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Film · 10 connectionsA disgraced MMA fighter finds redemption by training underprivileged kids, risking everything to give them a chance at a better life through boxing.
Directed byWang Baoqiang
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2022 · 77 min · Action · Drama
A highly trained and exceptionally deadly swordsman looks for revenge after being caught in the middle of a power struggle that results in the assassination of an innocent woman's family.
Strong story similarity
2020 · 138 min · Action · Drama · Thriller
A rescue unit within the Chinese Coast Guard are forced to overcome their personal differences to resolve a crisis.
Strong story similarity
2024 · 129 min · Action · Comedy · Drama
After an argument with her younger sister, Le Ying moves out on her own. She meets a boxing trainer and starts boxing.
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2015 · 98 min · Action
After reuniting with his love of life, Sha Sha, underground boxer Gao Yuan escapes from the gangster who controls him. Hao Ge kidnaps Sha Sha so Gao Yuan would return to the game.
Strong story similarity
2018 · 111 min · Action · Comedy · Drama
A soldier-turned-high school teacher uses unusual methods to reach to a class of poor students, while dealing with a greedy entrepreneur and his gang of fighters as well as the government.
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2017 · 103 min · Action · Drama
Set against the backdrop of San Francisco’s Chinatown, this cross-cultural biopic chronicles Bruce Lee’s emergence as a martial-arts superstar after his legendary secret showdown with fellow martial artist Wong Jack Man.
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2024 · 116 min · Drama
Released from jail, Lang returns to his hometown in Northwest China. As part of a dog patrol tasked with clearing stray dogs before the 2008 Olympics, he bonds with a black stray. The two lonely souls embark on a new journey together.
Strong story similarity
2024 · 108 min · Action · Comedy · Crime · Drama
A talented martial artist who can't walk past a person in need unites with a probation officer to fight and prevent crime as a martial arts officer.
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2024 · 111 min · Action · Crime · Drama · Thriller
A veteran Muay Thai expert goes on a take-no-prisoners mission of revenge after his wife and daughter are brutally murdered by mysterious forces.
Strong story similarity
2020 · 150 min · Drama
In the Chinese town of Fuyang, four brothers go about their day-to-day lives, their destinies shaped by love and challenges.
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