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Project A (1983)
20K
Original name: A計劃
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In late 19th Century Hong Kong the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters. One Coast Guard officer is Dragon Ma, who is determined that his beloved Coast Guard will not be made a fool of.
Style:
perverse, slapstick comedy, cult classic, lighthearted, exciting, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, fast ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, pirate, fight, kung fu, wuxia, warrior, bicycle, chase, sea, police, british empire, coast guard, epic battle, rivalry, fight scenes, smuggling, combat, kung fu master, kung fu fighting, gambling, ship, ocean, police officer, cave, parkour ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, year 1983, victorian era, 20th century
Place:
china, asia, east asia, hong kong
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, cult classic, semi serious and exciting films with plots about martial arts, kung fu, fight, fistfight, hand to hand combat, fighting and heroes mostly in Action, Comedy and Crime genres. Some movies like Project A: The Young Master (1980), Operation Condor (1991), The Legend of Drunken Master (1994), Police Story (1985), Dragons Forever (1988). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Youthful martial arts master Lung is searching for his missing brother, when he is mistaken for a criminal on the run. He must prove his innocence by solving the case himself, while local lawmen and merciless mercenaries are hot on his trail.
Style:
humorous, stylized, light, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, kung fu master, wuxia, on the run, one against many, mentor, lone hero, chase, nothing goes right, contests and competitions, school ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
china, japan, hong kong, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Agent Jackie is hired to find WWII Nazi gold hidden in the Sahara desert. He teams up with three bungling women (the 3 stooges?) who are all connected in some way. However a team of mercenries have ideas on the ownership of the gold. A battle / ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, semi serious, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
treasure hunt, martial arts, chase, desert, kung fu, treasure, treasure hunter, martial artist, wuxia, car chase, wu shu, heroes ...
Place:
sahara, spain, europe, tokyo, egypt ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Returning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-Hong is unwittingly caught up in the battle between foreigners who wish to export ancient Chinese artifacts and loyalists who don't want the pieces to leave the country. ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, semi serious, cult classic, slapstick ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, kung fu master, martial artist, kung fu classic, wuxia, boxing, fight scenes, fight, kung fu fighting, heroes, showdown ...
Time:
year 1994, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
china, hong kong, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A virtuous Hong Kong police officer must clear his name after he is framed for murder.
Style:
light, humorous, stylized, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, fight scenes, car chase, chase, murder, wuxia, drug lord, chases and races, gangster, police protagonist, tough guy ...
Time:
80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place:
china, asia, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Jackie Chan stars as a hot-shot lawyer hired by a Hong Kong chemical plant to dispose of opposition to their polluting ways. But when he falls for a beautiful woman out to stop the plant, Jackie is torn in a conflict of interest and asks his trusty ...
Style:
neurotic, exciting, semi serious, humorous, slapstick ...
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, fight, lawyer, factory, kung fu fighting, art, cons and scams, dishonesty, epic battle, hand to hand combat, fistfight ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Cousins Thomas and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia, a pickpocket.
Style:
exciting, humorous, stylized, tense, action comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, private detective, chase, kung fu, van, hand to hand combat, kung fu fighting, fencing, tough guy, buddies, wuxia, woman in danger ...
Time:
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Place:
spain, italy, europe, barcelona, asia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Dragon is now transferred to be the police head of Sai Wan district, and has to contend with a gangster kingpin, anti-Manchu revolutionaries, some runaway pirates, Manchu Loyalists and a corrupt police superintendent.
Style:
cult classic, lighthearted, exciting, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, fight, shaolin, epic battle, frame up, kung fu master, karate, kung fu fighting, parkour, corruption, police ...
Time:
19th century, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
china, hong kong
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Twins, separated at birth, end up as a Hong Kong gangster and a New York concert pianist. When the pianist travels to Hong Kong for a concert, the two inevitably get mistaken for each other.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, realistic, exciting, semi serious ...
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, gangster, farce, wuxia, gunfight, chase, twins, siblings relations, goofy hero, disorder, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
90s, year 1965, year 1992
Place:
hong kong, new york, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Jet Li stars in this comic spectacle as a Chinese "Robin Hood" who stumbles upon a kidnapping scheme after unwittingly opening a martial arts school next to a brothel!
Style:
cult classic, romantic, scenic, semi serious, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, medieval, kung fu, wuxia, kung fu master, kung fu fighting, fight, sword duel, businessman, robin hood, wong fei hung, wire fu ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
china, asia, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong, Yugoslavia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Jackie Chan stars as Asian Hawk, an Indiana Jones-style adventurer looking to make a fortune in exotic antiquities. After Hawk discovers a mysterious sword in Africa, a band of Satan-worshipping monks kidnap his ex-girlfriend Lorelei, demanding the ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, stylized, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, master warrior, wuxia, chase, treasure hunt, treasure, human sacrifice, mind control, redemption, adventurer, danger ...
Time:
80s
Place:
europe, africa, hong kong, china, spain ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The third installment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners (1983) and My Lucky Stars (1985)... The team are released from prison to play detective in order to stop a ruthless gang from ruining their reputations, taking their ...
Style:
action adventure, cult classic, slapstick, exciting, semi serious ...
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, fight, fight scenes, karate, gang, transvestism, disorder, nothing goes right, law enforcement, chases and races, undercover ...
Time:
80s
Place:
china, hong kong
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, action comedy, exciting, action adventure ...
Plot:
martial arts, chase, gang, wuxia, journalist, drug dealer, kung fu, escapades, cooking, fight scenes, danger, food ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s, 80s
Place:
china, australia, new york, usa, melbourne ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, UK, Czech Republic
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The dynamic duo of Chon Wang and Roy O'Bannon return for another crazy adventure. This time, they're in London to avenge the murder of Chon's father, but end up on an even bigger case. Chon's sister is there to do the same, but ...
Style:
action comedy, entertaining, funny, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
family friendly, girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, china, new york, nevada, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Keong comes from Hong Kong to visit New York for his uncle's wedding. His uncle runs a market in the Bronx and Keong offers to help out while Uncle is on his honeymoon. During his stay in the Bronx, Keong befriends a neighbor kid and beats up ...
Style:
humorous, action comedy, cult classic, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
china, new york, bronx new york city, usa, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sport
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Dragon and his madcap pal Cowboy spend their days getting into mischief, frustrating the elders, chasing girls, and competing in the village sport. When Dragon overhears a fiendish plot by smugglers to sell China's national treasures overseas, ...
Style:
perverse, semi serious, touching, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Martial-arts megastar Jackie Chan wrote, directed and stars in this action-comedy. Secret agent Jackie (Chan) leads a commando group to Africa to kidnap scientists who are working to unleash a powerful -- and lethal -- new energy source. When Jackie ...
Style:
semi serious, suspenseful, entertaining, humorous, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, secret agent, kung fu, chase, master warrior, fight, wuxia, fistfight, female agent, female spy, danger, on the run ...
Time:
20th century, year 1998, 90s
Place:
hong kong, africa, east asia, south africa, asia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Five friends are released from prison and do their best to stay out trouble. While trying to mind their own business (and run their 5-Star Cleaning Service), they are caught up in a war between rival Triad gangs fighting for control of the ...
Style:
action comedy, cult classic, fast, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, kung fu, gang, exploitation, fight, fight scenes, karate, forgery, gangster, counterfeit money, disorder ...
Time:
80s
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Two Hong-Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in diamonds. After one is captured by the Ninja-gang protecting the rogue cop, the other one gets his old Orphanage gang, dubbed the "Five Lucky ...
Style:
cult classic, fast, semi serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, kidnapping, fight, ninja, wu shu, yakuza, karate, comedian, police, mafia, partner ...
Time:
80s
Place:
tokyo, japan, hong kong, asia
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Action
Country: Hong Kong, South Korea
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Jackie Chan is a youngster, living in a remote vllage with his grandfather who teaches him Kong-Fu (naturally). He keeps getting into fights, even though his grandfather warns him not to show their Kong-Fu to others. Jackie, though, is tempted by ...
Style:
slapstick, action adventure, cult classic, serious, slapstick comedy
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, wuxia, school, kung fu classic, fight, wing chun, karate, asian, heroes, rivalry, vengeance ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
east asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A fun-filled story about an ordinary guy about to kick into an action-packed adventure. Jackie Chan plays a bored and unsuccessful salesman who never thought his life would amount to anything. All that changes one day when he becomes an instant hero ...
Style:
suspenseful, humorous, exciting, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, amateur detective, kung fu classic, organized crime, heroic mission, goofy hero, private detective, good versus evil, wuxia, kung fu, one man army, bio weapon ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s
Place:
asia, turkey, china, hong kong, seoul ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Western
Country: Ireland, UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, humorous, exciting, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, kids, girls' night
Plot:
steampunk, martial arts, inventor, journey, friendship, road trip, on the road, chase, travel, valet, race against time, wager ...
Time:
19th century, year 2004, victorian era, 2000s, 1890s ...
Place:
paris france, london, china, turkey, scotland yard ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong, Netherlands, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A detective from Hong Kong teams up with an American gambler to battle against a notorious Chinese criminal.
Style:
action comedy, detective, captivating, humorous, exciting ...
Plot:
gambler, journey, criminal, loss of friend, betrayal, martial arts, russian mafia, evidence, faked death, friendship, investigation, buddy cop ...
Time:
year 2016
Place:
hong kong, siberia, china, russia, macau ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Impoverished teahouse worker (and martial-arts student) Abao is engaged to his boss' daughter, Little Chu, and fights to protect her from the lecherous advances of the wealthy but repulsive Master Shi. The two men's romantic rivalry ...
Style:
period piece, cult classic, slapstick, eighties
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, ghost, supernatural, trick, sorcery, chinese mythology, vampire, zombie, macabre, spiritual warfare, folklore ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
Style:
humorous, cult classic, intense, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, police, gangster, buddy cop, undercover, drug lord, wuxia, female martial artist, police detective, hand to hand combat, police inspector ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
china, hong kong, malaysia, asia, thailand ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The Hong Kong super-cop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers at the same time that the villains of the first Police Story are out for revenge.
Style:
intense, humorous, rough, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kung fu, fight, police officer, police investigation, violence, martial arts, investigation, police detective, wuxia, fight scenes, police station, criminal's revenge ...
Time:
80s
Place:
china, hong kong, los angeles, california, usa ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Asian Hawk (Jackie Chan) leads a mercenary team to recover several lost artifacts from the Old Summer Palace, the bronze heads of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals which were sacked by the French and British armies from the imperial Summer Palace in ...
Style:
humorous, exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, action packed ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
artifact, martial arts, treasure hunt, adventurer, kung fu, hopes, treasure, gadget, relic, imaginary, ancient mystery, tombs and skeletons ...
Time:
year 2012, 1850s, 21st century
Place:
china, paris france
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Jackie Chan reprises his role as Chan Ka-Kui (also known in some versions as Jackie) yet again as a Hong Kong cop who works with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Later Jackie realizes that things are not as simple as they ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, semi serious, exciting, action comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, secret agent, undercover, hitman, chase, terrorism, fight scenes, wuxia, one man army, heroes, danger, race against time ...
Time:
90s
Place:
australia, hong kong
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, History, War
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The story of a farmer forced into conscription, who has been looking to get out of the army ever since. His great chance arrives when he stumbles upon a wounded general from an enemy state, and he kidnaps him, intending to claim credit for the ...
Style:
humorous, stylized, exciting, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, medieval, ancient history, pow, ancient, dark hero, survival, rivalry, chinese army, barbarian, kung fu, tragic hero ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, 5th century
Place:
china, asia, ancient china
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A plump butcher student of 'Wong Fei Hung', Lam Sai-Wing (Sammo) gets into trouble with a rival kung-fu school known as 'Five Dragons'. He is accused of raping the Head of that school's goddaughter and killing his son. Now ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, stylized, slapstick comedy, dark comedy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
kung fu, martial arts, kung fu classic, wuxia, wong fei hung, fight, kung fu master, master warrior, hand to hand combat, kidnapping, gang, vigilantism ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
For never-do-well compulsive gambler Fong, there's only one thing more fearsome than debtors at his doorstep - having to coax a crying baby. But what if the baby becomes his golden goose to fend off his debtors? Can he overcome his phobia of ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, humorous, poignant, cult classic ...
Plot:
babies and infants, martial arts, kidnapping, nothing goes right, gangster, partner, ransom, cons and scams, debt, rivalry, chase, gang ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
29%
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