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Lion Fist

Movie 2026 91 min Action Last reviewed 23 Sep 2026
Official Rating NR ClearAge 13+

No Australia rating available — showing United States

What we flagged

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Violence
Moderate
Sex and Nudity
Mild
Language
Moderate

Our take

A low-budget martial-arts drama about a fighter who takes the fall for a drug bust, then enters a tough all-styles tournament to pay for his son's tumour surgery. Punch-heavy fights, some blood talk, a few f-words and a drug-dealing subplot around a gym fill the runtime. Fine with a parent from 13. Younger kids may find the sick-child stakes and prison backstory heavy.

Uplifting themes

A father fights for money so his sick child can get an operation Joe trains hard and takes risks to protect his son

Story (may spoil tone)

Martial arts fighter Joe goes to prison for four years and takes his wife's blame for a drug bust. After his release, he learns that his son needs expensive surgery because of a life-threatening tumor. Joe's only chance to save him: a brutal all-styles tournament with a $100,000 prize.

What we flagged

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Violence
Moderate
Sex and Nudity
Mild
Language
Moderate

Details

Violence Moderate Frequent martial-arts fights in a high-stakes tournament, with punches…

Frequent martial-arts fights in a high-stakes tournament, with punches and kicks that land hard

Language Moderate Some strong swearing, including the f-word, plus hell and the b-word

Some strong swearing, including the f-word, plus hell and the b-word

Sex / nudity Mild A brief romance beat with kiss talk

A brief romance beat with kiss talk

Drugs / alcohol Moderate A drug bust and gym dealing drive the story, and selling drugs is a cle…

A drug bust and gym dealing drive the story, and selling drugs is a clear plotline

Child peril / abuse Moderate A child faces a life-threatening tumour and needs surgery the family ca…

A child faces a life-threatening tumour and needs surgery the family cannot afford

Gore / death / weapons Mild Fight impact and some blood talk, with a gun in one tense beat

Fight impact and some blood talk, with a gun in one tense beat

Dangerous behaviour Mild Street martial arts and fight training that kids might try to copy in p…

Street martial arts and fight training that kids might try to copy in play

Grief / bereavement Mild A mother's death hangs over a character and stalls his teaching

A mother's death hangs over a character and stalls his teaching

Flashing lights We do not have enough information about flashing lights for this versio…

We do not have enough information about flashing lights for this version to confidently confirm.

Talk after watching

  • A parent risks everything in the ring for a child's medical bills. What else could a family try first?
  • Joe takes blame for someone else's crime. When is that loyalty, and when is it a mistake?