# Best of the Best (1989)

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**Runtime**: 97 min
**Genres**: Action, Drama
**Directed by**: Robert Radler
**Written by**: Phillip Rhee, Paul Levine
**Starring**: Eric Roberts, Phillip Rhee, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland, Chris Penn, John Dye

> *A team is not a team if you don't give a damn about each other.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You compete in a Tae Kwon Do tournament against Korea but team rivalries threaten to derail your chances and the director sets a classic underdog story.

**Mood tags**: cozy, uplifting

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