Movies Like Opium and the Kung Fu Master
If you liked Opium and the Kung Fu Master (1984), a action and comedy movie directed by Tang Chia, 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.
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King of Beggars (1992)
★ 7.1/10Also action and comedyThe 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.
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Fearless Hyena (1979)
★ 6.7/10Also action and comedyLung is a talented fighter but prefers to spend his time loafing around and picking fights, despite orders from his grandfather not to fight. Unknown to him, a brutal general has been slaughtering all the people from…
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Legend of the Red Dragon (1994)
★ 7.1/10Also action and comedyA young father and his infant son are beset by forces of evil and corruption. They wander China, upholding their sense of honor and protecting the weak. When they are forced into combat, spectacular and hilarious…
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The Prodigal Son (1981)
★ 7/10Also action and comedyA rich man's son believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately, his father, anxious for his son's safety, bribes all his opponents to lose. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of an actor…
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Legend of the Dragon (1991)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and actionChow Siu-lung leaves his hometown in order to study kung fu in the city but ends up getting conned by his own uncle instead.
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The Magnificent Butcher (1979)
★ 7.2/10Also action and comedyA plump butcher student of Wong Fei Hung, Lam Sai-Wing gets into trouble with a rival kung-fu school known as Five Dragons. He is accused of raping the Head of that school's goddaughter and killing his son. Now Ko, the…
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The Perfect Weapon (1991)
★ 6.4/10Also action and dramaJeff, 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…
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Warriors Two (1978)
★ 7.3/10Also action and dramaIn an attempt to save his village from being taken over by brutes, Wah is beaten to a pulp and his mother brutally murdered. Determined to take revenge, Wah learns the art of Wing Chun and enters into a showdown with…
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The Young Master (1980)
★ 7/10Also action and comedyYouthful martial arts master Lung is searching for his missing brother, when he is mistaken for a criminal on the run. He must prove his innocence by solving the case himself, while local lawmen and merciless…
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Drunken Master (1978)
★ 7.4/10Also action and comedyAfter getting into trouble, a mischievous young man is sent to train under a brutal, but slovenly old beggar, who teaches him the secret of the Drunken Fist.
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Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also action and dramaFollowing 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…
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Gallants (2010)
★ 6.4/10Also action and comedyMaster Law awakes from a 30-year coma without memories, but his martial arts skills are intact. His renowned kung fu academy is now a teahouse, and greedy developers are trying to steamroll it to make way for condos
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Fight Back to School 2 (1992)
★ 6.8/10Also action and comedyStar 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…
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Knockabout (1979)
★ 7/10Also action and comedyAfter being cheated out of some money, two small time crooks convince a martial arts expert to take them on as students.
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The Legend of Drunken Master (1994)
★ 7.5/10Also action and comedyReturning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-hung is unwittingly caught up in the battle between foreigners who wish to export ancient Chinese artifacts and loyalists who don't want the pieces…
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Tai-Chi Master (1993)
★ 7.2/10Also action and comedyFalsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays…
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Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978)
★ 7.3/10Also action and comedyEveryone abuses and humiliates a downtrodden orphan until he befriends an old man, who turns out to be the last master of the snake fist fighting style. Jackie becomes the old man's student and finds himself in battle…
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Birth of the Dragon (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also action and dramaSet 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.
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Fist of Fury 1991 (1991)
★ 6.4/10Also action and comedyLau Ching, a Mainlander with an incredibly powerful right arm, arrives in Hong Kong to find his cousin. He befriends with a drifter named Handsome, and a martial artist girl named Mandy. In order to woo her, Ching…
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Miracles: The Canton Godfather (1989)
★ 7.1/10Also action and comedyA 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.