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Movies that feel like Kung Fu Yoga (2017)

If you loved Kung Fu Yoga, the closest films we have are Vanguard (2020), Police Story 4: First Strike (1996) and Inheritance (2024). All three share Kung Fu Yoga's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

Two professors team up to locate a lost treasure and embark on an adventure that takes them from a Tibetan ice cave to Dubai, and to a mountain temple in India.

πŸ… 48% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 5.2 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Stanley Tong Gwai-Laiwittyplayfultwistywarmkineticepic
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: The Myth (2005)

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Vanguard
2020 Β· dir. Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
πŸ… 29%β˜… 4.7action Β· adventure Β· comedy

Both are Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai's work, and they rhyme

The difference: Missing the twists of Kung Fu Yoga

Covert security company Vanguard is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world's deadliest mercenary organization.

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Police Story 4: First Strike
1996 Β· dir. Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
πŸ… 52%β˜… 6.6action Β· adventure Β· comedy

Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai working the same nerve twice

The difference: None of the twists Kung Fu Yoga is built on

Hong Kong cop Chan Ka-Kui returns, working with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Chan later realizes that things are not as simple as they appear and soon finds himself to be a pawn of an organization posing as Russian intelligence.

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Inheritance
2024 Β· dir. Sylwester Jakimow
β˜… 5.1comedy Β· mystery

Witty and playful in the same breath

When their rich uncle passes, his mansion of intricate puzzles becomes the backdrop for his estranged family's quest to secure a portion of his wealth.

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πŸ… 80%β˜… 6.6action Β· adventure Β· drama

One thread runs through both: martial arts

The difference: Reviewed even better

When the future empress Wu Zetian's two courtiers die in a mysterious fire, she gets Di Renjie, a former detective and rebel, released from prison to solve the mystery of the fire.

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Kopps
2003 Β· dir. Josef Fares
β˜… 6.7action Β· comedy

The same mix in both: warmth, then momentum

A small Swedish village, HΓΆgbotrΓ€sk, is so peaceful that crime is nonexistent. The police spend their shifts drinking coffee, eating hot dogs and chasing down runaway cows. This is all well and good for the village's own police, but the police management board wants to discontinue the local police force for lack of crime.

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Jackass: Best and Last
2026 Β· dir. Jeff Tremaine
β˜… 6.7action Β· comedy Β· documentary

Common ground: hilarious

The difference: Sits closer to documentary than Kung Fu Yoga does

The fifth and final installment to Jackass franchise where the crew go on one last insane crusade.

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With a Friend Like Harry...
2000 Β· dir. Dominik Moll
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.1drama Β· comedy Β· mystery

Twisty comedy, and it commits to that

While fixing up their summer cottage, Michel and his family run into a man who claims to have gone to high school with Michel.

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Puss in Boots
2011 Β· dir. Chris Miller
πŸ… 85%β˜… 6.6action Β· adventure Β· animation

Both keep coming back to the same thing: hilarious

Long before he even met Shrek, the notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss in Boots becomes a hero when he sets off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save his town. This is the true story of The Cat, The Myth, The Legend... The Boots.

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Kung Fu Panda 4
2024 Β· dir. Mike Mitchell
πŸ… 71%β˜… 6.3action Β· adventure Β· animation

Both are built on the same subject: joyous

Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to take his place as Dragon Warrior. As such, he will train a new kung fu practitioner for the spot and will encounter a villain called the Chameleon who conjures villains from the past.

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Spies in Disguise
2019 Β· dir. Nick Bruno
β˜… 6.8animation Β· action Β· adventure

Family with a pulse of scale, in both cases

Super spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is… not. But what Walter lacks in social skills he makes up for in smarts and invention, creating the awesome gadgets Lance uses on his epic missions. But when events take an unexpected turn, Walter and Lance suddenly have to rely on each other in a whole new way.

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Kung Fu Panda 3
2016 Β· dir. Jennifer Yuh Nelson
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.1animation Β· action Β· adventure

The same preoccupation in both: martial arts

While Po and his father are visiting a secret panda village, an evil spirit threatens all of China, forcing Po to form a ragtag army to fight back.

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Ong Bak 3
2010 Β· dir. Tony Jaa
πŸ… 63%β˜… 4.9action Β· adventure Β· history

Both lean on momentum more than on action

Tien is captured and almost beaten to death before he is saved and brought back to the Kana Khone villagers. There he is taught meditation and how to deal with his Karma, but very soon his arch rival returns challenging Tien for a final duel.

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