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Movies Like Kung Fu Town

If you liked Kung Fu Town (2019), a movie directed by Yifei Zhang, 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. 1Martial Arts of Shaolin

    Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)

    ★ 6.3/10

    In 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.

  2. 2Hand of Death

    Hand of Death (1976)

    ★ 6.6/10

    A young monk must face the Extended Iron Claw technique of a powerful warlord seeking to destroy Shaolin.

  3. 3Shaolin

    Shaolin (2011)

    ★ 6.8/10

    China is plunged into strife as feuding warlords try to expand their power by warring over neighboring lands. Fuelled by his success on the battlefield, young and arrogant Hao Jie sneers at Shaolin's masters when he…

  4. 4Shaolin Wooden Men

    Shaolin Wooden Men (1976)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Little 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…

  5. 5The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

    The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)

    ★ 7.5/10

    During the Qing Dynasty, a fishmonger is killed by the reigning Manchu government for supporting the anti-government movement; his son manages to escape to Shaolin Temple, where he plans to learn its secretive brand of…

  6. 6Shaolin Temple

    Shaolin Temple (1982)

    ★ 7/10

    The Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, who installs himself as emperor in the East Capital. The son of one of his slave workers escapes to the Shaolin Temple, learns kung fu, and sets out to kill the…

  7. 7Disciples of the 36th Chamber

    Disciples of the 36th Chamber (1985)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Monk San Te tries to support and protect Shaolin and her Fang Shih-yu who purposely attacks corrupt Ching officials.

  8. 8Dragon Fist

    Dragon Fist (1979)

    ★ 6.3/10

    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…

  9. 9Enter the Dragon

    Enter the Dragon (1973)

    ★ 7.4/10

    A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.

  10. 10Return to the 36th Chamber

    Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)

    ★ 6.8/10

    The 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…

  11. 11Invincible Shaolin

    Invincible Shaolin (1978)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Three North Shaolin teachers are called on by the Manchus to teach their soldiers and are urged to challenge the current South Shaolin teachers. They defeat the South Shaolin teachers and, that night, the head general…

  12. 12The Four 3

    The Four 3 (2014)

    ★ 6.1/10

    The reputation of the Four constables survives, but since Emotionless’s departure, there have been changes at the Divine Constabulary. The four Coldblood, Iron Hands, Life Snatcher, rescue Zhuge Zhengwo from An…

  13. 13Fist of Legend

    Fist of Legend (1994)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Chen 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.

  14. 14Five Fingers of Death

    Five Fingers of Death (1972)

    ★ 6.7/10

    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…

  15. 15American Shaolin

    American Shaolin (1991)

    ★ 6.9/10

    After 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.

  16. 16Bloodsport

    Bloodsport (1988)

    ★ 7.1/10

    An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.

  17. 17Clan of the White Lotus

    Clan of the White Lotus (1980)

    ★ 6.6/10

    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…

  18. 18Angel Town

    Angel Town (1990)

    ★ 6.6/10

    A graduate student and martial-arts expert rents a room in a house owned by a single mother who lives there with her son. A local street gang is trying to recruit the son, but the new tenant tries to help the boy's…

  19. 19Kung Fu Jungle

    Kung Fu Jungle (2014)

    ★ 6.8/10

    A martial arts instructor working at a police academy gets imprisoned after killing a man by accident. But when a vicious killer starts targeting martial arts masters, the instructor offers to help the police in return…

  20. 20Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior

    Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006)

    ★ 6.2/10

    It 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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