Joe Armstrong, an orphaned drifter with little respect for much other than martial arts, finds himself on an American Army base in the Philippines after a judge gives him a choice of enlistment or prison. On one of his first missions driving a convoy, his platoon is attacked by a group of rebels who try to steal the weapons the platoon is transporting and kidnap the base colonel's daughter.
American Ninja has generally received mixed reviews.
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Review of American Ninja (1985)
Review of American Ninja (1985)
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Review of American Ninja (1985)
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American Ninja was released in 1985 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 210 reviews, giving American Ninja (1985) an average rating of 49%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 67%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 50%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with American Ninja than critics were.
With a score of 49%, American Ninja is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1985, which stands at 59%.
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