
Movies that feel likeShaolin Soccer (2001)
If you loved Shaolin Soccer, the closest films we have are The Prodigal Son (1981), Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013) and Kung Fu Hustle (2004). All three share Shaolin Soccer's kinetic and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978).
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If Shaolin Soccer hit the spot, these will too

Two things both keep coming back to: martial arts and kung fu
The difference: 20 years apart, and the 1980s show

Stephen Chow directing both, with the same fingerprints on each
The difference: Leans harder into fantasy than Shaolin Soccer does

Both are Stephen Chow's work, and they rhyme
The difference: Sits closer to crime than Shaolin Soccer does

The same preoccupation in both: kung fu

Both are built on the same subject: martial arts

Kinetic and witty in the same breath

Action built on play, twice over
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics


Both lean on wit more than on action


Action with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

Both lean on wit more than on comedy
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