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10 Best Movies Like Thunderbolt

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

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#1
Police Story 4: First Strike

Police Story 4: First Strike

1996★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thunderbolt for fans of Action & Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Hong Kong cop Chan Ka-Kui returns, working with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Chan later realizes that things are not as simple as they appear and so...

#2
Heart of Dragon

Heart of Dragon

1985★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thunderbolt for fans of Action & Thriller. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

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

#3
Shanghai Affairs

Shanghai Affairs

1998★ 4.7

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

A Shanghai doctor named Tangsan, is trying to help the town's poor people. Meanwhile, he has the murderous Axe Gang to deal with as well as his feelings for the gang leader's siste...

#4
Your Excellency

Your Excellency

1967★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thunderbolt for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Lopitos, who is horribly inefficient but quick-witted, is invited (because of the current ambassador's superstition about 13 sitting down to a meal) to a banquet attended by the am...

#5
Island of Fire

Island of Fire

1990★ 6.2

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

Someone in a prison run by a corrupt warden fakes the deaths of convicts to later use them as expendable assassins. A police officer is sent into the prison to gather evidence of t...

#6
Mr. Nice Guy

Mr. Nice Guy

1997★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thunderbolt for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape....