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Movies Like Fight for Survival

If you liked Fight for Survival (1977), a action movie directed by Hou Cheng, 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. 1Return to the 36th Chamber

    Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)

    ★ 6.8/10Also action

    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…

  2. 2Disciples of the 36th Chamber

    Disciples of the 36th Chamber (1985)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action

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

  3. 3Martial Arts of Shaolin

    Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action

    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.

  4. 4Invincible Shaolin

    Invincible Shaolin (1978)

    ★ 6.5/10Also action

    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…

  5. 5Executioners from Shaolin

    Executioners from Shaolin (1977)

    ★ 6.7/10Also action

    After the destruction of the Temple, a Shaolin disciple devotes years to mastering the Tiger style in order to defeat the martial arts master who killed his teacher. His wife, a Crane style specialist, has a feeling…

  6. 6Hand of Death

    Hand of Death (1976)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action

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

  7. 7Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back

    Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017)

    ★ 6/10Also action

    Tang Monk brings three disciples on a journey to the West. On the outside, everything seems harmonious. However, tension is present beneath the surface, and their hearts and minds are not in agreement. After a series…

  8. 8Shaolin Wooden Men

    Shaolin Wooden Men (1976)

    ★ 6.8/10Also action

    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…

  9. 9The Five Venoms

    The Five Venoms (1978)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action

    A dying master sends his last student to check up on five former pupils, who each know a special style of kung-fu.

  10. 10Fist of Legend

    Fist of Legend (1994)

    ★ 7.5/10Also action

    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.

  11. 11Clan of the White Lotus

    Clan of the White Lotus (1980)

    ★ 6.6/10Also action

    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…

  12. 12The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

    The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)

    ★ 7.5/10Also action

    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…

  13. 13Once Upon a Time in Shanghai

    Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (2014)

    ★ 7.1/10Also action

    A laborer moves to Shanghai in the hope of becoming rich. But ends up using his kung fu skills to survive. Remake of The Boxer From Shantung.

  14. 14Ip Man: Kung Fu Master

    Ip Man: Kung Fu Master (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10Also action

    Ip Man’s promising career as a Policeman is ruined after he is framed for murder and targeted by a mob boss’s daughter.

  15. 15Tai Chi Zero

    Tai Chi Zero (2012)

    ★ 6/10Also action

    In legendary Chen Village, everyone is a martial arts master, using their powerful Chen Style Tai Chi in all aspects of their lives. Lu Chan has arrived to train, but the villagers are forbidden to teach Chen Style to…

  16. 16Kids from Shaolin

    Kids from Shaolin (1984)

    ★ 6.2/10Also action

    Romance blossoms between two rival families practicing Shaolin and Wudang kungfu respectively. despite familial opposition - until they overcome a gang of scheming bandits together.

  17. 17American Shaolin

    American Shaolin (1991)

    ★ 6.9/10Also action

    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.

  18. 18Kid with the Golden Arm

    Kid with the Golden Arm (1979)

    ★ 6.8/10Also action

    Jin bei tong opens with a group of escort guards preparing to move a shipment of gold from the local government to an area stricken by famine... one of the very few Venom films where all six Venom actors are present…

  19. 19Shaolin Temple

    Shaolin Temple (1982)

    ★ 7/10Also action

    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…

  20. 20The Paper Tigers

    The Paper Tigers (2020)

    ★ 6.7/10Also action

    Three middle aged men polish their martial arts skills to avenge their fallen master.

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