Movies like Kiss of the Dragon

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Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
 6.6
 66K
Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Liu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.
Style: exciting, intense, stylized, rough, suspenseful, fast paced, tense, disturbing, suspense, clever ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, police corruption, kung fu, conspiracy, reconnaissance, framed for murder, heroin, murder, fight, prostitute, one against many, drug lord, law enforcement, dishonesty, fight scenes, surveillance, spy, badass, karate, frame up, on the run, crime boss, little girl, reluctant hero, asian man white woman relationship ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century, contemporary
Place: paris france, france, europe, china, hong kong
Keyword: fighting movie, french, chinese, gangsters, buddy movie

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Most similar movies to Kiss of the Dragon

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, suspenseful, serious and realistic films with plots about martial arts, violence, hand to hand combat, fight, gangster, brawl and death mostly in Action, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Kiss of the Dragon: Hitman (2007), From Paris with Love (2010), Unleashed (2005), The Protector (2005), The Raid 2 (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Hitman (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The best-selling videogame, Hitman, roars to life with both barrels blazing in this hardcore action-thriller starring Timothy Olyphant. A genetically engineered assassin with deadly aim, known only as "Agent 47" eliminates strategic ...
Style: serious, exciting, action packed, stylized, fast paced ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: hitman, killer, sniper, one man army, assassin, danger, assassination, fight scenes, revenge, computer game, conspiracy, cia ...
Time: year 2007, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: soviet union, europe, st. petersburg russia, moscow russia, istanbul turkey ...
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100%
From Paris with Love (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: James Reese has a good job as an ambassador's aid in France, but his real passion is a side gig, working in a minor role in the CIA. He would love to be a full-fledged agent and can't believe his luck when he lands an assignment with ...
Style: entertaining, intense, semi serious, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience: manly, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot: cia, spy, terrorism, chase, heroic mission, embassy, danger, one man army, shootout, twists and turns, espionage, secret agent ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place: paris france, france, europe, pakistan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.0
 108K
Unleashed (2005)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Raised as a slave, Danny is used to fighting for his survival. In fact, his "master," Bart, thinks of him as a pet and goes as far as leashing him with a collar so they can make money in fight clubs, where Danny is the main contender. When ...
Style: intense, emotional, rough, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, vengeance, pianist, haunted by the past, slavery, violence, self discovery, friendship, kidnapping, organized crime, revenge ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place: scotland, europe, glasgow scotland
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.0
 39K
The Protector (2005)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand, USA, Hong Kong, France, Australia
Duration: 111 min.
Story: In Bangkok, the young Kham was raised by his father in the jungle with elephants as members of their family. When his old elephant and the baby Kern are stolen by criminals, Kham finds that the animals were sent to Sidney. He travels to Australia, ...
Style: action packed, brutal, stylized, light, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, muay thai, elephant, revenge, chase, gangster, fight scenes, fight, heroes, robbery, power struggle ...
Time: year 2005, 21st century
Place: australia, asia, sydney australia, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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The Raid 2 (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Indonesia, USA
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, stylized, bloody, suspense, grindhouse ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: martial arts, brutality, kung fu, mafia, gangster, warrior, hitman, hand to hand combat, violence, police corruption, shooting, fight ...
Time: 2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place: indonesia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.2
 96K
War (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: FBI agent Jack Crawford is out for revenge when his partner is killed and all clues point to the mysterious assassin Rogue. But when Rogue turns up years later to take care of some unfinished business, he triggers a violent clash of rival gangs. ...
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, action packed, fast paced ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: revenge, hitman, vengeance, martial arts, assassin, mafia, fbi, presumed dead, tough law enforcer, betrayal, guilt, loss of friend ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place: san francisco, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Gang leader Tony pulls off a major diamond heist with his crew, but cop-turned-criminal Ling knows who has the loot and responds by kidnapping Tony's daughter and holding her for ransom. Unfortunately, Tony's lost the diamonds as well. As ...
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kidnapping, robbery, vengeance, gangster, redemption, one man army, father daughter relationship, fight, daring rescue, race against time, kidnapped ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: san francisco, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.1
 74K
District B13 (2004)
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Set in the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop and ex-thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb.
Style: exciting, stylized, serious, suspenseful, breathtaking ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, ghetto, gang, parkour, fight, undercover cop, tough guy, bomb, betrayal, urban ghetto, crime boss, heroes ...
Time: future, near future, year 2004, 2000s, 2010s ...
Place: france, paris france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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District 13: Ultimatum (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Damien and Leito return to District 13 on a mission to bring peace to the troubled sector that is controlled by five different gang bosses, before the city's secret services take drastic measures to solve the problem.
Style: harsh, stylized, entertaining, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: chase, fight, parkour, undercover cop, fighting the system, gang, martial arts, corruption, prison escape, fistfight, rebellion, gang war ...
Time: future, year 2009, 2010s
Place: europe, paris france, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.4
 6K
The Defender (1994)
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: scenic, cult classic, romantic, fast, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, hitman, bodyguard, witness, kung fu, chase, assassin, police, kung fu fighting, wuxia, gangster, assassination attempt ...
Time: 90s
Place: hong kong, china, asia, beijing china
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Thailand, France, Hong Kong
Duration: 108 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: intense, stylized, harsh, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, muay thai, chase, kung fu, one man army, gangster, fighter, martial arts tournament, good versus evil, violence, brutality, master warrior ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: thailand, asia, bangkok thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.6
 216K
The Raid (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Indonesia, France, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under ...
Style: brutal, suspenseful, exciting, suspense, serious ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: martial arts, fight, swat, survival, trapped, kung fu, gunfight, death, fistfight, warrior, gang, swat team ...
Time: year 2011, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place: middle east, east asia, indonesia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.7
 631K
Taken (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: While vacationing with a friend in Paris, an American girl is kidnapped by a gang of human traffickers intent on selling her into forced prostitution. Working against the clock, her ex-spy father must pull out all the stops to save her. But with his ...
Style: suspenseful, exciting, entertaining, suspense, intense ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, chick flick, teens, date night ...
Plot: kidnapping, one man army, revenge, vigilantism, human trafficking, secret service, chase, vengeance, cia, father daughter relationship, violence, dark hero ...
Time: year 2008, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: france, paris france, europe, north america
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
 6.1
 73K
Romeo Must Die (2000)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California, docks. Hang Sing and Trish O'Day uncover a trail of deceit that leaves most of the warring factions dead … or worse!
Style: intense, suspenseful, exciting, rough, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, gang war, gangster, kung fu, prison escape, murder, true love, revenge, hip hop, fight scenes, fight, investigation ...
Time: year 2000, y2k, 20th century, 90s
Place: san francisco, hong kong, california, usa, oakland california
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 6.8
 320K
The Transporter (2002)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Former Special Forces officer, Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of ...
Style: serious, exciting, stylized, sexy, action packed ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: car chase, chase, one man army, tough guy, lone hero, martial arts, transportation, tough heroes, fight scenes, escapades, car, smuggling ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: france, nice france, europe, saint tropez, riviera ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.3
 75K
Ninja Assassin (2009)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the ...
Style: brutal, bloody, exciting, action packed, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, ninja, assassin, vengeance, kung fu, one man army, revenge, martial artist, one against many, ninja master, sword fight, hand to hand combat ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: china, osaka japan, berlin germany, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.1
 5K
Hitman (1998)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Financially troubled, a newbie hitman reluctantly takes the job of finding the plotted killer of a Japanese tycoon.
Style: crime drama, fast, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: yakuza, martial arts, assassination, hitman, assassin, mafia, karate, contract killer, samurai, killer, revenge, heroes ...
Time: 90s
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.2
 416K
The Equalizer (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: In The Equalizer, Denzel Washington plays McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a young girl under the control of ...
Style: serious, suspense, exciting, brutal, breathtaking ...
Audience: boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot: vigilante, vigilantism, corruption, hitman, assassin, one man army, gunfight, organized crime, justice, lone hero, brutality, tough heroes ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place: boston, moscow russia, usa, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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 5.9
 96K
The One (2001)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A sheriff's deputy fights an alternate universe version of himself who grows stronger with each alternate self he kills.
Style: exciting, stylized, serious, suspenseful, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, parallel universe, alternate dimension, cyberpunk, alternate universe, time travel, kung fu, law enforcement, lookalikes, multiverse, daring rescue, dual identity ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 5.6
 44K
Double Impact (1991)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris, Alex becomes a petty crook in Hong Kong. Seeing a picture of Alex, Chad rejoins him and convinces ...
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, entertaining, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, twins, blood, murder, brother brother relationship, female bodybuilder, revenge, violence, tough heroes, instructor, siblings relations, vengeance ...
Time: 90s, year 1991
Place: hong kong, los angeles, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Streetfighter (1974)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Terry is a tough mercenary and a master of martial arts. When an important business magnate dies, leaving billions to his daughter, the Mafia and Yakuza try to hire Terry to kidnap the daughter. When they refuse to meet his exorbitant price, then ...
Style: grindhouse, cult classic, bloody, stylized, perverse ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kung fu, martial arts, karate, samurai, yakuza, mafia, kidnapping, exploitation, fight, violence, violent, vengeance ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: japan, hong kong, bolivia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.0
 203K
Taken 3 (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Spain, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murder that hits close to home. As he's pursued by a savvy police inspector, Mills employs his particular set of skills to track the real killer ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, rough, fast paced, action packed ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot: revenge, kidnapping, on the run, murder, one man army, hostage, chase, bodyguard, police investigation, framed for murder, runaway, frame up ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, europe, usa, malibu california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.3
 214K
Transporter 2 (2005)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Professional driver Frank Martin is living in Miami, where he is temporarily filling in for a friend as the chauffeur for a government narcotics control policymaker and his family. The young boy in the family is targeted for kidnapping, and Frank ...
Style: sexy, action packed, exciting, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: lone hero, martial arts, car chase, kidnapping, fight scenes, weapons, car, driver, explosions, gunfight, driving, mentor ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: florida, miami, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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 5.6
 37K
Exit Wounds (2001)
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, suspense, black comedy, detective, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police corruption, chase, police, aikido, martial arts, kidnapping, police investigation, corrupt cop, conspiracy, secret service, justice, drug dealing ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s
Place: detroit, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 6.2
 56K
Hard Target (1993)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: When a woman's father goes missing, she enlist a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.
Style: exciting, suspense, entertaining, intense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: martial arts, chase, gunfight, manhunt, ex military, tough heroes, drifter, justice, survival, danger, one man army, hunting ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: new orleans, louisiana, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
My Father is a Hero (1995)
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: cult classic, scenic, fast, exciting, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, tough heroes, fight, triad, fight club, fight scenes, karate, epic battle, monster, wuxia, wu shu ...
Time: 90s
Place: asia, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Urban Justice (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Seagal plays a man with a dark and violent past, who seeks revenge for the murder of his son.
Style: suspenseful, rough, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: revenge, martial arts, gang, investigation, chase, murder, gangster, danger, law enforcement, dishonesty, death in the family, husband wife relationship ...
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 6.4
 135K
Killer Elite (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Based on a shocking true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world’s most elite operatives—Danny, an ex-special ops agent and Hunter, his longtime mentor—against the cunning leader of a secret military society. Covering the globe from ...
Style: exciting, tense, suspenseful, suspense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: spy, hitman, secret service, mentor, conspiracy, hostage, undercover, rescue, espionage, mercenary, secret agent, assassination ...
Time: year 2011, 20th century, year 1980, 80s
Place: middle east, london, australia, iran, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 6.5
 117K
Safe (2012)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian Mafia and high-level corrupt New York City politicians and police.
Style: exciting, serious, stylized, action packed, fast paced ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, organized crime, chase, gunfight, lone hero, protector, ex military, on the run, mafia, tough heroes, revenge, tough guy ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york, iran, brooklyn new york city, north america
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 6.6
 115K
Run All Night (2015)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when ...
Style: suspenseful, intense, stylized, tense, realistic ...
Plot: gangster, manhunt, assassin, on the run, murder, redemption, swat team, hitman, father son relationship, organized crime, brutality, mobster ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, peru, usa, madison square garden manhattan new york city, bronx new york city ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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