Movies like Duel with the Devils
If Duel with the Devils's mix of rescue, martial arts and revenge stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Duel with the Devils's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Fist of Fury
1972 · Directed by Lo Wei · 108 min7.2
Why you'll like itWith Wei Ping-Ao · Shares: martial arts, revenge · Also a Chinese drama · From the same decade (1970s)
During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, Chen Zhen, the star pupil of a recently-deceased martial arts teacher battles a Japanese dojo which seeks the demise of his fighting school.
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The Furious
2026 · Directed by Kenji Tanigaki · 113 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts · Also a Chinese action film
After a criminal network kidnaps Wang Wei's daughter and the corrupt police refuse to assist him, Wei sets out on his own to locate her.
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Kung Fu Jungle
2014 · Directed by Teddy Chan Tak-Sam · 100 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts · Also a Chinese action film
A martial arts instructor working at a police academy gets imprisoned after killing a man by accident. But when a vicious killer starts targeting martial arts masters, the instructor offers to help the police in return…
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Ninja Assassin
2009 · Directed by James McTeigue · 99 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, revenge
Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is…
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Death Warrant
1990 · Directed by Deran Sarafian · 89 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, revenge
Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate the murders of prisoners and jailors. While there, Louis, using his outstanding martial arts skills, is able to save his life and make himself…
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Django Unchained
2012 · Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 165 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: rescue, revenge
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
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Never Back Down: No Surrender
2016 · Directed by Michael Jai White · 101 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts · Also drama and action
Picking up after the events of Never Back Down 2, former MMA champion Case Walker is on the comeback trail to become champion once again.
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003 · Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 111 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, revenge
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
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Black Rain
1989 · Directed by Ridley Scott · 125 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts · Also drama and action
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan.
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Walking Tall
2004 · Directed by Kevin Bray · 86 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts · Also drama and action
A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.
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Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge
2020 · Directed by Ethan Spaulding · 80 min8.1
Why you'll like itShares: revenge
After the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinister Quan Chi, he’s given a chance to…
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Dragon
2011 · Directed by Peter Chan · 115 min6.9
Why you'll like itAlso a Chinese drama
A sinful martial arts expert wants to start a new tranquil life, only to be hunted by a determined detective and his former master.