While not every martial arts movie is about revenge, a good many of them are, which is okay, because revenge works as something to drive the sort of conflict you want to see play out in such an action movie. Martial arts films foreground hand-to-hand combat, be it with or without weapons used at a close range, and that’s probably why revenge works well with such films. Seeing a character get direct and physical revenge with an intimate fighting style tends to be both more intense and ultimately satisfying, both for the person seeking vengeance and the viewer.

Netflix has another international action breakout, and the numbers seem stronger than a small chart come-up. In the official Netflix Global Top 10 for May 4-May 10, 2026, the film ranked No. 1 among Non-English movies, pulling 18.3 million hours viewed and 8.5 million views in its first charting week. That matters even more because the movie was released on May 7, meaning it built that total inside a shortened opening window rather than a full seven-day runway.