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Movies that feel like Ip Man 2 (2010)

If you loved Ip Man 2, the closest films we have are The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010), Flash Point (2007) and Bodyguards and Assassins (2009). All three share Ip Man 2's kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and ARROW and others, checked against today's data.

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.

πŸ… 97% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.5 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Wilson Yipkineticepiccontemplative
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Ip Man (2008) Β· Ip Man 3 (2015) Β· Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019)

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

Both keep coming back to the same thing: martial arts

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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Flash Point
2007 Β· dir. Wilson Yip
πŸ… 41%β˜… 6.7action

Both are Wilson Yip's work, and they rhyme

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Detective Sergeant Ma Jun, known for dispensing his own brand of justice during arrests, teams up with an undercover cop, Wilson, to try and bring down three merciless Vietnamese brothers running a smuggling ring in the months before mainland China's takeover of Hong Kong. Jun pursues the gang tirelessly, sometimes ignoring police protocols. A showdown is inevitable!

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Bodyguards and Assassins
2009 Β· dir. Teddy Chan Tak-Sam
πŸ… 50%β˜… 6.8drama Β· action Β· history

The same city underneath both: Hong Kong

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 Grandmaster
2013 Β· dir. Wong Kar-Wai
πŸ… 78%β˜… 6.6action Β· drama Β· history

Both are built on the same subject: martial arts

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

Common ground: army

The difference: Leans harder into adventure than Ip Man 2 does

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 β€” but can she win the war before her secret is exposed?

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House of Flying Daggers
2004 Β· dir. Zhang Yimou
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.5adventure Β· drama Β· action

Kinetic and epic in the same breath

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 things are not what they seem.

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The Warlords
2007 Β· dir. Peter Chan Ho-Sun
πŸ… 62%β˜… 7action Β· drama Β· history

Contemplative 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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13 Assassins
2010 Β· dir. Takashi Miike
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.5adventure Β· drama Β· action

Drama with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

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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A Taxi Driver
2017 Β· dir. Jang Hoon
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.9action Β· drama Β· history

Epic history in both cases

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.

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Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
2010 Β· dir. Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
πŸ… 47%β˜… 6.2drama Β· action Β· history

Both lean on stillness more than on action

The Japanese forces occupy Shanghai and slowly start spreading terror in the city. Chen Zhen, who was presumed dead, returns to fight against the Japanese and put an end to their tyrannical rule.

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The Promised Land
2023 Β· dir. Nikolaj Arcel
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.7action Β· drama Β· history

History built on momentum, twice over

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 Β· dir. Louise Osmond
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.8documentary Β· adventure Β· drama

Epic drama in both cases

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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