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Movies Like Mad Monkey Kung Fu

If you loved Mad Monkey Kung Fu's Action and Comedy storytelling, these films deliver a similar experience — carefully selected for tone, themes, and emotional depth. Each pick includes where to watch it right now.

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The Prodigal Son
7.0

The Prodigal Son

1981

A rich man's son believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately, his father, anxious for his son's safety, bribes all his opponents to lose. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of an actor in a traveling theatre company, the son resolves to find a better teacher.

Warriors Two
7.3

Warriors Two

1978

In an attempt to save his village from being taken over by brutes, Wah is beaten to a pulp and his mother brutally murdered. Determined to take revenge, Wah learns the art of Wing Chun and enters into a showdown with the nasty villains.

Love on Delivery
7.0

Love on Delivery

1994

Ho Kam-An is a lovestruck dim sum delivery boy who falls for a beautiful judo student. After being humiliated by her boyfriend, Ho Kam-An seeks the services of an aging master who teaches him a half-assed style of kung fu, "Karate Kid"-style.

Fearless Hyena
6.7

Fearless Hyena

1979

Lung is a talented fighter but prefers to spend his time loafing around and picking fights, despite orders from his grandfather not to fight. Unknown to him, a brutal general has been slaughtering all the people from his grandfather’s clan. When the general recognizes Lung’s style of kung fu during one of his street fights, he hunts down Lung’s grandfather and kills him.

Ninja in the Dragon's Den
7.7

Ninja in the Dragon's Den

1982

A Japanese master of ninjutsu and a Chinese expert in kung fu, put their differences aside after their master is killed by a mortal enemy.

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
7.3

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

1978

Everyone abuses and humiliates a downtrodden orphan until he befriends an old man, who turns out to be the last master of the snake fist fighting style. Jackie becomes the old man's student and finds himself in battle with the master of the eagle's claw style, who has vowed to destroy the snake fist clan.

Gallants
6.5

Gallants

2010

Master Law awakes from a 30-year coma without memories, but his martial arts skills are intact. His renowned kung fu academy is now a teahouse, and greedy developers are trying to steamroll it to make way for condos

Dragon Lord
6.4

Dragon Lord

1982

Dragon and his madcap pal Cowboy spend their days getting into mischief, frustrating the elders, chasing girls, and competing in the village sport. When Dragon overhears a fiendish plot by smugglers to sell China's national treasures overseas, the pair leap into action. Also, Cowboy's wealthy father is kidnapped by the villainous and lethal Big Boss, and the scene is set for a furious martial arts showdown.

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Dragon Tiger Gate
6.7

Dragon Tiger Gate

2006

Three young martial arts masters emerge from the back streets of Hong Kong to help the powerless fight injustice.

The Legend
7.0

The Legend

1993

The secret Red Lotus Flower Society is committed to the overthrow of the evil Manchu Emperor and his minions. One of his Governors is sent on a mission to retrieve a list of members of that secret society. Meanwhile, Canton kung fu practitioner Fong Sai-Yuk falls in love with the beautiful daughter of a rich merchant.

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
6.5

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

2018

Following his defeat by Master Ip, Cheung Tin Chi tries to make a life with his young son in Hong Kong, waiting tables at a bar that caters to expats. But it's not long before the mix of foreigners, money, and triad leaders draw him once again to the fight.

Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin
6.6

Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin

1978

Jackie Chan stars as the young warrior Hsu Yiu Fong. Hsu has been entrusted with the book of the "Art of the Snake and Crane," after the mysterious disappearance of the eight Shaolin Masters who had written it. He must fight off numerous clans who are all attempting to steal the book from him, to find out the true reason for the disappearance of the Shaolin Masters.

Knockabout
7.0

Knockabout

1979

After being cheated out of some money, two small time crooks convince a martial arts expert to take them on as students.

Jawbone
6.2

Jawbone

2017

A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill corner man Eddie and promoter Joe. Back in training, years after anyone thought he was a contender, he risks his life, as he tries to stand tall and regain his place in the world.

The Big Brawl
5.9

The Big Brawl

1980

A young Asian American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fight competition.

House of Fury
6.4

House of Fury

2005

Teddy Yu is a former secret agent turned chiropractor who thought he left his past behind. He teaches martial arts to his two kids. However, his past catches up to him as a rogue agent demands to know the whereabouts of an agent known as Dragon. Now, father and children must team up to stop the rogue agent and his goons.

Female Fight Squad
6.1

Female Fight Squad

2017

A former fighter reluctantly returns to the life she abandoned in order to help her sister survive the sadistic world of illegal fighting and the maniac who runs it.

Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
6.0

Heroic Trio 2: Executioners

1993

In a post-nuclear world, three superpowered women fight an evil genius controlling the government and the water supply.

Legend of the Red Dragon
7.0

Legend of the Red Dragon

1994

A young father and his infant son are beset by forces of evil and corruption. They wander China, upholding their sense of honor and protecting the weak. When they are forced into combat, spectacular and hilarious fast-motion kung fu sequences follow. In the end, they must call on all of their abilities in a battle royale, to attempt to vanquish a supernatural man-monster or die trying.

The Eagle Shooting Heroes
7.0

The Eagle Shooting Heroes

1993

A power struggle between the Queen's treasonous lover and a princess occurs amid musical numbers, slapstick battles, and martial arts acrobatics.

Why These Movies Are Similar

These recommendations share core qualities with Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979): Action and Comedy themes, similar narrative structure, and comparable emotional depth. NoBadPicks uses a combination of TMDB collaborative filtering, genre matching, and AI analysis to surface films most likely to resonate with fans of Mad Monkey Kung Fu.

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