Movies like Look at Me, America

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Look at Me, America (1991)
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Look at Me, America (1991)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Paul is a Korean-born immigrant whose life is turned upside down when his father is crippled from a robbery and his mother leaves them and marries the father of a bigoted gang leader, Billy. When Paul is constantly harrassed by Billy and his boys, Paul must use his skills in martial arts to defend himself. He learns that there is racial tension everywhere, especially when it involves his girlfriend, the daughter of a bigoted government official. Meanwhile, Billy must learn to adapt to this nature and attempt at peace with those who have done him wrong.
Style: independent film
Plot: martial arts, gang, divorce, mother, father, parents, robbery, father son relationship, bigotry, immigrant, immigrants
Keyword: korean

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Most similar movies to Look at Me, America

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, independent film and rough films with plots about martial arts, kung fu, gang, fight, rivalry, revenge and gangster mostly in Action, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Look at Me, America: The Last Riders (1991), The Bells of Death (1968), Clementine (2004), L.A. Streetfighters (1985), The Invincible Eight (1971). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Last Riders (1991)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When his family is murdered, Johnny gets revenge on his former biker gang, The Slaves, and the police who lied to the gang about Johnny selling them out to the authorities.
Style: independent film, realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: biker, gang, bike, gangster, rivalry, vengeance, dishonesty, law enforcement, revenge, police, death of family, deadly
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
The Bells of Death (1968)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A simple woodcutter named Wei Fu (Chang Yi) finds his world shattered when three murderous horsemen arrive to kill his family and kidnap his sister. Left with nothing but his mother’s bell-laden bracelet, he sets out to seek his revenge. Lucky for ...
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Clementine (2004)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Kim, a Taekwondo champion decides to give up his fighting career for good in order to take care of his daughter Sa Rang. But when an evil gambling kingpin kidnaps Sa Rang, Kim must agree to fight in a rigged boxing match in exchange for Sa ...
Style: neo noir
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Time: 2000s
Place: south korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
L.A. Streetfighters (1985)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Tony is the new kid at school. He befriend gang leader Young, whose top rival is Chan. Tony is also dating Chan's sister, Lily. When Young and Tony are hired as personal security, they head to a private party run by a drug dealer. When Young ...
Style: bloody, independent film, fast, exciting, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ninja, martial arts, fight scenes, hitman, school, gang, gangster, teenage life, against the odds, drug dealing, criminal heroes, rivalry ...
Time: 80s
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Invincible Eight (1971)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Everyday when General Xiao and his men ride through the Imperial City, inhabitants have to scatter around in order to keep out of their path. One day when Lei plans to assassinate Xiao but gets hurt, another three fighters He, Jiao and Feng come out ...
Plot: martial arts, medieval, kung fu, sword fight, revenge, wuxia, father, children, violence, swordsman, female martial artist, whip
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The Prodigal Boxer: The Kick of Death (1972)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: THE PRODIGAL BOXER features Chinese folk hero Fong Sai Yuk (aka Fong Si Yu), the subject of dozens of HK kung fu films. The role is played by Meng Fei as a callow, unschooled youth and wrongfully accused murderer. Two vicious masters of the local ...
Style: grindhouse
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Top Coat Cash (2017)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: After losing a major fight, a professional MMA fighter returns home from Vegas, where he reunites with various individuals from his past - including a father/son duo who recruit him to engage in their daring bank heists.
Plot: martial arts, boxing, father son relationship, bank robbery, racing, mixed martial arts
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A rogue swordsman known as "Soul of the Sword" kills the father of a young Kung Fu expert, who teams up with a Drunken Monk to put an end to Soul of the Sword’s reign of terror, and thwart the Mongol invasion.
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Ninja 6: The Last Iga Spy (1965)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min.
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Plot: ninja, samurai, swordplay, martial arts, samurai sword, father, samurai era, japanese history
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Breathing Fire (1991)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: Michael, a Vietnam vet with two kids, pulls off a bank heist with his gang, which includes the bank's manager. To ensure the loyalty of everyone involved, Mike makes a special set of keys, so that the hiding place for the loot can only be ...
Style: independent film, rough, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 90s
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Bandits, Prostitutes and Silver (1977)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 83 min.
Story: To free his girlfriend from her contract with a greedy madam, Shang Li (Don Wong) teams up with a cold-blooded thief called the Sparrow (Chiang-lung Wen) to hijack a large shipment of silver. But when the heist suddenly goes bad, Shang Li finds ...
Style: captivating, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Shogun Assassins (1979)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 148 min.
Story: This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyeasu. In the beginning the film shows Yukimura fighting to defend the Osaka Castle. He used very unconventional methods, wich were not approved by the other ...
Style: jidai geki
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: After some cops urge young street kids to turn from drugs and crime to the neighborhood boxing rings, the local street lord begins to loose control of his illicit empire and begins a war on the good-intenioned police and the civilians.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Drama
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Drama
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Genre: Action, Drama
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45%
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Genre: Action, Drama
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Duration: 87 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
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