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Movies Like Shaolin and Wu Tang

If you liked Shaolin and Wu Tang (1983), a action movie directed by Gordon Liu Chia-hui, 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. 1Fist 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.

  2. 2Hand 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.

  3. 3New Fist of Fury

    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…

  4. 4Shaolin 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…

  5. 5Martial 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.

  6. 6Vendetta

    Vendetta (2022)

    ★ 6.1/10Also action

    When his daughter is murdered, William Duncan takes the law into his own hands, setting out on a quest for retribution. After killing the street thug responsible for her death, he finds himself in the middle of a war…

  7. 7No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder

    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.

  8. 8Return 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…

  9. 9No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers

    No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers (1990)

    ★ 6.9/10Also action

    Two feuding brothers of differing political views, one a policeman, the other a martial artist, join forces to avenge the death of their father, a retired agent who was brutally murdered by the mafia.

  10. 10American Shaolin

    American Shaolin (1991)

    ★ 6.9/10Also action

    After facing brutal humiliation in the ring, a young karateka travels to China in order to study the ancient art of Shaolin Kung Fu, becoming the first American Shaolin.

  11. 11Kung Fu Jungle

    Kung Fu Jungle (2014)

    ★ 6.8/10Also action

    A martial arts instructor working at a police academy gets imprisoned after killing a man by accident. But when a vicious killer starts targeting martial arts masters, the instructor offers to help the police in return…

  12. 12Invincible 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…

  13. 13Sword Master

    Sword Master (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action

    Weary of the bloodshed and violence from the martial arts world, a powerful swordsman banishes himself to the humble life a vagrant, wandering the fringes of society. But his violent past refuses to let him go quietly…

  14. 14Shaolin

    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…

  15. 15The Grandmaster

    The Grandmaster (2013)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action

    The fall of China's last dynasty, a time of chaos, division and war, is the golden age of Chinese martial arts. Legendary kung fu master Ip Man, who will eventually train Bruce Lee, finds his peaceful life interrupted…

  16. 16Tai 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…

  17. 17Birth 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.

  18. 18Crippled Avengers

    Crippled Avengers (1978)

    ★ 6.8/10Also action

    A group of martial artists seek revenge after being crippled by Tu Tin-To, a martial arts master, and his son.

  19. 19Fist of Fury

    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.

  20. 20Disciples 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.

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