Movies Like Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

If you liked Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969), a action and adventure movie directed by Chang Cheh, 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
Crippled Avengers (1978)
★ 6.8/10Also action
A group of martial artists seek revenge after being crippled by Tu Tin-To, a martial arts master, and his son.
2
Clan of the White Lotus (1980)
★ 6.6/10Also action
The Qing emperor releases all detained Shaolin disciples, but the vindictive White Lotus clan decides to exterminate all the disciples. One martial artist survives the onslaught, and constantly trains while in hiding…
3
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017)
★ 6/10Also adventure and action
Tang Monk brings three disciples on a journey to the West. On the outside, everything seems harmonious. However, tension is present beneath the surface, and their hearts and minds are not in agreement. After a series…
4
Reign of Assassins (2010)
★ 6.9/10Also action and adventure
Set in ancient China, Zeng Jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of a mystical Buddhist monk's remains. She begins a quest to return the remains to its rightful resting place, and thus places…
5
No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1987)
★ 6/10Also action and adventure
In this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.
6
Sword Master (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also action
Weary of the bloodshed and violence from the martial arts world, a powerful swordsman banishes himself to the humble life a vagrant, wandering the fringes of society. But his violent past refuses to let him go quietly…
7
Hand of Death (1976)
★ 6.6/10Also action
A young monk must face the Extended Iron Claw technique of a powerful warlord seeking to destroy Shaolin.
8
Eye for an Eye 2 (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also action
The blind swordsman, skilled in martial arts, named Cheng Xiazi (Xie Miao), accidentally saves Zhang Xiaoyu (Yang Enyou), who has suffered from the destruction of his family. Under the persuasion of the orphan Xiaoyu…
9
Kid with the Golden Arm (1979)
★ 6.8/10Also action
Jin bei tong opens with a group of escort guards preparing to move a shipment of gold from the local government to an area stricken by famine... one of the very few Venom films where all six Venom actors are present…
10
Ip Man: Kung Fu Master (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also action
Ip Man’s promising career as a Policeman is ruined after he is framed for murder and targeted by a mob boss’s daughter.
11
In the Blood (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also action
When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
12
True Legend (2010)
★ 6.6/10Also action
Su 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…
13
Interceptor (2022)
★ 6/10Also action and adventure
A U.S. Army Captain uses her years of tactical training to save humanity from sixteen nuclear missiles launched at the U.S. as a violent attack threatens her remote missile interceptor station.
14
Dragonheart: Vengeance (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also action and adventure
Lukas, 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…
15
Dragon Fist (1979)
★ 6.3/10Also action
After 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…
16
Hounds of War (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also action
After a mission goes wrong, only one of a group of mercenaries is left alive to avenge his fallen brothers.
17
Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also action
The Accident Man is back, and this time he must best the top assassins in the world to protect the ungrateful son of a mafia boss, save the life of his only friend and rekindle his relationship with his maniacal father…
18
Female Fight Squad (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also action
A 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.
19
Five Fingers of Death (1972)
★ 6.7/10Also action
A young boxer joins a martial arts school to increase his skill so he can enter a martial arts competition. He leaves the school when he hears that a local gangster is terrorizing the town. He comes to the aid of a…
20
The Five Venoms (1978)
★ 6.6/10Also action
A dying master sends his last student to check up on five former pupils, who each know a special style of kung-fu.