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Movies that feel like Ong Bak 3 (2010)

If you loved Ong Bak 3, the closest films we have are The Protector 2 (2013), The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010) and The Assassin (2015). All three share Ong Bak 3'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, Hulu and Peacock Premium and others, checked against today's data.

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.

πŸ… 63% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 4.9 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Tony Jaakineticepic
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If Ong Bak 3 hit the spot, these will too

Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Ong-Bak (2003) Β· Ong Bak 2 (2008)

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The Protector 2
2013 Β· dir. Prachya Pinkaew
πŸ… 18%β˜… 5.3action

Both keep coming back to the same thing: martial arts

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

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

Common ground: martial arts

The difference: Leans harder into drama than Ong Bak 3 does

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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The Assassin
2015 Β· dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien
πŸ… 80%β˜… 6.3action Β· adventure Β· history

Both land momentum and scale at once

9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings.

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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

Kinetic action in both cases

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

History with a pulse of scale, in both cases

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

Kinetic adventure, and it commits to that

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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Chinese Zodiac
2012 Β· dir. Jackie Chan
πŸ… 25%β˜… 6action Β· adventure

Both lean on scale more than on action

Asian Hawk leads a mercenary team to recover several lost artifacts from the Old Summer Palace, the bronze heads of the twelve Chinese Zodiac animals which were sacked by the French and British armies from the imperial Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860. Assisted by a Chinese student and a Parisian woman, Hawk stops at nothing to accomplish the mission.

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Kung Fu Jungle
2014 Β· dir. Teddy Chan Tak-Sam
πŸ… 74%β˜… 6.4action Β· thriller Β· crime

Adventure in the same key

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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The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
1978 Β· dir. Lau Kar-leung
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.6action Β· adventure

Both know what they want from action

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

During the Qing Dynasty, a fishmonger is killed by the reigning Manchu government for supporting the anti-government movement; his son manages to escape to Shaolin Temple, where he plans to learn its secretive brand of martial arts to seek revenge.

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Major Grom: Plague Doctor
2021 Β· dir. Oleg Trofim
β˜… 6.3action Β· adventure

The same adventure instincts

In present day St. Petersburg, police major Igor Grom, an honest and skilled cop with unconventional methods, pursues a vigilante murderer in the mask of a plague doctor.

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

Action approached the same way

The difference: Not nearly as epic as Ong Bak 3

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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Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
2018 Β· dir. Yuen Woo-ping
β˜… 6.5action Β· crime Β· drama

Both working the same action territory

The difference: None of the scale Ong Bak 3 is built on

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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