Movies Like The Big Fight

If you liked The Big Fight (1972), a action movie directed by Sun Sheng-Yuan and Sung Ting-Mei, 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
Hidden Blade (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also action
Follows the story of underground workers who risked their lives to send intelligence and defend the motherland, set after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor when the Wang Jingwei regime declared war on Britain and the U.S.
2
The Eight Hundred (2020)
★ 7/10Also action
In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, completely surrounded by the Japanese army.
3
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.
4
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…
5
Heroes of the East (1978)
★ 7.3/10Also action
When a series of martial misunderstandings spirals into an international incident, a Chinese martial arts student struggling to relate to his new Japanese wife is forced to take on seven of Japan's most powerful…
6
Shaolin (2011)
★ 6.8/10Also action
China is plunged into strife as feuding warlords try to expand their power by warring over neighboring lands. Fuelled by his success on the battlefield, young and arrogant Hao Jie sneers at Shaolin's masters when he…
7
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.
8
Lust, Caution (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also action
During World War II, a secret agent must seduce, then assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai. Her mission becomes clouded when she finds herself falling in love with the man…
9
Man of Tai Chi (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also action
In Beijing, a young martial artist's skill places him in position to experience opportunities and sacrifices.
10
Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also action
China's deadliest special forces operative settles into a quiet life on the sea. When sadistic mercenaries begin targeting nearby civilians, he must leave his newfound peace behind and return to his duties as a soldier…
11
Ip Man: The Awakening (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also action
When a young Master Ip stops a kidnapping, he ignites a turf war with a ruthless human-trafficking ring. In retaliation, the gang kidnaps one of Ip Man's close friends, forcing him to face the group's brutal boxing…
12
The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also action
Commander Wu Qianli leads the 7th Infantry Company soldiers to Funchilin Pass where they are tasked to destroy a bridge to stop enemy troops from retreating.
13
Rise of the Legend (2014)
★ 6.4/10Also action
In 1868 during the late Qing Dynasty, rampant corruption on the Imperial Court inflicts much suffering in people's lives. For years, the Black Tiger’s fearsome boss Lei Gong has been trying to get rid of the leader of…
14
Mortal Kombat (2021)
★ 7/10Also action
Washed-up MMA fighter Cole Young, unaware of his heritage, and hunted by Emperor Shang Tsung's best warrior, Sub-Zero, seeks out and trains with Earth's greatest champions as he prepares to stand against the enemies of…
15
Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)
★ 6.8/10Also action
The workers of a dye factory have their pay cut by 20% when the factory owner brings in some Manchu thugs to try and increase production. Desperate to reclaim their full wages, the workers hire an actor to impersonate…
16
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.
17
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.
18
Monster Island (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also action
In the Pacific, 1944, a Japanese soldier and a British prisoner of war are stranded on a deserted island, hunted by a deadly creature. Two mortal enemies must come together to survive the unknown.
19
Fearless (2006)
★ 7.5/10Also action
After going through a series of tragic events in his life, martial arts master Huo Yuanjia returns to Tianjin and must fight four international soldiers, in order to safeguard his nation's pride.
20
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…