20 movies like Shaolin, ordered by similarity : A Touch of Zen(1971), Shadow(2018), The Stormriders(1998), Dragon Blade(2015), Raees(2017), Billa 2(2012), Mary Queen of Scots(2018), The Current War: Director's Cut(2019), Antony and Cleopatra(1972), Call of Heroes(2016), Asoka(2001), The Vikings(1958) ...
Sports & Fitness, Drama, Action, History
Hong Kong|China
2011
131 Minutes
Andy Lau Nicholas Tse Jackie Chan Bingbing Fan Jing Wu Yu Xing Xin Xin Xiong Shaoqun Yu
general monks cousin thrilling refuge temple control power struggle fighting rivalry
After ambushing and killing his rival, losing everything in the process, dispirited warlord Hou Jie turns to a Shaolin monastery seeking salvation.
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.
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.
Sports & Fitness, Fantasy
Canada
1998
128 Minutes
Aaron Kwok Ekin Cheng Sonny Chiba Kristy Yeung Qi Shu Michael Tse Anthony Wong Lawrence Cheng Roy Cheung Lai Yiu Cheung Alex Fong
brother orphan warrior monk stepsister adoptive father spectacular thrilling melodramatic china lair countryside household love triangle prophecy power struggle magic sibling rivalry family dysfunction rivalry
Comprised of fifteen vignettes of varying lengths, The Sadness of Sex (1998) is about love, but more specifically about the phases of courtship that lead to the inevitable break-up.
Action, Drama, History
China|Hong Kong
2015
103 Minutes
Jackie Chan John Cusack Adrien Brody Joey Jozef Lin Peng Mika Wang Choi Si-Won Xiao Yang Wang Taili Sammy Hung Steve Yoo
soldier leader defector cavalry captain roman soldier general thrilling gripping intense suspenseful brutal buddhist temple mountain village china fortress street unlikely allies fight for justice epic journey
When corrupt Roman leader Tiberius arrives with a giant army to claim the Silk Road, Huo An teams up his army with an elite Legion of defected Roman soldiers led by General Lucius to protect his country and his new friends.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
India
2017
155 Minutes
crime boss gangster smuggler police officer rival religious person brooding fascinating powerful shocking suspenseful thrilling house india police station jail illegal activity alcohol prohibition crime
A bootlegger sets out to improve his community as a promising leader but falls in a political trap.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Drama
India
2012
129 Minutes
Ajith Kumar Parvathy Omanakuttan Prabhu Rahman Sudhanshu Pandey Bruna Abdullah Vidyut Jamwal Yog Japee Sarath Mandava Manoj K. Jayan Ilavarasu
refugee don crime boss friend mob boss gangster brutal brash bleak cool confident unrestrained refugee camp club beach mansion resort india refugees corruption
Small-time diamond smuggler David befriends Goa-based gangster Abbasi. But when David begins to build inroads with an international gangster, Abbasi is not happy. Soon the two turn into bitter rivals.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA
2018
124 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Margot Robbie Jack Lowden Joe Alwyn David Tennant Guy Pearce Gemma Chan Martin Compston Ismael Cruz Cordova Brendan Coyle Ian Hart
queen widow rival husband leader friend tense intense gripping brash uneasy france scotland england castle mansion queen elizabeth i queen mary power royalty
Mary Stuart's (Saoirse Ronan's) attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie), Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|Russia|UK
2019
101 Minutes
Benedict Cumberbatch Michael Shannon Nicholas Hoult Katherine Waterston Tuppence Middleton Tom Holland Matthew Macfadyen Conor MacNeill Tom Fisher
thomas edison inventor millionaire rival businessman scientist tense gripping creative passionate new york city house laboratory field street wall street electricity inventions power rivalry
The dramatic story of the cutthroat race between electricity titans Thomas A. Edison and George Westinghouse to determine whose electrical system would power the modern world.
Drama, History
UK|Spain|Switzerland
1972
160 Minutes
Charlton Heston Hildegard Neil Eric Porter John Castle Fernando Rey Juan Luis Galiardo
queen egyptian lover rival roman seducer brooding emotional gripping intense moving powerful egypt kingdom chamber desert love sacrifice rivalry power
After the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.
Action
2016
120 Minutes
Louis Koo Ching Wan Lau Eddie Peng Philip Keung Shuying Jiang Sammo Kam-Bo Hung Kai Chi Liu Ting Yip Ng Jing Wu Yu Xing
militia member teacher student refugee governor murderer bleak brutal suspenseful gripping emotional thrilling china war militia murder fight for justice fighting heroism escape
The soldiers from a village seek vengeance after a warlord kills innocent people while they are away.
Drama, History
2001
158 Minutes
Shah Rukh Khan Kareena Kapoor Danny Denzongpa Ajith Kumar Rahul Dev Hrishita Bhatt Umesh Mehra Gerson Da Cunha Subhashini Suraj Balaje Johnny Lever
indian emperor princess father thief half brother general passionate rousing brash india kingdom battlefield ashoka bindusara maurya politics indian history power struggle family religion growing up love
After raging a brutal war, Asoka (Shahrukh Khan) renounces violence, embraces Buddhism and unites India.
Adventure, Action
USA
1958
114 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Tony Curtis Janet Leigh Ernest Borgnine James Donald Alexander Knox Frank Thring Maxine Audley Eileen Way Edric Connor Dandy Nichols
king prince princess slave half brother viking thrilling intense brutal castle boat rivalry power struggle feud love triangle kidnapping mistaken identity discovery love rivalry
A slave and a Viking prince fight for the love of a captive princess.
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.
Action, Crime, Drama
Japan
1966
83 Minutes
Tetsuya Watari Chieko Matsubara Ryuji Kita Hideaki Nitani Tamio Kawaji Tsuyoshi Yoshida Eimei Esumi Eiji Gô Isao Tamagawa Michio Hino Tomoko Hamakawa
crime boss rival thug assassin young woman thrilling suspenseful eerie tokyo inner city countryside gang war betrayal murder plot crime pursuit rivalry revenge 1960s
After his gang disbands, a yakuza enforcer looks forward to life outside of organized crime but soon must become a drifter after his old rivals attempt to assassinate him.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2019
152 Minutes
Matt Damon Christian Bale Jon Bernthal Caitriona Balfe Tracy Letts Josh Lucas Noah Jupe Remo Girone Ray McKinnon JJ Feild Jack McMullen
designer auto builder race car driver rival intense passionate confident creative gripping france america auto race car dealership corporate headquarters desert auto racing design corporate rule rivalry creative process
American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.
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.
Drama, History
USA
2013
117 Minutes
Marion Cotillard Joaquin Phoenix Jeremy Renner Dagmara Dominczyk Jicky Schnee Yelena Solovey Maja Wampuszyc Ilia Volok Angela Sarafyan
prostitute immigrant cousin sister illusionist melodramatic sad gritty powerful stage street big city home struggle regret love triangle control isolation new life 1920s
1921. An innocent immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.
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, Drama, Adventure, History
Czech Republic|Canada
2014
107 Minutes
Petr Kubik Tom McKay Michelle Lukes Brian Caspe Jim High Christian Dunkley Clark Eirini Karamanoli Jana Triskova Oldrich Anton Vojta
son woman emperor emotional thrilling brutal rome power roman empire plot rivalry roman empire
Following the fall of the Roman Empire, a Roman woman plots to make her son the new Emperor and to fulfill the former glory of the city.
Biography, Sports & Fitness, Drama
Hong Kong|China
2013
130 Minutes
Tony Leung Zhang Ziyi Chang Chen Wang Qingxiang Jin Zhang Benshan Zhao Hye-kyo Song Cung Le
kung fu master fighter father love interest doctor bruce lee engaging brutal thrilling melodramatic china fighting attraction lost love kung fu adventure rivalry pursuit quest love
The story of martial-arts master Ip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee.