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Movies that feel like A Taxi Driver (2017)

If you loved A Taxi Driver, the closest films we have are The Promised Land (2023), Deep Water (2006) and Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019). All three share A Taxi Driver's kinetic and contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and Peacock Premium and others, checked against today's data.

May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who will pay big money for a drive down to Gwangju city. Not knowing that he’s a German journalist with a hidden agenda, Man-seob takes the job.

🍅 97% Rotten Tomatoes7.9 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Jang Hoonkineticcontemplativeepic
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The Promised Land
2023 · dir. Nikolaj Arcel
🍅 97%7.7action · drama · history

Both land momentum and stillness at once

Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen's fate hangs in the balance: will his endevours bring him wealth and honour, or cost him his life...?

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Deep Water
2006 · dir. Louise Osmond
🍅 96%7.8documentary · adventure · drama

Both keep coming back to the same thing: a true story

The difference: Leans harder into documentary than A Taxi Driver does

DEEP WATER is the stunning true story of the fateful voyage of Donald Crowhurst, an amateur yachtsman who enters the most daring nautical challenge ever – the very first solo, non-stop, round-the-world boat race.

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Ip Man 4: The Finale
2019 · dir. Wilson Yip
🍅 85%7action · history · drama

Common ground: a true story

Following the death of his wife, Ip Man travels to San Francisco to ease tensions between the local kung fu masters and his star student, Bruce Lee, while searching for a better future for his son.

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The Grandmaster
2013 · dir. Wong Kar-Wai
🍅 78%6.6action · drama · history

Action with a pulse of scale, in both cases

The fall of China's last dynasty, a time of chaos, division and war, is the golden age of Chinese martial arts. Legendary kung fu master Ip Man, who will eventually train Bruce Lee, finds his peaceful life interrupted by vengeance.

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The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
2010 · dir. Herman Yau
7drama · action · history

Kinetic drama in both cases

The remarkable true story of the early life of Ip Man, the formidable kung fu genius who would become Bruce Lee's mentor; beginning at the start of his journey from his initial training through to the ultimate battle to become supreme master of the art of Wing Chun.

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Bodyguards and Assassins
2009 · dir. Teddy Chan Tak-Sam
🍅 50%6.8drama · action · history

History built on stillness, twice over

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

In 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-sen came to Hong Kong to meet revolutionary comrades. The Qing government sent a group of killers to murder him. Ordinary citizens from all walks of life joined together, blocking the streets and fighting off the assassins to keep Sun Yat-sen safe.

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The Warlords
2007 · dir. Peter Chan Ho-Sun
🍅 62%7action · drama · history

Epic action, and it commits to that

The civil war in China has ruined many lives including General Pang's. A wounded General Pang is saved by a beautiful young woman along with two other men. Together they vow to eradicate the rebels.

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Ip Man 3
2015 · dir. Wilson Yip
🍅 76%7action · drama · history

Both lean on momentum more than on drama

When a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer make a play to take over the city, Master Ip is forced to take a stand.

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13 Assassins
2010 · dir. Takashi Miike
🍅 95%7.5adventure · drama · action

Both lean on stillness more than on history

A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.

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The Death of Robin Hood
2026 · dir. Michael Sarnoski
7.4adventure · drama · action

Action built on scale, twice over

Grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, Robin Hood finds himself gravely injured after a battle he thought would be his last. In the hands of a mysterious woman, he is offered a chance at salvation.

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Ip Man 2
2010 · dir. Wilson Yip
🍅 97%7.5action · history · drama

Drama of the same temperament

Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong. Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebrated art of Wing Chun to the troubled youth of Hong Kong. His growing reputation soon brings challenges from powerful enemies, including pre-eminent Hung Gar master, Hung Quan.

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Mulan: Rise of a Warrior
2009 · dir. Jingle Ma Choh-Sing
6.6adventure · drama · action

Action in the same key

When barbarian hordes threaten her homeland, the brave and cunning Mulan disguises herself as a male soldier to swell the ranks in her aging father's stead. The warrior's remarkable courage drives her through powerful battle scenes and brutal wartime strategy. Mulan loses dear friends to the enemy's blade as she rises to become one of her country's most valuable leaders — but can she win the war before her secret is exposed?

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