"The deadliest art of the Orient is now in the hands of an American."
American Ninja

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Released August 30th, 1985, 'American Ninja' stars Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Judie Aronson, Guich Koock The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a user score of 59 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 395 respected users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."

'American Ninja' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Epix, fuboTV, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, and Pluto TV .

'American Ninja' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on August 30th, 1985
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting October 2nd, 2001 - Buy American Ninja DVD

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American soldier, obviously very skilled in martial arts, single-handedly takes on mercenaries.