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Movies Like The Mar's Villa (What to Watch After)

After experiencing The Mar's Villa, are likely to find resonance in stories that questions the purpose and weight of our choices while ensuring targets the intellect with complex, multi-layered ideas. Carefully balances character depth with narrative flow makes this a perfect follow-up for your next session.

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Standard feature-length experiences.

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Best for fans of who appreciate concise storytelling.

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Shootfighter: Fight to the Death
6.4

Shootfighter: Fight to the Death

1993

Nick and Ruben are hoodwinked into a "shootfighter" (no-holds-barred, to the death) martial arts match by the evil Mr. Lee, who has a grudge against world shootfighter champ(and teacher of Nick and Ruben) Shingo.

Crippled Avengers
6.9

Crippled Avengers

1978

A group of martial artists seek revenge after being crippled by Tu Tin-To, a martial arts master, and his son.

Eye for an Eye
7.2

Eye for an Eye

2022

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.

Hand of Death
6.1

Hand of Death

1976

A young monk must face the Extended Iron Claw technique of a powerful warlord seeking to destroy Shaolin.

Clan of the White Lotus
6.7

Clan of the White Lotus

1980

The Qing emperor releases all detained Shaolin disciples, but the vindictive White Lotus clan decides to exterminate all the disciples. One martial artist survives the onslaught, and constantly trains while in hiding for revenge.

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
6.6

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

1969

Eight demon swordsmen and their gang have spread menace across many sword teaching schools. The students seek the help of Fang who alone can combat them. Will Fang take up the challenge.

Human Lanterns
6.1

Human Lanterns

1982

A psychotic craftsman pits two rival Kung-Fu masters against each other while designing special lanterns from a disturbing source.

The Chinese Boxer
6.2

The Chinese Boxer

1970

Lei Ming, a noble young martial arts student who doesn't know the meaning of giving up. He faces a treacherous, blood-thirsty Japanese karate expert, which leads to many memorable battles as well as several unforgettable training sequences.

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New Fist of Fury
6.0

New Fist of Fury

1976

A brother and sister escape from Japanese-occupied Shanghai to Japanese-occupied Taiwan, to stay with their grandfather who runs a Kung-Fu school there. However, the master of a Japanese Kung- Fu school in Taiwan has plans to bringing all other schools on the island under his domination, and part of his plan involves the murder of the grandfather.

Ip Man: Kung Fu Master
6.6

Ip Man: Kung Fu Master

2019

Ip Man’s promising career as a Policeman is ruined after he is framed for murder and targeted by a mob boss’s daughter.

The Five Venoms
6.6

The Five Venoms

1978

A dying master sends his last student to check up on five former pupils, who each know a special style of kung-fu.

Fist of Legend
7.5

Fist of Legend

1994

Chen returns to his school when he finds out that his martial arts teacher has died. When he learns that his school students are harassed by some hooligans, he gears himself up to save them.

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.

Five Fingers of Death
6.7

Five Fingers of Death

1972

A young boxer joins a martial arts school to increase his skill so he can enter a martial arts competition. He leaves the school when he hears that a local gangster is terrorizing the town. He comes to the aid of a young singer and brings on the wrath of the local gang. He eventually enters the martial arts competition after learning iron palm technique and takes out all competition.

Tai Chi Zero
6.0

Tai Chi Zero

2012

In legendary Chen Village, everyone is a martial arts master, using their powerful Chen Style Tai Chi in all aspects of their lives. Lu Chan has arrived to train, but the villagers are forbidden to teach Chen Style to outsiders, and do their best to discourage him by challenging him to a series of fights. Everyone, from strong men to young children, defeats him using their Tai Chi moves. But when a man from the village's past returns with a frightening steampowered machine and plans to build a railroad through the village at any costs, the villagers realize they may have no choice but to put their faith in Lu Chan... who has a secret power of his own.

The Paper Tigers
6.8

The Paper Tigers

2020

Three middle aged men polish their martial arts skills to avenge their fallen master.

Fatal Contact
6.5

Fatal Contact

2006

A young man learns the fighting techniques of Sanda from a coach. The two become best friends as the young man prepares to enter an underground tournament, competing against some of the top fighters of the world.

Disciples of the 36th Chamber
6.3

Disciples of the 36th Chamber

1985

Monk San Te tries to support and protect Shaolin and her Fang Shih-yu who purposely attacks corrupt Ching officials.

Kid with the Golden Arm
6.8

Kid with the Golden Arm

1979

Jin bei tong opens with a group of escort guards preparing to move a shipment of gold from the local government to an area stricken by famine... one of the very few Venom films where all six Venom actors are present within a single film.

Master of the Flying Guillotine
6.6

Master of the Flying Guillotine

1976

A one-armed martial arts master is being stalked by an Imperial assassin, the master of two fighters killed in the previous film. When the One-Armed Boxer is invited to attend a martial arts tournament, his efforts to lay low are unsuccessful, and the assassin soon tracks him down with the help of his three subordinates: a Thai boxer, a yoga master, and a kobojutsu user.

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