Movies Like Ninja in the Dragon's Den
If you liked Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982), a action and comedy movie directed by Corey Yuen, 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 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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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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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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Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978)
★ 7.3/10Also action and comedyEveryone abuses and humiliates a downtrodden orphan until he befriends an old man, who turns out to be the last master of the snake fist fighting style. Jackie becomes the old man's student and finds himself in battle…
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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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Batman and Harley Quinn (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and actionBatman and Nightwing are forced to team with the Joker's sometimes-girlfriend Harley Quinn to stop a global threat brought about by Poison Ivy and Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man.
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The Heroic Trio (1993)
★ 6.7/10Also actionWhile one tough woman with an invisible robe has stolen 18 babies for her powerful master, two other tough women and the cops try to stop her.
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Forbidden City Cop (1996)
★ 7/10Also action and comedyAn imperial agent gets ridiculed for his various inventions, until his supportive wife encourages him to attend a conference, which's actually a trap to kill all the doctors serving the emperor, where his crazy…
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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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Fight Back to School 2 (1992)
★ 6.8/10Also action and comedyStar Chow, an officer in the elite police unit, resigns when he is made a scapegoat for a botched investigation. He goes undercover at a school to complete the case and realizes a bumbling detective is also undercover…
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Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (2021)
★ 6.4/10Also actionAfter saving the life of their heir apparent, tenacious loner Snake Eyes is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage where he is taught the ways of the ninja warrior. But, when secrets from his past…
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How to Rob a Bank (2007)
★ 5.8/10Also action and comedyCaught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.
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Enter the Fat Dragon (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also action and comedyAfter being dumped by his fiancé, heartbroken Hong Kong police officer Fallon Zhu gains 200+ pounds. His superiors demote him to the job of escorting convicts to Japan. When a convict in his custody mysteriously dies…
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Trouble Man (2025)
★ 7/10Also action and comedyJaxen, a former cop turned Atlanta PI, is hired to find missing R&B star Jahari. His investigation uncovers her disappearance is connected to a larger conspiracy, forcing him to question those around him and his own…
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The Big Brawl (1980)
★ 5.9/10Also action and comedyA young Asian American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fight competition.
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Rob N Roll (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also action and comedyA fierce robber has plotted a major heist. But unfortunately, his plan was unintentionally foiled by two dispirited middle-aged best friends, and the stolen cash disappears.
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Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also actionIf 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…
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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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The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also actionAn American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King…
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Thunderbolt (1995)
★ 6.5/10Also actionIn order to release his kidnapped sisters, sports car mechanic, Chan Foh To, has to defeat a super-criminal street racer.