MOVIE · 2006

DOA: Dead or Alive

ActionAdventureMysteryThriller87 min

An invitation-only martial-arts tournament brings four fighters together as rivals, then pulls them into a larger threat behind the competition. Devon Aoki is Princess Kasumi, an aristocratic warrior trained by martial-arts masters, while Jaime Pressly’s Tina Armstrong arrives as a wrestling star with her own agenda. Alongside Helena Douglas and Christie Allen, a thief and assassin for hire, they move through hand-to-hand bouts, sword fights, and tournament intrigue as the event’s hosts begin to look less like referees than manipulators. The setup mixes arena combat with mystery, folding ninja moves, wrestling spectacle, and island-conspiracy plotting into the same frame.