ActionCrimeThriller

NINJA: SHADOW OF A TEAR

"An ancient hero returns with a vengeance."

20131h 35m6.7 TMDb

Directed by Isaac Florentine

Spoiler safety

Choose how much this page reveals. Safe mode starts with cast and trailers covered.

A short premise; cast and trailers hidden

Condensed premise

Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence.

Automatically shortened from TMDb’s overview. Automated text cannot guarantee zero spoilers.

Movie Vibe

Suspense8.3

Emotion5

Complexity5.8

Humor5

Realism6.1

Action7.9

Darkness6.7

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

✓viewers who enjoy suspense and tension
✓viewers who love kinetic, high-energy films
✓fans of moral complexity and intrigue

Ranked from TMDb recommendations and similar-film results, then filtered for shared genres and audience confidence.

6.3

Assassination Games

2011

TMDb recommendation · shares Action + Crime

6.3

Accident Man

2018

TMDb recommendation · shares Action + Crime

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Sign in to write a review, vote, and see friend reviews.

Sign In

7.0

The Substitute

1996

TMDb recommendation · shares Action + Crime

6.2

Ninja

2009

TMDb recommendation · shares Action + Crime

6.3

Rise of the Footsoldier

2007

TMDb recommendation · shares Action + Crime

6.1

The Shepherd: Border Patrol

2008

TMDb recommendation · shares Action + Crime

6.8

Year of the Dragon

1985

TMDb recommendation · shares Action + Crime

6.7

No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers

1990

TMDb recommendation · shares Action + Crime

6.3

Revenge of the Ninja

1983

TMDb recommendation · shares Action + Crime

5.8

American Yakuza

1993

TMDb recommendation · shares Crime + Action