The mob is trying to strongarm local martial arts schools, forcing young Jason Stillwell and his family to move after his father is injured defending their dojo. With his father now rejecting violence, Jason is forced to train on his own to protect himself and his best friend from the members of a rival karate school.
No Retreat, No Surrender has generally received mixed reviews.
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No Retreat, No Surrender was released in 1986 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 190 reviews, giving No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) an average rating of 57%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 74%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 38%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed No Retreat, No Surrender a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 57%, No Retreat, No Surrender is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1986, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1986 with similar scores include films like Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI and Critters.
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