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Movies that feel like The Myth (2005)

If you loved The Myth, the closest films we have are Police Story 4: First Strike (1996), Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013) and Monster Hunt (2015). All three share The Myth's epic and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 5 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel and iQIYI and others, checked against today's data.

When a fellow scientist asks for Jack's help in locating the mausoleum of China's first emperor, the past collides violently with the present as Jack discovers his amazing visions are based in fact.

πŸ… 20% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Stanley Tong Gwai-Laikineticepicwittyplayfulcontemplativedreamlike

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Police Story 4: First Strike
1996 Β· dir. Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
πŸ… 52%β˜… 6.6action Β· adventure Β· comedy

Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai working the same nerve twice

The difference: Reviewed even better

Hong Kong cop Chan Ka-Kui returns, working with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Chan later realizes that things are not as simple as they appear and soon finds himself to be a pawn of an organization posing as Russian intelligence.

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Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons poster
πŸ… 94%β˜… 6.7action Β· fantasy Β· adventure

The same mix in both: momentum, then scale

The difference: Not nearly as contemplative as The Myth

In a world plagued by demons who cause great human suffering, young demon hunter Tang Sanzang must fight against monstrous demons, as well as contend with a beautiful demon hunting woman on his path to enlightenment.

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Monster Hunt
2015 Β· dir. Raman Hui Shing-Ngai
πŸ… 68%β˜… 6.1comedy Β· fantasy Β· adventure

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

Young monster kids try to make peace between the world of humans and the world of the monsters.

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Vanguard
2020 Β· dir. Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
πŸ… 29%β˜… 4.7action Β· adventure Β· comedy

The same hand behind both of them: Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai

The difference: Sits closer to crime than The Myth does

Covert security company Vanguard is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world's deadliest mercenary organization.

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A Writer's Odyssey
2021 Β· dir. Lu Yang
πŸ… 93%β˜… 6.2fantasy Β· action Β· adventure

Contemplative and dreamlike in the same breath

Lu Kongwen is the author of a fantasy novel series following a heroic teenager, also named Kongwen, on a quest to end the tyrannical rule of Lord Redmane, under the guidance of a Black Armor. But through a strange twist of fate, the fantasy world of the novel begins to impact life in the real world, leading Guan Ning to accept a mission from Tu Ling to kill the author.

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If I Were You
2006 Β· dir. Daniel Filho
πŸ… 13%β˜… 6.1comedy Β· fantasy

Both lean on wit more than on comedy

The publicist Claudio and the housewife and choral teacher Helena have been married for many years, but they do not understand and respect the feelings and view point of the partner. Claudio sees Helena as a shopper and "little teacher of a choral" and Helena sees Claudio as an insensitive and rough man. On the night before the fiftieth anniversary of Claudio, they changed places with each other.

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A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence poster
πŸ… 90%β˜… 6.9drama Β· comedy Β· fantasy

Drama with a pulse of play, in both cases

An absurdist, surrealistic and shocking pitch-black comedy, which moves freely from nightmare to fantasy to hilariously deadpan humour as it muses on man’s perpetual inhumanity to man.

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Songs from the Second Floor
2000 Β· dir. Roy Andersson
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.5drama Β· comedy

Contemplative action in both cases

A monumental traffic jam serves as the backdrop for the lives of the inhabitants of a Swedish city.

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Boruto: Naruto the Movie
2015 Β· dir. Hiroyuki Yamashita
β˜… 7.7adventure Β· action Β· animation

Adventure built on momentum, twice over

The spirited Boruto Uzumaki, son of Seventh Hokage Naruto, is a skilled ninja who possesses the same brashness and passion his father once had. However, the constant absence of his father, who is busy with his Hokage duties, puts a damper on Boruto's fire. He ends up meeting his father's friend Sasuke, and requests to become... his apprentice!? The curtain on the story of the new generation rises!

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If I Were You 2
2009 Β· dir. Daniel Filho
β˜… 5.6comedy Β· fantasy

Dreamlike fantasy, and it commits to that

Claudio and Helena are on the verge of breaking up, until the couple experiences another strange phenomenon that looks to help them understand one another more.

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Rob-B-Hood
2006 Β· dir. Benny Chan
β˜… 6.6drama Β· action Β· comedy

Kinetic action in both cases

For never-do-well compulsive gambler Fong, there's only one thing more fearsome than debtors at his doorstep - having to coax a crying baby. But what if the baby becomes his golden goose to fend off his debtors? Can he overcome his phobia of diapers, milk bottles, and cloying lullabies?

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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor poster
πŸ… 13%β˜… 5.2adventure Β· action Β· fantasy

The same two preoccupations: great wall of china, and terracotta army

Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to pursue a quest for world domination. This time, O'Connell enlists the help of his wife and son to quash the so-called 'Dragon Emperor' and his abuse of supernatural power.

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