
Michael Jai White films, ranked by your taste
Actor and director · 41 films on Boxlist
Known for The Dark Knight, Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks and Black Dynamite.
See which ones match your tasteStarring Michael Jai White

The Dark Knight
2008 · Film
8.5/10 · TMDBBatman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be...

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDBThe wild untold story of the iconic Shaw Brothers who paved the way for the boom of the Kung fu film movement, which had a huge influence on the West that still continues today.

Black Dynamite
2009 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDBThis is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to...

Batman: Soul of the Dragon
2021 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDBBruce Wayne faces a deadly menace from his past, with the help of three former classmates: world-renowned martial artists Richard Dragon, Ben Turner and Lady Shiva.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Hostile Takeover
2025 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDBFollows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Dragged Across Concrete
2019 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDBTwo policemen, one an old-timer, the other his volatile younger partner, find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics becomes the media's cause du jour. Low on cash and with no other options, these two embittered...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Trouble Man
2025 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDBJaxen, a former cop turned Atlanta PI, is hired to find missing R&B star Jahari. His investigation uncovers her disappearance is connected to a larger conspiracy, forcing him to question those around him and his own past.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
As Good as Dead
2022 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDBAn ex-cop in self-imposed witness protection in Mexico becomes a target when a fight video of his apprentice goes viral.

Undisputed II: Last Man Standing
2006 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDBSequel to the 2002 film. This time, Heavyweight Champ George "Iceman" Chambers (White) is sent to a Russian jail on trumped-up drug charges. In order to win his freedom he must fight against the jailhouse fighting champ Uri Boyka (Adkins)...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Blood and Bone
2009 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDBIn Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.

One More Shot
2024 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDBFollowing the attack on the black site in Poland, Navy SEAL Jake Harris is ordered to escort terrorist suspect Amin Mansur to Washington D.C. for interrogation. Before the prisoner transfer process is complete, though, the airport is...

Never Back Down: No Surrender
2016 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDBPicking up after the events of Never Back Down 2, former MMA champion Case Walker is on the comeback trail to become champion once again.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Accident Man
2018 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDBMike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.

Triple Threat
2019 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDBA crime syndicate places a hit on a billionaire's daughter, making her the target of an elite assassin squad. A small band of down-and-out mercenaries protects her, fighting tooth and nail to stop the assassins from reaching their target.

2 Days in the Valley
1996 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDBIn a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course. This clever tale...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDBHell bent on avenging the death of his father, Johnny Black vows to gun down Brett Clayton and becomes a wanted man in the process while posing as a preacher in a small mining town that's been taken over by a notorious Land Baron.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1991 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDBThe Turtles and the Shredder battle once again, this time for the last cannister of the ooze that created the Turtles, which Shredder wants to create an army of new mutants.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Oscar Shaw
2026 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDBAfter retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the streets he once swore to...

Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown
2011 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDBFour fighters from different backgrounds come together to train under an ex MMA rising star and then ultimately have to fight each other and the traitor in their midst.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Why Did I Get Married?
2007 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDBThe film is about the difficulty of maintaining a solid relationship in modern times. Eight married college friends plus one other non-friend (all of whom have achieved middle to upper class economic status) go to Colorado for their annual...

The Island
2023 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDBWhen his brother is killed, LAPD officer Mark leaves the city to return to the island he grew up on. Seeking answers and ultimately vengeance, he soon finds himself in a bloody battle with the corrupt tycoon who's taken over the island...

Assault on VA-33
2021 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDBDecorated army veteran Jason Hill is on a routine visit to the local VA hospital when organized terrorists infiltrate the building and take hostages, including a decorated general, and Hill’s wife. The highly trained veteran is outnumbered...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Black Friday
2021 · Film
5.4/10 · TMDBA group of toy store employees must protect each other from a horde of parasite infected shoppers.

Why Did I Get Married Again?
2026 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDBThe couples reunite for the destination wedding of Marcus and Angela's daughter, bringing drama old and new as they ask, "Why did we get married again?"

Exit Protocol
2025 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDBAn assassin whose specialty is killing other assassins trying to get out of the business decides to try to get out himself and must then team up with his former mark to escape the hired killers now gunning for them both.

MR-9: Do or Die
2023 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDBElite Bangladeshi CIA agent Masud Rana – codename MR-9 – teams up with an American CIA operative to bring down an international criminal organization headed by a ruthless businessman.

S.W.A.T.: Under Siege
2017 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDBWhen a D.E.A. and S.W.A.T. cartel takedown ends in a shootout, S.W.A.T. Agent Travis Hall seizes a mysterious prisoner taking him into custody. Before long, the S.W.A.T. compound is under siege by wave-after-wave of assault teams...

Falcon Rising
2014 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDBChapman is an ex-marine in Brazil's slums, battling the yakuza outfit who attacked his sister and left her for dead.

Dead Zone
2022 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDBTo stop the collapse of humanity, an elite team of soldiers must descend on a radiation-poisoned town and perform the ultimate stealth mission using high-tech armor and weapons.

Tactical Force
2011 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDBA training exercise for the LAPD SWAT Team goes terribly wrong when they find themselves pitted against two rival gangs while trapped in an abandoned Hangar, armed with nothing but blanks.

Universal Soldier
1992 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDBAn American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech soldier of the future. After the failure of the initiative to erase all the soldier's...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Skin Trade
2014 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDBAfter his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.

The Commando
2022 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDBAn elite DEA agent returns home after a failed mission when his family makes an unexpected discovery in their house – a stash of money worth $3 million. They soon face the danger and threat of a newly released criminal and his crew, who...

Welcome to Sudden Death
2020 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDBJesse Freeman is a former special forces officer and explosives expert now working a regular job as a security guard in a state-of-the-art basketball arena. Trouble erupts when a tech-savvy cadre of terrorists kidnap the team's owner and...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Exit Wounds
2001 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDBMaverick cop Orin Boyd always brings down the domestic terrorists he tracks, but he ruffles feathers with his unorthodox techniques -- and soon finds himself reassigned to the toughest district in Detroit. When he discovers a group of...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Take Back
2021 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDBZara and Brian are living the perfect small town life when a mysterious stranger from Zara's secret past kidnaps their daughter and now they must race to save her life.

Come Out Fighting
2023 · Film
5.1/10 · TMDBIn WWII, a squad of U.S. African-American soldiers are sent on a rescue mission behind enemy lines to locate their lost commanding officer and a downed fighter pilot.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Spawn
1997 · Film
5.3/10 · TMDBAfter being murdered by corrupt colleagues in a covert government agency, Al Simmons makes a pact with the devil to be resurrected to see his beloved wife Wanda. In exchange for his return to Earth, Simmons agrees to lead Hell's Army in...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
On Deadly Ground
1994 · Film
4.7/10 · TMDBForrest Taft is an environmental agent who works for the Aegis Oil Company in Alaska. Aegis Oil's corrupt CEO is the kind of person who doesn't care whether or not oil spills into the ocean or onto the land—just as long as it's making...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Rogue Hostage
2021 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDBA former Marine races against time to save a group of hostages -- including his young daughter and a congressman — when armed militants take over his stepfather's store.

Universal Soldier: The Return
1999 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDBLuc Deveraux, the heroic former Universal Soldier, is about to be thrown into action once again. When Seth, the supercomputer controlled ultra-warrior, decides to take revenge and destroy its creators, only Luc can stop it. All hell breaks...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Directed by Michael Jai White

Trouble Man
2025 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDBJaxen, a former cop turned Atlanta PI, is hired to find missing R&B star Jahari. His investigation uncovers her disappearance is connected to a larger conspiracy, forcing him to question those around him and his own past.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Never Back Down: No Surrender
2016 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDBPicking up after the events of Never Back Down 2, former MMA champion Case Walker is on the comeback trail to become champion once again.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDBHell bent on avenging the death of his father, Johnny Black vows to gun down Brett Clayton and becomes a wanted man in the process while posing as a preacher in a small mining town that's been taken over by a notorious Land Baron.

Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown
2011 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDBFour fighters from different backgrounds come together to train under an ex MMA rising star and then ultimately have to fight each other and the traitor in their midst.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
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