Movies like Tarung: Unforgiven

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   The Martial Artist

   Strong story similarity

   2025 · 117 min · Action · Drama

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   When MMA rising star Ibby 'The Prince' Bakran shines in a local fight, the world’s largest promotion company offers him a deal he can’t refuse. Now aligned with the sport’s top developing athletes, Ibby has a clear path to becoming great.

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   • strong genre and movie-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Adhgastavia: The Protector of Batavia

   Strong story similarity

   2023 · 84 min · Action · Comedy · Drama · History

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   In the 1800s there was a village inhabited by native Betawi people. The village is very steeped in martial arts, namely Beksi (Betawi martial arts). The famous beksi learning place in the village is the sanggar Beksi Haji Naipin. Haji Naipin has his flagship student, who is the greatest Beksi player named Pitung. On the other hand, the invaders start to inhabit the village a lot and cause chaos, so Pitung has to fight to protect his village.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared genre DNA
   • a closely matched era

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   Lingui, the Sacred Bonds

   Strong story similarity

   2021 · 88 min · Drama

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   On the outskirts of the capital of Chad, determined single mother Amina works tirelessly to provide for herself and her 15-year old daughter Maria. When Amina discovers Maria is pregnant and does not want a child, the two women begin to seek out an abortion, condemned by both religion and law. In the process, mother and daughter forge a connection stronger than any they’ve ever known.

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   Tenung

   Strong story similarity

   2025 · 92 min · Drama · Horror

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   Ira lives with her mother, Linda. One day, without any rational explanation, a mystical incident causes Linda to behave like a madwoman—suffering physically and frequently hallucinating. Unable to cope with her mother's condition, Ira asks her siblings, Ara and Ari, to come home and help take care of their mother. Unfortunately, fate has other plans, and Linda eventually passes away.

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   The Ghost and The Gun

   Strong story similarity

   2026 · 110 min · Action · Drama · History · War

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   In 1948 Malaya, WWII vets Iz and Abe face vengeful ex-ally Chin Liu, who betrayed them during the war and now leads terrorists to their village. Haunted by past trauma, Iz must confront both his demons and Chin Liu's deadly advance.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared genre DNA
   • a closely matched era

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   Alpha

   Strong story similarity

   2026 · 141 min · Action · Thriller

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   When Sita, a highly trained assassin raised in isolation as a super-soldier by a rogue commander, discovers the dark truth about her family and her stolen childhood, she teams up with her long lost sister to take down her creator and his illicit military program.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • a closely matched era

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