Movies like Five Element Ninjas
If Five Element Ninjas's mix of kung fu, ambush and ninja stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Five Element Ninjas's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Hero
2002 · Directed by Zhang Yimou · 99 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: kung fu · Also a Chinese drama
During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Directed by Ang Lee · 120 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: kung fu · Also a Chinese drama
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
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Kung Fu Jungle
2014 · Directed by Teddy Chan Tak-Sam · 100 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: kung fu · 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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Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
2010 · Directed by Tsui Hark · 123 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: kung fu · Also a Chinese action film
When the future empress Wu Zetian's two courtiers die in a mysterious fire, she gets Di Renjie, a former detective and rebel, released from prison to solve the mystery of the fire.
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Batman Begins
2005 · Directed by Christopher Nolan · 140 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: ninja · Also drama and action
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City.
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House of Flying Daggers
2004 · Directed by Zhang Yimou · 119 min7.3
Why you'll like itAlso a Chinese drama
In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what…
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Cloudy Mountain
2021 · Directed by Li Jun · 114 min7.1
Why you'll like itAlso a Chinese action film
The opening of the new tunnel, which took ten years to build, coincided with a series of serious cataclysms. The lives of 160,000 people depend on the actions of two people, a father and a son.
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Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
2021 · Directed by Robert Schwentke · 121 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: ninja
After saving the life of their heir apparent, tenacious loner Snake Eyes is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage where he is taught the ways of the ninja warrior.
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The Assassin
2015 · Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien · 105 min6.4
Why you'll like itAlso a Chinese action film
9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt…