Movies like Hero
If Hero's mix of martial arts, kung fu and right and justice stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Hero's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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House of Flying Daggers
2004 · Directed by Zhang Yimou · 119 min7.3
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Zhang Yimou · With Zhang Ziyi · Shares: martial arts, wuxia · Also a Chinese adventure · From the same decade (2000s)
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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Mulan
2020 · Directed by Niki Caro · 115 min6.8
Why you'll like itWith Donnie Yen and Jet Li · Shares: martial arts, wuxia · Also adventure and action
When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese Army to defend the country from Huns, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the…
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Kung Fu Jungle
2014 · Directed by Teddy Chen · 100 min6.8
Why you'll like itWith Donnie Yen · Shares: martial arts, 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: martial arts, kung fu, wuxia · 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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Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
2018 · Directed by Tsui Hark · 132 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, kung fu, wuxia · Also a Chinese action film
Dee, the detective serving Chinese empress Wu Zetian, is called upon to investigate a series of strange events in Loyang, including the appearance of mysterious warriors wearing Chiyou ghost masks, foxes that speak…
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The Forbidden Kingdom
2008 · Directed by Rob Minkoff · 104 min6.7
Why you'll like itWith Jet Li · Shares: martial arts, wuxia · Also action and adventure · From the same decade (2000s)
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King.
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Batman Begins
2005 · Directed by Christopher Nolan · 140 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, loss of loved one · Also drama and action · From the same decade (2000s)
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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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993 · Directed by Rob Cohen · 120 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: martial arts, kung fu · Also drama and history
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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The Count of Monte Cristo
2002 · Directed by Kevin Reynolds · 131 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: loss of loved one · Also adventure and drama · From the same decade (2000s)
Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
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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 · From the same decade (2000s)
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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Mulan: Rise of a Warrior
2009 · Directed by Jingle Ma Choh-Sing · 115 min7.5
Why you'll like itAlso a Chinese adventure · From the same decade (2000s)
When barbarian hordes threaten her homeland, the brave and cunning Mulan disguises herself as a male soldier to swell the ranks in her aging father's stead.