Never Back Down vs Samurai Fury
Samurai Fury has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.8/10 for Never Back Down). Never Back Down is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 2h 15m. Never Back Down is the older of the two (2008 against 2025). Both are action, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Never Back Down
Samurai Fury| Never Back Down | Samurai Fury | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 2h 15m |
| Genres | Action, Drama | Action, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jeff Wadlow | Yu Irie |
| Main cast | Neil Brown Jr., Evan Peters, Djimon Hounsou, Leslie Hope, Cam Gigandet | Rina Takeda, Yo Oizumi, Aoi Nakamura, Donpei Tsuchihira, Wakana Matsumoto |
Synopsis
Never Back Down
Jake, full of anger after his father's death, is just starting to find a place for himself at his new Orlando high school - until Ryan, head of an underground MMA fight club, picks Jake out as a prime opponent. After being trounced by Ryan in front of the entire school, Jake begins training under the firm, moral guidance of a MMA master, where he learns how to fight... and how to avoid a fight. But it becomes obvious that a rematch will be…
Samurai Fury
Set in war-torn 15th century Kyoto, on the eve of the Onin War, the movie centers on a band of outlaws led by Hyoe, a scoundrel whose lethal sword skills place him at the tip of the spear in a deadly uprising against the corrupt Shogunate and its army, led by former friend-turned-archrival Doken.
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