Movies Like The Duelist

If you liked The Duelist (2005), a action movie directed by Lee Myung-se, 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
Woochi: The Demon Slayer (2009)
★ 6.8/10Also action
Spanning four centuries in Korea, this epic action-adventure concerns a powerful pipe and a trio of wizards who will do anything to protect it.
2
War of the Arrows (2011)
★ 7.2/10Also action
After the death of their father, two siblings are raised by their father's best friend. However, when one gets kidnapped just before her wedding, the other rises against the Manchus.
3
Gladiator Underground (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also action
Two brothers compete in the world's deadliest underground fighting tournament, where they must decide whether to play by the rules or to cast their honor aside and team up to bring down the dark syndicate running the…
4
Cold Eyes (2013)
★ 7.5/10Also action
Ha Yoon-ju becomes the newest member of a unit within the Korean Police Forces Special Crime Department that specializes in surveillance activities on high-profile criminals. She teams up with Hwang Sang-jun, the…
5
Noryang: Deadly Sea (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also action
The Imjin War reaches its seventh year in December of 1598. Admiral Yi Sun-shin learns that the Wa invaders in Joseon are preparing for a swift withdrawal following the deathbed orders of their leader Toyotomi…
6
Blades of Blood (2010)
★ 6.4/10Also action
Lee Mong-hak and a skilled blind swordsman Hwang Jeong-hak, both long to wipe away corruption and heal the world. Lee Mong-hak creates a rebel army to achieve his goal and get rid of the King.
7
Remember (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also action
Pil-ju, an Alzheimer's patient in his 80s, who lost all his family during the Japanese colonial era, and devotes his lifelong revenge before his memories disappear, and a young man in his 20s who helps him.
8
The Paper Tigers (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also action
Three middle aged men polish their martial arts skills to avenge their fallen master.
9
Out Live (2000)
★ 6.5/10Also action
A sweeping, epic tale of a martial arts warrior who attempts to defy a kingdom to be with his love.
10
Midnight Runners (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also action
Two apathetic police academy recruits who become best buddies through the tough training together witness a woman being abducted right before their very eyes. As they were taught in the academy, they quickly report the…
11
Overdrive (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also action
Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.
12
47 Ronin (2013)
★ 6.2/10Also action
Kai—an outcast—joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. To restore honour to their homeland, the…
13
Transporter 3 (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also action
Frank Martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukrainian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on the Black Sea. En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to…
14
Batman Begins (2005)
★ 7.7/10Also action
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol…
15
Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also 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…
16
A Better Tomorrow (2010)
★ 6/10Also action
An idealistic policeman must bring down his estranged older brother, now a powerful gangster in a South Korean port city.
17
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also action
A rebellious teenage princess discovers she has superhuman abilities and joins a secret society of extraordinary second-born royals tasked with protecting the world.
18
Killer Bean Forever (2008)
★ 7.2/10Also action
When things go bad in Beantown, top assassin Killer Bean is called to clean-up the mess. Detective Cromwell finds himself in the middle between Killer Bean and mob boss Cappuccino.
19
The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
★ 5.9/10Also action
Despondent over the closing of his karate school, Cobra Kai teacher John Kreese joins a ruthless businessman and martial artist to get revenge on Daniel and Mr. Miyagi.
20
Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also action
In 1782, King Jeong-jo of Joseon asks detective K to investigate a series of murders related to a case of corruption within the government.