DOA: Dead or Alive
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DOA: Dead or Alive

2006Movie1 h 27 minPG-13

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IMDb4.8Letterboxd2.5/5Metacritic384.8Rotten Tomatoes32%36%
41
WeakGoodWatch score
IMDb4.8Letterboxd2.5/5Metacritic384.8Rotten Tomatoes32%36%

Summary

Four beautiful rivals at an invitation-only martial-arts tournament join forces against a sinister threat. Princess Kasumi is an aristocratic warrior trained by martial-arts masters. Tina Armstrong is a wrestling superstar. Helena Douglas is an athlete with a tragic past. Christie Allen earns her keep as a thief and an assassin-for-hire.

Good for

  • Date night
  • Friends night
  • Party vibe

Skip it if

  • Graphic violence bothers you
  • You want something quiet and calm

Where to watch

Fingerprint

  • Gets your pulse racing.
  • Feasts your eyes.

Not for warmth, tears or big ideas.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Mook Chivalryin 163 titlesPlayed straight when Hayabusa is infiltrating Donovan's HQ, and when Helena is fighting off dozens of Donovan's security guards who are only armed with swords.Never Found the Bodyin 864 titlesThe film begins with Kasumi being told by Ryu Hayabusa about her brother Hayate's death in the DOA tournament.All 105 tropes

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