Movies Like The Challenger
If you liked The Challenger (1979), a action and comedy movie directed by Eric Tsang Chi-wai, 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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The Prodigal Son (1981)
★ 7/10Also action and comedyA rich man's son believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately, his father, anxious for his son's safety, bribes all his opponents to lose. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of an actor…
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Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982)
★ 7.7/10Also action and comedyA Japanese master of ninjutsu and a Chinese expert in kung fu, put their differences aside after their master is killed by a mortal enemy.
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Fearless Hyena (1979)
★ 6.7/10Also action and comedyLung is a talented fighter but prefers to spend his time loafing around and picking fights, despite orders from his grandfather not to fight. Unknown to him, a brutal general has been slaughtering all the people from…
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Fearless Hyena 2 (1983)
★ 5.8/10Also action and comedyA pair of evil kung-fu artists, Heaven and Earth, are slaughtering the entire Yin-Yang brotherhood.
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Enter the Fat Dragon (1978)
★ 6.6/10Also action and comedyAh Lung is a pig farmer and a devoted Bruce Lee fan who is anxious to follow in Lee's footsteps, but only ridiculed for his attempts. He is sent to the city to earn a living working at his uncle's restaurant, but when…
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Legend of the Red Dragon (1994)
★ 7.1/10Also action and comedyA young father and his infant son are beset by forces of evil and corruption. They wander China, upholding their sense of honor and protecting the weak. When they are forced into combat, spectacular and hilarious…
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Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and actionA 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…
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The Legend (1993)
★ 7/10Also action and comedyThe secret Red Lotus Flower Society is committed to the overthrow of the evil Manchu Emperor and his minions. One of his Governors is sent on a mission to retrieve a list of members of that secret society. Meanwhile…
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The Magnificent Butcher (1979)
★ 7.2/10Also action and comedyA plump butcher student of Wong Fei Hung, Lam Sai-Wing gets into trouble with a rival kung-fu school known as Five Dragons. He is accused of raping the Head of that school's goddaughter and killing his son. Now Ko, the…
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Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
★ 7.2/10Also action and comedyWong Fei-Hung faces the White Lotus Society, a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence, even attacking Chinese who follow Western ways. Wong must also defend revolutionary Dr. Sun…
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The Young Master (1980)
★ 7/10Also action and comedyYouthful martial arts master Lung is searching for his missing brother, when he is mistaken for a criminal on the run. He must prove his innocence by solving the case himself, while local lawmen and merciless…
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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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Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also action and comedyThe Accident Man is back, and this time he must best the top assassins in the world to protect the ungrateful son of a mafia boss, save the life of his only friend and rekindle his relationship with his maniacal father…
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Legend of the Dragon (1991)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and actionChow Siu-lung leaves his hometown in order to study kung fu in the city but ends up getting conned by his own uncle instead.
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The Paper Tigers (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also action and comedyThree middle aged men polish their martial arts skills to avenge their fallen master.
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Fist of Fury 1991 (1991)
★ 6.4/10Also action and comedyLau Ching, a Mainlander with an incredibly powerful right arm, arrives in Hong Kong to find his cousin. He befriends with a drifter named Handsome, and a martial artist girl named Mandy. In order to woo her, Ching…
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Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979)
★ 6.7/10Also action and comedyA disgraced former Kung Fu expert makes a living as a merchant with the help of a hot headed friend. When the men are harassed by gangsters, the merchant decided to teach his friend monkey boxing so they can defend…
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Police Story (1985)
★ 7.6/10Also action and comedyOfficer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Selina, who will…
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Dragon Lord (1982)
★ 6.5/10Also action and comedyDragon and his madcap pal Cowboy spend their days getting into mischief, frustrating the elders, chasing girls, and competing in the village sport. When Dragon overhears a fiendish plot by smugglers to sell China's…
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Kung Fu Panda (2008)
★ 7.3/10Also action and comedyChosen by prophecy but doubted by all, Po is an unlikely choice for the mystical title of the Dragon Warrior—a clumsy panda thrust into the world of kung fu as a deadly enemy threatens the Valley of Peace. Under…