Movies like School on Fire

A feature-film shortlist from the cached Film Atlas engine. The interactive map may include more titles or newer results. These are similarity matches, not a guarantee of age suitability.

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   The Saviour

   Strong story similarity

   1980 · 82 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller

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   Inspectors Tong (Shaw Brothers regular Pai Ying) and Cheng (Kent Cheng) are investing a psychopathic serial killer who has been raping and murdering prostitutes. With the help of a young prostitute, they follow the bloody trail to...

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • shared theme: hong kong

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   Bullet in the Head

   Shared cast

   1990 · 136 min · Action · Crime · Thriller · War

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   Three childhood friends from the slums of Hong Kong flee to war-time Saigon after accidentally murdering a gang leader, but their troubles only escalate.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared genre DNA
   • a principal cast member

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   Young and Dangerous 2

   Strong story similarity

   1996 · 101 min · Action · Crime · Thriller

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   Chicken is back in exile. Hung Hing, a triad, is trying to ally with Chicken's new group, the Taiwanese triad San Luen. A contest is on in Hong Kong. The winner will head the Causeway Bay branch.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap

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   Hard Boiled

   Strong story similarity

   1992 · 126 min · Action · Crime · Thriller

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   A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   The Bodyguard from Beijing

   Strong story similarity

   1994 · 92 min · Action · Drama · Thriller

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   A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • shared theme: hong kong

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   Days of Being Wild

   Strong story similarity

   1990 · 94 min · Crime · Drama · Romance

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   Yuddy, a Hong Kong playboy known for breaking girls' hearts, tries to find solace and truth after discovering the woman who raised him isn't his mother.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Comrades, Almost a Love Story

   Strong story similarity

   1996 · 118 min · Drama · Romance

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   Jun arrives in Hong Kong from mainland China, hoping to be able to earn enough money to marry his girlfriend back home. He meets the streetwise Qiao and they become friends. As friendship turns into love, problems develop, and although they seem meant for each other they somehow keep missing out.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared theme: hong kong

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   Heart of Dragon

   Shared cast

   1985 · 91 min · Action · Comedy · Crime · Drama · Thriller

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   A policeman forsakes his dream of world travel to care for a mentally impaired brother, who is later kidnapped by gangsters.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • a principal cast member

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   Ironside 426

   Strong story similarity

   1977 · 100 min · Action · Crime · Drama

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   Crack police officer Damon (aka: #426) is ordered to infiltrate the triad as mounting crime waves hit Hong Kong. Damon his sidekick Doggie and sex proprietress Charmagne band together to smash Satan Hong's triad gang in this high-octane action adventure.

   Why it connects

   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared themes: hong kong and triads
   • substantial genre overlap

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    New York Chinatown

    Strong story similarity

    1982 · 90 min · Action · Crime

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    The streets of Chinatown run red with blood as Triads fight for control of the streets. Helping them is World Karate Champion, Don Wilson, in his first film role. Wilson's corrupt cop joins up with Melvin Wong in this action drenched gangster epic. Fists, knives, and guns decide who is right!

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared theme: triads

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