Movies like Hapkido
If Hapkido's mix of martial arts, kung fu and hong kong stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Hapkido's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Enter the Dragon
1973 · Directed by Robert Clouse · 102 min7.4
Why you'll like itWith Angela Mao Ying · Shares: martial arts, kung fu, hong kong · From the same decade (1970s)
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.
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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, kung fu · 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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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993 · Directed by Rob Cohen · 119 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, kung fu, hong kong · Also drama and action
This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in…
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Fist of Legend
1994 · Directed by Gordon Chan · 103 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, kung fu · Also a Chinese action film
Chen returns to his school when he finds out that his martial arts teacher has died. When he learns that his school students are harassed by some hooligans, he gears himself up to save them.
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The Grandmaster
2013 · Directed by Wong Kar-Wai · 130 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, kung fu · Also a Chinese action film
The fall of China's last dynasty, a time of chaos, division and war, is the golden age of Chinese martial arts. Legendary kung fu master Ip Man, who will eventually train Bruce Lee, finds his peaceful life interrupted…
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Bloodsport
1988 · Directed by Newt Arnold · 92 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, hong kong · Also action and drama
An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004 · Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 136 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, kung fu
The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child.
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003 · Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 111 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, kung fu
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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Never Back Down
2008 · Directed by Jeff Wadlow · 113 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts · Also drama and action
Jake, full of anger after his father's death, is just starting to find a place for himself at his new Orlando high school - until Ryan, head of an underground MMA fight club, picks Jake out as a prime opponent.
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Kung Fu Panda
2008 · Directed by Mark Osborne · 90 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, kung fu
Chosen by prophecy but doubted by all, Po is an unlikely choice for the mystical title of the Dragon Warrior—a clumsy panda thrust into the world of kung fu as a deadly enemy threatens the Valley of Peace.
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The Matrix Reloaded
2003 · Directed by Lilly Wachowski · 138 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, kung fu
The Resistance builds in numbers as humans are freed from the Matrix and brought to the city of Zion. Neo discovers his superpowers, including the ability to see the code inside the Matrix.
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Triple Threat
2019 · Directed by Jesse V. Johnson · 96 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts
A crime syndicate places a hit on a billionaire's daughter, making her the target of an elite assassin squad. A small band of down-and-out mercenaries protects her, fighting tooth and nail to stop the assassins from…