Movies like Man of Tai Chi
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Man of Tai Chi (2013)
41K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In Beijing, a young martial artist's skill places him in position to experience opportunities and sacrifices.
Style:
meditative, serious, suspenseful, exciting, rough, realistic, cult classic, stylized, scary, enigmatic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, master warrior, kung fu, tai chi, revenge, competition, mortal combat, betrayal, brutality, police corruption, martial artist, justice, life & death, undercover cop, violent, gangster, fight, martial arts tournament, temple, contests and competitions, violent content, medieval, heroes, ambition, opponent ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
china, hong kong, beijing china, tokyo
Keyword:
gangsters, chinese, fighting movie, attack, washing, buddy movie
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, exciting, realistic and suspenseful films with plots about martial arts, rivalry, master warrior, fight, heroes, kung fu and fighting mostly in Action, Drama and Sport genres. Some movies like Man of Tai Chi: Blood and Bone (2009), Damage (2009), Ip Man 2 (2010), Fist of Legend (1994), Muay Thai Fighter (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In Los Angeles, an ex-con (White) takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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100%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An ex-con battles it out in the cage to pay for the operation that would save the daughter of his victim. Along the way he finds fatherly love, and friendship, in the most unlikely of places.
Style:
exciting, captivating, psychological, tense, cult classic ...
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong.Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebrated art of Wing Chun to the ...
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Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
hong kong, china, east asia, asia
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100%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Chen Zhen, a Chinese engineering student in Kyoto, who braves the insults and abuse of his Japanse fellow students for his local love Mitsuko Yamada, daughter of the director, returns in 1937 to his native Shangai, under Japanse protectorate -in ...
Style:
harsh, intense, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
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Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, sword fight, violence, martial artist, fight scenes, fight, brutality, samurai, wuxia, master warrior, kung fu classic ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
After learning the art of muay thai fighting from skilled masters, small town friends Piak (Akara Amarttayakul) and Phao (Thawatchai Phanpakdee) move their passion to Bangkok, where they become active in underground activities that put what ...
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
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Story:
In a land controlled by feudal barons, a great warrior and a young boy embark on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment.
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Place:
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75%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Rebellious Jake Tyler is lured into an ultimate underground fight Scene at his new high school, after receiving threats to the safety of his friends and family Jake decides to seek the mentoring of a veteran fighter who trains him for one final ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Hu Te et al. escape the burning Shaolin temple after the Qing soldiers destroyed it in Shaolin Temple. The group of 5 decide to develop secret codes to identify fellow patriots, enlist those patriots and eventually meet up again to escape to the ...
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Place:
china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
China is plunged into strife as feuding warlords try to expand their power by warring over neighboring lands. Fuelled by his success on the battlefield, young and arrogant Hao Jie sneers at Shaolin's masters when he beats one of them in a duel. ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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 traitor who killed his father. ...
Style:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Jet Li weasels out of the north Shaolin temple to assassinate a despotic ruler at the ruler's extravagant public birthday celebration. Two other men from the south Shaolin temple also set out to assassinate the ruler, but all three fail and are ...
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Place:
china, asia, beijing china
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Story:
Snake and Crane Secret is a fast paced martial arts action film about a familys battle for survival. A family tries to uphold their honor while keeping their Sacred Kung Fu book from getting into the wrong hands. A tale of deceit mistrust and ...
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Country: Hong Kong
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Story:
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 within a single film.
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
Seven years after the apparent death of Chen Zhen, who was shot after discovering who was responsible for his teacher's death (Huo Yuanjia) in Japanese-occupied Shanghai. A mysterious stranger arrives from overseas and befriends a local mafia ...
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