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A list of the best Ninja Movies. In the United States, Ninja movies surged in popularity in the early 1980's and have been with us ever since. We believe we've thought of them all, but if you think we missed one feel free to add it to the list yourself. Ninjas were the covert agents of feudal Japan. They were assassins and spies. Ninjas date back to at least the 1300's, although the word ""shinobi"" (another word for ninja) did not begin to appear until the 1400's. Ninjutsu is an even later word. Since espionage was considered dishonorable in Japanese cultures, ninjas were shrouded in mystery to help keep their employers identities a secret. Ninjas have been used in popular culture for centuries, appearing in countless folktales. Today, Ninja Films continue that tradition.

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Rank     Name Release Directed by Genre(s)
  1. 1
    Up 21
    2009
    James McTeigue
    Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Action/Adventure, Crime Fiction, Ninja movie More
    Year of Release: 2009
  2. 2
    2005
    Christopher Nolan
    Drama, Crime, Thriller, Action, Action/Adventure, Superhero movie, Reboot More
    Year of Release: 2005
  3. 3
    Up 11
    2009
    Isaac Florentine
    Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Action/Adventure
    Year of Release: 2009
  4. 4
    2002
    Guillermo del Toro
    Fantasy, Thriller, Action, Action/Adventure, Horror, Superhero movie
    Year of Release: 2002
  5. 5
    1985
    Sam Firstenberg
    Martial arts, Action/Adventure
    Year of Release: 1985
  6. 6
    2003
    William Friedkin
    Drama, Crime, Thriller, Action
    Year of Release: 1995
  7. 7
    1981
    Menahem Golan
    Martial arts
    Year of Release: 1981
  8. 8
    1983
    Sam Firstenberg
    Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Action/Adventure, Indie
    Year of Release: 1983
  9. 9
    2009
    Stephen Sommers
    Thriller, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
    Year of Release: 2010
  10. 10
    1987
    Sam Firstenberg
    Martial arts, Action
    Year of Release: 1987
  11. 11
    1991
    Michael Pressman
    Comedy, Family, Action, Action/Adventure, Superhero movie, Indie
    Year of Release: 1991
  12. 12
    1980
    Eric Karson
    Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Action/Adventure
    Year of Release: 1980
  13. 13
    1984
    Sam Firstenberg
    Martial arts, Action, Indie
    Year of Release: 1984
  14. 14
    1989
    Cedric Sundstrom
    Martial arts
    Year of Release: 1989
  15. 15
    2007
    Kevin Munroe
    Animation, Action, Adventure, Computer Animation
    Year of Release: 2007
  16. 16
    1993
    Stuart Gillard
    Comedy, Fantasy, Family, Action, Action/Adventure, Superhero movie, Indie More
    Year of Release: 1993
  17. 17
    2010
    Gordon Chan
    Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Action/Adventure, World cinema
    Year of Release: 2009
  18. 18
    1997
    John R. Leonetti
    Fantasy, Thriller, Science Fiction, Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure More
    Year of Release: 1997
  19. 19
    1992
    Jon Turteltaub
    Comedy, Family, Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Sports More
    Year of Release: 1992
  20. 20
    1997
    Dennis Dugan
    Comedy, Martial arts, Action, Action/Adventure, Parody
    Year of Release: 1997
  21. 21
    2009
    James Wong
    Fantasy, Science Fiction, Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Superhero movie, Doomsday film More
    Year of Release: 2008
  22. 22
    1995
    Shin Sang-ok
    Comedy, Family, Martial arts
    Year of Release: 1995
  23. 23
    2005
    Rob Bowman
    Fantasy, Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Action/Adventure, Crime Fiction, Superhero movie More
    Year of Release: 2005
  24. 24
    2009
    Dwight H. Little
    Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Science Fiction, Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Crime Fiction More
    Year of Release: 2010
  25. 25
    1967
    Lewis Gilbert
    Thriller, Action, Action/Adventure, Spy
    Year of Release: 1967
  26. 26
    1995
    Paul W. S. Anderson
    Fantasy, Thriller, Science Fiction, Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure More
    Year of Release: 1995
  27. 27
    1990
    Cedric Sundstrom
    Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Action/Adventure
    Year of Release: 1990
  28. 28
    1993
    Bobby Jean Leonard
    Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Action/Adventure
    Year of Release: 1993
  29. 29
    1985
    Robert Clouse
    Martial arts, Action, Action/Adventure
    Year of Release: 1985
  30. 30
    2003
    Craig Shapiro
    Comedy, Family, Adventure, Children's, Teen
    Year of Release: 1982
  31. 31
    2006
    Corey Yuen
    Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure
    Year of Release: 2005
  32. 32
    2002
    Kevin Campbell
    Comedy, Action, Action/Adventure, Indie, Parody
    Year of Release: 2003
  33. 33
    2008
    David Presley
    Comedy, Action, Action/Adventure
    Year of Release: 2008
  34. 34
    1993
    Neal Israel
    Comedy, Family, Martial arts, Action, Action/Adventure
    Year of Release: 1993
  35. 35
    2007
    Steve Barron
    Comedy, Fantasy, Family, Animation, Action/Adventure, Superhero movie, Indie More
    Year of Release: 1990
  36. 36
    1994
    Charles T. Kanganis
    Comedy, Family, Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure
    Year of Release: 1994
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