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Movies that feel like Ong Bak 2 (2008)

If you loved Ong Bak 2, the closest films we have are Naked Weapon (2002), Jawan (2023) and The Villainess (2017). All three share Ong Bak 2's kinetic and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Paramount Plus Premium and others, checked against today's data.

Tien, the son of Lord Sihadecho — a murdered nobleman — is taken under the wing of Chernang, a renowned warrior and leader of the Pha Beek Krut.

🍅 49% Rotten Tomatoes6.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Tony Jaaepickinetictenserelentless
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Ong-Bak (2003) · Ong Bak 3 (2010)

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Naked Weapon
2002 · dir. Tony Ching Siu-Tung
5.5action · drama · thriller

Common ground in both: martial arts and revenge

The difference: None of the scale Ong Bak 2 is built on

A mysterious woman, known as Madame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls and transports them to a remote island to train them as the most deadly assassins. CIA operative Jack Chen follows the case for 6 years with no leads, but when a series of assassinations begin to occur, Jack suspects that Madame M is back in business.

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Jawan
2023 · dir. Atlee
6.9action · thriller

Both keep coming back to the same thing: revenge

The difference: Not nearly as epic as Ong Bak 2

An emotional journey of a prison warden, driven by a personal vendetta while keeping up to a promise made years ago, recruits inmates to commit outrageous crimes that shed light on corruption and injustice, in an attempt to get even with his past, and that leads him to an unexpected reunion.

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The Villainess
2017 · dir. Jung Byung-gil
🍅 85%6.6action · thriller

The same mix in both: momentum, then tension

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Honed from childhood into a merciless killing machine by a criminal organization, assassin Sook-hee is recruited with the promise of freedom after ten years of service. However, secrets from her past destroy everything she’s worked for and now she embarks on a roaring rampage of revenge.

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Headshot
2016 · dir. Kimo Stamboel
🍅 73%6.3action · thriller · drama

One thread runs through both: martial arts

The difference: Leans harder into drama than Ong Bak 2 does

A young man washes ashore, his memory gone - but his past comes back to haunt him after he is nursed back to health and his killing ability is needed when he takes on a powerful drug lord.

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Game of Death
1978 · dir. Robert Clouse
🍅 38%5.9drama · action · thriller

Both lean on relentlessness more than on action

The difference: Made in the 1970s, in a different era of the craft

A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.

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New Police Story
2004 · dir. Benny Chan
🍅 63%6.9action · thriller · crime

Thriller with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Wing needs help from his new rookie partner, with a troubled past of his own, to climb out of the bottle and track down the gang and its ruthless leader.

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Shogun Assassin
1980 · dir. Robert Houston
🍅 82%7.3action · adventure

Epic adventure in both cases

A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.

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Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
2010 · dir. Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
🍅 47%6.2drama · action · history

Epic action, and it commits to that

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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American Assassin
2017 · dir. Michael Cuesta
🍅 34%6.2action · adventure · thriller

Adventure built on tension, twice over

Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair then is enlisted to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets.

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Fan
2016 · dir. Maneesh Sharma
🍅 81%6.8action · adventure · thriller

Relentless thriller, and it commits to that

A man who bears a striking resemblance to a renowned movie star becomes an obsessive fan, but when his fierce love is spurned by the star, he decides to destroy the star's life and reputation.

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Below Zero
2021 · dir. Lluís Quílez
🍅 86%6.2action · crime · thriller

Kinetic action in both cases

When a prisoner transfer van is attacked, the cop in charge must fight those inside and outside while dealing with a silent foe: the icy temperatures.

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Kickboxer
1989 · dir. Mark DiSalle
🍅 36%6.4action · thriller

Two things both keep coming back to: thailand and muay thai

If your enemy refuses to be humbled... Destroy him. Accompanied by his brother Kurt, American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane, arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent: ruthless fighter and Thai champion, Tong Po. Tong not only defeats Eric, he paralyzes him for life. Crazed with anger, Kurt vows revenge.

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