The American Ninja movies in order
There are 5 American Ninja films, about 4.8 hours in total. The first was released in 1985, the latest in 1993. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.
American soldier, obviously very skilled in martial arts, single-handedly takes on mercenaries.
- 1
American Ninja (1985)
30 Aug 1985 · 95 min
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.
- 2
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987)
1 May 1987 · 90 min
On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong investigates the disappearance of several marines, which leads him to The Lion, a super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja warriors.
- 3
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989)
24 Feb 1989
Jackson is back, and now he has a new partner, karate champion Sean, as they must face a deadly terrorist known as "The Cobra", who has infected Sean with a virus. Sean and Jackson have no choice but to fight the Cobra and his bands of ninjas.
- 4
American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1990)
30 Oct 1990
The two American Ninjas, Joe Armstrong and Sean Davidson, team up to do battle against a terrorist and his band of Ninjas.
- 5
American Ninja 5 (1993)
2 Apr 1993 · 102 min
When a scientists daughter is kidnapped, American Ninja, attempts to find her, but this time he teams up with a youngster he has trained in the ways of the ninja.
Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.