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10 Best Movies Like Kung Fu Hustle

If you loved Kung Fu Hustle, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Shaolin Soccer

Shaolin Soccer

2001★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Kung Fu Hustle for fans of Action & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage....

#2
Infernal Affairs

Infernal Affairs

2002★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Kung Fu Hustle for fans of Action & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their o...

#3
King of Beggars

King of Beggars

1992★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Kung Fu Hustle for fans of Action & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The heir to a noble and influential family finds the love of his life, but she will only accept him if he becomes a kung-fu master. He becomes a legendary folk hero who tries to sa...

#4
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

2002★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Kung Fu Hustle for fans of Action & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the...

#5
Ip Man

Ip Man

2008★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Kung Fu Hustle for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in th...

#6
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

1995★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Kung Fu Hustle for fans of Action & Comedy & Fantasy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as th...