Movies Like Fist of Mercy
If you liked Fist of Mercy (1998), a action and adventure movie directed by Tony Lou Chun-Ku, 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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Swordsman (1990)
★ 7/10Also action and adventureA kung-fu manual known as the Sacred Scroll is stolen from the Emperor's library. An army detachment is sent to recover it. Meanwhile, a young swordsman and his fellow disciple are accidentally drawn into the chaos.
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The Blade (1995)
★ 7.1/10Also action and adventureAdopted by a renowned swordsmith, a young man discovers that his biological father was killed by a powerful bandit called Lung. Leaving to seek revenge, he runs afoul of vicious desert scum, losing his right arm in the…
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No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1987)
★ 6/10Also action and adventureIn this sequel, Scott Wylde, an American kickboxer, must go to Cambodia to rescue his Vietnamese girlfriend from Russian and Vietnamese troops.
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Tai Chi Hero (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also action and adventureChinese steampunk martial arts blockbuster about the early years of Tai chi master Yang Luchan, the man who founded in the 19th century what has now become the most popular Tai Chi style in the world. The second…
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Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and 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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Sakra (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also action and adventureQiao Feng is the respected leader of a roving band of martial artists. After he is wrongfully accused of murder and subsequently exiled, Qiao Feng goes on the run in search of answers about his own mysterious origin…
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The Legend II (1993)
★ 6.7/10Also action and adventureThe 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…
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The Legend (1993)
★ 7/10Also adventure and actionThe 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…
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The Legend of the Swordsman (1992)
★ 6.6/10Also action and adventureLing Wu Chung decides to hide from the chaotic world. Before leaving, he visits his friends, a tribe of snake-wielding women warriors. However, he finds that the tribe have been attacked, and their leader Yam Ying Ying…
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The Lost Princess (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also action and adventureAfter an Ayahuasca vision transports him to a haunted castle, Alec meets Hanna who tales him the story of her mother's forced marriage and how the forbidden passion with her father was in danger when the princess…
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Game of Death (1978)
★ 6.4/10Also actionA martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.
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Birth of the Dragon (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also actionSet against the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown, this cross-cultural biopic chronicles Bruce Lee’s emergence as a martial-arts superstar after his legendary secret showdown with fellow martial artist Wong Jack Man.
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The Paper Tigers (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also actionThree middle aged men polish their martial arts skills to avenge their fallen master.
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Fist of Fury 1991 (1991)
★ 6.4/10Also actionLau 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…
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Mythica: A Quest for Heroes (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also action and adventureStuck in a life of indentured servitude, Marek dreams of becoming a wizard. When she meets the beautiful priestess Teela in need of help, she offers her assistance and provides a motley troupe. Together they go in…
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Once Upon a Time in China IV (1993)
★ 5.8/10Also action and adventureWong Fei Hung must win another Lion Dance contest in order to defeat the eight foreign concessions in Shanghai.
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Dragonheart: Vengeance (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also action and adventureLukas, 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…
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Scaramouche (1952)
★ 7/10Also adventureIn 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
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Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also actionFollowing his defeat by Master Ip, Cheung Tin Chi tries to make a life with his young son in Hong Kong, waiting tables at a bar that caters to expats. But it's not long before the mix of foreigners, money, and triad…
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Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin (1978)
★ 6.5/10Also actionJackie Chan stars as the young warrior Hsu Yiu Fong. Hsu has been entrusted with the book of the "Art of the Snake and Crane," after the mysterious disappearance of the eight Shaolin Masters who had written it. He must…