Movies like Kung Fu Monster

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Kung Fu Monster (2018)
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Kung Fu Monster (2018)
Original name: 武林怪獸
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 104 min.
Story: In the waning years of the Ming Dynasty, the Bruneian Empire offers a rare creature to the nation as a gift. Ocean, a member of the Imperial Secret Police, has been tasked to tame the beast. Though the furry beast appears ferocious on the outside, Ocean discovers that it is kind by nature. Not wanting to turn the beast into a killing machine on the battlefield, Ocean secretly releases the beast into the wild and elopes with Frigid, the daughter of a man executed on false charges.
Style: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, psychotronic
Plot: kung fu master, supernatural, rivalry, danger, false accusation, creature, pursuit, escape, friendship, rescue, reward, ming dynasty, chase
Time: 17th century
Place: china, asia, east asia

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, captivating, tense and suspense films with plots about danger, rivalry, heroes, medieval, supernatural, escapades and martial arts mostly in Action, Fantasy and Adventure genres. Some movies like Kung Fu Monster: The Four (2012), Forbidden Warrior (2005), Zu Warriors (2001), Demon Warriors (2007), Urgency (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Four (2012)
Genre: Action, Crime, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 118 min.
Story: An undercover agent is assigned by his corrupt chief to infiltrate a rival department and sabotage their investigation of counterfeit currency. What he discovers is the counterfeiter's real plan. To overthrow the capital. Not by flooding it ...
Style: serious, exciting, suspenseful, scary, captivating ...
Plot: martial arts, supernatural, investigation, secret agent, rivalry, zombie, medieval, undercover, danger, wuxia, military officer, officer ...
Place: china, asia, ancient china
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Forbidden Warrior (2005)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The Gaia Za is a sacred tome that holds many ancient and powerful spells to be unlocked by a so-called Chosen One expected to be born to one of two leading families: the Khans or the Marajis. Unwilling to leave the clan's fate to the gods, Che ...
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Place: asia, china
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Zu Warriors (2001)
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 104 min.
Story: King Sky (Ekin Cheng), the sole disciple of the Kun Lun Sect, falls in love with his master Dawn (Cecilia Cheung). Dawn is killed when Insomnia destroys the Kin Lun Mountain. King Sky waits for two hundred years and meets Enigma (Cecilia Cheung), ...
Style: exciting, serious, stylized, epic
Plot: martial arts, save the world, imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, supernatural, rescue, supernatural ability, wuxia, escapades, rivalry, danger, legend ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s
Place: china, asia
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Demon Warriors (2007)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Thailand
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Opapatika is a special power that makes one become practically invincible. The power remains alive so long as that person is remains alive. In this film, five Opapatikas, each with their own unique power, are brought together. They meet in the ...
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Urgency (2011)
Genre: Action
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Duration: 86 min.
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Style: suspenseful, serious, captivating, exciting, suspense ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
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Wind Blast (2010)
Genre: Action
Country: China
Duration: 114 min.
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Style: realistic, suspense, tense, exciting, serious ...
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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
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Twin Daggers (2006)
Genre: Action
Country: China
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A shady Los Angeles martial arts assassin is hired by a beautiful woman to avenge the death of her parents, who were killed by her evil twin sister. But when the hit man tracks down his target, he finds himself strangely attracted to her. Trapped ...
Style: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, serious ...
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Shadow Enemy (2022)
Genre: Action, Fantasy
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Story: When evil rises, there is a great need for the devilish flames to be extinguished. When danger trembles Ban Pha Fa Rong, help is needed urgently. However, this time it is not easy because the opponent has black magic on their side to help. Two young ...
Style: tense, exciting, suspenseful, captivating
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Ancestral World (2020)
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story: A prince must learn to be a hero. In a time of demons and Gods warring for domination, a prince is sent on a mission to rescue his brother and recover a magical armor stolen by the God of Destruction.
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Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
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Style: serious, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
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Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master II (2003)
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
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Style: serious, suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating ...
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Misfire (2014)
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Duration: 90 min.
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24%
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