they're more realistic.

[@skabcat242]

For me, John Wick 3 when he is constantly being chased and uses a horse to kill a guy.

[@paulm749]

"I would've... had to kill you." One gets the sense she wasn't entirely kidding there. Watch your comments, folks! The elevator fight in Drive was brief but solid. Even though you knew it was about to happen, it was still pretty shocking.

[@kevindorn2508]

Raid. If its not in your list i..i...will go on with life.

[@raminybhatti5740]

Crazy 88 Vs Beatrix in Kill Bill Vol.1.

[@corner-83]

Tetsuo - the iron man I mean come on , which rivals will unite at the end 😅

[@chandumanoj2656]

Hey Maggie, could you please review A Hidden Life (2019) by Terrence Malick. I would love to hear your thoughts on it...

[@jjdvideo]

Warriors (1979)

[@capacola262743]

billy jack vs posner & company in the park

[@classicvideogoodies]

The Great Race (1965) has one of the biggest pie fights (perhaps the biggest) ever filmed. By the end, all the actors are so adorned with multicolor cream that they all look like Picasso paintings.