Movies like Red Shield

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Red Shield (1991)
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Red Shield (1991)
Original name: 雷霆掃穴
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A pair of detectives are after a smuggling ring, and when they come to the leader, they need back-up by a navy seals team - as the traffickers possess not only drugs, but heavy military equipment.
Style: poliziottesco
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, drug cartel, military, police, violence, gunfight, smuggling, brutality, blood, showdown, fistfight, bloodbath, shootout, gun fu, carnage, swat, swat team, massacre, explosion, gun, blood splatter, gun duel, exit wound, gun sau ...
Place: china, hong kong

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out heroic, poliziottesco, fast and realistic films with plots about violence, martial arts, blood, blood splatter, gunfight, gun fu and kung fu mostly in Action, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Red Shield: Cheetah On Fire (1992), Fury (1988), The Stabilizer (1986), The Last Conflict (1988), Fire Phoenix (1990). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Cheetah On Fire (1992)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story: In Hong Kong, a weapon dealer has a special computer chip, which is needed to build a secret missile. He is trying to sell it to a foreign goverment. The local secret police, the CIA and an enemy band is looking for him, but he has a very rich and ...
Plot: martial arts, martial artist, war violence, bloodbath, fistfight, fight, gunfight, knife fight, kung fu, female martial artist, brutality, blood ...
Place: thailand, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
 6.4
 45
Fury (1988)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Chuck (Philip Chan), Jimmy (Waise Lee) and Lucky (Michael Wong) are blood brothers. Jimmy's cousin Jake, acts as a go-between, arranges a trafficking of counterfeit U.S. notes between Jimmy's group and the local triad society in Taiwan. ...
Style: heroic, poliziottesco
Plot: heroic bloodshed, gun fu, police officer killed, martial arts, police shootout, mexican standoff, counterfeit money, hand to hand combat, gunfight, police officer, kung fu, brutality ...
Place: taiwan, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
 6.2
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The Stabilizer (1986)
Genre: Action
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Peter Goldson, aka The Stabilizer, searches for drug smuggler Greg Rainmaker. Rainmaker killed Goldson's fiancee by kicking her with his spiked shoes, and now Goldson wants revenge. Meanwhile, Rainmaker has kidnapped the famous Professor ...
Plot: fight, murder, revenge, blood, violence, massacre, death, brutality, gunfight, martial artist, diving, bloodbath ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
The Last Conflict (1988)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Interpol officer Dickson Kwan is sent to Hong Kong to investigate in a fake passport forgery case and collaborates with officer Pau Sei and Lau Ting Kin. Due to different approaches on investigating, Dickson and Sei often get into conflicts. Later ...
Plot: kung fu, gunfight, fight, martial arts, martial artist, machete, fistfight, blood, brutality, violence, gun fu, shootout ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
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 6.2
 19
Fire Phoenix (1990)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After stumbling across a mob hit, a man must run for his life, trying to stay ahead of vicious mercenaries after the $1 million bounty placed on his head.
Plot: kung fu, gun fu, blood, violence, combat, martial arts, martial artist, gunfight, fistfight, blood splatter, gun, mob ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
 5.8
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Walk on Fire (1988)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Sergeant Kwok Wah (Andy Lau) and Ho Lung (Ray Lui) are both colleagues and best friends. Ho Lung has developed hatred with a gang leader Dick. Dick sends Hung (Cherie Chung) as a bait to kill Ho Lung. Swore to take revenge for his best friend, Kwok ...
Style: crime drama, heroic, poliziottesco
Plot: heroic bloodshed, kung fu, triad, gun fu, violence, police officer killed, brutality, blood, police, fistfight, gunfight, martial arts ...
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
Asian Cop: High Voltage (1994)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Philippines
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Donnie Yen is back with a vengeance in this electric action thriller. The star of Fist of Fury, Hero and Highlander goes up against Hong Kong's deadliest gangsters in a no holds barred duel to the death. Donnie Yen has proven to be one of ...
Plot: martial arts, cop, combat, blood, death, brutality, violence, kung fu, bloodbath, gunfight, fight, karate ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
American Hunter (1988)
Genre: Action
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Jake Carver needs to retrieve a microfilm containing information which would cause a Wall Street panic and an economic crisis for Western governments. Also seeking the microfilm is the villainous Adam who plans to sell the microfilm to the highest ...
Style: retro, microfilm
Plot: master warrior, blood, brutality, machine gun, death, violence, car chase, interrogation, torture, massacre, hospital, train ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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Just Heroes (1989)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min.
Story: The assassination of a gang lord triggers a power struggle amongst his men. Who will win the game the righteous or the villain?
Style: cult classic, heroic
Plot: heroic bloodshed, gunfight, carnage, car crash, shootout, gun fu, death, falling from height, revenge, betrayal, brutality, blood ...
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
Tiger On the Beat 2 (1990)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Lam, a cop approaching 40 but without much accomplishment, always wants to achieve something memorable before his retirement. He is obliged by his sister to find a decent Chinese girl for his nephew, Baffalo, who is an "American Born ...
Plot: heroic bloodshed, violence, blood, martial arts, kung fu, gunfight, gun fu, gun, explosion
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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Sworn Brothers (1987)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Superstar Andy Lau and Cheung Kwok Keung are heroic bloodshed brothers in the riveting triad saga Sworn Brothers! Lau (Andy Lau) is a fast-rising enforcer with the triads, but beneath his "bad" exterior is the sworn brother of Cheung ...
Style: heroic, poliziottesco
Plot: heroic bloodshed, shootout, gun fu, drug, police officer killed, hostage, police station, brutality, hospital, violence, courtroom, blood ...
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
Mercenaries From Hong Kong (1982)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Ti Lung plays a Vietnam vet who's now an 'honourable' mercenary-for-hire taking on an assignment tracking down an assassin who's fled to Cambodia after murdering an industrialist from Hong Kong. He recruits a team for the task ...
Style: heroic
Plot: heroic bloodshed, gun fu, blood, violence, brutality, fight, mexican standoff, gunfight, martial arts, kung fu, war violence, bloodbath ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
 5.8
 200
Killer Angels (1989)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Three female cops form a special unit and get their main witness out of the clutches of a gang. The witness holds the key to Chu Chung Sing, a gang-lord who runs a night-club. They will have to face a ruthless but sentimental killer.
Style: bloody, fast, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, strong female lead, female martial artist, cop witness relations, gory, car chase, gang, chase, chases and races, law enforcement, tough law enforcer ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: china, asia, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
 5.2
 367
Ballistic Kiss (1998)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Cat is a killer-for-hire intends on finding his nemesis wesley for revenge. When cat finally meets his long-awaited opponent a chain of events led to cat holding a policewoman hostage. They gradually begina a precarious relationship that may or may ...
Style: heroic
Plot: heroic bloodshed, hitman, killer, contract killer, shootout, cemetery, violent, combat, martial artist, fight, diving, gunfight ...
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Dreaming the Reality (1991)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story: MOON LEE and YUKARI OSHIMA have been trained as assassins by their adoptive father FOK. The pre-credits sequence details their training at a very early age, and clearly differentiates the personalities of the two girls/women; the vicious nature of ...
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, strong female lead, killer, mission, gun fu, slaughter, carnage, shootout, combat, loss of sister, female martial artist ...
Place: indonesia, bangkok thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
The Greatest Battle of Wolves (1989)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A veteran mobster finds that not only are the police after him, but so are members of his own gang, led by a young gangster who wants to take over.
Style: fast, serious, realistic, tense, exciting ...
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, police, gangster, fight, murder, strong violent content, dishonesty, chases and races, chase, danger, on the run ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: hong kong, asia, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Bloody Brotherhood (1989)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Bloody Brotherhood didn't make much of a splash at the HK box office (just reaching that "magic" two-week theatrical run where most HK movies reach the break-even point) and it's gone largely ignored by fans, even though it stars ...
Style: heroic, poliziottesco
Plot: heroic bloodshed, kung fu, combat, police officer killed, boat, fistfight, dead girl, bloodbath, armed robbery, child killed, fight, security guard ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Balkan Runner (1994)
Genre: Action
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min.
Story: To avenge the murder of her husband, Mirna dedicates herself to the destruction of the beautiful but villainous Sura who ships arms to the Middle East in exchange for drugs. Aiding her in this task is handsome undercover agent, Marc.
Style: poliziottesco
Plot: arms smuggling, bare chested male, shootout, gun fu, airplane, blood, violence, revenge, sex, prison, funeral, helicopter ...
Place: middle east, bulgaria
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Escape from Brothel (1992)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min.
Story: . A hapless couple struggles to escape the clutches of an evil crime boss
Style: controversial, transgressive
Audience: adult
Plot: female nudity, rape, house, truth, gun fu, slaughter, shootout, nudity, carnage, electrocution, massacre, violence ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
 6.1
 115
Man Wanted (1995)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Undercover cop Lok Hwa takes two years to become the trusted lieutenant of rising Hong Kong drug lord, Feng. The night of the big bust, Feng's flaming car crashes spectacularly into the sea; Feng is presumed dead. Hwa returns to the force and ...
Style: crime drama, heroic, poliziottesco
Plot: heroic bloodshed, triad, undercover cop, shootout, gun fu, violence, blood, brutality, police officer killed, hospital, police, revenge ...
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Gangland Odyssey (1990)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A retired cop is summoned by his ex-boss to save his kidnapped son from the hands of a deadly Japanese triad. Action violence and a little romance makes GANGLAND ODYSSEY a promising treat!
Style: heroic
Plot: heroic bloodshed, yakuza, gunfight, sword duel, kung fu, sword fight, martial arts, son, blood, violence, brutality, gun fu ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Angel of Vengeance (1993)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 84 min.
Story: In the vein of HARD BOILED and NAKED KILLER comes this action-crime thriller in which two young women caught in a power struggle among a trio of mobsters must struggle to survive in a world run by vice and corruption.
Plot: nudity, shootout, violence, blood, female nudity, death, sex, brutality, combat, revenge, rape, rape and revenge ...
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43%
Another Meltdown (1998)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A patriotic Chinese cop is reposted to fictional East European country Lavernia as punishment for ignoring orders during a plane hijack operation. There he encounters his ex-girlfriend, who fled to Lavernia after Tiananmen Square. Their paths soon ...
Style: fast, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: disaster, die hard, martial arts, best friend, criminal heroes, undercover, partners against crime, confined, chases and races, daring rescue, law enforcement, state affairs ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: china, europe, hong kong, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Angel On Fire (1995)
Genre: Action
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A beautiful supermodel-turned-gangster double crosses her ruthless partners after the gang steals a precious relic from a Manila museum. now an enterprising young Interpol agent, with the help of a comical taxi driver, must stop the vicious gang and ...
Plot: kung fu, showdown, police, bicycle, violence, boxing, kickboxing, thief, kickboxer, helicopter, criminal syndicate, kung fu classic ...
Place: manila philippines, the philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Passionate Killing in the Dream (1992)
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A woman can see through the mind of a serial killer. But can she use her talents to alert the police to the killer's next move or will the killer catch on and track her down...
Style: queer cinema
Plot: exploitation, motorcycle accident, combat, sex, death, female nudity, brutality, violence, blood, martial arts, fistfight, female martial artist ...
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41%
 5.7
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Guns of Dragon (1993)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min.
Story: a HK cop (Mark Cheng) comes to New York City to try and patch things up with his estranged wife (Yvonne Yung Hung), only to find that the criminal (Patrick Lung Kong) that made his life hell in Hong Kong has also come to the States.
Plot: revenge, blood, brutality, police officer killed, pistol, gangster, death, massacre, violence, kidnapping, ambush, exploding airplane ...
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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 134
The Hero (1975)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story: During the Manchu (Qing) Dynasty, commissioner Ma Chui Kau was a man of peace until a massacre tore apart his family and honor-bounds him to capture the notorious outlaw Hsiung-Wu; that is, until the outlaw captures the commissioner.
Style: grindhouse
Plot: murder of a family, showdown, blood, violence, heroes, sword fight, fistfight, kung fu master, knife fight, one man army, kung fu fighting, one against many ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
The dignified killers (1991)
Genre: Action
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Huei (Lam Wai - Long Arm of The Law) returns home and gets heavily involved in gangster activity once more working alongside boss Luo (Ku Feng). Re-connecting with friend Ping (Emily Chu - A Better Tomorrow) who's now working as a bar girl to ...
Plot: kung fu, exploitation, combat, fistfight, machete, fight, martial arts, blood, violence, blood splatter, gore
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
 6.2
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Touch and Go (1991)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A clumsy, easy-going but tough restaurant chef witnesses a murder of a cop. This leads him to a world of trouble, as the killer seeks to silence him. Luckily, the vengeful partner of the dead cop is there to help him.
Style: fast, exciting, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mexican standoff, martial arts, chase, realism, humble, criminal heroes, danger, criminal's revenge, lone wolves, law enforcement, on the run, one man army ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
In the Line of Duty III: Force of the Dragon (1988)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: In a bloody beginning, a pair of stylish Japanese thieves steal some valuable gems. In a harrowing scene, during their escape, they kill the partner of a ruffled detective (think Columbo with a Chuck Barris hairdo). The detective swears revenge, and ...
Style: perverse, fast, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, fight club, femdom, heroic bloodshed, badass female lead, heist, female martial artist, tough law enforcer, terrorism, heroes, danger ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: hong kong, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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