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Shaolin (2011)
21K
Original name: 新少林寺
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China, USA
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. But the pride comes before a fall. When his own family is wiped out by a rival warlord, Hao is forced to take refuge with the monks. As the civil unrest spreads and the people suffer, Hao and the Shaolin masters are forced to take a fiery stand against the evil warlords. They launch a daring plan or rescue and escape.
Style:
serious, stylized, exciting, bleak, captivating, realistic, epic, heroic, cult classic, action thriller ...
Plot:
martial arts, shaolin monk, shaolin, shaolin kung fu, monk, martial artist, wu shu, conquering, dictatorship, kung fu, refugee, political unrest, hopes, fight, medieval, warlord, monastery, duel, master warrior, wuxia, violence, hand to hand combat, fictional war, mixed martial arts, danger ...
Time:
2010s, 1920s, 20th century, 20s
Place:
china, asia
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Most similar movies to Shaolin
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, exciting, realistic and stylized films with plots about martial arts, rivalry, kung fu, master warrior, heroes, medieval and fight mostly in Action, Drama and History genres. Some movies like Shaolin: Fearless (2006), Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2003), Clan of the White Lotus (1980), Blades of Blood (2010), Ip Man (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, cult classic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, shaolin monk, shaolin, kung fu, master warrior, kung fu master, soldier, heroes, wuxia, vengeance, one against many, shaolin kung fu ...
Time:
80s
Place:
china, asia, beijing china
Similarity:
100%
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:
exciting, serious, stylized, captivating, touching ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, shaolin, master warrior, heroes, kung fu master, fight, coming of age, vengeance, monastery, renegade, tough heroes ...
Time:
7th century
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
100%
81K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Huo Yuan Jia became the most famous martial arts fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness, defining the true spirit of martial arts and also inspiring his ...
Style:
inspirational, intense, captivating, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, wuxia, master warrior, redemption, qing dynasty, childhood, medieval, friendship, mentor, biopic, exile ...
Time:
year 2006, ancient times, 1800s, 1910s, 19th century ...
Place:
asia, china, japan, shanghai, east asia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Skilled martial arts director Lau Ka Leung offers you another Kung Fu treat! this Asian classic introduces viewers to the Shaolin Mantis way of fighting! The tale takes you back to the Qing dynasty & Wei Feng, the son of a Qing official who ...
Style:
grindhouse, serious, realistic, touching, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, fight, praying mantis, kung fu master, shaolin, shaolin monk, kung fu classic, marriage, violent content, romancing a suspect, one man army ...
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
100%
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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:
wuxia, martial arts, medieval, desert, vengeance, sword fight, epic battle, survival, danger, uninhibited rivalry, escapades, rivalry ...
Time:
8th century
Place:
china, asia, ancient china, tokyo, japan
Similarity:
100%
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 ...
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, shaolin, fight, kung fu classic, medieval, shaolin monk, wuxia, revenge, shaolin kung fu, exploitation, battles ...
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Shaolin practitioners and brothers Wu and Hung kill the merciless Pai Mei. However, Pai Mei's even more merciless brother White Lotus takes revenge; killing most of the Shaolin disciples, including Wu and Hung's girlfriend, leaving only ...
Style:
grindhouse, stylized, perverse, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, shaolin, fight, kung fu classic, medieval, shaolin monk, kung fu master, ninja, wuxia, shaolin kung fu, karate ...
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In the 16th century in Chosun dynasty, HWANG Jung-hak and LEE Mong-hak create the “Grand Alliance” with the united dream of a better world. While the new leader LEE dreams of eradicating this world of all its corruption and becoming king ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, serious, tense, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
medieval, martial arts, political unrest, rivalry, danger, sword fight, vengeance, dishonesty, assassination attempt, politics, escapades, sword ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
korea, asia
Similarity:
100%
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242K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second ...
Style:
tense, captivating, heroic, epic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
martial arts, wing chun, human spirit, master warrior, kung fu, warrior, courage, bravery, training, martial artist, fistfight, sino japanese war ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 1940s, year 1937 ...
Place:
china, east asia, seattle, asia, ancient china ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, History, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In the sequel to the Tsui Hark classic, Wong Fei-Hung faces The White Lotus society, a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence, even attacking Chinese who follow Western ways. Wong must also defend Dr. Sun Yat ...
Style:
cult classic, epic, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, martial artist, kung fu, kung fu master, master warrior, samurai, wuxia, fight, hopes, dalmatian, kung fu fighting, heroes ...
Time:
ancient times, 1800s, 19th century, 1890s
Place:
china, asia, japan, tokyo, las vegas ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 106 min.
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 ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, realistic, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, medieval, resistance, undercover, one man army, kung fu, kung fu classic, one against many, assassination, fight, state affairs, vengeance ...
Time:
20th century, year 2010, 2010s, 1930s, 1940s ...
Place:
china, shanghai, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen visits Hong Kong to discuss plans with Tongmenghui members to overthrow the Qing dynasty. But when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him, they assemble a group of protectors to prevent any attacks.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, exciting, stylized ...
Plot:
martial arts, chinese history, kung fu, qing dynasty, medieval, asian history, politics, empress, fight, sword fight, revolution, patriotism ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, china, ancient china, east asia, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
In the 1930s , a Japanese cult called The Temple of Hades was ordered to cooperate with the Japanese military to destroy China. They buy so many young children from poor family , who will be trained as a lethal killing machine and serve the Empire ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, serious, suspenseful, scenic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
shaolin, medieval, martial arts, mortal combat, vengeance, danger, imaginary, master warrior, escapades, superhuman powers, good versus evil, contests and competitions ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, 2010s
Place:
china
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
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 ...
Style:
cult classic, fast, exciting, serious, stylized
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, medieval, shaolin, female warrior, tai chi, wuxia, monk, fight, shaolin monk, kung fu master, woman with a gun ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
china
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 99 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 ...
Style:
cult classic, fast, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
medieval, martial arts, shaolin, kung fu, shaolin monk, wuxia, fight, master warrior, heroes, tough heroes, love affair, legends and myths ...
Time:
80s
Place:
asia, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: China, USA
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 ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, suspenseful, serious, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
fight, martial arts, medieval, wuxia, kung fu, army, good versus evil, vengeance, family relations, family in danger, family feud, rivalry ...
Time:
2010s, 1900s, 1860s, 20th century
Place:
china, asia, ancient china
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
During the warring period of the three kingdoms, ancient China is in turmoil. To unify the country, general Cao Cao (Jiang Wen), the real power behind the Emperor, enlists the aid of the greatest warrior in the land, Guan Yu (Donnie Yen). However, ...
Style:
stylized, emotional, exciting, action packed, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, medieval, battles, forbidden love, warlord, wuxia, rivalry, asian history, master warrior, love and romance, heroes, military ...
Place:
china, east asia, asia, ancient china
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The Yangs are betrayed by a government official conspiring with the Mongols. All of the Yang family males except the 4th, 5th, and 6th brothers are killed. Fu Sheng loses his mind after the death of his family, while the other brother, takes refuge ...
Style:
perverse, grindhouse, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kung fu classic, kung fu, medieval, martial arts, wuxia, kung fu master, shaolin, shaolin monk, fight, shaolin kung fu, ninja, sword ...
Place:
asia, china
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The film is set in five parts, five seasons that are part of the Chinese almanac. The story takes place in the jianghu, the world of the martial arts. Ouyang Feng has lived in the western desert for some years. He left his home in White Camel ...
Style:
art house, visual, atmospheric, stylized, contemplative ...
Plot:
wuxia, martial arts, kung fu, sword fight, desert, vengeance, samurai, redemption, loneliness, swordsman, assassin, bandit ...
Time:
year 1994
Place:
china, east asia, asia, tokyo, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
During the Ming Dynasty one man will request a competition when his weapon is rejected. After a series of fights he is determined to prove his sword is invincible.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
medieval, martial arts, master warrior, sword fight, disorder, against the odds, contests and competitions, ambition, mysterious character, heroes, mistaken identity, kung fu ...
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Huo An, the commander of the Protection Squad of the Western Regions, was framed by evil forces and becomes enslaved. On the other hand, a Roman general escapes to China after rescuing the Prince. The heroic duo meet in the Western Desert and a ...
Style:
realistic, exciting, serious, scenic, action adventure ...
Plot:
master warrior, martial arts, military, ancient rome, battle zone, danger, heroic mission, wuxia, battles, heroes, ancient history, barbarian ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place:
china, ancient china
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
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:
intense, harsh, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, violence, fight scenes, kung fu master, martial artist, sword fight, vengeance, brutality, wuxia, visceral, samurai ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s
Place:
china, asia, hong kong, japan, tokyo
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
There is no place more hallowed in the martial art world than China's Shaolin Temple. This special place deserves a special epic, which is what the martial arts maestro delivers in this battle between a brave brand of Chinese boxers and ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, shaolin kung fu, master warrior, vengeance, rivalry, heroes, betrayal, dishonesty, shaolin monk, shaolin, medieval ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
31%
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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:
serious, realistic, exciting, tense, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, shaolin monk, kung fu classic, medieval, fight, karate, martial arts training, fistfight, shaolin kung fu, violent content, heroes ...
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min.
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.
Style:
cult classic, fast, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Plot:
kung fu, martial arts, fight, medieval, kung fu classic, sword, shaolin monk, shaolin, wuxia, weapons, asian, master warrior ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
china, east asia
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The anti-Ching patriots, under the guidance of Ho Kuang-han, have secretly set up their base in Canton, disguised as school masters. During a brutal Manchu attack, Lui manages to escape, and devotes himself to learning the martial arts in order to ...
Style:
grindhouse, stylized, inspirational, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
shaolin, kung fu, martial arts, shaolin kung fu, martial artist, revenge, wuxia, samurai, kung fu master, training, fight, kung fu classic ...
Time:
year 1978, 18th century
Place:
china, asia, japan, tokyo, hong kong
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A poor comic book artist summons four legendary Kung Fu masters to learn the highest level of martial arts and help him get his girl.
Style:
intense, exciting, serious, captivating, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, family outing, teens
Plot:
master warrior, shaolin, hand to hand combat, martial artist, shaolin monk, kung fu, medieval, shaolin kung fu, martial arts, friendship, mentor, good versus evil ...
Place:
asia, china
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A survivor of an attack on a rebel group opposing the Manchu invasion of China creates the Goose Fist fighting technique and tries for revenge on a traitor.
Style:
cult classic, fast, serious, psychotronic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, medieval, samurai sword, martial artist, shaolin, wing chun, exploitation, fight, kung fu, master warrior, secret agent, rivalry ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
hong kong, asia, china
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A government law officer is dispatched to bring his brother's killers to justice. On his bloody mission, untold assassins are thrown at him, but to no avail. One by one they are done away with in a most militant style.
Style:
exciting, stylized, rough, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
shaolin kung fu, shaolin monk, revenge, karate, master warrior, martial arts, violent content, vengeance, one man army, danger, rivalry, escapades ...
Place:
asia
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The plot involves patriots during the Sung Dynasty and their attempts to rescue a kidnapped prince from Ching troops who have invaded the north of China. The patriots are led by Ti Lung who recruits a mysterious but seemingly superhuman fighter ...
Style:
serious, realistic, stylized, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
martial arts, medieval, kung fu, wuxia, martial artist, fight, kung fu master, kung fu classic, partner, revolution, friends, heroes ...
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
28%
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