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2008

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A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry (Ejiofor). Though his refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition. Read more

Starring	Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Rodrigo Santoro, Emily Mortimer
Director	David Mamet
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller

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- David Mamet has always been preoccupied with aggressive competition between men, so its only natural that he should... read more on Time Out
- 50584
- - Ben Walters
  - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:21
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  Redbelt
  
  When I first heard about Redbelt I did a double take. It seemed like such an odd fit: David Mamet’s martial arts movie, really? While it’s neither the... read more »
  
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  - SAI81
  - 360 reviews
  - Tonbridge
  - 03 Feb 2009 at 18:21
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  - 0
  Morals Matter Actually
  
  If you used to enjoy watching David Carradine in Kung Fu then you should enjoy this.
  
  The episodes were usually more about the moral dilemma that Kwai... read more »
  
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- 1097462
- - itstinks
  - 573 reviews
  - North of Reading
  - 28 Feb 2012 at 14:20
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  not cool
  
  This is one of the worst movies i have rent to date, simply because the story is thin and at times unbelievable and you struggle to find structure the movie ... read more »
  
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- 932023
- - SKP
  - 2 reviews
  - St. Albans
  - 15 Oct 2010 at 20:24
- - 1
  - 0
  Lost 2 hours of my life.
  
  Lost 2 hours of my life.
  
  Pointless really, story line very weak and action is like watching paint dry.
  
  You have been warned...!
  
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- 856694
- - kirkmanclan
  - 1 review
  - UK
  - 02 Feb 2010 at 20:08
- - 0
  - 0
  Redbelt
  
  An intelligent, engaging and enjoyable re-visit of the martial arts movie – think Rocky though rather than a JCVD kiss-ass-fest. If you're picking this... read more »
  
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- 847242
- - Brownmarx
  - 11 reviews
  - Mirfield
  - 10 Jan 2010 at 09:34
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  Potentially interesting but....
  
  I like martial arts films. I like MMA. I respect quality acting. All of this should have lead to an amazing film. Unfortunately, a very complicated story with a... read more »
  
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- 840389
- - ninjamonkey3140
  - 12 reviews
  - Norwich
  - 16 Dec 2009 at 21:55
- - 1
  - 1
  'KARATE KID' GROWN UP!
  
  This is quite literally a remake / spin of the 'Karate Kid' . Ejiofor is fighting waaay below his weight. He either did it for the money (not that ... read more »
  
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- 814450
- - Norman Barry
  - Surrey, England.
  - 25 Sep 2009 at 10:23
- - 1
  - 1
  'KARATE KID' GROWN UP!
  
  This is quite literally a remake / spin of the 'Karate Kid' . Ejiofor is fighting waaay below his weight. He either did it for the money (not that ... read more »
  
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- - Norman Barry
  - Surrey, England.
  - 25 Sep 2009 at 10:23
- - 3
  - 1
  'KARATE KID' GROWN UP!
  
  This is quite literally a remake / spin of the 'Karate Kid' . Ejiofor is fighting waaay below his weight. He either did it for the money (not that ... read more »
  
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- - Norman Barry
  - Surrey, England.
  - 25 Sep 2009 at 10:22
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  A palpable miss!
  
  The usually reliable Chiwetel Ejiofor picked a real stinker here. Little to commend this, unless you're really into watching a lot of fighting and not a ... read more »
  
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- 806119
- - a customer
  - Yorkshire
  - 02 Sep 2009 at 22:58
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  Another mess
  
  A good story that's executed badly. Chiwetel Ejiofor is always great but David Mamet does what he does best and he delivers another mess.
  
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- - Harv
  - 40 reviews
  - London
  - 10 Aug 2009 at 22:25
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- - 11
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  Redbelt
  
  When I first heard about Redbelt I did a double take. It seemed like such an odd fit: David Mamet’s martial arts movie, really? While it’s neither the... read more »
  
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- 701304
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - SAI81
  - 360 reviews
  - Tonbridge
  - 03 Feb 2009 at 18:21
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  Red Belter
  
  The story is about a martial arts instructor who runs his own dojo and lives a calm peaceful life until one night he saves the life of an action movie star (... read more »
  
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- - keturah
  - 11 reviews
  - Sheerness
  - 09 Feb 2009 at 17:59
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  Genius
  
  I don't know why but I loved Redbelt. It was so unexpectedly good - an intelligent martial arts movie - I hope it resonates with you too
  
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- - afrika
  - 3 reviews
  - Birmingham
  - 10 Mar 2009 at 11:19
- - 3
  - 0
  Mike Terry? Hardest Man in LA...
  
  This is not your typical beat 'em up movie and the actual fight scenes are few and far between, but between them Chiwetel and Mamet have established a ... read more »
  
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- 705206
- - Andrew Heley
  - Northampton
  - 09 Feb 2009 at 10:56
- - 3
  - 1
  'KARATE KID' GROWN UP!
  
  This is quite literally a remake / spin of the 'Karate Kid' . Ejiofor is fighting waaay below his weight. He either did it for the money (not that ... read more »
  
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- 814448
- - Norman Barry
  - Surrey, England.
  - 25 Sep 2009 at 10:22
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  belt up!
  
  a good film about loyalty and betrayal with some great acting (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and the odd weird speech patterns of director-writer david mamet.
  
  i ... read more »
  
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- 723897
- - skyranger
  - 13 reviews
  - WEST HAMPSTEAD
  - 10 Mar 2009 at 19:02
- - 2
  - 0
  An intellectual ass-kicker of a movie!
  
  For anyone familiar with the twisting mind-games of David Mamet's work, Redbelt is another excellent addition to the writer-director's filmography, and ... read more »
  
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- - JHawk
  - 102 reviews
  - Edinburgh, Scotland
  - 12 Mar 2009 at 22:52
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  Lost 2 hours of my life.
  
  Lost 2 hours of my life.
  
  Pointless really, story line very weak and action is like watching paint dry.
  
  You have been warned...!
  
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- 856694
- - kirkmanclan
  - 1 review
  - UK
  - 02 Feb 2010 at 20:08
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  Superb Trailer....Shame about the movie!
  
  I was really looking forward to seeing this movie, from the looks of the trailer, I figured I was in for a treat, movie-wise! How wrong I was. The movie was ... read more »
  
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- 740190
- - a customer
  - SW London
  - 08 Apr 2009 at 18:14
- - 1
  - 1
  Martial movie for real martial artists
  
  Movie was okay, but worth watching if you like your BJJ, MMA and Dan Inosanto. Its more focussed on telling the struggle between sticking to your principles and... read more »
  
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- - IM69
  - 113 reviews
  - stonehaven
  - 29 Apr 2009 at 00:09

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