Wire fu movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant wire fu movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out stylized, exciting, serious, cult classic, suspenseful and realistic films and TV shows about / with wire fu, martial arts, kung fu, rivalry, heroes, fistfight, brawl, fight, stylized violence and hand to hand combat plots mostly in Action, Comedy and Drama genres shot in Hong Kong, China, USA and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as wire fu: Once Upon a Time in China (1991), The Evil Cult (1993), Swordsman II (1992), Once Upon a Time in China II (1992), Once Upon a Time in China III (1992), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Tai-Chi Master (1993), Iron Monkey (1993), Fist of Legend (1994), The New Legend of Shaolin (1994).
Best films
List of wire fu movies
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Set in late 19th century Canton this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung (1847-1924) against foreign forces' (English, French and American) plundering of China.
Style:
colorful, intense, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, master warrior, martial artist, wuxia, culture clash, folk hero, qing dynasty, friendship, kung fu, tragic hero, school, chinese history ...
Time:
19th century, year 1991, 1800s, 18th century
Place:
china, asia, hong kong, tokyo
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, History
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A wild and rollicking martial arts fantasy extravaganza that features prized swords and swordsmen, a crazy monk attached to a rolling boulder, serious clan and cult rivalries, and lots of magic and flying.
Style:
serious, surreal, scenic, atmospheric
Plot:
martial arts, revenge, master warrior, kung fu, supernatural ability, wuxia, heroes, sword duel, vengeance, danger, imaginary, rivalry ...
Time:
middle ages
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Jet Li plays Ling, a student from the Blue Mountain school of martial arts, who, along with fellow students and Kiddo, find themselves embroiled in a country-wide political/clan war with the Highlander clan in the forefront of the battle.
Style:
surreal, cult classic, captivating, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
wuxia, martial arts, kung fu, kung fu master, tough heroes, wire fu, transgender, martial artist, kung fu fighting, sword duel, wu shu, weapons ...
Place:
china, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Western
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred ...
Style:
serious, exciting, rough, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, kung fu classic, memory loss, heroes, danger, rescue, rivalry, society, fighting crime, fish out of water, gangster ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, china, asia, hong kong, san francisco ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, History, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In the sequel to the Tsui Hark classic, Wong Fei-Hung faces The White Lotus society, a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence, even attacking Chinese who follow Western ways. Wong must also defend Dr. Sun Yat ...
Style:
cult classic, epic, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, martial artist, kung fu, kung fu master, master warrior, samurai, wuxia, fight, hopes, dalmatian, kung fu fighting, heroes ...
Time:
ancient times, 1800s, 19th century, 1890s
Place:
china, asia, japan, tokyo, las vegas ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Master Wong and his disciples enroll in the 'Dancing Lion Competition' to stop an assassination plot and to battle an arrogant, deceitful opponent.
Style:
serious, cult classic, harsh, anamorphic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, samurai, culture clash, wuxia, master warrior, battles, heroes, heroic mission, wong fei hung, kung fu master, assassination ...
Time:
1800s
Place:
china, tokyo, japan, hong kong
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
Style:
epic, visually stunning, colorful, atmospheric, breathtaking ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
martial arts, sword fight, wuxia, master warrior, sword, kung fu, female martial artist, tough girl, swords and armor, warrior, hand to hand combat, unspoken love ...
Time:
18th century, year 2000, 2000s, 19th century, 17th century ...
Place:
china, beijing china, east asia, asia, tokyo ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their ...
Style:
cult classic, fast, exciting, serious, stylized
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, medieval, shaolin, female warrior, tai chi, wuxia, monk, fight, shaolin monk, kung fu master, woman with a gun ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
china
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Iron Monkey is a Hong Kong variation of Robin Hood. Corrupt officials of a Chinese village are robbed by a masked bandit known as "Iron Monkey", named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Governor forces a traveling physician ...
Style:
stylized, funny, epic, freeze frame, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kung fu, wuxia, martial arts, kung fu fighting, secret identity, violence, martial artist, kung fu classic, fight, robin hood, epic battle, monk ...
Time:
year 1993, 19th century, 1850s, 18th century
Place:
china, asia, hong kong, tokyo, japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Chen Zhen, a Chinese engineering student in Kyoto, who braves the insults and abuse of his Japanse fellow students for his local love Mitsuko Yamada, daughter of the director, returns in 1937 to his native Shangai, under Japanse protectorate -in ...
Style:
intense, harsh, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, violence, fight scenes, kung fu master, martial artist, sword fight, vengeance, brutality, wuxia, visceral, samurai ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s
Place:
china, asia, hong kong, japan, tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young father and his infant son are beset by forces of evil and corruption. They wander China, upholding their sense of honor and protecting the weak. When they are forced into combat, spectacular and hilarious fast-motion kung fu sequences ...
Style:
serious, stylized, tense, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, good versus evil, shaolin, kung fu, wuxia, parents and children, rivalry, danger, rebelliousness, righting the wronged, heroic mission, shaolin monk ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
china, hong kong
Is relevant?
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 ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Three women, detectives with a mysterious boss, retrieve stolen voice-ID software, using martial arts, tech skills, and sex appeal.
Style:
sexy, teen, funny, action packed, action comedy ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
women, female friendship, kick-butt women, martial arts, secret agent, spy, woman with a gun, female martial artist, undercover agent, heroine, satire, girlfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
year 2000, y2k, 20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Aruba
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An unsuspecting university professor is an unwitting accomplice in a foiled Chinese cocaine deal. Wrongly imprisoned, he escapes to take his revenge and prove his innocence.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, martial arts, prison, good versus evil, prisoner, frame up, chinese mafia, organized crime, gangster, murder, vengeance, one against many ...
Place:
hong kong, china, paris france, asia, new york ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Chui Chik tries to lead a quiet life as a librarian. However, he is really a former test subject for a highly secretive supersoldier project and the instructor of a special commando unit dubbed "701." The 701 squad is used for many ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, bloody, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, superhero, martial artist, vigilante, fistfight, kung fu master, wuxia, chinese mafia, heroes, one man army, police ...
Time:
90s, year 1996, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia, tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The Angels are charged with finding a pair of missing rings that are encoded with the personal information of members of the Witness Protection Program. As informants are killed, the ladies target a rogue agent who might be responsible.
Style:
entertaining, stylized, sexy, humorous, realistic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
private detective, female spy, kick-butt women, female martial artist, female agent, woman with a gun, undercover, female warrior, secret agent, martial arts, tough girl, kickass women ...
Time:
2000s, year 2003, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, mongolia, california, usa, mexico
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A mysterious and immortal Tibetan kung fu master, who has spent the last 60 years traveling around the world protecting the ancient Scroll of the Ultimate, mentors a selfish street kid in the ancient intricacies of kung fu.
Style:
sexy, humorous, exciting, action packed, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, good versus evil, prophecy, heroes, monk, master warrior, dragon, culture clash, supernatural, supernatural ability, kung fu, stereotypes ...
Time:
year 2003, 20th century, 1940s, year 1943, 21st century
Place:
tibet, seattle, usa, san francisco, asia ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Hong Kong, Japan
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Two magically powerful monks who were separated at birth are reunited to fight the King of Hell.
Style:
captivating, exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
wire fu, dinosaur, sorcery, supernatural, heroic mission, martial arts, good versus evil, folk hero, ambition, twins, save the world, obsessive quest ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
asia, japan
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Tung and Ching were both adopted by the same master. But later Ching was abducted by the eunuch-Chan. Ching grew up and became scientist Li's assistant and Tung married officer Lau. Chat had escaped from Chan at 15 and became a thief-catcher. ...
Style:
serious, stylized, suspenseful, surreal, fast
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, kung fu, flying guillotine, kickass women, badass female lead, bounty hunter, superhuman powers, gunfight, strong female lead, wire fu, kickass ...
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, History
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
This Hong Kong martial-arts extravaganza tells of evil emperors and true love. The secret Red Lotus Flower Society is committed to the overthrow of the evil Manchu Emperor and his minions. One of his Governors is sent on a mission to retrieve a list ...
Style:
cult classic, humorous, stylized, exciting, semi serious ...
Plot:
kung fu, martial arts, martial artist, wuxia, kung fu master, tai chi, wu shu, hardcore, gender bending, fight, kung fu fighting, violence ...
Time:
90s
Place:
china, hong kong, asia, tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, History
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The hero Fong Sai Yuk becomes involved in the secret brotherhood "The Red Flower", who are trying to overthrow the Manchurian emperor and re-establishing the Ming dynasty. The social upheaval is combined with Sai Yuk's personal moral ...
Style:
cult classic, semi serious, stylized, humorous
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kung fu, wu shu, medieval, martial arts, wuxia, kung fu master, fight, kung fu fighting, sword duel, swashbuckler, exodus, wire fu ...
Time:
middle ages
Is relevant?
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
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Martial arts expert Wing Chun battles bandits in this magical film that provides as many laughs as it does wallops. Besides horse thieves, Wing Chun must deal with the men around her who simply can't handle a strong, independent woman. ...
Style:
cult classic, semi serious, humorous, stylized, exciting
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
wing chun, female martial artist, martial arts, female warrior, kung fu, wuxia, fight, kickass women, kung fu master, feminist, wiretap, martial artist ...
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Huo Yuan Jia became the most famous martial arts fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness, defining the true spirit of martial arts and also inspiring his ...
Style:
inspirational, intense, captivating, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, wuxia, master warrior, redemption, qing dynasty, childhood, medieval, friendship, mentor, biopic, exile ...
Time:
year 2006, ancient times, 1800s, 1910s, 19th century ...
Place:
asia, china, japan, shanghai, east asia ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story:
Fu Rong is born into a family of goldsmiths, and is intelligent and hardworking. Due to her elder sister's unfortunate marriage, she vows to control her own destiny and flees from her own wedding. At the capital, she meets the arrogant and ...
Style:
atmospheric, romantic, psychological, talky, touching ...
Plot:
love triangle, marriage, damsel in distress, spoiled girl, happy ending, chinese emperor, murder, royal family, independent woman, mistrust, royal palace, power struggle ...
Time:
future
Place:
ancient china, china
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Legend has it that the god of battle saved heaven a 1000 years in the past in a deadly battle against the demon. Both fell from heaven and disappeared from the world. Chu Xuanji was born in the world without the six senses, making her quite clueless ...
Style:
xianxia, romantic, captivating, epic fantasy, entertaining
Plot:
in love, relationships, martial arts, chinese mythology, love affair, love and romance, male female relationship, fall in love, first love, reincarnation, hidden identity, tragic past ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When a spate of eerie murders erupts across HK two troub/emaking cops are assigned to the case. Young maverick Wang and grizzled vet Huang who is fed up with his reckless younger partner always landing them in hot water. Reaching a dead end after ...
Style:
rough, exciting, semi serious, realistic, spoof ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, martial arts, police investigation, partners against crime, partner, disorder, danger, law enforcement, rivalry, fight, karate, kung fu master ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Seven years after the apparent death of Chen Zhen, who was shot after discovering who was responsible for his teacher's death (Huo Yuanjia) in Japanese-occupied Shanghai. A mysterious stranger arrives from overseas and befriends a local mafia ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, realistic, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, medieval, resistance, undercover, one man army, kung fu, kung fu classic, one against many, assassination, fight, state affairs, vengeance ...
Time:
20th century, year 2010, 2010s, 1930s, 1940s ...
Place:
china, shanghai, asia
Is relevant?
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong.Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebrated art of Wing Chun to the ...
Style:
heroic, exciting, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, wing chun, master warrior, warrior, contests and competitions, fight, fistfight, medieval, pride and honor, mentor, wuxia ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 1950s, 50s, 1940s ...
Place:
hong kong, china, east asia, asia, tokyo ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Epic adventure set during a tumultuous time in China, when left without a leader, the cavalry is attacked by the powerful allies and pirate bands. A martial arts master, Wong Fei-Hong and Aunt Yee return to do battle against these evil forces.
Style:
brutal, suspense, intense
Plot:
martial arts, martial artist, kung fu, combat, showdown, folk hero, master warrior, hand to hand combat, sword fight, fistfight, one against many, fight ...
Time:
1910s
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