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Movies that feel like The Legend of Drunken Master (1994)

If you loved The Legend of Drunken Master, the closest films we have are Project A - Part II (1987), My Lucky Stars (1985) and Knight and Day (2010). All three share The Legend of Drunken Master's kinetic and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Criterion Channel, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel and YouTube TV and others, checked against today's data.

Returning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-Hong is unwittingly caught up in the battle between foreigners who wish to export ancient Chinese artifacts and loyalists who don't want the pieces to leave the country. Fei-Hong must fight against the foreigners using his Drunken Boxing style, and overcome his father's antagonism as well.

πŸ… 85% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.5 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Lau Kar-leungkineticwittyplayfulwarm

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Project A - Part II
1987 Β· dir. Jackie Chan
πŸ… 73%β˜… 7action Β· comedy

Kung fu sits at the heart of each

The difference: Without the same warmth

Dragon is now transferred to be the police head of Sai Wan district, and has to contend with a gangster kingpin, anti-Manchu revolutionaries, some runaway pirates, Manchu Loyalists and a corrupt police superintendent.

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My Lucky Stars
1985 Β· dir. Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
β˜… 6.3action Β· comedy

Martial arts is the engine of both

Two Hong Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in diamonds. After one is captured by the Ninja-gang protecting the rogue cop, the other one gets his old Orphanage gang, dubbed the "Five Lucky Stars," to help him. They don't like this much, but they do it.

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Knight and Day
2010 Β· dir. James Mangold
πŸ… 51%β˜… 6.3action Β· comedy

The same mix in both: momentum, then wit

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately hinging on the battle of truth vs. trust.

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The Interview
2014 Β· dir. Seth Rogen
πŸ… 51%β˜… 6.5action Β· comedy

Action built on play, twice over

The difference: 20 years apart, and the 2010s show

Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are recruited by the CIA to turn their trip to Pyongyang into an assassination mission.

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Rush Hour 2
2001 Β· dir. Brett Ratner
πŸ… 50%β˜… 6.7action Β· comedy Β· crime

Both keep circling back to martial arts

The difference: Played as crime first

It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the ladies, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at the American Embassy. Things get complicated as the pair stumble onto a counterfeiting plot. The boys are soon up to their necks in fist fights and life-threatening situations. A trip back to the U.S. may provide the answers about the bombing, the counterfeiting, and the true allegiance of sexy customs agent Isabella.

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You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2008 Β· dir. Dennis Dugan
πŸ… 37%β˜… 5.6comedy Β· action

Both trade on momentum more than on being comedy

An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do anything -- including faking his own death and going head-to-head with an Arab cab driver -- to make his dreams come true.

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Central Intelligence
2016 Β· dir. Rawson Marshall Thurber
πŸ… 71%β˜… 6.3action Β· comedy

Witty action, and it commits to that

Calvin Joyner, a mild-mannered accountant whose high school glory days are long behind him, reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook. After meeting up, Calvin’s mundane life takes an unexpectedly thrilling turn when he's thrust into the world of international espionage.

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Kung Fu Panda
2008 Β· dir. Mark Osborne
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.6action Β· animation Β· comedy

Both built around china

The difference: Leans further into animation

Chosen by prophecy but doubted by all, Po is an unlikely choice for the mystical title of the Dragon Warriorβ€”a clumsy panda thrust into the world of kung fu as a deadly enemy threatens the Valley of Peace. Under reluctant guidance by Master Shifu and the Furious Five, Po must embrace who he is to unlock the power that no scroll can teach.

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Bad Boys II
2003 Β· dir. Michael Bay
πŸ… 23%β˜… 6.6action Β· crime Β· comedy

Warm comedy in both cases

Detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force are tasked with stopping the flow of the drug Ecstasy into Miami. They track the drugs to the whacked-out Cuban drug lord Johnny Tapia, who is also involved in a bloody war with Russian and Haitian mobsters. If that isn't bad enough, there's tension between the two detectives when Marcus discovers that playboy Mike is secretly romancing Marcus’ sister, Syd.

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21 Jump Street
2012 Β· dir. Phil Lord
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.2action Β· comedy Β· crime

Action with a pulse of play, in both cases

When cops Schmidt and Jenko join the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover as high school students. They trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, and set out to shut down a dangerous drug ring. But, as time goes on, Schmidt and Jenko discover that high school is nothing like it was just a few years earlier -- and, what's more, they must again confront the teenage terror and anxiety they thought they had left behind.

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This Is the End
2013 Β· dir. Seth Rogen
πŸ… 82%β˜… 6.6action Β· comedy

The same preoccupation in both: friendship

While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.

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Rush Hour 3
2007 Β· dir. Brett Ratner
πŸ… 17%β˜… 6.3action Β· comedy Β· crime

Warm comedy, and it commits to that

After a botched assassination attempt, the mismatched duo finds themselves in Paris, struggling to retrieve a precious list of names, as the murderous crime syndicate's henchmen try their best to stop them. Once more, Lee and Carter must fight their way through dangerous gangsters; however, this time, the past has come back to haunt Lee. Will the boys get the job done once and for all?

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