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Fist of Fury(1972)

R
| 1h 48min | Drama, Action, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 383 votes)

Chen Chen returns to his former school in Shanghai when he learns that his beloved instructor has been murdered. While investigating the man's death, Chen discovers that a rival Japanese school is operating a drug smuggling ring. To avenge his master’s death, Chen takes on both Chinese and Japanese assassins… and even a towering Russian.

The Grandmaster(2013)

PG-13
| 2h 10min | Action, Drama, History
3.3/5 (with 376 votes)

Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San.

Once Upon a Time in China II(1992)

R
| 1h 53min | Action, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 102 votes)

Wong Fei-Hung faces the White Lotus Society, a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence, even attacking Chinese who follow Western ways. Wong must also defend Dr. Sun Yat Sen, a revolutionary, from the military.

Directed by Tsui Hark - With Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Max Mok, Donnie Yen, David Chiang, Yen Shi-Kwan, ...

Once Upon a Time in China III(1993)

R
| 1h 52min | Action
3.2/5 (with 79 votes)

Master Wong and his disciples enroll in the 'Dancing Lion Competition' to stop an assassination plot and to battle an arrogant, deceitful opponent.

Directed by Tsui Hark - With Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Max Mok, Hung Yan-yan

The Last Dragon(1985)

PG-13
| 1h 48min | Action, Adventure, Music
3.2/5 (with 108 votes)

A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way he must fight an evil martial arts expert and rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter.

Once Upon a Time in China and America(1997)

PG-13
| 1h 42min | Action, Western
2.9/5 (with 38 votes)

So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result, So gets into trouble with the Americans and the mob, and calls Master Wong for help.

The Master(1992)

R
| 1h 32min | Action
3.3/5 (with 49 votes)

Uncle Tak is famous for using Chinese herbal medicines to cure diseases. A martial arts expert, he also teaches the young how to defend themselves. One of his students, Johnny, dreams of monopolizing the teaching of kung fu throughout the United States. To accomplish this, he tries to kill Uncle Tak. Chuck, Uncle Tak's best student from Hong Kong, comes to Los Angeles to find his master. Chuck is willing to let Johnny have his way, and tries to take Uncle Tak back to Hong Kong. But Johnny and his men will not leave Chuck alone. Chuck, on his way back to Hong Kong, returns for the showdown.

Come Drink with Me(1966)

NR
| 1h 31min | Action, Adventure
3.3/5 (with 54 votes)

Golden Swallow is a fighter-for-hire who has been contracted by the local government to retrieve the governor's kidnapped son. Holding him is a group of rebels who are demanding that their leader be released from prison in return for the captured son. After a brief encounter with the gang at a local restaurant, Golden Swallow is joined by an inebriated wanderer Drunken Cat who aids her in her mission.

Directed by King Hu - With Cheng Pei-pei, Yueh Hua, Chan Hung-lit, Lee Wan-Chung, Yang Chi-Ching

Shaolin Hand Lock(1978)

1h 29min | Action, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 5 votes)

As an expert of the 'Cross fists' technique, a reclusive kung fu master Li Pai perfects a lethal maneuver called the 'Shaolin Handlock' while an old wolf-in-sheep's-clothing friend Fang Yun-piao pays the unwitting Li a visit. Armed with the deadly Handlock maneuver, Cheng-ying & Kun Shih joins forces to exact revenge on the evil Ling Hao after the truth is unraveled.

Directed by Ho Meng Hua - With David Chiang, Lo Lieh, Lingzhi Ye, Austin Wai, Chung Fat

Five Superfighters(1979)

1h 35min | Action
3.2/5 (with 4 votes)

Three young martial arts students and their teacher are beaten up badly by a wandering man who proclaims himself "a corrector of bad kung-fu." Determined to avenge their teacher and regain their honor, the three students all go their seperate ways to find kung-fu masters who will take them as students.

Directed by John Law - With Austin Wai

Virtual Combat(1995)

R
| 1h 37min | Science Fiction, Action
2.5/5 (with 7 votes)

Two Nevada border officers, Dave Quarry (Don "The Dragon" Wilson) and John (Ken McLeod), amuse themselves off duty by honing their kick-boxing skills via virtual reality combat. Elsewhere, a computer tycoon prepares to market his company's latest invention, a combination of DNA and virtual reality that creates beings and creatures who look and feel real.

The Spiritual Boxer(1975)

1h 38min | Comedy, Action
3.4/5 (with 5 votes)

Wang Yu plays Hsiao Chien, a con artist vagabond who uses his kung fu skills and parlor tricks to convince superstitious villagers that he can use his body as a vessel for angry gods. However, when the villagers are threatened by a hostile force, Chien must learn to use his skills to protect the innocent.

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Return of the Sentimental Swordsman(1981)

1h 41min | Action, Drama
3.2/5 (with 5 votes)

Li Xunhuan comes back to his home after three years of wandering. He had decided to have a normal life, but a group of skilled martial arts fighters and leaders are bent on killing him, so they can be ranked top by Bai Xiaosheng in his renowned list of the best warriors in the martial arts world. Li Xunhuan battles them as he searches for his estranged friend A'fei, who is now married and living in seclusion. Li asks A'fei to join forces and fight against a new threat that wants to rule the world: the Money Clan.

Directed by Chor Yuen - With Ti Lung, Alexander Fu Sheng, Derek Yee, Lo Lieh, Ku Feng, Kara Hui, ...

Rage and Honor II: Hostile Takeover(1993)

PG-13
| 1h 38min | Action, Crime
2.7/5 (with 6 votes)

Kris and Preston team up once again to take on powerful gangster Buntao. But Buntao has problems of his own, dealing with Dazo, another gangster who is on a steady rise to power...

Brothers Five(1970)

NR
| 1h 49min | Action
3.8/5 (with 4 votes)

The 5 Kao brothers, separated since childhood, are unaware that the master Teng Lung Manor, Lung Chen-feng has killed their father. All five, however, seek to defeat the vicious gangsters at the Manor.

Directed by Lo Wei

Shaolin Invincibles(1977)

1h 31min | Action
2.6/5 (with 4 votes)

Judy Lee (Chia Ling) is out to avenge the massacre of her family by the Emperor's men and is assisted by another young woman, played by Lung Chun Erh. The two infiltrate the Emperor's court by posing as maids. Carter Wong plays a kung fu fighter sent to help Judy by the monastery where she was raised.

Dynamite Shaolin Heroes(1978)

1h 18min | Action, Adventure
2.0/5 (with 3 votes)

In Ching Dynasty, surviving retainers of Ming Dynasty swears with blood to restore their country. Hwang Baek who is greedy for power, brutally kills them but the master Mok-ryun defeats him every time. Kang Shi-baek, the lord of Haedong, has a daughter, Chung-chung, who is engaged with Chon-ryong. Baek-ho asks to marry her also. Hwang-baek plots against Kang Shi-baek and puts him in jail. When Kang Shi-baek's head was about to be cut off, two of the masters Mok-ryun show up and rid of Hwang-baek group. Chon-ryong matches against and beats Hwang-baek and leaves with Chung-chung. - KMDB.

Kung Fu The Movie(1986)

PG
| 1h 29min | Drama, Western, Action
2.5/5 (with 6 votes)

In his travels, Caine meets up with an old man who has several surprises for him. The first being the destruction of the Shaolin order, the second being that the man is the father of the Emperor's nephew whom he killed in China, and the third is that he seeks his revenge using the son Caine never knew he had sired as the instrument of his death. It will take all of Caine's skill and wisdom to find a solution to this deadly predicament.

Directed by Richard Lang - With David Carradine

Drunken Arts and Crippled Fist(1979)

1h 20min | Drama, Action
2.7/5 (with 2 votes)

At the age of eight years old, Shao is sent to train under the notorious drunkard "Crippled Fist Master". Shao returns home after ten long years of training, to find himself dealing with local criminals and gangsters.

Shaolin Iron Claws(1978)

1h 26min | Action
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A corrupt Shaolin assassin, a master in Iron Claws, is hired to threaten members of the Ching Dynasty into resigning a secret letter for the restoration of the monarchy. The plot is unravelled when a police chief captures one of the assailants. The Shaolin Iron Master must be destroyed...

Dance of Death(1979)

1h 30min | Action, Comedy
2.9/5 (with 2 votes)

An orphan boy seeks revenge upon a villainous kung-fu sect that killed his friends. He chances upon two old kung fu masters who are fighting to determine who's the better fighter; one is a drunk, the other puffs constantly on a pipe. Fei Fei convinces them to teach him kung fu, and then he'll fight using both of their techniques and will discover which is superior. So Fei Fei ends up fighting his way up the ranks of the evil sect with the two old men trailing after him, evaluating the battles and counting how many of their individual moves Fei Fei uses. The final battle with the white-haired master of the sect, using new kung fu moves inspired by dancers in a brothel, is amazingly gymnastic. --Bret Fetzer.

Directed by Chi-Hwa Chen

Adventure of Shaolin(1976)

1h 34min | Action

Shaolin and Wu Tang join forces to combat the evil White-Haired Priest using the five elements of kung fu. From this emerges what will become the style known as Tai Chi Chuan from its founder, Chang Shen Fong. See real training, such as the hall of wooden men. Witness the united strength of the Shaolin Monks as they help Chang Shen Fong against White-Haired Priest. See the Three Snake Fists, Black Palm Poison, and other styles for the first time! Jewels from the Wu.

The Massage Professionals(1976)

1h 48min | Comedy
1.4/5 (with 3 votes)

Dr. Brochard, the owner of the massage clinic "Academia Mãos de Ouro" in Rio de Janeiro, fires two employees for prostituting themselves on the side to the customers. In their place he hires two virgins, Virgem and Berta who are both immediately set upon by the womanizing driver Duda de Almeida.

Directed by Carlo Mossy

Phantom Kung Fu(1979)

1h 35min | Action
1.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A ruthless warlord is using his poisonous palm to kill Ming Patriots, and only the Kung Fu Phantom (Wong Tao) has a chance of ending his reign of terror.

Hero of the Wild(1977)

1h 32min | Adventure, Action
2.9/5 (with 4 votes)

A regional champion martial artist that moonlights as an honour-bound assassin, Tu Ta Shen, solidifies his reputation by challenging top fighters en route to the other champion, Nan Pa Tien, in order to unify both titles. Along the way he defeats a man who's shame in defeat drives him to suicide. Before he dies, recognizing Tu Ta Shen honour, he asks Tu Ta Shen to defeat a group of Manchu supporters led by none other that Nan Pa Tien. The dying mans son, Sa Woo, tries to kill Tu Ta Shen but is easily outmatched. Tu Ta Shen offer to teach Sa Yoo enough so that he can take revenge for his father. The two set out together; One to fulfill a promise to a dying man, one to keep a promise of revenge.

Directed by Chi Chang - With Chan Sing

The Jade Fox(1979)

1h 27min | Action
1.5/5 (with 1 vote)

In her bid for domination of the kingdom, a wicked woman invites opponents to their doom at her 'Fairyland' estate.

Demon Strike(1984)

1h 30min | Action
3.2/5 (with 2 votes)

Silver Fox (Hwang Jan Lee) fights a dark martial arts master imbued with weird magical powers (which include performing strange rituals on captive women) and, of course, fantastic fighting skills. The Fox will need every one of his own prodigious fighting skills to triumph over the forces of evil that marshal against him in this rock 'em, sock 'em martial arts epic. The very formidable Leung Kar Yan costars.

Directed by Yao-Hua Hsi-Men

General Stone(1977)

1h 20min
3.3/5 (with 1 vote)

Kung fu fans know well the legends of the 18 Bronze Men and the 108 Wooden Men of Shaolin, and in this fast-paced martial arts adventure, a whole new myth comes to the screen with the completely original tale of the 18 Stone Warriors. After the famous General Stone is stricken down in battle under mysterious circumstances, his talented son Flash Legs (Tan Tao Liang) vows to investigate the strange death and get to the truth of the matter.

Triangular Duel(1972)

1h 38min | Action
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Kon Loong, a rickshaw boy, learns kung-fu from master Auyang Tin-Kin, for three years of practice. Kon Loong is recognized as the best among all the students. One day, when the master is out for a journey, another fighting association sends a challenge to the school, and Kon Loong accepts it. He goes with four other brothers, but they are badly defeated by their opponents, who hired the help of a Japanese karate fighter. When the master returns, he will have to save the school's honour, in a duel against the two other schools.