Movies Like The Thundering Mantis

If you liked The Thundering Mantis (1980), a action movie directed by Teddy Yip Wing-Cho, 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
The Storm Riders (1998)
★ 6.6/10Also action
Heeding a prophecy, a warlord trains two orphans after killing their parents. But the skills he teaches could lead to his downfall.
2
The Big Brawl (1980)
★ 5.9/10Also action
A young Asian American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fight competition.
3
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…
4
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
The Bodyguard (2016)
★ 6.7/10Also action
Wu-Lin is the successor of an ancient, once powerful Chinese clan, the "Iron Feet." After the death of his master, Wu-Lin leaves his rural village for the City of Stone-Cold looking for his fellow apprentice Jiang Li…
6
Disciples of the 36th Chamber (1985)
★ 6.3/10Also action
Monk San Te tries to support and protect Shaolin and her Fang Shih-yu who purposely attacks corrupt Ching officials.
7
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.
8
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
★ 6.6/10Also action
A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main…
9
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…
10
Ant-Man (2015)
★ 7.1/10Also action
Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Doctor Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular…
11
The Paper Tigers (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also action
Three middle aged men polish their martial arts skills to avenge their fallen master.
12
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
★ 7.5/10Also action
Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.
13
Knights of the Zodiac (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also action
When a headstrong street orphan, Seiya, in search of his abducted sister unwittingly taps into hidden powers, he discovers he might be the only person alive who can protect a reincarnated goddess, sent to watch over…
14
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…
15
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…
16
Shaolin Temple (1982)
★ 7/10Also action
The Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, who installs himself as emperor in the East Capital. The son of one of his slave workers escapes to the Shaolin Temple, learns kung fu, and sets out to kill the…
17
Gladiator Underground (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also action
Two brothers compete in the world's deadliest underground fighting tournament, where they must decide whether to play by the rules or to cast their honor aside and team up to bring down the dark syndicate running the…
18
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.
19
Rush Hour 3 (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also action
After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names, as the murderous crime syndicate's henchmen try their best to stop them. Once more…
20
The Golden Child (1986)
★ 5.9/10Also action
After a Tibetan boy, the mystical Golden Child, is kidnapped by the evil Sardo Numspa, humankind's fate hangs in the balance. On the other side of the world in Los Angeles, the priestess Kee Nang seeks the Chosen One…