Movies Like Hong Kong Show Girl
If you liked Hong Kong Show Girl (1996), a action and romance movie directed by Chow Jan-wing, 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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Legendary Assassin (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also action and thrillerAn assassin who is fresh from his latest kill becomes stranded in an island, when he inadvertently befriends a female police officer. As the night progresses, the unspoken truth honored by the two sides of the law is…
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In the Line of Duty 4 (1989)
★ 7/10Also action and thrillerTwo detectives who are up to their necks in trouble and in each other's face, as they try to shut down a drug-trafficking scheme that could be connected with international ties to organized crime. But in the midst of…
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Time and Tide (2000)
★ 6.5/10Also action and thrillerA streetwise young man becomes a bodyguard to score quick cash. He befriends a disillusioned mercenary determined to begin life anew. They find themselves working together to foil an assassination attempt, but their…
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In the Blood (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also action and thrillerWhen her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
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Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also action and thrillerCarlton Leach rises from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late '80s and early '90s.
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Night Train (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also action and thrillerMother Holly McCord is driven to extremes to save the life of her young son. Even if it means hauling black market drugs in her souped-up truck, with the Feds in hot pursuit. With two bounties on her head and her son’s…
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Iron Angels (1987)
★ 6.6/10Also action and thrillerYeung’s poppy fields are torched by a law enforcement task force, she retaliates by ordering police officials assassinated. The Angels break into Yeung’s corporate offices, eventually tracing her headquarters. After…
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Wake of Death (2004)
★ 6.1/10Also action and thrillerBen Archer, an ex-mob enforcer, seeks revenge against a ruthless Chinese kingpin responsible for his wife's brutal murder. When Archer joins forces with his old underworld friends, an all-out war is waged against the…
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Ninja: Shadow of a Tear (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also action and thrillerFight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American…
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Shadow Master (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also action and thrillerAfter being slain by a group of criminals, a man is reborn with animal-like superpowers and makes it his mission to right the wrongs of his city.
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True Romance (1993)
★ 7.5/10Also action and romanceClarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
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Dog Bite Dog (2006)
★ 6.6/10Also action and thrillerA young Cambodian man who has been trained to fight for money in his country is hired to kill someone in Hong Kong. He performs the hit and then flees from Hong Kong police, who are wrestling with internal problems of…
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Vengeance (2009)
★ 6.6/10Also action and thrillerA French chef swears revenge after a violent attack on his daughter's family in Macau, during which her husband and her two children are murdered. To help him find the killers, he hires three local hit-men working for…
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Murphy's Law (1986)
★ 6.1/10Also action and thrillerA tough police detective escapes from custody after being framed and arrested for the murder of his ex-wife, and must now find the real killer and prove his innocence.
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The Heroic Trio (1993)
★ 6.7/10Also action and thrillerWhile one tough woman with an invisible robe has stolen 18 babies for her powerful master, two other tough women and the cops try to stop her.
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Death Race: Inferno (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also action and thrillerCarl Lucas / Frankenstein has won four of his races and needs to win one more to win his freedom. Before his final race, Lucas and his team, car and all, are transferred to another prison where they will compete in a…
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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
★ 6.4/10Also action and thrillerSome of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.
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Rampage: Capital Punishment (2014)
★ 6/10Also action and thrillerA man takes over a TV station and holds a number of hostages as a political platform to awaken humanity, instead of money.
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Naked Killer (1992)
★ 6/10Also action and thrillerA young woman is trained by a professional assassin to become her partner in crime.
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The Hot Spot (1990)
★ 6.3/10Also romance and thrillerUpon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.