American Ninja fingerprintHigh energy, emotionally cool.
Thrilling and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Nostalgic
Some slapstick
Not a comedy at heart.
Kept in the background
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Thrilling and fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
American Ninja is thrilling, fast-paced, and spectacular.
Nostalgic
Emotionally, it's nostalgic.
Some slapstick
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some slapstick.
Kept in the background
The world stays in the background.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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American Ninja is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, VIX , and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 33/100 (IMDb 5.5, Rotten Tomatoes 0%, and Metacritic 20). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 35 min
American Ninja runs 1 h 35 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate American Ninja higher (55) than critics (20). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $1 million to make and earned $10 million worldwide, 10.5 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States, Netherlands.
+63GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for American Ninja in 77 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 32 storytelling tropes for American Ninja, including Technicolor Ninjas, Red Is Heroic, American Title.
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