7 Best R-Rated Martial Arts Movies of All Time, Ranked

If we're honest, martial arts movies don't need an R rating to be great films or to deliver incredible action. Some of the genre's best movies have managed perfectly well without one, and blood is hardly a substitute for good choreography. Give the right performers enough room to move around and a camera that actually lets audiences see what's happening, and a great martial arts movie can be thrillingly visceral and high-energy regardless of the rating. Still, some martial arts movies take full advantage of their R rating.