Movies Like The Legend of a Tycoon
If you liked The Legend of a Tycoon (1981), a action and romance movie directed by Wu Chung-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 Storm Riders (1998)
★ 6.5/10Also actionHeeding a prophecy, a warlord trains two orphans after killing their parents. But the skills he teaches could lead to his downfall.
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Dragon Fist (1979)
★ 6.3/10Also actionAfter the death of his master, martial arts student Tong Huo-wan travels with his adoptive family to seek redress from the man responsible but finds himself torn between righteousness and filial piety after becoming…
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Absolution (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also actionAn aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children…
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Endless Journey of Love (2025)
★ 9/10Also romanceIn 1930s China, village girl Qian Xiao gains the power to control time, making her a target of powerful forces. As she uncovers the metropolis's hidden secrets, she faces peril and the cost of her gift.
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Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also actionIf 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…
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Never Back Down: Revolt (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also actionAn amateur fighter is lured by a trafficking syndicate specializing in elite underground fighting where her brutal captor forces her to fight or face certain death.
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Hand of Death (1976)
★ 6.6/10Also actionA young monk must face the Extended Iron Claw technique of a powerful warlord seeking to destroy Shaolin.
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Scaramouche (1952)
★ 7/10Also romanceIn 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
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Point Blank (2019)
★ 6/10Also actionA nurse is forced to spring a wounded murder suspect from the hospital when the man’s brother kidnaps his pregnant wife and wants to make a trade.
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Attraction (2001)
★ 6.9/10Also romanceA writer/radio advice show host fails to heed his own advice as he stalks his ex-girlfriend and then becomes involved with an actress friend of hers.
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Fist of Legend (1994)
★ 7.5/10Also actionChen 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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Romeo Must Die (2000)
★ 6.3/10Also actionTwo warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California docks. Han Sing and Trish O'Day uncover a trail of deceit that leaves most of the warring…
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Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)
★ 6.6/10Also actionAfter 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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Till We Meet Again (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also romanceAh Lun, who has a choice to make in the underworld, decides to be a god of love in Chinese mythology. As he advances with his tasks on Earth, his biggest challenge is to tie a red string with the woman he loves the most.
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Hunting Grounds (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also actionDesperate to find refuge for her children, Chloe Marvino runs away from her Mafia tied husband, and finds shelter in a cabin with a recluse drifter named Jake. But as her husband's henchmen draw closer to her, it turns…
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Golden Swallow (1968)
★ 6.4/10Also action and romanceGolden Swallow revolves around the further adventures of its title character. This time around, she is forced into violence when a figure from her mysterious past goes on a killing rampage while leaving evidence that…
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Dangerous (2021)
★ 6/10Also actionA reformed sociopath heads to a remote island after the death of his brother. Soon after his arrival, the island falls under siege from a deadly gang of mercenaries, and when he discovers their role in his brother’s…
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
★ 7.5/10Also actionShang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.
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The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also actionWhen human sailors are attacked by mysterious creatures of the deep, only one person can stop the war between land and sea: the Witcher, Geralt of Rivia.
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No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1987)
★ 6/10Also actionIn this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.