20 movies like Return of the Dragon, ordered by similarity : Ip Man 4: The Finale(2019), Hera Pheri(1975), Kickboxer: Vengeance(2016), Days of Thunder(1990), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes(2014), Rush(2013), Kickboxer: Retaliation(2018), Kung Fu Hustle(2004), Straight Outta Compton(2015), Free Fire(2016), Birth of the Dragon(2016), Aquaman(2018) ...
Sports & Fitness, Action
1972
91 Minutes
Bruce Lee Chuck Norris Mao Ke-hsiu Ping Ou Wei Chung-Hsin Huang Bob Wall Di Chin Tony Liu Unicorn Chan
martial artist champion rival gang leader friend villain brooding confident intense rome restaurant street car training area arena family honor gangs martial arts protection survival
An Asian (Bruce Lee) in Rome uses whirling "nunchakus" on a gang and fights a karate champ (Chuck Norris) in the coliseum.
Action, Sports & Fitness
Hong Kong|China
2019
105 Minutes
Donnie Yen Scott Adkins Kwok-Kwan Chan Chris Collins Vanness Wu Mark Strange Jim Liu Nicola Stuart-Hill
kung fu master martial artist martial arts master martial arts student brash brutal cool engaging san francisco martial arts school school rivalry teaching kung fu rivalry rescue underdog 21st century
The Kung Fu master travels to the U.S. where his student has upset the local martial arts community by opening a Wing Chun school.
Crime, Comedy, Drama, Action
India
1975
164 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Saira Banu Kimi Katkar Vinod Khanna Sulakshana Pandit Deepa Sahi Shilpa Shirodkar
young man young woman friend best friend father girlfriend amusing gripping thrilling intense emotional moving india city house bungalow restaurant street friendship best friends
Two friends Ajay and Vijay gets separated from each other when they discover secrets about their past in their own ways.
Action, Sports & Fitness
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Dave Bautista Jean-Claude Van Damme Gina Carano Alain Moussi Georges St-Pierre Sara Malakul Lane Darren Shahlavi Sam Medina Luis Da Silva Jr. Daneya Mayid T.J. Storm
martial artist champion fighter trainer girlfriend enemy brash brooding intense thailand training area gym underground shelter house car kickboxing martial arts death training determination
A kick boxer is out to avenge his brother.
Action
USA
1990
107 Minutes
Tom Cruise Robert Duvall Nicole Kidman Randy Quaid Michael Rooker Cary Elwes Fred Dalton Thompson John C. Reilly J.C. Quinn Don Simpson James Martin Jr.
race car driver pit crew chief surgeon car dealer rival friend brash intense thrilling racetrack hospital daytona, fla. nascar romance physical therapy brain surgery car crash competition rivalry transformation
A young hot-shot stock car driver gets his chance to compete at the top level.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA|UK|Canada
2014
130 Minutes
Andy Serkis Jason Clarke Gary Oldman Keri Russell Toby Kebbell Kodi Smit-McPhee Kirk Acevedo Jon Eyez Enrique Murciano Jr. Terry Notary Judy Greer
chimpanzee follower human survivor leader friend brooding emotional intense california colony woods camp street hut leadership survival peace rivalry colonization
A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier.
Action, Drama
UK|Germany|USA
2013
123 Minutes
Chris Hemsworth Daniel Brühl Olivia Wilde Alexandra Maria Lara Pierfrancesco Favino David Calder Natalie Dormer Stephen Mangan Christian McKay Julian Rhind-Tutt Alistair Petrie
race car driver intense confident thrilling racetrack car japan germany grand prix race car driving rivalry rivalry 1970s
The merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda.
Action, Sports & Fitness, Drama
USA
2018
110 Minutes
Alain Moussi Jean-Claude Van Damme Christopher Lambert Mike Tyson Sara Malakul Lane Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Sam Medina Steven Swadling Miles Strommen Maxime Savaria Jessica Jann
martial artist bodybuilder mentor fighter prisoner martial arts master thrilling wild confident intense brutal gritty prison thailand yard training area martial arts fighting freedom confinement
Right after winning a fight in Las Vegas, Kurt Sloane is sedated and taken to a prison in Bangkok, where he's forced to fight a 6'10" giant for freedom and $1M - but this will require some intense training.
Sports & Fitness, Comedy, Action, Fantasy
Hong Kong|China|USA
2004
99 Minutes
Stephen Chow Yuen Wah Yuen Qiu Siu-Lung Leung Dong Zhihua Chiu Chi-ling Yu Xing Kwok-Kwan Chan Shengyi Huang Feng Xiaogang Lam Suet
idiot friend gangster landlady baker kung fu master unrestrained outlandish shanghai slum street gangsters feud poverty kung fu adventure rivalry 1940s
In Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.
Biography, Music, Drama
USA
2015
147 Minutes
O'Shea Jackson Jr. Corey Hawkins Jason Mitchell Neil Brown Jr. Aldis Hodge Marlon Yates Jr. R. Marcos Taylor Alexandra Shipp Paul Giamatti Elena Goode Keith Powers
rapper manager fan rival woman gang member brash brooding intense south central house recording studio street car restaurant gangs hip-hop business friendship rivalry
The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
Comedy, Action
UK
2016
86 Minutes
Sharlto Copley Armie Hammer Brie Larson Cillian Murphy Jack Reynor Babou Ceesay Enzo Cilenti Sam Riley Michael Smiley Noah Taylor Tom Davis
woman irishman gang leader gang member gunman killer brash brooding intense amusing warehouse street car van office staircase gangs gang war shooting spree isolation
Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shoot-out and a game of survival.
Action, Sports & Fitness
China|Canada|USA
2016
91 Minutes
Philip Ng Xia Yu Billy Magnussen Qu Jingjing Jin Xing Simon Yin Ron Yuan Terry Chen Darren E. Scott
bruce lee kung fu master student fighter rival enemy engaging fascinating endearing suspenseful tense san francisco rivalry fighting martial arts kung fu biography legend journey rivalry
Set against the backdrop of 1960s San Francisco, BIRTH OF THE DRAGON is a modern take on the classic movies that Bruce Lee was known for. It takes its inspiration from the epic and still controversial showdown between an up-and-coming Bruce Lee and kung fu master Wong Jack Man - a battle that gave birth to a legend.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA|Australia
2018
143 Minutes
Jason Momoa Amber Heard Willem Dafoe Patrick Wilson Nicole Kidman Dolph Lundgren Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Temuera Morrison Ludi Lin Michael Beach Randall Park
king soldier brother counselor rival cool confident amusing thrilling tense ocean atlantis rivalry heroism family feud super powers saving the world betrayal quest adventure
Arthur Curry, the human-born heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, goes on a quest to prevent a war between the worlds of ocean and land.
Action
USA|Germany|Japan
2006
104 Minutes
Lucas Black Zachery Ty Bryan Bow Wow Brian Tee Nathalie Kelley Sung Kang Jason Tobin Caroline de Souza Correa Henry Jaderlund Keiko Kitagawa Leonardo Nam
teen boy american father rival girlfriend friend fiery frenetic tense intense outlandish tokyo united states street mountain big city auto race street racing crime culture clash
A teenager becomes a major competitor in the world of drift racing after moving in with his father in Tokyo to avoid a jail sentence in America.
Action
USA
1975
94 Minutes
Fred Williamson Pam Grier Thalmus Rasulala Tony King Bernie Hamilton Art Lund Tierre Turner Morgan Upton Carl Weathers Jim Bohan Robert Burton
man police officer love interest old friend brother cop tense brash intense nightclub small town the south police station street family friendship police corruption bribery racism death
After being hassled by The Man in a southern town, a cool operator asks some violent friends for help. After all, if you can't trust another brother, who can you trust?
Sports & Fitness, Action, Adventure
Taiwan|Hong Kong
1971
180 Minutes
Feng Hsu Chun Shih Pai Ying Roy Chiao Tien Peng Cho Kin Cheung Bing-yuk Sit Hon Wang Shui Ying-Chieh Han Man Chung-san
artist mother princess monk general rival thrilling melodramatic suspenseful incredible china village forest countryside hideout ruins unusual romance on the run politics mother/son relationship
A lady fugitive on the run from corrupt government officials is joined in her endeavors by an unambitious painter and skilled Buddhist monks.
Action
USA
1954
94 Minutes
Sterling Hayden Vera Ralston David Brian Adolphe Menjou Hoagy Carmichael Chill Wills
logger cabaret performer rival family brooding confident fiery melodramatic spirited montana united states logging business rivalry love family honor rivalry love 1890s
In the late 1800s Montana, two competing logging operators clash over ownership of a logging railroad, land and timber clear-cutting rights.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
Philippines
2018
126 Minutes
Anne Curtis Brandon Vera AJ Muhlach Alex Calleja Victor Neri Nonie Buencamino Joross Gamboa Nafa Hilario-Cruz
drug enforcement agent drug dealer villager gang leader gang member intense brooding confident gritty manila, philippines carnival apartment slum street drug cartel drug bust corrupt police violence pursuit rivalry
An anti-drug enforcement agency stages a massive drug bust in the slums of Manila.
Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Adventure
USA
2015
117 Minutes
Paul Rudd Michael Douglas Evangeline Lilly Corey Stoll Bobby Cannavale Judy Greer Abby Ryder Fortson Michael Peña David Dastmalchian Tip "T.I." Harris Wood Harris
protégé thief superhero villain co-worker love interest brooding confident intense office laboratory apartment jail helicopter house super powers rivalry comeuppance fighting romance
Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, cat burglar Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.
Action, Sports & Fitness
Japan
1974
86 Minutes
Sonny Chiba Etsuko Shihomi Hiroshi Kondô Bin Amatsu Hiroshi Miyauchi
martial artist undercover cop drug lord sister partner master brutal frenetic thrilling outlandish hong kong bridge school lair dojo kidnapping martial arts police bust drug trade organized crime
This time Koryu heads to Yokohama in search of a woman named Birei, kidnapped by diamond smugglers who move their hot rocks by surgically implanting them into the nubile buttocks of Chinese... See full summary »
Sports & Fitness, Adventure, Action
China|Hong Kong|USA
2018
116 Minutes
Chao Deng Li Sun Ryan Zheng Qianyuan Wang Wang Jingchun Jun Hu Xiaotong Guan Lei Wu
general enemy wife warrior gripping intense powerful china battlefield kingdom power battle victory redemption struggle discovery quest rise rivalry 1st century
Life and intrigue in an ancient Chinese court.