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Fists of Legend (2013)
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Fists of Legend (2013)
Original name: 전설의 주먹
Genre: Action
Country: South Korea
Duration: 154 min.
Story: On a television show billed as “the greatest fight show on Earth,” eager amateurs with lots to prove boldly step into the ring and expect to leave bloody but victorious. The ratings hungry producers seek out “legendary” but largely forgotten streetfighters and mine their desperation for recaptured glory and redemption into ratings gold.
Style: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, rough
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, rivalry, contests and competitions, cage fighting, ambition, danger, fight, competition, fight club, mixed martial arts, violent content, friend, media, graphic violence, ratings, tv show
Time: 2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place: south korea, asia, korea

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, exciting and rough films with plots about martial arts, rivalry, violent content, heroes, contests and competitions, master warrior and danger mostly in Action, Drama and Sport genres. Some movies like Fists of Legend: Blades of Blood (2010), Beatdown (2010), Unbeatable (2013), Underground (2007), Street Warrior (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Blades of Blood (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 111 min.
Story: In the 16th century in Chosun dynasty, HWANG Jung-hak and LEE Mong-hak create the “Grand Alliance” with the united dream of a better world. While the new leader LEE dreams of eradicating this world of all its corruption and becoming king ...
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Time: 16th century
Place: korea, asia
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Beatdown (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Brandon, a respected street fighter, is forced to flee the city after his brother is murdered and the money that was supposed to be paid back to a local gangster is stolen. While lying low at his father's house in a small Southern town, Brandon ...
Style: suspenseful, exciting, serious, realistic, rough
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Time: 21st century
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100%
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Unbeatable (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Fai, once a world champion in boxing, escapes to Macau from the loan sharks and unexpectedly encounters Qi, a young chap who is determined to win a boxing match. Fai becomes Qi's mentor and rediscovers his passion to fight not only in the ring ...
Style: tense, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 21st century
Place: china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 4.2
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Underground (2007)
Genre: Action
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: In the UK suburbs, an underground tournament is set to challenge twelve fighters from different backgrounds to compete for the price of £500,000. They have been handpicked for a no-holds barred competition that will push each fighter to their ...
Style: rough, serious, exciting, suspenseful, realistic
Audience: boys' night
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Street Warrior (2008)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: An Iraqi war vet returns home to find that his brother is in a coma from participating in an illegal underground fight club.
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Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
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Audience: boys' night
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Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: miami, florida
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Never Surrender (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Urban Fighter (2012)
Genre: Action
Country: Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The "Bloods" are the most intimidating and violent gang in the city. A lawless city... where gangs rule the streets... The vicious and blood thirsty murderer Slater is their leader. The city is his domain... he rules! There are those who ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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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
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (2014)
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Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Genre: Action
Country: China
Duration: 108 min.
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When the Cobra Strikes (2012)
Genre: Action
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⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 2.9
 718
Death Warrior (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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21%
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 4.1
 908
Unrivaled (2010)
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20%
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A Serious Shock! Yes Madam! (1993)
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20%
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