
Movies that feel likeGame of Death (1978)
If you loved Game of Death, the closest films we have are Fist of Fury (1972), Rolling Thunder (1977) and New Police Story (2004). All three share Game of Death's contemplative and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Lady Snowblood (1973).
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If Game of Death hit the spot, these will too

Common ground in both: martial arts and revenge

Common ground: revenge
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Both are built on the same subject: action hero
The difference: Sits closer to crime than Game of Death does

The same mix in both: stillness, then momentum
The difference: Made in the 2000s, in a different era of the craft

Tense and relentless in the same breath
The difference: Trades the stillness of Game of Death for an angle of its own


The same preoccupation in both: martial arts

Thriller built on tension, twice over

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

Action with a pulse of relentlessness, in both cases
The difference: Leans harder into adventure than Game of Death does

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

Both lean on momentum more than on thriller
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