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Movies that feel like Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018)

If you loved Master Z: Ip Man Legacy, the closest films we have are In the Line of Duty 4 (1989), The Protector 2 (2013) and Iron Monkey (1993). All three share Master Z: Ip Man Legacy's kinetic 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, ARROW and Hi-YAH and others, checked against today's data.

Following his defeat by Master Ip, Cheung Tin Chi tries to make a life with his young son in Hong Kong, waiting tables at a bar that caters to expats. But it's not long before the mix of foreigners, money, and triad leaders draw him once again to the fight.

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In the Line of Duty 4
1989 · dir. Yuen Woo-ping
7.1action · crime · thriller

Both are Yuen Woo-ping's work, and they rhyme

The difference: Missing the stillness of Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

Two detectives who are up to their necks in trouble and in each other's face, as they try to shut down a drug-trafficking scheme that could be connected with international ties to organized crime. But in the midst of their investigation, innocent immigrant dock worker Luk Wan-Ting gets caught up in the mix when he witnesses the murder of an intelligence operative and is framed for the crime.

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The Protector 2
2013 · dir. Prachya Pinkaew
🍅 18%5.3action

Both keep coming back to the same thing: martial arts

The difference: Not nearly as gritty as Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

Kham finds himself in trouble when he is accused of killing a trader. While on the run from the trader's nieces who are martial artists, Kham meets a friend who warns him of a terrorist plot.

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Iron Monkey
1993 · dir. Yuen Woo-ping
🍅 91%7.5action · crime · drama

The same hand behind both of them: Yuen Woo-ping

The difference: 25 years apart, and the 1990s show

In this Hong Kong variation of Robin Hood, corrupt officials of a Chinese village are robbed by a masked bandit known as "Iron Monkey", named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Governor forces a traveling physician into finding the bandit.

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SPL: Kill Zone
2005 · dir. Wilson Yip
🍅 80%6.9action · crime · drama

Common ground: martial arts

The difference: Leans harder into thriller than Master Z: Ip Man Legacy does

Chan, an articulate senior detective nearing the end of his career, is taking care of the daughter of a witness killed by ruthless crime lord Po. Martial arts expert Ma is set to take over as head of the crime unit, replacing Chan who wants an early retirement.

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

Both land momentum and stillness at once

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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Kung Fu Jungle
2014 · dir. Teddy Chan Tak-Sam
🍅 74%6.4action · thriller · crime

Both lean on grit more than on action

A martial arts instructor working at a police academy gets imprisoned after killing a man by accident. But when a vicious killer starts targeting martial arts masters, the instructor offers to help the police in return for his freedom.

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Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
2013 · dir. Isaac Florentine
🍅 100%6.1action · crime · thriller

Crime with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American stealthily tracks the killer from Osaka to Bangkok to Rangoon with the help of a wise and crafty sensei. His only clues: a series of victims whose necks bear the distinctive mark of strangulation by barbed wire. Fighting to avenge as well as to survive, Casey must sharpen his razor-like responses and take his battle skills to the next level, even using deep meditation to fake his own death. His target: the sinister drug lord Goro, who is flooding the streets with deadly meth cooked at his remote jungle factory. To prepare for his ultimate confrontation, Casey must finally become an invisible warrior worthy of the name Ninja. But just when his prey is cornered, an unexpected twist shows Casey that his battle is only beginning: he truly can trust no one.

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The Man from Hong Kong
1975 · dir. Brian Trenchard-Smith
🍅 100%6.5action · crime · adventure

Gritty drama in both cases

Australian authorities arrest a man believed to be connected to the Sydney criminal underworld and send for Inspector Fang Sing Leng from Hong Kong to question him. After the alleged criminal is assassinated, Inspector Leng and the Sydney police try to hunt down those responsible and hope to solve their case along the way.

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Mr. Nice Guy
1997 · dir. Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
🍅 45%6.2crime · action · comedy

Action built on momentum, twice over

A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.

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🍅 90%6.9action · crime · thriller

Gritty crime, and it commits to that

In 1980s Hong Kong, troubled youth Chan Lok-kwun, a mainland refugee, struggles to survive in the Kowloon Walled City by joining underground fights. Betrayed by crime boss Mr. Big while trying to buy a fake ID, he steals drugs from him and seeks refuge in the Walled City, where he encounters Cyclone, a compassionate yet authoritative crime lord.

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Yes, Madam!
1985 · dir. Corey Yuen
🍅 100%6.7action · comedy · crime

Contemplative drama in both cases

Two unlucky thieves break into a just murdered man's hotel room and steal his passport, with a hidden microfilm, wanted by a triad boss. Two ass-kicking women cops—one Chinese, one British—are on the case.

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Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
1978 · dir. Yuen Woo-ping
🍅 80%7.3action · comedy

Both play action straight

Everyone abuses and humiliates a downtrodden orphan until he befriends an old man, who turns out to be the last master of the snake fist fighting style. Jackie becomes the old man's student and finds himself in battle with the master of the eagle's claw style, who has vowed to destroy the snake fist clan.

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