Movies like The Kick

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The Kick (2011)
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The Kick (2011)
Original name: 더 킥
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: Thailand, South Korea
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Korean family made up of taekwondo experts moves to Thailand, where they set up a taekwondo gym. However, one member of the family, Taeju, wants to become a famous pop singer instead. The family becomes famous after stopping treasure robbers.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, captivating
Plot: martial arts, taekwondo, family relations, follow your dream, heroes, rescue, family business, parents and children, family in danger, workplace, robbery, aspiring singer, fight, kung fu, karate, asian prostitute, female fight, kidnapping, master warrior, danger, siblings relations, child in peril, hopes, revenge, burglar ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: thailand, asia, bangkok thailand
Keyword: thai, korean

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, realistic, serious and suspenseful films with plots about martial arts, heroes, rivalry, master warrior, kung fu, fight and danger mostly in Action, Sport and Comedy genres. Some movies like The Kick: BKO: Bangkok Knockout (2010), The Protector 2 (2013), House of Fury (2005), Chocolate (2008), The Bodyguard (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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BKO: Bangkok Knockout (2010)
Genre: Action
Country: Thailand
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A group of martial arts students are enjoying a reunion party when a bomb goes off in the building. When they wake up, some of their friends have been kidnapped and they soon find a group of assassins coming after them. The only way to survive is to ...
Style: realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, master warrior, fight, martial arts tournament, heroic mission, danger, rivalry, escapades, daring rescue, heroes, trapped in a building, competition ...
Time: 21st century
Place: thailand, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Protector 2 (2013)
Genre: Action
Country: Thailand
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Kham is the last in long line of guards who once watched over the King of Thailand's war elephants. Traditionally, only the perfect elephants could successfully help defend the throne, after his harrowing quest to retrieve the elephants, Kham ...
Style: rough, exciting, suspenseful, serious, action thriller ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, master warrior, danger, heroes, motorcycle chase, chases and races, daring rescue, escapades, fight, medieval, tough heroes, protagonist as suspect ...
Time: 21st century
Place: thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
House of Fury (2005)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Teddy Yu is a former secret agent turned chiropractor who thought he left his past behind. He teaches martial arts to his two kids. However, his past catches up to him as a rogue agent demands to know the whereabouts of an agent known as Dragon. ...
Style: exciting, humorous, semi serious, light, cult classic ...
Plot: martial arts, young heroes, kung fu, secret agent, parents and children, daring rescue, heroes, danger, siblings relations, family relations, fight, wuxia ...
Place: asia, china, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.9
 19K
Chocolate (2008)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Thailand
Duration: 110 min.
Story: An autistic woman with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.
Style: brutal, rough, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, gangster, debt, muay thai, revenge, fight, hitman, chocolate, sword fight, heroine, female martial artist ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: thailand, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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The Bodyguard (2004)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Thailand
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A professional bodyguard who failed to protect his Choti, most successful businessman, is fired by his employer's son. The son inherits his fathers company but is then targets by assassins who want to gain control of the estate. He is forced to ...
Style: exciting, semi serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, one man army, bodyguard, tough heroes, gang, danger, gangster, assassination, fight, muay thai, kung fu, hitman ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
Place: bangkok thailand, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Bloodsport III (1996)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Bloodsport III brings us back to the world of Alex Cardo. This time he must battle in a fight to end all fights - The Kumite, the most vicious warrior alive - Beast. He must not only battle for his own honor, but also avenge the death of Sun, his ...
Style: semi serious, suspenseful, independent film, exciting
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, tournament, mixed martial arts, heroes, kickboxing, rivalry, vengeance, ambition, hand to hand combat, master warrior, violence, martial artist ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
The Bodyguard 2 (2007)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Thailand
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The best agent of Vieng, the country near the boundary of Thailand received the important mission that he had to catch two armed dealers who could be the dangerous for his country.
Style: semi serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, one man army, undercover, law enforcement, working undercover, danger, martial arts, fight, heroes, chases and races, rivalry, tough heroes ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: thailand, asia, laos
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor (1994)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Sasha Mitchell ("Kickboxer 2&3") triumphanty returns to the ring as David Sloan, fighting not just for his survival, but for his beautiful wife, who has become the sexual captive of the despicable world champion, Tong Po. Framed, ...
Style: cult classic, independent film, fast, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kickboxer, rape, tough heroes, kickboxing, female fight, kickass, intergender wrestling, boxer, revenge, one man army, master warrior ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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 4.2
 98
Angry Tiger (1973)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong, Thailand
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Chang Chen-Wai, a martial arts expert who runs a jade-importing business, follows his missing brother to Thailand and learns he has been murdered. Chang vows revenge.
Style: independent film, realistic, serious, exciting, rough ...
Plot: martial arts, athlete's life, master warrior, heroes, rivalry, vengeance, working undercover, missing person, gangster, karate, hapkido, kung fu classic ...
Time: 70s
Place: asia, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Forced to Fight (2011)
Genre: Action
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Once a legend in the brutal world of illicit underground fighting, Shane Slavin (Daniels) decides to turn his life around, promising his wife and young son he's fought his last battle. But when his younger brother betrays a ruthless crime boss ...
Style: exciting, realistic, rough, suspense, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, mixed martial arts, martial arts tournament, master warrior, contests and competitions, parents and children, heroes, ambition, family relations, siblings relations, fight, kickboxing ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Best of the Best (1989)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country--can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?
Style: inspirational, emotional, exciting, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, family friendly, teens
Plot: martial arts, martial artist, martial arts tournament, underdog, culture clash, redemption, vengeance, taekwondo, violence, kung fu, fight scenes, fight ...
Time: 80s, year 1989
Place: seoul, asia, korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Thailand, France, Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min.
Story: When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.
Style: intense, stylized, harsh, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, muay thai, chase, kung fu, one man army, gangster, fighter, martial arts tournament, good versus evil, violence, brutality, master warrior ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: thailand, asia, bangkok thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Muay Thai Giant (2008)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sport
Country: Thailand
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Gentle giant Barney Emerald is drugged and robbed while on holiday in Pattaya. He befriends two Thai siblings, one of which is a muay-thai kick-boxing champion, and stays with them until he can recover his passport. Unfortunately the hunt for his ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, exciting ...
Plot: martial arts, master warrior, heroes, danger, siblings relations, gangster, one man army, misfit, fighting crime, dishonesty, athlete's life, friendship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Bangkok Assassins (2011)
Genre: Action
Country: Thailand
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Five kids fled from a mafia who abused them as beggars. They ended up meeting the great kung fu master who adopted them and taught them how to fight. Now, the kids are grownups and become the magnificent five kung fu fighters who have only one ...
Style: exciting, serious, captivating, tense, realistic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kung fu, martial arts, vengeance, youth, rivalry, shaolin kung fu, violent content, young heroes, master warrior, heroes, teenage life, teenager ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 4.9
 15K
Ong Bak 3 (2010)
Genre: Action
Country: Thailand
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Ong Bak 3 picks up where Ong Bak 2 had left off. Tien is captured and almost beaten to death before he is saved and brought back to the Kana Khone villagers. There he is taught meditation and how to deal with his Karma, but very soon his arch rival ...
Style: exciting, captivating, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, fight, muay thai, kung fu, master warrior, mixed martial arts, one man army, heroes, martial artist, supernatural, medieval, vengeance ...
Time: year 2010, 15th century
Place: asia, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: In this rousing sequel to Kickboxer, Tong Po broods about his defeat at the hands of Kurt Sloan. Po and his managers resort to drastic measures to goad Kurt into the ring for a rematch.
Style: rough, serious, feel good, independent film, realistic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, revenge, kickboxer, vengeance, kickboxing, fight scenes, mentor, master warrior, violence, fight, underdog, athlete and trainer ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A laborer moves to Shanghai in the hope of becoming rich. But ends up using his kung fu skills to survive. Remake of The Boxer From Shantung.
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, captivating, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, rivalry, gang, danger, fight, society, master warrior, heroes, violent content, hopes, kurd ...
Time: 2010s, 1900s
Place: shanghai, china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 6.2
 32K
Ong Bak 2 (2008)
Genre: Action
Country: Thailand
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Moments from death a young man is rescued by a renowned warrior. Realizing unsurpassed physical potential in the young boy he trains him into the most dangerous man alive. As he becomes a young man he goes on a lone mission of vengeance against the ...
Style: stylized, serious, harsh, epic, action thriller ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, revenge, betrayal, vengeance, violence, master warrior, sword fight, rivalry, obsessive quest, danger, human spirit ...
Time: year 2008, middle ages, medieval times, 15th century
Place: thailand, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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The Vanquisher (2009)
Genre: Action
Country: Thailand
Duration: 90 min.
Story: After completing a covert mission in southern Thailand, CIA agent Gunja finds herself forced to fight off operatives who've been ordered to take her out at all costs. She survives and after two years of laying low, re-emerges in Bangkok to face ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, serious, exciting
Plot: martial arts, terrorism, hitman, secret agent, save the day, escapades, danger, law enforcement, undercover, heroes, women, woman with a gun ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 6.4
 60K
Kickboxer (1989)
Genre: Action, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: If your enemy refuses to be humbled... Destroy him. Accompanied by his brother Kurt (Van Damme), American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane (Dennis Alexio), arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent: ruthless ...
Style: cult classic, harsh, inspirational, realistic, serious ...
Audience: manly, teens, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, muay thai, martial arts tournament, heroes, violence, kickboxer, vengeance, kung fu, kickboxing, mentor, master warrior, tough guy ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: thailand, bangkok thailand, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Spirited Killer (1994)
Genre: Action
Country: Thailand
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A group of travelers visiting the exotic forests of Thailand is suddenly attacked by a multi-weapon wielding maniac. Some manage to escape, others perish under his merciless blows. The maniac is the Spirited Killer, a forest dweller who kills anyone ...
Style: exciting, serious, slasher, rough, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: zombie, jungle, martial arts, psychopath, tough heroes, murder, village, afterlife, curses spells and rituals, danger, escapades, rescue ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: thailand, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
American Kickboxer (1991)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Kickboxing champion B.J. is jailed for an accidental murder thanks to the testimony of his arch-nemesis Denard. A year later, B.J. is released and then challenged by Denard for $100,000. Will B.J. accept and get even with Denard?
Style: realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kickboxing, martial arts, heroes, master warrior, rivalry, contests and competitions, ambition, uninhibited rivalry, beefcake martial arts, cannon, boxer, homoerotic fight ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
 3.8
 455
Wushu Warrior (2011)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: China, 1862: Lord Lindsey rules the opium trade and enslaves the innocent. The only hope for the oppressed nation, is a covert group of trained Wushu Warriors - The Red Lotus Society – who will fight to restore justice to its people.
Style: exciting, captivating, tense, entertaining, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: wu shu, martial arts, hopes, rebellion, good versus evil, drug dealing, rivalry, society, righting the wronged, escapades, danger, battles ...
Time: 19th century
Place: china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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Bangkok Revenge (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: France, Thailand
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Manit (Jon Foo) witnessed the murder of his parents when he was just 10 years old. The killers shot him in the head, but he miraculously survived. However, the damage to his brain left him unable to experience regular human emotions. A martial arts ...
Style: exciting, suspense, captivating, tense, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, vengeance, danger, martial arts training, master warrior, murder, revenge, kung fu, violent content, profanity, chases and races, boy ...
Time: 21st century
Place: bangkok thailand, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
 4.7
 1K
Bloodfist (1989)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 85 min.
Story: To avenge the brutal murder of his brother, Jake Ray journeys to the Philippines, where his search for truth finds him battling both in and out of the ring. But the weapons are always the same: bare fists, bare feet. And the rules never change: last ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: master warrior, siblings relations, martial arts, righting the wronged, ambition, contests and competitions, against the odds, vengeance, rivalry, death of brother, love interest, combat ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: the philippines, manila philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
 6.9
 2K
Black Belt (2007)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Set in 1932, amid the rise of militarism after the establishment of the Manchukuo colony in Northeast China, the story centers on a trio of karateka. Studying under their aging master in a small dojo in the woods of central Kyushu, Choei, Taikan and ...
Style: serious, realistic, exciting, captivating
Audience: boys' night
Plot: karate, martial arts, heroes, martial arts tournament, battles, vengeance, rivalry, against the odds, military life, instructor, tough heroes, self defense ...
Time: 1930s
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Shaolin Temple (1976)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 126 min.
Story: There is no place more hallowed in the martial art world than China's Shaolin Temple. This special place deserves a special epic, which is what the martial arts maestro delivers in this battle between a brave brand of Chinese boxers and ...
Style: serious, realistic, exciting
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, shaolin kung fu, master warrior, rivalry, betrayal, heroes, dishonesty, vengeance, shaolin, medieval, kung fu classic ...
Time: 18th century
Place: china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
This Girl Is Bad-Ass!! (2011)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Thailand
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A bike messenger, hired by competing mob bosses to smuggle goods, finds that her only way out is a confrontation erupting into a battle of bullets, blows and kicks to the face.
Style: exciting, humorous, captivating, tense, light ...
Plot: martial arts, gang, disorder, chase, escapades, drug smuggling, danger, asian prostitute, female fight, kung fu, badass female lead, unrequited love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Dance of the Drunken Mantis (1979)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A year after training young Jackie Chan in the Drunken Fist, Sam the Seed discovers he has a son, Foggy. He tries to train Foggy but to no avail. Foggy is then trained in Drunken Fist from his uncle as he must face his father's rival, Rubber ...
Style: slapstick, semi serious, exciting, suspenseful, humorous ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, fight, kung fu classic, drunken style kung fu, drunk, adopted son, tough heroes, ambition, heroes, rivalry, master warrior ...
Time: 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
The Ultimate Game (2001)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: An annual contest brings together the fiercest fighters on a remote island to earn the title of the Ultimate Champion. Two fighters must join forces to win the tournament and escape with their lives.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, tense
Plot: martial arts, competition, tough guy, heroes, warrior, kickboxing, abduction, martial arts tournament, wrestler, male female relationship, underground tournament, cage fighting ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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