Movies Like Phoenix from Shaolin
If you liked Phoenix from Shaolin (2005), a movie directed by Kant Leung Wang-Fat, 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 Grandmaster (2013)
★ 6.6/10The fall of China's last dynasty, a time of chaos, division and war, is the golden age of Chinese martial arts. Legendary kung fu master Ip Man, who will eventually train Bruce Lee, finds his peaceful life interrupted…
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Birth of the Dragon (2017)
★ 5.8/10Set 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 Legend (1994)
★ 7.5/10Chen returns to his school when he finds out that his martial arts teacher has died. When he learns that his school students are harassed by some hooligans, he gears himself up to save them.
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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
★ 6.9/10This 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…
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American Shaolin (1991)
★ 6.9/10After 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.
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Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)
★ 6.8/10The workers of a dye factory have their pay cut by 20% when the factory owner brings in some Manchu thugs to try and increase production. Desperate to reclaim their full wages, the workers hire an actor to impersonate…
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Wolf Warrior (2015)
★ 6.3/10A Chinese special force soldier with extraordinary marksmanship is confronted by a group of deadly foreign mercenaries who are hired to assassinate him by a vicious drug lord.
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No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1987)
★ 6/10In this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.
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True Legend (2010)
★ 6.6/10Su Qi-Er, a wealthy man living during the Qing Dynasty who loses his fortune and reputation as a result of a conspiracy against him. After being forced out onto the streets, Su dedicates his life to martial arts and…
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Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)
★ 6.6/10After the events of The One-Armed Swordsman (1967), a retired Fang Gang is drawn back into the jianghu to protect various young apprentices whose swordsmanship schools have been terrorized by 8 evil swordsmen seeking…
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New Fist of Fury (1976)
★ 6/10A brother and sister escape from Japanese-occupied Shanghai to Japanese-occupied Taiwan, to stay with their grandfather who runs a Kung-Fu school there. However, the master of a Japanese Kung- Fu school in Taiwan has…
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Hand of Death (1976)
★ 6.6/10A young monk must face the Extended Iron Claw technique of a powerful warlord seeking to destroy Shaolin.
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Kung Fu Dunk (2008)
★ 6/10Shi-Jie is a brilliant martial artist from the Kung Fu School. One day, he encounters a group of youths playing basketball and shows off how easy it is for him, with his martial arts training, to do a Slam Dunk…
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Crippled Avengers (1978)
★ 6.8/10A group of martial artists seek revenge after being crippled by Tu Tin-To, a martial arts master, and his son.
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Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006)
★ 6.2/10It 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…
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Magnificent Bodyguards (1978)
★ 6.1/10Chan is asked by a young, wealthy lady to take her sick brother to a particular doctor in order to be cured. To reach this doctor, Chan and a handful of travelling companions must pass through bandit-infested wild…
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Disciples of the 36th Chamber (1985)
★ 6.3/10Monk San Te tries to support and protect Shaolin and her Fang Shih-yu who purposely attacks corrupt Ching officials.
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The Paper Tigers (2020)
★ 6.7/10Three middle aged men polish their martial arts skills to avenge their fallen master.
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Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)
★ 6.3/10In ancient China, Zhi Ming trains at the legendary Northern Shaolin temple to avenge the death of his father at the hands of a nefarious magistrate.
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Shaolin Wooden Men (1976)
★ 6.8/10Little Mute is an orphan traumatized into silence by the death of his father at the hands of a vicious fighting master. Living at the Shaolin monastery, he befriends a dangerous prisoner who teaches him a secret form…