Movies like Muscle of the Dragon

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Muscle of the Dragon (1985)
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Muscle of the Dragon (1985)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, UK, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Kim Man-sul who is released from prison after serving time for illegally smuggling and manufacturing methamphetamines turns up missing. Police investigator Pak Geo-ryong infiltrates the headquarters of a cult religious group called Baewon-gyo after learning that their general director, Pak Sang-gyu and Kim were associated. Geo-ryong exposes the secrets of Baewon-gyo with the help of Kyung-ah, the daughter of the high priest. He plans to escape and rescue Wu-ryong whose cover is blown as a cop. Geo-ryong and Wu-ryong are captured after trying to stop the Baewon-gyo from taking over the methamphetamine sweat house. But they make a narrow escape and take over the criminals in a mountain villa.
Plot: martial arts, fight, kung fu, karate, fistfight, action violence, kung fu classic, jeet kune do, fighting style, fighting

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out independent film, grindhouse, detective and fast paced films with plots about fight, kung fu, martial arts, fighting, fistfight, kung fu classic and brawl mostly in Action, Drama and Adventure genres. Some movies like Muscle of the Dragon: The Dragon's Showdown (1980), Golden Dragon, Silver Snake (1979), The Growling Tiger (1974), Dragon on Fire (1978), Mission for the Dragon (1980). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Dragon's Showdown (1980)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan, South Korea
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Lee Lung witnessed the murder of his parents by the ruthless bandit Shek King who in turn abducted Lee's infant sister. Lee wanders the land and learns martial arts from a drunken master. Once his skills are perfected, Lee sets out in search of ...
Plot: fight, martial arts, kung fu, revenge, asian, kung fu classic, brawl, fistfight, action violence, hand to hand combat, kung fu fighting, jeet kune do ...
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100%
Golden Dragon, Silver Snake (1979)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, South Korea
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Kung Fu star Dragon Lee appears as 'Golden Dragon', who teams up with 'Silver Snake' to take revenge on the men responsible for his brother's murder...
Plot: kung fu classic, jeet kune do, violence, karate, hand to hand combat, brawl, asian man, kung fu, fight, taekwondo, action violence, martial arts ...
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The Growling Tiger (1974)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The members of an illicit organization called The Black Hand placed a lot of money on Bruce Lee. When Bruce, however, costs them a million dollar they are not happy and plot revenge.
Plot: brawl, fistfight, judo, hand to hand combat, kung fu fighting, martial arts, fight, action violence, karate, kung fu, violence, jeet kune do ...
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35%
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Dragon on Fire (1978)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Sammy is involved with gangsters to save his relative from a problem so he calls Dragon Hung from America to help him.
Style: grindhouse
Plot: martial arts, kung fu classic, kung fu, violence, brawl, fight, karate, taekwondo, jeet kune do, action violence, hand to hand combat, fistfight ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Mission for the Dragon (1980)
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. ...
Plot: martial arts, fight, kung fu, action violence, mission, hand to hand combat, fistfight, antique, fighting, kicked in the face
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
18 Weapons of Kung Fu (1977)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Li Tai must endure terrible hardship under his sadistic Kung-fu master in order to perfect his fighting technique. The ambitious young man finally has a chance to prove himself when his old master meets his match and Li has to use the eighteen ...
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, kung fu master, brawl, fight, fistfight, martial artist, kung fu classic, kung fu fighting, master warrior, fighting, roundhouse kick ...
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Kung Fu Fever (1979)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea, Taiwan
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A training manual supposed used by Bruce Lee himself has mysteriously disappeared and is highly sought after by good and evil alike.
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, friend, violence, master warrior, kung fu fighting, karate, martial artist, hand to hand combat, kung fu master, fistfight, brawl ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
The 18 Amazones (1979)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A ruthless Warlord from Manchuria builds a martial arts labyrinth that contains 18 martial art amazons, many try to enter but none leave, until Dragon Lee, seeking to avenge his father: his skills are good enough to defeat the 18 fighters and the ...
Style: grindhouse
Plot: martial arts, violence, jeet kune do, fistfight, kung fu, brawl, hand to hand combat, asian man, kung fu fighting, karate, fight, taekwondo ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Bruce the Super Hero (1979)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Philippines
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Bruce returns to Manila to investigate the murder of his sister, Susan Chang. On the night of her attack she was helped by an amateur-boxer, Ramon "Rocky" Roblado. Behind Susan's death is the 'Black Dragon Society', who are ...
Style: independent film
Plot: martial arts, karate, hand to hand combat, bare chested male, death, night, boxer, jeet kune do, violence, martial artist, fistfight, kung fu fighting ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
The Hero Tattooed with Nine Dragons (1978)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: He's just a hotheaded, rude and violent young man who loves punching people. His family are killed in a revenge attack and he seeks revenge.
Plot: martial arts, anti establishment, anti hero, martial artist, kung fu classic, fistfight, kung fu fighting, fight, hand to hand combat, tattoo, kung fu master, brawl ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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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Secret Ninja, Roaring Tiger (1982)
Genre: Drama, Action
Country: Hong Kong, South Korea
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Dragon Kong, a victor of a millionaire's martial-arts contest, is about to begin the most dangerous mission of his life. For his prize, the millionaire's ravishing daughter Susan, has been stolen - kidnapped by a Ninja sect headed by Tiger ...
Plot: ninja, martial arts, violence, ninja warrior, asian, kung fu, fight, kung fu classic, action violence, duel, fistfight, ninja magic ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
The Magnificent Ruffians (1979)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Venom regulars Philip Kwok, Chiang Sheng, and Sun Chien star as a gang of unemployed martial artists who spend their days stuffing their faces at local restaurants and letting the staff beat them up instead of paying the bill. Their fortunes appear ...
Style: grindhouse
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, karate, suicide, fight, double suicide, framed for murder, fighting
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Call Me Dragon (1974)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Golden Sand City is filled with brothels and casinos funded by drug lord Yim Kung Ho (evil Mr. Yem) and policed by the iron fist of his henchman Panther (Leopard Head). Vigilantes Inspector Big Dragon (Bruce Liang), Little Mouse, and Black Cat plan ...
Style: independent film
Plot: fight, master warrior, kung fu fighting, kung fu classic, kung fu, kung fu master, martial arts, martial artist, fistfight, violence, young, fighting
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Bruce, King of Kung Fu (1980)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Malaysia
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Bruce Le stars as Bruce Lee, a young teenager who is the leader of the Liu City gang, who gets into trouble and street fights every now and again. Bruce is a student in the style of Chinese boxing, but when his skills are not enough to fend off a ...
Style: independent film
Plot: martial arts, chinaman, martial artist, fight, kung fu, asian, kung fu classic, kung fu master, hand to hand combat, fistfight, bully, brawl ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Enter the Game of Death (1978)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: It's approaching World War 2 and China is expecting an to be invaded by Germany and Japan. Mr Ang is hired by a Chinese group who are after a "secret document." Many other groups want to get their hands on it as well. It's on the ...
Plot: kung fu, martial arts, exploitation, fight scenes, master warrior, fight, kung fu fighting, martial artist, action violence, hand to hand combat, fistfight, asian ...
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Chinese Vengeance (1973)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Set in the waning years of the Ching Dyansty, this dramatic, tragic, romantic, blood-soaked martial arts tale of betrayal and revenge explores one of the most sensational scandals in Chinese history and marked the true ascension of its director and ...
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, fight, ambition, bandit, qing dynasty, fighting
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29%
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Kung Fu Gold (1974)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A massive gold forture is hidden somewhere in the hills surrounding Hong Kong, and 12 kung fu masters are in pursuit of the loot. Through a series of head-to-head confrontations, the pool of treasure hunters dwindles until there's one left.
Plot: kung fu, martial arts, violence, asian, brawl, fight, fistfight, hand to hand combat, fighting
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story: An undercover detective uses a restaurant targeted for harassment by a criminal gang to infiltrate the gang and arrest its members.
Style: independent film, detective
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Genre: Action
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
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Plot: martial arts, kung fu, world war two, fistfight, kung fu fighting, fight, kung fu classic, brawl, jeet kune do, japanese occupation, fighting
Place: china, hong kong
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29%
The Steel Fisted Dragon (1977)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 78 min.
Story: A kung-fu master hunts down the villain who killed his mother.
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, bare chested male, martial artist, hand to hand combat, kung fu fighting, brawl, kung fu master, violence, fight, villain, kung fu classic ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Conspiracy (1976)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 89 min.
Story: To gain control of a gold mine, the owner Ho Kwai-Shan is poisoned by the Lee family. His daughter Yu-Ling is staying with her uncle at his martial arts school and was due to return home. Just before she leaves, the masters son, Sha Yu-Lung, returns ...
Style: independent film
Plot: fight, hand to hand combat, kung fu master, martial arts, hapkido, kung fu classic, wu shu, karate, violence, kung fu fighting, kung fu, martial artist ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Kung Fu Queen (1972)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Fan Kao-to is a worker who had enough of corruption in Shanghai. He tries to crush the organization alone. An attempt has been made before but ended up with the big Axe Gang, several of their brands in the man. The man's sister arrives in ...
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, boxer, fight, kickboxing, revenge, female martial artist, fighting
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Martial Club (1981)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Wong Fei Hung (Gordon Liu) and his friend are constantly having contests to see who has the better martial arts skill. After getting in trouble with their fathers, Wong Fei Hung settles down and starts to train seriously, while his friend still ...
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28%
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Ninja Killer (1974)
Genre: Action
Country: Turkey, Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Erol is a successful cop, who lives with his sister Yasemin. Wang, the most troublesome gang leader of Hong Kong comes to Istanbul. The Security Department of Istanbul, appoint Erol to catch Wang. The Hong Kong Security Department sends their spy ...
Plot: ninja, kung fu, police officer, hand to hand combat, fight, karate, martial arts, brawl, kung fu classic, fistfight, action violence, kung fu fighting ...
Place: istanbul turkey
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28%
The Great Hero (1978)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: During World War II, Japanese soldiers invade a small Chinese town. Li immediately takes out four of the soldiers who want to steal some chickens. The story then follows the bumbling Japanese soldiers and their commander until Li shows up again for ...
Style: fast paced, independent film
Plot: shootout, violence, pistol, hand to hand combat, brawl, two man army, kung fu classic, kung fu master, fight, gunfight, karate, fistfight ...
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28%
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The Himalayan (1976)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story: The Tseng family is one of the most noble and respected clans in a small village in Tibet. The patriarch of the Tseng family wants to marry off his daughter Ching Lan into the Kao clan. However, the cunning and deceitful eldest brother Kao Chu only ...
Style: action adventure
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, warrior, tough guy, kung fu classic, kung fu master, martial artist, fistfight, duel, fight, brawl, kung fu fighting ...
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Ten Tigers of Shaolin (1978)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The noble Ten Tigers, one woman and nine men, protect their Cantonese region the villainous Lord Yung and his underlings. When Yung kidnaps the wife of one of the Tiger's students, the Tigers disguise themselves as a Princess and her followers ...
Style: independent film
Plot: martial arts, fight, kung fu, female martial artist, tough guy, tough girl, village, female fighter, fistfight, kung fu master, kung fu classic, hand to hand combat ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Men from the Monastery (1974)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 101 min.
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
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Style: realistic, serious, tense, exciting, rough
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, kung fu classic, medieval, fight, karate, martial arts training, fistfight, violent content, master warrior, vengeance, danger ...
Place: china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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