Movies Like How to Meet the Lucky Stars
If you liked How to Meet the Lucky Stars (1996), a action and comedy movie directed by Frankie Chan Fan-kei, 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

God of Gamblers' Return (1994)
★ 6.6/10Also action and comedyKo Chun, the God of Gamblers, vows to keep his identity hidden while looking for the gangsters who murdered his pregnant wife.
- 2

God of Gamblers II (1990)
★ 6.9/10Also action and comedySing finds Michael "Dagger" Chan in order to become Ko Chun's next disciple, but the two must put aside their differences when they discover that a gang boss is bent on ruining the God of Gamblers' name.
- 3

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985)
★ 6.5/10Also action and comedyThe third installment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners and My Lucky Stars. The team are released from prison to play detective in order to stop a ruthless gang from ruining their reputations…
- 4

Fist of Fury 1991 (1991)
★ 6.4/10Also action and comedyLau 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…
- 5

The Paper Tigers (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also action and comedyThree middle aged men polish their martial arts skills to avenge their fallen master.
- 6

All for the Winner (1990)
★ 6.8/10Also action and comedySing, a dumb, lovable mainlander with supernatural powers comes to China to visit his uncle Tat. When it's revealed that Sing can see through objects, Tat employs him as "The Saint of Gamblers," and proceeds to set him…
- 7

Dragon Lord (1982)
★ 6.5/10Also action and comedyDragon and his madcap pal Cowboy spend their days getting into mischief, frustrating the elders, chasing girls, and competing in the village sport. When Dragon overhears a fiendish plot by smugglers to sell China's…
- 8

The Legend II (1993)
★ 6.7/10Also action and comedyThe hero Fong Sai Yuk becomes involved in the secret brotherhood "The Red Flower", who are trying to overthrow the Manchurian emperor and re-establishing the Ming dynasty. The social upheaval is combined with Sai Yuk's…
- 9

Ride Along 2 (2016)
★ 6.3/10Also action and comedyAs his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to bring down a drug dealer who's supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product.
- 10

Love on Delivery (1994)
★ 7/10Also comedy and 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.
- 11

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and actionA movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main…
- 12

The Legend (1993)
★ 7/10Also action and comedyThe 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…
- 13

Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982)
★ 7.7/10Also action and comedyA Japanese master of ninjutsu and a Chinese expert in kung fu, put their differences aside after their master is killed by a mortal enemy.
- 14

Fearless Hyena 2 (1983)
★ 5.8/10Also action and comedyA pair of evil kung-fu artists, Heaven and Earth, are slaughtering the entire Yin-Yang brotherhood.
- 15

The Tricky Master (1999)
★ 5.9/10Also action and comedyUndercover cop Leung Foon is having trouble taking down the illegal trading operation headed by crime boss Ferrari. So to accomplish his mission, he asks for help from the renowned Master Wong, an expert in gambling…
- 16

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978)
★ 7.3/10Also action and comedyEveryone abuses and humiliates a downtrodden orphan until he befriends an old man, who turns out to be the last master of the snake fist fighting style. Jackie becomes the old man's student and finds himself in battle…
- 17

Easy Money (1983)
★ 6/10Also comedyTo inherit his mother-in-law's colossal fortune, a hard living gambling addict must change his unhealthy ways before it gets the best of him.
- 18

Dragon Tiger Gate (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also actionThree young martial arts masters emerge from the back streets of Hong Kong to help the powerless fight injustice.
- 19

Fast X (2023)
★ 7/10Also actionOver many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they've ever faced: A terrifying…
- 20

My Lucky Stars (1985)
★ 6.6/10Also action and comedyTwo Hong Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in diamonds. After one is captured by the Ninja-gang protecting the rogue cop, the other one gets his old Orphanage gang, dubbed…