If you loved Hands of Steel, try Arena

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the 3am cult mood tag, and they sit in Action / Science Fiction territory. If that's the register that drew you to Hands of Steel, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Arena is

You're a short-order cook on a space station catering to alien prizefighters. But you enter the ring, beating the odds. A local gangster puts a target on your back. Manoogian's low-budget sets recall Roger Corman, as does the underdog story.

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