
Movies that feel like Thunderbolt (1995)
If you loved Thunderbolt, the closest films we have are Fist of Legend (1994), In the Line of Duty 4 (1989) and The Protector 2 (2013). All three share Thunderbolt's kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.
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If Thunderbolt hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)

Gordon Chan directing both, with the same fingerprints on each
The difference: Missing the tension of Thunderbolt

Both keep coming back to the same thing: martial arts
The difference: Leans harder into crime than Thunderbolt does


The same mix in both: momentum, then tension

Both lean on momentum more than on action

Tense thriller, and it commits to that
The difference: Sits closer to drama than Thunderbolt does

The same preoccupation in both: police

Both are built on the same subject: police

Action built on momentum, twice over
The difference: Made in the 2010s, in a different era of the craft

Tense thriller in both cases

The same action instincts

Thriller in the same key
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