Movies like Once a Cop
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Once a Cop (1993)
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Original name: 超級計劃
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
As a crime wave sweeps through Hong Kong, the police call Jessica Yang (Yeoh), a rising star in the ranks, to help stop a notorious gang of thieves! What Jessica doesn't realize is that her boyfriend - recently discharged from the force - is the leader of this ruthless crime ring!
Style:
slapstick, cult classic, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, fast, slapstick comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, female martial artist, kung fu, police, fight scenes, wuxia, police investigation, violence, gunfight, strong female lead, fight club, buddy cop, woman with a gun, hot chick, badass female lead, heist, heroes, hostage, chase, gang, undercover, master criminal, chases and races, rivalry, working undercover ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia, new jersey
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Most similar movies to Once a Cop
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, fast, realistic and exciting films with plots about martial arts, rivalry, gunfight, fight, fistfight, violence and kung fu mostly in Action, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like Once a Cop: Supercop (1992), Yes, Madam! (1985), Rumble in the Bronx (1995), Black Mask (1996), So Close (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
Style:
humorous, cult classic, intense, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, police, gangster, buddy cop, undercover, drug lord, wuxia, female martial artist, police detective, hand to hand combat, police inspector ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
china, hong kong, malaysia, asia, thailand ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Asprin (Mang Hoi) and Strepsil (John Shum), two petty thieves who inadvertently become involved in a murder case when they steal items belonging to a murdered man. The man had hidden an important microfilm in his passport, which the thieves pass ...
Style:
stylized, suspense, rough, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, female martial artist, kung fu, gangster, police investigation, police corruption, police detective, women, espionage, fish out of water, master criminal, dishonesty ...
Time:
80s
Place:
hong kong, scotland yard, asia, scotland
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Keong comes from Hong Kong to visit New York for his uncle's wedding. His uncle runs a market in the Bronx and Keong offers to help out while Uncle is on his honeymoon. During his stay in the Bronx, Keong befriends a neighbor kid and beats up ...
Style:
humorous, action comedy, cult classic, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, gang, martial artist, vigilante, supermarket, wuxia, gangster, one against many, fight, fight scenes, street life, righting the wronged ...
Time:
year 1995, 90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
china, new york, bronx new york city, usa, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Chui Chik tries to lead a quiet life as a librarian. However, he is really a former test subject for a highly secretive supersoldier project and the instructor of a special commando unit dubbed "701." The 701 squad is used for many ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, bloody, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, superhero, martial artist, vigilante, fistfight, kung fu master, wuxia, chinese mafia, heroes, one man army, police ...
Time:
90s, year 1996, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A conflict of interest between two high-kicking assassin sisters is complicated as they're pursued by the criminals who hired them and an equally high-kicking female cop.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, rough, exciting, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
hitman, one woman army, martial arts, female assassin, chase, tough girl, female martial artist, hacker, violence, kung fu, female secret agent, vengeance ...
Time:
year 2002, 80s
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An undercover cop struggling to provide for his son and ailing wife, must infiltrate a ruthless gang. But things turn sour when another cop blows his cover and he quickly finds himself battling for his life and the lives of his family.
Style:
crying, scenic, cult classic, fast, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, undercover, fight, hand to hand combat, gangster, father son relationship, tough cop, tough guy, one against many, fistfight, one man army ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, beijing china, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Jackie Chan reprises his role as Chan Ka-Kui (also known in some versions as Jackie) yet again as a Hong Kong cop who works with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Later Jackie realizes that things are not as simple as they ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, semi serious, exciting, action comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, secret agent, undercover, hitman, chase, terrorism, fight scenes, wuxia, one man army, heroes, danger, race against time ...
Time:
90s
Place:
australia, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When Nick Davis leaves prison after one year in solitaire, he is hired to operate forklift in a warehouse in the harbor owned by the Japanese Yakuza patriarch Isshin Tendo. The place is assaulted by the Italian Mafia leaded by Dino Campanela and ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, exciting, cynical ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
yakuza, mafia, martial arts, organized crime, tough heroes, samurai sword, murder, showdown, crime family, japanese mafia, undercover agent, heroes ...
Time:
90s
Place:
asia, japan
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A young woman is trained by a martial arts specialist to become a professional assassin.
Style:
erotic, sexy, realistic, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, martial arts, one woman army, sexual obsession, female assassin, yakuza, girl fight, contract killer, femme fatale, serial killer, caught having sex, murder ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia, japan
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Agent Jackie is hired to find WWII Nazi gold hidden in the Sahara desert. He teams up with three bungling women (the 3 stooges?) who are all connected in some way. However a team of mercenries have ideas on the ownership of the gold. A battle / ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, semi serious, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
treasure hunt, martial arts, chase, desert, kung fu, treasure, treasure hunter, martial artist, wuxia, car chase, wu shu, heroes ...
Place:
sahara, spain, europe, tokyo, egypt ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A virtuous Hong Kong police officer must clear his name after he is framed for murder.
Style:
light, humorous, stylized, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, fight scenes, car chase, chase, murder, wuxia, drug lord, chases and races, gangster, police protagonist, tough guy ...
Time:
80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place:
china, asia, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Tung and Ching were both adopted by the same master. But later Ching was abducted by the eunuch-Chan. Ching grew up and became scientist Li's assistant and Tung married officer Lau. Chat had escaped from Chan at 15 and became a thief-catcher. ...
Style:
serious, stylized, suspenseful, surreal, fast
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, kung fu, flying guillotine, kickass women, badass female lead, bounty hunter, superhuman powers, gunfight, strong female lead, wire fu, kickass ...
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The Hong Kong super-cop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers at the same time that the villains of the first Police Story are out for revenge.
Style:
intense, humorous, rough, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kung fu, fight, police officer, police investigation, violence, martial arts, investigation, police detective, wuxia, fight scenes, police station, criminal's revenge ...
Time:
80s
Place:
china, hong kong, los angeles, california, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Two 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 their investigation, ...
Style:
perverse, detective, cult classic, fast, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, martial artist, cia, fight, police officer, femdom, spy, covert operation, die hard, fight club, police detective, heroes ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Detective Sergeant Ma Jun, known for dispensing his own brand of justice during arrests, teams up with an undercover cop, Wilson, to try and bring down three merciless Vietnamese brothers running a smuggling ring in the months before mainland ...
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, aesthetic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, drug lord, kung fu, fighting crime, fight, gang, police investigation, smuggling, rivalry, danger, working undercover, epic battle ...
Time:
20th century, year 2007, 90s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
After failing to save his wife from 'The Doctor', Kit Li is working as a bodyguard and secret stunt double for the cowardly martial arts film star Frankie Lane. Frankie attends an exhibition of the crown jewels of Russia at a Hong Kong ...
Style:
realistic, exciting, suspenseful, humorous, grindhouse ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, hostage, terrorism, heroes, danger, daring rescue, race against time, showbiz, hand to hand combat, fistfight, master warrior, police officer ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Uncle Tak is famous for using Chinese herbal medicines to cure diseases. A martial arts expert, he also teaches the young how to defend themselves. One of his students, Johnny, dreams of monopolizing the teaching of kung fu throughout the United ...
Style:
romantic, scenic, fast, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu master, kung fu, fight, tough heroes, harassment, wuxia, samurai, master warrior, heroes, bus, bank ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, asia, china, hong kong, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing (Jackie Chan) needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the ...
Style:
exciting, fast paced, stylized, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, hostage, partner, revenge, redemption, kung fu, fight scenes, rich kid, female killer, gang, undercover cop, gunfight ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia, tokyo, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the ladies, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, funny, action comedy, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, buddy cop, kung fu, kick-butt women, partner, buddies, police investigation, good versus evil, culture clash, chase, gang, odd couple ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
hong kong, china, east asia, las vegas, los angeles ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A young Chinese Security Officer, Darren, is called for Team 808, which fights against the smuggling of drugs and corruption. Noriko, a Japanese Interpol officer, collaborates with Darren for the destruction of a large international drug cartel. At ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, revenge, murder, police investigation, partners against crime, gang, partner, tough law enforcer, master criminal, race against time, undercover, rivalry ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, asia, new york, china, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
College student Jake Lo is pursued by smugglers, mobsters and crooked federal agents after he witnesses a murder by a Mafia kingpin.
Style:
exciting, cult classic, intense, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens
Plot:
martial arts, gangster, police investigation, violent, police corruption, justice, gunfight, danger, fighting crime, tough law enforcer, fight scenes, murder ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
chicago, los angeles, usa, beijing china, bangkok thailand ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A special agent assigned to protect a wealthy business magnate. However, when the businessman is kidnapped in a daring ambush, he teams up with a seasoned detective to crack the case. But soon he discovers the case isn't that simple.
Style:
serious, exciting, suspense, disturbing, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kidnapping, police corruption, police investigation, kung fu, corruption, rescue, heroes, undercover, investigation, rivalry, chases and races ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, asia, taiwan, california, china
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The third installment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners (1983) and My Lucky Stars (1985)... The team are released from prison to play detective in order to stop a ruthless gang from ruining their reputations, taking their ...
Style:
action adventure, cult classic, slapstick, exciting, semi serious ...
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, fight, fight scenes, karate, gang, transvestism, disorder, nothing goes right, law enforcement, chases and races, undercover ...
Time:
80s
Place:
china, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Returning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-Hong is unwittingly caught up in the battle between foreigners who wish to export ancient Chinese artifacts and loyalists who don't want the pieces to leave the country. ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, semi serious, cult classic, slapstick ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, kung fu master, martial artist, kung fu classic, wuxia, boxing, fight scenes, fight, kung fu fighting, heroes, showdown ...
Time:
year 1994, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
china, hong kong, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A man is supposed to guard a shipment of diamonds being sent by rail. But a man robs the train and kills the men guarding the diamonds. The robbers derail the train and hope to get away with their crime. The robbers get caught in Mexico and are sent ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, exciting, suspense, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, one man army, tough heroes, save the day, on the run, hostage, undercover, danger, train, one against many, gunfight, die hard ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After surviving an attempt on his life by his former partner, officer Cliff Garrett (Norris) exacts revenge on those who wronged him by going undercover as a hit man. He works to gain the reputation and trust needed in order to be accepted by the ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, undercover, mafia, fighting crime, martial arts, assassin, revenge, working undercover, gang, special agent, frame up, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s, year 1991
Place:
usa, seattle, vancouver
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Maverick 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 discovers a group of detectives ...
Style:
stylized, black comedy, detective, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
aikido, police corruption, chase, undercover, bodyguard, martial arts, conspiracy, hand to hand combat, police investigation, violent, secret service, justice ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s
Place:
detroit, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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 roots. Despite their ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, rough, grindhouse ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
yakuza, martial arts, samurai, buddy cop, violent, organized crime, one man army, rescue, machismo, dark hero, lone hero, redemption ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, tokyo, asia, usa, japan ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Murders in Seoul, Korea and in America pair two cops from each of the countries together to solve the crimes. The investigation leads to a gang war between the Mafia and the Yakuza, but one that may not be of either of their making. A shadowy ...
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
yakuza, reluctant partners, professional killer, buddy cop, killer, die hard, police investigation, cop, profanity, partner, special agent, violent content ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, seoul, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Khmer Rouge terrorist Kieron Chow and his unit arrive in Hong Kong for their latest mission. Todd, Chow's son and fiercely loyal right-hand man, sustains a serious head wound. Now a total amnesiac, Todd wakes from a coma to find he's been ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
khmer rouge, swat team, die hard, cambodian civil war, political conspiracy, boat, kung fu, undercover, terrorism, tunnel, memory loss, frame up ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
hong kong, cambodia, korea
Similarity:
100%
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