Classic Kung Fu Movie Recommendations
# Sakra
Jahr: 2023 | Land: China, Hong Kong
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Qiao Feng is the respected leader of a roving band of martial artists. After he is wrongfully accused of murder and subsequently exiled, Qiao Feng goes on the run in search of answers about his own my
# The Forbidden Kingdom
Jahr: 2008 | Land: China, Hong Kong, United States of America
Regisseur: Rob Minkoff
Besetzung: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Liu Yifei, Li Bingbing
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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, th
# Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Jahr: 2021 | Land: United States of America
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Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.
# Romeo Must Die
Jahr: 2000 | Land: United States of America
Regisseur: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Besetzung: Jet Li, Aaliyah, Isaiah Washington, Russell Wong, DMX
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Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California, docks. Hang Sing and Trish O'Day uncover a trail of deceit that leaves most
# Around the World in 80 Days
Jahr: 2004 | Land: Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
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A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.
# The Karate Kid
Jahr: 1984 | Land: United States of America
Regisseur: John G. Avildsen
Besetzung: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, William Zabka, Martin Kove, Chad McQueen
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Daniel, a fatherless teenager, arrives in Los Angeles and becomes the object of bullying by a gang of karate students when he strikes up a relationship with Ali, the gang leader’s ex-girlfriend, so
# House of Flying Daggers
Jahr: 2004 | Land: China, Hong Kong, United States of America
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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 thing
# Shanghai Noon
Jahr: 2000 | Land: Hong Kong, United States of America
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Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard trails Princess Pei Pei when she is kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlik
# Shanghai Knights
Jahr: 2003 | Land: Hong Kong, United States of America
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The dynamic duo of Chon Wang and Roy O'Bannon return for another crazy adventure. This time, they're in London to avenge the murder of Chon's father, but end up on an even bigger case. Chon's sister i
# Rush Hour 3
Jahr: 2007 | Land: US
Regisseur: Brett Ratner
Besetzung: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Hiroyuki Sanada, Max von Sydow, Yvan Attal
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After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names, as the murderous crime syndicate's henchmen try their best to stop them. Once more, Lee and Carter must fight their way through dangerous gangsters; however, this time, the past has come back to haunt Lee. Will the boys get the job done once and for all?
# Kiss of the Dragon
Jahr: 2001 | Land: France, United States of America
Regisseur: Chris Nahon
Besetzung: Jet Li, Bridget Fonda, Tchéky Karyo, Max Ryan, Ric Young
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Liu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.
# Black Mask
Jahr: 1996 | Land: Hong Kong
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Tsui escapes from a super soldier project and plans to lead a peaceful life. However, when his former comrades go on a violent crime spree, he takes it upon himself to end their reign of terror.
# The Killer
Jahr: 2024 | Land: CA
Regisseur: John Woo
Besetzung: Nathalie Emmanuel, Omar Sy, Sam Worthington, Diana Silvers, Saïd Taghmaoui
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Zee is a feared contract killer known as "the Queen of the Dead," but when she refuses to murder a young blind woman, she finds herself hunted both by criminal colleagues and a determined police detective.
# Rush Hour 2
Jahr: 2001 | Land: US
Regisseur: Brett Ratner
Besetzung: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone, Zhang Ziyi, Roselyn Sánchez
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It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the ladies, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at the American Embassy. Things get complicated as the pair stumble onto a counterfeiting plot. The boys are soon up to their necks in fist fights and life-threatening situations. A trip back to the U.S. may provide the answers about the bombing, the counterfeiting, and the true allegiance of sexy customs agent Isabella.
# Fearless
Jahr: 2006 | Land: China, United States of America
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Huo Yuan Jia became the most famous martial arts fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness, defining the true sp
# Minions: The Rise of Gru
Jahr: 2022 | Land: US
Regisseur: Kyle Balda
Besetzung: Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Alan Arkin, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh
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A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers, the Minions.
# DragonHeart
Jahr: 1996 | Land: Slovakia, United States of America
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In an ancient time when majestic fire-breathers soared through the skies, a knight named Bowen comes face to face and heart to heart with the last dragon on Earth, Draco. Taking up arms to suppress a
# Rush Hour
Jahr: 1998 | Land: US
Regisseur: Brett Ratner
Besetzung: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson, Philip Baker Hall, Elizabeth Peña
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When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.
# My Lucky Stars
Jahr: 1985 | Land: Hong Kong
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Two Hong-Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in diamonds. After one is captured by the Ninja-gang protecting the rogue cop, the other one gets his old Orph
# Police Story 4: First Strike
Jahr: 1996 | Land: Hong Kong
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Hong Kong cop Chan Ka-Kui returns, working with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Chan later realizes that things are not as simple as they appear and soon finds himself to
# Everything Everywhere All at Once
Jahr: 2022 | Land: United States of America
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An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.
# Rumble in the Bronx
Jahr: 1995 | Land: Hong Kong
Regisseur: Stanley Tong
Besetzung: Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Françoise Yip, Bill Tung, Marc Akerstream
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Keong comes from Hong Kong to visit New York for his uncle's wedding. His uncle runs a market in the Bronx and Keong offers to help out while Uncle is on his honeymoon. During his stay in the Bronx, K
# The Raid
Jahr: 2012 | Land: France, Indonesia, United States of America
Regisseur: Gareth Evans
Besetzung: Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Donny Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, Ray Sahetapy
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Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been considered untouchable to ev
# Kung Fu Panda 3
Jahr: 2016 | Land: China, United States of America
Regisseur: Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Besetzung: Jack Black, Bryan Cranston, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, J.K. Simmons
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Continuing his "legendary adventures of awesomeness", Po must face two hugely epic, but different threats: one supernatural and the other a little closer to his home.
# Shaolin Soccer
Jahr: 2001 | Land: HK
Regisseur: Stephen Chow
Besetzung: Stephen Chow, Richard Ng Man-Tat, Patrick Tse Yin, Zhao Wei, Wong Yat-Fei
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A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
# Kung Fu Panda 2
Jahr: 2011 | Land: US
Regisseur: Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Besetzung: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Gary Oldman, Jackie Chan
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Po and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but first the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past.
# Project A
Jahr: 1983 | Land: China
Regisseur: Jackie Chan
Besetzung: Jackie Chan , Sammo Hung Kam-Bo , Yuen Biao , Dick Wei , Mars
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In late 19th century Hong Kong, the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters. Coast Guard officer Dragon Ma is determined that his beloved Coast Guard will not be made a fool of.
# Police Story
Jahr: 1985 | Land: China
Regisseur: Jackie Chan
Besetzung: Jackie Chan , Brigitte Lin Ching-Hsia , Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk , Bill Tung Biu , Chor Yuen
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Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Selina, who will testify against the gangster in court.
# Enter the Dragon
Jahr: 1973 | Land: Hong Kong
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A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.
# The Way of the Dragon
Jahr: 1972 | Land: HK
Regisseur: Bruce Lee
Besetzung: Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, Chuck Norris, Wei Ping-ao, Huang Tsung-Hsun
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Tang Lung arrives in Rome to help his cousins in the restaurant business. They are being pressured to sell their property to the syndicate, who will stop at nothing to get what they want. When Tang arrives he poses a new threat to the syndicate, and they are unable to defeat him. The syndicate boss hires the best Japanese and European martial artists to fight Tang, but he easily finishes them off.
# Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Jahr: 2000 | Land: HK
Regisseur: Ang Lee
Besetzung: Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Lung Sihung
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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.
# Fist of Fury
Jahr: 1972 | Land: China
Regisseur: Lo Wei
Besetzung: Bruce Lee , Nora Miao , Maria Yi , James Tien Chun , Tien Feng
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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.
# Kung Fu Hustle
Jahr: 2004 | Land: CN
Regisseur: Stephen Chow
Besetzung: Stephen Chow, Yuen Qiu, Yuen Wah, Lam Tze-Chung, Bruce Leung Siu-Lung
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It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.