20 movies like Man of Tai Chi, ordered by similarity : Ip Man 4: The Finale(2019), Angel Town(1990), Birth of the Dragon(2016), Kickboxer: Retaliation(2018), Kickboxer 2: The Road Back(1991), Drunken Master(1978), The Master(2014), Blood and Bone(2009), Once Upon a Time in China V(1994), A Touch of Zen(1971), Shadow(2018), Return of the Dragon(1972) ...
Action, Sports & Fitness
USA|China|Hong Kong
2013
105 Minutes
Tiger Chen Keanu Reeves Karen Joy Morris Simon Yam Ye Qing Yu Hai Sam Lee Iko Uwais
student teacher martial artist employee employer master tense suspenseful engaging gripping temple asia fighting martial arts underground scene saving the day money rivalry rise 21st century
A young martial artist's unparalleled Tai Chi skills land him in a highly lucrative underworld fight club.
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.
Action
USA
1990
101 Minutes
Olivier Gruner Theresa Saldana Frank Aragon Peter Kwong Gregory Cruz Fabian Alomar Lupe Amador Nick Angotti
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Tenant helps landlord fight off local street gang.
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, 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
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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, Drama, Action
USA
1991
89 Minutes
Sasha Mitchell Peter Boyle Dennis Chan Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa John Diehl Michel Qissi Heather McComb Vince Murducco Matthias Hues
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David's brother, Kurt, defeats Po in Kickboxer (1989). A year after Po kills Kurt, David, who has a kickboxing gym in LA, is manipulated into a match against Po.
Action, Sports & Fitness, Comedy
Hong Kong
1978
107 Minutes
Jackie Chan Siu Tien Yuen Jang Lee Hwang Chin Chiang Ging Man Fung Hsia Hsu Chiao Lin Linda Lin
student martial arts master assassin father son amusing rousing china student-teacher relationship redemption martial arts father/son relationship training underdog growing up rise 19th century
Wong Fei-Hung (Jackie Chan) is a mischievous, yet righteous young man, but after a series of incidents, his frustrated father has him disciplined by Beggar So (Siu-Tin Yuen), a Master of drunken martial arts.
Action, Sports & Fitness
UK
2014
89 Minutes
Shi Hongbo Mai Jintong Shi Tianlong Cheng Ni Xiangguo Chang
martial artist master landlord corrupt businessman intense gripping outlandish china battlefield town martial arts corruption war desertion fighting fighting corruption rescue revenge rescue quest
Modern British dairy farms must get bigger and bigger or go under but Farmer Stephen Hook decides to buck the trend. Instead he chooses to have a great relationship with his small herd of ... See full summary »
Action, Sports & Fitness
USA
2009
90 Minutes
Michael Jai White Julian Sands Eamonn Walker Dante Basco Nona Gaye Michelle Belegrin Bob Sapp Richard Williams Ron Yuan
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In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.
Sports & Fitness, Action
Hong Kong
1994
100 Minutes
Kent Cheng Man Cheuk Chiu Rosamund Kwan Roger Kwok Siu Chung Mok Jean Wang Xin Xin Xiong
martial arts master martial arts student pirate tense spirited china training battle transformation rise rivalry 1990s
Brand new 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 ... See full summary »
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, 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
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An Asian (Bruce Lee) in Rome uses whirling "nunchakus" on a gang and fights a karate champ (Chuck Norris) in the coliseum.
Fantasy, Action, Sports & Fitness
USA
2016
108 Minutes
Mark Chao Ni Ni Dave Bautista Sienna Guillory Uriah Shelton Francis Ng Ron Smoorenburg Dakota Daulby
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A frustrated actor travels to Spain in search of a playwright, a trip that unexpectedly binds him to a group of five previously unconnected people.
Sports & Fitness, Action
France|Thailand
2012
81 Minutes
Jon Foo Caroline Ducey Michael D. Cohen Kowitch Wathana Winai Kraibutr Lioutsia Goubaidoullina Julaluck Ismalone Thiraphong Riawrukwong
orphan young boy teenager kung fu master murder victim young man engaging thrilling suspenseful intense brutal emotional small town fighting family history anger adventure discovery rivalry escape
After witnessing the brutal murder of his parents, a young boy is raised by a martial arts master who grooms him to be a lethal killer. Some 20 years later, it's time to take revenge on the assassins who destroyed his childhood.
Action
USA
1992
92 Minutes
Sasha Mitchell Dennis Chan Richard Comar Noah Verduzco Ian Jacklin Althea Miranda Milton Gonçalves Ricardo Petraglia
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David Sloan travels to Rio for a kick-box exhibition. There he saves two youngsters and stops a white slaver.
Drama, Action, Sports & Fitness
Taiwan|China|Hong Kong|France
2015
105 Minutes
Qi Shu Chang Chen Satoshi Tsumabuki Sheu Fang-yi Dahong Ni Zhen Yu Lei
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A female assassin receives a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth-century China.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Italy|Hong Kong|Canada
2017
122 Minutes
Keanu Reeves Common Laurence Fishburne Riccardo Scamarcio Ruby Rose Lance Reddick Peter Stormare Bridget Moynahan Franco Nero John Alberto Leguizamo Ian McShane
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After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life.
Sports & Fitness, Drama
USA
1993
95 Minutes
Billy Blanks Kenn Troum Christine Taylor Ken McLeod Patrick Kilpatrick Linda Dona Brion James John Asher
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Ken has just moved from Kansas with his mother. He talks to a girl named Julie, not knowing that her boyfriend Tom is very possessive of her. Tom is learning karate from Lee, a sensei whose... See full summary »
Action, Sports & Fitness
Canada
2014
105 Minutes
Michael Biehn Anderson Silva Krzystof Soszynski Lyoto Machida Martin Kove Cody Hackman Jess Brown Nick Bateman
young man murderer father mother teacher intense emotional raw brutal suspenseful dojo criminal underworld murder fighting competition revenge pursuit discovery underdog rise
A disgruntled teenager, sent to do community service at a rundown Karate school, enters an MMA tournament to face the man who killed his parents.
Action, Sports & Fitness
USA
2004
137 Minutes
Uma Thurman David Carradine Michael Madsen Daryl Hannah Gordon Liu Michael Parks Perla Haney-Jardine Helen Kim Claire Smithies Clark Middleton Laura Cayouette
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The Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd, and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle.