Hollywood's Most Memorable Ninja Movies
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Fact: Ninjas make everything, especially movies, better. It's science. With 'Ninja Turtles' hitting theaters, let's look back at Hollywood's most memorable ninja flicks.
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Shinobi No Mono (1962)
The paterfamilias of the ninja-movie genre, this one set the bar all others struggle to reach.
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You Only Live Twice (1967)
Screenwriter Roald Dahl watched 'Shinobi No Mono' before sending 007 on his first trip to Japan to grapple with ninjas and Blofeld.
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American Ninja (1985)
The only thing the '80s loved more than VHS was home video star Michael Dudikoff, aka the American Ninja!
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Revenge of the Ninja (1983)
'The Empire Strikes Back' of the 'Enter the Ninja' trilogy.
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Ninja III: The Domination (1984)
The spirit of a ninja takes over the body of an aerobics instructor. The '80s were the best!
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Ninja Assassin (2009)
Hollywood's most recent, all-out ninja movie dials up the bloody action to 11 to deliver one of the decade's guiltiest of pleasures.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Vintage heroes in a half shell -- and one of the first hit comic book movies.
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Ninja Scroll (1993)
Among fans, this anime classic is one of the best -- and most violent -- ninja movies in the history of always. A must see!
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Shogun Assassin (1980)
Fans of the "Lone Wolf & Cub" series? There is life before, and life after, watching this sword-tastic epic.
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The Octagon (1980)
Chuck Norris. Lee Van Cleef. Ninjas. What's not to love?!
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
Skip the 2009 film and go straight to this sequel, which pits Snake Eyes and Jinx against a mountain crawling with ninjas.
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Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
Chris Farley, Hasselhoff AND the guy from 'Mortal Kombat'?! This movie has everything!
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