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Movies Like Martial Arts

If you liked Martial Arts (1974), a action movie directed by Chui Daai Chuen, 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. 1Fist of Legend

    Fist of Legend (1994)

    ★ 7.5/10Also action

    Chen returns to his school when he finds out that his martial arts teacher has died. When he learns that his school students are harassed by some hooligans, he gears himself up to save them.

  2. 2Birth of the Dragon

    Birth of the Dragon (2017)

    ★ 5.8/10Also action

    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.

  3. 3Hand of Death

    Hand of Death (1976)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action

    A young monk must face the Extended Iron Claw technique of a powerful warlord seeking to destroy Shaolin.

  4. 4Shaolin Wooden Men

    Shaolin Wooden Men (1976)

    ★ 6.8/10Also action

    Little Mute is an orphan traumatized into silence by the death of his father at the hands of a vicious fighting master. Living at the Shaolin monastery, he befriends a dangerous prisoner who teaches him a secret form…

  5. 5The Grandmaster

    The Grandmaster (2013)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action

    The fall of China's last dynasty, a time of chaos, division and war, is the golden age of Chinese martial arts. Legendary kung fu master Ip Man, who will eventually train Bruce Lee, finds his peaceful life interrupted…

  6. 6New Fist of Fury

    New Fist of Fury (1976)

    ★ 6/10Also action

    A brother and sister escape from Japanese-occupied Shanghai to Japanese-occupied Taiwan, to stay with their grandfather who runs a Kung-Fu school there. However, the master of a Japanese Kung- Fu school in Taiwan has…

  7. 7Kung Fu Jungle

    Kung Fu Jungle (2014)

    ★ 6.8/10Also action

    A martial arts instructor working at a police academy gets imprisoned after killing a man by accident. But when a vicious killer starts targeting martial arts masters, the instructor offers to help the police in return…

  8. 8Invincible Shaolin

    Invincible Shaolin (1978)

    ★ 6.5/10Also action

    Three North Shaolin teachers are called on by the Manchus to teach their soldiers and are urged to challenge the current South Shaolin teachers. They defeat the South Shaolin teachers and, that night, the head general…

  9. 9Tai Chi Zero

    Tai Chi Zero (2012)

    ★ 6/10Also action

    In legendary Chen Village, everyone is a martial arts master, using their powerful Chen Style Tai Chi in all aspects of their lives. Lu Chan has arrived to train, but the villagers are forbidden to teach Chen Style to…

  10. 10The Four 3

    The Four 3 (2014)

    ★ 6.1/10Also action

    The reputation of the Four constables survives, but since Emotionless’s departure, there have been changes at the Divine Constabulary. The four Coldblood, Iron Hands, Life Snatcher, rescue Zhuge Zhengwo from An…

  11. 11Batman: Soul of the Dragon

    Batman: Soul of the Dragon (2021)

    ★ 6.7/10Also action

    Bruce Wayne faces a deadly menace from his past, with the help of three former classmates: world-renowned martial artists Richard Dragon, Ben Turner and Lady Shiva.

  12. 12Fist of Fury

    Fist of Fury (1972)

    ★ 7.2/10Also action

    During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, Chen Zhen, the star pupil of a recently-deceased martial arts teacher battles a Japanese dojo which seeks the demise of his fighting school.

  13. 13Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back

    Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017)

    ★ 6/10Also action

    Tang Monk brings three disciples on a journey to the West. On the outside, everything seems harmonious. However, tension is present beneath the surface, and their hearts and minds are not in agreement. After a series…

  14. 14American Shaolin

    American Shaolin (1991)

    ★ 6.9/10Also action

    After facing brutal humiliation in the ring, a young karateka travels to China in order to study the ancient art of Shaolin Kung Fu, becoming the first American Shaolin.

  15. 15Sword Master

    Sword Master (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action

    Weary of the bloodshed and violence from the martial arts world, a powerful swordsman banishes himself to the humble life a vagrant, wandering the fringes of society. But his violent past refuses to let him go quietly…

  16. 16Martial Arts of Shaolin

    Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action

    In ancient China, Zhi Ming trains at the legendary Northern Shaolin temple to avenge the death of his father at the hands of a nefarious magistrate.

  17. 17Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

    Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)

    ★ 6.9/10Also 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…

  18. 18No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder

    No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1987)

    ★ 6/10Also action

    In this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.

  19. 19The Final Master

    The Final Master (2015)

    ★ 7/10Also action

    Determined to pass down his art, the Final Master of Wing Chun is caught in a power struggle with malicious local officials and ultimately must choose between personal honor and his master’s dying wish.

  20. 20Eye for an Eye

    Eye for an Eye (2022)

    ★ 7.1/10Also action

    A highly trained and exceptionally deadly swordsman looks for revenge after being caught in the middle of a power struggle that results in the assassination of an innocent woman's family.

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