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Movies Like Beggars Have No Equal

If you liked Beggars Have No Equal (1980), a action movie directed by Chung Fu-Wen, 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. 1Hand of Death

    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.

  2. 2Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back

    Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017)

    ★ 6/10Also action

    Tang Monk brings three disciples on a journey to the West. On the outside, everything seems harmonious. However, tension is present beneath the surface, and their hearts and minds are not in agreement. After a series…

  3. 3Martial Arts of Shaolin

    Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action

    In ancient China, Zhi Ming trains at the legendary Northern Shaolin temple to avenge the death of his father at the hands of a nefarious magistrate.

  4. 4Fist of Legend

    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.

  5. 5Tai Chi Zero

    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…

  6. 6Clan of the White Lotus

    Clan of the White Lotus (1980)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action

    The Qing emperor releases all detained Shaolin disciples, but the vindictive White Lotus clan decides to exterminate all the disciples. One martial artist survives the onslaught, and constantly trains while in hiding…

  7. 7Shaolin Wooden Men

    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…

  8. 8Birth of the Dragon

    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.

  9. 9Return to the 36th Chamber

    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…

  10. 10Five Fingers of Death

    Five Fingers of Death (1972)

    ★ 6.7/10Also action

    A young boxer joins a martial arts school to increase his skill so he can enter a martial arts competition. He leaves the school when he hears that a local gangster is terrorizing the town. He comes to the aid of a…

  11. 11Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie

    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…

  12. 12Ip Man: The Awakening

    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…

  13. 13Invincible Shaolin

    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…

  14. 14Dragon Fist

    Dragon Fist (1979)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action

    After the death of his master, martial arts student Tong Huo-wan travels with his adoptive family to seek redress from the man responsible but finds himself torn between righteousness and filial piety after becoming…

  15. 15Eye for an Eye

    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.

  16. 16Disciples of the 36th Chamber

    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.

  17. 17Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

    Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action

    After the events of The One-Armed Swordsman (1967), a retired Fang Gang is drawn back into the jianghu to protect various young apprentices whose swordsmanship schools have been terrorized by 8 evil swordsmen seeking…

  18. 18Once Upon a Time in Shanghai

    Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (2014)

    ★ 7.1/10Also action

    A laborer moves to Shanghai in the hope of becoming rich. But ends up using his kung fu skills to survive. Remake of The Boxer From Shantung.

  19. 19Executioners from Shaolin

    Executioners from Shaolin (1977)

    ★ 6.7/10Also action

    After the destruction of the Temple, a Shaolin disciple devotes years to mastering the Tiger style in order to defeat the martial arts master who killed his teacher. His wife, a Crane style specialist, has a feeling…

  20. 20The Five Venoms

    The Five Venoms (1978)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action

    A dying master sends his last student to check up on five former pupils, who each know a special style of kung-fu.

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