Movies Like Wu Is Dead
If you liked Wu Is Dead (2011), a action movie directed by Richard Wong, 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.
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Hounds of War (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also actionAfter a mission goes wrong, only one of a group of mercenaries is left alive to avenge his fallen brothers.
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Border Hunters (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also actionAfter his police officer brother is killed by a drug dealer who flees to the protection of his cartel-connected uncle in Mexico, an American man with a diverse law enforcement/military background goes south of the…
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Gladiator Underground (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also actionTwo 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…
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Run (1991)
★ 6/10Also actionWhen a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police.
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Dangerous (2021)
★ 6/10Also actionA reformed sociopath heads to a remote island after the death of his brother. Soon after his arrival, the island falls under siege from a deadly gang of mercenaries, and when he discovers their role in his brother’s…
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Beast (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also actionMMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal…
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Birth of the Dragon (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also actionSet 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.
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Section 8 (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also actionAfter avenging the murder of his family, a former soldier is sprung from prison and recruited by a shadowy government agency.
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Halo: Landfall (2007)
★ 6.2/10Also actionDirector Neill Blomkamp explores the lives of Marines and ODSTs on a last, desperate mission in a post-invasion Earth – a mission that may secure the salvation, or usher the destruction of the entire galaxy. Edited…
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Sniper: The Last Stand (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also actionTo stop an arms dealer from unleashing a deadly superweapon, Ace sniper Brandon Beckett and Agent Zero are deployed to Costa Verde to lead a group of elite soldiers against an unrelenting militia. Taking an untested…
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Never Back Down: Revolt (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also actionAn amateur fighter is lured by a trafficking syndicate specializing in elite underground fighting where her brutal captor forces her to fight or face certain death.
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No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1987)
★ 6/10Also actionIn this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.
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One Mile: Chapter Two (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also actionFormer special forces operative Danny is forced back onto a remote island when a violent, secretive community takes revenge by abducting his daughter Alex, launching a relentless hunt against enemies prepared for his…
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Street (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also actionRemo Street is a young fighter who comes from a world where nothing is easy, so when he is faced with the opportunity to train with a world class coach, he has to choose between the long hard road to honor and glory…
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Lion Fist (2026)
★ 7.2/10Also actionMartial arts fighter Joe goes to prison for four years and takes his wife's blame for a drug bust. After his release, he learns that his son needs expensive surgery because of a life-threatening tumor. Joe's only…
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Lights Out (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also actionA drifting ex-soldier turns underground fighter with the help of a just-released ex-con, pitting him against corrupt cops and hired killers now gunning for him and all those he cares about.
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Take Cover (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also actionA burned-out professional sniper finds himself trapped in an all-glass penthouse by a lethal competitor and must find a way to survive and escape with little to no cover between him and the killer.
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Embattled (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also actionThe eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.
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My Spy (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also actionA hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.
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Chief of Station (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also actionAfter learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he…