
Movies that feel likeThe 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
If you loved The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, the closest films we have are Come Drink with Me (1966), The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010) and Ong Bak 3 (2010). All three share The 36th Chamber of Shaolin's kinetic and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Man from Hong Kong (1975).
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If The 36th Chamber of Shaolin hit the spot, these will too

Both keep coming back to the same thing: kung fu

Both are built on the same subject: martial arts
The difference: Played as drama first

The same preoccupation in both: martial arts
The difference: 32 years apart, and the 2010s show

Both land momentum and scale at once

Action built on momentum, twice over

One thread runs through both: kung fu
The difference: Less epic, more its own thing

Epic adventure, and it commits to that

Kinetic action in both cases
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Adventure with a pulse of scale, in both cases

Common ground: government

Action in the same key

Both working the same adventure territory
In the mood for more kinetic?
all kinetic movies βThe best-reviewed films that share The 36th Chamber of Shaolinβs defining feeling.









