Movies Like The Story of Wong Ang the Heroine
If you liked The Story of Wong Ang the Heroine (1960), a adventure and crime movie directed by Ren Peng-Nian, 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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City on Fire (1987)
★ 6.9/10Also action and adventureKo 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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The Corruptor (1999)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crimeDanny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Nick but grows increasingly uncomfortable with the way Nick gets…
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The Enforcer (2022)
★ 7/10Also action and crimeA noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to…
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A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also crime and thrillerPrivate investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
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The Dead Pool (1988)
★ 6.3/10Also action and crimeDirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of prominent figures. By the time Harry learns that the murders are part of a sick…
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The Rookie (1990)
★ 5.9/10Also action and crimeVeteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help…
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Death Wish (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also action and crimeA mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.
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Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also action and crimeBig Nick is back on the hunt in Europe and closing in on Donnie, who is embroiled in the treacherous and unpredictable world of diamond thieves and the infamous Panther mafia, as they plot a massive heist of the…
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The Organization (1971)
★ 6.3/10Also action and crimeAfter a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal $5,000,000 worth of heroin to keep it off the street, they call on San Francisco Police Lieutenant Virgil Tibbs for…
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In Too Deep (1999)
★ 6.4/10Also action and thrillerDrug lord Dwayne Gittens rules Cincinnati with an iron fist. No wonder he's known as "God" on the streets. Determined to break Gittens' stranglehold on the city is undercover cop Jeffrey Cole. But as Cole takes on an…
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They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
★ 5.9/10Also action and thrillerA police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.
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Parker (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also action and crimeA thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of…
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Point Break (2015)
★ 6/10Also action and adventureA young undercover FBI agent infiltrates a gang of thieves who share a common interest in extreme sports. A remake of the 1991 film, "Point Break".
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SPL: Kill Zone (2005)
★ 7/10Also action and crimeChan, an articulate senior detective nearing the end of his career, is taking care of the daughter of a witness killed by ruthless crime lord Po. Martial arts expert Ma is set to take over as head of the crime unit…
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L.A. Confidential (1997)
★ 7.8/10Also crime and thrillerThree detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
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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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Payback (1999)
★ 6.8/10Also action and crimeWith friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless…
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The Losers (2010)
★ 6.3/10Also action and adventureOn a mission deep in the Bolivian jungle, a team of elite commandos finds itself on the receiving end of a lethal betrayal. Now presumed dead, the men join forces with a mysterious operative named Aisha to hunt down…
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Fast Charlie (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also action and crimeWhen his aging mob boss is whacked, Charlie Swift, a loyal friend and hired gun, will stop at nothing to destroy the upcoming crew that took him out.
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I Am All Girls (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and crimeA special crimes investigator forms an unlikely bond with a serial killer to bring down a global child sex trafficking syndicate.