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The King of Fighters (2009)

The King of Fighters poster
Directed by
Gordon Chan
Genre
action film, science fiction film, martial arts film, kung fu film, drama film
Country
Taiwan, Australia, United States, Japan
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 167 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three descendants of ancient clans are pulled into alternate dimensions to fight in a tournament against an evil force. They must use their martial arts skills to stop the evil from spreading into their world.

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What happens

The King of Fighters, known specifically as Gordon Chan's The King of Fighters (or KOF 2009 by fans) is a 2009 science fiction martial arts film directed by Gordon Chan from a screenplay by Rita Augustine and Matthew Ryan Fischer, based on the video game series of the same name published by SNK Playmore. The film stars Maggie Q, Sean Faris, Ray Park, David Leitch, and Will Yun Lee. In the plot, the last surviving descendants of three legendary clans are continuously transported to other dimensions to test their martial arts skills during the King of Fighters tournament against an evil force that seeks to invade and infect the real world. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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