Movies like Police Story
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Police Story (1985)
47K
Original name: 警察故事
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, realistic, semi serious, action packed, slapstick, entertaining ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, fight scenes, car chase, chase, murder, wuxia, drug lord, chases and races, gangster, tough guy, police protagonist, justice, gunfight, law enforcement, goofy hero, corrupt law enforcer, fight, organized crime, police officer, shaolin, fugitives, epic battle, mafia, exploitation ...
Time:
80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place:
china, asia, hong kong
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Most similar movies to Police Story
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, cult classic, fast and humorous films with plots about fight, violence, gunfight, showdown, fistfight, martial arts and brawl mostly in Action, Crime and Comedy genres. Some movies like Police Story: Supercop (1992), Who Am I? (1998), Rumble in the Bronx (1995), City Hunter (1993), Rush Hour 2 (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
26K
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, 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%
45K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Martial-arts megastar Jackie Chan wrote, directed and stars in this action-comedy. Secret agent Jackie (Chan) leads a commando group to Africa to kidnap scientists who are working to unleash a powerful -- and lethal -- new energy source. When Jackie ...
Style:
semi serious, suspenseful, entertaining, humorous, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, secret agent, kung fu, chase, master warrior, fight, wuxia, fistfight, female agent, female spy, danger, on the run ...
Time:
20th century, year 1998, 90s
Place:
hong kong, africa, east asia, south africa, asia ...
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, 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%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong, Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Extremely silly comedy about a self-indulgent private investigator who winds up on a cruise ship full of rich patrons, gorgeous women, murderous terrorists, and scarce food.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, spoof, parody, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, hostage, spy spoof, terrorist, one man army, womanizer, cruise, ocean liner, james bond spoof, private detective, heroes, danger ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, 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%
258K
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%
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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, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, action comedy, exciting, action adventure ...
Plot:
martial arts, chase, gang, wuxia, journalist, drug dealer, kung fu, escapades, cooking, fight scenes, danger, food ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s, 80s
Place:
china, australia, new york, usa, melbourne ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer that nearly killed them in the past.
Style:
action comedy, talky, witty, humorous, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
buddy cop, buddies, police, car chase, violence, cop, chase, undercover cop, police investigation, police officer, partner, undercover ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
chicago, florida, key west florida, illinois, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Dragon is now transferred to be the police head of Sai Wan district, and has to contend with a gangster kingpin, anti-Manchu revolutionaries, some runaway pirates, Manchu Loyalists and a corrupt police superintendent.
Style:
cult classic, lighthearted, exciting, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, fight, shaolin, epic battle, frame up, kung fu master, karate, kung fu fighting, parkour, corruption, police ...
Time:
19th century, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
china, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Jackie Chan stars as a hot-shot lawyer hired by a Hong Kong chemical plant to dispose of opposition to their polluting ways. But when he falls for a beautiful woman out to stop the plant, Jackie is torn in a conflict of interest and asks his trusty ...
Style:
neurotic, exciting, semi serious, humorous, slapstick ...
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, fight, lawyer, factory, kung fu fighting, art, cons and scams, dishonesty, epic battle, hand to hand combat, fistfight ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
100%
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, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Youthful martial arts master Lung is searching for his missing brother, when he is mistaken for a criminal on the run. He must prove his innocence by solving the case himself, while local lawmen and merciless mercenaries are hot on his trail.
Style:
humorous, stylized, light, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, kung fu master, wuxia, on the run, one against many, mentor, lone hero, chase, nothing goes right, contests and competitions, school ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
china, japan, hong kong, tokyo
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, Crime, Thriller
Country: Thailand, Hong Kong, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.
Style:
brutal, intense, harsh, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, violence, muay thai, one man army, fight, medieval, chase, kung fu, martial arts tournament, gangster, lone hero, violent ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
thailand, asia, bangkok thailand, tokyo, hong kong
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, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorities ...
Style:
perverse, retro, crime drama, action adventure, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, buddy cop, crime boss, hand to hand combat, kidnapping, rescue, shootout, blood, two man army, drug lord, violence, hostage ...
Time:
80s, year 1985
Place:
hong kong, new york, asia, usa, china ...
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, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey ...
Style:
cult classic, bloody, suspense, atmospheric, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, manly
Plot:
hitman, heroic bloodshed, assassin, professional killer, killer, redemption, yakuza, gunfight, organized crime, contract killer, friendship, triad ...
Time:
20th century, year 1989, 80s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Cousins Thomas and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia, a pickpocket.
Style:
exciting, humorous, stylized, tense, action comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, private detective, chase, kung fu, van, hand to hand combat, kung fu fighting, fencing, tough guy, buddies, wuxia, woman in danger ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, 20th century
Place:
spain, italy, europe, barcelona, asia ...
Similarity:
100%
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 ...
Style:
slapstick, cult classic, fast, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, female martial artist, kung fu, police, fight scenes, wuxia, police investigation, gunfight, violence, hot chick, strong female lead, buddy cop ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, asia, china, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
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20K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In late 19th Century Hong Kong the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters. One Coast Guard officer is Dragon Ma, who is determined that his beloved Coast Guard will not be made a fool of.
Style:
perverse, slapstick comedy, lighthearted, cult classic, fast ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, pirate, fight, kung fu, wuxia, warrior, bicycle, chase, sea, police, coast guard, british empire ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, year 1983, victorian era, 20th century
Place:
china, asia, east asia, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
198K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After an attempted assassination on Ambassador Han, Inspector Lee and Detective Carter are back in action as they head to Paris to protect a French woman with knowledge of the Triads' secret leaders. Lee also holds secret meetings with a United ...
Style:
entertaining, action comedy, exciting, humorous, hilarious ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, buddy cop, partner, buddies, kung fu, african american, police investigation, ambassador, police officer, assassin, police, female assassin ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
china, los angeles, france, paris france, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
138K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Indonesia, USA, Malaysia
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover ...
Style:
brutal, bloody, grindhouse, breathtaking, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, violence, fight, organized crime, fistfight, brutality, mafia, warrior, gangster, gunfight, police, violent ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
indonesia, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Vengence drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.
Style:
black comedy, neo noir, psychotronic, action comedy, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blaxploitation, businessman, murder of a nude woman, violence, nudity, black, chase, frame up, police investigation, police, death, brutality ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, detroit
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness.
Style:
cult classic, scenic, romantic, fast, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, martial arts, bodyguard, hired killer, witness, chinese army, professional killer, wuxia, kung fu, chase, businessman, unrequited love ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia, beijing china
Similarity:
100%
313K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Marcus Burnett is a hen-pecked family man. Mike Lowry is a foot-loose and fancy free ladies' man. Both are Miami policemen, and both have 72 hours to reclaim a consignment of drugs stolen from under their station's nose. To complicate ...
Style:
humorous, buddy comedy, exciting, funny, action comedy ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
buddy cop, drug lord, murder, murder investigation, partners against crime, two man army, law enforcement, friendship between men, police corruption, police investigation, african american, working undercover ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
miami, florida, usa, north america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Jackie Chan stars as Wong Fei-Hung, whose mischievous antics land him in hot water. Having tolerated enough of his son's mishaps, Fei-Hung's dad enlists his sadistic uncle, who specializes in drunken-style kung fu, to teach the lad some ...
Style:
humorous, cult classic, funny, exciting, intense ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, wuxia, wu shu, kung fu master, teacher, drinking, female martial artist, alcoholic, master, redemption, karate ...
Time:
year 1978, 20th century, 19th century
Place:
china, asia, east asia, tokyo, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
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