Movies and TV shows like Kung Fu 1972
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Kung Fu (1972)
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.
Style:
exciting, atmospheric, serious, realistic, gloomy
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, on the run, shaolin monk, shaolin, vegetarian, temple, flashback, man with no name, haunted by the past, kung fu classic, shaolin kung fu, old west, fugitives, lonely, heroes, loner, master warrior, fish out of water, life lesson, monk, graphic violence, on the road, escapades, rivalry ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
usa, arizona, new mexico
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, exciting and suspenseful films and TV series with plots about heroes, rivalry, violence, gun, gunfight, cowboy and chases and races mostly in Western, Drama and Adventure genres. Some movies like Kung Fu: Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993), Kung Fu: The Movie (1986), Lonesome Dove (1989), Streets of Laredo (1995), Walker, Texas Ranger (1993). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues is a spin-off of the 1972–1975 television series Kung Fu. David Carradine and Chris Potter starred as a father and son trained in kung fu - Carradine playing a Shaolin monk, Potter a police detective. This series ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, police, kung fu fighting, martial artist, violence, shaolin kung fu, shaolin monk, heroes, fight, police officer, master warrior ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In his travels, Caine meets up with an old man who has several surprises for him. The first being the destruction of the Shaolin order, the second being that the man is the father of the Emperor's nephew whom he killed in China, and the third ...
Style:
serious, psychotronic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu master, kung fu, heroes, tough heroes, righting the wronged, rivalry, vigilantism, tragic hero, drug dealing, vengeance, clergy ...
Time:
80s
Place:
asia, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 384 min.
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Lonesome Dove is a Western television miniseries based on Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. Starring Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones, Lonesome Dove was originally broadcast by CBS on February 5, 1989, drawing a ...
Style:
realistic, touching, epic, reflective, melancholic ...
Plot:
friendship, gunfight, cowboy, obsessive quest, old west, life & death, villain, texas ranger, courage, adaptation, destiny, depression ...
Time:
19th century, 80s
Place:
austin texas, nebraska, montana, usa, wyoming ...
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100%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story:
Captain Woodrow Call, now retired from the Rangers, is a bounty hunter. He is hired by an eastern rail baron to track down Joey Garza, a new kind of killer, only a boy, who kills from a distance with a rifle. Joined by his old compadre Pea Eye, it ...
Style:
serious, exciting, realistic, atmospheric, rough
Plot:
manhunt, track down, heroes, escapades, rivalry, haunted by the past, on the road, gang of outlaws, native american, child in peril, bounty hunter, old west ...
Time:
90s, 1890s
Place:
texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Walker, Texas Ranger is an American television action crime drama series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis, both starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division. The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993, with the first season ...
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realistic, serious, exciting, captivating, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
texas ranger, partners against crime, law enforcement, vigilante, brutality, heroes, good versus evil, police investigation, martial artist, society, machismo, love interest ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
texas, southern usa, usa, dallas texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The archetypical renegade Texas Ranger wages war against a drug kingpin with automatic weapons, his wits and martial arts after a gun battle leaves his partner dead. All of this inevitably culminates a martial arts showdown between the drug lord and ...
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
texas ranger, martial arts, fbi, vengeance, law enforcement, buddy cop, lone wolves, gang, special agents, fighting crime, confined, fight scenes ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
texas, austin texas, mexico, usa, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Former gunfighter Django has become a monk and abandoned his violent former ways. His daughter is kidnapped by rogue Hungarian soldiers using slave labor to run a silver mine. Django casts off his habit and digs up his machine gun to practice a ...
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boys' night
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monastery, cowboy, liberation theology, heroes, one man army, monk, gunfighter, mexican revolution, righting the wronged, tough heroes, abduction, old west ...
Time:
19th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Master is a ninja-themed action-adventure TV series created by Michael Sloan which aired on NBC. The show focuses on the adventures of John Peter McAllister, an aging ninja master, and his young pupil, Max Keller. Most episodes focus on the ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, cult film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, ninja, ninjitsu, heroes, master warrior, martial artist, kung fu fighting, kung fu master, kung fu classic, kung fu, crime fighter, graphic violence ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
asia, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Action, Adventure, History, Western
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred ...
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, kung fu classic, heroes, memory loss, rescue, fish out of water, society, rivalry, gangsters, fighting crime, outlaw gang ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, china, hong kong, san francisco, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
While passing through the town of Bannock, a bunch of drunken cattlemen go overboard with their celebrating and accidentally kill an old man with a stray shot. They return home to Sabbath unaware of his death. Bannock lawman Jered Maddox later ...
Style:
tense, realistic, rough, serious, perverse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
old west, murder, wilderness, social decay, americana, violence spree, social misfits, cowboy, husband wife relationship, dark hero, revenge, price of justice ...
Time:
19th century, 70s, 1880s
Place:
new mexico, arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Wild Boys is an Australian television period drama series that began airing on the Seven Network on 4 September 2011. It is produced by Julie McGauran and Sarah Smith from Southern Star and John Holmes. The series is set in and around the fictional ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, tense, contemplative
Plot:
gang, friendship, two man army, escapades, rivalry, chase, murder, society, partners, youth, cowboy, old west ...
Time:
20th century, 19th century
Place:
australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
On the outskirts of the Civil War, a boy is sent north by a bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, road movie, realistic ...
Plot:
american civil war, civil war, slavery, african american, moral dilemma, survival, escapades, track down, society, racism, on the run, suspense ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
A quarter-life crisis causes a young Chinese-American woman to drop out of college and go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her martial ...
Style:
tense, captivating, exciting
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, master warrior, one against many, showdown, fighting crime, battles, heroine, revenge, criminal, female protagonist, heroes ...
Place:
china, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A black soldier returns from fighting for the Union in the Civil War only to find out that his mother has been murdered by a gang of white thugs. He becomes a bounty hunter, determined to track down and kill the men who killed his mother.
Style:
tense, psychological, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
tough girl, blaxploitation, snake, heroes, good versus evil, vengeance, rivalry, lone wolves, vigilantism, gang, confined, old west ...
Time:
19th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A group of women contracted a strange fever and a former sheriff is responsible for taking them to the hospital in the nearest town, but in their way they will encounter a gang of murderers. His only hope is a woman whose beauty is matched only by ...
Style:
realistic, serious, atmospheric, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
old west, love and romance, on the run, criminal heroes, lone wolves, unlikely couple, woman in danger, tough heroes, gunfight, cowboys and outlaws, violence, hostage ...
Place:
nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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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 ⇓
33%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Incredible Hulk is an American television series based on the Marvel Comics character, the Hulk. The series aired on the CBS television network and starred Bill Bixby as David Banner, Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk, and Jack Colvin as Jack McGee.
In ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, sentimental, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, kids
Plot:
superhero, villain, experiment gone awry, scientist, false accusation, uncontrollable, superhuman powers, antidote, unstoppable, mutant, save the day, super strength ...
Time:
70s, 80s, future, 20th century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The Wild Wild West is an American television series that ran on CBS for four seasons from September 17, 1965 to April 4, 1969. Two television movies were made with the original cast in 1979 and 1980, and the series was adapted for a motion picture ...
Style:
humorous, exciting, semi serious, suspenseful, funny ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, good versus evil, secret agents, gadget, secret service, partners, escapades, working undercover, partners against crime, james bond spoof, spy, train ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
tucson arizona, arizona, yuma arizona, sonora, new mexico ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Sheriff Sean Kilpatrick is a pacifist. Frank Brand is the leader of a band of killers. When their paths cross Kilpatrick is compelled to go against everything he has stood for to bring death to Brand and his gang. Through his hunt into Mexico he is ...
Style:
tense, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, revenge, pacifist, bank robbery, vigilantism, heroes, squad, old west, quicksand, heist, anti war, bank ...
Time:
70s
Place:
latin america, texas, usa, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Wanted north of the border, Jess Carlin resides safely in Mexico. Then he hears his brother was killed in a gunfight with another man. Knowning his brother never carried a gun he heads north to find his brother's killer. After battling bounty ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, retro
Plot:
bounty hunter, heroes, old west, hitman, righting the wronged, tough heroes, battles, vengeance, gang, vigilantism, dishonesty, criminal heroes ...
Place:
texas, latin america, arizona, new mexico, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Gunslinger Murphy helps an ungrateful town fight off a raid by his former gang.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gunslinger, battle zone, heist, old west, small town, small town life, bank, friendship, hitman, farm, righting the wronged, friends ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Sung Shao Chong (Billy Chong) traverses the Arizona desert, helping those in need on the way to meet his old friend Kum (Lam Hak-Ming) in a small western town. Once there, he runs into a group of men who terrorize the town and extort the local ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, fight, kung fu, revenge, heroic mission, rivalry, vengeance, criminal heroes, escapades, gangsters, heroes, fistfight ...
Time:
70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Report reaches the US cavalry that the Apache leader Ulzana has left his reservation with a band of followers. A compassionate young officer, Lieutenant DeBuin, is given a small company to find him and bring him back; accompanying the troop is ...
Style:
brutal, realistic, serious, bleak, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
native american attack, apache, racism, native american, cavalry, massacre, cowboy, supernatural, cult, soldier, fort, bondage ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
arizona, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Spain, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After his cattle rancher boss dies, right-hand man Pike is given the job of returning $86,000 to some families who live across the border in Senora, Mexico. Honest Pike is joined on the trip through the wilderness by a dishonest gambler named Tyree
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serious, realistic, exciting, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, gambling, desert, gunfight, fistfight, exploitation, lgbt, cowboy, heroes, tough heroes, right hand man, friends ...
Time:
19th century, 70s
Place:
latin america, arizona, new mexico, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Action, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
1865. A young French officer, travelling the U.S. in search of the murderer of his best friend, gets involved in a struggle between poor farmers and a rich landowner. To help the farmers, he offers them his "Savate" (French kickboxing) ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
kickboxing, martial arts, fight, competition, soldier, master warrior, kickboxer, revenge, heroes, tough law enforcer, good versus evil, rivalry ...
Place:
texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Wyatt Earp is approached by a journalist for an interview about how he became a famous sheriff. Earp told the story of how he was a fearless U.S. Marshall. If 27-year old Wyatt Earp comes out that his first girlfriend Dora Hand was murdered. ...
Style:
serious, exciting, realistic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
gunfight, old west, track down, vengeance, vigilantism, rivalry, partners, twists and turns, murder, cowboy, civil war, graphic violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
san francisco, arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Cimarron Strip is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from September 1967 to March 1968. Starring Stuart Whitman as Marshal Jim Crown, the series was produced by the creators of Gunsmoke. Reruns of the original show were aired in ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting
Plot:
u.s. marshal, old west, forgery, hotel, obsession, rivalry, rebellion, righting the wronged, price of justice, couple relations, lone wolves, fugitives ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of frontiersman Tom Horn, and his career as a cavalry scout, a tracker, a Pinkerton agent and a range detective, and the final events in his life that led to his tragic death.
Plot:
battles, horse, murder, violence, court, historical figure, apache territory, apache indian, hanging, tough guy, indian war, native american ...
Place:
arizona
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32%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The Apaches are on the warpath and the Army must defend them. Murphy's mission is to get a shipment of rifles, but it's stolen by greedy white traders with the help of mutinous soldiers
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cowboy, apache tribe, love, redsploitation, battles, soldier, indian war, tough heroes, war, arms dealing, military, escapades ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Adventure, Western
Country: Italy, Spain, West Germany
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
While the Civil War rages between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hit man and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.
Style:
epic, exciting, tense, breathtaking, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
civil war, treasure hunt, old west, gunfight, greed, american civil war, good versus evil, suspense, moral ambiguity, cowboy, heroes, beautiful scenery ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, victorian era
Place:
texas, new mexico, arizona, austin texas, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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