Movies Like Buddha's Palm (Part 1)
If you liked Buddha's Palm (Part 1) (1964), a action and fantasy movie directed by Ling Wan, 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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The Legend of the Swordsman (1992)
★ 6.6/10Also action and fantasyLing Wu Chung decides to hide from the chaotic world. Before leaving, he visits his friends, a tribe of snake-wielding women warriors. However, he finds that the tribe have been attacked, and their leader Yam Ying Ying…
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Dragonheart: Vengeance (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasy and actionLukas, a young farmer whose family is killed by savage raiders in the countryside, sets out on an epic quest for revenge, forming an unlikely trio with a majestic dragon and a swashbuckling, sword-fighting mercenary…
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Legend of the White Dragon (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also action and fantasyForced to hide in the shadows, fugitive hero Erik Reed must clear his name to reunite with his family. Standing in his way is a mysterious villain obsessed with destroying the White Dragon for good.
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The Storm Warriors (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also action and fantasyWind and Cloud find themselves up against a ruthless Japanese warlord intent on invading China.
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The Bride with White Hair (1993)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and actionThe sensitive swordsman Cho Yi-Hang is tired of his life. He is the unwilling successor to the Wu-Tang clan throne and the unsure commander of the clan's forces in a war against foreign tribes and an evil cult. One…
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Mythica: A Quest for Heroes (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also action and fantasyStuck in a life of indentured servitude, Marek dreams of becoming a wizard. When she meets the beautiful priestess Teela in need of help, she offers her assistance and provides a motley troupe. Together they go in…
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Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire (2017)
★ 6/10Also fantasyWhen the King Gareth dies, his potential heirs, twin grandchildren who possess the dragon’s unique strengths, use their inherited powers against each other to vie for the throne. When Drago’s source of power – known as…
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The Blade (1995)
★ 7.1/10Also actionAdopted by a renowned swordsmith, a young man discovers that his biological father was killed by a powerful bandit called Lung. Leaving to seek revenge, he runs afoul of vicious desert scum, losing his right arm in the…
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Fist of Fury 1991 (1991)
★ 6.4/10Also actionLau 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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King of Beggars (1992)
★ 7.1/10Also actionThe 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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A Man Called Hero (1999)
★ 6/10Also action and fantasyAfter Hero Hua marries Jade and leaves her in China, he goes to America to work as a servant and rebels against cruel labour conditions. Jade soon joins him in New York, where they build a family.
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In the Blood (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also actionWhen her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
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The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also action and fantasyAn 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…
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Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also actionFollowing 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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Sakra (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also actionQiao Feng is the respected leader of a roving band of martial artists. After he is wrongfully accused of murder and subsequently exiled, Qiao Feng goes on the run in search of answers about his own mysterious origin…
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Love on Delivery (1994)
★ 7/10Also actionAfter being humiliated in front of a love interest, delivery boy Ho Kam-An seeks help from a retired martial arts master for self-improvement, unaware that he might actually be a fraud.
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Female Fight Squad (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also actionA former fighter reluctantly returns to the life she abandoned in order to help her sister survive the sadistic world of illegal fighting and the maniac who runs it.
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Swordsman (1990)
★ 7/10Also actionA kung-fu manual known as the Sacred Scroll is stolen from the Emperor's library. An army detachment is sent to recover it. Meanwhile, a young swordsman and his fellow disciple are accidentally drawn into the chaos.
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Conan the Destroyer (1984)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and actionConan is commissioned by the evil queen Taramis to safely escort a teen princess and her powerful bodyguard to a far away castle to retrieve the magic Horn of Dagoth. Unknown to Conan, the queen plans to sacrifice the…
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The Legend (1993)
★ 7/10Also actionThe secret Red Lotus Flower Society is committed to the overthrow of the evil Manchu Emperor and his minions. One of his Governors is sent on a mission to retrieve a list of members of that secret society. Meanwhile…