
Movies that feel like The Five Venoms (1978)
If you loved The Five Venoms, the closest films we have are Ugetsu (1953), King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) and Donnie Darko (2001). All three share The Five Venoms's contemplative and dreamlike feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel and HBO Max and others, checked against today's data.
If The Five Venoms hit the spot, these will too

Contemplative where it counts, twisty underneath
The difference: Not nearly as kinetic as The Five Venoms

Kinetic and dreamlike in the same breath
The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Contemplative drama in both cases
The difference: None of the momentum that defines The Five Venoms

Both built around martial arts
The difference: 35 years apart, and the 2010s show

Kung fu sits at the heart of each

Mystery with a pulse of twists, in both cases

Both trade on momentum more than on being action

Kinetic fantasy, and it commits to that
The difference: Plays it as thriller more than The Five Venoms does

Action built on stillness, twice over

The same preoccupation in both: martial arts

Dreamlike drama in both cases

Fantasy with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases
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