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Movies Like The Dynamite Shaolin Heroes

If you liked The Dynamite Shaolin Heroes (1978), a action and adventure movie directed by Godfrey Ho and Lee Hyuk-soo, 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. 1Birth 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.

  2. 2Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior

    Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006)

    ★ 6.2/10Also action and adventure

    It is the story of an average, popular American teenager named Wendy Wu who discovers that in order to win the coveted crown she must first learn the way of the warrior. Wendy Wu has a one track mind, and that track…

  3. 3No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder

    No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1987)

    ★ 6/10Also action and adventure

    In this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.

  4. 4The Forbidden Kingdom

    The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

    ★ 6.7/10Also action and adventure

    An 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…

  5. 5Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)

    ★ 6.2/10Also action and adventure

    A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption.

  6. 6Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

    Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)

    ★ 6.9/10Also action

    This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in…

  7. 7Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie

    Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie (2014)

    ★ 7.2/10Also adventure and 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…

  8. 8Batman: Soul of the Dragon

    Batman: Soul of the Dragon (2021)

    ★ 6.7/10Also action and adventure

    Bruce Wayne faces a deadly menace from his past, with the help of three former classmates: world-renowned martial artists Richard Dragon, Ben Turner and Lady Shiva.

  9. 9The Karate Kid

    The Karate Kid (2010)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and adventure

    12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying but the cultural differences make such…

  10. 10Kung Fu Panda

    Kung Fu Panda (2008)

    ★ 7.3/10Also action

    Chosen 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…

  11. 11The Paper Tigers

    The Paper Tigers (2020)

    ★ 6.7/10Also action

    Three middle aged men polish their martial arts skills to avenge their fallen master.

  12. 12The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

    The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)

    ★ 5.9/10Also action

    Professor Van Helsing had been asked to help against the tyranny of skeletal creatures that are responsible for terror and death amongst the peasants in rural China. He is the only person qualified to deal with the…

  13. 13Mortal Kombat

    Mortal Kombat (2021)

    ★ 7/10Also action and adventure

    Washed-up MMA fighter Cole Young, unaware of his heritage, and hunted by Emperor Shang Tsung's best warrior, Sub-Zero, seeks out and trains with Earth's greatest champions as he prepares to stand against the enemies of…

  14. 14Shadowless Sword

    Shadowless Sword (2005)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and adventure

    927 AD. The Killer-Blade Army has toppled the ruling dynasty, plunging the kingdom into chaos. The only remaining heir, Prince Jung-Hyun is living in exile, unaware of his family's dark fate. Still loyal to the…

  15. 15Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

    Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and adventure

    A 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…

  16. 16American 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.

  17. 17Big Trouble in Little China

    Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

    ★ 7.2/10Also action and adventure

    Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of the sorcerer Lo Pan, who must marry a girl with green eyes in order to…

  18. 18Never Back Down: No Surrender

    Never Back Down: No Surrender (2016)

    ★ 7/10Also action

    Picking up after the events of Never Back Down 2, former MMA champion Case Walker is on the comeback trail to become champion once again.

  19. 19Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge

    Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)

    ★ 8.1/10Also action

    After the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinister Quan Chi, he’s given a chance to…

  20. 20Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday

    Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022)

    ★ 6.8/10Also action

    The 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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