Only the Strong

Genre: Action

Worldwide gross$6.0M

Ex-Special Forces soldier Louis Stevens returns to Miami to find his former high school overrun by drugs and violence. A master of the Brazilian martial art, capoeira, Stevens pledges to straighten out a dozen of the school's worst students by teaching them this demanding and highly-disciplined fighting style. Slowly, his program begins to work, giving the students new hope and purpose. But the local drug lord, himself a martial arts expert, vows to stop Stevens' positive influence. Now Stevens must fight to save his own life, as well as the lives of his rebellious young students.

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Genres

Action, Drama

Director

Sheldon Lettich

Cast

Mark Dacascos, Stacey Travis, Geoffrey Lewis

Released

27 August 1993

Runtime

1h 39m

Certificate

PG-13

IMDb rating

6.6 / 10

Votes

7,556

Rotten Tomatoes

13%

Box office

$3,283,371

Budget

$6,000,000

Edition

Base