Movies Like The Secret Code
If you liked The Secret Code (1965), a action and romance movie directed by Tu Kuang-chi, 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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Infernal Affairs II (2003)
★ 7.3/10Also action and crimeIn this prequel to the original, a bloody power struggle among the Triads coincides with the 1997 handover of Hong Kong, setting up the events of the first film.
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City on Fire (1987)
★ 6.9/10Also action and crimeKo Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants him to infiltrate a gang of ruthless jewel thieves; his girlfriend wants him to commit to marriage or she will leave…
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Sleepless (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeUndercover Las Vegas police officer Vincent Downs, who has a lot of enemies, is caught in a high stakes web of corrupt cops and the mob-controlled casino underground. When a heist goes wrong, a crew of homicidal…
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The Protector (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeBilly Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is…
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Welcome to the Punch (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeWhen notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.
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Exit Wounds (2001)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeMaverick cop Orin Boyd always brings down the domestic terrorists he tracks, but he ruffles feathers with his unorthodox techniques -- and soon finds himself reassigned to the toughest district in Detroit. When he…
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P Storm (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also action and crimeLiu Yue Ping reports to the ICAC about a rich 2G Cao Yuen Yuen who bribed officers of the Hong Kong Correctional Services (HKCS) from inside the prison. William Luk decides to infiltrate the prison as an inmate to…
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Year of the Dragon (1985)
★ 6.8/10Also action and crimeIn New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster as ambitious as he is ruthless. While pursuing an unauthorized…
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Eye in the Sky (2007)
★ 6.7/10Also action and crimeThe head of an elite Hong Kong surveillance unit keeps one eye on his rookie apprentice and the other on a notorious criminal he suspects of masterminding a recent jewel heist in this tense thriller from filmmaking duo…
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Code of Silence (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeA Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.
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A Moment of Romance (1990)
★ 7.3/10Also action and romanceAfter a young Triad member takes an upper-class girl hostage during his escape from a jewelry heist, the two find themselves falling in love, in spite of the repercussions caused by their forbidden relationship.
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Beast Stalker (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also action and crimeSergeant Tong is wracked with guilt after he unwittingly kills a young girl whilst capuring a criminal named Cheung. When the girl's sister is later kidnapped in a ploy to get Cheung released, Sergeant Tong vows to…
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Project Gutenberg (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also action and crimeThe Hong Kong police is hunting a counterfeiting gang led by a mastermind code-named "Painter" . The gang possesses exceptional counterfeiting skills which makes it difficult to distinguish the authenticity of its…
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Cold War II (2016)
★ 6.2/10Also action and crimeA suspected criminal mastermind escapes from police custody, throwing the city into turmoil. With the police department now divided, rival police chiefs are forced to take their fight to the streets of Hong Kong with…
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Ava (2020)
★ 5.8/10Also action and crimeA black ops assassin is forced to fight for her own survival after a job goes dangerously wrong.
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In the Line of Duty 4 (1989)
★ 7/10Also action and crimeTwo 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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Absolution (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeAn aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children…
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The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crimeAn undercover cop who invade a drug cartel led by a notorious Thai drug lord. In classic heroic bloodshed fashion, the two develop a bond of brotherhood.
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Stone Cold Fox (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also action and crimeIn this '80s-set revenge story, the defiant Fox breaks out of an abusive commune in search of her family. But when the queenpin kidnaps her little sister and sends a crooked cop after her, Fox has no choice but to…
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Chasing the Dragon (2017)
★ 7/10Also action and crimeAn illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into the corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a ruthless drug lord.