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Movies Like The Young Heroes of the Street

If you liked The Young Heroes of the Street (1982), a action and comedy movie directed by Frank Kwok-Yuk-Kei, 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. 1King of Beggars

    King of Beggars (1992)

    ★ 7.1/10Also action and comedy

    The heir to a noble and influential family finds the love of his life, but she will only accept him if he becomes a kung-fu master. He becomes a legendary folk hero who tries to save the emperor.

  2. 2Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

    Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and drama

    Following his defeat by Master Ip, Cheung Tin Chi tries to make a life with his young son in Hong Kong, waiting tables at a bar that caters to expats. But it's not long before the mix of foreigners, money, and triad…

  3. 3Fight Back to School 2

    Fight Back to School 2 (1992)

    ★ 6.8/10Also action and comedy

    Star 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…

  4. 4Sheroes

    Sheroes (2023)

    ★ 5.8/10Also action and comedy

    When four thick-as-thieves friends arrive in Thailand, they quickly find themselves in over their heads. Fighting to stay alive, they employ their unique set of skills and unleash their fierce loyalty in a…

  5. 5Hostile Takeover

    Hostile Takeover (2025)

    ★ 6.9/10Also action and comedy

    Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.

  6. 6The Perfect Weapon

    The Perfect Weapon (1991)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action and drama

    Jeff, a young delinquent, is enrolled by his father in a kenpo school, in the hopes of teaching the boy some self-discipline. Years later, Jeff's mentor, Kim, is being threatened by one of the Korean mafia families…

  7. 7Miracles: The Canton Godfather

    Miracles: The Canton Godfather (1989)

    ★ 7.1/10Also action and comedy

    A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old lady when her daughter comes to visit.

  8. 8Run

    Run (1991)

    ★ 6/10Also action and drama

    When a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police.

  9. 9The Enforcer

    The Enforcer (2022)

    ★ 7/10Also action and drama

    A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to…

  10. 10Enter the Fat Dragon

    Enter the Fat Dragon (2020)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and comedy

    After 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…

  11. 11Al Capone

    Al Capone (1959)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action and drama

    In this unusually accurate biography, small-time hood Al Capone comes to Chicago at the dawn of Prohibition to be the bodyguard of racketeer Johnny Torrio. Capone's rise in Chicago gangdom is followed through murder…

  12. 12Island of Fire

    Island of Fire (1991)

    ★ 6.2/10Also action and drama

    Someone in a prison run by a corrupt warden fakes the deaths of convicts to later use them as expendable assassins. A police officer is sent into the prison to gather evidence of the corruption.

  13. 13The Mission

    The Mission (1999)

    ★ 7.5/10Also action and drama

    Triad boss Lung, who has just escaped being killed in an assassination attempt hires the killers Curtis, James, Mike, Roy and Shin for his protection.

  14. 14Fast Charlie

    Fast Charlie (2023)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and drama

    When his aging mob boss is whacked, Charlie Swift, a loyal friend and hired gun, will stop at nothing to destroy the upcoming crew that took him out.

  15. 15Rob-B-Hood

    Rob-B-Hood (2006)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and action

    For never-do-well compulsive gambler Fong, there's only one thing more fearsome than debtors at his doorstep - having to coax a crying baby. But what if the baby becomes his golden goose to fend off his debtors? Can he…

  16. 16Mexicali

    Mexicali (2026)

    ★ 7.7/10Also action and drama

    A former special forces contractor is forced out of retirement as an avocado farmer in Mexico when local gangsters try to force him and his family off their farm.

  17. 17Silverton Siege

    Silverton Siege (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and drama

    After a failed sabotage mission, a trio of anti-apartheid freedom fighters ends up in a tense bank hostage situation. Based on a true story.

  18. 18Infernal Affairs III

    Infernal Affairs III (2003)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and action

    Triad gangster turned corrupt cop Lau Kin-ming goes to dangerous lengths to avoid detection.

  19. 19Best of the Best 2

    Best of the Best 2 (1993)

    ★ 6/10Also action and drama

    In an underground fight club, blackbelt Travis Brickley is killed after losing to the evil martial arts master Brakus. Travis' death is witnessed by Walter Grady, the son of his best friend Alex Grady. Alex and his…

  20. 20Black Site

    Black Site (2022)

    ★ 6/10Also action and drama

    A group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret prison must fight for their lives against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When he escapes, his mysterious and deadly agenda has far reaching…

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