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Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979)
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Original name: 瘋猴
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A disgraced former Kung Fu expert makes a living as a merchant with the help of a hot headed friend. When the men are harassed by gangsters, the merchant decided to teach his friend monkey boxing so they can defend their business.
Style:
cult film
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, kung fu classic, fight, medieval, monkey, martial artist, kung fu master, kung fu fighting, boxing, gambling, mistress, master warrior, brother sister relationship, brother, death of sister, fistfight, gambling house, karate, taekwondo, action violence, jeet kune do, fighting style, karate chop, hand to hand combat ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out cult film, exciting, semi serious and humorous films with plots about martial arts, kung fu, fight, kung fu classic, master warrior, fistfight and kung fu master mostly in Action, Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like Mad Monkey Kung Fu: My Young Auntie (1981), Martial Club (1981), Return to the 36th Chamber (1980), Enter the Fat Dragon (1978), The Fearless Hyena (1979). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 110 min.
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Ah Lung is a pig farmer and a devoted Bruce Lee fan who is anxious to follow in Lee's footsteps, but only ridiculed for his attempts. He is sent to the city to earn a living working at his uncle's restaurant, but when he arrives, he finds ...
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Genre: Comedy, Action
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Duration: 98 min.
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Jackie Chan is a youngster, living in a remote vllage with his grandfather who teaches him Kong-Fu (naturally). He keeps getting into fights, even though his grandfather warns him not to show their Kong-Fu to others. Jackie, though, is tempted by ...
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 109 min.
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Genre: Action, Drama
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
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Wang Chin-chin, who is both the 11th prince and an expert fighterm has fun secretly subverting a local con-man, the inept Ho Chi (Wong Yue), but blackmails the crook into becoming his student after making it look like a B-girl named Choi Hung (Kara ...
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Genre: Action, Drama
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Duration: 80 min.
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
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