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Movies Like The Secret Rivals 3

If you liked The Secret Rivals 3 (1981), a action movie directed by Chang Hsin-Yi, 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. 1New 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…

  2. 2No 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.

  3. 3Fist 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.

  4. 4Hand 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.

  5. 5No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers

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

    ★ 6.8/10Also 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.

  6. 6Shaolin 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…

  7. 7Return 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…

  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. 9American 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.

  10. 10Martial 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.

  11. 11Once 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.

  12. 12Vendetta

    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…

  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. 14Street Fighter Alpha: Generations

    Street Fighter Alpha: Generations (2005)

    ★ 6.7/10Also action

    When Ryu returns to pay homage to his deceased mentor, Gouken, he is tormented by disturbing memories of his master's killer (Gouki). In a quest to become a true martial arts master, he sets out to hone his street…

  15. 15Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

    Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)

    ★ 8.1/10Also action

    A former assassin, known simply as The Bride, wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill attempts to murder her on her wedding day. Fueled by an insatiable desire for revenge, she vows to get even…

  16. 16Kung 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…

  17. 17Journey 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…

  18. 18The 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…

  19. 19The 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.

  20. 20Sword 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…

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