
Movies that feel like Shaolin Soccer (2001)
If you loved Shaolin Soccer, the closest films we have are The Prodigal Son (1981), Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013) and Kung Fu Hustle (2004). All three share Shaolin Soccer's kinetic and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.
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If Shaolin Soccer hit the spot, these will too

Two things both keep coming back to: martial arts and kung fu
The difference: 20 years apart, and the 1980s show

Stephen Chow directing both, with the same fingerprints on each
The difference: Leans harder into fantasy than Shaolin Soccer does

Both are Stephen Chow's work, and they rhyme
The difference: Sits closer to crime than Shaolin Soccer does

Both are built on the same subject: martial arts

The same preoccupation in both: kung fu

The same mix in both: momentum, then wit

Playful action, and it commits to that

Kinetic comedy in both cases

Both lean on wit more than on action
The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Comedy built on play, twice over

Action with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

Comedy built on wit, twice over
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