Movies Like Big Trouble in Little China

If you liked Big Trouble in Little China (1986), a action and adventure movie directed by John Carpenter, 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
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)
★ 8.1/10Also action and fantasy
After the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinister Quan Chi, he’s given a chance to…
2
Dragonheart: Vengeance (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasy and action
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…
3
Barbarella (1968)
★ 6/10Also adventure and comedy
In the far future, a highly sexual woman is tasked with finding and stopping the evil Durand-Durand. Along the way she encounters various unusual people.
4
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight (2002)
★ 6/10Also adventure and action
After being punished for retreat from combat, Ranger David Martel is given command of the Liandra, a haunted 20-year old Minbari fighting ship. He's escorting ambassadors to a secret archaeological site, the oldest…
5
Mythica: The Iron Crown (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also action and adventure
When a team of unlikely heroes hijacks a steam-powered battle wagon, a daring young wizard (Marek) steals the final piece of the all-powerful Darkspore and embarks on a desperate quest to deliver the cursed artifact to…
6
The Warrior's Way (2010)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and fantasy
A warrior-assassin is forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands after refusing a mission.
7
Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
★ 6.5/10Also action and comedy
An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his…
8
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also action and adventure
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.
9
Blade of the 47 Ronin (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasy and action
A new class of warriors emerges among the Samurai clans to keep a sought-after sword from falling into the wrong hands.
10
Drive (1997)
★ 6.2/10Also action and adventure
A prototype enhanced human, on the run from Chinese-hired hit men, hooks up with a dread-locked bystander, and the two of them elude their pursuers narrowly each time.
11
Serenity (2005)
★ 7.4/10Also action and adventure
A group of rebels travel the outskirts of space evading the sinister Alliance regime. Their lives of smuggling and cargo-running are interrupted by a psychic passenger who harbours a dangerous secret. Soon, the crew…
12
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasy and comedy
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.
13
Legend of the White Dragon (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also action and fantasy
Forced to hide in the shadows, fugitive hero Erik Reed must clear his name to reunite with his family. Standing in his way is a mysterious villain obsessed with destroying the White Dragon for good.
14
Mortal Kombat (2021)
★ 7/10Also action and fantasy
Washed-up MMA fighter Cole Young, unaware of his heritage, and hunted by Emperor Shang Tsung's best warrior, Sub-Zero, seeks out and trains with Earth's greatest champions as he prepares to stand against the enemies of…
15
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.
16
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also action and fantasy
Escaping from poverty to become a witcher, Vesemir slays monsters for coin and glory, but when a new menace rises, he must face the demons of his past.
17
Eenie Meanie (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also action and comedy
A former teenage getaway driver gets dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend.
18
Heavy Metal 2000 (2000)
★ 6/10Also action and adventure
Upon discovery of a shard of what could be the Loc-Nar, a miner named Tyler becomes possessed with an insatiable hunger for power and a thirst for immortality. On his way to the planet of youth, Tyler wipes out most of…
19
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and fantasy
A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught…
20
Dr. Strange (1978)
★ 6/10Also action and adventure
A psychiatrist becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth in order to battle an evil Sorceress from the past.