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Kick of Death (1997)
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Kick of Death (1997)
Genre: Action, Crime, Adventure
Country: USA
Story: Shane MacQuade is a rising star in Hong Kong's underworld kickboxing rings... until he wins a fight he was supposed to lose. Framed for murder, running from both the Triad mob and the police, Shane escapes to America. There, a chance encounter with a professional hitman in the Nevada desert ends with Shane taking the man's identity and his life. Shane finds that the violent world he left behind in Hong Kong is too strong to escape. A crooked Las Vegas fight promoter and a stripper named Angelique draw him into a web of sex and murder that will test his martial arts skills to their limit and change his life forever.
Style: neo noir, independent film
Plot: martial arts, stripper, bouncer, kickboxing, illegal fistfight, action violence, hand to hand combat, fistfight
Place: las vegas, hong kong

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out independent film, suspenseful, serious and exciting films with plots about martial arts, hand to hand combat, violence, fistfight, kung fu, fight and brawl mostly in Action, Adventure and Crime genres. Some movies like Kick of Death: Sakra (2023), Chinese Stuntman (1982), Cleopatra Wong (1978), Clash of the Ninjas (1986), Vanishing Son (1994). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Sakra (2023)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Qiao Feng is the respected leader of a roving band of martial artists. After he is wrongfully accused of murder and subsequently exiled, Qiao Feng goes on the run in search of answers about his own mysterious origin story—and the unknown enemies ...
Style: entertaining, captivating, tense, suspenseful, costume drama ...
Plot: martial arts, accused of murder, false accusation, falsely accused, master, false accusation of murder, martial artist, master warrior, framed for murder, enemy, framed for a crime, accusation ...
Place: hong kong
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Chinese Stuntman (1982)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 84 min.
Story: The Chinese Stuntman was a Bruceploitation film starring Bruce Li released in 1981. It is largely based around the Bruce Lee classic Enter The Dragon. Chang Wei (Li), a stuntman, is called to the secret island owned by the mysterious Fu Chi (Yun Wen ...
Plot: kung fu, martial arts, jeet kune do, brawl, kung fu classic, action violence, kung fu fighting, hand to hand combat, fight, fistfight, martial arts training, fighting ...
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Cleopatra Wong (1978)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Singapore's top policewoman, Miss Cleopatra Wong, who heads the Seasian Interpol Criminal Investigation Department (C.I.D.), teams up with her Filipino counterpart to bust a counterfeit currency operation that threatens several Asian countries ...
Style: independent film, neo noir, psychotronic
Plot: nunsploitation, femdom, woman with a gun, exploitation, nun, women, female fight, nightclub, dancing, boeing 747, archery, hand to hand combat ...
Place: singapore
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Clash of the Ninjas (1986)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: An evil corporation it out to harvest organs from live people and smuggle them into the country. It is up to our hero to find out who is behind this illegal operation and put an end to the group once and for all.
Plot: ninja, martial arts, escapee, interpol, sword fight, hand to hand combat, evil businessman, abduction, evil corporation, triad, fight, shooting ...
Time: year 1986
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Vanishing Son (1994)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Two students in the Peoples Republic of China are forced to flee out of China after having taken part in a protest action for freedom. They come to America, and try to build up a new life. After a while, one of the brothers pursues a musical career ...
Style: crime drama
Plot: martial arts, triad, die hard, asian, kung fu fighting, kung fu classic, martial artist, two man army, hand to hand combat, kung fu, brawl, fistfight ...
Place: china, asia
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Last to Surrender (1998)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A maverick American cop and his Chinese counterpart join forces to bring a drug dealer and his hired thugs to justice.
Style: crime drama, independent film
Plot: buddy cop, triad, shootout, cop, wrestling, action violence, karate, fistfight, gunfight, tough guy, shooting, buddy ...
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23%
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Paradox (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story: When a Hong Kong police negotiator is informed about the sudden disappearance of his 16-year-old daughter in Thailand, he travels there to search for her whereabouts.
Style: captivating, exciting, tense, suspense, psychological ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, organ theft, kidnapping, danger, police investigation, father daughter relationship, parents and children, rescue, police officer, violence, murder, teenager ...
Place: hong kong, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Project Ninja Daredevils (1986)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Canada, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Two brothers, Warren and David, try to defeat the evil forger who is making their lives a misery.
Style: action adventure
Plot: ninja, martial arts, police, violence, hospital, sex, fight, undercover cop, sword, fistfight, sex scene, hand to hand combat ...
Time: year 1986
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight (1991)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Don Wilson returns to the screen as a man unjustly accused of a brutal crime. Within the prison he must fight for survival, freedom and justice.
Style: independent film
Plot: martial arts, kickboxing, exploitation, prison fight, kung fu, chase, blood, karate, kickboxer, prison riot, martial artist, female nudity ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Breaker! Breaker! (1977)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Truck driver searches for his brother, who has disappeared in a town run by a corrupt judge.
Style: intense, rough, realistic, exciting, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, chase, small town, corruption, trucker, missing person, justice, police corruption, judge, buddies, partner, kidnapping ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Forced Vengeance (1982)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A casino security guard is forced into violence from when the Hong Kong mob threatens his friends.
Style: cult classic, psychotronic, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, gay, kung fu, vietnam war, casino, organized crime, showdown, machine gun, mixed martial arts, heroes, hitman, gambling ...
Time: year 1982, 80s
Place: hong kong, china, vietnam, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Scorching Sun, Fierce Wind, Wild Fire (1979)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 92 min.
Story: During China's 1920s Republican Period, warlords carve out personal fiefdoms across the country and impose self-serving laws with the barrel of a gun. Into this anarchy rides a masked feminine Zorro, nom de guerre Violet, to do battle, right ...
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, torture, master warrior, violence, kung fu master, kung fu classic, martial artist, brawl, kung fu fighting, fistfight, hand to hand combat ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Kill Crazy (1989)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Five Vietnam vets, on release from a mental hospital, think they're headed for a weekend camping trip. Instead they become target practice for an army of killers playing violent war games. It's a massacre until one of the vets becomes a ...
Style: independent film
Plot: monster, vietnam veteran, war game, target practice, rape, human prey, psychiatric hospital, revenge, bare chested male, shootout, heroes, mental institution ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Deadly Bet (1992)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Jeff Wincott plays a gambler who puts his life on the line to buy his way out of the clutches of a mobster.
Style: independent film, realistic, serious, exciting, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, gangster, contests and competitions, redemption, ambition, rivalry, obsession, gang, tough heroes, alcohol abuse, gambling, beefcake martial arts ...
Time: 90s
Place: las vegas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A Hong Kong mobster's sister is working with authorities on their investigation into her own brother's plot to assassinate the Queen.
Style: poliziottesco
Plot: woman with a gun, 007, martial arts, crime investigation, terrorism, evil man, city, refugee, investigation, assassination, murder, princess ...
Place: hong kong
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21%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Sewage workers Jack and Charlie get involved in an international Asian gang war when Jack helps the boss of a Shanghai gang against one of his rebellious underlings. This underling then strikes a deal with the Japanese Yakuza in the hopes of ...
Plot: ninja, martial arts, kung fu, fight, ancient, pistol, blood, gangster, machine gun, crime boss, mafia, gang war ...
Place: hong kong
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Hardcase and Fist (1989)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When Bud McCall is framed for a drugs charge he ends up in prison and he must prove his innocence by testifying against his former police partner to put him and his gang behind bars for good.
Style: independent film
Plot: stripper, martial arts, revenge, vietnam veteran, dirty cop, prison break, mobster, prison, violence, prison escape, framed for a crime, crime boss ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris, Alex becomes a petty crook in Hong Kong. Seeing a picture of Alex, Chad rejoins him and convinces ...
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, entertaining, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 90s, year 1991
Place: hong kong, los angeles, asia
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21%
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Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 78 min.
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Style: psychotronic
Plot: ninja, katana, ninjitsu, martial arts, action violence, hand to hand combat, sword fight, schlock
Place: thailand
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Delta Force 3: The Killing Game (1991)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A terrorist places an atom bomb somewhere in an American metropolis. The president of the U.S. has no other choice; he has to call Delta Force.
Style: suspense, grindhouse, cult classic, independent film, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 90s
Place: miami, florida, usa, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Blackbelt II (1989)
Genre: Action
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Brad Spyder flies to Hawaii to uncover a web of bribery, betrayal and lies and when Spyder finds his partner dead, a cat and mouse game between killer and cop begins.
Style: independent film
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Genre: Action
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Duration: 90 min.
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Style: independent film
Plot: martial arts, fight, competition, martial artist, alcoholic, kickboxer, dark hero, fistfight, illegal fistfight, hand to hand combat, underground tournament, brawl ...
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Sunland Heat (2004)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: A martial artist tries to form a new life after leaving her husband who is a part of organized crime. But after her daughter is kidnapped, it's time for her to spring into action.
Style: exciting, captivating, suspense, tense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min.
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Genre: Action
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 81 min.
Story: The film begins with footage of Bruce Lee's funeral. The narrator then says that there is a new actor "who looks quite like him" that will become Lee's successor. His name is Hsao Lung. Later Hsao Lung is filming a movie. On the ...
Style: independent film
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea, Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Han Wu-song, an antique collector, gets killed while appraising a bronze horse rider statue which trader Wang Dae-in has stolen from a tomb. Dae-in dies on the scene and Wu-song leaves the killer's name on the cave wall before he dies. ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Hong Kong
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Genre: Action
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
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Style: crime drama, neo noir
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Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny (1972)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min.
Story: The great Daimyo enlists the aid of the three Shadow Hunters in ensuring the delivery of an illegal cannon in this sequel to Toshio Masuda's bloody adaptation of the manga by Takao Saito. Despite the Shadow Hunters's remarkable skill, this ...
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Place: japan
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19%
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