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Movies that feel likeShanghai Knights (2003)

When a Chinese rebel murders Chon's estranged father and escapes to England, Chon and Roy make their way to London with revenge on their minds.

If you loved Shanghai Knights, the closest films we have are Rumble in the Bronx (1995), The Salvation (2014) and Four Brothers (2005). All three share Shanghai Knights' gritty and relentless feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Save the Green Planet! (2003).

πŸ… 66% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.2 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. David Dobkinepicwittyplayfulgrittyrelentless
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Shanghai Noon (2000)

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Rumble in the Bronx
1995 Β· dir. Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
πŸ… 81%β˜… 6.8crime Β· action Β· comedy

The same two preoccupations: martial arts, and revenge

The difference: Easier on the scale than Shanghai Knights

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, Keong befriends a neighbor kid and beats up some neighborhood thugs who cause problems at the market. One of those petty thugs in the local gang stumbles into a criminal situation way over his head.

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The Salvation
2014 Β· dir. Kristian Levring
πŸ… 72%β˜… 6.7drama Β· westernParamount+

Both keep coming back to the same thing: murder

The difference: Takes it somewhere less epic than Shanghai Knights does

In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family's murderer which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader. His cowardly fellow townspeople then betray him, forcing him to hunt down the outlaws alone.

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Four Brothers
2005 Β· dir. John Singleton
β˜… 6.8action Β· crimeParamount+

Common ground: revenge

The difference: Leans harder into action than Shanghai Knights does

Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and vow to exact revenge on the killers.

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Save the Green Planet!
2003 Β· dir. Jang Joon-hwan
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.1comedy Β· science fiction Β· crime

The same mix in both: wit, then play

The difference: Sits closer to science fiction than Shanghai Knights does

A young man believes that his country's leaders are actually toxic reptilian aliens sent down to launch a takeover of his beloved Earth. So he decides to abduct them and force the truth out on camera in his basement that doubles as a film studio and torture chamber.

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The Italian Job
2003 Β· dir. F. Gary Gray
πŸ… 72%β˜… 7action Β· crimeStarz

One thread runs through both: murder

Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, pedal-to-the-metal chase that careens up, down, above and below the streets of Los Angeles.

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Red River
1948 Β· dir. Howard Hawks
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.7western Β· drama Β· adventure

Epic where it counts, gritty underneath

The difference: Reviewed even better

Following the Civil War, headstrong rancher Thomas Dunson decides to lead a perilous cattle drive from Texas to Missouri. During the exhausting journey, his persistence becomes tyrannical in the eyes of Matthew Garth, his adopted son and protΓ©gΓ©.

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Manitou's Shoe
2001 Β· dir. Michael Herbig
β˜… 6.7western Β· comedy Β· adventure

Both are built on the same subject: indian territory

Abahachi, Chief of the Apache Indians, and his blood brother Ranger maintain peace and justice in the Wild West. One day, Abahachi needs to take up a credit from the Shoshone Indians to finance his tribe's new saloon. Unfortunately Santa Maria, who sold the saloon, betrays Abahachi, takes the money and leaves. Soon, the Shoshones are on the warpath to get their money back, and Abahachi is forced to organize it quickly.

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The Green Hornet
2011 Β· dir. Michel Gondry
πŸ… 45%β˜… 5.8action Β· crime Β· comedy

The same preoccupation in both: martial arts

Britt Reid, the heir to the largest newspaper fortune in Los Angeles, is a spoiled playboy who has been, thus far, happy to lead an aimless life. After his father dies, Britt meets Kato, a resourceful company employee. Realizing that they have the talent and resources to make something of their lives, Britt and Kato join forces as costumed crime-fighters to bring down the city's most-powerful criminal, Chudnofsky.

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Green Street Hooligans
2005 Β· dir. Lexi Alexander
πŸ… 45%β˜… 7.4crime Β· drama

Relentless adventure in both cases

After being wrongfully expelled from Harvard University, American Matt Buckner flees to his sister's home in England. Once there, he is befriended by her charming and dangerous brother-in-law, Pete Dunham, and introduced to the underworld of British football hooliganism. Matt learns to stand his ground through a friendship that develops against the backdrop of this secret and often violent world. 'Green Street Hooligans' is a story of loyalty, trust and the sometimes brutal consequences of living close to the edge.

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Unforgiven
1992 Β· dir. Clint Eastwood
πŸ… 96%β˜… 8.2western

Western with a pulse of grit, in both cases

William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one last bounty-hunter mission to find the men who brutalized a prostitute. Joined by his former partner and a cocky greenhorn, he takes on a corrupt sheriff.

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Ong Bak 2
2008 Β· dir. Tony Jaa
πŸ… 49%β˜… 6.2adventure Β· action Β· thrillerPrime Video

Both lean on scale more than on comedy

Tien, the son of Lord Sihadecho β€” a murdered nobleman β€” is taken under the wing of Chernang, a renowned warrior and leader of the Pha Beek Krut.

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Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003 Β· dir. Robert Rodriguez
πŸ… 66%β˜… 6.3action Β· crime Β· thrillerPrime VideoParamount+

Western built on relentlessness, twice over

A corrupt CIA agent Sands hires hitman El Mariachi to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'Γ©tat of the President of Mexico.

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