Jalal Merhi Movies

One man is forced to go back to the dangerous life he struggled to leave behind in this action-thriller. Dirk Longstreet (Oliver Gruner) is a man who learned to fight and fight well, and put that talent to use in the most punishing environment imaginable. Longstreet was lured into "the Circuit," a private (and illegal) fighting club where spectators will bet fortunes on no-holds-barred battles in which two men fight until they simply can't go on -- often until one of the fighters has died. Longstreet was one of the very few men who not only fought in the Circuit and lived to tell about it, but managed to move on and build a new life for himself. Longstreet joined the faculty of a college, where he enjoyed working with athletes, until he learned that his younger brother, Jeremy (Ilya Morelle), had been recruited to become the Circuit's newest fighter. Now Longstreet must step back into the ring in order to spare his brother the fate he was able to escape. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

This martial-arts actioner combines crime drama with a touch of fantasy. A serial killer escapes from custody in New York City and disappears into San Francisco's Chinatown with NYPD detectives Richards and Masterson in hot pursuit. Once in Chinatown, the killer Chong hooks up with his brother Dai Lo Fu, a prominent crime lord. Together, the two villains capture the detectives and confine them in the underground chambers beneath the city. The wicked brothers then resume their plans to open a time portal on the Chinese New Year. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

When Alex, one of the mob's most valued--and most lethal--hitmen is forced to stay quiet for awhile, he had thought staying with Tony, his brother, was the perfect solution. It turns out Tony is involved with a private militia whose leader, Simon, is hell bent on getting his hands on a cache of fatal chemical weapons. Alex is left with the hefty job of preserving his own life and his brother's. Jalal Merhi both directed and starred in Crisis, which also features David Bradley and Channing Mitchell. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide

This sci-fi actioner tells a martial artsy version of a split society during the 21st century. The upperclasses dwell in extravagant shelters below the surface of the earth--which was destroyed by a damaged ozone layer. The surface, of course, is where the poor have been left to fend for themselves. To ensure the safety of those underground, the Controller employs a department of Tracker/Communicators (or T.C.s) to function as security guards/cops. Now that the earth has finally repaired itself, the "bosses" of the shelters plan to get rid of inhabitants on the surface with a doomsday weapon so they can return to the coveted domain. After his partner Zoey (TC200X) is killed and cyberly resurrected as an android, Jason Storm (TC2000) must use his karate expertise to battle the Controller's gangs, both from the surface and the shelters, while he attempts to save the world from nuclear disaster. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide

The "female Bruce Lee" martial artist, Cynthia Rothrock, stars as a cop who is tired of doing detective work on theft and who tries her hand at solving a murder case so she will be assigned to the homicide division instead. To accomplish her goal, she must investigate the brutal killings of martial art masters in NYC. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide