Movies like The Quest
If you like "The Quest" you are looking for exciting, serious and realistic movies about / with martial arts, fight scenes, martial arts tournament, island, contests and competitions, mixed martial arts and friendship themes of Action, Adventure and Drama genre shot in Canada or USA.
Find your next favorite and similar movies in two steps:
1. Identify all themes of interest from this film (block below).
2. Look for them in the presented list.
The Quest (1996)
27K
Where to Watch
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ghang-gheng, the ancient winner-take-all competition in which the deadliest fighters from around the world employ the most spectacular feats of martial arts skills ever displayed in order to win the prized Golden Dragon. But fighting prowess alone will not be enough for Chris to triumph over such daunting foes.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, stylized, scary, ridiculous, sentimental, humorous, dramatic, cult film ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, fight scenes, martial arts tournament, island, contests and competitions, mixed martial arts, friendship, brutality, mentor, life philosophy, revenge, escapades, rivalry, ambition, against the odds, fight, manhood, gangsters, orphan, zeppelin, sport, catastrophe, pirate, snake, natural disaster ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, 20s
Place:
himalaya, new york, asia, thailand, tibet
Movie in categories
Most similar movies to The Quest
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, cult film and humorous films with plots about mentor, dialogue, brutality, catastrophe, heroes, life philosophy and rivalry mostly in Action, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like The Quest: Bloodsport (1988), Bloodsport 2 (1996), Kickboxer (1989), Best of the Best II (1993), Hard Target (1993). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Subscribe for new and better recommendations:
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Frank Dux has entered the "kumite", an illegal underground martial-arts competition where serious injury and even death are not unknown. Chong Li, a particularly ruthless and vicious fighter is the favorite, but then again Dux has not ...
Style:
exciting, intense, serious, suspenseful, campy ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, mixed martial arts, sport, martial arts tournament, tournament, kung fu, fight, heroes, underdog, revenge, rivalry, underground fighting ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After thief Alex Cardo gets caught while stealing an ancient katana in East Asia, he soon finds himself imprisoned and beaten up by the crowd there. One of the guards, Demon, feels upset by Alex appearance and tortures him as often as he gets the ...
Style:
intense, serious, realistic, unusual plot structure, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, prison brawl, master warrior, rivalry, contests and competitions, prison life, prison, mixed martial arts, tournament, suspense, heroes, tough heroes ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
57K
Genre: Action, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
If your enemy refuses to be humbled... Destroy him. Accompanied by his brother Kurt (Van Damme), American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane (Dennis Alexio), arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent: ruthless ...
Style:
harsh, feel good, inspirational, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, martial arts tournament, muay thai, violence, heroes, vengeance, fight, mentor, kung fu, master warrior, tough guy, tournament ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
thailand, bangkok thailand, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In an underground fight club, blackbelt Travis Brickley is killed after losing to the evil martial arts master Brakus. Travis' death is witnessed by Walter Grady, the son of his best friend Alex Grady. Alex and his partner, Tommy Lee, vow to ...
Style:
serious, clever, ridiculous, humorous, buddy movie ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, fight, vengeance, master warrior, friends, contests and competitions, rivalry, kung fu, revenge, violence, alter ego, culture clash ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
las vegas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Movie in collections
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, entertaining, intense, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, chase, gunfight, suspense, ex military, manhunt, mercenary, justice, survival, track down, tough heroes, hunting ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
new orleans, hong kong, louisiana, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Also search:
National Treasure similar movies
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.
Style:
exciting, inspirational, brutal, harsh, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, prison fight, streetfighting, kickboxing, prison, kung fu, revenge, vengeance, tournament, fight, gangsters, drifter ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery
Country: UK, Germany, Japan, USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Four beautiful rivals at an invitation-only martial-arts tournament join forces against a sinister threat. Princess Kasumi is an aristocratic warrior trained by martial-arts masters. Tina Armstrong is a wrestling superstar. Helena Douglas is an ...
Style:
humorous, exciting, stylized, sexy, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, ninja, female martial artist, fight, competition, female fighter, female protagonist, master warrior, runaway, women, tournament, friendship ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
21K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A man must survive a prison where hardened criminals battle to the death for the warden's entertainment.
Style:
harsh, intense, emotional, stylized, brutal ...
Plot:
martial arts, revenge, prison, prison escape, prison violence, murder, vengeance, redemption, prison life, violence, corruption, warden ...
Place:
latin america, hong kong, california, ireland, new jersey ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A group of heroic warriors has only six days to save the planet in "Mortal Kombat Annihilation." To succeed they must survive the most spectacular series of challenges any human, or god, has ever encountered as they battle an evil warlord ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, stylized, serious, campy ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, teens, family outing
Plot:
martial arts, ninja, fight, fight scenes, transformation, good versus evil, alternate dimension, save the world, kung fu, death, battles, heroes ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
16K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Aruba, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Marcus Ray (Jean-Claude Van Damme), a sales representative for "V SIX" jeans, and his partner, Tommy Hendricks (Rob Schneider), are about to be busted for selling "knock off" jeans. Their American contact, Karan Leigh, who by the ...
Style:
stylized, humorous, campy, visually appealing, feel good ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, mafia, suspense, buddy cop, conspiracy, fashion, terrorism, chase, gunfight, violence, brutality, transformation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Also search:
Movies like Never Back Down
37K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Lyon Gaultier is a deserter in the Foreign Legion arriving in the USA entirely hard up. He finds his brother between life and death and his sister-in-law without the money needed to heal her husband and to maintain her child. To earn the money ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, sentimental, buddy movie ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, fight, on the run, heroes, drug dealer, bet, ambition, rivalry, contests and competitions, opponent, family relations, soldier ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, las vegas, africa, california, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Escaped convict Sam Gillen single handedly takes on ruthless developers determined to evict Clydie - a widow with two young children. Nobody knows who Sam is.
Style:
exciting, sexy, political, humorous, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, boys' night, chick flick, kids
Plot:
martial arts, farm, chase, prison escape, motorcycle, fight, redemption, vengeance, on the run, manhunt, eviction, revenge ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
usa, montana, california, hawaii
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A policeman takes his twin brother's place and inherits his problems and a beautiful girlfriend. He is forced to kickbox his way from France to the U.S. and back while playing footsie with the FBI and Russian mafia. Not just muscles with a ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, erotic, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, chase, vengeance, gangsters, gunfight, suspense, heroes, car chase, hidden identity, undercover, switching roles, lone wolves ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa, france, russia, hong kong ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand, USA, Hong Kong, France
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:
light, stylized, brutal, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, muay thai, revenge, fight, elephant, chase, gangsters, gang, fight scenes, power struggle, robbery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, asia, hong kong, china, sydney australia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Tommy Lee (Phillip Rhee) comes to visit his sister and finds that the town is being overrun with members of the Arian brotherhood. These Arian brothers certainly weren't expecting a Taekwondo expert to show up. Tommy and his sister's ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, unusual plot structure, intense, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, gang, small town, heroes, fight, gunfight, kung fu, violence, gangsters, terrorism, stereotypes, revenge ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Also search:
Bloodsport related movies
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In this rousing sequel to Kickboxer, Tong Po broods about his defeat at the hands of Kurt Sloan. Po and his managers resort to drastic measures to goad Kurt into the ring for a rematch.
Style:
feel good, rough, serious, cerebral, campy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, revenge, fight, vengeance, fight scenes, mentor, master warrior, kickboxer, violence, tough heroes, contests and competitions, underdog ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
egypt
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
120K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in hand-to-hand battle against his mortal enemies. If he wins a tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, desolation and evil will reign over the multiverse forever. To save Earth, three warriors must ...
Style:
exciting, intense, campy, entertaining, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, good versus evil, monster, tournament, underground fighting, heroic mission, fight, warrior, creature, save the world, mortal combat, ninja ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
hong kong, china, los angeles, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
He's a one-man arsenal... with enough voltage to rock the free world. They Don't Play by the Rules. You're either on their side...or in their way. America's top counter-terrorist usually works alone...this time he's got ...
Style:
intense, suspenseful, stylized, buddy comedy, ridiculous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, terrorist, heroes, heroic mission, good versus evil, uninhibited rivalry, martial arts, fight, chase, island, violence, sniper ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, rome italy, antwerp, france, switzerland ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Movie in collections
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
After completing his training of ninjutsu within Japan, an American Vietnam veteran by the name of Cole (Franco Nero) visits his war buddy Frank Landers (Alex Courtney) and his newly wed wife Mary Ann Landers (Susan George), who are the owners of a ...
Style:
sexy, humorous, campy, bloody, buddy movie ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
ninja, martial arts, sword fight, death, fight scenes, fight, superhero, samurai, exploitation, medieval, violence, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
the philippines, tokyo, new jersey, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A Chinese emissary is sent to the Gobi desert to execute a renegade soldier. When a caravan transporting a Buddhist monk and a valuable treasure is threatened by thieves, however, the two warriors might unite to protect the travelers.
Style:
epic, breathtaking, exciting, serious, lyrical ...
Plot:
martial arts, vengeance, desert, fight, sword fight, survival, escapades, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, medieval, epic battle, warrior ...
Time:
8th century
Place:
china, japan, tokyo, asia, ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Also search:
Movies like The Rock
21K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A team of skydiving crooks led by DEA-agent-turned-bad Ty Moncrief (Busey) specialize in landing on police roofs and breaking in so their evil computer nerd can steal undercover agents' files and sell them to drug lords. Federal Marshal Pete ...
Style:
exciting, intense, serious, sexy, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
airplane, terrorism, parachuting, hijacking, terrorist, suspense, chase, airplane hijack, heroes, race against time, track down, skydiving ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering, fast-paced action/adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris.Following a daring escape from a Vietnamese POW ...
Style:
exciting, intense, rough, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
vietnam war, jungle, martial arts, military, one man army, heroes, suspense, fight scenes, justice, rescue, heroic mission, military life ...
Time:
80s
Place:
vietnam, the philippines, thailand, asia, saigon ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
34K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Small-town boy Shawn MacArthur has come to New York City with nothing. Barely earning a living selling counterfeit goods on the streets, his luck changes when scam artist Harvey Boarden sees that he has a natural talent for streetfighting. When ...
Style:
feel good, atmospheric, intense, harsh, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
street fighter, streetfighting, martial arts, boxing, battles, sport, athlete and trainer, fight, rags to riches, hip hop, life philosophy, culture clash ...
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, alabama, bronx new york city ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, unusual plot structure, visually appealing ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, buddies, vengeance, gangsters, rescue, heroic mission, samurai, righting the wronged, obsessive quest, vietnam war, blind man, sword fight ...
Time:
80s
Place:
vietnam, asia, australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
A newly developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. James Bond must find out how and why. His suspicions ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, espionage, spy, 007, secret agents, chase, villain, race against time, british secret service, heroic mission, cold war, terrorist ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, paris france, france, california, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Also search:
Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior similar movies
170K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: France, USA, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Frank Martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukranian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on the Black Sea. En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to intercept Valentina's safe ...
Style:
exciting, road movie, serious, entertaining, absurd ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
car chase, car, martial arts, one man army, chase, tough guy, murder, fistfight, tough heroes, fight, driving, heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, france, budapest, ukraine
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The vacationers at a winter wonderland struggle to survive after an avalanche of snow crashes into their ski resort. Their holiday then turns into a game of survival.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, bleak, psychotronic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
disaster, avalanche, catastrophe, rescue, natural disaster, ski, ski resort, adaptation, winter, survival, snow, hospital ...
Time:
70s
Place:
tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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, brutal, humorous, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, muay thai, gangsters, chase, kung fu, destiny, lone hero, martial arts tournament, good versus evil, violence, brutality, heroes ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
thailand, tokyo, hong kong, asia, bangkok thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, master warrior, tai chi, kung fu, revenge, fight, kick-butt women, police corruption, brutality, betrayal, justice, undercover cop ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, hong kong, tokyo, beijing china
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Martial arts star Steven Seagal stars in this action drama as Jack Taggart, an undercover agent working for the Environmental Protection Agency. When an EPA representative is murdered in a small Appalachian community, Taggart is sent in -- posing as ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, sexy, melancholic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, toxic, small town, environment, brutality, suspense, betrayal, investigation, environmentalism, good versus evil, snake, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Place:
kentucky, usa, appalachia, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Subscribe for new and better recommendations:
Related movie lists
