Movies like Tai-Chi Master
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Tai-Chi Master (1993)
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Original name: 太极张三丰
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their differences mano-a-mano.
Style:
exciting, serious, stylized
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, female warrior, tai chi, monk, fight, medieval, revenge, karate, monster, strong female lead, army, rebel, woman with a gun, badass female lead, heroes, betrayal, shaolin monk, buddhism, emperor, monastery, dynasty, fighter, memory loss, cheating ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
china
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out cult film, serious, exciting and stylized films with plots about martial arts, kung fu, fistfight, heroes, rivalry, master warrior and disarming someone mostly in Action, Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Tai-Chi Master: The Shaolin Temple (1982), Last Hero in China (1993), The Evil Cult (1993), Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986), True Legend (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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:
serious, exciting, stylized, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
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martial arts, kung fu, master warrior, heroes, fight, vengeance, coming of age, monastery, renegade, obsessive quest, tough heroes, monk ...
Time:
7th century
Place:
china, asia
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100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, History
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Jet Li stars in this comic spectacle as a Chinese "Robin Hood" who stumbles upon a kidnapping scheme after unwittingly opening a martial arts school next to a brothel!
Style:
romantic, scenic, epic, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, medieval, fight, master warrior, heroes, folk hero, one man army, kidnapping, robin hood, wiretap, escapades ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
china, asia
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100%
Genre: Action, Fantasy, History
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A wild and rollicking martial arts fantasy extravaganza that features prized swords and swordsmen, a crazy monk attached to a rolling boulder, serious clan and cult rivalries, and lots of magic and flying.
Style:
surreal, serious, scenic, atmospheric, cult film
Plot:
martial arts, revenge, kung fu, supernatural ability, master warrior, heroes, rivalry, good versus evil, vengeance, legends and myths, heroic mission, combat ...
Time:
middle ages
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100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
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:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, cult film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, shaolin monk, shaolin, master warrior, heroes, soldier, kung fu master, one against many, vengeance, fight, tough heroes ...
Time:
80s
Place:
asia, china, beijing china
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Su Qi-Er, a wealthy man living during the Qing Dynasty who loses his fortune and reputation as a result of a conspiracy against him. After being forced out onto the streets, Su dedicates his life to martial arts and reemerges as a patriotic hero ...
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suspenseful, stylized, exciting, serious, epic
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boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, fight, kung fu, vengeance, good versus evil, family relations, family feud, family in danger, uninhibited rivalry, escapades, rescue, rivalry ...
Time:
20th century, 1860s
Place:
asia, china, ancient china
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 109 min.
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Master Wong and his disciples enroll in the 'Dancing Lion Competition' to stop an assassination plot and to battle an arrogant, deceitful opponent.
Style:
stylized, serious, harsh, light, cerebral ...
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boys' night
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martial arts, kung fu, culture clash, samurai, master warrior, battles, heroes, heroic mission, assassination, warrior, sword fight, fistfight ...
Place:
china, tokyo, hong kong, japan
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Genre: Action, Comedy, History
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
This Hong Kong martial-arts extravaganza tells of evil emperors and true love. The secret Red Lotus Flower Society is committed to the overthrow of the evil Manchu Emperor and his minions. One of his Governors is sent on a mission to retrieve a list ...
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Plot:
kung fu, martial arts, fight, wu shu, medieval, violence, fight scenes, fantasy world, catastrophe, brutality, childhood, gunfight ...
Time:
90s
Place:
china, hong kong, tokyo, asia
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100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Martial arts expert Wing Chun battles bandits in this magical film that provides as many laughs as it does wallops. Besides horse thieves, Wing Chun must deal with the men around her who simply can't handle a strong, independent woman. ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, humorous, stylized, campy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, female martial artist, female warrior, fight, wing chun, feminist, wiretap, karate, badass female lead, femdom, strong female lead ...
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100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, History
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The hero Fong Sai Yuk becomes involved in the secret brotherhood "The Red Flower", who are trying to overthrow the Manchurian emperor and re-establishing the Ming dynasty. The social upheaval is combined with Sai Yuk's personal moral ...
Style:
semi serious, stylized, humorous, cult film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, wu shu, kung fu, medieval, fight, karate, heroes, master villain, escapades, rescue, redemption, betrayal ...
Time:
middle ages
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100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 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 ...
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romantic, scenic, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, kung fu master, fight, medieval, master warrior, heroes, bus, bank, karate, righting the wronged, tough heroes ...
Time:
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los angeles, hong kong, china, asia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
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:
campy, suspenseful, stylized, surreal, serious
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, femdom, badass female lead, superhuman powers, gunfight, strong female lead, ghost, rivalry, escapades, master villain, rescue ...
Place:
china, asia, hong kong
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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 ...
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harsh, intense, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
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boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, fight, sword fight, fight scenes, violence, brutality, master warrior, kung fu classic, kung fu master, folk hero, humiliation ...
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Place:
china, asia, hong kong, japan, tokyo
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39%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young father and his infant son are beset by forces of evil and corruption. They wander China, upholding their sense of honor and protecting the weak. When they are forced into combat, spectacular and hilarious fast-motion kung fu sequences ...
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boys' night
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Place:
hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Two rivaling families live on opposite sides of a river. One of them practices Shaolin kung fu and has only sons, while the other has only daughters and practices the Wu-Tang sword. The father of the Wu-Tang family is so paranoid about the Shaolin ...
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semi serious, realistic, stylized, humorous, cult film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, medieval, samurai, fight, shaolin monk, heroes, master warrior, village, shaolin, track down, leadership ...
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80s
Place:
asia, hong kong
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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:
martial arts, shaolin monk, shaolin, monk, wu shu, monastery, conquering, kung fu, martial artist, shaolin kung fu, dictatorship, refugee ...
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1920s, 20th century
Place:
china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A couple unite - she is fluent in the crane style of kung fu, he in tiger style. They have a son, but the boy's father is killed by the evil eunuch Pai Mei. Disguised as a girl, his mom trains him in crane style while he secretly learns tiger ...
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boys' night
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martial arts, kung fu, fight, medieval, shaolin, revenge, kung fu classic, exploitation, battles, vengeance, one man army, heroes ...
Place:
china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A brother and sister escape from Japanese-occupied Shanghai to Japanese-occupied Taiwan, to stay with their grandfather who runs a Kung-Fu school there. However, the master of a Japanese Kung-Fu school in Taiwan has designs on bringing all other ...
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serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, cult film
Audience:
boys' night
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martial arts, kung fu, medieval, fight, master warrior, heroes, world war two, against the odds, heroic mission, school, wartime life, murder ...
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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.
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scenic, exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
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asia, hong kong
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29%
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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boys' night
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Genre: Action
Country: Thailand
Duration: 99 min.
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Ong Bak 3 picks up where Ong Bak 2 had left off. Tien is captured and almost beaten to death before he is saved and brought back to the Kana Khone villagers. There he is taught meditation and how to deal with his Karma, but very soon his arch rival ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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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. ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 200 min.
Story:
Ming dynasty noblewoman Yang must escape from the evil eunuch Hsu. She seeks refuge at a decrepit town where she gets assistance from a naive scholar & a group of mysterious yet powerful monks.
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28%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
After Chen Zhen's execution in Shanghai, the Japanese feared that his death would unite all Chinese kung fu schools against them. Fearing this, the Japanese gave orders to the head of the Hong Ku School, Miyamoto (Lo Lieh) to surpass all ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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27%
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Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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