Movies Like Once Upon a Time in China

If you liked Once Upon a Time in China (1991), a action and drama movie directed by Tsui Hark, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Birth of the Dragon (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also action and drama
Set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown, this cross-cultural biopic chronicles Bruce Lee’s emergence as a martial-arts superstar after his legendary secret showdown with fellow martial artist Wong Jack Man.
2
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and action
This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in…
3
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also action
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King…
4
Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also action and drama
Following the death of his wife, Ip Man travels to San Francisco to ease tensions between the local kung fu masters and his star student, Bruce Lee, while searching for a better future for his son.
5
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)
★ 6.2/10Also action and drama
A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.
6
Ip Man 3 (2015)
★ 7/10Also action and drama
When a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer make a play to take over the city, Master Ip is forced to take a stand.
7
Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also action
If one man changes his path, will he be able to change his destiny...or will he only delay the inevitable? Ryu and Ken are two traditional warriors who find themselves isolated in some corner of Japan to carry out…
8
The Great Wall (2016)
★ 6/10Also action
European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
9
Mulan (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also action
When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese Army to defend the country from Huns, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the…
10
A Man Called Hero (1999)
★ 6/10Also action
After Hero Hua marries Jade and leaves her in China, he goes to America to work as a servant and rebels against cruel labour conditions. Jade soon joins him in New York, where they build a family.
11
Street Fighter (2026)
★ 6.3/10Also action
In 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu and Ken Masters are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury. But behind…
12
Monster Hunter (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also action
US Ranger Captain Artemis and her team are part of a UN joint security mission north of Hemat, in Afghanistan. While searching for a missing team (Bravo), they are transported to a strange world where powerful monsters…
13
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also action and drama
The aging Zhao embarks on his final and greatest campaign, a road to adventure that will crown his name in glory for all time.
14
The Heroic Trio (1993)
★ 6.7/10Also action
While one tough woman with an invisible robe has stolen 18 babies for her powerful master, two other tough women and the cops try to stop her.
15
Thunderbolt (1995)
★ 6.5/10Also action
In order to release his kidnapped sisters, sports car mechanic, Chan Foh To, has to defeat a super-criminal street racer.
16
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also action
When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul…
17
Initial D (2005)
★ 6.6/10Also action and drama
After winning his first competition, Takumi focuses his attention on drift racing, a sport he has unknowingly perfected while delivering tofu in his father's Toyota AE86.
18
Last Knights (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also action
When an evil emperor executes their leader, his band of knights – bound by duty and honour – embarks on a journey of vengeance that will not come to an end until they've destroyed their mortal foe.
19
Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit (2010)
★ 6.5/10Also action
Jack Hunter, an adventurous treasure seeker, goes to Syria after his mentor and father figure Professor Fredrick Shaffer is killed. Professor Frederick Shaffer believed that the people of Ugarit, a town in Syria that…
20
Jumper (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also action
David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to anywhere on Earth. When he discovers others like himself, David is thrust into a dangerous and bloodthirsty…