Kickboxer is an American action film franchise that totals seven titles. The first instalment, released in 1989, revolves around a character named Kurt Sloane, played by Jean-Claude Van Damme. As Van Damme opted out of doing Kickboxer 2 to work on Double Impact, the second through fourth instalments focus on the character David Sloane, played by Sasha Mitchell, the younger brother to Van Damme's character. Redemption: Kickboxer 5 (simply titled The Redemption in the opening title card) focuses on Matt Reeves, played by Mark Dacascos, a friend of the Sloane family.
After a long hiatus, a sixth entry was made, titled Kickboxer: Vengeance, which serves as a reboot to the storyline, with Alain Moussi portraying Kurt Sloane and Van Damme playing his trainer. The seventh entry, titled Kickboxer: Retaliation, is a direct sequel to Kickboxer: Vengeance. An eighth film, titled Kickboxer: Armageddon, is in the works.